The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-05
B. Reeves of Dodge City and Senator
Hodges, of Olathe."

HOQSeS, OF OIaIne.
George w Dart, of Montrose, has
issued circular announcing his can
didacy for the Republican congress
sional nomination in the Sixth dis
trict- This circular setting forth his
candidacy is a rather unique political
document. 1t is labelled Camping
of Bill Reeder's trail for the nominal
ton in 1909 and is as follows:
ITO the Republicans of the Sixth
congressional district:
I'm coming before the people of the
Sixth district of Kansas as a candi-
date for Congress before the coming
congressional convention, it would
possibly be expedient for us to de-
fine our position upon certain import
ant questions that are before the peo-
pie for settlement or adjustment at
the present time.
TN view of the fact that the public
suffers great loss and inconvenience
during labor strikes. and that the la
borers themselves suffer loss and pri-
vations and want, and as a rule lose
their occupations and ofttimes their
homes by such useless struggles, and
that the lives of our citizens are in
danger because of riots between la
Dor agitators and innocent individuals.
we would favor a national law en-
towering the appointment of United
States commission to adjust wage
scales between labor and employer.
giving said commission the power to
enforce the acceptance of their adj
justed wage scales for stated periods
of time.
CAS- to the question of tariff re-
vision, we do not believe it would be
best for our people, or country, nor
for the Republican party, to set any
specific time in the future for the
adjustment of the tariff schedule, for
ticles of import upon which the tariff
should be adjusted from time to time
as some unforeseen condition arises.
in fact. there are many articles that
should be revised now. And while the
tariff subject is deep one, and one
that takes deep thought and sound
Judgment to properly adjust so as to
give all industries a fair share of our
markets and at the same time give
the public the product of those indus
tries at a reasonable price, compatible
with fair wages for labor. and all this
work will take up much time in the
coming congress. But we believe the
necessity exists. and the demands of
the people should be recognized and
these matters receive the attention of
the next national congress.
I'VE favor an amendment to the |
constitution, national or state. that |
will permit the election of United |
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
1--WE believe that the best interest
of our people can be advanced by |
all postoffice appoint |
ments and all rural mail route extern |
sion or adjustments from congress
sional patronage, leaving these mat
ters entirely to petition of patrons of
offices or routes.
"cvhile we do not belittle the fact |
that western Kansas and especially |
the west part of the Sixth district |
have had very abundant rain the past
few years, yet we have never given up
the idea that irrigation would ma
many portions of western Kansas and
we would use our best efforts to get
generous share of the appropriation
for the reclamation service to be used
in Cheyenne and other counties in the
extreme west part of the state, and
also encourage renewed effort to ex-
lend forest experiments by the ma
,ional government for that section.
LAS to state issues We favor 2
cent railroad passenger fare. A direct
primary election law, and some re-
visions for the maximum freight law.
We stand for square deal for the
railroads and corporate interests ana
demand from them a square deal for
he people.
I'VE stand for honest politics. not
n the sense of member of a square
1eal organiza ton, but as citizen who
demands that honest officials be
chosen in national, county. or NUM-
,ipa1 positions.
people today asking for their suf-
rage. we represent the progressive
party, and while many
people are trying to belittle members
IF congress and the senate, and a few
Misguided ones vent their spleen
specially on on. William A. Reeder
Dur vivid recollection of the Civil war,
when the Republican party was MAX
pg almost its first history and all the
way down the years of time since then
here are SO per cent of all progress
i've beneficial legisla ton to the credit
IF the grand old party A record of
fifty years unparalleled in the history
If the world. While evils have crept
n, yet there have been that honesty
or purpose always in the ascendency
hat have demanded for clean govern
nent and has ever come to the front
md eliminated the evil. And now af-
er this unparalleled record no pa rty
las ever worked more earnestly in
tate or nation to eradicate evil, to
,urb the encroachment of corporate
freed, and to break down the barriers
ablish equity in business, than those
Who compose the present Republican
administration, and you who live in
he Sixth congressional district who
lave learned by past experience that
adicalism is not always a success in
dvancing progressive legislation, you
Who must know that Hon. W. A
Feeders official record is clean. he
nay not have succeeded in all his efv j