The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
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Both Phones 1872

Roosevelt I do not believe that the
majority of the Republican party IA
vor legislation for the special interests.
do not believe that a majority of the
people of Kansas favor national legis-
lation for eastern capital and state
legislation in the interest of machine
politicians. The so-called insurgent
candidates for congress in Kansas are,
in my opinion, the only real Republi-
cans before the people. The so-ca1led
regulars favor the aristocratic idea of
protection for the special interests,
and aristocracy stands for everything
that Republicanism does not stand
for"
Reforms at Prison.
The governor then went right deep
~ into the matter of reforms for the
penitentiary. He had heard that the
machine leaders were attacking mis- ad-
ministration in that quarter. 81 want
to tell you." he said. that there is
no business institution that know of
that has made such business progress
in the past year as the penitentiary,
and its humane progress is greater
than it's business progress. We saved
$4,000 over there last month. But
believe that the institution should be
run in the interest of humanity rather
than for gain. I shall urge bill be-
fore the next legislature providing that
the convicts shall be allowed more
money for their labor (they are paid
8 cents a day now and that the state
shall send this money to the wives of
all family men in Lansing The wife
and children of a convict have prior
right to the state on that man. His
contract with his wife antedates that
of the state of Kansas. He had sworn
to protect and care for her. The state
should see that he does so. Is it right
| that the state administration should
point with pride to profit in the peni-
Tertiary fund at the expense of wom-
ans health and happiness? Shall state
pride be bought at the price of wom-
ans tears? No, no, the price is too
dear. The woman waits and works
and prays while she tries to keep her
family together against the coming
again Of a man gone wrong And the
state, while holding this man under its
| iron hand, should see to it that part,
! at least, of his earnings go to help the
mans family in its hours and years of
struggle"
Still Talk Dewey Case.
The local situation in Norton county
politics is unique The Chauncey
Dewey trial, from which all really i'm
portant history dates, still has its in
| 1uence, although seven years have
passed since Dewey and his cowboys
killed the Berry family and were ac-
| Quilted by a Norton jury Yet to this
day county officers are elected on the
Dewey issue. One faction (the Demo-
crats) holds that the Republicans were
in power when the TRIAL was held and
| allege that they were therefore re-
sponsible for the alleged packing of
the jury. Democrats are still elected
/ to Office here on that issue.
AS regards the congressional fight,
| it is conceded that Reeder will win If
both White and Young stay in the
race. This county will vote strong for
White
Stubs received S,912 votes in the
Sixth district two years ago and LIE.
| land 1915. Norton was the only
| county in the district carried by Le-
| land. So it is reasonable to suppose
that if Stubbs carries Norton or even
gets an even break here, he should be