Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-20

cal IeecheS, ward Bee1ers, grafters and
hangers-on, if ! can prevent it. The
man who has been failure all his
life, who has depended on political
sop for a living, who is too lazy to
make his own way in some business
or calling of his own, is not my idea
of the proper kind of person to serve
the people of Kansas.
I favor aggressive war upon all
forms of ineficiency, graft and politi-
cal corruption, whether within my
own party or without it I am
AGAINST USELESS AND IN
NECESSARY OFFICIALS, CLERKS,
AND COMMISSIONS, the excessive
salaries, extravagant appropriations,
the jungles and jokers in legislative
acts by which the politicians are en-
abled to play hide-and-seek with the
people. There are too many useless
and foolish laws in this state 1 am
opposed to paroling rich men who rob
banks or otherwise prey on the people,
and letting. poor men remain in prison.,
when their wants. may have compelled
them to steal. l believe leaders of
trusts and combines who violate the
law should be made to serve a term
in prison-not permitted to escape by
payment of fines with money which
really comes out of the pockets of the
people l believe that justice and not
technicality should control the courts
of law; that the rights of the humble
are more sacred than the favorites of
special privilege.
l want to say, too. that l am OPP
posed to the inheritance tax as it now
stands on the Kansas statutes. 1t
does not give the widow left with a
should be radically amended or re-
pealed.
Stands for Equitable Rates.
/ There are many other things l stand
for, including strict regulation of
public utilities and corporations,
sportation rates which will be fair
and equitable to the shipper as well
as to the railroads, for a presidential
preference primary, for a more practi-
/ cal system of good roads, for initia-
| tive and referendum and recall for
genuine civil service in the admins
| tration of the business of the state,
for a radical change in the present
game law, for reduction in express
rates, for a corrupt practices act, for
the absolute prohibition of watered
stock, for substantial tariff reductions,
for the amendment giving suffrage
/ 10 the women OF the state, Tor election
OF United States senators by vote of
the people, for a limited term for all
federal judges instead of appointment
for life, and for all clean, progressive
legislation.
If l become governor l will take the
! Office untrammelled by, a single pro-
mise, expressed or implied, save my
public promise to the voters. My
hands are not tied, and will not be.
1 wear no mans collar-if elected, I
expect to be the governor. 1 am under
| obligations to no bosses, no corpora
| lions, no special interests, no factions,
no individuals. I give you my word,
/ shall be absolutely free to do what
/ is right and fair and just to the peo-
pie of Kansas. In making my cam
paign shall hire no paid workers. I
have no use for slush-fund methods or
slush-fund politicians. l am not go
ing to spend barrel of money to
purchase political honors: if l cannot
win this nomination and election on
my merits, l say to you candidly l do
not want it. If elected the chief
executive l shall not be a candidate
for any other Office while serving the
people as governor of this state.