The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-26
That IL What Old Conservative
Republicans Said.
Missed Jerry Simpson and Ini-
tiative and Referendum.
LONG MAKES PROTEST
Makes Intellectual Fight On
Guaranty Deposit Plank.
Curtis Also Tries in Vain to
Head Off Action.

This is worse than the Pop days."
THE only thing missing from the
| meeting was Jerry Simpson,"
| They must have forgotten the initia-
tive and referendum plank"
| AS the old time conservative" lead
| ers Of the Republican party walked out
| of the Topeka Auditorium at the close
| of the first party council the above
| comments were among those which
| formed the burden of the conversation.
| The old timers couldn't see much ahead
| but darkness and disaster.
The reform band wagon was al
most the whole of the Republican show
this year. 1t was driven over the necks
of the old time politicians, just as the
| old timers had been accustomed to do
| the driving over all opposition.
-! Less than year ago, when the Re-
publicans held their last party con-
vention in Topeka, the machine" lead
ers did the driving, and when it was
all over. ''Ros" Stubs got up out OF
| the dust Of the arena and said:
You fellows have got your way
| about things now-but just wait-we
Tuesday was Stubs day to come
back and he came back as the driver
| of the band wagon.
Everything that Stubs and Bristow
wanted was put into the platform with
| out opposition, except the guaranty de-
post plank. Senator Chester 1. Long
and some of his friends fought this
plank strenuously, but were unable TO
put a block under the wheels. The
plank was adopted substantially as pro-
posed by Senator Fred Quincy. who is
the father of the guaranty bill" In
Kansas The plank follows:
I'VE pledge ourselves through our
| candidates for the legislature to the
aF state
banks of Kansas to mutually and vol
unfairly guarantee deposits under the
supervision of the bank commission
er's department and request our can
didates for congress and the united
States senate to favor law enabling
national banks to participate therein
Fight i'm the Committee.
The committee of twenty-five ap-
pointed to draft the Republican plat
form commenced its session at
O'Clock and did not adjourn till $50.
| 1t then had thrashed through the ma
terial submitted to it, and turned the
result over to a subcommittee to put
| into good English The subcommittee
son, Congressman Scott. J. L. Bristow,
State Senator Quincy and Ansel Clark.
The chief objection which Senator
Long urged to the guaranty deposit
plank was that it should not be draft
ed to pledge the party to compulsory
deposit law. Senator Quincy stated
that he was perfectly willing to specify
that the law should be voluntary" as
ne did not think any other Kind of
law would be valid. w. r. Stubs
called on any member of the commit
tee who opposed the voluntary plan to
stand up, and no one got up.
Senator Longs Speech.
Senator Long said in opposing the
| deposit guaranty plan:
81 do not endorse many OF the
inc +
form, but 1 do not consider those
| things of great Importance and will
not oppose them before the party
council. But this one question is vital
because it may be a dominant one be-
| fore the voters in the coming cam
paign, and because of the peculiar
relations which the two candidates for
president bear to it. This guaranty
old time Populist- That party came
near passing it several times. For
some years it has not been before the
public, but this panic brought 1t back.
similar law also brought it publicity.
1t was so prominent that the governor
| called a special session to act upon it.
1t was up in congress. and 1 have
taken a position on it. So has Senator
Curtis. 1 was one of 40 senators who
voted against it. OF the $50 delegates
| to the Republican national convention
none believed in this sufficiently TO
bring it before the committee on plat
| form.
| Bryan insisted on a plank of this
kind being inserted in the Democratic
| platform, requiring banks to be taxed
to pay losses of failed banks. Bryan Is
making speeches on that issue: He
will make one here. Mr.. Taft is
| against it,"
| Here w. r. Stubs chairman Of the
| committee. interrupted.
why discuss what Mr.. Taft wants
| when this plank conforms entirely with
| Mr.. Taft's wishes? We are advocating
a voluntary guaranty deposit law, not
one Of the kind proposed by the Demo-
| crats.''
Long VIII Support Ticket.
IF we mean a voluntary law, we
| should say so,'' urged Senator Long.
| Personally, I am opposed to any kind
| Of deposit guaranty, voluntary or in
voluntary. But that is a personal mat
ter. I believe that even a voluntary
law would compel the banks to partici-
pate. What / am trying to avoid is
will embarrass Taft. I intend to par
ticipate in this campaign. intend to
make speeches for the ticket-all Of it."
Here Mr.. Long was interrupted by
applause.
II appreciate that applaue. but 1t ir-
about my attitude. 1 have been de-
feated before. But this is the first time
1 was ever defeated by members Of an
other party coming into my party and
beating me. But they've done it, and
1t Is all over.
Curtis Squares Himself
I'm this campaign 1 am going to op-
pose any plan compelling banks to
participate in guaranty deposit plan.
don't want this party council to en-
barrass me or embarrass Taft. II
had my way I'd say nothing in this
platform about guaranty deposits, or
II said anything it would be in con-
demnation Of the plan 1 opposed it in
the senate and Senator Curtis stood by
me-"
IT was with you in opposing a law
| which made Ii COMPULSORY for han