The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
HARRIS IS HERE.
Senior Kansas Senator Talks
About European Conditions.
About Ready to Begin Work in
the Campaign.

Senator W. A. Harris arrived In To-
peka this morning to confer with tne
fusion leaders and make ready 70 lan nc
part in the campaign He arrived N
New York from an European trip Wnere
he has been In the interests OF the ot
Louis Worlds Fair, on Wednesday anu
left at once for his home at LlnWoou;.
The fusion managers were expecIis
the senator this morning but he was III
town an hour before they discoveTeu,
or rather he, discovered them S.d.e
journal reporter found Senator hal,ls
at the Postal Telegraph office wnere ne
senf a message and stuck frank
stamp on one corner of it.
When asked about the trip Senator
Harris said: Il had good trip over
and a rough one coming back. The
neonle abroad are afraid of J. Pierpont
Morgan. They are afraid that he Will
not stop at gobbling up the ships and
islands The fact is the Yankees have
cobbled bout everything abroad. They
have cornered about everything. I
found that 1 could buy American meat
In London cheaper than can buy 1t in
this country. All American cloth goods
can be bought there cheaper than here
We are getting everything sky high in
this country because the companies here
have no competition.
II was in Paris week and found that
the country has a large wheat crop. But
the people of Paris do not worry them
selves about crops or anything else
They make their money off the tourists
and especially the American tourists.
found a very friendly feeling existing
in England and Scotland toward the
United States when the president met
with his accident. Everyone spoke of
the kindly feeling we exhibited when
King Edward was operated upon and
they were glad to return it. The English
people are great admirers of President
Roosevelt and they are especially pleased
with his efforts regarding the trusts
They understand his position to be for
more fairness in trade and reciprocal
relations with the rest of the world.
Distress over there means less ability
to buy from here so we are all in
terested.
England is quite prosperous on ae-
count of the gold in South Africa. This
is the condition except among the farm
ers. The rent of land has gone down
This was a surprise to me. 1 was in
England ten years ago. and now rents
are about two-thirds what they were
then The price of farming property is
only kept up by the disposition of re-
tired business men to own large estates.
not for the rents they make, for they do
not care what they are, but for social
prestige. Rural England is the prettiest
country imaginable The life of the Eng.
lish gentleman is perfect They have no
care for money, and the servant girl
problem does not worry them. The Eng
fish country gentleman has the best
time Imaginable / received encourage
ment as regards exhibits for the worlds
fair. A good deal of interest was
shown"
When asked for his views regarding
the political situation in Kansas, Sem
atcr Harris said: 1T is impossible for
me to say anything about the political
situation, as 1 have just returned. But
I found one surprise in politics. That
is the declination of Speaker Henderson
to be a candidate for reelection Per-
haps Senator Burton can explain THAI
Mr.. Henderson differs so radically from
his party that he can not be a candi-
date He agrees with the Modes and
Persians in not changing the laws. I
see that Senator Hanna says stand pat
I don't believe President Roosevelt will
stand pat
Are those the shoes you will have in
this campaign asked a fusion wheel
horse who sauntered up.
mo, I'll put them on later" replied
the senator. IT am going to put on
those shoes and take off my coat and
set fire to the short grass country"
I'VE set it afire once.'' commented a
Republican.
Yes, but there has been too much
rain and the fire was put out" said
Senator Harris.
Senator Harris will begin his speaking
tour Wednesday at Leavenworth and
Thursday will go to Phillipsburg