The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23
Gov. Stubs Finds Philipsburg
Court House Too Small.
Addresses About Six Hundred
People Outside.
TALKS TO WAGSTAFF.
Attacks People Who Are Manag.
ing His Campaign.
Charges That They Represent
Trusts and Corporations.

Phillipsburg, June Ex-Governor
Stubs started to make his speech here
Wednesday afternoon in the court
house. but the crowd that had come
to town to hear him could not get in
side the room. SO they made him go
out doors and speak in the court house
yard. About 500 people stood up on
the grass and listened attentively to
the governors address.
Even the Stubs supporters in town
were astounded at the size of the
crowd They had talked hesitatingly
all morning about the meeting and
feared that there would be a small
crowd on account of all the farmers
being busy ploughing corn. But the
farmers left the plough in the furrow
and came from all over the county to
hear the fighting governor. They
cheered him, too. The Stubs people
were jubilant' as result and have
raised their estimate of the Stubs ma
jority in Phillips county.
Wagstaff spoke here a month ago
in the court room and the Stubs peo-
pie say it was only about two-thirds
full of people.
The governor ripped right into the
enemies of his administration ana
called them all by name. He asked
questions about why the men who
were managing his campaign were do
ing that work.
Assails WagstaR Iieutenants.
"You must know Mr.. Wagstaff,'' he
said, that the only possible hope of
the big corporations to again control
legislation Is through the old political
system of organization represented by
the men who are fathering your cam
paign.
Several times I have asked Mr..
Wagstaff to explain why the paid attor-
neys of all the big corporations in
Kansas, including the railroads, the
trust, the machine politicians, who
have represented these corporations
before the legislature. the representa-
tives of the breweries and every man
who hopes to see lax enforcement of
the laws are for him. He has not an
swered me. These men have been no
torious for their opposition to every
wholesome measure before the public
in. years and have lobbied and worked
to protect the interests of the corpor-
alton whom they serve. The follow
ing list will give a fair idea to the
voters of Kansas of the men who, after
repeated failures to find a candidate,
finally brought you out as their stand
ard bearer in this, canpaign: David
Mulvane. chief corporation lobbyist in
the state: Sam Fitzpatrick, ex-leader
of the senate lodge and political man
ager for the Standard Oil company;
F. Dumont Smith, understrapper and
lackey for Fitzpatrick; D. O. McCray,
of book trust fame and lobbyist for
the Pullman company; Paul Walker,
political attorney for the Rock Island
road; Henry Scandrett, political attor-
ney for the Union Pacific; "Bil1"
Smith, political attorney for the Santa
Fe; scores and scores of men who rep
resent the corporations in lesser ca
pacity; Ex-Governor Stanley, attorney
for the Harvester trust; Mort A1baugh,
master mechanic of the discredited po-
litical machine; w. Y. Morgan. who
holds the record for making the big
gest fortune out of a legalized graft in
internal revenue collector; "Bill"
Mackay. United States marshal; Harry
J. Bone. United States attorney; Tom
Kelley, ex-state treasurer.
Now, Mr.. Wagstaff,'' continued the
governor, addressing himself directly
to his opponent, who of course was not
present, sit is only fair that you state
publicly why many of these men have
used great part of their time for
many months to find a candidate
your campaign with their time and
money.
you surely must know that the big
trusts. monopolies and combines, in
Guiding the railroads, telegraph COM
panies, telephone companies, express
pie of Kansas millions of dollars in
unearned and unjust profits and that
they have been protected by the leg
islature of the state through the politi-
cal system represented by these men,"
Weather Is Very Hot.
Governor Stubs arrived here early
in the morning and spent the day
quietly at his hotel It is very hot and
the time is unfavorable for political
meetings as the farmers are busy in
their fields, but the Stubs meeting
here was we'll advertised and early In
the afternoon the. indications were
that large crowd from out of town
would be present for the meeting
which was to have been held in the
court house.
The campaign speech that the gov
ernor is making in this northwest
country is unique and it has a telling
effect upon his hearers. He succeeds
in making the people believe that he
believes what he is saying; that he is
sincere. That is two-thirds of the bat
tie and counts for more than ele-
Quence in lasting effects.
The governor launches directly into
his subject He starts out by making
what he calls an accounting of his
stewardship. He has served eighteen
months and he tells the people about
his appointments and the progress
| made in the different departments. The
penitentiary, grain, live stock. and edu-
cationa1 departments and the work of
the board of control are all mentioned.
The governor reports a saving to the
state in every department and has
only praise for Warden Codding, Joe
Mercer, Harry Bowman and J. N. Dol
ley of the banking department. He
holds up their work as an example
rather than attempt to defend them
from the attacks of the enemies of his
administration.
Some Stubbsisms.
When he gets warmed up the gov
ernor is something of a spellbinder.
Here are few epigrams taken from
his speech:
st have used exactly the same meth
DDS in the conduct of state affairs that
used in building up my own private
business