The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-21

In signed statement Mr.. w. r.
Stubs denies that he is attacking the
private life and personal habits of the
man he has been persistently igh ting
for two years, Henry J. Allen, whom
Mr.. Stubs is very DESTROYS Of keeping
out OF congress.
This Is the first intimation the State
Journal has seen that anyone has been
attacking Mr.. Aliens private life, for
Mr. Aliens private life is quite as much
above Feproach as is that of Mr.
Stubs Yet the wording of MI.
Stubs statement is such as to lead
persons who do not know Mr.. Allen to
believe there is something dark and
ugly about his personal habits and
domestic life. OF course Mr.. Stubs
has not been attacking Mr.. Aliens pri-
vate life, because it is above attack.
The wording of Mr.. Stubs denial is
such that if he did it innocently he
owes Mr.. Allen a public apology. and if
he did it purposely it deserves the con
demnatiOn of every honest person IN
the Second district.
Mr.. Stubs proceeds to explain that
his grievances against Mr.. Allen have
to do only with the latter's public acts
The chief charge against Allen is that
he entered into a combination with
State Printer Clark to divide the profits
Of the state printing Office under the
old system. Whether this charge is
true the State Journal does not know;
but it does know that Mr.. Stubs swore
that he was entitled to fifty days pay
for presiding over the house during the
last session, when the law says he shall
draw pay only for days when he
actually presides, and he actually pre-
sided only six days. It also knows that
charges are made against Mr.. Scott. the
opponent of Mr.. Allen, which are quite
as bad as those against Mr.. Allen.
It is to be regretted that the cam
paign in the Second district should
have come to this stage. It may be
that all the charges made are true. If
so the State Journal would not con
done them, although it is true that the
offenses Of Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Scott at
least could be defended on the ground
that they were common practice. Mr..
Aliens alleged combination with Mr..
Clark is the least reDrenensib1e, for the
state lost nothing by it. 1t was merely
a. question whether Mr.. Clark should
keep all the profits allowed the state
printer by law or divide them with Mr..
Allen. The State Journal doubts if
either Mr.. Allen or Mr.. Scott would
now repeat the. Offenses charged
against them. in view of the protest
against anything that looks like graft
which is sweeping over the country
However, one of Mr.. Scotts alleged
offenses and Mr.. Stubs payroll graft
were committed since the anti-graft
movement started. while Mr.. Aliens
alleged state printer combination was
before this education against graft got
under Roadway.
Mr.. stubbs alleges that Mr.. Al
lens meth DDS are too much like
Buttons. If that be true. it is difficult
to see why Stubs should not support
Allen-he supported Burton, not only
until Burton was found out. but until
he was convicted in the courts: and he
supported Tom Kelly long after Kelly
had been found out. He supported
Kelly's denomination in the face of his
Miami county record. and he demand
ed that every Republican candidate
down to township officers should sup
port Kelly's reelection in the last cam
paign. Upon the shoulders of W. r.
Stubs rests much of the responsibility
for the reelection of Kelly and the
liberties he has taken with the states
funds in the past year. At the same
time Allen was vigorously fighting
Kelly, just as he has always fought
Burton.