The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-11

| register their will and a supreme faitl
! in the justice and the righteousness o.
their decision
1.-The situation presents an issue
which every individual Republican
must determine for himself. squarins
! his action with his own conscience
Personally, 1 have no desire to strad-
| die this question. L do not intend tc
| ton for the governorship. Voters want
| to know exactly where a candidate
stands and it is right that they should
| So 1 say frankly that 1 shall continue
to support the Roosevelt presidential
electors in the primary because in do
ing so 1 not only express my approval
of the action of the Kansas delegation
at Chicago, but am voting for the pro-
gressiVe electors who were fairly and
regularly nominated at the Repu5li-
can state and district conventions in
Kansas. Furthermore, by so voting
1 am able to express my disapproval
of the robbery practiced by the ma
tionaI committee in making up the roll
of the convention.
81 think I know the temper of the
Republicans of Kansas. They are in
no mood to stand any political jug
glery this year. We should not fool
ourselves with the idea that any ap-
peal to party loyalty will stampede
the voters into line. This is not the
wear for forensic fireworks. 1 believe
the rank and file of the party have
pretty we'll defined notion of what
they want and they are going to do
their everlasting best to get it,
In letter mailed today from the
.eT5odges for governor" headquarters in
Abilene. the work of the Olathe can
didate in the Kansas legislature is es-
necially featured. The letter includes
list of a dozen measures which Sena-
tor Hodges either drafted or helped
write into the Kansas statutes. Here
of @I1n
for which the former Democratic sena-
tor takes especial credit:
A resolution calling for the initia-
tive and referendum. Defeated.
Resolution-Instructin our senators
and requesting our congressman to in
congress of the United States putting
lumber on the free list. Passed.
An -act-Compelling railroads COM
NAMES to weigh their empty coal cars
within "a hours before loading and
within IL hours after loading. Passed.
An act-Compelling express compan-
les to pay an excise tax on the bust
ness they do in Kansas. Passed.
Until this act became a law ex-
press companies have paid no tax on
their business. They have enjoyed all
the benefits and protection of Kansas
laws but contributed nothing to their
support This act will bring a large
revenue to the state this year.
An act-Preventing the conf1scatfon
of coal by the railroad companies.
Passed.
This measure was introduced as
committee BILL Before this enactment
became a law cars and even train
loads of coal have been appropriated by
the railroads for their own use, cauS-
ing untold suffering to the people of
Kansas, free from penalty. If coal is
now the common carrier
is liable to a heavy penalty.
An act-Making a Is per cent hor1-
zontal reduction in freight on grain
and products. Passed.
This measure was introduced as
committee bill. and saves the shippers
of grain a vast sum of money.
An act-Providing for the labelling OF
all linseed oils, leads and mixed paints
known as the pure paint bill. Defeat
ed
Joint author with Senator Young of
the present amended ballot bill. The
bill simpIifies the ballot and allows
mixed ticket be voted without danger
Of being thrown out.
An act-Providing for two cent pas
senger fare in Kansas Defeated
Deuurrage law-It's an act compell-
ing the railroads companies to pay
81 a day for their failure to supply
any farmer or shipper with cars after
IS hours until the cars are furnished. |
An act-Allowing school boards to |
deposit their money in banks at an
agreed rate of interest. Passed.
The anti-pass law now in force is |
the compilation of Senator Getty and |
Senator Hodges. 1t passed the house |
as the stone bill.
Down in the Third district D. ]. |
5heedy, a Fredonia lawyer, is fighting !