The Globe-republican., 1906-03-08
AND THEcROND CHEER[DHIM.

Chairman Stubbs Of the Republican
state committee, whose actions for some
time have indicated that be 10 using BIZ
power as State chairman to organize the
different counties 10 the interests Of u
little senatorisl boom which be 10 build
ing for himself, got pretty severe jol'
at Mcpherson Last week. A dispatch
from Mcpherson says Of the affair:
"McPherson, Kan, was the ,csns Of
an interesting ''defi'' to the authority 81
w. r. Stubbs last Saturday night. i
was at meeting called for the purpose
Of orQanIziug 2 civic league. Ansel h.
Clark, Tom Potter and Stubs were thu
speakers.
All the speakers condemned the public
K men OF The Sin ., denouncing them as
being influenced In their public acts by
the railroad pass. Mr.. Stubs laid great
stress on the magnificent work OF the
last Legislature and asa climax asserted
that the best railroad law that graced any
statute book 10 this nation was passed ct
the last session Of the Kansas Legislature
AT the conclusion of Siubbs' speech the
chairman Of the meeting announced that
they would proceed to tbs organization Of
acivic league. Blanks were being clr-
culated among the audience for thar pur-
pose when somsbody yelled for "Farmer
Smith"
The cry was taken up by the audience
and the old man, once speaker of the
Kansas legislature, was compelled to 20
10 the stage. When he got started be
went for SIubbs In great shape. He pre-.
faced his remarks by saying that he
agreed with much that had been said, but
disagreed with great deal that had been
uttered. he then said:
III there isanylDlng 10 this world |
abhor Il Is q 'iaDago- ue; ii ibere is any
thidR that despIse It is = coward, aud on
this occasion IL Is my purpose to speak
my mind re arnss q consequences.
The first exception thai desire to take
TO the speech : tiiai have cen made here
this afief0oonis tier VII lesale attack
upon the integrity and h,u otrr Of the
public men II This state and nation. 1t
has been my privilege 70 sy, 10 the
Kansas legislature with mlre than 800
different men. and have mtI there as
good, conscientious, G,d earlng msu as
can Be tDiud 10 any OF the ysiks Of life,
mea that cuuld MOI Dr influenced TO do
afytnis that would be detrimental TO
the best interests Of the people OF this
great state. 10 our ne nal gislaturs
Il has besD ms ply lege to snos very
man who has repre- e., this common
wealth In congress, and with one or two
unfortunate Exceptions q y were men
ABOVE suspicion,
1T APPEARS 20 me that VI. Stnbbs'
statement Of the accomplishment Of the
( last l,gIslature, wnivn | ~ proud, re-.
fules The impression that he tried to make
that our legislature is corrupted BY the
use VI ires passes He sald that The last
Legislature passed Tie y rail,UaA law
thai graced the statutes Of any state Ia
this union, and yet II Is fair 70 say that
nearly. and perhaps every, man that
voted for that magnificent railroad law
he'd 4 railroad pass 10 his pocket Il ap-
pears 10 me that this disproyss The Prev
alsnt Idea that men who acospt railroad
passes are dishonest.
.Mr stubbs has given soms statistics
along the line Of ecoaomy N the lasI
legislature He STATED thar be had only
sixty. three attendants 10 the house q
against more than 900 that the previous
Legislature had. That Is fine showing,
but The pruning knife could yet have been
used to good advantage. When / wal
tie speaker Or the house We had only
tbirsy osraltsndants ! thshenss. Did
sot, bave clerR for the speaker and I
aasnographeI2'
Alr. Slubba replied tllst h AID.
smith then continued
asgh ben vas speaker tho only zttend-
sos bad Was page Z me cId farmsi
men took Id llIA record n faIlfoad
80, (. - AoI,ss Il 1ss5, 1895 sd ios1