The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-29
not as well known throughout the state
as either of his competitors.

as either of his competitors.
State Senator Vinton Stillings of
Leavenworth, of brick road" fame, is
now said to be preparing to run for
reelection to the senate on platform
which will have for its chief plank the
City.
Now that's not a joke, as it might
appear to the casual listener. 1t is a
proposition seriously made by the
Leavenworth Post The Post suggests
that Representative G. E. Snyder and
Senator Stillings both be reelected on
the brick road" issue. They are in
favor of having brick roads built out
of Leavenworth to all parts of the
state.
Meantime the state will continue to
buy brick for use in erecting it's state
buildings, instead of getting the brick
free from the penitentiary brick plant.
But Leavenworth must have its brick
pavements.
The following is quoted from the
Leavenworth Post in an article about
the brick pavement now being puilt for
a mile through Senator Still1ngs'
farm:
Representative Snyder said today:
L consider the building of the road
between Lansing and the city limits
one of the most important things that
the state has undertaken in this coun-
ty. If this road can be completed by
the time the next legislature meets,
and I am a member of the house,
propose to have committee COM
posed of the members of the house
and senate appointed to come down
and see the new road, and tnen We
will try and have a bill passed to con-
tinue the road to Kansas City, Kan
"Mr. Snyder is candidate for re-
election. He wants to see this road
wants a paved road from Leaven-
worth to Atchison. Stillings and Sny-
der have the right idea. The only way
to get good roads is to build them with
convict labor The road from Lansing
to the city, if done with free LABOR
would have cost upwards of 100000.
and of course it would never have been
built.
"The people of the city and county
are beginning to appreciate the work
Stillings and Snyder have done and
there is disposition among the voters
10 send them back to the house and
senate without opposition so that they
can carry out their plan of road
City Mo-, to Atchison would be
great thing for Leavenworth. 1t would
help the farmers and would bring
thousands of automobile parties here
each week.
J. r. Burton defends Senator Long
from w. A. Whites attack as follows:
Most of the bills to which Mr.. White
refers were pending before congress in
the past seven years. During that time
Roosevelt has been president. Mr.
Long has letter of commendation
from the president. The president has
stood by Long all the way through for
the past seven years. He not only has
given him patronage without limit. but
by the letter to which we have rerer-
red, and in numerous other ways, has
shown that Long is his chief advisor
from Kansas. If Longs votes are to
be condemned. then Roosevelt must be
condemned. If Long has betrayed the
people, then Roosevelt has betrayed the
people. No kind of special pleading
can be made that will condemn Long
and applaud Roosevelt
State Senator 1. D. Young, who
wants the Republican nomination for
congress in the Sixth district, has CIV
en- out long declaration of principles
upon which he will base his can
paign for the nomination in his dis
trict. There are three candidates in
the race-W. H. Ham, w. A. Reeder
and 1. D. Young. Young and Ham
stand for about the same things and
with both of them in the race it looks
like a sure thing for Reeder.
Among other things, Mr.. Young
favors the following:
Checking the power of the speaker
Of the house.
Fixing values of railroad property.
Limitation on stock and bond issues
of railroads.
Defeat of ship subsidy bill.
Against bucket shops.
Federal charters for corporations
doing interstate business.
Life tenure of office abolished.
Restriction of interference by fed
eral courts in enforcement Of state
laWs.
Destroy all trusts.
Abolition of franking privilege and
free seed distribution by congress.
Conservation of natural sources Of
wealth.
Some form of currency legislation.
Revision of protective tariff by COM
mission plan.
Income tax.
Liberal pensions.
1t looks as though Senator Young
had about gone the whole route of
present day reform in this platform.
If there is anything omitted. it is
doubtless an oversight on the part of
Mr.. Young.