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


by . native son that only asks .
chance to fight for the rights of his
state and business associates in this
unequal contest. can force . saving
Of several hundred millions of dol
lars for the common people ON the
gas and oil products in Kansas and
Missouri and Oklahoma during the
next twenty years. l. know the Kan
sas people after the fight that has
been made ana the success achieved
will vote me an opportunity to meet
this gang on an equal basis. II l
should remain quiet, an oil trust law
yer or an oil trust lawyer annex will
be elected to the senate from Kansas
this fall to help bully and delay and
help the oil apd gas trust grab the
control Of this Usage Nation. which Is
the big gas and oil reserve OF Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Oklahoma am
going into this fight to protect my
neiGhbors and all users of gas and
gasoline and other oil In Kansas and
also Missouri and Oklahoma, and the
rights Of the Osages and my 1900
brother and sister stockholders. l
know 1 can win this fight with just
little help from those that will be
glad to aid. I will conduct tho fight
mostly by circular letters. and will also
meet the voters personally in every
county. This contest really 10 fight
for the protection Of every oil and gas
consumer in Kansas and Oklahoma
and the west half of Missouri. Under
the law have a right to send out all
personal letters wish to pay for. My
opponents will use their frank" graft
and have barrels of money and aid
from the oil trust and the gas trust.
But know 1 can make the necessary
fight with $4,000 to cover postage and
everything. am poor man outside
my interest in Tho Uncle Sam OIL Com
fell A.
over with my family and We all agree
that 1 can we'll afford to sacrifice to
win this battle for the right and will
start this contest with $4,000 OF money
that I should pay off the mortgage on
my home with. But enlisted to the
end of tho war when I statrsd In dur
ing the Kansas oil war. II I can win
this fight 1t will put mo back in the
eyes of investors where 1 was before
those false indictments and perjury
tho securities OF The Uncle Sam Oil
Company to become in demand 10 the
board Of directors can complete the
properties a. I originally planned. I
know my friends will quickly fill up my
petitions with the required number and
know I can depend on my home
county here. both in the primary and
In the election by an overwhelming ma
jority. Ny neighbors realize what 1t
means to Kansas City, Kan, to win this
fight. and my neighbors have faith in
mo that NO oil trust campaign liars can
shake.
believe right here in Kansas with
new blood In this contest that at least
= gain Of four Republican congress-
men can be made. This gain kept up
over the nation will put these oil trust
Democrats out OF power In the next
six months. The quicker tho party of
Lincoln wakes up and gets busy the
better 1t will be for the prosperity of
tho nation. for tho worst is yet to come
in the business world. The oil business
and II we do not fight tho trusts con-
tinually they would throttle that.
was q real progressive Republican
long before some Of those so-called fake
Progressive leaders had surrendered
their railroad passes voted for Presi-
nominated in 1915 and elected. for the
people will be praying for tho good old
Taft times long before they get a
chance to correct their mistake. be-
lfeve that nine-tenths of tho rank and
file OF the ProGressives arc honest and
are real Lincoln Republicans, and be-
long with US. but I know their leaders
in Kansas City, Mo-, and Kansas are
nine-tenths Standard Oil. ana am
prepared to prove 1t. The most hon
1t takes q gentleman and a thorough
bred to make amends when they do
go wrong. but 1 believe Kansas Pro-
gre6sives already zee they were de-
frauded and deceived and will come
| home and help defeat this invisible
government gang before more harm
can be done. This eternal attack and
knock on business has got to be
stopped. 1t would be a blessing to the
country to give the railroads a rest by
a small advance on freight rates until
the railroad companies could finance
their short time notes and get on their
| feet. It 10 tho secret rebate that does
the harm and which must be watch ed
II you are willing to join with me in
this contest 10 1 can organize In every
I precinct in the state write at once to
aid in this organization to combat and
expose the oil trust opposition that il
simply trying to keep the Republican.
divided into two factions while they
elect a fow more oil trust Democrat
senators and congressman. 1t will be Q
week before the office force will b
thoroughly organised, but all letters
will soon be answered and arrange.
ments made for q 1etter-writing cam
meetings in all the big cities in Kan
sas, where 1 will produce big maY
showing up this Usage Reserve and ex.
plain the situation 30 in detail tina,
each voter. regardless of party. will
realize that assistance in this confess
will be Of real benefit to the Kansa.
voters In general Respectfully.
HENRY H. TUCKER, JR.
Candidate for the Republican Nomina
ton for the United States Senate from
Kansas.
TIRLICANS OF KANSAS.