The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-22
Senator j. L. Bristow Makes
Charges Against Cannon.
Claims He Manipulated the Lead
Schedules.
HELP SHELTER TRUST.
Says Duty Is Higher Than Cost
of Smelling.
Big Gun Insurgents Here Mon.
day Night.

Manhattan. Kan, July Ex-senator
Joseph L. Bristow, in a speech here
last night charged Speaker Cannon and
the stand pat" congressman with ma
nipulation of the lead schedules of the
tariff bill in support OF the smelter
trust so-called.
"A duty not measuring the difference
IN the cost of smelling at home and
abroad as promised in the Republican
platform, but from $3.50 to $6 higher
than the entire cost of smelling in this
country was imposed on lead" the SEN
ator said This was done not in the
interest of protecting struggling
American industry, but in the interest
If a monopoly controlled by the Gug-
genheims, backed by the great Rocke-
feller financial interests.
Because presume to object to this
sort of thing Mr. Cannon calls me n
Democrat, a demagogue, q 1unatic and
a pickpocket. Mr. Cannon, holding the
great office of speaker of the house,
second in power and dignity in this
government, has been routed over
Kansas for number of days denounc-
ing the insurgents, myself in particu-
lar. Instead of indulging in vitupera-
ton, why doesn't he give the reasons
why he insisted upon ignoring the
plain, specific declarations of the Re-
publican national platform; why did ne
SIanQ Dy Ino senate III Ine interest OF
of the Guggenheims?
"The duty on lead in ore, as the
tariff bill passed the house, was $50 a
tn. The duty on pig lead. or lead
bullion, was the same. The bill came
to the senate and was referred to the
committee on finance of which Mr..
Aldrich is chairman and was reported
back with the duty on pig lead IN
creased from $50 to $4250 a ton. MAX
ing difference of $3.50 between the
hull
fore according to the Republican ma
tional platform and our campaign
pledges, $3.50 ton should measure
| the difference in the cost of smelling
| lead in the United States and IN our
| competing countries.
| Edward B. Rush, general manager
/ of the American Smelling and Rehnlng
company, an organization which con-
| trolls 90 per cent OF the !eao Snlst.ers OF
| the United States. testified before the
ways and means committee OF the
| house that the entire cost of reducing
| lead from ore to bullion from actuai
| figures. ranged from $5.55 to SlO0o 2
ton No witness before the ways and
! means committee gave as the entire
cost Of smelling greater figure tnan
! so a ton.
the senate to reduce the duties of the
| senate hill. back to those provided in
| the house measure, but without erect.
| TO protect our struggling American IT
dustries a duty. not measuring the ar
ference in the cost of smelling at nome
and abroad, but duty of from S2.o0 70
ss a Ton more than the entire cost OF
| smelling at home, was imposed
The big McNeal rally. to be held IN
Topeka Monday night OF next Week,
| nronaises to be g stem-winder. All the
! big guns of the state Will be mere
Rristow. Murdock- White and oIhers-
and Governor Stubbs will preside. The
| meeting is to be held in the Auol-
toriun and Marshafs band VIII play
II is expected that this rally Will pc
a cul,ninating effort to carry the FlrsC
district for McNeal. ManS OUT o-
| town people have announced their IN
tention of being present IN the nesn, -
! Reparding this grand rally, IL
might be interesting to have the views
of one Dan Anthony on the matter.
4 Anthony's Leavenworth llmes: unueI
| the heading of "Butting IN has the
| following editorial resdroihs 'e
\ peka gathering:
| announcement is made that the in
surgents of Kansas are to gather IN
| Topeka all under one tent on July 20
for big meeting to boom I. a. MI
| Meals candidacy for congress IN the
First district. The friends of Mr.: NC
Neal feel that his candidacy is badly
| in need of boosting Just at this time'
as it is observed to be growing weak
| er and weaker as the END Oh the cam
| paign approaches.
| s~The list of attractions which is to
make the affair altogether stupendous
and magnificent includes Governor
Stubbs, Attorney Genera Jackson anu
gentlemen live in the First district,
land it is very kind of them to volun-
teer their valuable time to point out
to the Republicans in this part OF the
Estate what they should do and whom
Ithey should nominate to represent
them in congress.
"It is true that heretofore the Re-
lpublicans of the First district who
lnever wavered, but stood true in Pop
lulist and other troublesome times,
have been able to adjust their differ
lences and manage their own affairs
without outside interference"
| There has been a lot of discussion OF
the primary law as applied to the ques-
| ton of voters of one party supporting
their own party candidates. The attor-
| ney general and the secretary of state
have held widely different views regard
ing the law. The attorney general will
| soon issue an official circular having to
do with that part of the law which pro-
vides for the challenge of the vote or
| any person whose party principles may
| he questioned. The attorney general in
terprets the Law as follows. and his
| opinion will be printed in circular form
and distributed In all the counties or
the state and placed in the hands of
| the judges of elections:
| "Where a person offering to vote Is
challenged on the ground that he is not
| a member of the party announced by
bim, that person, unless the challenge is
withdrawn, must subscribe an affidavit
in the form set forth in the primary
law, and when he has done so he is
entitled TO vote at the election. 1t is
the duty of - lection board to num-
her his ballo. as required under the
general law where the voter takes tha
oath. so that the identity of the ballot
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