The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-26

Governor Hoch's administration The
tax levied to pay the expenses of the
last year of Hoch's administration
amounted to $2.749,0O0; the tax levied
for the first year of my administra-
ton amounted to $2,zU8, 900, and fol
the second year $3,139.O0O, which
equals $5,347, 600 for the two years. OF
$2,673,500 per year average taxes for
the two years of my administration.
DO you know. Senator Curtis, that
the tax was levied for the first year of
my administration by the state tax
commission months before 1 was nomi-
mated for office and that the levy for
the second year of my administra-
ton was made before 1 had hardly
taken the chair and before had made
any changes whatever in the manage
ment of the public institutions of this
state?
'WilI Mr.. Curtis explain to the peo-
pie of Kansas why he would deliber-
ately deceive them by misstatements of
1 facts? Will he further explain why
he deliberately ignored the fact that l
paid out of these taxes approximately
! 5000, 600 deficit left by the Hoch ad-
ministration? This statement with ref
erence to the deficit is officially stated
in a letter signed by James M. Ma
ton. auditor of state.
"Why does Mr.. Curtis, Republican,
| who prideS himself on party regularity,
resort to such Misrepresentation to
try to defeat a Republican administra-
ton?
"I address this statement to you
personally, Senator Curtis, because you
as their public representative owe a
responsibility to the people of Kansas,
! and you are unworthy of their conf
| dence if you do not tell them the
whole truth about public matters, and
for the further reason that the candi-
| date who represents your cantentiOn in
| this campaign insists on misstating or
twisting the facts and his repeated one
| false statement after another which he
I does not attempt to justify by actual
facts.
IF you are sincerely trying to save
tax money to the people of your city
and the state of Kansas, Mr.. Curtis,
| will you publicly state why you spend
all your time in talking about state
taxes and have never been known to
mention local taxes in your speeches?
The state taxes in Topeka, where you
pay taxes on a large amount of prop
erty. are only $1.25 on the thousand
dollars, while your local taxes amount
to $14.35 per thousand dollars. Why
don't you try, along with the $1.25
state taxes. to save a part of the $14.S5
local taxes?
''Then, again, Senator Curtis. why
don't you tell the people of Kansas
that their state taxes amount to only
approximately 50 per capita for the
entire population of the state, while
the local taxes over which the state
has no control. amount to between $1S
and $14 per capita every year, and the
federal taxes, which are indirect, but
hich are paid for out of the earn
ing of the people just the same. and
for which you help to appropriate the
money amount to more than $40 for
every man. woman and child who lives
in the United States.
Why With the Machine?
fFVVi1I Won eyn1ain little furthar
Mr.. Curtis, inasmuch as you have
taken upon your shoulders the burden
of the campaign, having openly made
the charge at Eskridge last year for
self with a band of discredited ma
chine politicians whom the people of
Kansas have thoroughly repudiated
and use these men and the machinery
with it to try and break down my ad-
ministration and all the good things it
has accomplished ?"
Stubs to Anthony.
The governor asked Anthony this
question: why does Dan Anthony,
claiming to be a simon pure Repub-
lican, fight my Republican state adj
ministration that has enforced the pro-
hibition law in Leavenworth county as
it has never been enforced before in
the history of the staten
Jackson Talked Prohibition.
Attorney General Jackson told the
secret of conspiracy between An
thony and Miller to build themselves
up prohibition reputation to be used
in time of trouble. How they intro
duced bills in the last congress to put
the brewers out of business, taking
care to wait until the session was
ready to adjourn before they handed in
their bills.
Mr.. Jackson answered the charge
that he owns a house in Topeka and
farm in the garden of the gods. He
said he own that farm when he was
first elected to office. AS for the To-
peka house he sold his Eureka house
to buy the Topeka home and there was
bigger mortgage on the Topeka prop
erty even than had been plastered on
the Eureka habitation.
Mr.. Jackson's reference to Joe Bris-
tow and the Iatters mission to Cuba
acting under President Roosevelt and
his fight on Long and endorsement by
the people was happy one and ex-
cited the audience to call for Bristow
in a loud voice.
Tom McNeal.
White took Anthony's skin off in long
strips and hung it up on the side of the
pipe organ in full view of his audience
when he introduced Tom McNeal to the
home folks. McNeal made one of his
characteristic speeches. He did not use
a word of his campaign speech which
is a serious discussion of the issues,
LAYING that for Bristow, but he did pay
his respects in to Anthony and the An
thony supporters in the First district.
He inquired in gentle tones regarding
the personnel Of the congressmen's
campaign managers, especially in To-
peka. He spoke feelingly of that in
corruptible Senegambian Nickodemus
Chiles," and that peerless statesman,
Reese Van SAINT, whom the Lord ms de
when he was thinking about something
else" These are the Anthony leaders
in Shawnee county, he said, and he
they would lead to worship the golden
calf.
McNeal said that Anthony had ac-
cused him of holding office "a out of