The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04
Hodges for Democrats and
Capper for Republicans.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE ALSO
PrOgressives Represented b!
Miss Helen Eacker.
Capper Announces His Plat
form for 1914 Campaign.

members of the Good Citizenship
ksgue last night and the former SUI
frage organization heard the gospel OF
the Bull Moose from Miss Helen Eek
er of Lawrence and r. Harlan OF OF
tawa university. That there might be
q full measure of politics, Agnes L.
Riddle, a member Of the Colorado
state legislature. spoke 80 minutes
and w. Y. Morgan OF HUTCHINSON rest
ed league members minds from poll
tics while a collection was taken to
aid the national cause.
Henry J. Allen of Wichita, Progress
s:vc gubernatorial candidate, was to
have spoken at last nights meeting
but was unable to fill his date because
Of the Progressive banquet in his home
town. Yet the cause OF the four po-
litical parties in the state-Republi-
can, Democratic, Progressive ana so
clalist-was expended by faithful fol-
lowers
Arthur Capper, the first guberna-
tortal candidate on the program, spoke
for 40 minutes. He pledge the ful-
ffllment of promises contained in the
Republican. Progressive and Soclaist
national platforms. as well as the
hopes Of the State Temperance union.
He read his speech to the 400 men
and women who attended the meeting.
George w. Kleihege. Socialist candi-
date for governor. told OF the hopes
dreams and ambitions of his party.
Then Miss Helen Eacker Of Law
renee was called to the front OF stage
TO tell of the things which the Kansas
Prosressives promised when they
lowed by r. Harlan Of Ottawa uni
'iersity, who made a strong appeal for
the enlistment of new voters In the
Progressive cause.
Then w. Y. Morgan passed the nat
for the national suffrage cause.
Agnes L. Riddle OF Denver, a MEM
Der of the Colorado legislature. told
Of her fight against machine politics
in her home district and her election
by more than a thousand majority.
Governor Hodges was the last
speaker on the program. It was IL
o'clock when he began talking. For
20 minutes he told Of the accomplish
inents Of the administration in the
clared that the Democrats offered q
record of accomplishments rather
than promises for the future.
Hodges Jolted Stannard.
Referring to the passage by the 1913
legislature of the suffrage amendment,
Governor Hodges found occasion to
jolt former Senator Stannard and take
credit to the Democrats for the enact
inert. Discussing this measure. the
governor declared:
: 1.-THE Republican party has been in
power in Kansas for years past. The
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for the past few years. but the capa-
bilities of women were never apparent
to either Of these parties until this
time, and now they come to you with
alluring promises Of actions yet to be
performed. Why have they failed to
recognize women during the long years
that the Progressives and Republicans
controlled Kansas-were you less able
then than nowhere you less worthy
then than now? Permit me to say with
an unusual degree of pride, that the
man who wrote the resolution submit
ting equal suffrage to the voters of
Kansas, the man who introduced 1t in
the senate, was q Democrat, and that
every Democrat in the senate and the
majority Of the Democrats in the house,
stood for this resolution. The fight on
the resolution in the senate was led by
a Progressive. OF the II senators who
voted against the resolution, five were
sives was Senator Stnnnard of this
Uyon) county.
Recognizing that woman has become
a separate factor in civilized life. and
knowing that she could accomplish far
more for inmates of certain 1nstitu-
lions than men, 1t was our pleasure to
shatter a few traditions. even though
we had been warned by the opposing
party not to do So"
Arthur Capper's Speech.
Arthur Capper. Republican candidate
for governor. declared that he Is still
progressive and that tie Republican
party is progressive. He spoke in part
as follows:
This is enough to show the progress
eivism Of the Republican party in Kan
sas and the nation. 1t has never failed
to show this high moral purpose no
matter how temporarily unpopular was
the cause. The Republican party of
Kansas has always taken advanced
ground. The Democratic party in KAN
sas and the nation has always tagged
and Jagged behind. and in one, two,
three. four. 1ve or ten years after
ward. has come along and ratified what
the Republican party has pioneered. I
would not have you think that all
Democrats have been against these pro-
gressive measures. but history shows
that the Democratic party an a party
has had small part in this great con-
structive program. especially in Kan
sas.
"Of course the Progressive party
stands for national prohibition, equal
suffrage and the minimum wage law,
but In Kansas I am unable to figure
1t out otherwise than that. q vote for
the Progressive party in this CAM
paign will accomplish nothing.
Political parties are absolutely
necessary and immensely useful, but
should never hamper the independ-
ence Of the individual voter. Political
parties are to be- judged by what they
accomplish and will accomplish in
future. But I say frankly that no
man or woman should ever vote for q
single unworthy candidate or meas
ure merely for party reasons Decent
citizenship should stand higher than
party subserviency and one does not
lose party fealty by honest, conscien-
tious action. am q Republican. and
believe the best interests of Kansas
will be promoted by Republican sue
cess. but shall never ask you nor
anyone else to support q Republican
candidate who may be dishonest or
incompetent or morally unfit. 1 have
been accused In some quarters Of
manifestiug = GOOD deal OF this kind