The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10

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properly. Ny relation with Grant Har-
rlngtOn and Morton Albaugh, however,
the head of the respective party organ
izations, leads me to believe that the
newspaper man is just about the whole
thing If newspaper man goes into
politics he has to abide by the rules of
the game. When [ go out of a political
office, I will be glad, because then I can
sloSh around in my paper like I used to
do. I am glad that Mr.. Hoch is out so
he can slOSh around ] think that every
newspaper man should have a job.
There are not enough jobs to go around,
and for that reason am an advocate
of creating more jobs"
EFFECT OF RURAL ROUTES
The paper by L H. Flint of the Man
haitian Nationalist. on How best to
take advantage of the rural routes to
increase business" was filed with val
liable suggestions to the newspaper
craft.
Unlike Herbert L. Flint. L. H. Flint
does not employ hypnotic powers to ac-
comolish his ends. He showed to the
editors that the changed conditions pro-
duced by rural routes must be met by
changed methods of soliciting and Gre
ating business.
The rural routes" said Mr.. Flint.
will not bring any business to the
printing Office, but they undoubtedly
offer an opportunity to the live news
paper man to 60 after business"
Speaking of the effect on job work,
Mr.. Flint said. LAS to new business
in the job department, my experience
enables me to make these suggestions.
The competition of the mail order
houses may be met by a few merchants
in each line of business in a town go
ing together and issuing illustrated
pamphlets patterned after the Mont
gomery Ward and Sears R0ebuck cata-
logues- This gives the local printer
something to do. A directory of rural
route subscribers may be issued by the
printer, and I am told by a brother
| from Ottawa that it sells we'll at 81 per
copy Rural route stationery may be
prepared in lots of 100 nOteheadS and
envelopes. to be sold at from 40 to so
cents per package. The stationery for
all the routes should be printed at one
time, merely changing the names"
PLEA FOR PURITY.
Mrs Adams. of Mound City, Kas.
superintendent of that section of the "
c. T. L. work which has to do with
purity in literature and art, appeared
before the convention, and thanked the
members for printing white ribbon
literature. She said that it was part
Of her days work to urge the members
of all kinds of advertisements which
can not be read aloud in the family
circle, and advertisements which the
editor would not be willing to have any
member OF his family answer.
At 1870 the association adjourned till
afternoon. for the purpose of having a
i large photograph made of all the dele
gates The photograph was taken in
front of the Auditorium by John Strick-
rott There were about 200 Kansas ed
I itOrs in the groun.
EVENING SESSION
II think the Lord loveth a cheerful
/ liar. On that last great day when you
4 step before the judgment seat do not
think it win be counted against you.
/ When you come before the pearly gate
with a copy of your boom edition in
one hand and your railroad pass in
the other they will say. Let him in
4 He is a Kansas editor and he did what
he could on earth to make life worth
4 living"
With these words T. A. McNeal. edi-
tor of the Mail and Breeze. closed his
Z address of welcome before the Kansas
Editorial association in Representative
! hill last night.
The three hundred seats of the hall
were occupied and a scattering few
stood in the rear. To each speaker. as
he delivered himself Of his part of the
programme. q hearty round Of applause
was measured out. for the programme
i was a good one throughout. A news
II paner audience is a critical one. It is
4 habit to scrutinize closely and the
i person who draws out a warm hand
| clan from q collection of newspape
| writer's has certainly done something
4 OF merit.
The thankless job Of making the re-