The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21

| the power given him by the party 10
4 further those ends.
| Because not content with debating
nominations for every state office and
| for members of the legislature he has
| selected candidates to oppose six of the
| Kansas members in congress, men who
| have Loyalty supported the president,
and regardless of their long service and
| fitness is determined to defeat them to
| increase his own power.
| Be cause he has not hesitated in the
| furtherance of his plans to ally himself
with the opposition, depends for his re-
| nomination on the hope of Democratic
support and invites Democratic votes
| to control Republican nominations, in
violation of the letter and spirit of the
primary law.
Because in the legislation he has
recommended he has sought only the
| multiplication of boards and offices
whose appointments. should come
from him, vastly increasing the ex-
pense of government.
Because not content with the i'm
mense power of the governors office
he proposes to deprive the people of
the right to elect their state OFFICERS,
make them appointive by the COVER
nor, and thus center in himself every
function of government, every source
of power and every reward of party
service.
Because by his oppressive use of
the power of his office, his factional
instincts, his dominating and vind1c-
tive temper, his unsparing denuncia-
ton of all who oppose him, he is driv-
ing thousands of workers from the
party ranks
Would Jeopardize Party Success.
Because his denomination woul1 mean
the triumph of factionalism, exalt the
Stubs autocracy above the party, in
jure the national administration and
jeopardize Republican success In No
Vember.
We heartily endorse the candidacy of
thomas E. Wagstaff for the Republican
nomination for governor. He knows no
faction smaller than the whole party,
is allied to no interests save those of
ell Repu blicans.
Wagstaf's Qualifications.
In his private life he is clean, in his
public life courageous and independent.
He achieved the first successful en-
forcement of the prohibitory law ana
tlazed the way for other officials to
follow. If nominated. he will lead the
party to success: ii elected he will give
his time and energy to the adm1nIstra-
ton of the Office. to the wise and eco
nomical conduct of the states affairs
Without in any way impairing the
efficiency of any branch of the state
government he will revise our taxes
downward. He will build no machine,
run for no other office and have no
ambition but to serve the people OF
Kansas He will replace waste with
thrift, extravaganza with economy, In
tolerance and prescription with
friendship and recognition for every
Republican. He will represent the
rank and file of the party and strive
to heal, rather than widen, factional
differences
He brings to the task great ability.
unquestioned honesty, the energy OF
youth and the experience of manhood.
Under his leadership success is GER
tain and a new era of tolerance, har-
money and united effort assured.
% + 10 a
of Kansas who commend the decrease
of national expenditures to condemn
the unnecessary increase of state ex-
penditures, by uniting to secure the
of Thomas e. Wagstaff
as Republican candidate for governor
of Kansas