The Topeka state journal., 1911-07-18
ANTHONY ON STUART.
Congressman Discusses Candidacy of
His Opponent.

Congressman D. r. Anthony makes
the following comment in the Leaven-
worth Times on the candidacy Of Judge
w. I. Stuart for his seat in congress:
Judge Stuart has had the l&udable
ambition to represent this district n
congress for years. He was (, caEdl-
date for the Republican nomination IN
1904, and carried Doniphan, his nome
county in which his opponents made
no contest, but he was overwhelmingly
defeated in Brown county, which he
was expected to carry. it being IN MS
judicial district, and he became dis
cOuraged and withdrew from the race.
He contemplated being a, candidate last
year but gave it up and went on long
pleasure trip during the campaign, re-
naming out of the state until after the
primaries and leaving his friends to
fight the battle without his help.
Judge Stuart's platform is, for the
most part an endorsement of the course
that Congressman Anthony has pur-
sued since he has been in congress, al
though he says Mr.. Anthony's course
has not satisfied the Republicans of the
district. 1t appears strange, If there
has been such dissatisfaction existing
during the past two years, as Judge
Stuart says has existed, that he did
not stay at home last year, when he
had an opportunity to assist his insur-
gent friends in their effort to bring
about a change, but, instead, left the
state and thus lodged the issue, failing
to vote either for Anthony, McNeal,
StubbS or Wagstaff.
Judge Stuart announces himself in
favor of the progressive measures that
have been proposed during the past
few years. Mr.. Anthony has not only
been favorable to nearly all of these
measures, but has done all in his
power to further them
T7o1 I,a4
specifies as being favored by him are:
The election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people; the re
duction of the tariff and the control OF
public utilities. All these measures
Mr.. Anthony has advocated and has
worked for. both in congress and in
his paper, The LeaVenWOrth Times
Judge Stuart announces himself as
in favor of reciprocity and then makes
an argument against it. He shows him.
self a disciple of LaFollette, who op-
poses reciprocity because President
Taft favors it.
Reciprocity with Canada mas been
the chief measure advocated by Presi-
dent Taft. His administration is fully
committed to it, Nothing is more GER
tain in politics than that Mr.. Taft viii,
be the standard bearer for the Re
publican party next year. What sort
of a position would the Republicans OF
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with Taft for their candidate for presi-
dent and a candidate for congress who
announces in advance thai he wants tc
go to congress to fight Taft's CHIEF
measure, and who Indicates that he
will not be in accord with the presi-
dent in other matters? It will be no.
ticed by those who read Judge Stuart
! platform that he does not in any sen
ltence commend the administration OF
President Taft.
cit is understood that there ha:
been a conference of political oppon.
ents of Mr.. Anthony, and that there
will be other candidates announced
1t is their purpose to try the ole
| 'favorite SON racket in defeating the
First district congressman. We do no
believe that this ancient method OF
trying to defeat a candidate will work
well under the direct primary nomi-
nation system