The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-27
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you ever heard him recommend the
pensioning of the wives of old SOL
Cries of "Nol MOI" answered him
from over the hall
Wagstaf closed his address with a
demand for the repeal of the inner it
ance tax passed by the last legisla-
ture. going into considerable detail in
showing how it works a hardship
upon the poor with no corresponding
benefit to the commonwealth from the
wealthy estates which it is intended
TO reach.
At the close of his address, when he
was accorded a full measure of ap-
Rlause accompanied by repetition of
Withdrew from the meeting to seek
GOODNESS and rest, for he was very
tired.
Anthony Is Introduced.
The introduction of Congressman
d. r. Anthony of Leavenworth by
Chairman Mullins was the signal for
new bursts of applause. In his re-
marks referring to his own campaign
for denomination Mr.. Anthony treated
his opponent, T. A. McNeal, with
dignity and a caution calculated not to
offend his hearers in the city of Mr..
McNeals own home. For the most
part he addressed himself to national
administration matters and to Cover
4lOT SIuDDS WnOn ne Scdr1neQ with
great Zest. Mr.. Anthony said in part:
Il have been accused by my oppon-
emit in the present campaign in this
district of what he and the head of
the Kansas SANDER trust with head
quarters at Emporia regard as a most
serious offenSe, if not a crime-I am
charged with being a Republican and
] want to say to you citizens of Tope-
ka that it affords me the greatest
pleasure to plead guilty to that charge
and l glory in that kind of a political
indictment.
Never in my life have / had any
thing but the highest respect and toll
erance for the man who belongs to
an opposition political party, whether
he be Democrat or a Populist or a
member of any party which is found
ed on honest opinion and honest prin-
ciple. but for the man who claims to
be a member of either the Republi-
can or Democratic party and who asks
for a nomination for office at its
hands of one or the other of these
great parties but who puts in his time
denouncing the fundamental prin-
ciples of that party. defaming the
leaders of such party even to the
president of this great nation-for
that kind of a Republican or Demo-
crat 1 have nothing but contempt.
Il am especially glad to be a mem
Der of the Republican party of this
in congress have just finished ses-
sion of that body in which every
pledge made to the people in the plat
form of its national convention and in
which practically every one of those
great policies of progressive govern
ment fathered by one of the greatest
presidents this country has ever had,
Theodore Roosevelt, was enacted into
law.
About Kansas Situation.
And now 1 desire to say a few words
to the people of Topeka about the pres
ent political situation which prevails
in the state and in the First congress
sional district of Kansas. l would
have had no opposition for the Repub-
Hcan nomination as congressman in
this district if it had not been for the
political ambition of just one man, and
he now SITS in the governors chair over
here in the state house, a candidate for
denomination for the office he nov
holds and an open and avowed candi-
date for the position of United States
senator from Kansas. This man in the
interests of his candidacy for United
States senator has organized a political
ring the like of which has never been
known IN the political history of this
state. He has prostituted every ap
pointment at his command and exerted
every influence as governor of the
state of Kansas to elevate himself 10
the United States senate.
1.-THE other night up at Seneca, Kan,
the governor made a speech attacking
me, attacking Senator Curtis, attacking
the Republican party, and denying that
he was an enemy of the national ad-
Hninistration. Although in this Seneca
speech where he attacked me and Sem
ator Curtis and the Republican tariff
bill challenge any man to find where
Governor Stubs has stated that he is
friend of President Taft and q sup
porter of his administration. On the
contrary l arr here tonight to prove to
you that he has embarrassed President
Taft, the leader CT the Republican party
of this nation at every opportunity
that has been offered him in both an
official and personal manner. The first
instance of this came up when the gov
ernor was trying to force the bank
guaranty law on the people of this
state. Stubs inherited the idea of a
bank guaranty from Mr.. Bryan, whose
having law enacted for the guaran-
tee of the deposits of state banks, we'll
knowing that President Taft in his
campaign had Denounced the Bryan xdea
of national guaranty of bank deposits.
Governor Stubs made trip to Wash
ington with the avowed purpose of cum
polling President Taft to issue an or
der to compel the national banks 20
come in with the state banks under the
state guaranty law. Governor Stubs
well knew at the time that national
banks were organized under federal law
and that the president of the United
States had no authority even if he was
sc minded to compel national banks to
come in and operate under the state
law. The president of course promptly
refused the request of the governor that
he order national banks to come in un-
der the Kansas law. The sole object
of Governor Stubbs' visit to Washing