The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-17
ANOTHER PARALLEL THAT IS DEADLY"
THE CHARGES.
In the original article. which started
the trouble, David Leahy said:


the trouble, David Leahy said:
Charges Political Crookedness.
Political crookedness is rampant.
know of one man who was boldly ap-
preached a few days ago to falsify a
legislative record in the interest of
public utility graft, and 1 have it first
hand that one man was, three times
at least offered a bride to juggle with
sacred legislative documents. The dar-
ing of political crooks about the CAPT
til is more reckless than it was in the
palmy days of the long ago.
The standpat senator's are desper-
ate in their determination to defeat
every good popular measure for which
the governor is fighting.
THE members have adopted two
methods of visiting revenge upon Gov
ernor Stubs for having put the old
machine-the faithful, friendly agency
of the corporations in getting them
special privilege 1egislation-to the bad
One of these methods is to deny to
the people every good measure the gov
ernor. through the Republican platform,
has promised them. The other is to
axe the appropriations ridiculOusly
extragant in hopes that they can
make taxes so high that the people
will strike at him, as the responsible
business head of the state. On the
other hand they will try to cut down
his allowance, especially his contingent
laws of the state with that vigor and
effectiveness that have made him so
many friends in the past.
"They have now in progress through
their committees no less than 40 bills
calculated to increase the taxes of the
people. And that is not all. They have
recently brought the pork barrel idea
into the situation that is to say, they
have decided on giving out a lot OF
normal schools. and things of that
- Of oil
coalition to enable them to have some
justification. for their perfidy when
they return to their constituents"
White said Leahy Made Good.
Following the first days testimony
by Leahy William Allen White gave
out an interview which was published
in the State Journal Tuesday in which
Mr.. White said:
Dave Leahy everlastingly made
good Two things were brought out
clearly by the Leahy investigation
First, that attempt was made to
tamper with a WaterWorkS bill IN winch
Senator Porter was anxious to pass;
and. second, that an attempt was made
on the same bill to get the reading
clerk to humble the bill SO that the
opponents of it would not understand
its provisions But this happened in
the house and not in the senate, and
the cross examiners of the senate did
not dare ask Mr.. Leahy one single
question about the pork barrel and
when he began challenging them to
ask him more questions-to go into
those parts of his intr~view in which
he denounced the trading upon the
state appropriations, Senator Reed and
Senator Price both rose and twice re-
peated hurried motions to adjourn.
Senate Does Not Dare.
Tine senate does not dare to put its
own members under oath and let them
be questioned about the pork barrel.
The game was, before Leahy ex-
ploded it, to cut down the institutions
that exist-the agricultural colLAe and
the university and the charitaEA in
situations, and put the parings into
big pork barrel that would act as sop
TO outraged communities who demand
ed that campaign pledges be redeem
ed Leahy for the time has frustrated
this plan. s--7
Implies Bribery.
THE standpat members of the SEN
ate may as we'll make up their minds
to this: that while members may be
bribed with state money to vote for
pork barrels projects, the people OF
their home counties cannot be bribed
so easily.
THE corporations and railroads that
are trying to defeat that platform by
a pork barrel might we'll learn from
the indignant people themselves that
while appropriations buy votes in the
senate, the people who have to pay
these appropriations in taxes can not
be bought with their own money.