The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-15

than his own party ticket, and the oath
must be preserved by the judges as
matter of record.
Again calling attention to my for
mer opinion or statement as to the
rights of voters at the primaries, which
I am firmly convinced, puts the right
construction On this law, 1 am,
c. z. DENTON,
Secretary of State.
Governor Stubbs at Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, Kan, July Ex-Governor
Stubs spoke here at the opera house
last night and devoted a part of his
speech to w. Y. Morgan, editor Of the
Hutchinson News.
The governor said:
MIR. Morgan is both a regent of the
state university and a member Of the
state legislature. AS a member of the
| legislature he voted for all the appro-
priations made by that body which to-
gether with the deficit of approximate
ly 100000 from the preceding admins
tration formed the sole basis of a tax
levy, and as regent of the university
he asked for more than 100000 greater
appropriations for the university than
was granted by the legislature.
TN the face of these facts, Mr.. Nor
| gan charges the increase of take and
| the extravaganza in the management
of these institutions up to the gov
ernor, although he, himself, is directly
responsible for the management and
distribution of the money in an institu-
ton that received appropriations
amounting to more than one million
dollars from the last legislature. AMI
the governor has no direct control over
these disbursements whatever, except
that he is responsible for the appoint
ment of three regents out of a total
number of seven at this time
1.-THE board of regents for the educa-
tional institutions, directors and man
ayers of the penal institutions, the
warden of the penitentiary, the super
intendent of the Hutchinson reforma-
tory, the board of control represent
| ing the charitable institutions and the
heads of departments of the entire
| state government who had been ap-
pointed by Governor Hoch, were yet
in control of the institutions and de-
partments of this state when the last
| legislature was in session, and IT was
| these holdover boards and regents and
heads of departments who recommend
| ed to the legislature nearly three MIL
| lion dollars greater appropriations pc
made to maintain the institutions and
| departments of the state government
than was granted by the legislature.
Hundreds of thousands of these
false and deceitful statements are be-
| ing printed and circulated in neWspa-
pers and otherwise every day through
out this state for the purpose OF re-
gaining control of the public ofHces OF
! this state by the old consolidated Long
and Curtis political machine
81 am proud of the opposition or
such men as Morgan and his fellow
townsman, Memo alias F. Dumont
Smith of the late senate lodge, ana
men of that type. I know that the
primary election law, which has taken
off their shoulder straps and placed
them on a par with the common voter
! at the primary election; the anti-pass
| law which causes them to pay their
fare on the railroads like common
people, and the board of control law
10 lit hi IN G. H.
tions out of politics, and the appoint
ment of men in the penltentlary.
Hutchinson reformatory, nsh ana
game department, who nave placeQ
these institutions on civil service ano
businesslike basis; the d1scharglng OF
a lot of useless employees in the gram
department and the prosecution TOT d
shortage in that department OF $S,OOO:
the adjustment of the offices OF nve
| assistant superintendents or the OIL de-
| partment, and this kind of politics Is
very odious to the old fashioned ma
chine politician.
ssWty doesn't Mr.. Morgan. II he sim
cerelv wishes to revise taxes down
ward in the interest of the people OF
his home county, say something apous
| the local tax levies, which are voted
direct by the county commissioners,
the city council, the city commission
and the township and school district
officers, and which aggregate $l2.s5
on the $1,000 valuation, as compared
with 1925 levied for state taxes on
each 81, 900 valuation?"
jackson in an Auto.
Attorney General Jackson will make
/ an so mile automobile tour through
Pottawatomie county, July %. when
| he will made speeches at Fostoria,
/ Blaine, Wheaton, Havensvi1le and
4 Wamego. He will speak at Garrison,
Olsburg and Manhattan July n, and
at Harveysville July %. His date for
Dunlap and Dwight has been changed
to July 20.
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