I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all rewards, promotions and salaries solely on merit, on loyalty and industry in the public service.

However Capper was elected governor in the next election in 1914 and served as Governor of Kansas from 1915 until 1919 winning re-election in 1916. He did not seek reelection in 1948. It was drawn by the attorney of the American Federation of Women's Clubs.

Capper became a long-serving senator representing Kansas as one of its two senators for five 6-year terms. Arthur Capper (July 14 1865 – December 19 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. "Capper's" continues today as a bimonthly glossy magazine that focuses on rural living.