The Topeka state journal., 1908-01-09

them. After the session was over
they hooked UP with the railroads and
other corporations and made a cru
sade all over the state. Railroad
money was used unstintingly. They
secured the control of the next state
convention and adopted a platform
that was meaningless. Everyone of
you will remember how we put out
an amendment to that platform. We
could not have 1t made a part of the
official platform but we kept it before
the people constantly and when the
next session of the legislature rolled
around 1t was taken as a part of the
original party platform. We fought
through the session for these meas
ures and after the legislature we
continued to fight. The machine and
railroad lobbyists with their amend
ments nu1lif1ed the effectiveness of
some of these measures before the
session closed, but we made an hon
est and conscientious fight. And now
We have prepared this platform which
is in line with the things for which
we have fought for years.
Stubbs Talks of Bailey.
Mr.. Stubbs referred to his opponent,
W. ]. Bailey, as follows:
Ex-Governor Bailey is personally
charming man. He has many friends
and he is entitled to them. He may
have thousands of good wishers but
that doesn't constitute a good reason
for his nomination. To be worthy of
that honor he must represent principles
and party politics that set forth the
best interests of people of the state
THE majority of the. men who are
now backing Willis ]. Bailey's candi-
dacy have for four years been opposed
to all progressive legislation in Kansas.
Many of them have even appeared
as professional lobbyists at the legis-
lature, trying to defeat progressive
measures. They were there in the in
terest of the corporations. These same
men are known to have unlimited sup
port of the railroads Of Kansas. 1 re-
gard it as due Mr.. Bailey and the peo-
pie that we do not have a quiet cam
paign, but that he fully states his posi-
tiou upon all vital questions that affect
the welfare of the state''
At this point Mr.. Stubbs read por-
tions of his platform.
Stubbs took up the defense Of Presf-
dent Roosevelt in the fight that Is be-
ing made upon him in connection with
the financial furry. IF Roosevelt is
responsible for the panic as is charged
by the railroads and other corpora
tions," said Stubbs, then the man that
would stop a thief and make it known
that a bank had been robbed would be
responsible for q run on a bank the
next day. The corporations have been
ten years buying up and consolidating
the business interests Of the country
and issuing stock not represented by
any property. Now that they have un-
loaded all this stock on the real pro-
ducers the working man and the farm
er bobbed up in time of panic and are
buying this stock. They are RESPONSE
BILE for the panic and are profiting by
it. Their object in bringing it on Is to
create doubt of the policies of Roose-
Welt. What We need is federal statute
absolutely controlling the life of these
great corporations. With regard to the
supervision of the issues Of stocks and
bonds, it should contain a provision
that when thew violate their charters
they would be taken charge of by re-
cetver the same as national banks"
Speaking of Taft and his candidacy,
Stubs said: 'The reason the people of
Kansas are for Taft is that they believe
he can forward the great work that has
been inaugurated by Roosevelt; that he
is in closer touch with the needs of the
country than any other man. Kansas
ought to send a delegation to Chicago
in hearty support with the principles
Taft and Roosevelt stand for. If We
sent a delegation of railroad politicians
there instructed for Taft they will be
in conference with Taft's enemies at all
times. Every intelligent voter in Kan
sas who has been subsidized with pass
es and other factors knows that ma
chine politics and machine politicians
are the tools by and through which the
great corporations and trusts operate
to control the Industrial, commercial
and political affairs of the nation. II
pursued to this end, it will reduce this
country to political and economic
slavery"
w. Y. Morgan, editor Of the Hutchin-
| son News. and one of the prominent
| members of the legislature, makes edi-
| torial announcement of his views con-
corning the special session and the pro-
posed legislation as follows:
| 1.-The call Of the legislature in special
| session settles that question. There Is
no further use in arguing as to whether
| or not the call was advisable. It is
| done The question is what the session
| will do. Unless it shows results the
party and the state will be hurt.
THE special session should pass a
| direct primary bill providing for the
| nomination of candidates of all parties
on the same day for every office from
| United States senator to road overseer.
| This law should be so framed that
members of one party can not vote on
| candidates of another. 1t should safe
| guard the primaries against illegal
voting. 1t should restrict the expendt-
| ture of money by candidates to legiti-
| mate expenses.
| '"The guaranty deposit bill, which is
not a guaranty at all, merely a COM
| pClsory u'utual insurance by the banks
| of the state of their deposits, is a busi-
/ ness question. This law should be care
1 fully drawn so that the bad results