The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-27
OPERA HOUSE PACKED
Address One Of the Straight
From the Shoulder Kind.
Claims That He Isn't RESPONSE
BILE for Increased Taxes.

Liberal. Kan. April 27.-Before a
crowd of Seward county people that
5ammed the opera house to the doors,
Governor Stubs made one of his most
emphatic and plain spoken speeches of
his political career last night. He re-
iterated his promise OF law enforcement
and economy and state control of pub
lie utilities. Hundred people stood in the
back of the hall.
Governor Stubs was greeted with
great applause. He hit straight out,
said he was proud of his law enforce
E'ent record, proud of his appointees
and referred to reforms in the grain
department, penitentiary. oil inspection,
bank commissioner department and 9TH
ers. He said he didn't want a second
term if he had not made good He said
POLITICS is a cod blooded proposition,
not sentiment.
Governor Stubs came out square in
open and said: I think AldrichiSm and
Cannonism is the curse of the country.
IL you want to know where I stand"
He praised the insurgenr congress men
and declared the Republican party is
sacred to him, too sacred to be allowed
to be run by two or three men in
washington. He praised the Taft an
rointment of Hughes to the suprems
bench. Governor Stubs defended HIM
self from the cry of high taxes. He
said the legislature made the appro-
priations and the tax commissioner
made state tax levy and county COM
missioners and city commissioners and
school boards made local levy. He said
the state taxes are million dollars,
local taxes 20 million. What has the
governor to do with IT," he shouted
The cry of revision of taxes downward
Is unSteadying. 1t is the same old hue
and cry-they generalize and do not
specialize. The revision slogan is a
I, Nr.T@ 4 l.
of truth to keep it afioat before people
Governor Stubs closed with praise for
Attorney General Jackson.
Mrs. Y. H. Grinstead. president of
the w. G. T. u, introduced r. ]. Hop
kins, Republican candidate for Heuten-
ent governor, and o. ]. Foster, candi-
Gate for judge, ard both made short
talks.
Wild Bill Cunningham of Arkansas
City. candidate for railroad commits
sioner, has scored one on the other
aspirants for that office. The Labor |
Record prints a signed article from Sim |
"A. Bramlette. president of the State
Federation Of Labor, endorsing him. It |
is as follows:
Reports have it that w. L. Cum
of Arkansas City, is a candi-
date for railroad commissioner. 1t is
to be hoped that such is the case for |
there is not man in Kansas better |
qualified for the place than is Mr.. Cum
bingham. His experience as a member |
of the legislature has especially equip |
ped him for this important position in |
sofar as rendering sufficient service to |
the people; and his splendid record as |
a member of the house is sufficient |
evidence that the rights of the people |
would be properly safeguarded by Mr.. |
Cunnin CHAM Not only should he re-
ceive the solid support of, the Square
Dealers but he. should also receive the |
support of organized labor throughout |
the state. as he was one of the rec
ognized champions Of labor legislation |
ever since becoming a member of the
With his ability and cour-
ageous devotion to the interests Of the
people of Kansas which has been so
forcibly evidenced in reform legisla-
ton, Cunningham is the logical man
for one of the railroad commissioners
to carry into effect the Stubs policies
of law enforcement. Give us more such |
men as Cunningham and Stubs, and
Kansas will make progress of a char
acter that will mean something to the |
people of the Sunf1ower state"
Smith Center. Kan, April 27.-The
friends of w. A. Reeder, candidate for
congress in this district, have just
started to circulate his nomination
papers in this county.
In Smith Center he has a petition