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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
POOR MAN PAYS THE TAXES.

The case from Bourbon county by
which the attorney general and the local
authorities are attempting to collect
nearly $4,000 in taxes alleged to be due
and unpaid by reason of the fact that
the owner Of the property concealed it
from the assessor, is not an isolated in
stance 50 far as tax lodging is con-
cerned. There are probably thousands
of others in the state where grounds for
just such another suit could be easily
discovered.
Thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty fail annually to reach the records
of the county for taxation. People who
pay their taxes conscientiously and with
out making reservations when the asses
sor makes his rounds, are compelled to
pay much higher rate than they would
pay We're assessments levied against all
the property liable to taxation The man
who lodges the payment of taxes not
only violates a law which subjects him
to prompt and deserved punishment but
he compels the operation of an injustice
against his neighbor.
An equitable system Of taxation in the
state of Kansas would raise more money
than the present system. The present
system is an acknowledged failure
Everywhere there is a demand for re-
FORM Business men and in fact every
body realize the necessity of a change.
They do not advocate the adoption of
any particular system but from every
quarter comes the cry of injustice under
the present system, a reform in which
is the general tenor of COMPLAINT
The penalties for lodging the assessor
should be made severe and should be
enforced. The man who is wealthy
should not be permitted to escape his
just share of the burden of government.
over 70 per cent of the taxes raised an
nually in Kansas is paid by the man
who owns property to the value of less
than $500. 1t is the owner of the small
home who pays the freight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

never in intention or by evasion. E.
John Brown was right. He was a revo-
lutionist and a reformer; he went back
to first principles, and having done so,
deception and temporizing became impos-
Sible to him. He saw the Inconsistency
of a government founded upon freedom
enslaving millions of its people; such a
government was living lie. In this
world obedience to the call of duty, and
the defense Of humanity are due from
every man. How few of us respond And
our universal Indifference gives the great
er glory to the individual who says, In his
weakness, Here am !; send me; 1 will DO
what can" John Brown said that. In
Sickness and in health, through evil and
good report, maligned and ridiculed. be-
set by poverty. surrounded by obstacles
none other could have overcome.-with-
out any hope, desire or expectation of re-
ward in this life. he toiled onward and
upward in the steep and rugged path APP
pointed to him. And therein lies the
grandeur of his character
when Mr.. COnnelley writes like this he
is at his best: when he accumulates facts
which have never before been so strongly
presented (even in Mrs. Robinson's IN
doctored editions of 1S56-5O to show the
justification of Brown in his Pottawato-
mic executions. he is unansWerable except
by spite and slang"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
PLEA FOR FEWER ELEcr1oNs

Now that the campaign is at its
height people are asked to forget every
thing except the questions which the
politicians say are the issues upon
which depend the existence of this great
country Of ours In a few more weeks
we will be on the high road to dis
truction and eternal extinction by either
the Democratic or Republican route
The people are tired of all this bosh
and rot. There are too many campaigns
and there is too much political claptrap
dealt out to the people tabled political
argument We have no time for bust
ness One election is hardly over before
the primaries are called for the sue
ceeding election. People are not given
time to rest between elections
1t is a fact that every one should take
an interest in politics in order that they
may vote intelligently and do as much
good as possible with the ballot; but
there are so many elections and they
happen so frequently that a business
man cannot take the time or give the
attention that he should to politics As
a result of frequent elections the politics
Of the country has been turned into the
hands Of a few professional politicians.
and the business man, the man who
above all should be personally inter-
ested, is forced out.
There is but one remedy for this con-
diuon. and that Is to make the term OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
A matter of Conscience.

TFrom the Chicago Times Herald
Old man Haggleson has always been
a firm believer in the doctrine that no
man has right to tell another how to
vote.
a mans politics." he has often said,
is just as sacred as his religion. You
haven't any more right to tell me what
ticket / must vote than l have to tell
you what church you've got to go to.
Those things must always be left to the
dictates of conscience. 1 never vote ex-
cept according to my convictions, ] don t
care what issues are at stake. That's
my motto"
The old man has always liked to re-
peat this whenever he could get anybody
TO listen TO him, and there are few Of
his acquaintance who have not heard
him lay down his principles at least a
score of times. 1t is well known, too,
that he has never in his life voted any
ticket except that which his father
voted before him.
A few weeks ago Haggleson heard
that his old friend Hardness had a
vacancy in his office for a boy who want
ed to work his way upward
So he went to see about securing the
place for his grandson, who is an orphan
III tell you how 1t is. Haggleson,'
said Hardness. I've made up my mind
to keep this place for some boy who can
be brought up in my own political faith
Now you and belong to different par
ties, and, of course, you've been teaching
your principles to the boy III tell you
WHAT L II ~ II you FOl6 lOI my CdlQl-
date this year I'll take chances on the
boy and give him the place"
Daniel Haggleson was almost dumb
founded for moment at the wicked
audacity of the proposition.
Politics. he said, when he could
speak, lis a matter of conscience. You
have no fight to tell me I've got to do
such a thing. The owner Of a store OF
machine shop has no right to tell the
people who work for him how they've
got to vote, and if there amt law to
punish him for trying that kind of CO.
ercion there ought to be. I'll never vote
except according to the dictates OF my
conscience, / don't care what happens!
That's all right" Hardness replied
Il don't want to coerce you merely
agree if you will promise to vote Ior my
candidate to take the boy in. II you
don't want to accept the proposition
have no power and no desire 10 compel
you Co home and consult your con-
science about it III keep the place open
for day or two"
Haggleson went away, highly indig-
nant He had thought" he said, that
Hardness was above such things. Mat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

Office longer. The president should be
elected for a term of not less than six
years and should be eligible for but one
term. Congressman and governors, as
well as all state officers. should be elect
ed for four years. and the governor
should be eligible for only one term As
it is now the governor spends his first
term laying wires to secure the election
for a second term, and the state gets
very little service from him IF he
We're elected for four years and knew
that he could not be reelected he would
appoint good men under him, not that
they might work for his machine. but
that they might help conduct the affairs
of the state in manner that would be
a credit to him. The governor should
also be Raid as much as congressman
It is absurd to ask a man to serve the
state for less than it actually costs
him to live, and expect to receive good
service from him.
Think what a relief it would be if the
people were called upon but once in four
years to elect a governor and congress-
men. and but once in six years to elect
a president 1t would not only relieve
the country of a tremendous nervous
strain, but it would save millions Of dol
lars which are lost on account of trade
that is retarded for fear of adverse leg
islation. 1t has been proven time after
time that the president cannot wreck
the country, and if he could he woulS
do it in four years as easily as in six.
If the people knew that the men they
were to elect were to hold office longer,
they would be more careful in the con-
ventions and would not nominate a man
on trial, as has frequently been done.
The old excuse for a short term is that
if the candidate is elected and is a poor
man he can soon be replaced by an
other This is very poor excuse, be-
cause when a man aspires for the office
of governor he should have had previous
experience in public life. and the poor
timber should be weeded out at the con-
ventions- The increase of the independ-
ent voter has taught the different par
ties that the convention is the place to
clear out their rubbish, and a man
known to be a political trickster or
weak man can no longer be elected on
account of party. The old excuse OF
s'soon turned OUT is too weak to cut
much figure under the present condi-
tons.
It would be blessed day for the en-
tire country II the terms of Office were
heightened. The only class that would
be injured would be the professional
politician, and anything that works TO
his injury must of a necessity be for the
good of all the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
MORE CONGRESSMAN.

It is probable that an effort viii be
made in the next congress TO reappor-
ton by states the seats in the house Of
representatives. This was done after the
census Of 1890 and the law went into eff
feet in February. 1891.
At present the membership of the
house of representatives is 357 and if the
reapportionment is made upon the same
unit that was adopted in 1890 the MEM
bership will be increased to about 400.
OF course it is possible that congress
may increase the unit of apportionment
and SO keep down the membership. for
many of our ablest statesmen have put
themselves on record as being of the
opinion that the house, as at present
constituted, is unwieldy by reason of its
numbers, and that a smaller house
would get through it's legislative bust
ness more expeditiously and more salts
factorily.
The argument that is advanced against
a smaller house is that there is too much
business for the present number Of
members to handle, and they say that
in France the chamber of deputies, and
in England the house of commons.
which correspond with our house Of rep
resentatives, are both composed of a
larger number of members, the first
This is really no argument as our house.
which has always been composed of
fewer number of members. has done bus
mess more expeditiously than either the
French chamber or the English house,
which are cumbersome bodies.
Every one is aware that this state
would get along just as well if not bet
ter if it had only five representatives in
congress instead of the present number.
There is not enough work in the house
to keep the members busy or they would
not be at home spending their time cleo
pioneering instead of doing the work
they are paid 5000 a year to do.
The friends Of the congressman say
that they are great workers and thar
they do an immense amount of labor,
yet there is not a business institution
in the world that pays as much money
for hire and gets as little in return as
does the government If our congress-
men were working for a corporation at
$1,000 per year they would not be allow
ed the time off that every member gets,
or, rather, takes.
If the house was composed of half the
number of members that the new appor-
tionment will give it would do business
in a much more satisfactory manner
They would then have enough to do TO
keep them from thinking up unneces-
sary bills which are presented only to be
turned down. What this country needs
is less law and more good committee
work, and it would get it, or stand a
better chance of getting it, with
smaller house of representatives. More
Offices simply means more office seekers
and that means more trouble at cleo
tions and less real legislation
Just imagine how Kansas would be
torn up by the toes of would-be con-
gressmen if it should be allowed two
more representatives. Who would they
be and what good would they do?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.

The recent kaleidoscope change in
Kansas Missouri football has certainly
revived the spirit of football in some of
the smaller colleges where football sue
cess has been but mediocre in the past
few years, probably on account Of pro-
fessiOnaIism in the larger institutions
Suddenly the heretofore weaker teams
In the states have come to the front with
teams that can cope with those whose
records show greater victories in the
past The teams of the smaller colleges
this year are on an equal footing with
the teams of the larger and weather.
institutions. The much-talked-o pres
idents' agreement has been the cause
No agreement has ever been made that
win go further toward maintaining the
wholesome spirit of rivalry in football
among the colleges and do more to keep
out professionalism. and maintain an in
terest in the game than the presidents
agreement against professionalism
Baseball was the great American game
until it fell into the rut of profession
alism and is kept there for money
making purposes Any game is better
when on an amateur basis than when
professionalism ereeps in It is an IN
disputed fact that the larger institu-
tons in Kansas and Missouri have in
the past been represented by teams
more or less tainted with professional
ism; when several of the star players
were paid for playing football through
the season. The presidents OF the col
leges can do more good for football by
living up to the presidents agreement"
which is a bar TO professionalism, than
by opening the Institutions and the ath-
Ietic association treasures to prefes-
aionals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

tiers had come to fine pass II person
couldn't get a job any more without go
ing through a political examination"
Two days after the interview with
Hardness a boy appeared at the latter's
office He explained that he was the
grandson Of Daniel Haggleson, and had
'come to take the place"
"Ohl And did the old gentleman send
any word p
mo" the boy replied. grandpa was
settin' upstairs all day yesterday think
in about something. and he started 10
do the same thing again this morning.
but pretty soon he came down and said.
Darn it, Fred, go and get the job.
amt got my conscience just where
it suits me yet. but IN get IL before
lection time, all right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

Two cases assigned by the federal
supreme court for advanced hearing on
November u next involve directly the
question as to whether the constitution
extends over the new insular possessions
of the United States. One is the Coetz
appeal from d federal circuit court de-
cisiOn in New York that tobacco from
Porto Rico may be charged with
duty; the other is the famous diamond
ring case, on appeal from a federal
court in Illinois. in which the lower
court held that the soldier who brought
the ring from the Philippines was legal
" a smuggler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the ALCnlSOn ClODS.1
Most girls are nice, but only a few are
pretty
Every snap is reduced in greatness by
real facts.
Your friends notice lots of your faults
that escape your enemies.
There are so many fools in the world
who consider their folly wisdom.
some women measure their rights by
the amount OF dry goods they are able
to get
st ON She has invited forty people to a
dinner party.
Availability is not everything: some 4, ami i,
able people show a noteworthy lack OF
common sense
A womans pocketbook always reminds
US of a candidate: it looks so hne ana
important until opened.
If you are a renter, add the taxes. in
surance and repairs on the house you live
in before knocking on your landlord
Two business rivals in Atchison have
ulfarreled 50 much that their children are
now taking the matters at issue to the
Lord in prayer.
When a member of a large family goes
prise is that ne gets a clean towel on
which to wipe his face.
train always puffs. snOrts, and haItS, IN
a manner that reminds us of a little man
who tackles a big subject
If women exerted the same energy at
this season in making chow-chow and
catsup that they do in gathering bitter
sweet, how the men would enjoy life next
winter.
Men are always making mistakes. At
recent dinner party, the man forgot to
help the guests to the ''stuffing in the
goose. And his wife is the best stuffing
maker in town
There are an unusual number of strange
girls on the streets, and nice girls at that
They are not visiting girls; you can al
ways tell a visiting girl by the street pro-
cessions gotten up in her honor.
Women claim that if it wasn't for the
men. they wouldn't have any cooking to
do. But there is nothing in it: two Atchi-
son old maids keep house together, and
they cook three meals a day.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton receives
a larger mail than any other resident IN
Atchison. She has thirty-six regular cor
respondents. women as foolish S herself
When anything goes wrong around the
Appleton home. it is because Mrs. Apple
ton is busy with her correspondence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.1

IF'rOm the Chicago News.I
Industry is the mother of good luck.
The dread Of censure is the deathblow
to genius
When the spider captures a fly he con-
siders it net gain.
It is a poor brand of charity that sticks
Ceremony. was invented by a wise man
to keep fools at 3 distance
Solitude is better than company-when
the company is not congenial-
It's difficult to keep your circle of ac-
quaintances on the square
Umbrellas are great buffers: it's a case
of put up OF shut up with them
When it comes to wrestling with his
first mustache the youth is apt to get it
The candidate who is unable to dodge
to work.
are unhappy unless they have something
to worry about
A man should have plentv of backbone
for himself-and plenty Of ham bone for
the rest of the family.
Matrimony frequently resembles a be-
sieged city; those who are out want to
get in and those who are in want to get
out
Always speak to your barber when you
meet him on the street. If you don't he
chair
The average woman is not averse to be-
conceited enough to think she commands
every mans admiration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
WORDS IN ENGLISH.
IRON tne Chfcago Chronicle.l

From the Chicago ChronicIe-I
The growth of the English language is
so enormous that it would be practically
impossible for the most learned man to be
acquainted with every word Intelligent
persons, even those engaged in the learned
professions, do not make use of more than
from 5000 to 8 900 words all told although
there are properly belonging to our Ian
guage over 200, 600 words The famous
writer or authority of today. whether he
uses words to express nice shades CT
meaning technical tools of thought
in his own department, must have at his
command. a vocabulary of from $4,000 to
10000 words, the latter being the maximum
acquired by any man now living There
is a large number of words which until
recently have escaped the attention of
photographers. In the text of the Ency-
cl0pedia Britannica there are 10000 words
which have never been formally entered
and defined in any dictionary. In the Cen
fury Dictionary there are 70,e00 words
found in no other, and it has been said
that there is not today any man living
who is sufficiently learned to write one
average page Of 900 pages Of this dictlon-
ary. To give some idea of the tremen-
dous growth Of the language the words
and phrases under the letter A have in
creased in fifty years from 1000 to nearly
60 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20
oUAKER REFLEoTIoNs.
rFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Love, with most girls, is habit.


Love, with most girls, is habit.
When a butcher plays poker he probably
plays for grub stakes
No, Maude dear. duel that lasts only
minutes doesn't require GO seconds.
laugh or cry. she doesn't much care
which.
Every time a girl sits for her picture
the photographer takes her FOR better or
worse.
wssq 5 5sIsw e9 IN msn to oT 5st he
himself.
that marriage, like caviare. Is an acquired
taste.
Muggins-"Guzzler is a regular sponge
Buggins--''Yes; in all but one respect. He
never takes water
Tommy Cat the miustrels)-''Pop. why
Pop ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS they must sec
their finish
A sample OF the conversation we may
expect when women vote; THAT bleached
blonde IS a Democrat. isn't sheT Yes
Hoax-"Atlas was the first man 10 ele-
Vate the stage" Joax-'-How d. you make
that outY' Hoax-Di Didn't you ever hear
that all the worlds a stage2'
BlobDs-~1t was Hamlet. wasn't It who
said. To sleep. perchauce TO dream
Slobbs-'TIamiet? I didn't know they
had Welsh abbits in his day"
Mr. Bjones always gives such thought
full presents" gushed the bride 'Wnat
did he send2' asked the groom. "a who
ton Of coal" exclaimed the bride. ecstat-
icaily, wasn't it lovely Of himr'
Il do not believe the Venus Of Milo ever
existed" remarked the Wise Guy. "she
was never anything more that a statue"
''Well, that's about what she was cut out
for, l suppose" said the Cheerful Idiot.
why did you print that poem asked
the friend OF the impecuniOus editor, 1T
was the worst ever read" II know" re-
piled the editor. but the IDIOT sent stamps
for its return, and I needed the stamps"
Alasi he beats his wife,
SO the nelghbors say.
sac 10 relate, he won four straight,
1nree up and two to playi
Mrs. Starvem-No. you can't sell me
no cyclerpedia- Good day. Book Agent
But I'd like to leave some prospectuses
Tor your boarders. / may interest some.
Mrs Starvem-They don't need IL, either.
There's a Boston lady stopping here
Philadelphia Press.
Dick Whittington--How beautiful you
are and how homely she Is
"Ah. but Sadie has brains"
Still. would rather be yo0-'-IAfes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

To show the magnitude of the vote of
New York city, it is only necessary to
state that there are 1922 polling places
IN the city. This is only 81 less than
+ are contained in the whole state of Ne
lbraska, and nine more than are In North
Carolina
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

The total lack Of value in election
forecasts, is illustrated by Senator
Pritchard's claim that North Carolina
will go Republican by $4,000. And he
lives there too
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

Washington Post: Mr.. Rathbone is
said to be confident that the administra-
ton will cease to annoy him after the
election. There is a bare possibility Of
Mr.. Rathbone demanding an apology
of Attorney General Grigga
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

The new election law proposed for
Kentucky will give election boards to
Democrats in Democratic counties and
TO Republicans in Republican counties.
The main question will be row, which
can get the largest ballot boxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

American politics appears to have
reached the Philippines. Aguinaldo IS
reported to. be for Bryan. while the
Sultan of Sulu is for Mckinley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

II the Republicans win this election.
Senator Hanna may give Governor
Roosevelt a close race for the nomina-
ton in 1904.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

Chicago Record: - The price Of coal
took the elevator when it went up, but
it will Ieisurely walk down the stairs
coming back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

New York World: After election we
shall hear what the party leaders really
thought of the defeated candidates dur
ing the campaign.