The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-08

I'm three years naQ palu my DEBTS
all but about $50, and when l enlisted in
the army in 81, my first three months
pay was applied to the same purpose"
Il served in the ranks nearly a year
when I was commissioned as captain
and cemmissary of subsistence.
"After four years service, l was mus
tered out, and at that time promoted for
meritorious service to the rank of major.
"After returning to Kansas, I engaged
in the mercantile business; later in bank
Ing; was elected. as you know, state
senator in '72 and '76, then congressman
in 80; after serving four years declined
a unanimous denomination.
"My life has been Que of incessant
toll. don't know how to take vaca-
ton"
"Don't you think it would be wise to
rest occasionally"
SWELL, go up to Hiawatha and attend
to private business now and then; the
diversity of work is rest
''Then play cards occasionally in the
evening with my wife and daughter"
what game do you like best?"
'Whist by all odds"
"Who is your favorite writer. Governor
Morrill,"
''Of poetry or prose?"
Both"
''Robert Burns is my favorite poet and
'Cotter's Saturday Night my favorite
poem OF prose writers, George Nc
Donald believe his name is George
the author of Robert Faulkner you
know. | like Bulwer, too, and l enjoy
scientific works. I've had no time
to read modern writers much.
my favorite statesman? John
Sherman is the greatest living states
man; Lincoln, of course, was the great
est statesman of his own or any time, aud
Grant, who was a statesman, as we'll as a
general, should be put close beside him.
Gladstone, the greatest English states
man, admire very much.
"The cleverest politician l ever knew
was Blaine, but Blaine was not a sincere
man.
"The actor admire most? I am not
very fond OF the stage; Joe Jefferson is
my favorite; liked Barrett; never saw
Booth or Mary Anderson"
"What do you think of Mrs. Lease?"
"She is an extremely clever, bright,
able woman. She would have more in
huence if she did not seem to court the
sensational little too much"
l had determined to ask the governor
if, like many of his letters, the adverse
newspaper criticisms of him were kept
from him, and if he did road them, what
he thought of them, so l fired away:
10 S2lQ. 7OA yes, I6dQ d gI0db
many of them. Some people seem to
take u peculiar pleasure in marking and
sending to me the unpleasant things
said about me in the papers. | read them;
think it makes a man stronger and
better; and while | am astonished occa-
sionaIly at the absolute grouudlessness
of some of the charges brought against
my actions, I am pleased to notice that
none of these have ever questioned that
the administration, appointments and all,
is perfectly clean and honest.
Il have been particularly surprised by
a charge which l have read in the last
three days, that the prohibitory law was
never SO openly violated, when, as every
one knows, just the reverse is true
'Of course that sort of things helps to
wear on your nerves." l suggested.
''Oh yes-yes it is trying sometimes"
But" 1 added. slangily, I'm afraid,
$50 long as it tails to affect your nerve,
you'll be all right"
YES none of it will affect my course;
my duty seems so plain to me that there
can be no mistaking it. l supposed the
people wanted an upright administra-
ton, and I'm struggling to give it to
them; no amount of bulldozing will alter
! my course"
The governor did not evince the slight
est enmlty toward the people who have
said unkind things of him. but while his
words. bore no apparent malice, they
carried conviction with them.
just then some political callers claimed
the governors attention, and l said good
bye, without having asked him if he
would ask to be governor again, who
was his candidate for president, or even
for United States senator from Kansas,
which was probably just as well, as l
fear he would not have told
BECKY SHARP