The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-10-12
PAGE Mr.. BOYD

the regular OEIuOELdLlC nominee IOI
congressman from the sixth district,
has adopted a new style and hopes to
get into Congress before the people
get next to the fact that he is Dem
ocrat. He is carrying on as advertis-
ing campaign in the various papers
in which he says SIN these times when
big interests are 50 prominent in the
affairs of government, do you not
think it would be a good policy to
have man represent you in Congress
who is in sympathy with the masses of
the peOple?" He then signs himself
Candidate for Congress, Sixth Dis
trict." He does not tell the people
that he went out and sought and won
the regular Democratic nomination,
but seeks to leave the impression with
the uniformed pepole that he is an
Independent. He does not tell the
public that for nearly twenty years
he published and edited the most
rabid and bitterly partisan Demo
cratic newspaper in the Sixth District,
upheld every Democrat in office and
during which time he supported and
likewise criticized every Republican
in office, and every Republican meas
ure, both state and national. He does
not tell the public that as a reward
for his faithful service he served
eight years as postmaster at Phillips
burg by appointment of President
Woodrow Wilson, but he now seeks to
sidestep the record of his party and
ride into Congress as an "independ-
emit" 1t is a very clever scheme, but
it is doubtful whether he will be able
to fool enough of the voters to make
it work. Now to analyze his state
ment: He speaks of the big inter
ests' that are so prominent in govern
ment affairs. What does he mean,
and will he be a little more specific?
The public has a right to know who
these big interests are-not glitter
ing geneIalities, but hard, cold facts,
together with the names of said inter
ests. He apparently attempts to
leave the impression that Hays B.
White, the present Congressman, is
not in sympathy with the masses of
the people" Let US see: Mr.. White
has identified himself with the Farm
Bloc" in congress and has voted with
have been introduced in behalf of
the farmers. Is this the big inter-
ests" that is causing Mr.. Boyd worry?
Mr.. White voted to revive the federal
war finance board, which has since
loaned millions of dollars to farmers
in Kansas alone. Is this dangerous
"big interest" Mr.. Boyd? Mr.. White
voted for the Capper-Tincher anti
grain gambling law, which was
meant to curb the activities of the
gamblers on the stock exchange. Is
this another dangerous "big interest"
and does this prove Mr.. White out of
sympathy with 1.-The masses of the
people?" Mr.. White voted for the
general program of reducing govern
ment expenditures from the Demo
cratic wasteful standard of seven bill
lion dollars a year to the present
standard of a little over three billion
dollars per annum. Is this another
''big interest" that is controlling the
government? Mr.. White voted to
raise the exemption o. small income
taxes from $500 to $40C Tor each de-
pendent thereby relieving the income
tax burden for hundreds OF farmers
and small salaried laborers. Is that
another "big interest" -h"t has gotten
a hold on the government Mr. White
voted to increase the exemption from
$4,000 to $4,000 for income tax pur-
poses, thus relieving tie small sal
aried man and THROWN ne burden
on the man with the big income. Is
this also an indication that Ir. White
IS not Gin sympathy with The masses?''
Do these small salaried q no have
thus been relieved form another "big
interest" Mr.. Boyd? Mr. White
voted for a budget l9v to control
government expenditure (Which was
vetoed by President Wison) and
under this law, later enacted by a
Republican administrator expenses
have been cut in two. oas that at
the behest of some ''b g INTEREST,""
and if so what one? This 4dministra-
ton has cut the number OF govern
ment employees on the payroll down
to about half. What big interest
brought that about? Under Mr..
Harding the army has been cut from
about 100000 to $4,000 Was that
an instance of the "b;g interests"
The navy has been likewise cut al
most in two, and the ap2r2 priations
for battle ships and war materials are