The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-11


Emporia, Kan, June lin open
ing his speech at this place, Senator
Long recalled his statement made to
the Republican state convention in
March, that he would go berore the
people of Kansas on his record in con-
gress; that he would ask for the sup
port of the Republicans of the state
in the August primary after this rec
ord had been examined and consider
a discussion of the article that appear
ed in the Kansas City Star of May II
written by William Allen White. 1t
was a reply to Mr.. White. the cam
paign manager for Mr.. Brisrow. and
not to Mr.. White the writer. He re-
called the fact that Mr.. White was
responsible for Mr.. Bristow-s cand1-
dacy; that he is not only his cam
paign manager, his chief supporter
and press agent, but that he is his
financial manager as well; that he had
right to assume that the charges
were official, and represented Mr..
Bristow's attitude as we'll as that OF
Mr.. White himself, and that the peo-
pie of Kansas deserved an answer. He
referred to Mr.. Whites having writ
ten to a personal friend, stating that
Mr. Bristow was hesitating about en-
tering the senatorial contest unless
some "good angel would give Mr..
Bristow about five thousand dollars
with which to make the campaign;
that it was fair to presume that the
"good angel had appeared, for short
ly afterward Mr.. Bristow had an
nounced his candidacy. He said that
Mr. White was exceedingly practical in
his management of the campaign
soliciting campaign funds like any
ordinary politician-except that he
promised to return the contribution If
Mr. Bristow was elected and If not,
nothing was to be paid back.
Senator Long referred to a recent
editorial in the Topeka Capital, which
stated that If the thirty-f1ve votes re-
| ferred to in the article were satisfac-
torily explained, he was entitled 70 a
reelection but if not, he should be
retired. Replying to this he said:
"I accept the issue. I am willing thai
this contest shall proceed to the end
with an examination of these 35 votes
and the question of my return to the
senate shall be determined upon the
| record therein made"
Senator Long recalled the fact that
| he had been six years in the house and
four years in the senate, and had voted
On 69b roll calls; that only 35 Of these
| votes were questioned in this article
| hut that 66 were referred to in the
!
hased: that 16 of these were while he
| while he was a member Of the senate
that the substance of all of them was
that he had voted in the interest O.
| Wall street and against the interests O.
the people of Kansas. He character
| lied as an impossibility the statement
| of Mr.. White, that he could be person
| ally honest and yet betray the inter
| ests of the people Of Kansas. as charg-
| ed. In referring to Mr.. Whites dehnl-
| t,on of Wall street, that it is not 6
place but a temperament and state
of mind. Senator Long said. that the
only construction that could be placed
upon it was. that If his vote were cas'
as Mr.. White thought 1t should be
then he would represent his people
/ hJIt If in the way tIldL MI. w IA
thought it should not be, then he rep
| resented Wall street
| Senator Long took up the charges
| one by one. AS to the
| validating New Mexico Bonds.
Senator Long showed. that this vote
was cast in the support of the recon-
mendation of the committee reporting
| the bill and upon information furnish
| ed by the delegate from New Mexico
| Mr.. Catron, who stated that the bonds
were valid; that value received hac
heen obtained for them and that ths
| neople of the county issuing them were
IN favor of the bill. He showed thai
tho bonds were not held in Wall street
| u,ere not fraudulently issued, and thai
the people who would have them te
paw objected to their reputation be-
| cause of technical defects. He CLOSED
| with this sweeping declaration:
II was against reputation Of honest
| obligations then. and am against re-