The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-16
Candidates for Senator and
Governor 1T AtchisOn.
Democrats Hold Banquet and
Open Campaign.
HODGES SPEECH 4 FEATURE
He Goes Over State Affairs
and Issues.
Spent Day at Orphans Home
Woman Speaker.

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Atchison. Kan, April 16.-Three
Democratic candidates for United
States senator, Democratic governor.
a Democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor and a lady factory inspector.
delivered the gospel Of hope at a ban
quet of Atchison county Democrats in
Atchison last night. It was the big
gest offering of Democratic talent at a
county political meeting in Kansas
since the opening Of the present cam
paign.
More than 400 Atchison county Dem
ocrats attended the meeting and at
tested their love for the cause in noisy
demonstrations accorded the six regular
speakers on the program. In CONVEX
sation the Atchison county Democrats
expressed their hope for the coming
election. This enthusiasm was inten-
siffed in the demonstrations accorded
the speakers when they defended the
party's record in the state and nation
and promised new and added reforms
II returned to power. Governor Hodges
was the principal speaker on the pro-
gram. He spoke 40 minutes. while
each of the other speakers occupied
from ten to fifteen minutes time.
None Of the Atchison celebrities land
Atchison has a number of celebrities
were given places on the regular
speaking program. Senator Bale p.
Waggener. James W. Orr. J. b. Chap
man, all relinquished their rights and
declined speaking invitations that the
visitors might have more time on the
regular program for the banquet. T. A.
Moxcey, a well known Atchison law
yer, presided as toastmaster and May
or c. C. Finney welcomed the visiting
Democrats in ten minute talk.
None of the three United States
senatorial candidates-Hugh p. Farrell
ley, George A. Medley and Judge Frank
Doster-spoke from manuscripts. Their
ten and fifteen minutes discussions OF
poraneous. John E. Wagner, of Lar
ned, candidate for the Democratic
nomination as lieutenant governor.
spoke ten minutes. Wagner Is making
the race for the nomination on per-
sonal platform embodying national
suffrage and national prohibition
planks. Miss Lenna Bressette. female
factory inspector, told briefly OF the
experience and conditions which she
had encountered in her work to en-
force the provisions of the factory act
the child labor and safety appliance
laws Of the state.
Governor Hodges speech dealt with
both national and state issues. He de-
Tended his record as state executive,
praised the work of the 1913 legisla-
tional congress in the passage Of the
currency and tariff bills.
Hodges Speech.
The Democracy of Kansas has been
keeping pace with a new freedom, the
freedom that teaches all men are en-
titled to an absolute square deal and
an equal opportunity for all mankind"
legislature we enacted into laws four
teen Of the promises contained in the
Democratic platfor of 1912-a record
of which we are justly proud and
which no former legislature ever
eQualied.'' ..
Then the government recounted the
promissIfy notes Of the 1912 Campaign
which had been redeemed by a Demo-
cratic state legislature. Only one i'm
pOrtant platform pledge went unre-
deemed, he said. That was the SUBJ
mission to the voters Of an initiative
and referendum amendment to the
state constitution. Had the Republi-
can members respected and honored
their party pledges as had the Demo-
Gratis, the amendment would have
been checked up to the voters this
fall. the governor told Atchison county
Democrats.
Not only have we devoted our time
to the enactment Of laws beneficial to
ALL" continued the governor. but we
have used our best endeavors to save
money for the taxpayers. Our Repub-
lican friends have accused us of be-
ing extravagant. If you will investi-
gate the many departments Of the
state, comparing the work Of this ad-
uninistration with the work Of former
that we are giving you one of the
best business administrations that the
state ever saw.
Every department under Democratic
control is being run for less money
than we used in former years undel
former administrations.
Take the appropriations of 1913 al
compared with the state auditors rec
concentrations. Auditor Davis recon.
mended that the last legislature appro.
pirate $3,013,8 1856 increase in appropriar
lions as the lowest possible figure al
which the various institutions and de-
partments could be maiptained. By
changing the old order of things, w
reduced his figures to $751; 1S.
About the Spoils System.
I'VE have inaugurated business meth
DDS in handling the affairs Of the stat,
institutions. They charge that we hav,
adopted the 'spoils system But le
me tell you something. They haven
mentioned that Of the changes made
men in charge Of work and depart
ments that women can and do handle
more successfully than men. Perhaps
the Republicans will remove these wo
men. perhaps they will return to thu
old system II they return to power.
say perhaps. What do my Republican
friends say? If they admit that the!
will return, they deny the ability o
these women to h. idle this work.
they would make no changes. the.
admit we were right in making thes
changes.
Case Of the Atchison Home.
Let me point to one thing witt
which Atchison county people are NOR
or less familiar-the Orphans home
The old board Of control spent $15 90
to solve the water problems at III
home. They tried experiments whicl
neither gave them fire protection no
adequate water supply and a Qualit,