Evening star., 1925-01-21
Error in Pardoning Power
Seen Behind Kansas Case

doings, and few Of those approached
are willing 10 exert themselves TO ex-
posing the Vaccinations Of perverted
power. 1t is certain that the pardon
sud parole scandal Of Kansas has
hardly been touched. but at least on
talon of its treacherous claws has
been duIled and point has been
scored for the integrity of the STAT
government by the disclosure of its
antithesiS.'
Nothing has happened in the Off
cial life Of Kansas in decades" SAYS
the Wichita Beacon, which has given
the people such disagreoahla shock
such shjver Of cold DISGUST II
has humiliated the entire State Adj
ed to a period OF painfully cheap
politics. ID is the crownin- act" The
Minneapolis Tribune believes: "There
was, apparently. an uuseemly haste to
arrest Gov. Davis before his tenure
lapsed, but there may have been legal
reasons for this action, and not q
mere desire to embarrass and humil-
late a man almost at the hour he was
to step down out of office Obviously
the 2Syear-old son of Davis has
something Of interest to all Kansas
to explain. How much, II anything.
his father has to explain remains to
be found out. One part of the evil
dence is a pardon granted. Another
part Will be the testimony Of con
cealed witnesses that money passed to
the son as n consideration of the par
don. Whatever else may come. out Of
the case, Kansas seems to he in for
the display in open court of consider
able soiled linen"
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The former governor lives in
State" says the New York Evening
World, where politics is war, and
where all is fair in war. His election
in an ordinarily rockbound RepubI-
can State and his popularity moved
his political opponents TO a frenzy Of
resentment. 1t is not remarkable that
they should seize upon the oppor-
tunity to ruin him for the future. II
his present plight is due. to the infamy
of his son it will not be the first time
that an official has been cruelty com
promised by his family. At any rate
the public will wait for the evidence
before calling for the former COVER
nor's crucifxion." As the Ilynchburg
News sees it: when the accuser Of
eX-Gov. Davis is a newspaper editor
and, we think, owned, by a bitter po-
litical enemy, it should take some
thing very much more definite than
the Journal has yet disclosed before
the public places great confidence in
the Journals charges-charge quite
evidently more inspired by political
partisanship than by a desire for
honesty in government"
THE. association of his name with
their partys nomination for the
highest office in the gift of the peo-
ple," says the Knoxville Sentinel,
will cause the Democrats to earnest
ly hope that he will make good his
claim that the foul charge made
against him is the result Of frame
up"
Kansas is now on the horns OF a
dilemma" concludes the Cincinnati
Star. '1f Gov. Davis is ac-
quilted, it is certain that he will run
again, appealing for vindication. IL
he is found guilty, there is Ma, Davis
to be reckoned with And according
to Who's Who, Gov. Davis is a
Methodist and a member of six kinds
OF lodges, thus revealing the mixer
in politics So Kansas is probably
not through with the Davises. The
blood-red sunset may prove to bs Q
Toseate dawn"