The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-10
BURTON A CHANGED NAN.
Senator Burton Surprises Every One
by His Attitude.

Everybody who knew Senator Burton
in the days when he was seeking the
Office and has had any business TO
transact with him since notices the
marked change in manners
Copeland county grieves over the
change Burton was here formerly
almost all the time, when he mad ap-
parent business and when he had no
apparent business Now Topeka gets
only a glimpse through q car WINDOW
at the senator as he OSclIlateS between
Abilene and Kansas City. 1t was no
trouble to get Candidate Buttons ear
before, but after, it is a job to get
hold Of it even by long distance tele-
phone.
Lately it appears that the Abilenite
has been surprising people IN Kansas
City and other places A Kansas city
paper prints the following
Jack Nipple, editor of the Press, IN
Kansas City, Kas., interviewed Senator
j. Ralph Burton while the Kansas
solon was in Kansas City last week,
and he rem arkS that there IS a great
difference between Mr. J. r. Burton, OF
Abilene, and United States Senator ].
Ralph Burton, and no one ne says,
knows this better than the Kansas
City newspaper man who is called on
to interview the Kansan. The editor or
the Press says that in the old days
when Burton was struggling for the
senatorial seat he always stayed at
the Blossom house when in Kansas
City. Reporters were greeted cordially
and walk to the barroom generally
followed a tWO-minute conversation
with the oratorica1 Kansan. He would
talk at great length and what he said
was really fit to print, because the poll
ticians of Kansas We're anxious 70
know what J. Ralph was saying to the
reporters. It's different now me
former Mr.. Burton is a senator. He
fought long and hard for It and he got
it. When he comes to Kansas City
these days he checks the Blossom
house and registers at the Midland.
Then follows the interview with SEN
ator Burton:
what do you want?" the senator
asked blunt1y.
what do you suppose a reporter
would Want?" was the Down East re-
ply.
Then Burton posed. ST have nothing
to say, nothing to say" was his reply
There are no Democrats in Kansas;
there are no Populists in Kansas; there
is no warm weather in Kansas; there
Is nothing but prosperity in Kansas
Are there any Republican squabbles
in Kansas"
None sir: none. There is not sin
gle political fight in Kansas"
1.-THE correspondents at Topeka are
trying to scrape up one between the
Burtonites and the Lelandites, aren't
they?a
Il didn't know there were any cor
respondents in Topeka
You don't look so ignorant I sup
pose you know that there is a gentle
man named Cy Leland in Kansas?''
''I have heard of him, I believe"
well, do you think Leland will sue
coed himself?" asked the reporter. just
for a joke.
I'm not thinking. I don't care. I
have got what I want"
yes, but your friends who got you
what you wanted, have they got what
they want?"
Mr. Burton was asked about other
federal positions. but he replied quick
Iy: THE president makes 1t a rule new
er to be interviewed"
Am I talking to the PRESIDENT"
No, sir, you are talking to Senator
Burton of Kansas
Senator" said the reporter, 'In the
old days you used to be a good fellow;
you didn't talk nonsense. Since you
have become a senator from Kansas it
strikes me that you have become swell
ed a bit. Good-day.'
The senator insisted on talking ser
iously after this remark, but the repor-
ter fed.