The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-04
STUBS SUMMARY
The Governors Last Word OH
the Campaign.
History of His Party Work and
Part He Played.

Governor Stubbs today gave out his
last word on the campaign. After sum-
ming up progressive legislation in Kan
sas for the past ten years, the COVER
nor declares that his party owes him
nothing personally. He asks the suf-
frage of the voters for United States
senator simply on his record. The
governor says:
Ending January 1, I shall complete
ten years of public service, six years
in the legislature and four years in
the governors office. During these ten
years the political and business meth
DDS of our state government have been
revoIutionized Effective constructive
laws for the control of railroads, cor
porations and also antitrust laws
have saved the people millions of dol
lars annually and have not injured
legitimate business.
I'VE have abolished free railroad
passes which materially and perman-
emily benefits the railroads and have
secured two cent fares, which ma
teriaIly benefits every citizen who
travels on railroads. We have, also
abolished conventions and caucuses,
and direct primary nomlna tions nave
taken their place.
For the first time in the history of
Kansas not one dollar has been lost
to a depositor in 900 state banks and
SO building and loan associations in
four years The Blue Sky law alone
saves more money to the people of
Kansas each year than the entire cost
of the state government.
Our state institutions have been en-
tireIy removed from political control
and the best possible service at the
least. possible cost has been secured.
Not one single man to my knowledge
is being carried on the state pay rolls
who is not necessary, and does not
work and earn his money.
CIT e traffic in liquor has been made
an outlaw business in Kansas. Pro-
fessional politicians have been separa-
ted from the public crib.
while local taxes have increased 20
million dollars in eight years, state
taxes have increased only $500, 900.
1.-The charitable institutions have 579
more people to feed, clothe ard shei-
ter than four years ago. The state
appropriations for these institutions
have been 100000 less annually dur
ing the past four years and we had
on hand July 1, 1912, one-quarter of
million dollars unexpended funds.
which were turned back into the state
treasury. We can justly say that this
record is without parallel in United
States.
Through our public utilities and
railroad commission we have secured
largest railroads in Kansas and have
made a good start on securing the
valuation of the other roads
1.-The Standard Oil trust and the Har-
vester trust have been prosecuted.
convicted before the supreme couri
and compelled to comply with the laws
of the state. The court in it's best
judgment and discretion, after vindi-
eating the majesty of the law and con-
firming the authority of the state to
exercise control over these corpora
tions, is holding them on parole with
the power to execute the decree of GUS
ter on notice, if they again disobey
the law or fail to serve the purposes
for which they were created.
The principles methous and laws of
Kansas are being adopted by a large
number of our sister states. Canada
has enacted our Blue Sky law. word
for word, in tive provinces. Australia
Denmark and other foreign countries
(Ccntfnued from Preceding PazaN