The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02
POLITICAL GOSSIP
There Will Be Much Politics in
Shawnee.
James A. TrOutman Is Saving
Wood.
WANTS GOVERNORSHIP
However He Does Not Care to
Talk About 1t.
Then There Is Curtis, Welcb,
Mcfarland and Capper.
All Are Receptive Candidates
For State Office.
WANTS GOVERNORSHIP

However much some other asplrants
want to know. the attitude of Shawnee
county in the furnishing of the next
governor of the state of Kansas is not
yet revealed. So much is true on the
Republican side. at least There Is NOS
a great deal of opposition to naming
David Overmyer on the other side OF
the political house
James A. Troutman is not hindered
from going after the Republican nomi-
nation, it is highly probable. as far as
the good wishes of Shawnee county vo-
ters are concerned. Even his own story
about the traditional unimportance of a
lieutenant governor will not do any
harm. Harry Richter, lieutenant gov
ernor, and himself an active candidate,
rips a fallacious popular tradition all
to pieces and discounts the story by
pointing out that Tom Osborn was lieu
tenant governor before he was governor
and there was another one also
Richter is bent on smashing the fallacy
another solar plexus blow by sliding
into the governors chair himself, If he
can, and Troutman's chances are as
good or better at the same game
Arthur Capper predicts that there
bum election of next week is out of the
way" Shawnee county will buzz then
when the opening up comes. 1t has an
unusual array of candidates for the
state convention-and afterwards. Pos
sibly Troutman knocking at the door
of the state convention for governor,
and r. B. Welch and Judge Mcfarland
looking for a place on the supreme
bench. And in the mixing viii be Cap
per aiming for the state printery and as
like as not Curtis after the senatorial
toga- Shawnee county will assuredly
have to find itself before it can tell the
waiting Fourth district candidates for
governor where it is at.
Congressman Chester I. Long gave the
implement dealers an exposition of how
the interests of different industries
clash when it comes to tinkering with
the tariff, in his speech before them
The Dingley law recognizes two kinds
or reciprocity agreements, said Mr..
Long. Section authorizes the presi-
dent to make reductions of duties on a
which we do not produce in this coun-
try Section 4 authorizes the president
with the consent of the senate and the
approval of congress to reduce any OF
the duties imposed by the Dingley law
not more than 20 per cent, whenever by
such reduction concessions can be OBJ
tanned from such other countries on
goods or merchandise imported into
those countries from the United States
1t was under section 4 that the treaty.
with France now pending in the senate
was made Your association is strongly
in favor Of ratification of this treaty, for
it grants a reduction of 40 per cent on
the duties levied on articles that you
export to France.
while you favor this treaty other in
dustries oppose it. for the reason that
concessions are made to France which
they say Will result in an increased i'm
portation of French goods into this
n
the American product. These industries
so far have prevented the ratification of
the treaty, and the question for con-
greSS to determine is whether legisla-
tion shall be enacted to increase our for
eign trade in certain lines of manufac-
tured products to the injury of other in
duStrieS here at home You are strong
You fear no home competition. You con-
troll the trade here You want to obtain
trade abroad. Industries which do NOT
nope or expect trade abroad but want
TO develop trade here at home apDeal
to congress not to destroy their trade
here in order that you may increase
yours abroad
THE proper course to pursue cannot
be determined by subserving one in
terest or another. The question is n
broad and national one, and in its soIu-
tion we must ascertain and decide what
will be for the general good of the whole
country and what will add most surely
to the progress and advancement of the
nation as whole. With the competition
OuI dSAACHAtuI pTOuuCtS are meeting
abroad we should endeavor to consume
more of such products at home. we
must increase the number of men on
gagged in manufacturing. We must e1r
tend the foreign markets for our manu-
facturers. You are endeavorine TO do
this. The government should assist
you.
Reciprocity agreements that do not
surrender or impair our home market
should be consummated'
Since Charley Sheldon has been gone
for several days there is no one around
Copeland county to remark how much
John X Wright. of Junction CITY. is
remindful of a brigand.
Orders came from Washington to the
commandant of the Leavenworth Ma
tional Soldiers home not to permit the
booths to be erected and the Kansas
inmates to vote within the institution
grounds. The old vets will have To
walk out to the gates to the booths to
cast their ballots as Kansas new law
gives them privilege. The reason given
for this order was that the government
will not cOuntenance the bringing of
politics into the home If the srovern
ment can succeed in squelching a kan
sas veterans politics. it might trv its
hand next at preventing the discussion
of town topics in a Dorcas society.
Editor Brady, of the Lawrence World
has evidently been taking a peen into
that interesting new political novel al
Devlin. Boss" When one gets thror,erb
reading that one has a kindly fealine
for the leaders in this craft for II de-
veiops the sentiment that men can he
politicians and still have a hope of
heaven Brady's tribute, paraIleIine the
book. is TO Cy Leland He says: