The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27

let the people know where they both
stand on the Square Deal PROPOSE
ions that are now agitating the minds
OF the Kansas voters. Dates and
places to be set by you and myself at
the earliest opportunity. Kindly ad-
wise me at once, whether or not you
accept this proposition and I will
meet you at your headquarters and
arrange dates and places.
There was a meeting of the Fourth
district Republican congressional
committee at Emporia Saturday, and
It was decided that Congressman Mil
Ter shall open up his fight for re-
election on September II. He Will
spend four or I'VE days in each county
in the district
Some attention was given to the
tariff revision agitation in the dis
trict, and the committee decided it
matter by referring the voters of the
district to President Roosevelts open
letter on the subject, which means
that the less there is said concerning
tariff revision the better it will suit
the congressional committee in this
district.
Congressman and Mrs Miller left
last night for Manitou. Col, where
they will spend two weeks. Mr.. Mil
Ter has been in poor health for three
weeks and he hopes to get in better
condition before he returns to take up
the work Of the campaign.
Robert Stone. member of the legisla-
ture from Shawnee county, and the law
partner of James A. Troutman, has pre-
pared his answer to the Square Dear
questions. Mr.. Stone returned his rail-
way passes some time ago, and IN MIS-
letter he rOasts President Ripley of the
Santa Fe, and says that instead Of be-
--c mn -4~I- ff1ra
real value of its Kansas property. the
Santa F'e is assessed only $1S,000,000. He
says he will favor new assessment
law a primary election law, and an
anti-pass law. He presents tables to
show that the revenue derived from pas
senger fares in Kansas averages only
2343 cents per mile on all the roads OF
the state.
John H Atwood. of Leavenworth.
member of the Democratic national
committee from Kansas was asked who,
in his opinion, would be the Republican
candidate for the presidency.
Taft he replied without hesitation:
Taft will have the endorsement of
Roosevelt, and William Jennings Bryan
viii be elected president.
Ed Bass, who is gardener at the state
house, made the grounds look well last
summer, and who was let out for politi-
cal reasons. is now employed at the
Winfield school for feeble minded, and
the Winfield Courier says of his work:
THE asylum grounds are blooming this
year, and DR.. Clark. the superlntend-
ent, is receiving many compliments from
visitors. This pretty piece Of landscape
gardening is the work of Ed G. Bass,
an employe He was formerly a pro-
fessiona1 landscape gardener and was for
years in charge of the state house
grounds at Topeka Without the aid OF
a greenhouse and cOntending against
4 soil RaS9 has made the 9SN-
lum hill a brilliant flower garden, and
| the most attractive in this part Of the
state All this has been done without
any appropriat from the state, even
the seeds and bulbs being paid for per-
sonally. We hope the legislature will
make some provision in the future for
continuing the work so well begun
/ Those who have not seen the asylum
grounds this year should drive out that
way, and they will feel fully repaid"
! Ottawa people are figuring that Sen
ator Benson will be allowed to name the
next postmaster at Ottawa. They say
| that Benson was appointed to fill out
/ Burtou's unexpired term, and that under
this appointment he will hold office I'M
til next March The term of J. P Har-
ris, the present incumbent. expires on
/ February 1. The custom is for the Unit
ed States senators to appoint the post
master in their own, towns. 1t is stated
/ that Harris will not be a candidate for
reappointment- The general opinion at
| Ottawa is said to be that some old SOL
der will get the place if Benson makes
| the appointment, and Judge ". l..
Parkinson is mentioned as a strong
| proba bility. They say that Judge Park
J inson is identified with no faction prom
/ inently and the fact that he was once
! Senator Benson's law partner and has
been his close friend for many years
would influence the senator to name
/ him. Judge Parkinson was prominent
| in organizing the Old Soldiers Benson
club, which has been exerting great in
| huence in behalf Of Senator Benson. and
Furthermore would hive the friendship
of Congressman Scott, to whom he is
related by marriage.
The ottawa postoffice pays $2.700 d
year. It is the only federal position In
Ottawa.
In an interview al Fl. Riley Congress-
man Curtis said that he will introduce
a bill at the next session of congress to
have a macadamized pike built between
/ Fit Leavenworth and FIT Riley by fed
eral prison labor.
The distance between the two posts is
143 miles and a graded macadamized
] highway between the two posts would
bring them a day or two closer IN the
matter of overland Transportation a
great deal of which has to be done by
rail now on account Of poor roads. He
/ purposes to support Che bill for a great
military road as a great benefit to &he
army as we'll as for the towns and farm
ers along the route on which the work
would be done. Mr.. Curtis said thai
there are a thousand men in the federal
prison at TT. Leavenworth who would be
out of employment inside Of six months.
FINANCIAL BATTLE FOR r. r.
Morgan and Hartman Fight for Con-
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