The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-08

and demagogues trying to convince
the people that the country should be
put on a free trade basis. the figures
or Mr. GomDers about the prices paid
for labor in free-trade England should
be of interest to every mechanic and
working man in the First district of
Kansas.
Went After McNeaI.
Anthony took on his opponent, Nc
Neal. for what he termed were abso-
lutely false and dishonest statements
in regard to the tariff on sugar. He
showed that there was no foundation
Tor McNeaIs figures and that he had
made bold attempt to mislead the
voters of the First district. for the
facts were that instead of the people
OF this country being compelled to pay
a tariff on the total consumption of
1,OOO, 100000 pounds of sugar annu-
ally, more than half of this sugar
came into this country free of duty,
and that the benefits of the sugar tar
lana and Texas and the beet sugar
growers of Kansas, Michigan, Utah,
Colorado and California, and to the
sugar producers in the American pos
sessions of Porto Rico and Hawaii.
Referring to Mr.. McNeal Mr.. An
thony stated that he had no objection
to his holding office all of his life if
he SO desired; that the statistics
showed that McNeal had either held
office, been a candidate for office. or
a seeker for office for 35 of the 3S
years he had been a resident of the
state; that he was just finishing his
sixth year as state printer, although |
during the last year he had spent most
of his time racing around over the |
First district denouncing the Republi- |
can party, denouncing its leaders and |
denouncing a Republican tariff bill |
which had received the approval of |
President Taft, Senator Curtis and of |
the majority of the Republicans of |
the senate and house of representa- |
tives.
Tool of Governor Stubs.
Anthony charged that McNeal was
tor1al machine; that he was put into |
the race in the First district in further |
ance of Stubs senatorial ambitions
with the idea of disrupting and disor-
ganizing the Republicans of Senator |
Curtis home district; and that Stubs |
was cunning enough to know that To- |
peka would not probably be able to |
hold both the congressman and the SEN
etor.
He charged that McNeal had sought |
in vain for a plausible Issue. to go be- |
fore the people of the First district; |
that he began with pulling down the /
flag in the Philippines and wound UP |
by advocating the election of the Sui |
tan of Sulu and the justices of the
peace by direct vote of the people; |
and that as soon as one plank became |
unpopular he would attempt to discard |
IT and get out new one.
Congressman Anthony declared that |
he had from the beginning been an ad-
vocate of the direct primary and an
advocate of railroad control and regu
lation in Kansas and at a time when |
Governor Stubs and William Allen
White were working hand in glove with [
the railroad and corporation interests !
Of the state. He denounced Stubs for /
icing in 10 sense Republican; and |
for having sought out every opportun-
ty to embarrass President Taft, and
said that as between Wagstaff, Repub-
lean principles, and the integrity of |
the Republican party on the one side,
and Governor Stubs with his personal |
egotism and senatorial machine on the
other side, he was unhesitatingly for
Anthony's Jefferson county friends
claim that he will carry this county
over McNeal by from 200 to 400 ma
Iority. Two years ago Stubs carried
this county over Leland by over 500 |
majority but the Jefferson county poll
icianS now say that Ii will be a stand
lff as between Wagstaff and Stubs as
to who will get the majority in this
On account of the prolonged session
Of congress at Washington the active
campaign of Congressman D. R. An
Lhony, Jr., for denomination in the First
district will be shorter than was origi-
rally planned.
He will speak in every county in the
district. spending from three to four
lays in each county. He will hold meet
ngs in the larger towns at night and
visit the smaller towns during the lay.
Mr.. AnthOny's Dates.
Following is his itinerary:
Sabetha, Monday evening, July II.
Seneca, Tuesday evening, July H.
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Horton, Thursday evening. July IA.
Troy, Friday evening July Is.