The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-23
same way that congressman, governor
State Courts Before Federal Courts.

| stare OOuFIS bcIOr6 EcOcfdI
There is a strong sentiment
| throughout the state favoring the en-
actment of a law which will compel
corporations to test the constitutional
ity of state laws in the supreme court
| of our state before appealing to the
federal court for injunctions to nullify
| the operation of such laws. The ma
| chine leaders are opposing this also.
| 1.-The governor should have authority
under proper restrictions to suspend
from office, pending investigation
| county officials charged with enforce
ment of law, or else be exempted from
! criticism if the law is not properly en-
| forced in their Jurisdiction
| The enactment of an employers
| liability law which conforms in a gen.
| eral way with the federal law, would
| give protection to labor that it de-
| serves under the laws in this state.
''Bootleggers and whisky peddlers
should be sent to the penitentiary upon
conviction of violating thu prohibitory
law. This would permanently rid the
state of a large number of undesir-
able citizens
Every employer of labor knows
that it is necessary for him to have
| the power and authority to discharge
\ an employe who does not render faith
full service. The same power and au-
| thority should be vested in the people
of Kansas who are. as q matter of
fact, employers of all public officers.
|
to recall the governor, congressman,
United States senator, state or county
officers. who prove unfaithful or inef-
ficient would be of inestimable value to
the public service.
Il am asking for denomination to
the highest office within the gift of the
people of Kansas on the proposition
that 1 have faithfully and successfully
fulfilled every pledge which I made
before 1 was elected two years ago. I
am asking this renomina ton on the
further proposition that during the
past six years together with an army
of the best citizens of this state. re-
gardleSS of party l have worked faith
fully and earnestly to break down the
old political machine that had abso-
lutte control and domination of the
state and county governments and
were enjoying many special privileges
like the state printer and state treas
ury CRAFTS. the free railroad pass, car
rying on the payroll of tie legislature
an army of over four hundred en-
ployes and other grabs and CRAFTS of
less Importance.
81 challenge the men who are OPP
posing my denomination to show one
single law that I have ever supported
that was not in the interest of the gem
eral public and that was not calculat-
ed to give to the average voter more
privileges and justice.
If the public utilities law and 9TH
er measures which I have referred to
are enacted az the next session of the
legislature the men who are in favor
OF progressive methods in our state
government will be obliged to take an
active part in selecting candidates for
the legislature who are at heart and
in principle in favor of these meas
ures The time for becoming a can
didate will expire within about thirty
days from this date and every friend
of good government in the state ought
to take time to help secure the nom
inatfon of men who are publicly
pledged to progressive measures.
A Mud Singing Campaign.
''The old machine leaders who are
promoting and financing the opposi-
ton to me at this time are making a
mud-slinging campaign which is cal
culated to obscure from view the i'm
portant measures tina. ought to be
enacted into law by the next Iegisla-
ture. They are evidently doing every
thing in their power to divert public
attention away from the legislature
and the Importance of nominating
competent men in sympathy with the
prevailing public sentiment in this
nomination papers expires, which is
June oath.
''They are circulating sensational
reports which have been told and re-
told by these same old politicians for
many months and in some cases for
several years, throughout the length
and breadth of Kansas, to the effect
that am eXtraVagant and waSteful in
the management of public business;
that I have increased the state taxes
more than one million dollars in a
year and numerous other false and
absurd statements of this character
II demand again that Mr.. Wagstaff
specify the institution, department or
items that are extravagant, or ac-
knowledge that the above statements
are false or that he has been misin-
formed.
Respects to stitch. Fitzgerald and
Stanley.
"They charge me with standing in
with the Standard Oil company and a
lot of nonsense of that sort which
for campaign material. Not that this
charge needs any defense, but simply
to show the ridiculous as we'll as the
vicious tendency of these old politi-
clans who have been separated from
their fat jobs by the primary election
law, I desire to call your attention to
the fact that after I had put lot of
money into the oil business some years
ago, while the price was 81 to $1.25
and S135 per barrel the Standard Oil
company, who has despotic control
of prices of oil, forced prices down to
35 cents per barrel and at that ruin
Gus price they have been taking for
the most of the time for the past three
years all the way from no oil at all
for a part of this time up to one
fourth, one-third and one-half of our
total product. If the Standard Oil
company is so friendly to me why does
Ex-Governor Stanley, the chief counsel
for that company and Harvester trust;
Sam Fitzpatrick. the political man
ager of the Standard Oil company, and
Mr.. Stitch, the Kansas banker of the
Standard Oil company, not support
me instead of spending their valuable
time and some bOdVS money to min
ate Mr.. Wagstaff? AS a matter of fact
I have no doubt in my own mind that
I could have secured the earnest sup
port of the chief counsel, the political
agent and the local banker of the
Standard Oil company in Kansas if
had used nv Influences to preYent the