The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-18
AMRINE TO BAT.
Governors Clerk Takes a Shot
at Ways Secretary.
Replies to Kramer's Charge Of
Last Monday.
CALLS FOR DETAILS.
Wants Names and Specific In
stances.
Wagstaff Charges Too General
IN Warrant lirnaf RonIv
CALLS FOR DETAILS.
Wagstaff Charges Too General
to Warrant Direct Reply.


clerk in the governors office, today
makes reply to the charges and ques-
tons hurled at him Monday by Secre
tGry Kramer, of the Wagstaff cam
paign ,ommistee. Mr.. Armine's reply
sa strong one from a square deal
standpoint, and is as follows:
My Dear Mr.. Kramer:-I am not sur
prised to find myself attacked by you
this week. Since your Wagstaff cam
raign of bluff and oluster raises to the
Importance of statewide issues such
questions as Chinese pheasants, Ger
man carp and motives of 800 month
clerks, nothing in the air. the earth or
the waters under the earth seems Sc
cure from its ravages. The twaddle
which constitutes the bulk of your cam
paign argument thus far would be in
eXcusable except that it distinguishes
this as the year of the Big Wind, and
a record is always worth something 1t
is childish except that your Knockers
cub issuing it, assumes the very dig
nified name of Wagstan Headquarters.
You begin bX saying you are indebted
to the Capital for my article. The por-
ton mentioned by you relating to taxes
is not in the Capital. which isn't i'm
portant except to show how easily you
uisrepresent.
You accuse my RepubIicanism. 1t
may be faulty. 1 never claimed 1t per-
leCL nave IOuil1 IEOS0 lO. ike
Speaker Cannon and Senator Aldrich.
claim a perfect Repubhcanism are most
open to criticism But at least l am
supporting President Taft and Cover
nor Stubs The standard your supreme
Ccnceit sets up, that in the name of
Republicanism one may stand up for
the head of the party in the nation and
fght the head of the party in the state
is at least new one and open to in
spection before acceptance. For, say
-
was nominated by 1900 majority and
elected by $4,000 majority in the Re-
publican party, and one OF the votes
electing him was yours. 1t seems to
me your standard of RepublIcanism
vas conceived in a private groutch and
torn in a cooperative hatred. Yet with
this standard and in the name of the
president. (though Heaven only knows
where you get authority you accuse
and dnOunce the Republicanism Of
Stubbs and all those aligned with him.
Calls Kramer Buffer.
You are a buffer. a supreme buffer.
Your pretended patriotism in this cause
is a simple question of nerve. Your ar
guments are a collection of buncombe
supplied by discredited political shy
sters who know no other methods and
which you reepat parrot like. believing
them original If not, show your auth
ority for attacking Governor Stubbs IN
the name of President Taft Show the
people what is the amount Of President
Taft's personal responsibility for a
state administration in Kansas. Show
what Governor Stubs stands for in
Kansas TO which President Taft is op-
POSED. Show where Stubs has not car
ried out the Republican platform upon
which he was elected. Show where he
has criticised the national Republican
platform or the president. Show one
instance in which Stubs has broken
faith with his party in this state or
hold your numbering mouth until you
have facts to discharge through it.
If seem ed to pass lightly Wagstaff's
reference to taxes it was unintentiOnal
because it is the only serious feature
of his PascO, and serious only to him.
Wagstaff says, The governor has in
creased state taxes more than one mil
lion dollars" This statement of your
candidate IN mis- Independence speech is
the best measure of the man and his
issue Yet given the people. If Wagstaff
states the truth Stubbs should be de-
feated. If Wagstaff is lying he should
be so branded. His statement Is either
true or false. 1 say it is false, and
the man who makes it proves himself
d cheap political faker And whether
you or 1 wish it or not, the people are
gong to be the judges.
The governor can not and does not
increase or decrease taxes. Taxes are
the result OF appropriations. Appro-
prlations are work of the legislature.
The governor can veto a bill but he
ca mot increase or decrease one itern
After Wagstaf and his hackers have
shown what bill they would have
vetoed Il governor, or what bill thew
would have refused if they were the
legislature, it will be time to listen to
MN and to you. Until Wagstaff does
TINS, until you show wherein Stubs
Is responsible. you must stand convict
ed in the mind of every intelligent
Kansan as buncombe dispensers of a
mighty cheap and unworthy sort
Should Stand Up Like Men.
Why does your crowd not answer
TINS repeated appeal? Why not tell
the people just where Stubs respon-
sibility lies? Why are you lodging like
punch OF foxes caught in depreda-
tom Why skulk like culprits when
asked for this very simple explana-
ton if you have it? Stand up, stand up
like men and prove you have an issue
other than personal hatred and venom
toward Stubs If taxes are too high
snow the error that made them so.
If stub is responsible show why he
IS. Put ii in the papers. Put it in
Wagstan's speech. Put il in circulars
and send them broadcast over the
state with definite statements properly
signed Your fight is IN the name of
epublicanism- If nothing else appeals
to you do the fair and decent thing in
that great name. 1t is worth it.
You say 1 am for Stubs because
hold position under him. Pretty low
plane to judge by but you seem to
know no other. 1t is answer enough
to this that 1 was for Stubs with my
paper to the best of my ability in the
things he stood and fought for three
years before he became governor. But
can not see that my. jobless condition
at that time nor my job at this time
has anything to do with Wagstaff-S
running for governor on a buncombe
issue.
You ask me to state to the taxpay-
ers what service perform for the sal
airy l draw. If a taxpayer. which
understand you are not should ask
me. I would answer / hold a regular
statute position which has been a part
fthe governors official force for