The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-24

the public confidence. There are sew
eraI other things that l can mention
concerning the last session of the leg
islature regarding the attitude and vote
of Senator Hodges and Senator Robert
son which 1 will not mention, at this
time because 1 have already made this
article too long. / will say that
am simply serving this notice on the
Democratic party at this time so that
if they see fit to nominate these men
for office they may know these things
before they do it. and not say that
kept still until. after the men We're
nominated and then brought these mat
tiers to the attention of the people.
1 would always prefer to say some
thing good of any person, so l regret
to say these things. But | feel that
it is a matter that the people of this
state should know about, and that the
attention of the future legislatures
should be called to it, that this meth
cd of squanderipg the taxpayers money
NAV be stopped. Senator Brady and
Senator Stillings 1 have regarded as
my friends. + have known senator
StiIliEgsr for many years and l regret
very much to mention his name in
this connection, as well as that OF SEN
ator Brady and would not have done
so had it not been that 1 did not WISH
to be accused of shielding my friends.
NV belief is that if your friend does
a thing that is not right and proper.
in the public service you should not
protect him.
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It has been customary for many
Years to appoint q few newspaper men
on these committees. 1t is hardly fair
for Senator Stannard to single out Two
or three reporters when he knows thae
during his term in the senate reporters
from the Topeka Capital ana oener
newspapers were also named as seere-
taries for various senators or as clerks
of their committees.
So far as the charge that these re-
porterS were press agents, or were
named in order that the newspapers
might secure their services for less
remuneration is concerned, the state
ments are absurd. Various senators
were mentioned from time to time Tor
various places because there was taik
of candidates., and many OF those
mentioned were in no way connected
with any of the committees for whom +.
the reporters had acted as secretaries
1t is possible of course, that in the
routine of reporting, Senator Stannard
was not mentioned as frequently as he
thought ne merited.
Harvey Parsons did an especially
large amount of work. generally in late
afternoons and evenings for the educa-
tionaI committee, and Mr.. Cain did
what ne was directed to do by Senator
Brady. The law provided that senators
should name these clerks and secre-
taries and some of them had more work
than others. No senator seems to have
thought he was not warranted in ap-
pointing a secretary and every sena-
tor including Senator Stannard, did
appoint one. In some cases newspa-
per man was more efficient for this
service than others.
If Senator Stannard should be re-
turned to the state senate he might
present resolution to make newspaper
men ineligible to the positions in ques-
ton. reform is sometimes needed in
the senate. Mr.. Stannard himself was
obliged, it will be remembered, to adj
NIT before the senate, with some +hu-
initiation, that he had shipped his
sheep dip as crude Oil in order to get
a lower freight rate.
The mileage incident seems rather far
fetched.