Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-20
He IS ENEMY OF
POLITICAL GRAFT
Arthur Capper Running for Governor
on Strictly Business Platform.
LEADER FOR PROGRESS
Starts for Clean Politics, Real Econ
ony in Handling of Public Funds,
and is Uncompromising Enemy
of Graft and Inefficiency.

have been interested in progress
siVe Republicanism; not as a game
of political advantage, but as a means
of working out sound policies of gov
eminent l am now and always have
been opposed to political combina-
tons whose power is intended to be
used for the benefit of special inter
ests and not for the benefit of the
people generally. L have faith that
Kansas viii continue to lead in the
study and solution of the great social
and economic questions upon which
all future progress rests. l am in
hearty sympathy essentially with the
program of political progress as it now
exists in this state and in the nation,
and l have been CAD to be in a posi-
ton to further in some degree this
great movement.
AS a candidate for governor, l shall
stand squarely for measures which l
regard as vitality necessary to clean,
efficient, progressive, popular govern
ment. l believe in the strictest ac
counta biIity of the executive to all the
people, and if l am elected governor
l shall be under obligations solely to
the people to give the people a bust
ness administration, with the same
diture of the public money 1 employ
in my own business. l believe that
every man who draws a dollar from
the state treasury should render full
service in return.
An Enemy of Graft.
1 shall stand for the lowest taxes
consistent with efficient public serv-
ice in a growing state; for aggressive
war upon all forms of ineficiency,
graft and political corruption, whether
found within my own party or out
side it; for non-partisan administra-
ton of the states schools, colleges,
| charitable and penal institutions; and
for genuine civil service in all the
business affairs of the state; for the
strict regulation of all public utili-
ties; for fair and equitable transporta-
ton rates; for the encoura cement of
every effort intended to keep cor
porations within safe and honest
bounds; for election laws making the
will of the individual voter effective
on state and national questions; for
a more practical system of good roads
| for the farmer; and for all hopeful,
progressive, constructive legislation.
l shall do all in my power to promote
decency, sobriety and morality.
promise to enforce all laws now on
the statute books.
If governor l shall do my best to
keep out the grafters; the leeches !;
the hangers-on: the jobbers; the use
less officials, clerks and commissions !;
to abolish the excessive salaries; the
| jokers in legislative acts; and the ex-
travagant appropriations; and shall
endeavor to handle the business of the
/
on the broad basis of the greatest
good to the greatest number.
l was born in Kansas; l have lived
here all my life and every interest ]
have is centered in Kansas. L have
done what l could for a better and
greater Kansas. My continuous resi-
dence at the capital of the state
for over twenty-six years, has given
me unusual opportunity to become
thoroughly familiar with every depart
ment of the states business. 1 have
advocated certain principles and GER
tain ideals of public service and
have endeavored to live up to those
ideals and those principles.
No Fireworks, Just Business.
l will make no brass band cam
paign for this Office. AS candidate
l shall go before the people with moth
ing more than a plain, straightfor
ward platform of the things l believe
my business experience equips me tc
do, and my pledges will be limited
to those / think l can honestly fulfill
If 1 become governor 1 will take the
Office untrammeled by a single prom
Use. expressed or implied, save my
public promises to the voters. / dc
not care to be elected governor if &c
do so 1 must enter into any relation.
with any person, any political fac
tions or any business interests which
will make it impossible for me t.
serve the public properly. If 1 &C
cupy the executive chair 1 want t.
feel that l have been chosen AND
elected by the rank and file of tn,
voters of this state, and that / ow.
no allegiance but to them
l solicit the support of all voters
| regardless of their former affiliations
| and promise them that If elected,
shall be governor for all the peopl,
and shall administer the powers en-
| trusted to me, without favoritism ant
| without prejudice toward any.
ARTHUR CAPPER
Topeka, Kas.
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