The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-19

and inspires confidence
R W. Turner, of NIankato. has an en-
ergetie boom for congressman in the
Sixth district pursuing him. Turner is
free silver Republican or was at one
time, although he is now scheduled as a
Democrat and it IS possible that the
Democrats and POpulists of the Sixth
might unite on him. Turner attained
considerable prominence in the Republl-
can party and was consul to Cadlz,
Spain. under President Harrison but he
left the Republicans in 1886 with the free
silver element and was made secretary
of the board of railroad commissioners
under the Leedy administration. but be-
fore his term was up he resigned and
took up the law practice at Mankato.
The Greenleaf Sentinel tells this story
about Bailey: W J. Bailey IS not one
OF the loud, ranting prohibitionists. yet
he is a practical temperance man. When
he laid out the stuNn of Baileyviile he
put clause in each deed that whenever
Intoxicating liquor was sold on the lot,
said lot became the property Of the orig
inal owner So it will be seen that the
Bailey from Baileyville is 4 good man
from good town.
If Chester L Long is elected United
States senator from Kansas next Win
ter W. Y Morgan, of the Hutchinson
News. Will have a boom for congress
man from the Seventh district whether
he wants it or not. The Halstead In
dependent has already launched it. The
Independent says: When Chester 1.
Long reaches the United States senate,
which he surely viii upon the next
meeting of the legislature, W. Y. Nor
gan. of Hutchinson. would make most
creditable representative from the Big
Seventh, as his successor. Morgan has
all the qualifications necessary to
faithful service and we hope to see him
step in when Chester steps up
Speaking of Congressman Long, the
lola Register publishes some interesting
editorial correspondence from Chas- F.
Scott. congressman at-large, in which
he says: 1T goes without saying that
the debate, which has occupied the time
of the house during the entire week and
which viii continue most of next week.
has been very able one. And it should
be a matter Of pride and satisfaction to
Kansas people to know that by all odds
the strongest speech which has been or
viii be made upon either side of the
question was made by Kansas man
Chester I. Long. AS I said in a previous
letter Mr.. Long has had the great good
fortune to be assigned to membership
on a committee which takes cOnsidera-
tiOn of questions that are most likely to
engage the attention of the country; but
he has also had the good sense to un-
derstand that the opportunity which his
committee assignment gives him would
be OF no value unless it was supple
| mented by diligent and persistent work.
And So since the 18th of January he
has given practically every waking
hour to study, investigation and thought
/ about the sugar question. He has not
only given mis- own time to it. but dur
ing all these n Onths he has had the as
sistance of one. and sometimes two or
three other men, who have helped him
to dig up statistics, and cOllate, abstract
and digest figures He has inquired in
TO all the details Of the growing, manu-
facture and marketing OF sugar n ey-
cry country in the world, pfaeueally
from the beginning Of the industry as a
modern commercial Enterprise.
"FIe has studied market reports IN the
daily papers. and IN the consular re-
ports. and in the scores OF bulky vol
umes put out by various departments
Of the government. He has informed
himself on the question of freight rates
from every sugar producing country IN
the world to every considerable sugar
market. He knows how much it costs
to insure a cargo of sugar across the
Atlantic, and what the commission
! charges are for its sale He knows how
sugar has been treated IN every tariff
schedule that has been drawn in this
| country. 50 that when somebody in the
| course of his speech broke IN with a
/ question about the duty imposed by the
| Walker tariff of 1915, he was able to
answer off hand In brief he knew,
when he rose to speak, practically ev-
/ erything that is to be known ABOUT
! sugar as an article of commerce, and ne
/ held the floor for two hours and haT,
making a speech in defense of the meas
/ lre Of which from the beginning he
/ has been the foremost champion, winch
/ in its reply TO the objections raised
! AGAINST it and in its justification OF the
| terms of the measure itself, is admitted
| by even those who oppose it to be SIM
! ply unanswerable. It was distinct trl-
umph-not Of genius, or of oratory IN
/ the ordinary acceptatlOn OF that term
! but of strong sense and of tireless. persist
/ ent labor, and the man Who achieved 1t
/ deserved the sincere compliments he has
/ been receiving
J. D. Botkin has a sure-enough boom
j for the Populist nomination for COVER
] nor Ex-senator J. NJ. Allen, Of Cha
mute. suggested his name a short time
ago and offered to contribute ten dollars
/ to Elder BOtkins campaign fund.
Since then others have brought the fund
up to $3.50.
The Yates Center News says: I'll
B. Miller's managers say his chances
are better than Troutman's, and the
Topeka papers had three fits forth
with" Didn't the editor of the News
make a miseount2
Vic Murdoch: Seven little candi-
dates, all in a mix Farmer Smith re-
considered and then there were six
Six little candidates, making quite a
run: Cole withdrew, and then there
was one
The Efingham New Leaf is satisfied
! that the contest over the gubernatorlal
I nomination is over. Bailey might jus.
as well start the quarreling over ap-
pointmenIs,' it says.
The country editors of Kansas unani-
mously agree that the appointment OF
Eugene Ware to be commissioner of
/ pensions was a surprise and also a
W A Morgan, of the Chase County
Leader, says. The writer was told
/ three months ago that Ware would be
appointed, but he didn't believe it. ?
/ Who was the prophet2
The Pittsburg Kansan is for Tom l.
Johnson. mayor of Cleveland for tbs
Democratic nomination for president II
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