The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
HUGHES IN TOPEKA.
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NJ. CHAIRMAN ana FellOW Citizens,
SAID Governor Hughes. Il esteem 1t
great privilege to have this opportunity
TO visit Kansas. l feel drawn to you
people of Kansas by a common bond.
" nenever We try to accomplish some
thing in the way of reform in the cas-.
we are encouraged by the support which
We know We have in Kansas Kansas
was settled by men of intense moral
convictions. and Isfeel that it is still
dominated by that class of men,
Replies to Attacks.
All along the Hughes itinerary, at
each town wheer he is to speak. the
Democrats have distributed circulars
attacking Hughes character. and in
sinuating that he was owned" by the
corporations because Morgan. Rookie
Teller and others contributed to the
Republican campaign fund in New
York This circular was distributed
on the depot platform in Topeka by
several Topeka Democrats before the
Hughes train pulled in. Mr.. Hughes
took up the matter of these attacks
He said:
Il have been going through the mid
die west making speeches for the Re-
publican party. I have not INDUCED
in any personal abuse. nor have 1 at
tackled the motives or character of our
opponents I have sought by argu-
Tnents TO convince the sober minded
people OF the country that the Repub-
lican party offers the correct solution
lOT the problems OF government which
confront u.s.
Now L find that 1 am followed by
efforts on the part of the opposition
by the circulation of scurrilous circu-
lars and insinuations. in referring to
contributions to the New York cam
paign fund. Fortunately 1 can stand
upon my record (Cheers.) These
contributions had nothing whatever to
do with my purposes. policies, or off,
ciaf acts. When elected, 1 nailed my
n 81 foc fnr
favors to none and justice to all.
(Cheers.) I stool against every effort
to pervert the machinery of govern
ment to selfish purposes Today the
reactionary forces of New York. who
want to prey upon the public. are try
ing to down me in every way possible.
and asperse my motive and my official
acts. If what 1 have done and what
have stood for has not been inspired
by the highest motives. then there is
no use trying to serve the people"
Compliments for Taft.
Governor Hughes then stated that the
country was again at the parting of the
ways. He said that the people had
ruled forcefully and achieved import
ant results under the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt
I'VE must have" said Governor
Hughes. mot merely honest men in
office. We must have men OF great ana
lyticaI power, men who can detect
wrong. and combat it, and for that
reason endorse the candidacy of Will
liam Howard Taft of Ohio. (Cheers).
He has been tried in important places.
and has never failed. He was an able,
incorruptible judge. and when duty
called him to other fields of labor rs
showed that he possessed executive
ability OF the very highest order.
Whenever there was tough job to be
done. he was selected as the man TO
tackle it. There is not blemish upon
1 hi record iS a record nj
ability. of force. of honesty, of tact.
II don't blame his opponent for
| lack of opportunity to display what
| ever ability he may have in admins
trative positions. 1t is not his fault
| (laughter). We know what he pro-
| posed twelve years ago as the sole
way OF salvation for this country. We
/ are glad that we didn't take his ad-
| vice. Today he is a candidate because
| he did not have an opportunity al
/ that time to put his theories to the
test. He don't want to be judged by
his past He says he has left that
| out of his platform, and wants peo-
| pie to forget it, But the people have
| good memories. and I do not think
| they Will forget it." (cheers).
| Governor Hughes then took up the
4! discussion OF the Democratic pro-
| posals with reference to the control
| of the trusts. He ridiculed the Bryan
theory that all concerns which control
| fiftV per cent OF the output OF any
| commodity shall be considered trusts
and be put out of business. He re-
J ferred to the commodities which are
protected by trade marks or patents
and yet which are competitive of some
other commodity, and asked whether
the manufacturers of such articles
should be forced to close their fac
| tories and get out of business. I'VE
don't want any 16 to L. said Cover
nor Hughes, land neither do We want
any so per cent to so per cent. The
! trouble with Mr.. Bryan's remedies is
that they won't work Mr.. Bryan de
| ponds upon some sort of magic for his
economic relief instead of upon
/ sound principles of business"
Mr. Hughes then closed with q
| eulogy of Taft, and his secretary
| rushed up behind him. pulled his
overcoat over him, slapped his hat or
his head, and commenced to steer him
down the steps toward the auto
| mobile while the crowd cheere6
Many people shook hands with
Hughes as he pushed his way through
| the crowd toward the automobile
He was laughing good naturally q:
| the crowd surged forwad and pushed
| the crowd surged forward and pushed
half a dozen stalwart guards and
/ pushed by main strength through the
crowd and finally into the automobile
HUGHES AT ST. JOE.