The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08
URGES THE RECALL
Governor Stubs Tells Farmers
Tt Is Big Issue.
He Believes That 1t Should APP
ply to Judges.
MR.. CAPPER'S IDEAS.
Prospective Governor Gives I'M
pressf0ns of Ideal Newspaper =
1t Should Attack All Forms Of
Graft and Corruption.
MR.. CAPPER'S IDEAS

At the twenty-sixth annual institute
of the Oak Grange at Mission Center.
Governor Stubbs and Arthur Capper
were the principal speakers A basket
dinner was served and 400 baskets
were consumed by the large crowd
present. Governor Stubbs, in his
speech, urged the recall of all I'M
faithful officials, especially judges, and
declared this was a most important
issue of the time Mr. Capper talked
of THE relation between the news
paper publisher and the farmer"
A T. Daniels, L D. Graham and
Jacob Mohler, F. H. Lux and Chester
Sterling also made short talks at the
night session
The governor. in his speech. talked
offhand without particular preparation
or manuscript or from any given sub
Judges he said:
"One of the biggest things demanded
today in gov ernment is faithful service
in public servants. That is why I am
in favor of the recall. and it applies
to the gOvernOrship, the same as to
any other Office. The recall should also
extend to judges, for the job of a judge
is not sacred for one minute if he is
not faithful. Some federal judges es-
pecially are not fit for their jobs, and
/ believe that six years is plenty long
enough for them to serve on the bench.
Better make it four years and let them
appoint them. Many of these judges
are responsible for the trusts that have
been growing Up for the last generation.
The government is not all in Washing
ton or in Topeka, but it is in the hearts,
the homes ard the wills OF the American
people. We should demand good. faith
full, loyal service from our public ser
wants or kick them out Of Office when
they are not making good
Mr. Capper said in his address:
I viii tell you what I believe that ideal
newspaper should stand for It should
stand, first of all. for the strictest en-
forcement of all laws from one end of
the state to the other, for rich and poor
alike; it should insist that the financial
pirates, the promoters of watered stock
iobbing schemes and business combines
and trusts who prey on the people and
violate the law should be made to serve
terms in prison; that the rich bank preS1-
dent who robs his depositors must not
be paroled but must pay the same penal
ty, and just as promptly, as the poor man
whose wants may have compelled him to
steal: it should stand for integrity from
the highest TO the lowest in all public
affairs; for aggressive war upon all
forms OF political corruption. inefficiency
and graft. the brazen purchase of seats
in the United States senate. extravagant
appropriations. and the jungles and jOl1-
ers in legislative acts by which the poll
ticianS are enabled to play hide-and-seek
with the people 1t should fight against
useless and unnecessary public jobs. ex-
tended to take care OF political leecheS,
ward heelers, grafters and hangers-on-
1T should stand at all times for a
square deal for the taxpayer. and insist
that the business of the state, the coun-
ty and township be run in honest eff
cient. economical. open and above board
fashion; that there be dollars worth
OF services for every dollar OF the peo-
PIES money expended
1T should be under obligations to no
bosses. no corporations no special inter
ests- no factions. no individuals-but alb
solutely free to serve the public properly
and to do what is right and fair and just
to the community it represents"