The Topeka state journal., 1902-01-20

memories of our Revolutionary fathers,
let us ever remember that the truth
changes not; and that now. as in their
days, only per aspera' can We reach
'ad aStra-'
At the conclusion of Justice Brewers
address, Gen. o. B. Wilcox proposed a
vote of thanks to the speaker. The vote
was given, and Justice Brewer made
brief acknowledgment.
Governor Stanley calling on the pres
ident, was accompanied by Senator
Burton He desired to pay his respects
and in doing so took occasion to assure
the president that the appointment of
Mr. Crum as United States marshal
would be entirely satisfactory to the
people of Kansas The Washington
Times. in referring to his visit to the
capital refers to Governor Stanley'5
aspirations in this cold way: Hon.
w. E. Stanley, governor of Kansas, was
a guest at the Normandie. Mr. Stanley
is a candidate for senatorial honOrs, but
the men who know most about the true
inwardness of the political situation in
the Sunfiower state are willing to de-
clare, confidentially, that he is in no
danger of being chosen to that office.
His strongest avowed competitor, Con-
greSSman Curtis, of Topeka, seems at
present to be the favorite of the men
who dominate things in Kansas, and
who are in the business of making Uni
ted States senators in that part OF Un-
Gle Sans domains"
The Kansas contingent in the census
office are very much interested in the
dismissal a few days ago of 200 clerks
and the notification of a further dis
miSSal very soon to take place of 500
more. They know not the day nor the
hour" when their turn will come to ap-
pear before the director of the census
and hear from him that he regrets that
he must let them go owing to lack of
work The clerks recall the fact that
Immediately after dismissal in De-
cember for lack of work order was
issued prohibiting any further annual
leave owing to pressing condition of
work in hand; and now, two days after
another dismissal, an order is issued
that no sick leave either will be grant
ed. Congressman who have called upon
Director Merriam to protest against
these apparent contradictions find him
in very i'll humor, due to the action of
congress last week in recommitting the
bill providing for a permanent census
bureau. He is aware that congress will
refuse to make his salary 81 500, which
is but $500 less than that of a cabinet
officer. 1t looks as though the census
office and congress were up against
each other.
At the close of the civil war Kansas
had less than so miles of railroad. She
now has $500 miles. 900 miles more than
vania and Texas only have a greater mile
age than Kansas. Ohio has the same
amount. There are 10000 miles of railway
in the United States at this time.
Gen Israel w. Stone of Lawrence, COM
mander of the G.. A r. of the District of
Columbia, called upon the president
Wednesday last in company with Gen.
r. G. DyrenfOrth, national commander
of the Union Veterans union to urge the
president to sign civil service order
which is designed to give the widow of a
veteran equal right with veteran in
preference for reinstatement in the ser
vice. The president thought this would
be fair and said he would give the matter
his attention.
Prof. Mark Alfred Carleton of Manhat-
tan returned to his duties in the depart
ment of agriculture last week after a visit
to his experimental ma caroni wheat fields
in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and North
Dakota. where he addressed convention
of wheat growers when three thousand
people were present. At the same time he
gave a popular illustrated lecture on the
conditions and customs of southern Rus
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