The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-19
HERE'SA new ONE
Rumor That Ex-Governor Stan.
ley Would Succeed Curtis.
Still Has Eye on Seat in U. s.
Senate.
GO OUT TO THE PEOPLE
Expects to Win by ROusiRg Per.
sOnal Campaign.
Mr.. Knapp Gives Out Facts
About Tax Levy.
20 OUT TO THE PEOPLE

And now comes word from the great
southwest, from Wichita. the fast grow
Ing, am bilious city of vicissitudes.
looms and setbackS, that Ex-Governor
Stanley will get into the senatorial race
for sure and certain and that he hopes
to win by occupying the wide stretch
of middle ground between the two ex-
tremes of his party as represented by
Senator Curtis and Governor Stubbs.
Governor Stanley's senatorial ambi-
ton cannot be taken lightly. He has
been in the public eye for many years
and served two terms as governor from
1899 to 1902 with credit to himself and
the state. He is now engaged in the
practice Of law at Wichita. Governor
Stanley was a candidate for the United
States senate against Long and Curtis
six years ago and had a strong follow
ing in the legislature. He was elimina-l
ted from the race through the manip-
Liations of the men then in control
and his strength turned to Lor.g.
While Governor Stanley was undoubt-
edly wrought UP at the time over the deal
he received at the instance of his Op-
ponents lie did not bear malice and
the wounds of that campaign have long
since healed. Stanley is strong with
the people of the state. has ability and /
tact, and occupying vantage ground
between two bitter factions, is sure to |
be formidable candidate for the SEN |
atorial toSa.
A man Of Stanley's ca1ibre and pop |
uiarity who is not affiliated with the |
Old machine crowd and who is not a /
sWaSh- h-buckler in the wild eyed ranks |
of the reformerS is sure to appeal to |
large number oc Republicans in Kan |
sa-s who are tired of party faction. A |
g1eat many KanSanS think that Curtis |
was too Trick with the Aldrich tariff |
revision upward crowd during the last
session, while a great many other Kan |
sans think that the Stubbs brand of
politics saVorS too much of Populism.
The election of Stanley to the senate
would eliminate the leaders of both
factions aid would also revolutionizel
politics in this state. It would be a /
new deal rather than square deal.
Stanley expects TO make an active and /
aggressive campaign before the people
nd he will have to be reckoned with
by the pow ers that be.
Secretary Knapp. of the state board
Of control, has undertaken in prepar-
in the tax levy this year and to show
that the administration is responsible
FOR only a small part of the additional
burden of seven millions of dollars.
Here is the way Mr.. Knapp argues the
case:
THAT there has been a rapid in
crease in the amount of taxes levied |
can not be denied. In 1S99-ten years
county, city, township and school dis
trict purposes in the state of Kan |
sas the total sum of $13,328,329.96.
In 1907 the total levy for like pur-
poses was $40, 0,497, ,603.3S- in
crease in eight years of $7.169, ,273.37
Or more than half OF the total taxes
levied in 1899. The analysis of this
appalling increase is the meat in the
and is what explodes the
theories being circulated by Memo
and other political writer's who at
tempt to place the entire responsible
lty upon the state administration and
legislature on account of increased
appropriations and what they are
pleased to style 'unbridled extraVa-
sance' in the management of the |
states business. This increase of {
more than seven million dollars is !
as follows: 4
State taxes increased. 9S4, $751; .0o :
county taxes increased. !, ,451, ,944. SO .
city taxes increased. ............ ,2S0, ,S1S. IL
township taxes increased. 1,052, 762. II
school district taxes increased. 2, ,449 065. II
1.-THE increase in the levies made i
'or state taxes will therefore be seen /
% be lower in proportion than the in l
crease required for any subdivision Y
words, $6,234, ,590.32 represents the 6
y, city, township and school district
lollars for state purposes. These a
tatements from the county clerks to v