The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-15
ATTACKSJACKSON
]. C. Robb of Wichita Flags Gov
ernOr and Attorney General.
Charges Jackson With Insin-
certify in Grain Rate Fight.
FLING INTO POLITICS.
Wants Both Stubs and Bailey
Turned Down.
Coed Chance to Rebuke Present
Political Methods.
FLING INTO POLITICS.

In a paper read by ]. c. Robb of
Wichita before the State Grain Deal
ers convention, he severely attacks
the attitude of the officials of the
state paying particular attention to
Attorney General Fred S. Jackson,
whom he charges with insincerity in
his fight for an equalization of freight
rates. He compared Governor Hoch
with Governor Frantz of Oklahoma
and Attorney General Jackson with
Attorney General Cromwell of Okla
homa and the officials of the new
state did not suffer from the compar-
ison.
He said: when the governor of
Oklahoma and the attorney of that
new state without laws to back them
or precedent to follow found that the
farmers were suffering from the ac-
tions of the railroads in refusing to
furnish cars they took immediate ac-
ton. When suits were instituted
against the railroads to bring about
the forfeiture of their charters the
head officials thought the movement
serious enough to visit the towns
along their lines and assure the ship
pers that they would be cared for
and that at once.
There were plenty of cars within
q week and some of these cars at
least should have belonged to Kan
sas shippers but that made no diff
ference to the railroads. The orders
of the officials of Oklahoma were law
and had to be obeyed though the
shippers in Kansas suffered by the
actions necessary to comply with
them.
mo such action was taken by the
officials of this state who sat idly by
and saw the cars which rightfully be-
longed to Kansas sent across the
border to Oklahoma shippers The
Kansas officials were too busy with
their political wires to interfere with
the actions of the railroads and this
state suffered the loss of hundreds of
thousands of dollars as a result.
Favoritism was shown on all
hands as it has been in the past but
neither Attorney General Jackson
nor the board of railroad commits
sioners saw fit to take action in the
matter. For years Kansas City has
had rate to Galveston and New
Orleans for export shipments of 1874
per hundred pounds while Wichita
and Wellington have been compelled
TO pay a rate of 25 cents, though the
haul is much shorter.
Not only is favoritism shown Kan
sas City in the form of rates but also
in the matter of rebates called bv
transportation companies elevation
charges but which in fact are no
more than what have been called re-
bates by the Interstate Commerce
commission. This elevation charge
is really rebate of q of one per cent
per hundred pounds on all grain
moved through the elevators of Kan
sas City.
''Our state board of railroad COM
missioners have done nothing except
ing to reduce rates to Kansas CITY the
favored market and no effort has been
made to secure corresponding rate
to the export markets in the south.
We have sat idly by and seen this gang
OF politicians control the state for the
sole purpose of securing offices for
heir selves and their friends"
Mr.. Robb also took a fling at Kan
eas politicians in general and adj
vecated the defeat of both Stubbs and
Bailey and the selection of Davidson
of Wichita.
In this connection he said:
About eight years ago the Republi.
can party was divided into two very
pronounced factions and they were
fighting each other about as earnestly
and as vindictively as it was possible
for one faction to fight another. The
crowd was TIC beat Curtis; the object o.
object of the Bailey-Leland-Alb ausl
the Curtis Mulvane-Kelly crowd was /.
beat Leland. Five years ago tn,
Leland fundamentally crowd elected
elected Long senator but Longs cleo
ton was as much opposition to Curtis
as it was support of Long. Four year
ago the opposition to the Leland-Bailey
Long crowd resulted in the organiza
ton of what was known the Dos
buster movement which forced Bale,
ont of the fight and nominated Hoe
for governor. This movement brough
to the surface Mr.. Stubs. the acknowl
edged leader of the boss buster move
Ynent and the success of this movemen
= e.d the defeat Of Bailey intensified tn