Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-04-01

of the Republican party to honor me
with their nomination for congress in
the sixth congressional district of
Kansas. In doing this / frankly say
that it is a distinguished honor, as
well as profound duty that should
only be intrusted to one who is willing
to carry the banner of progressive
governmental policies honestly and
fearlessly, and abreast of the advanc-
ing thought of the age. And is only
to be trusted to one who is willing to
carry the campaign for the success of
party in dignified, clean and agrees
i've manner, free from mercenary and
sordid political practices which some-
times prevail in communities that do
not possess the highminded. discerning
and independent electorate of the
sixth Kansas district.
I entered this race because / be-
lieved the time had come for new
vigor to carry the Republican banner,
new in the sense that they were not
bound by the political practices of the
past: new in the sense that they would
not represent coterie or handful of
professional politicians in every COM
munity, but the voting public as a
whole; and new in the tense that
they will without fear or favor write
into governmental practices the best
of sentiment and ideas of the advanc-
ing thought OF the day, and by so do
ing keep the republican party in the
future, as il has been in the past, the
true medium OF governmental progress
and advancement, and the instrument
of efficient and economical admins
tration.
/ believe that the American market
belongs to the American farmer, the
American laborer, the American work
ingman, and the American business
man. That the interests of each are
so interlocked that wise, sane and
courageous craftsmanship will evolve
and put into practice only those
measures which will, in full Justice to
each, reciprocally enhance the interest
of each in turn, and by so doing work
for the greatest good TO all. / firmly
believe that the republican policy
of a protective tariff, economically
adjusted and applied is the true
medium by which the above is brought
about, and is in itself the very foun-
dation of practical and efficient govern
ment.
/ believe that the control of the
packing industries and board of trade
control of our grain products is the
most vital question confronting the
interests of Kansas, and / favor a
rigid scrutiny into the practices of
these concerns, and when their Off
GERS are found to indulge in acts which
arbitrarily control and lower the
price paid to the producer, and extort
and unfair price in comparison from
the consumer, then such officers should
be prosecuted under the criminal laws
and punished by confinement in the
penitentiary, not by mere fines.
The different plans Of progress
which political science in good judy
ment approved, tending to make the
government, and this means the officers
who administer it, more directly re-
sponible TO the people, should be inn
mediately put into effect, The short
ballot, the budget system for govern
ment finances, and such kindred
measures as may from time to time
be found advantageous, should be
perfected and inaugurated.
i favor a rural credit system, not
as paternal measure, but one that
will permit the organization of mutu-
al cooperative associations, or eff
GENTLY supervised banking institut-
ions, for the reason that such legis-
lation under approved amortization
plans, will permit of young men and
young women of limited means pos
sessing from the outset of their lives
a permanent home. independent and
self-sustaining, making in this man