The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-15
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Undertaken and EmbaImcr
511 Quincy St.
Both Phones 1872

the previous IL months. These are
the official figures and 1 can give them
to you by months if you desire it. You
Will observe that instead Of saving
stead of increasing receipts you have
decreased them. =
Really, governor, it is hard to have
patience and answer courteously such
misstatements as you put forth about
every branch of the states business.
You are SO ignorant of the states af-
fairs that you think that money is
drawn from the county treaSurers by
calendar years instead of tax years.
The fact is, and no one knows this bet
ter than Mr.. Nation. that as soon as
the taxes begin to be paid in Novem-
Der, that money is available and drawn
Tor the states expenses. That was
done under Stanley, under Bailey, I'M
der Hoch and has been done under
you. The money is not segregated by
calendar years as you would infer.
You are probably ignorant of this fact
and hence can not tell whether you
had deficit or a surplus, but the peo-
pie of Kansas can.
You have much to say in your article
about ideals of government. Ideals.
governor, are OF value only as they are
lived up to. Your ideal when you start
ed was business government. How
far short of this ideal you have fallen
this correspondence has shown. 1 have
my own ideal of what the governor
should do. 1t is very simple. To do
my duty under the law, give all my
time and energy to the service of the
state, keep myself thoroughly inform
ed as to the states affairs; save money
wherever it can be saved without inn
pairing the efficiency of any depart
ment, and above all, not to spend my
time in building UP a personal factional
machine but devote it to the office that
am paid to administer. That is my
platform.
This Is the Last Letter.
In conclusion, beg to thank you for
the attention that you have paid to my
communication to you. could not
have hoped at the outset that You
would SO completely admit every state
rnent and charge made in my letter and
in my speeches. You have admitted
that you grossly deceived the people
OF Kansas in your interviews. You have
admitted that state taxes have been
increased a million dollars under your
administration, and would have been
increased a million more if the legiSls.-
ture had provided for the increased
patronage which you wanted. You have
admitted that the expenses of the state
Institutions. under your care, have been
increased 20 per cent in one year with
cut any showing of corresponding BEN
eft. You have admitted that your
public utility" issue is a fake. be-
cause the bills passed by the last house
completely covered the subject and
We're defeated by your friends in the
senate FOR the sole reason that they did
Tot increase your patronage. You have
admitted that you would take from the
people the right to elect their railroad
board, a right secured after q long
struggle against the railroads. You
have admitted that the happiness of
the convicts of the penitentiary Is of
more consequence TO your adrninistra-
ton than the wellbeing of the veterans
in the Soldiers Home. You have ad-
Initted that you expect to be nominated
by Democratic votes; that 1t is your de-
sire that the control of the party be
taken from these VINO have borne its
burdens and fought for its success and
transferred to those who have been en-
.en5ies Of Republican principles. You
lave admitted that you are willing to
take this nomination at the hands OF
Democrats rather than Republicans:
that you have sanctioned and approy-
ed perjury at the primary in order to
override the wishes of Republicans.
You have admitted that you do no.
know deficit from a surplus and every
tune you have quoted figures On states
affairs, you have been mistaken.
So fa- as 1 ann concerned, this per-
srnal correspondence is closed. II would
be idle for me to repeat charges that
you have admitted. and you have adj
united far more than enough to dis
qualify you for the Office that you hold.
I am, respectfully yours,
THOS. E. WAGSTAFF.