The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26
ken and chilcott is entitled to the credit

ken and chilcott is entitled to the credit
for It.
It is now said that Congressman Long
has not endorsed Senator Harris for a
/ place on the canal commission and that
] Governor Bailey has also refused to do
so. When Senator Harris called on the
governor recently and asked him for his
recommendation, Governor Bailey said
that while Harris is a very popular man
and would make a good man on the ca
nal commission, his appointment from
Kansas would make it harder for Kan
/ sas Republicans to land anything. II a
I Democrat is to be appointed on the COM
mission said Governor Bailey, he
should come from Democratic state
where it would not interfere with Re
publican politics. If you lived in Dem
ocratic state I would indorse you in a
minute
The people Of Winfield are mad about
Representative Pollock's bill providing
for terms of the Cowley county district
! court at both Winfield and Arkansas
City. At present all terms are held at
| Winfield, the county seat, but as Arkal-
sas City is larger than Winfield it thinks
it ought to have half the courts. Arkan-
sas City has a Republican representa-
tive, but the one from Winfield is
fustonist.
Not half a dozen newspapers in Kan
sas have justified the defeat of Ed
Hoch, but one of the few is the Wei
nngton Mail Andy Richards paper. It
ing politically on his goodness and
cleanness rather than his good looks or
good clothes" This terrible charge GER
tainly cannot be made against the ed
itOr Of the Mail
The Leavenworth Times publishes the
following editorial in proof Of the an
'On Wednesday morning after the
first Republican caucus on senator.
Chaplain A. c. Pyle of the house offered
the following prayer;
Almighty God. who art love and
wisdom infinite. Thou only can know
the secret thoughts of the human heart
and Thou only can determine the secret
motives Of men. whether they be for
good or evil, and we humbly pray Thee
o God. that Thou viii draw very near
unto Thy ministering servants, the gov
ernor of this state our state senators
and our representatives. and all others
in authority, in their secret delibera-
tons during the present week; thar
Thou may illuminate their hearts and
understanding with love and wisdom.
lect to represent the people of our be-
loved state in the senate of the United
! States be man against whose public
and private life not a whisper of wrong
doing was ever breathed by any one
that Thy name. o God may be hon
ored and glOrified in the hearts of the
This prayer was answered when the
| Republican caucus unanimously selected
chester I. Long as the Republican sue
l cessor Of Senator Harris. On the
strength of his success Chaplain PylA
may consider the advisabiIity of hold
l ing revival services in odd moments OF
4 leisure during the session. several of the
e members Of the house having expressed
S their firm BELIEF in the power of tbs
chaplain's prayer. There is nothing like
actual experience to convince doubling
$ Thomases."
e Senator Cubbison has two bills designed
S 70 deprive the Democrats OF Kansas City
e old metropolitan police law. but makes il
= governor the power to appoint a polfce
q force in control of the Democratic city ad
- ministration. The other bill provides foi
, present the Democrats control the assess
; ors, who assess The big corporations anc
= turn this power over to the Republicans
0 Senator wulfekuhler has bill thai
/ back to the counties from which they were
= sentenced upon their release from prison
y As it IS now too many Of them settle
e ways desirable citizens
There is one federal official agains
whom there is no charge of mixing il
r political matters He Is Pension Agen
Il has hardly been mentioned in connection
4 with politics since he went into office. H
was in the Copeland lobby two three
d times during the senatorial fight, but tool
+ no part in it evidently.
Is
a Congressman CalderheaG stated in hi.
= speech before the senatorial caucus that
= unlike Curtis. he does not favor the cleo
II ton of senators by direct vote of the PEG
81 pie. In discussing the matter afterward
e he said: The election of senator by tn
1t legislature preserve the autonomy of III
L states and by it the state of Kansas ha
il equal representation with the great state
= like New York and Pennsylvania in on
=, house of the national congress. 1t ha
n been in use 113 years and has not failed il
d enough of Instances to justify a change +
.: a method that viii necessarily result in
" radical change of our form of govern
ment'