The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-20
Kansas Democrats Issue a Cam
paign Def Today.
Declare That Capper Has Not
One Real Issue.
ASK QUESTIONS OF GOVERNOR
'Why Did You Raise lTaxes?'
They Want to Know.
Also Make References to- the
"BrOken Promises.

The Democratic state central COM
mittee has opened fire on the Republi
can national and state tickets The
first of their campaign material was
issued today by the state committee
under the direction of Hubert Lard
ner, state chairman. They charge that
Hughes and Capper are both fighting
without an issue. They also contend
that Capper has failed to make good
his promises made 20 the people, in
his campaign two years ago. and are
asking him to explain. They also
want to know Capper's stand on the
fee question. explaining that he was
favorable to some of his supporters
want him to define the difference.
Capper. is also asked to explain the
raising of taxes, and why he has a
lot of attorneys drawing fees from
the state and why he approved bills
for new jobs and at the same time
vetoed necessary appropriations for
the state institutions.
The Def.
The press matter sent out by the
committee follows:
The Republicans this year, are
without an issue both in the state and
nation; because of this the voters are
not much enthused over the Republi-
can ticket. This is the information
received by Hubert Lardner, chair
man of the Democratic state central
committee.
For many years the Republican
candidates have gone before the voters
with a long list of promises and
pledges, as to what they would do if
elected and then forgot them as soon
as election was over This year thew
do not seem to be so successful, as
the voters are demanding that every
candidate make specific statements as
TO what he would do and will do
Ihese statements will not be forth
coming as the Republican candidates
do not declare themselves on the real
issue OF the campaign.
Both Hughes and Capper are eyad-
ing every important public question.
Both are making long list of charges
with the nope of throwing the voters
OF from the things they want to know.
Both are trying the sympathy game.
Neither has any substantial reason for
expecting the voters to support them,
and they know it. Thus their onIv
nope IS to win by decefving the
voters.
Broken Promises.
ms year the Democrats are going
10 compel them to take a stand. Ar
thur Capper has a long list of broken
promises, which he made to the peo-
PIE Two years ago, not only the failure
TO carry out the provisions of the Re-
pupncan platform. but the fifteen dis
tnct and separate pledges he person
ally made to the voters.
Even this year his party platform
oeclared FOR preparedness, Hughes
declared for 1t, CapItr was against il
sui claims to be against it, but he is
running upon the Republican Mat
FORM supporting Hughes, now where
does Capper stand?
BESIDES this he has declared against
tees, yet permitted his own Official
iamlIy to accept them. Not being "a r
ls1ieo with that he has appointed sew
erai attorneys, and they are all draw
ing ices. Where does he want to Ii
wac the Zee question? He promises
to reduce taxes but twice since he was
elected has raised taxes, and in So
DONG permitted the corporations fo
continue at the same old rate. And
the real feature is: Capper has not
used the increased taxes for the insti-
tutions OF the state but to nav law
yers fees, increased salaries of Re-
publican office holders and twenty
seven new jobs all approved and bills
signed creating them by Arthur Cap
per.
1t is these things that the people
want to know about, and the public
Is anxious to know how Capper is
going to explain his inconsistency.
Perhaps he will also tell how he sold
material from his own engraving
plant to the state. This is A
year of great Importance in the
state, and W. c. Lansdon, the
Democratic nominee for governor,
is telling the voters exactly what
they may expect of him. The
people are getting wis. to Capper saw
ing one thing in his speeches, support
ing a platform stating another and
still telling different story in his
several papers.