The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-05
Democrats Open Fight ON Gov
ernOr This Week.
He Has Broken His Promises,
BOurbOns Declare.
ADMINISTRATION MOST COSTLY
And He Has Handed Farmer a
Package, Is Charge.
Three Questions To Be Asked
of State Republicans.

What do the Republicans think of
the administrator rural credits law?
Will the Republican candidates for
state office be for or against the
eight-hour law passed by congress?
What sized appropriations for state
schools, penal institutions and charit-
able institutions will the Republicans
favor if returned to power in Kansas
What support, If any. is the Repub-
lican state administration giving to
Robert Stone, candidate for represen-
tative from Shawnee county and attor-
ney for the Kansas Natural receiver
ship?
These are questions that will be ask
ed by all Democrat state campaign
speakers during the remainder of the
campaign. according to an announce
ment made this morning by Hubert
Lardner, chairman of the Democrat
state central committee.
Ont for Lansdon.
1--WE have Kansas well organized for
Wilson," said Mr.. Lardner. From
now on we will perfect our organiZa-
ton for the election of w. G. Lans-
don governor. We are fortunate this
wear in that we can make the same
issues apply to Capper as we can to
Hughes They are both alike and
both represent big business instead of
the common people. Hughes mas
favors, and has done nothing but COM
plain. instead of telling what he will
do or would have done.
1.-The same is true of Capper. He
is continually complaining. He has
failed to deliver the goods as governor,
and has a long list of broken promises
that he made to the people two years
ago.. This year we propose to make
Mr. Caprer explain why he failed to
fulfill his pl yes to the people.
Cost of Administration.
HE talks about economy and eff
cheney, when his administration has
cost more than any other administers
ton we ever had. Yet with all of his
expenditures. nothing has been done to
relieve the orphans at the state
orphans home or to provide ample
quarters in order that the insane shall
not be compelled to sleep on the floor
He talks about business admins
tration and at the same time added
twenty-seven new jobs to the pay roll
and in addition to this has permitted
A. M. Keene, J. L. smalley, Fred
jackson, Ed McKeever and several
| other lawyers to draw fees from the
people of Kansas.
HE has pretended to be a friend
of the farmer and yet not one actual
| farmer was given an appointment by
him. All of Capper's appointees, were
his political hsnchmen.
| He has fired competent Democrats
in order to place his own workers on
the pay roll, and if you will read his
own papers you will be compelled to
admit that our institutions have beer
made a political football instead OF
institutions of corrections and medica
aid to be given the afflicted.
Twice has he handed the farmer
package, by raising the valuations
| of their farm land, in order to raise
more taxes, yet he permitted the rail
roads and corporations to go at the
same old rate He approved the pay
ing Of $4,000 a year for the new JOB
holders that Capper wanted and seems
to be proud of it
He has paroled a number OF mer
| from the penitentiary, whose crimes
were menace to the safety of oul
women and children.
These are few of the things thai
the voters of Kansas want to know
and Mr.. Capper will have to take g
stand. He has lodged the issues toe
long already'