The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-28
BACK HOME AGAIN.
Governor Morrill, Returns From
His Eastern Trip.
Did Not See Politicians or Talk
Politics.
STOPS AT PORTLAND
But Tom Reed Was Fifteen
Miles Away.
Spent Most of His Time Visiting
State Institutions.

Governor E. N. Morrill, is at home
again. He reached Topeka at II o'clock
today, coming direct from Boston.
Governor Morrill, was seen in his room
at the Copeland by a STATE JOURNAL re-
porter shortly after his arrival, and he
talked freely about his eastern trip.
81 have been travelling almost con-
stantly since left Topeka three weeks
ago yesterday" he said, "but the change
has been great rest to me.
II was as far east as Portland, Me-,
where l visited my sister, and stayed
over night in the house in which l was
born. [ always make it a point to get
back to Portland at least once
year The old house in which
was born, still stands and in the little
cemeteryt near by, my father. mother.
stepmother and my first wife are buried
and | always try to go back at least once
a year There may be a good deal of
sentiment in that, but that is the way feel
about such things"
Did you see Tom Reed while you
were in POrtland?" asked the reporter.
mo; l did not see a prominent pol
itician from the time l left Topeka until
l returned. When l was in Portland they
told me that TomReed was at Grand Beach
which is about twelve or fifteen miles
from Portland on the Boston & Maine
road l went over the Boston q Maine
road and could have seen him very easi-
", but l did not l think the people of
New England are practically unanimous
for Reed for president"
Did you say in your Rochester inter-
view that you were going to retire from
politics?"
"Why no: l never said anything of the
kind ana did not think of saying any
thing like that, as l was not asked
question of that kind"
"If you did not say anything of that
kind how do you account for the report
of your interviews at Boston the other
day denying that you had said you were
going to retire from politics?"
81 am sure l do not know how either
story could have gotten out as / neither
made such a statement nor denied max
ing such a statement. In my interviews
1 did deny as a fake that vice presiden-
tial story and that my eastern trip had
any political significance"
"What do the business men in the east
say about the money question:
II really did not hear the money ques-
ton or the silver question discussed
while l was gone. Business is improv-
ing throughout the east The factories
are all putting on more men and the
outlook is very encouraging. The busi-
ness men of the east are opposed to any
radical changes of any kind in politics."
"The greater part of the time while
l was away spent in visiting
state institutions. was looking
for new ideas and I got a good
many. It will take a long time to
bring the Kansas institutions up to the
standard they have reached in most of
their institutions in New York and Mas
sachusetts. However, L think our in
sane asylums are almost if not quite up
to any I visited I visited the Elmira
reformatory, several penitentiaries, re-
form schools for boys and other reform
Institutions
Il called on Governor Greenhalge of
Massachusetts but did not find him in
his office and he was the only public
man l called on while I was gone"
Mrs. Morrill, and Miss Morrill, are still
at Portland but the governor expects
them home next week.