The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-30
REPLY TO STUBS.
A. c. Stitch Answers the Charges
Against Wagstaff Men.
Says He Has Attempted to Dis
credit Taft.
STANDARD HIS FRIEND
Asserts Oil Monopoly Has Fav.
Ored Governor.
Attention Again Called to In
crease in Taxes.

again today with grape shot and
twelve Founders. The volley is aimed
at the record of Governor Stubs in
reply to his letter to his dear con-
stituents.
A. c. Stitch signs the reply which is
as follows:
To the Republicans of Kansas:
The effort of Governor Stubbs, in
his reply to the Wagstaff meeting, to
evade the issues by the cry of rail
| road attorneys" standard OIL"
'hirelings," ''postmasters," ETC., is a
part. When we say that he deliber-
| ately deceived the people by declar-
| ing over his own signature that he
had spent half million dollars less
year in office, than was spent during
the last year under Governor Hoch,
when as q matter of fact he spent
1000 more, he answers US by shout
| ing railroad attorneys" How sim
pie!
When we ask him why the tax
payers of Kansas are required to pay
| into the state treasury to meet state
| expenses a million dollars more this
year than they paid last year. his re-
ERly Fl is standard Oil" H0" easy that
When we inquire. why, as a Repub-
lican governor of Kansas, a state
made prosperous by Republican poll
cies, he has studiously endeavored to
discredit the administration of Presi-
| dent Taft, assailed the reputation of
| all the Republican congressman who
have had anything to do with all the
| legislation Of recent years. and has
all but disrupted the party in his
own state. his answer is "postmasters,
hirelings." Nothing hard about
that!
| Governor Stubbs' effort to deceive
| the people on the tax question has,
more than anything else. revealed
I hiG chs Of6r c d6nQ and his
superb ability in the fine art of de-
ception. He lectures before churches
and other Christian associations,
claims that he was converted when he
mighty God every day, and yet
among his intimate associates he
swears like a pirate and hurts vile,
scurrilous and unprintable epithets at
every man who dares to take issue
with him.
Governor stubbs cannot conceive
how any man can honestly differ
from him. therefore the supporters
of Tom waestaff must of necessity
be Influenced by Improper motives.
How He Made His Money.
Since the governor makes SO much
out Of this point, 1t might not be out
of place to inquire into the governors
relations with corporations.
1. Governor, was not every dollar of
the immense fortune that you have
accumulated originally made out OF
contracts WITH Ia1lTOdQS anu Tic 0be1AAN-
ard Oil company?
2. Do you believe that a man in
just a few years can honestly make a |
million dollars out OF contracts with
corporations2
8. Where did this fortune that you |
have made from profits on railroad
contracts come from unless from the
pockets OF the people2 Have they
freight and passenger rates in order
that such profitable contracts can be
awarded?
A. Did you ever in all your life raise
your voice against the wrongdoing of
railroads until after you had ceased to |
do contract work for them7
8. The newspapers have been re- |
markably generous governor, In the
the last few years. Can you point to a
single utterance Of yours in either
your private or official life, in your
messages to the legislature, newspaper
interviews or elsewhere, where you
have ever said a word derogatory to
the Standard Oil company until about
month ago, when you disposed OF
your oil holdings? Why this silence?
g. Is it not a fact that it is a matter
of common talk among Independent
oil producers that you have received
from the Standard Oil company from
two to five cents more per barrel FOR
your oil than any other producer In
the oil field has received?
z. Is it not a fact that when Sam
Fitzpatrick was appointed attorney for
the Standard OIL company. the matter
of his appointment was referred to you
by the officials of Standard Oil? What
were your relations with the Standard
Oil company that caused them to refer
a matter of this kind to you?
Treachery to Party.
We dislike to stoop to personalities
in a political campaign. We are con-
tent to make this fight on the issue of
Governor Stubbs' treachery to the par
ty that elevated him to the high Office
he now occupies, and his lamentable
failure to give the people a business
administration. We do not intend to
permit the governor to evade these is
sues But the impeachment of the
political integrity of the thousands of
good men who are today supporting
Tom Wagstaff for governor justifes US
in exposing his hypocrisy.
Now, what are the facts with refer
ence to these issues which we say are
the real issues of this campaign,
which Governor Stubbs is frantically
to evade, and which he says
in his answer ''are so general that they
have no specific or practical mean
ing?"
Increase in Taxes.
1. We say that the taxpayers of
Kansas are required to pay a million
dollars more to maintain the state gov
ernment. this year than they paid last
year. Is this statement plain? Can
Governor Stubbs understand what we
mean? If so, let him explain why
state taxes have been raised a million
were elected governor the expenses of
cox-arnToanf should he