The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
IT ISN'T READ
People Will Not Read Presidents
III eSSageS.
OF 40 Persons interviewed by
Journal Reporters,
Only Three Had Read the Mes
sage Through.
OF THE OTHERS SEEN
Seventy cree Had Not Read
Any Part of 1T.
Query: Are Presidents Messages
Worth PRINTING!

JouRNAL reporters this morning asked
10 gentlemen. citizens Of Topeka,
@Have you read the presidents mes
sage Only three responded that they
had. These three we're -. *. Rowiey, u
&. Wood and r ~ Gage. a few had
read part Of it,, but The vast majority had
not read ID al alL This goes to prove
what the JOURNAL has long suspected,
that d presidents message is not re-
garded By the people as worth reading
It is too long and too stupidity worded-
The people who were interviewed were
taken as they came, without selection or
discrimination and all classes are repre-
scented. Below are the answers in brief.
sam Hiudman LII didn't care anything
about it. finance doesn't worry me.
N. W. M00dford didn't read it,
Geo. N. Eagle ~ didn't read it.
~ Il. Buhre-l read a part Of it; about
nine-tentAs.
Dr. L. d Powen-No, and I don't pro
pose ~ read ~
Dr. j. s Wasson III read what be said
about banking.
AZ j Brett Life IL TOO short for me to
read lt during the holiday season
D. P. ELLIOTT read "a part Of il and
became disgusted and quit.
Charles McClintock-l heard a part Of
III read. anl il put me to sleep.
B. 81. Payne-Hive l read it2 Not if
the court knows itself.
William Henderson No. 1 didn't read
it,
o. j. Warden read part Of it only
j. A. Troutmau read part Of it,
d. M. Fadgetf-I read a portion of ii.
Is there man living who read it ails
W. G. Chaffee-No, III read it on sun
day.
II. A. Auerbach No, 1 haven't read it.
Judge John w. Day=I read a part Of
III
J. B. Furry No haven't read it.
III. b. helly-No. 4 didn't read it.
J. ". Pack didn't read il.
H. j. Iromp. cigar manufacturer-
didn't read a word of it. I wasn't inter
ested.
Geo. W. Crane didn't read a word
+ @. searz-I just read the heading;
~ s Wear-No. 1 didn't read it; life is
too short
y. J. Gerdom-I haven't read it yet:
bnt / expect 20 today if / get time.
nj. nj. Bailey have read a part Of it,
only
Tom McNeal-I looked over it and
cav one of tie headings was Bluefelds
John ltrzelik--I read part Of it
about the tariff
Arthur Lee-I read a part of it, princi-
pany the heading.
L. f. Riley read . part Of It. about
pensions and the Hawaiian affair
a. B. Ny Wooivertcn NO, 1 haven't read
any part of IT,
\. G. Gordon-No sir, no sir What
40 you take me fory
n. " Weightman--I haven't read it all
just got started on it,
6. G. Lee-I haven't read il vet: |
have been waiting for the JOURNALS edi-
tOrial on t
r. j. Crouch No didn't read it.
rlea'f
part Of III
H. A- Washburn-No didn'tread any
part Of the message.
G. C. Palmer I haven't read any Of it.
A. Az Robertson No, read the head
ing that's all
F H. Phillips--I didn't read any Of it,
but the headlines.
J. r. 1lcElroy-I read A part only.
j. a. Caliahan--No / didn't read it, or
any part Of it.
George b ker-No didn't
read ID.
r. n. Gage read it. read ali that
was in last nights JOURNAL
Will Browne I didn't read it,
y. H. 3aker-l read part Of it and
will read Che rest TODAY if I get time
i s. Ferrx-I read what If said about
J-@5-E 81 haven't read IL.
A AA- ruler skipped over il in the
JOURNAL. Last night
- A. et--rA1t' --A EcdQ part OF It.
Il. r. Chesney --l read il, or most of it.
John Guthrie glanced over it,
Councilman Charles Fellows-No. ]
didn't read it
Councilman w. C. stephenson-I read
part Of it.
George Af Seward II glanced over IL
County Treasurer Stahl-No L have
not l. just glanced at it,
A. r. Rodgers FL am going to read it
tonight
Postmaster A J. Arnold-No I have
not may raad it tonight
Assistant Postmaster Eugene Wolfe
W ny no l have not. / am waiting until
it Is published in Democratic paper.
- Al. Forbes--I just glanced AZ it
H. h Rowley- 1es l read il the very
nrat thing last night
Frank Books have not will If /
get time.
mas cCabe-Why NO, but I did in
tend 20 read it last night
beginning Ia end
g " stansdeld-No, 1 never read anv
4 J. Dallas II was out last night nd