The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-09
HE CHANCES TUNE
Jonathan Davis Dodging Indus
trial Court Issue.
Lack of Cars for Wheat Doesn't
EnthuSe Farmer.
WOULD TALK TAXES NOW
But Legislature Really Guides
That Course.
Other News of Interest in Kan
Sas Politics.
BY A. L. sHULTz.

Jonathan NJ. Davis, Democrat nonni-
nee for governor, isn't finding much
genuine solace in the industrial court
issue. So he has suggested that the
candidates and voters ought to talk
about something else. In order to
make it simple and easy to change the
subject. Davis himself has issued a
newspaper challenge to w. Y. Nor
gar. Republican nominee, indicating
that he would much rather talk about
taxes
Just now there is a little matter of
$4,000 cars of wheat which the Kan
sas farmers are not able to get to the
market because the shop unions have
a grievance with the railroads. SO
the Da.'is opposition to the labor court
law hasn't had the loud and lusty
reception which might be desired by
an ambitious candidate. To be sure,
the labor organization leaders and
publications have been rather strong
in the praise of the Democrat nomi-
nee. But out in the country his views
seem to have been filed away for
careful consideration early in No
vember.
Hence the Davis proposal. A joint
debate on the question of the tax re-
ceipt by two governorship candidates
would probably be interesting, But
for the campaign. Nor would it have
much effect on the tax receipt.
Legislature Docs 1t All.
OF course a governor may send a
messages to the legislature telling
them his views about taxes. He may
even make some speeches on the SUBJ
ject. He can use his veto power. But
in the general making up of public
expenses a governor is given about
as much consideration as Hungarian
piccolo player with positive wives on
the eighteenth amendment. So far as
the direct effect of his speeches are
concerned, it disturbs the situation
about as much as tho he made sug-
gestions regarding the changing OF
the style of holes in Swiss cheese.
Mr.. Morgan, who is a very courte-
Gus man and has a corps of highly
efficient stenographers, will doubtless
send Mr.. Davis a very kindly reply.
He may even sympathize with Mr..
DAVIS desire to sidetrack the indus
trial court law as the main issue of
the campaign. But if the two guber-
Material candidates should spend the
remainder of the campaign talking
about taxes they probably wouldn't
save the average farmer enough
money to pay for the gasoline w4ch
would be required to haul the family
to the meeting.
Everyone is for tax reduction. But
the legislature and not the governor
will spend the money next winter.
Trouble for Reed Plan
Clyde NJ. Reeds plan to provide for
the state ownership and operation of
warehouses and elevators isn't facing
very pleasant winter. In fact Reed
himself is a bit dubious about sue
cess of his program.
The fact that the state ownership
idea trails with the Frasier program
in North Dakota may tend to slow
down enthusiasm of farmer house
members who look with suspicious on
the policies which the Nonpartisan
League advanced in the northern
state. One of the most vital features
facing Reeds idea to enable the state
to engage in private business enter
l prises is the fact, that the senate is
seemingly strongly against it. A two
4 thirds vote of both houses would be
Il required to put thru. the measure
(which calls for a constitutional amend
llment.
II In spite of the fact that the pre-
primary line-ups indicated several for
Inler service men would have places on
the state tickets, it appears that only
| Pne American Legion member will
| hext winter. He is William NJ. Baker,
Republican nominee for state super
| tntendent of insurance. Baker who
| won the nomination in a crowded
field is reported to have received a
large number of votes from persons
who did not serve in the world war
hut were anxious to give a service man
q place on the ticket.