The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-31
PoL1rIcAL ADvERrlsEMENr.

POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
took stephens to add . little respecta-
btlity. Why II Secretary Lane in the
cabinet and Cato Sells Indian commits
sfoner? - Broadway can tell you.
While . bunch of oil trust would-be
Progressives headed by the Kansas
City STANDARD OIL newspaper lied about
trust Democrats preached how they
would lower the cost OF living. this
double-cross frame-up was put over on
the American people. One year Of this
reign Of ruin and hypocrisy IL passed
and business IL shot to pieces. with
everyone whistling in the graveyard
The people were deceived into believ-
ing they wanted a change. and ono
year has passed and = whole lot that
had lot Of change" IN their pocket
books are out OF Jobs and there are no
Democrat business men building enter
prises to employ them. believe that
In Kansas right now tho great rank
ana file see the awful mistake made.
believe II they had 1t to do over
again that this oil trust bunch of fake
Progressives and these oil trust Demo-
Gratis would be whipped not only in
Kansas. but In the nation.
Through persecution I have built up
The Uncle Sam OIL company until with
its Usage lease validated and not stolen
from its stockholders by the aid Of a
bunch Of silk stocking rebel oil trust
Democrats, 1t could complete a million
dollar refinery In Kansas City, Kan;
enlarge its plant at Cherryvale. pipe
domestic gas into Kansas 80 as to
guarantee q domestic gas supply for
the next quarter OF q century to the
1So.Uu0 homes dependent on gas for .
life necessity in Kansas and Missouri.
started out to build this great COM
pany. 1 have done my part and have
succeeded II I can stop the oil trust
Democratic deal. Being q native son
of Kansas. 1 appeal to the fairness of
our people for q chance to get to
where I can meet this gang on an
| equal footing. As son Of a soldier 1t
| has been bred in me how to fight. All
have IL practically in Kansas. 1 am
q Kansan first. last and all the time.
Time and again I have licked this oil
trust gang only to see them get some
new advantage through prominent Of
| ficiAls in Washington. One fighting
whole gang on tho hummer and force
the Democrat administration to quit
working for the oil trust or drive the
whole gang to defeat.
| There IL no danger that they Will
give up the graft Democrat bosses are
| hardly ever builders or real rustling
| business men. The business men. the
real Drawn and life OF the great ma
ton builders. are Republicans or lib
eral working Democrats
| What this Democratic gang 10 doing
In the oil trust grab they are un-
doubtedly doing in thousands of other
transactions. The big newspapers are
mostly controlled by the special inter-
ests. 1t takes 4 little time for ex-
posture to come. but believe the hour
has about arrived in Kansas when the
sons and daughters Of men OF Lincoln
will rally from the factories and farms
of Kansas by the thousands and put
back into power the party of real
| M
At the. present time the oil trust
Democrat gang have centered behind
Congressman Medley and Hugh Far
reilly One has . partner employed by
the gas trust and the other has al
ways been q corporation man.
If I can win the fight for the Usage
lease I can beat this gang in the fin
ish and save the citizens Of Kansas
millions on domestic gas and gasoline.
The oil trust has its millions 1t has
many senators and congressman and
| high government officera to sneak be-
I hfnd. first Me e1ause ana then another
to give this powerful convicted bully q
| chance to hit competitors with box
Ing gloves containing horse shoes or
lead.
| I have shortened my life in this un-
! equal contest and I appeal to the
mothers and fathers and brothers and
sisters and grandmothers and grand
fathers of just such Kansas children
herein to give this baby girls Kansas
daddy a chance where I can fight dis
honest officials and grafters right al
home in Washington. Kansas needs q
fighting senator that will go aftez
this bunch and help restore business
confidence and prosperity in this coun-
try.
The Republican party II the party OF
Lincoln. Tho rank and file are honest
They represent the men who held the
battle lines at Gettysburg and q hun
dreu other battlefields. 1 appeal to
tho daughters and tho sons of the
men of Lincoln and hardy pioneers Of
Kansas whose descendants names are
written in the history Of . thousand
batt1efields of right. and to those Kan
sas voters of the Solomon, Saline
northwest and central Kansas tina,
my father helped to protect with the
sacrifice of body and risk OF life Il
give his fAvorite boy q chance where
ne can meet these oil trust tools and
have a fair chance to force the right
1 know the Republican party II thu
party of real safety. progress and
prosperity.
The whole United States watches
Kansas. When the word goes fortl
that people of Kansas are raising VI
in their wrath to strike these hypo.
: critics and how they have betrayed
and deceived the people. other states
will follow. The competition have
built up through The Uncle Sam OF
Company has already saved KAnsa,
! two million per year for the past fiv'
. years. That IL much more than an,
officer or citizen has mplished II
this state before. If you will stan,
TO THE LINCOLN REF