The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-24

man j. NJ Miller in the Fourth district
that he is making on Senator Long. He
has made public Miller's congressional
record and cites Miller's vote on GER
tain measures where White claims the
interests of the people conficted with
the politicians. He says that Miller
lined up with the politicians. He says:
''Now opposed to this record is the
record of State Senator George Tuck
er. He has been in the legislature six
years, and always has been against
the machine. He stood for the people
whenever there was a dividing line be-
tween their interests and the interests
Of those who were trying to cheat the
people. His record as chairman of the
railroad committee of the senate was
for the maximum freight rate bill, for
the two cent fare bill. for the anti
pass bill, for the law giving the state
commissioners the right to cooperate
with the commissions of other states
and for every railroad reform demand
ed by the shippers. He has stood up
against all kinds of pressure; his as
sociates, his business friends, his POI
litical associates all urged him to the
smooth thing, but he preferred the
honest thing. So the railroads are
against him. They are trying to pun
Cyrus Leland's headquarters receive
copies of many letters which are also
sent to Charles NJ. Sheldon. Here is
one which came yesterday:
Kansas City, Kan, July q, 1908.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon. Pastor Gen.
trail Church, Topeka, Kansas.
Dear Sir and Brother:-I received
your letter of the 18th inst. enclosing
photograph of Mr.. w. r. Stubs.
do not think that you wish to do any
living being an injustice, for I have
watched your sermons and your edi-
torials. 1 also, am a student, sitting
at the feet of Jesus, and he said te
the Scribes and Sedducees, do We not
Therefore all error comes from not
knowing. If we judge, we should as
He says, Judge a righteous 1udg-
ment." Having a proposition before US
working up and down and all arounc
it before forming an opinion; 1 have
nothing to say of Mr.. Stubs person
ally, but as to Mr.. Cyrus Leland, Jr.
I will say this: I know him very
closely and intimately, and have known
him for 40 years, 20 of which, we were
neighbors in Troy, Doniphan county
To my personal knowledge, he has al
ways fought what he terms the inter
ests" Also in his long public career
always under the limelight, not one Of
his appointees or men whom ne mac
appointed by others, has gone wrong
and 1 know that no widow who has
lost her COW ever felt the need OF II
when he became acquainted with the
fact for he always gave an order te
the manager of his great farming IN
terests to furnish her one; or, II
poor man, a renter, lost horse or nae
one crippled, he never appealed In var
to Cyrus Leland, Jr., and like ordel
to his manager would procure him
good horse to raise his crop. In othel
words: he stands well at home, and has
been commissioner of Doniphan county
elected irrespective of party, and has
always made good. He has never beer
allied with the railroad interests Ike
some of the candidates, but has beer
directly opposed to the liquor interest.
or any scheme whereby the honest dol
lar would be diverted from its leg1ti
mate use; and in long years dealing
on credit with men throughout Doni
phan county, they owing him larg
amounts, he has never crowded an hon
est man to the wall And as the Goot
Book says, There is no man that SIN
meth not" Mr.. Leland is not church
man, nor has ever posed as one.
have always loved a man who is eithe
| hot or cold and not lukewarm, and h
| fulfills the law of grace in this, tina
| his yea means yes, and you can g
| to bed and go to sleep on his promises
| for he has said that he will enforce tn
prohibition law. Such man is al
| ornament to society at large, and IL
| conclusion 1 beg to add that 1 do no
| think you have given proper tribute t
| Caesar Mr.. Leland is a partisan, is
| Republican en- all of the main ISSUES
| of the day, and can be relied on in tn
| fight, not to suoA in his tent, as dit
| w. r. Stubs in the last campaign II
1 the state of Kansas.
| Knowing Mr.. Leland as do, I think
| to say the least, your attack on him, es
| pecially as a Christian man who stand
| III or, iS ill-adViSld
being properly digested.
For the right as it is in Jesus, an
fraternally, am your brother,
| THOMAS HENSHALL-
Lawrence, the home of w. r