The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-10
He SEES VICTORY.
Frank Thomas Tells About the
Seventh District Election.
Declares Taft viii Be Stronger
Than Roosevelt.
FIGHT ON PRINCIPLES
Men Will Not Count Topeka Pol
itician Declares.
Says Savior Himself Couldn't
Win Tor Republicans.
FIGHT ON PRINCIPLES

Frank S. Thomas is happy again This
time over the Tuesdays Democratic
victory in the Seventh congressional
district. Here's what he says today to
q State Journal reporter who wanted
him to unbosom himself:
THE election by a majority of 1000
OF Mr.. Neeley for congressman in the
Seventh district, a district that went
against the Democratic party at the
previous congressional election by ABOUT
A. 500 votes, is as I said of the result
in the Second district IN this state, an
other indication of the trend of public
opinion in political aanirs,' said FRANK
S Thomas in commenting on the re-
suits.
vacancies in congress by death in
every district in the west have result
ed in the return of a Democratic con-
gresham in the place of RepuDllcan
and it fOreshadows what IS 1neNltapie
in NoVem Der, 1912.
against the advice of that old proverD.
Never swap horses in the middle OF
the stream They started IN 10 swap
Mr.. Taft off for Mr. Lar oiette anu
now they are willing to swap off both
of them for Roosevelt. Every move
thew make reminds me of a horse IN
the quicksand, they get deeper IN the
mire-
1.-The Republican party is barking up
the wrong tree on another proposition
They imagine that the coming election
is a contest of men and between men
whereas it is between measures and pc
tween parties. One crowd thinks that
Mr. Taft is the Savior, another that
Mr.. IaFOllette is the Savior ana anoth-
er that Mr.. Roosevelt is the savior
ITO my mind. the people OF TINS
country are after the Republican party
and who the candidate is does not cut
much figure. 1t was the RepuDHcaA
part that promised the people to re-
u,1~l md rnf
peoples votes by fraud and misrepre-
sentatfon and it was a Republican SEN
ate and house that raised the tarlII
after they had solemnly pledged the
people that they would lower it, and
it is the Republican party that the
people are after. not men.
Taft Stronger in November.
at is probable today that Mr.
Roosevelt is 10 per cent stronger than
Mr. Taft, but in November Mr. Taft
will be 10 per cent stronger than
Roosevelt. No man yet ever got away
with the third term and no man ever
will and no man can pull the Repup-
lfcan party through in 1912 because
the people are after the party that lied
to them and deceived them Another
thing; radicalism is rampant and MT
LaFoIlette and Mr.. Roosevelt are lead
ing and there will be reacuon pc
fore November among two classes OF
people in the Republican party, the
conservative people or what you might
call the mOneyed corporation class ana
the extremely timid class OF people
who in any fight get scared about the
last two weeks and wheel back and
take what they call the safe side
This reaction of course will be directly
toward Mr.. Taft and that Is why l say he
will be stronger in November than RoOse-
welt but the Savior of mankind if at the
head of the Republican ticket couldn't
save that party from humiliation in No
vember because. I repeat, the people are
after the Republican party as a party
rar,TEN
eIoquence can detract the attention Of
outraged people, from the main issue, has
passed.
Maybe 1t Was the Feed.
Referring again to the election of Mr.
Neeley in the Seventh district that old
war horse of Democracy George M KEEL
anaylzing the results in the Seventh dis
trict and the causes. He advises me by
telephone this morning that the reason
Medley ran so was because they had been
feeding him on jack rabbits for two
..By the way. where was our good gov
ernor, Mr.. Stubs, when the light went
out. He campaigned vigorously in the
Second district and lost his own county
and precinct and the election He also
campaigned strenuously in the Seventh
district and aided the Democrats to the
extent of turning down majority of 4.5OO
and electing Democrat by 800 majority.
I am not in the condolences of the man
agement Of the Republican party but Mr..
Stubs is going to have to do some run
IuS pretty SOOn anu IL were
him for the race I would put him on a
jack rabbit diet right now, this evening.
for supper
Il dislike to put our Republicans on to
upon what we feed our candidates that
they have grown such great runners bu
anasmuch as they have stolen our plat
form presume they will now adopt
every method we employ
Mr.. Bryan says that he wrote two
political platforms, Taft stole one and
Roosevelt stole the other. L really feel
sorry for our Republican friends because
we Democrats have been licked SO often
we know how it goes and how it feels.
When I passed the state house this morn
Ing I could hear the dry bones rafting"