The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02
TURN IN WRATH.
Boss Busters Are Now Afte r
Senator Burton.
Said to Be Preparing Formal
Statement.
WHAT SENATOR SAID.
Told Why He Selected Crum
and Foley.
Makes Interesting Comparisons
With a Meal.
COMPANY TO DINE.
COMPANY TO DIN.
Rather Eat With Evil One Than
Have Him For Enemy.
Made Caustic Reference to Hitch
cock and CortelyOu.

The 'boss- busters have turned on
Sentor Burton in preparing to illuminate
another broadside against Pension
Agent Cy Leland.
Senator Burton, 1t develops, told the
'boss- busters at the recent conference
here, that he would rather dine with the
evil one than have that worthy for an
enemy, in defending one of his appoint
ments- So, in a circular that the knock
erS on Cy Leland are preparing to be
issued soon. the conversation will be de-
tailed in a quiet way. without comment.
The harpoon is to be sharpened at both
ends
Lolling back on the bed in Parlor C
at the Copeland, while the "boss-bust-
ers'' glowered in the offing, Senator
Burton is quoted as having delivered
himself of a remarkable dissertation on
his views of the morale of politics.
You want to know why I appointed
Peter Foley postmaster at Parsons" he
inquired, land why I made or am going
to make certain other appointments? :?
Well Foley helped me when was sorely
in need. So did the others, and it was
substantial help, such as Dives could
have given Lazarus, but didn't. You all
know what it is to make a choice gen
tlemen- I have been at times and places
compelled to make a decision between
two courses of action
Nonsense, grunIed Tom Anderson.
Some people go both ways" There was
an uneasy hitching of chairs all around.
Why, gentlemen, suppose I was now
going out of that door to my dinner and
blocking my exit I want my dinner
and he wants to go along. He is in a
position to do me hurt, if 1 will not let
him assist me. What would 1 do?"
Blue. But his muttered something about
the deadly parallel was lost as the
senator waved off interruption and con-
tinued:
What would I do? There is my din
ner, waiting below, steaming, fragrant
appetizing. I have been aspiring to that
good dinner for many years And here
is a person who says I want to go
along Will you take me?' Perhaps if
/ refuse / shall not even reach the din
ner table If L accept his aid can
both get piece of the roast turkey. And
if I do not, it is about certain that
shall not get my teeth in the luscious
morsel at ALL
Foley came to me at time of need
Lit Crum stood to do me hurt or give
me aid. I asked them to go along to
dinner. They stood by me and I stood
by them. What can you say against
that?"
"Oh, fudge" muttered Farmer
Smith in his Mcpherson county alfal-
fas.
''Oh, - exploded General J. K
Hudson, sitting stiff backed in his chair
and twirling his thumbs abStractedly.
''Well, at any rate" announced Bur-
ton, ''the thing is done and the decision
of the court in a dark hour is now af-
firmed in the light of day"
The 'tboss-b busters guarded their
precious ammunition for quite a time
before it leaked.
More material for the pamphlet was
furnished at the same time in a roast
or two Burton is said to have delivered
on Private Secretary Cortelyou and
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
"Cortelyou is unfit to be private sec
retary to the president is his reputed
assertion. HE leaks. Secretary Hitch
cock is no more competent to be at the
head of the interior department than
my dog. And if there is any chance of
any movement to have him removed I
shall be pleased to do all I can to Sc
cure it's accomplishment"
George B. Cortelyou was private sec
retary to President Mckinley and has
been retained in that capacity by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
He is reputed to have given aid and
comfort to the opposition against Tracy
and his memory as to the policy of
President Mckinley in the reappoint-
ment of Cy Leland is too good and too
frequently called into use for the new
president to rest easy on the minds of
Kansas statesmen who want no OBJ
stacles to their hooking up with the
new regime.