The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-16
Is FOR CLEAN men
Senator Price Won't Stand for
Horse Play in Legislature.
Dean of Senate FaVOrs Davis
Economy Program for Kansas.
SLAP At JUDGE M'DERMOH
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Endorses Action of COwley
County Voters in Election.
Severe Criticism for Score of
House and Senate Members.
SLAP At JUDGE M'DERMOT1


Senator Francis c. Price of Clark
county, dean of the Kansas state SEN
ate, will not be a party to political
horse play in the next session of the
legislature. If Governor-elect Davis
offers a program covering practical
economy and for consolidation and
elimination of useless and overlapping
boards and commissions. Senator Price
win support It What is more the
veteran senate leader will vote to con-
firm the Democrat governors APP
pointments 50 long as he selects able
clean men,
In Topeka today before leaving for
a month in California, Senator Price
talked about the recent Republlcan
smash-up and made clear that he did
not intend to become party to cheap
political plays during the legislative
session While he discussed the leg
isIative program. Senator price also
took a big, hard smash at the legisla-
tor-jobholders and endorsed the action
of Cowley county voters who defeated
Judge ames A. McDermott of the in
dustriaI court for reelection to the
Has Old Time Courage.
There wasn't hit of the old time
fire and courage of the Clark county
senator missing today when he talked
with newspaper men for a few min
utes during a visit in the state house
The fact that other senators and Re
their course for next winter didn
seem to disturb the warrior of the
upper house who has won a big name
in Kansas because of his fearless et-
forts as a legislator
eff Governor Davis comes before
the legislature with a program that
viii enable US to reduce taxes and to
abolish or consolidate some OF our
present boards and commissions in a
practical way. I am going to help
him" said Senator Price. II am not
going to be party to maintaining the
status quo of a big state pay roll
merely because a lot or fellows want
jobs. However. if the new governors
program is not feasible and tends 10
injure our state institutions L am go
ing to fight it just as earnestly as 1
win support it if it seems worthy of
help"
vote to confirm the new Democrat
governors appointees2" was asked.
Is for Good. Clean Men.
IF Governor Davis appoints good,
clean, capable men, 1 will surely vote
for their confirmation" was the reply.
And I haven't been IN the habit of
voting for every appointment fired at
the senate for approval. I>have even
voted against some of the appoint
ments made by the present Republic
can governor and 1 won't hesitate to
vote against the practice of a similar
policy by the incoming governor But
SQlOng as clean, competent names are
submitted, the fact that 1 am a Re
publican and Governor Davis is n
Democrat Will not influence my &C
ton"
Senator Price stopped FOR a minute
and chewed at the end of his cigar.
He discussed the general Democrat
trend in the recent election for few
minutes Then his jaws set and his
thoughts seemed to turn suddenly to
the legislative fights
You can say for me- Senator Price
began in slow deliberate words, that
I heartily endorse the action of the
Cowley county voters who defeated
one member of the industrial court |
who while serving in that position was
running for a seat in the legislature.
II I had lived down in that district
I would have voted against him my
self. 1t seems that II is high time
when the voters register their resent
rnent against men who attach them
selves to state administrations and
seek to influence legislative acts while |
serving as members of law making
bodies. II the self respect of these
men hemseIves-serving in either the
house or the senate-does not demand |
their retirement, the voters themselves !
should compel it
Slap ut Judge McDermott-
Senator Prices statement was a di- |
rect slap at the candidacy of Judge |
McDermott for the legislature while |
serving as a member of the industrial |
court But it was an almost equally |
severe criticism Of at least a score OF /
house and senate members who have |
become attached to the present state
administration.
The senate dean doesn't intend to |
remain in the state TO learn whether /
the position which he frankly de- |
fined in a few minutes at the state /
house today meets with public ap-
proval. He told just where he expects |
tc-stand with the candOr and frank |
ness that has marked. his fourteen /
Years as a member of the senate from /
Clark county.
Maybe the Republican leadership /
and organization in the legislature viii /
decide to play the game straight from I
tho shoulder-juSt as outlined in SEN /
ator Prices interview Maybe they /
will take another tack. But it isn't \
likely to influence the position of SEN
ator Price. He will support the new
governors program so long as il looks 4
like fair. square policy that will cut I
down taxes and not impair public /
service. II it doesn't meet that stan :
dard, Senator Price has indicated that I
he expects to fight
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