The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-04
Senator Says He Will Help the
Wagstaff Forces.
Tenders His Services to Com
mittee.
SILENT ONONESUBJECT
Will Not Discuss RoOseveIt-In
surgent Conference.
Points With Pleasure to Presi.
dent Taft'S Administration.

oCAdtOt- (AdIloS AuIIlS arrived at
his home in Topeka at noon today
after an absence of nearly eight
months spent in attendance on his Off
cial duties at Washington. He got
| into the state campaign the moment he
arrived in town, stepping from the
| cars right into the melee.
81 have placed my services at the
| disposal of Secretary Kramer of the
Wagstaff campaign committee" said
the senator, land will go on the stump
when and where he calls me. I shall
be ready any time after July So
The senator declined to discuss for
publication the visit of the insurgents
to Colonel Roosevelt and their recep-
ton by the colonel. He did not attach
any particular Importance to that re-
ception.
He said that the continuance of the
Topeka pension agency was not set
tied definitely until the last day of the
session. AS for the Harry Bone ap-
pointment the failure of the senate to
confirm it only means that Mr.. Bone
will serve a few months over four
years on this term. Nothing to worry
about there.
Senator Curtis thinks that w. H.
Taft has made the best president since
Lincoln and does not hesitate to ex-
press his admiration He gave out
the following statement on national
and state politics in which he comes
out squarely against the denomination
of Governor Stubs for cause:
1T is unnecessary to enumerate
these various measures passed by the
last congress because the people have
been fully advised through the press
as to their number and Importance.
The policies of the Taft administra-
ton have been written into law. The
| IaOic1otinr1 fhnrAir fn0I1dod
all the policies handed down from the
previous administration and the Chi
eago platform, except the tariff bill
adopted year ago. To this volume
were added the measures proposed
by the present administration itself,
comprising, in all, the biggest legis-
lative program ever sent in. 1t did not
look like much would be accomplish
ed, but suddenly and unexpectedly ev-
erybody in the senate and house set
tied down to work and so much was
accomplished that congress goes down
as a record maker, and all give the
credit to President Taft. He lacks
none of the firmness that characterized
his predecessor, and to this fact, cou-
pied with the spirit of compromise he
had evinced in his general message,
is attributed a measure of success no
less than phenomenal. AS conse-
quence, the presidents supporters
have full right to say that a more
complete and immediate fulfillment
of pledges has never before been seen.
The tariff law is fully coming up to
the expectations of its friends and
supporters, and is demonstrating that
those who made so many dire predic-
lions about the results were mistaken.
Surplus i'm Place of Deficit.
1T is great pleasure to call to the
attention of the people the result of the.
first full year of the splendid admins
tration of President Taft For months
those who were unfriendly to his adj
ministration have predicted that July
l, 1910, would show that our expenses
for the year ending that day would ex-
Gel OFF income but they were mis-
taken, for the books of the treasury
show surplus of over nine million
dollars.
Congress also made a good show
ing for the appropriations are 30 mil
lion dollars less for this year than they
were for the last year-and this after
providing nearly 80 million dollars for
rivers and harbors and 20 million dol
lars for the reclamation service.
Will Take Stump for Wagstaf
at is my intention to take part in
the state campaign, and l shall do
everything possible to secure the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Wagstaff for governor.
Mr.. Stubs in his numerous and diff
ferent answers regarding the great in
year of his administration has thus far
failed to give any satisfactory explana-
ton for the same Again, he is still
claiming credit for many things for
which he is not responsible. and did
not even help to bring about He does
not give the legislature credit for any
thing, but claims everything for his
administration. When he claims credit
for the election of the state printer
by direct vote of the people he knows
he is claiming something to which he
is not entitled. because this was
brought about by an amendment to
the constitution. and was recommend
ed manv years before Mr.. Stubs was
politically known. He also claims
credit for securing interest on state
funds. He is not entitled to credit for
this. but the Republican legislature
and not Governor Stubs is entitled to
the credit.
About Appropriations.
He charges all the appropriations to the
legislature. when he knows that the var
ious items appropriated for, and many
more appropriations that were not made
were recommended by him He further
ton of the state of Kansas was amended
SO that the governor could veto any item
in an appropriation bill and he alone is
responsible If he did not exercise his right
1 think it is well for US TO fight this
question out in the primaries SO ma
jority of the Republicans may determine
whom they desire for their candidates.
have not been home long enough to know
the situation but am one of the Republi-
cans who is not satisfied with the ex-
travagant and unbusiness-like admins
tration OF Governor Stubs, and there
fore shall exercise my right a true Re-
publican to support his opponent-Mr.
Wagstaff. / am also opposed to Mr..
Stubbs because he is not in harmony nor
in svn1pthy with the national administra-
ton but is aiding and assisting those who
would oppose it, if given an opportunity
In nv judgment. this is the time for the
Republicans of Kansas to show that they
believe in and stand for true Republican