The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-26


to serve their entire term. No changes
of this kind would be considered by the
/ p0StOftice department unless serious
charges could be proven of misdemeanor
or inenlCiency OF the encumbent. In the
case or the pOStofficeS in the Third con-
gressicna1 district, represented by Judge
Jackson. fusiOn.st. Burton will have the
privilege Of dispensing all classes of ap-
pointnents.
In the matter Of appointments Of
United States consulates the state has
been promised seven Five of these will
be dispensed by the delegation and two
are already Allied by Kansans, who will
be continued
OF appointments for commissions in
the army under the new reorganization
Kansas will probably not get more than
one, or possibly two, for each congress
siOnal district These of course will
carry with them mostly the influence OF
the representative.
AS to patronage for Senator Burton at
Washington, there is practically none
outside of the civil service to distribute
Judge Isaac G. Baird, an aged lawyer
whose home is in Topeka, is among the
guests at the Arlington Mrs. Nations
crusade against the joints in Topeka
and elsewhere In Kansas" said Judge
Baird. has attracted almost as much
attention as the war John Frown Waged
against slavery IN Kansas nearly a half
century ago. In fact, more reople know
OF lEr uDlnSSs because Inc telegraph ana
modern newspapers give he an audience
of something like T0.0O0,0 600 people for
each days performance. There are
many points Of similarity between Johr
Browns raid and the fight Mrs. Nation
is making against the liqNGr dealers.
John Brown was a fanatic and so. of
course, is Mrs. Nation. They both con-
tended. however for a right principle,
that good might come of it John Brown
himself accomplished no practical results
toward the abolition Of slavery. nor will
Mrs Nations s crusade in itself be sufn-
cient to suppress the sale Of liquor. The
benefit from both lay In that they called
public attention to the evils and aroused
but more or less Indifferent. 50 long as
the evil was not brought too strongly
to their attention"
Among the Kansas boys who are seek
ing commissions in the regular al my are
Capt Howard A. Scott OF Independence,
Lieutenant Frank J. Frank of Manhat-
tan John b. Elliott OF CCteyvllle- all
three served in the Twentieth Kansas;
John NJ Shook Of Eureka, now serving
in the Thirty-SecOnd infantry in the
Philippines; Fred w Jaynes of Willard,
also in the Philippines with the Thirty
third infantry, as a first sergeant; S. A
Harvey of Lawrence, formerly captain
in the Twenty third Kansas (coloreo);
IT, X. Ritchie Of Crawford county, ana
Harry III. Seeker OF Leavenworth-
D T. DreSie of Larned, Kansas, holds.
a unique position as Watchlnan in the
big dome of the capitol building. Al
though il is difficult to reach the sum-
NIT of the dome by way OF a steep stairs
many people go up every day, excep- Oh
Sundays to view the city and its sur
rnUndings- Watchman Dresie keeps
record Of all who visit him at his dizzy
height His books show an average OF
at least 5000 people a day-whos OF
course, are visitors in the city
''The spared monument ofGod's mercy
from Kansas is in there, said Champ
Clark of Missouri, as he tIamped from
the hall of the house into the Demo-
cratic corridor yesterday. It's Judge
Jackson. who has been elected to serve
in the next house from Representative
Tidgley's district He's the only Demo-
crat or POpulist that could get a majcrf-
ty for congress from a Kansas cOnstit-
uency. He's an able man, too. Before
the race for congress he served
on the circuit bench. and has a wide
reputation as a lawyer"
The bills of Hiram Simple. Robert M.
Chamness Burks of Kansas. for increase
of pension viii soon become laws All
have passed the house and yesterday
were reported by Senator Baker of the
senate pension committee to the calen-
dar.
Senator Lucien Baker. Senator VIM.
A. Harris. and Representative Curtis
and Reeder have been appointed on the
inaugural reception committee.
L WILLIAM THAVIS.