The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-27

a Republican. All special privileges
to deputy fish and game wardens have
been abolished and men appointed to
these offices without any regard to
politics and sworn to enforce the law.
A a result of this businesslike pol
icy the biggest and most scientific
fish hatchery in the world is now
u lder construction and will be COM
pleted within sixty days, and all paid
for without a dollar of cost to the
tax payers of this state, the entire
revenue being derived from hunters
licenses If this fish and game de-
partment is permitted to continue on
a scientific basis for a term of years
until the streams and ponds of Kan
sas are well stocked with fish it can
be made the basis of a fish industry
which will produce millions of dollars
worth of food products every year.
Mr.. Hodges, is this sort of manage
ment SO per cent politics and only 2
per cent business?
Where Million Was Saved.
The state board of health, appoint
ed by Governor Stubs, has, according
to its secretary. DIR. Crumbine, in
connection with the state university.
saved the people of the state almost
one million dollars a year by estab-
fishing standard weights and meas
ures and through the administration
of the pure food and sanitary laws of
the state.
Republican party during the past
eight years, according to an official
sta tement of the state tax commits
sion, one of whom is a Democrat of
the highest standing, appointed by
Governor Stubbs, the state taxes have
increased approximately $815,0O0,
while the local taxes in the counties.
townships, school districts and cities
have increased over ten million dol
lars during the same period.
johnson County Taxes.
The state taxes in Johnson county.
Kansas, your home. have increased
during those eight years $11.995,
while the local taxes for your coun-
ty, township, city and school districts
have increased over $117, GOO. In Cow
ley county, the home of Judge Jack
son, who made a vicious fight against
high state taxes, this same tax COM
mission says that state taxes have in
creased only $4,000 during the past
eight years. while local taxes in Cow
ley county have increased 1922, 000.
Does this look like the state admin
istration was SO per cent politics and
per cent business?
The increased appropriations for
the state educational institutions, in
Guiding the Agricultural college, Uni
versity and Normal schools, together
with the common schools, have in
creased during these eight years ap-
p-oximately 100000 or almost $780,
900 in excess of the entire increase in
state taxes during that time. The
enrolment at these three big state
schools has just about doubled with
in these eight years.
Governor Stubs has just been
through a political campaign and not
one single solitary employee of the
state has been asked by him, or by
any one authorized to speak for him,
to vote or work for him during that
campaign. Can you, Mr.. Hodges,
produce a like record in the history
of Kansas?
Now, Mr. Hodges. is any man
worthy to be governor of Kansas who
will defame state institutions as you
are doing and misre presenting public
affairs in order to get votes? The
state of Kansas is proud of the prog
ress she has made and las right to
/ be. ] challenge you 10 show any
state in the Union that in any way is
comparable with Kansas in the hui
name and businesslike mana cement of
her institutions. Very truly yours,
j. N. DOLLEY,
Chairman.