The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
TO CALM THE TYRANT.
Topeka on Her Bonded Knees
as She Is Portrayed
By That Clever Humorist of
Wichita, Vie. Murdoch.
How Topeka IS Preparing to Conquer
the Comprehensive New Admin
istration to be Lionizsd for
Obvious Reasons

The following from the gifted and not
always absolutely truthful but never
theless perfectly enjoyable pen Of Vic
Murdoch. appears in the Wichita Ea-
gle;
The delightful capital city Of Kansas
is now nerving itself to make up to the
states new governor. The Honorable
Sir. Leedy OF the diminutive town Of
Leroy. In the county OF Corey, state OF
Kansas.
Current reports authorize the state
1nent that Ar-Leedy does not care three
boots In a certain locality alliterariVe
with that sgrE of y0calizalion. Tor To-
peAa and II it were not for certain lit
lie items OF state appr1prla tiQT-s. Mighty
few boots IN the same tempera uure
would balance Topeka regard for Mr..
LAedy
1t VIII take some 5000 600 to complete
me state house This money must come
from a P0pulist administration Tit will
1a spent largely in Topeka. Topeka is
The penencIary- Benenciaries as a rule
should conceal The seamy sides of their
natures when q 1enetact0r is around
The whole state desires the cOmpIe-
ton Of the state house. None 81 lis know
much Of Mr. Laedy's temperament He
IS untrled- However. il is fair To pre-
sumo that he is human. and being hui
man is susceptible to those small. grace
Ill touches of social amiry which make
life worth living
treat the new governor with chat show
Of gallantry and attention which win
win from the state rreasurv's rnfser1v
grasp the sum desired. The state mas
unanimously valves lha consideration .-f
the fact that the expenditures nf the
sum VIII be Of benefit to ToDeza It
merely asks that the new governor be
treated white And a Topeka man
mas a plan. lit is this
Ast-lt has long been the remark Of
e-7--1-7 al top-hAa lnal the town shuus
lhe state chief executive. There is a
little worn pathway from the canftoI RI
q hotel This the governors have STEM,
PED Tor years. and no T0pekan has ever
tried to break the lock step rnon7tr9r7.r-
80 "Alen me governors have success
slEe-y travelled it,
SecQnd--NoW. what topeka must Il,
= -lls- II any OF its rich residents own
~ ~ A-ls lelorlas- the rQsett=d and
- eu-4-AFd driver should be brushed
OH ana the owner should AT san a'rIlssl-
p M Whlrl around to the s-a-s r-
ne governor without any previous n
----t-1A sil9lid. with the appearance crf
.'-i -ii-91u " n9sAlt alltz'. be picked up
req among Nile heavy fUrs on { he sas-
s--- 4as1el DrlslzlE about the citv IRIS
go --u o7 repeated the next evening IN
l--1- .t-A elIlzen. this time with a
l-.5u ana furnished in Tuscan red r1-
---p-- me gentleman having fha gov
s.-9f p charge should make il q r.i--.
-t--4ie down those streets Iaa7irsr IA
u-23l Perchance ar ST Horj1ars
49, -.-ii-s may be couing TO To-
5zAa on political business on her5l5
4F-AApor smltnerad ar1rlr=r
THESE costly robes. ST NAV ra -,e-- l--,
% a degree thar win sri * -s - ~
5---i soul with an unsras Il f,1a rf5.
--- nor pc kept uu FOR
II -.sE4E-g- Ahe second Or Third gva-l-
az -he nnast mansion in thu c5r4- - s.-s-
q CHOICE can be determined ---s-i-- q
riot. quiet little supper sholl1l 1s q
ranged py q prominent citizen far ~
Fll-ef- l1 the governors friend. ST
fAenkeIs should again be in the cirv
or II Nj Dunkin of Labetra co71r+,-
IA town. the governor should ia r,,-ssss5
~ bring him along.
The spread should be modest but
t9elnSQf1e The menu might contain
cons lnrne aux Choux de- Brliv-IIsss
eslall2 pagna see. Quail sur CanarA ami
ll1--4l liH=n= nrut- Mr. Duukin shn14I7
T. 70 do ill-mannered things
i--e si-F governor himself can have
as quiet little laugh over his friends
manners
tnis thing should be repeated every
et5--r5 l- governors family
ss----- treated with that homage
LlAL IS due them at the same time
gig tt.eir honor. as Wen a
.s-9 ~ T1Hol s should be kept out 81
becomes necessary To bfs-- -1-a ,,--.---
oI course an This takes time ana r--,-7- I
bic But Topeka expects srr,-----5e
ions from the state 81 Kansas ans -
return Kansas expects her s--5z-.,--- I
ae treated right
III i'm the progress Of this proa+arle
hospitality Governor Leedy sees ~ -
refuse invitations in a bored sorr ~
manner, the host and hostess Should 4
swallow their chaErin and make +ba
best of it, In the lana11a - ~ -
Aopeka Informant. The fact OF the +
business is simply this Topeka has +
pe#n tQo big for her pantaloons for
some time For years towns like F7r7 I
po1la and Lawrence have trembled ia /