The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-29
BURTON ON TARIFF
Calls Tt Twin Brother to Re-
ciprOcity.
Stands by the Utterances of
President Mckinley.
RICHARDS is THERE.
Fort Scott Attorney Politician
Talks of Kansas.
MOdestly Says That He is Not
in Politics.

Washington, D. G., Nov. 2s.-The c1eav-
age of tariff opinions as between the
states bordering the Canadian line
and those located in the middle section of
the country was emphasized by a group
of gentlemen who We're exchanging greet
ings yesterday at the head of the White
House stairway. Governor-elect Cummins
of Iowa, something of a figure in national
politics since he fought his way to the
Republican nomination in that state and
gained a foothold which is supposed in
time to assure his election as United
States senator, met J. r. Burton and
Representative Long of Kansas. 81 do not
look with favor upon protection at the ex-
penSe OF reciprocity, remarked the Kan
sas senator in the course of a brief inter-
view. 1t seems to me better to reverse
the statement that Senator Foraker made
the other day that must not have rec
iprocity at the expense of protection L
believe in standing by the utterances of
the late President Mckinley look upon
reciprocity and protection as twin broth
ers Joined by an umbilical cord You can
not inJure one without injuring the
other"
1--WE are proud of our natural gas at FIT.
Scott" remarked Mr.. J. H. Richards, gen
eral counsel of the Missouri Pacific who
+ h hfe r conrs some dagys ao eba
Scott of lola, the representative-at-larg
boasting about the natural gas at lola.
l assured him that Iola's gas was inn
mense cavern, much deeper perhaps than
the subterranean reservoir of natural gas
beneath FIT. Scott. But our gas has
illuminant At Ft. Scott we likewise have
natural cement and many factories that
IS efpn fp Of a ope cur eonfRnued 6uST Mr Rieh
ards. THE crops this year were not al
we are. doing pretty we'll In spite of the
somewhat lean crops the railroads are
crowded with freight beyond anything in
their history. This is probably due in part
to the rushing of cattle and hogs to mar
ket because the farmers are afraid they
may not have enough money on which to
continue feeding them" Mr.; Richards is
friends among the politicians and is a
great admirer of Senator Burton.
The scarcity of Washington news which
in the sending out. by some of the Wash
1ngton correspondents, of the most extra
port that the president is going to n appoint
a Democrat to the cabinet. President
his ideas and methods, but he would as
soon think of appointing Comanche In
dian to rt, the CABINET as ne would q Dem
yisors and it is needless to say that no
ing to place himself in a position where
his loyalty to his chief would be constant
ly at variance with his loyalty to his par
ty. The position would be altogether too
delicate and equivocal.
The national capital police. authorities
have been notified by the police of Fort
Dodge to keep a close lookout for man
known both the Rev. Samuel f. Muir
ply and Captain J. B. Hamilton, who is
badly wanted by the Kansas authorities.
This crook, of many aliases, is wanted in
Fort Dodge to answer the charge of OBJ
also wanted in other communities on
charges of desertion. larceny and false
pretenses.
1t is hinted in political circles in Kan
sas that William Allen White will yet ask
of some kind. Mr.. White has always con
tended that his vaccination against office
seeking took. but some of his friends say
that his associations inWashington during
the past months are almost certain to
give him the fever and that he will be
asking for something before long. Mr..
Whites friends here in Washington have
no such opinion 1t is a well known fact
here that his visits to the city and White
not political. White will write a life
of President Roosevelt some time this
winter
State Senator W. S Fitzpatrick of Sc
est of a contest case before the general
land office. He is stopping at the Nor
mandie.
The preliminary report of the commits
shows that Michael w. Sutton. collector
for the district 4 Of e has os oso eoeeted u
ing the last fiscal year The district known
ritory of Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory.
The velvety-voiced politicians who go
to fo the Mhite House get ho some jolts
ecutive meets the callers in the morning
he has them rounded up in the reception
room, and sometimes there is a score in
the room at once Mr.; Roosevelt bustles
in and ropes at the first short-horn he
sees, finishes with him in short order and
goes down the line in the same brisk
manner No condolences are exchanged.
The sly politician grasps the president by
the lapel puts his lips close to the ex-
ecutive's ear and whispers his little tale.
The president replies in a voice audible
throughout the room, gives the whole
snap away, not only revealing the object
of the visitors call. but discloses his ac-
tion. In the case of a 'turn-dOwn" this is
very painful
Mr. Herbert E. Noteman of Olathe Kan,
has been promoted to examining and re-
visng clerk in the cOmmisSary generals
office of the department. He has
some 20 clerks directly under his charge,
accounting for stores bought for the reg
ular army All accounts pass through this
channel before being audited at the
treasury department.
Among the members of the Kansas con-
gressional delega ton that are in Wash
ingtOn already are Senator Burton. Sem
atOr Harris, Representatives Long. Scott.
Curtis Calderhead and Reeder. The other
members are expected to arrive this week.
There will be no presidential appoint
ments made for Kansas until after the
have a tendency to cause long breaths
among some of the federal officeseekers.
Mr. Andy J. Richards of wellington.
Kan, arrived Tuesday. preparatory to
taking up his duties as journal clerk in
the house.
In the recent election of officers of the
class of 1904 Of the Georgetown university
schools of law, Mr.. Charles J. Gates of
Kansas was elected president
Secretary Thomas Ryan of the interior