The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-05
TODD NOT A POPULIST.
The Ex-Superintendent of the
Blind Asylum
SAYS he MEYER WAS A POP
Ee rs a Socialist and Worked With
the POpuiistS Only so Far as They
Aided His Prcj ects-Esas food Idea
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kae rs a socialist and Worked With
tho PopuiistS Only SO Far as They
Aided His Pref ects-Eaas Good Idea
About the Blind Asylum.
Rev. W. G. Todd Of Kansas City, Kan,
who has been in Topeka since Saturday
evening, left for Wichita today to attend
the state Unitarian conference.
1t was Mr.. Todd who created such a
sensation during the legislative war
three years ago when he prayed for the
success of the Populist cause, as chap
lain of the Dunsmore house.
To STATE JOURNAL reporter Mr..
Todd said: 81 have about decided to
keep out of politics, hereafter l am
socialist and know very little and care
very little about practical politics except
in working out certain principles.
"Sluce l retired from the state institu-
ton for the blind I have had nothing to
do with politics and have about decided
to go back into the ministry.
81 now have several good offers from
churches paying much better salaries
than l received when in the state insti-
tuition. None of these are in Kansas and
if | do decide to re-enter the ministry it
will be to go further east
There is only one thing to deter me
from such course and that is that ! am
interested in seeing certain reforms
brought about in connection with the
management of the state institutions
for the education of the blind and deaf
l want to see them taken out of the con-
troll of the state board of charities aud
placed in charge of a board of regents
and made part of the state educational
system like the state university, in 9th r
words, want to see these institutions
divorced from politics entirely. If it is
shown me that my services are to be
| needed in Kansas during the next two
years. in bringing these things about;
l will probably stay; although
while l am classed as Popu-
LIST, l am not Populist, and will not be
willing to enter the campaign as a
speaker except along my own lines and
under my own conditions.
II know a good deal that will be in
teresting and useful in a campaign, and
can tell good story about the history oil
the management of our state institutions
so that l may decide to remain in Kansas
and take part in the next campaign.
81 don't believe there is another man
affiliating with the POpulist Party who
holds to the same theories l do, and
will admit that l am in the Peoples par
ty simply because there is no place fol
me to go.'
Rev. Mr. Todd is giving all of his at
tention just now to the manufacture and
sale of his point typewriter for the blind
Mr.. Todd said: "1his is very Simple
machine and l already have introduced i
in several large eastern institutions.
is little machine and can be carried il
the overcoat pocket and can be sold fol
IS, SO that it is the least expensive
machine for the purpose ever placed OF
the market"
Mr. Todd hoe olco lafalv :
stop cock" by which he says the speed
of low grade typewriters can be increased
fully fifty per cent When he leave!
Wichita he will go to Chicago to plsci
this ''stop cock" with firm which viii
pay him royalty for using it.