The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-28
A GOOD JOLLIER.
That is What Sam Kimble Calls
Governor Stanley.
Not Opposed to the Kansas Semi
Centennial.
TOPEKA'S POSITION.
Unfortunate in Being Capital Of
the State.
TOpeka's Burden For Benefit Of
the Exposition.


of the legislative committee of the Kan
sas exposition, was seen by a State jour
nal reporter this morning at the National
hotel. Upon being asked what had been
done by the legislative committee he
said:
Il am hardly prepared to advise you
of what progress we have made so far,
but can say we have been giving the duty
delegated to US by the Kansas Semi
Centennial Exposition company careful
attention We are now considering the
draft for necessary legislative enactments-
I have not received replies from all my
letters sent to members of the legisla-
ture, but have from a large percentage
These replies indicate to my mind that
the large majority of our people heartlly
endorse the proposition to celebrate the
ffftieth birthday of Kansas as terrlt9ry-
There are a few who do not yet unoer-
stand the movement. but are anxious TO
learn more of the details OF the organ
do you think Governor Stanley is OPP
mo. / don't Topeka people should not
let that worry them for a moment Gov
Isl and likes to Jolly the fellows a little,
but he has the interest of the state at
his administration an economical one; and
for this he should be approved, yet he IS
great stae have their holiday and cele-
bration in 1904 and that they do it proud
He Isl I take it, simply cautious and ad-
vises that all these matters be considered
carefully, and when so considered VIII De
in HARMONY with the legislators wish.
ssrIlhis is No rTone1<a movement and the
people will so understand 1t when they
come to know that It was onLy on the
nee county that the people through their
representatives, consented to hold their
state celebration at the state capital. The
fact of the matter is, there is a great deal
of smallness about this fight against To-
TT is one of the strange things of this
world that because a city Is so un1orLun-
therefore to be abused as a seat of all
things that are bad Such a proposition
from small souls. The people of Kansas
should be. and 1 believe are, proud Of
their capital city, and / for one believe
in standing by its natural rights the
seat of our state government.
There is no sense nor reason In this
constant cry that the capital wants. to
hog things Topeka pays her taxes just
position matter she has bound herself to
pay in addition 100000 toward the cele-
bration, and with confidence in her ability
and honesty this committee has been dr.
coed with the work.
which you viii prepare for passage in the
1--WE win undoubtedly ask for the pass
age of a bill approprfating a certain sum
Of money conditional upon the actual pay
ment by Shawnee county into the expo
sition funds the amount of its pledge,
ut strikes me that with this burden on
her shoulders, together with the exhibits
she will also have to make and her tax
able share of the state appropriation, To-
peka and Shawnee county have taken up
a rather heavy end of the enterprise.
Where would the celebration be held il
not at the state capital2 Wichita? Oh,
no. The boys down there are a jolly
crowd and full of fun and energy, but the
truth is Wichita wants the state celebra-
ton at the state capital and you will find
old Sedgwick county will fight like she
always does to make the best city and
county display OF any section in the ex-
position. Wichita
nishes governors of any political faith
when they are called for. She keeps them
in stock and our trade goes to her store
is fair enough to do the right thing when
the time comes.
Seaton was unfriendIy to the exposition,
but guess that was mistake and prob
ably arose from the fact that Ed Howe
Worry club and broke out one day in
the Globe. You how that is don't
you? Well, you reporters are slow at
times.
You see, Ed Howe got wind of the re-
turn of the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon, and as he
and the reverend are trying to pull the
moral world into all sorts of shapes. it
is probable he thought we were going to
illustrate how Jesus would run an expo
sition, and of course flew off the handle at
well. the fact is we don't expect to
run the celebration as Jesus would nor
as the Red Fellow would; but we do ex-
pect to have 1t as the people of this
bright. free and glorious Kansas want
1t Will be their will that shall be done
and our committee only proposes to be of
formulating and carrying out that will to
the proper celebration of the most i'm
portant event in our national history the
birth of the state, in the agony of which
travail and the nations life hung for a
time in doubt. quickly replaced by regen-
Grated liberty in an indissoluble union.'