The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-06
GENEROSITY PLEA
Governor Capper Urges Sup
port State Institutions.
But the Governor Says He
Would Not Be Extravagant.
AN UPPERCUT FOB SHOUSE
Arguments Driven Home for
Election of Simmons.
Strenuous Drive in Late Motor
Car Campaign.
AN UPPERCUT FOB SHOUSE
(Staff Correspondent

Harmed Kan, Oct. 6.-Governor
Capper started his third day in the
Seventh district by continuing his
pleas for the election of John Sim
mons to congress and the mixing of
state and national issues with legisla-
tive and congressional politics. With
an early start for the trip thru Paw
nee, Stafford and Pratt counties, the
governor urged Seventh district voters
to back the election of Hughes with
a Republican congress and to put Re
publicans in the state house and both
branches of the legislature.
Generosity, but not extrava garce, in
| the support of state institutions was
urged by the governor in his speeches.
Ho declared that Kansas desired to
| deal kindly with the big schools, the
| charities, state departments and sun
dry institutions. But the lid must be
| clamped on payment of political debts
with public funds and building pork
| barrels at expense of the tax payers,
ne said. In connection with his plea
| for generous, : but sane treatment of
ell state institutions, the governor
found renewed opportunities for men
ton of the action of Congressman
Shouse and his Democratic associates
/ during Shouse's term as state senator
and chairman of the ways and means
| committee.
We have discovered that in the
! course of years some of the institu-
lions have fallen behind, judged by
new and rising standards said the
governor. LAS quickly as possible they
must be brought 10 4 standard of eff
cheney surprising that of any previous
stage in our history. This can be done
extrava gantly or sensibly. We pro-
pose to do it well, but sensibly. AS
far as possible we are meeting needs,
correcting evils, eliminating waste''
In the course of these remarks
| Governor Capper found occasion to
slip Congressman Shouse an effective
uppercut and drive home an argu-
ment for the election of Simmons to
congress
kansas people are not stinEy,"
said the governor in the course of his
| talk. They want their educational,
reformatory and eleemosynary insti-
buttons to equal those of any state.
They want their state to rank with
any in the Union in all things that
| tend to make a people happy and
prosperous. But they want and they
are entitled to and they must and
will have dollars worth of genuine
service, a dollars worth of actual
value for every dollar of public money
they pay as taxes"
The trip into Pawnee county TODAY
followed strenuous days drive thru
| Ffnney, Gray, Ford and Edwards
counties where Governor Capper
spoke in Garden City, Cimarron,
DouSo Ivy state soldiers home,
Spearville and Kinsley The trip took
the governor and his party 145 miles
from Scott City to Kinsley
In three speeches in Ford county
tho governor gave his best efforts for
the reelection of L. j. Pettyjohn of
Dodge City, to The state legislature
For the first time in his endorsement
or candidates. the governor made per
sonaI reference to Ioettyjohn. He de-
cared the Ford county nominee had
Wi h III
state legislature, had worked for sane
ana sensible Legislation, had helped to
| nght down Democratic waste and ex-
travagance, and had worked for in
mates OF the state soldiers home.
Much personal credit was due Petty
john, the governor said, for the an
preparation for new hospital at the
home and for law placing the man
agement under board composed of
Civil war veterans
w. NJ Glenn. who is seeking the
senatorial election in a district com
prising eighteen counties returned to
ms nome in Tribune today after a
trip with the governor thru nine
Seventh district counties
County chairmen are naturallv
optimistic parties But with the usual
discounts for party enthusiasm, the
cIalns made by chairmen and leaders
in the western counties are lamar
emily backed by conditions. In the
road burning trip through the Sixth
and Seventh districts there is little on
portunity for the average observer to
geS ooWn TO the grass roots. Surface
indications count for sometime.
though, and after all, the local leaders
are seemingly not offering wild exag-
geratlons i'll their claims that the
western counties will roll up some
record Republican majorities.
With the claims of the local Repub-
lican leaders there is a uniformity of
expression that carries weight Nearly
all OF the leaders claim majorities for
Capper in excess of that accorded
other candidates on the state ticket.
Every indication shows that Wilson
is stronger than the Democratic state
ticket. Hughes is not as strong as
Capper, and seemingly slightly weaker
than the state ticket Congressional
contests in both districts are real
fights. with the chances favoring the
Republicans. A return to the Repub-
lican party in practically ali western
counties means not only increased
state majorities. but the claim seems
well founded that a healing of old
wounds will be the salvation of the
congressional nominees.
An observer talked with scores OF
voters on foot-men and women in
stores and offices and from the farms
In the main these persons have little
personal interest IN the campaign
further than the possible election OF
n candidate for sheriff or road over
seer or trustee. These little talks
during hull in campaign activities
brought news of returns of hundreds
of Progressives to the Republican
, fold. And most of them are working
One general test concerning the
estimates of local leaders was used il
all counties. 1t was the query con
4 corning county candidates In seyerai
| counties defeat of portions of the loca
L ticket WINS admitted hS, the Renuhli.