The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-15
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
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Dyche away out in the country and
lose him. And that request has 50
far, at least, been denied.
81 am an intense Republican, de-
clared Clark in the interview which
he gave with much reluctance, land
the only reason we made the fight last
campaign was to preserve the Repub-
Iican party and to prevent its destruc-
ton by those who had been elected to
office by it and who were betraying the
party while holding Office by grace Of
it's favor
Republican Party Progressive.
THE Republican party has always
been progressive party" declared
Clark, and | hope it always will be.
The league closed shop last NOVem-
, Der and 1 hope it will never be neceS-
sary to reopen our offices. But, if it
becomes necessary in order to preserve
the party, 1 might say in passing that
the lists of the 5000 members and
every letter received during the cam
paign, have been preserved and are
in my vault and headquarters can be
opened in a few minutes. All l need
is a stenographer to get out a form
letter and plenty of stamps. There
will be no trouble about getting these.
But I sincerely hope we can unite
against the common enemy both in
nation and state and I believe there is
a tendency to do this, especially
among the rank and file of the party.
from all sections of the state. The
elections and primaries in eastern
states seem to reflect the same con-
ditionS.'
So far as anything Mr.. Clark had
to say in the matter-and he wasn't
disposed to enter into personalities III
the least-United States Senator Bris-
tow or Joe Mercer or Earl Akers have
a perfect right to put any construction
Nr1 fHn TOO @I,,,@ !, Tlx
is not inclined to provide foot-notes
in his interviews and this particular
interview is no exception.
But it is very clear that Mr.. Clark
really wants the party to get together
and hopes that next year a pure white
dove of peace may build a nest in the
desk where the Republican League
stenographer kept copies Of the cor
respondence of the 1912 campaign.
It was a red hot debate on the tariff
bill in the United States senate, ac-
cording to the official report in the Con-
pressional Record, and the tilt between
Senator Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas
and Senator Ollie NJ. James of Ken
lucky, was in no manner the most tire
some part of the discussion. For It
was in the course of the debate on the
tariff bill that the Kentucky senator
challenged the senator from Kansas to
tell the political party with which he is
affiliated. And the senator from Kan
saS replying to the senator from Ken
lucky said it was none of his business,
or words to that effect
The war between Senators Bristow
and James started over the tariff sche-
dulles as affecting sugar and tobacco.
This is a portion of the debate as re-
corded in the Congressional Record OF
October 8:
Mr. Bristow: why is the farmer who
cultivates the soil for the growth of
a luxury, entitled to more con-
Yates beets to produce a necessity OF
nfe?"
Mr. James: You talk about sugar
beets. You are advocating a protec-
ton Of $1.90 upon refined sugar, and
vet you have been advocating and al
lowing sugar beets of the Canadian
farmer to come in here at 10 per cent,
yet you give your sugar ref1ner, when
he buys them to refine them, eight
times as much protection as you give
the American farmer who grows the
beets.'
Mr.. Bristow: THE senator from Ken
lucky is Just as accurate in that state
ment as any he has made here tonight.
He cannot point to a single utterance
that the senator from Kansas has ever
made on this floor in favor of a duty
Of $3.50 per hundred pounds on sugar"
Mr.. James: Il ask the senator, is
he a Republican? The Republican |
party stood for it, Tell me to what |
party the senator claims allegiance ?''
Mr. Bristow: 1.-The senator from |
Kentucky said that the senator from |
Kansas did, or that you did, and I say |
to the senator from Kentucky that the |
senator from Kansas does not and |
Of 81 go per hundred pounds on sugar" |
Mr. James: well, Mr.. President, ],
in that statement, was merely align |
ing the senator with the Republican |
party. The senator has not told me |
to what party he claims allegiance. |
sas is like an old fellow that lived in |
L small country town down my way
Turing the Civil war. who heard that |
there was a band of guerrillas coming
INTO town. From his first informa ton
ne thought it was a small one, and or
ganized the boys of the town to wage
war upon them. And as they started |
out to meet them with the courageous
captain riding in 'front.' a boy came
'unning up the road greatly excited,
and said to the captain, My, don't go
Town there. There are thousands of
hem, and they will kill you ALL The
I'D fellow said, oh. my boy, we are
going to meet them; we will look them
)ver, and if there are fewer of them
han there are of US We will lick them. |
f there are more of them than there
ire of US, We'll jine EN-" Laughter
md applause on the floor and in the
yalleries.1
Mr.. Bristow: THAT is as Intelligent
IN answer
Mr.. James: THAT may be the SEN
ltor's position. He will be a Bull
Moose if he sees he can lick them, and
lie will be a Republican if he sees they
an lick him"
Mr.. Bristow: THAT is as intelligent |
IN argument upon the merits of the
ariff bill as the senator has made to-
night"
Mr. James: 'I knew the senator
would get mad, Mr.. President That |