The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-06

while there is ample room to extend
our borders and swell our population
to seventy-hve, yes, one hundred thou
/ sand. there is no room for improve
menr in other directions By no
! means. But I do. allege that the city
and her people will make a favorable
showing in comparison with other
cities of similar size, any place one
may go.
| find plenty here to occupy his mind
and for that matter, his mouth; so
/ he could elsewhere. But fault-dnders
I and knockers never build great cities,
! great states and great nations. Such
! people never do anything very great.
Nevertheless, they are like the pro-
verbal poor, we always have them
with US.
st do not mean that it is wrong to
offer a just criticism or suggest
/ needed correction, and plead for an
improvement all along the line. This
is beneficial. It is right and proper
for US to see our faults and then it is
wise for US to try and correct them;
/ but to be told of our faults every day
1 and have our attention called con-
1 tinually to our defects. is not very
conducive to ones happiness and pros
perity. ...,.,.s..
I 10 nave a CGOSS-GyGu WlAGs DuL NOAl /
presume that she would relish having
that fact flung in her race eevry day.
| A cross-eyed woman would be inf
nitely more desirable than cross
/ grained woman.
| lone of the presidents of the
/ United States had a cross-eyed wife;
but she possessed so many other good
| qualities that her husband lost sight
! of the defect and refused to have her
/ ewes straightened. The fact is, a wo-
/ no her
| lover. If she has faults. he does not
see them; but if he does he names
them not
ssThus it is with city, a state. a
country. We know that all these are
more or less defective; ana yet, as a
/ rule, there are so many good things
to see and talk about that he who
loves his country, state or town hest
tates TO criticise and positively re-
fuses to scandalize either.
! Il sometimes think that Kansas
/ avenue is more holy than righteous,
! and frequently feel like saying mean
! things as I bump along over the
/ streets: then when 7 look at the
/ splendid buildings, elegant stores,
| banks, hotels and other places OF busl-
/ ness lined up on either side of that
/ great commercial channel, 1 forget
the holes and bumps and conclude
| that Topeka's main thOroughfare is
the prettiest street in the world.
Il might pause here for moment
Il and roast the city administration ana
private corporations for mismanage-
ment and eXtortionate charges, put
don't suppose that 1t would Dflng
4 beneficial results. I know that even
i water is costing us as much as 1t did
when it only rained once year IN
Kansas: costing so much, that IL drives
some of our citizens TO use olneE
beverages to quench their thirst ana
makes bathing a luxury for the rest OF
us. But just shut off the flow OF this
( nrre unadulterated liquid of the kaW,
and YOU would hear a greater roar III
1 1,onnJxa than Won would were you to
discontinue the importation or Helm 5
best from Kansas City. True, water
costs some of US more than beer, out
then it is better for US. Electric hghts
are an expensive luxury; but, Just lei
the company close down the plant,
forcing us back to the old tailoW
! candle and kerosene lamp, and the
howl would make Rome ashamed OF
her greatest efforts along that line.
ssOur taxes are heavy, but we must
not forget that it costs money to build
and equip school houses and educate
our children. It costs money to pave
streets. build sewers, improve parks
and beautify a city; and We would ali
kick if we didn't have these necessities
and eonveniences.
ssThere are some people in our COM
munity who find fault and kick because
there are joints and dives ana uhhoiy
= should not forget that we are torment
ed with flies and bugs and snakes and
foads and wolves and mad dogs and a
dozen and one other things which
makes life almost unbearable at times.
but let us not think of these things
and be always and constantly hoWine
, about them Let US think and talk
about our splendid schools, elegant
churches beautiful residences, fine
: business houses and enterprising bust
l ness men and women Let us note
with lust pride, our three splendid
daily papers, our well equipped and
successfully managed street railway
system; our many paved streets. beau
> tiful parkings and glorious old shade
/ trees. let US listen to the sweet song
: birds. and behold the beautiful roses
; and chrysanthemums and lilies. and
more than, and above all other bless
fngs. let us think of our beautiful
wives pretty daughters, happy, intel
Iigent children and comfortable homes
LET us continually feel and exclaim, Or
Topeka. Topeka, with al thy faults,
2 love thee still.
Hoch on the Exposition.
] Coy. 4och who all along has been
) vigorous advocate Of the exposition fol-
- 1911 was given this toast kansas anC
S the Semi Centennial lie declared among
other things that the exposition vii
: add s. per acre to the value Of eyeT1
( one Of the 81 million acres of land IN thi
state His address follows IN part.
'sYn his last public address, in his grea