Show I GOVERNOR OF A STATE ACCUSED Kansas has haa a real sensation The TheBon son Bon of the tin governor ot or tho th ho state has b been en caught selling pardons Gm Governor Davis Is accused of ot being be bini ing Inga a a party to the th crime and in fact is charged with having sent his bla son con out to solicit money for forthe forthe orin the gran granting of a pardon issued to Fred W former president of the Linn county count Kan bank b who ho was aa sen Ine Ing from one to seven years ears to for tor a shortage in this banks bank's account Pour Four men in an adjoining where here the transaction was l carried on listened In on tir Ibe c between and the govern or or erg a s son and heard the th terms of sale of ot the th executives executive's es e's power to pardon The Th first payment was 1000 andr and liter after the pardon had hadeen been delivered more was waa aa paid Further charges are made modo that the governor gO gOern ern or has ha solicited money from Irom other prisoners for tor the Ibe grant grant- granting grant nc Ing of ot pardons The Th whole bole story places the gov gov- governor sov so 50 low 10 in manhood as to be almost unbelievable able Kansas has haa hasa hasa a real scandal to clean up The outside Is shocked that the thi governor gov tov of ot the state stale should be sub subI subjected to even eHn ven the tho th suspicion that I he is a man so lacking in the quail of 01 a got cov There Th ri is la evidence of ot merit in the charges charge as a newspaper nel of prom prominence Ineneo vouches for the whole hole story atory and prints the th accusations with names dates dales and place placeIt It Is regrettable that our national and state SO are being in tone ton The young loune oung men and women today are home being put to the test lest in their faith in public men so 50 man many 81 ate aie e the scandals In public life lIe reaching up to the high highest est eat offices I I |