The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-11

The presidents are in no way to
blame for to get the good things the
| presidents had to take the bad. But
there were good Republicans who voted
| against these bills and I contend that if
Long. with all the power that his
| friends claim for him, had broken loose
| from Wall street and had worked and
voted for Kansas and the honest things
the presidents would have had better
bills to sign.
Would Victor Murdoch be where he
| is today in the esteem Of the Kansas
| people If he had not defied his party
and voted for honest things? Also
where would the people of Kansas be
today if the honest Republicans in
both houses of the Kansas legislature
had not broken away from party con-
troll, broken away from committee re-
concentrations and voted for the
anti-pass law, the two-cent fare law
and the primary law against the judg-
ment Of the party leaders and against
| the party organization in the state
and in the two houses.
But Long says he stands for party
regularity. 1t is his bread and meat.
Rather than violating party regular
ity he will let his constituents pay
| high freight rates, eat bull butter I'M
labelled and SILVER under the domin-
y alton 81 the coal combine. : And yet
forgot his party entirely, but that
time it was not to help the people in
their fight with what President Roose-
welt has called predatory wealth.
Turned Back, Says Mr.. White.
'The one time Senator Long turned
his back upon the Republican party
| he turned to help the railroads. And
the railroads the very highest card in
his hands. The highest office for
/ which Senator Long has Endorsed any
man since he has been in his public
life is United States circuit Judge. This
} office is higher than district judge
and just below the United States su-
preme court, for that office Senator
Long at the very outset of his senator
fal career, fve years ago, Endorsed a
Democrat. More than that, he in
dorsed Missouri Democrat, when
Judge Hook of Kansas, the present in
cumbent of the office, was a candi-
| date for the same office and not until
| the president indicated that he would
not appoint this Missouri Democrat did
| Long indorse the Kansas Republican
But do not misunderstood me-
Long did not indorse this Democrat
because he was a Democrat; he indors-
ed this Democrat because he was a
railroad political manipulation, en-
ployed as general attorney for the
Gould western railroads and he got
! Senator Longs Endorsement because
he was a Missouri Pacific attorney.
'This man was Leander G. Cochran,
: Missouri Democrat and railroad politl esa
ma nipulator in ST. Louis. When party reg.
{ ularity and the interest in Wall street
l agree Chester l. Long desires party regu.
street street ' These e are not my charges
ct desire to offer in evidence a letter
from Stephen H, Brandon, pre M Rra o,
don also is member of the Kansas iesls-
lature and has been elected three times
: His letter, written under GATE OF Suiie D
Of this year, reads:
3 Steve Bandon's Charge About Long.
"'I have been reading your articles or
the senatorial situation and I notice tha'
you give Long credit for personal honesty
, sells his Official endorsement to any one
: much less Democrat? Leland told me ~
his office that Long sold his indoTsemen
!, | to Missouri Democrat for (Un1ted stare!
I circuit judge federal judgeship and tha'
Leland told Long that he could prove ina
L9ns got POO 1or The nna sna but that he
turned 81. 500 of 1t over to the Repuohcar
This letter is signed by Stephen Bran
u don and hold telegram under the date
Il Of June 4th from Mr.. Brandon authorizing
l he has written. Now the fact is Long die
I indorse Leander Cochran. know from
the best authority and Long yin mot oen as
Democrat and a railroad attorney Wner
1 Long Endorsed him. But do not believe
for a moment that Chester /. Long eve1
I sold his OFFICIAL Endorsement for money
Do Not Affect Longs Personal
Integrity.
Ill Moreover it must be definitely under
I stood that these charges, even II proven
do not AFFECT Longs personal integrity.Int
4 | donation, II made at ALL was made as
1 political contribution to secure the eiee
j ffon of United States senator, Whoss
I racord and whose convictions always have
been with the railroads. That donation !.
4 | made at all, did influence Longs vote II
| fhe senate and never was MADE the oas.'
1 ! of argument by any one attempting 70 IN
fuence Longs vote in the senate sl put Il Ins
donation, if made at all dlo max 70 PHI hi.
We'll known and established Wall stree
u | convictions instead OF voting them ~ nv
Il | lower house. Now this story is peiie
ri | whispered over Kansas. n.
/ Mr. Leland has told others besides IS M ~,
n Brandon as they may testify. ana IN 81
& nlainine this story Mr. Long should go no
n to Mr.. Alexander Cochran. for the NILSSON
Il ri Pacific may have sent the money vi vi
4 known to him. nor should Long enter ~
Y | own denial for the money may nave peei
Y | naid to any Of his campaign managers un