The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-31

| not be trying to secure votes of Re-
publicans by means of false pretenses.
Il find Republicans in every part OF
the state are going to hold such men
TO account for their actions. Tuesday
| will bring some surprises and disap-
| pofntments to the men in Kansas who
| are responsible for existing political
conditions and the political manipula-
tors will find that their methods do
not meet with the approval of Kan
sas voters
Farmer A. w. Smith. who has been
filling speaking dates In Kansas almost
since the hour the Republican League
was created, has fought the Bull Moose
| at every turn ofahe road. He coins his
! own phrases and makes blistering As
| minute talk about Roosevelt that is not
! borrowed from the classics: but repre-
sents only Col Smiths honest and
/ candid opinion of the new Third party
movement.
| A few nights ago. Smith spoke to
| large crowd in Garden City. This is the
| language which Smith used to tell
J Finney county of the political outlook:
IF you vote the Republican ticket
| November s." Smith told his hearers,
/ you know what you will get. If you
vote the Democratic ticket, you know
what to expect But if you cast your
| ballot for the Bull Moose, neither you
nor the Lord knows what will happen
| F. p. Dawes spoke to a large crowd
/ last night in Beloit, the home of Con-
| gresham I. D. Young. Dawes, who is
! making speeches for the Republican
| League. was bitter in his denuncfation
of the Progressives and eulogized the
/ Taft administration. At the close of the
meeting strong Taft resolutions were
adopted. These resolutions were in
part as follows:
Two truths stand out preeminent at
this tina -bnr
patriotic voter should weigh the true
issues of this campaign.
First. The Republican party mas
never advocated single measure of
government policy from which it has
been forced to recede.
Second. Under its control the people
have rapidly passed from one pinnacle
of prosperity to another.
The Republican party has ever been
the party of progress It's present sup
porters naturally insist upon its con-
tlnuance in that splendid course. It has
been the only party that ever placed
progressive measures of government
upon the statue books in sane and
statesmanlike from and manner. It's
leader today in doing these things and
making its deeds square with its
promises Is the president of the United
States. William H. Taft. He is a real
Progressive
In his speech in Yates Center yester-
day, Congressman Fred S. Jackson an
swered the speech of Congressman
Scott Ferris Of North Carolina when
Ferris declared that Jackson was alb
sent and not voting on 10 roll calls
in congress. Jackson declared that he
was at home on q leave of absence I
owing to the illness of his mother, but
challenged Ferris to show another |
such record for voting in the national
house.
Ferris says I was absent on 10
votes in the Ia months session out of
the eighteen months which have
elapsed since nv term began said /
Mr.. Jackson ct challenge Ferris or !
anyone to show so good a record
even if he states it correctly. I was
on leave of absence twice. probably I
three weeks in all, on account of |
serious Illness in my family Ferris (
into months. in the Underwood Clark /
camnaign. which evidence lately re-
vealed was urferwritten ~ Tanamany |
and RYAN for 100000. so the Progress
sive voters of the district can Judge of
the value of Ferris evidence
c. b Little of Olathe. Democratic
nominee for attorney general. is con
election against John S. Dawson ard
that the entire Democratic ticket will
be elected. Little has been making a
hard ff@ht for election and has spent
sional district in the state.
It am certain that T will be elected
next TUESDAY, said Little. who spent
a few hours in topeka YESTERDAY
afternoon. ''Tt looks to me as though
tho entire state ticket viii win and I
think we viii all have good. conforta-
BILE me- iorittes when the votes are
counted
George w Marble editor of the
Fort SCOTT Tribune Monitor. this week
sent this TELEGRAM m to Henderson Mar
tin. protesting Martins action in re-
fneinp 70 sfgr a senatorial Deaee pact
with StuhhE Thompson and DollPv:
TN declining TO acoufesce in pro-