The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-04
Stubbs to the Kansas People.

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On account of circumstances over
which | have had no control it has
been impossible for me to make as
extensive a political campaign
throughout the state as had wished.
shall therefore call your attention
TO some of the more important issues
in the present campaign with view
of getting your attention and fair
consideration for them.
In the nation wide struggle for
better things in Government, Kansas
has reached a conspicuous place
and from that position we do not
want to take backward step.
During the past two weeks the
political situation has been compli
Gated by the brewers of this country
and the distillers of the United
States and Canada. They have
established headquarters in the
capitol city of the state with a non
resident agent in charge of it, for
the purpose of overtbrow!ng our
state policy and bringing our efforts
in behalf of temperance into disre-
pute before the eyes of the American
people. This propaganda has now
agents in every quarter of the state
opposing this administration. 1t is
mong their intentions to influence
voters before the election by yso-calIed
beer parties. Their official organ,
the "Balance Wheel" has made all
open attack on the government and
has denounced myself for enforcing
the law.
Do you think it is proper for al
organization not resident in tht
state, having no sentiment in com
mon with Kansas people and which
pays no taxes to the support Of ou
schools and our government, tt
come among us with a proposition
that your Governor should violate
his oath of office and bend the knee
to al lAegitimate traffic, or suffe
defeat through their displeasure
This Association of brewers anC
distillers have large sums of money
to bring the classes whom they
represent to the poles on election
day to be voted in their interest
In view of this, will ask the othel
citizens of this state to do likewise.
so that we may have it settled
whether Kansas stands for the decent
policy of temperance or whether Ii
shall say TO the utside world thai
our system is failure.
In addition to the fight being
made upon my administration by
the brewers and distillers, certain
corporations in this state are appeal
ing to their employees secretly and
otherwise to oppose that part of the
state ticket which stands for pro-
gressive olicies In government.
They, to, will vote every man whom
they can IL fuence. All | ask is to
have the people of Kansas turn out
en- masse and cast their ballots. By
that way and by that way only can
we determine what the people of
Kansas want and how they stand
upon the issues OF the day.
The present administration has
sought to give Kansas a government
consistent with the genius and
ambitions of the people.
To my mind there is not today a
single person on the payrolls of the
state under my control, who does
notearn the salary which he receives.
| do not know ct single petty graft
in any state institution and do not
believe that a single dollar goes to
any man save to whom it righIfully
belongs.
The material and supplies for the
state institutions have been purchased
with as much care aud economy
and at as low prices as under the
most efficient private business
management, and in many cases we
have work mo for Ms in the institut-