The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-22
THE MAYORALTY
Kiene Makes Unjust and Tn.
kind Attack Upon
Editor of This Paper, Not a
Candidate for Office.

In black type in a statement in this
mornings Capital, L. L. Kiene, can
didate for mayor, uses the following
words:
'yThe editor of the State Journal
confesses and undertakes to avoid the
truth of the statements printed in yes
terday mornings Capital. While he is
at it the same editor might explain
what the personal favor is that his
friends claim that the present admin
iStration has done for him on account
of which he takes charge of the pres
ent mayors campaign.
This is a statement with an in
nuendo attached that is both untrue
and unkind, and the editor of this pa
per will not permit it to go unnoticed,
nor will he be diScredited in this man
ner before this community where he
has conducted this paper for 81 years,
in a statement by a gentleman who
bears a good reputation in Topeka;
namely l.. L. Kiene, a candidate for
office, who has been misled, and who
! has in no way been personally attack
ed in this paper, as he, Kiene, attacks
personally the editor of the State
'. Journal
Here is an implied deal that readers
of the State Journal as they have tel
ephoned or spoken to the writer,
would give the readers of the Capital
to understand that there has been
some kind of a questionable deal be-
tween Mayor House and the State
| Journal which has induced this paper
to support Mr.. House for reelection,
the deal Mr.. Kiene would have the
readers understand being this: that
| Mayor House had diverted the funds
| of the city of Topeka, as understood to
be in the city balances, to the Kansas
Reserve State bank of which Mr.. Mac
| Lehman is vice-president, and in re-
turn therefor the State Journal was
supporting Mr.. House.
Instead of the present admlmstra-
| ton doing something for the editor
| of this paper, the latter has done
something for the present adm1nlstra-
ton in enabling it to increase It's re-
venues-it is a purely business prop
osition for the city. Neither has the
editor of this paper taken charge of
| the present mayors campaign he
has not been asked to do this and
has not done so. We are not taxing
| charge of anybody's campaign This
| paper is newspaper ana not an Or
gan
valued member of the staff of this
paper for more than dozen years,
was entirely familiar with the manner
and methods and principles under
4 which the paper is conducted; he
knows absolutely shat during the
whole time he was here the editor of
the paper. who was also his personal
| friend never countenanced queS-
tionable deal.
Here are the facts which we wish
! the State Journal readers who may
| have seen the Capital article to under
stand We would like to have the
| Capital, as a matter of courtesy and
| Justice, reprint this article as a state
ment coming from the editor and
owner of the State Journal in order
that its readers may not be misled
and in order that its readers. too
may not discredit the character and
| integrity of the paper:
Mayor House favored giving the
funds of the city to the Kansas Re
serve State bank simply and solely
as a business proposition, because the
Kansas Reserve State bank agreed tC
pay the city per cent interest on its
| daily balanceS-the same rate thai
banks generally in Topeka were pay
| ing for certain other city, state and
municipal balances, and notwith-
standing that fact, most of the other
| banks had agreed to pay, in a written
letter to the authorities, only pei
CENT for municipal money. Long be-
fore the State Journal knew whether
| Mr. House intended to be a candidate
for reelection or not, months before
Mr. House knew whether or not the
State Journal would support him fol-
reelection, the editor of this paper
told the mayor that he proposed tt
see that the city received 8 per CEN
interest for its funds.
A year ago. the writer had no more
idea of going into the banking bust
ness than he had of goiEg into the gro