The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-16
MPBELL HOME
Third District Congressman
Talks to Home Folks.
Gives His Own and His Party's
Record of Accomplishment.

Pittsburg, Kan. July 16.-Congress-
man Phil P. Campbell, of the Third
district, opened his campaign at his
large crowd of Crawford county Re
publicans. He discussed issues before
the voters, dwelt at length on the work
of his party in congress and urged
that he had supported progressive leg
islatior and represented the interests
of his constituents. The Third district
congressman evaded an alignment on
either side of the Roosevelt-Taft fac
tional row in Kansas and said never
word concerning his stand on the ma
tional issues that have arisen in the
last two years. Neither did Congress
man Campbell discuss the work of the
Chicago convention nor place himself in
a positive position regarding an en-
dorsement of the party platform.
1t is stated that Congressman Camp
bell will make an aggressive campaign
in his district for the denomination and
will fill numerous speaking dates be-
fore the August primaries. In ms
homecoming speech, Campbell said Ill
part:
During my service in congress,
have helped to pass just such good
laws as some people hope might pc
secured under ideal political condi-
tons
ct helped to prepare and pass these
laws because I believed them for your
good and for the good of all; here are
some of them:
General Laws.
Laws providing for The improve
ment of waterways and reservation of
water right sites; national irrigation;
for the esta blishment of the depart
merit of commerce and labor; for pure
food and drugs; meat inspection; for
the establishment of postal savings
banks; admitting Arizona and New
Mexico to statehood; submitting to
state legislatures for ratification of the
income tax amendment to the conSt1-
tuition; the act destroying bucket shops
and get-rich-Quick concerns; appro-
priationS for nonpartisan tariff
board, to report on the difference in
the cost of production at home and
abroad; to aid in preparing tariff laws;
for a corporation tax, yielding $3,000,-
900 annually; government examination
of corporation methods; for stock and
bonds commission; for conservation;
and for a tariff law that in three years
has not thrown a man out of work or
closed an industry in the country, and
SIS, 100000 into a surplus of $30,0OO,-
600.
Labor Laws and Reforms.
''The employers liability law; safety
appliance law; regulation of railroad
employees hours of labor; creating the
bureau of mines, established to safe
guard the lives of miners, and provid-
ing rescue cars for that purpose; the
abolition of peonage, providing for
further extension of safety appliances;
for workmens compensation; exclu-
sion of Chinese labor on the Panama
canal: eight hour day on canal; eight
hour day on contract work for the
government and for eight hour day for
all government employees; laws pro-
viding for the regulation of railroads,
and for further control of railroads
through extension of powers of the in
terState commerce commission the
law prohibiting the white slave traffic;
the law forbidding corporations to con-
tribute to campaign funds; publication
of campaign funds and expenditures.
Opposed to Monopoly and Graft
set think it more. important to pass
good laws that show progress and re-
form than it is to provide new meth
DDS of passing laws 1 have fought
monopoly and graft without fear of
any or favor to some; insisted, and
now insist on the prosecution, without
Partially, of all who violate the law,
prepared and secured the passage of
the bucket-shop law, to stop gambling
in the price of farm and other prod
ucts under which so men are on the
road to the penitentiary; have a bill
pending to stop the express companies
graft by abolishing the express COM
panies and requiring the railroads TO
employ the men who do the express
work as they are chartered to do; have
a bill pending requiring manufacturers
to put their own names on products
ready to use, to protect the public
against sweat shop and penitentiary
made. and shoddy articles; am joint
author of a bill for government aid
for good roads, and have a bill for the
suspension of patents held by a mo-
nopoly.
Opposed by Special Interests.
This class of interests and the ex-
press companies are defrauding the