The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Kansas People Favor Income
! Tax Amendment Says DOlley.
Sends a Telegram to New York
Paper.
FIRST BOLT OF STUBBS
independence Reporter Says He
Is Too Much Like Roosevelt.
Boom for Ed Madison for Unit
ed States Senator.

Since President Taft and the Re-
publican leaders in congress have
agreed to submit a constitutional
amendment to the people on the pro-
position to tax swollen incomes New
York newspaper has been taking
toll of the various states in order to
gain an idea of the drift of public
sentiment over the country for or
against the plan.
In his capacity as state chairman,
J. n. Dolley has received the follow
ing telegram from this paper:
u. n. Dolley, Topeka, Kan.
President Taft and other Repub-
lican leaders agree to submit a con-
sttutional amendment authorizing
the government to tax personal in
comes. Please telegraph at our ex-
lpense whether people of your own
Estate through legislature will. in your
Judgment. favor or oppose such
amendment"
Mr.. Dolleys Interpretation of
Kansas sentiment on the proposition
was incorporated in his reply as fol-
lows:
THE people of Kansas, through
their Legislature. in my Judgment,
would strongly favor constitutional
amendment authorizing government
to tax personal incomes:
Speaker Kansas House of Repre-
sentatives.
The Independence Reporter, one of
the influential dailies of southern Kan
sas edited and published by H. G.
James. has bolted w R. Stubbs for
a second term for governor. The Re
porter declares that Stubbs is too
much like ex-President Roosevelt in
his impetuOus ways of running and
breaking things and wants to see a
Taft come forward in Kansas and heal
the party wounds and restore peace
and tranquility in affairs. The Re
porter's outbreak would likely at
tract moro attention and receive great
er consideration in this matter If it were
not a fact that it's editor is disap-
pointed office seeker at the Stubs pie
counter.
while dealing in futures three years
ahead, is nevertheless spiced with in
tereSt for KanSanS who keep abreast
of public affairs. The Pratt Republi-
can comes forward and launches a
boom for Congressman Ed Madison
for the United States senate as fol-
lows:
"Our popular congressman from the
big seventh district is the owner of a
nice little boom for United States
senator to succeed Charles Curtis,
whose term will expire in 1913. Con-
gresham Madison has made good
with the rank and file of voters in
Kansas.
"A change from Curtis to Stubbs
would only intensity the disgra cefuI
wrangle in Kansas politics, while the
strike in the game of harmonious good
fellowship in the Republican party
once more"
John Dawson, in making reply to
the statement of Attorney A. A.
Graham, who had declared that the
new prohibition law was uncon-
stitutional adopts the chart method
by which children are taught their
exercises in kindergarten schools
Dawson was formerly assistant in At
torney General Jackson's Office and as
Jackson has declared the new law
constitutional, Dawson undertakes to
set forth the views of his former chief
in such shape that a child can read
and understand them as it runs by
the printed page. Dawsons catechism
of questions and answers is as fol-
y lows:
What is the difference
between the national government and
the state government?
Answer-The national government
can only do what the federal con-
stitution positively permits while the
state government can do ANYTHING
which the state constitution does not
positively forbid.
Q-Does the state constitution
positively forbid the legislature to
authorize the sale of intoxicants?
At does. except for three pur-
poses.
Q=Does the state constitution for
bid the legislature to suppress the
sale of intoxicants entirely?
Att does not
Q-What did the last legislature do
In relation to intOXicantS2
At repealed the law authorizing
the sale of them.
Q-Is it unconstitutional to repeal
that act?
Q.-who has the authority to de-
eide the constitutionality of statutes?
A.-The supreme court of the state
and of the United States.
(Which is highest in authority? :?
A.-The supreme court of the
United States, but it has said many
times that it would feel bound to fol-
low the Interpretation placed upon
a state constitution by the su-
preme court of such state.
Q.-Has the Kansas supreme court
settled the constitutionality of legisla-
tion suppressing the sale of liquors =?
A Att has. in the Durein case. in
+ Volume 20. Kansas reports, page 1.
Q.-Was last winters law passed
with that decision in mind?
Alt was.
Q.-Do lawyers generally doubt the
constitutionality of the new law?
A.-Those who have read the
Durein case carefully do not
Q.-Is the new law a good one?
A.-That is matter of opinion
which concerns only the legislature
and the people and is none of the
business of the courts.
Weather Indications
Chicago, June 1s.-Forecast for Kan
sas; Probably showers tonight or Sat
urday; warmer tonight.