The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-02


friends. residents of the territory. de-
sired to organize bank, wrote me
and asked me to hand their papers to
the comptroller of the currency, it al
in and request immediate considera-
ton. w
The statement that's made by Mr..
Edwards, and has been made by 9TH
ers, that I. am a. millionaire. or worth
many thousands of dollars, is also
very great surprise to me- 1 do own
quite a number of houses in North To-
peka, but I--owned- most of them be-
fore / was ever elected to congress.
Il am perfectly willing for any per-
son to know of any financial transac-
ton in which have been interested,
and challenge anyone to point to
single vote or act of mine in the house
of representatives, in conference, or
before any department, which has
been unlawful or improper" + !
William Allen White has written an
other blistered "anti-Curtis'' editorial
one of the kind which the Curtis
people say will react in their favor. Mr..
Allen says:
six years ago group of politicians
was organized to elect Burton senator.
Today every man in Kansas who help
ed to procure sthe disgrace of Kansas
up behind Charles Curtis, using the
same methods and spending money
from the same source. The candidacy
of Curtis, is the candidacy of Burton.
No man who. protested against the dis
grace of Burton is supporting Curtis
today and any man helping Curtis
helped Burton and is proud of it. The
forces behfnd Curtis are the forces
of graft and crookednesS in Kansas
politics. They are united to man.
How long shall Kansas stand this
miserable traffic In her honor? How
long must this state be represented by
the ignorant and vicious elements of
her politics How long will our sem
ators be named in New York city and
the interests foist upon our sovereign
state cheap, shallow, designing dema-
gogueS whose cupfdfty brings shame to
Kansas? If ever it was time to rebel
now is the time. We boast of our Pu-
ritan strain and let cheap, mercen-
airy, intriguing gang of corrupt loafers
at Topeka name the ambassador from
Kansas to the general government. We
were indignant at the elevation of Bur-
ton and were covered with humiliation
al the inevitable consequence of his
elevation and now the lamp is lighted
again. q '
1.-The moths are fitting around it
and the rank and file of Kansas is sit
ting around watching the plot Gull
inmate to rob her of her honor. Is
there to be no protest? Is there to be
no organization of the honest element
of Kansas against these politicians that
are about to hold their carnival again
in this state? What has become of
popular government if Victor Marc
WITT and Winslow Pierce of New York
city, representing the. powers that
prey in high fnance-the night Prov
lers of Wall street.-the to take over
the prerogatives of the people of this
state as their private privileges? Isn't
it about time for Kansas to wake up
The sentiment of Kansas is good and
honest, but 1T is unorganized. What
this situation needs is a leader. rt~i
What a miseara bic lot of moths we
are in Kansas today flying into the
flame without thought of yesterday nor
consideration of tomorrow. The cleo
ton of Curtis will sign the death war
rant of the Republican party in this
state at time when votes are needed
In the great brave struggle the party
is making in the nation. And5yet the
dance of the moths around the flames
goes merrily on-"d -
E. ". Peterson. Who preceded VS. II /
Haskell as state nsenator from Norton
county was In Topeka yesterday on
private business. HE said:
There is no disposition up in my
county to force Senator Haskell to re
sign his position in the senate merely
because he is holding the office of war
zen of the state penitentiary. He is Civ
ing the county good service as a SEN
ator, and the people want to keep him
in that position."D
J. w. Bergman, representative from
Clark county in letter to the State
Journal, says that he was misunder-
stood concerning his attitude on the
question of railway legislation. Mr..
Bergman was quoted as saying that
he considered no amendments to the
railway law necessary, but would favor
some radical changes in the demurra ge
law. In his letter. Mr.. Bergman says:
LAS 1 recall the conversation, you
asked me if 1 had any amendments to
offer to the present law, and I replied
that 1 had none to offer myself. There
are, in my judgment, a good many par