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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
SENATOR HARRIS.

It VIII take a considerable amount
of side-stepping On the part OF William
A. Harris il he succeeds in lodging the
Democratic nomination for governor.
Senator Harris has said repeatedly that
he has no ambition to run for COVER
nor, but there Is a great demand in his
party that he shall do So A large
number OF county conventions have in
structed their delegates to nominate
him anyway, and it is not at all inn
probable that the Democratic conven-
ton that meets in Topeka next We'd
nesday will refuse to take no for an
answer from him
It is useless TO deny that Senator
Harris made an excellent record in
the United states senate. He left that
body with the respect and good will of
his political opponents as well as of his
own party. Had he continued in the
senate he would very likely have been
the Democratic leader in that body to-
day instead of Senator Bailey.
1t is very likely that the Office OF
governor is not attractive to Senatos
Harris. as It IS not remunerative fnan-
cially, and he is by no means a wealthy
man; and the mere honor Of being the
Democratic nominee would be no real
honor for him.
At the same time there is such q
strong demand from his friends that
he sacrifice his personal interests and
allow them to place his name at the
head of the Democratic ticket that he
will have trouble in successfully re-
sisting it. Senator Harris is likely ia
be the Democratic nominee for gover-
nor of Kansas in spite OF his protests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
ERON OTHER PENS
FoLK.s OPPORTUNITY.

Mr.. A. n. Sager, circuit attorney of
st. Louis, the Office Mr.. Folk filled be-
at its mad revef of hanging and burning
and says that it howled in chorus, Kill
every niger in the Jail" He also
heard the polite executioner appeal to
the ladies as we'll as the gentlemen to
get him" and women and children, -
says Mr.. Sager. were bowling for
more In Springfield they seem to
teach the young idea how to hang as
we'll as how to shoot. That part of the
community which was on the streets
wanted negroes more than justice. The
same old racial hatred was manifested
as that which has made a byWord of
the other Springfield, in Ohio, the
mother of modern presidents. No back
Springfield, but busy and enterprising
place of $4,000 people, with railroad
shops, foundrfes, factories, seminaries
and churches of alden minations. What
is to be the end of It all but widespread
race conflicts If the notion Of killing
negroes because they are negroes is not
dispeiIed? The rushing of troops to
the scene of 1ynching may prevent a
massacre, but it will not prevent re-
currence of negro killing under the
shadow of "a statue of justice when the
fit is on the mob again. Nothing but
enforcement of the law with out fear or
favor against all Heading citizens" in
volved In such affairs will be effectual.
To Governor Folk the barbarity at
Springfield gives an opportunity to dis
play that quality of stern and unyield-
ing devotion to duty which in the pro-
fession as we'll as the performances has
won him fame and place and made him
a national figure The real test has
come. Getting verdicts against hood
lers and closing side doors on Sunday
are services not to be held lightly, but
the political reward IS reasonably Ger
taina It is not so when the issue Is
even handed Justice as between white
men and black, who are proclaimed to
be equal before the law. There Is a
risk of popularity and prestige involved.
But man of ideals like Folk should
welcome the exigency with the light Of
battle in his eyes.-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
KANSAS C0MzGENT
SIZE WAS SENSIBLE.

Kansas girl graduate who had
been given the theme. beyond the
Alps Lies Italy promulgated the fol-
lowing: 7 do not care a cent wheth-
er Italy lies beyond the Alps or in Mis-
souri,. do not expect to set the river
on fire with my future career. I am
glad that have a good, very good
education but am not going 10 misuse
It by writing poetry or essays On The
future woman. T will enable me tc
correct the gramnla.. of any lover /
may have should he speak OF 'dorSs'
II my presence CT seen a man. Ii
WI also come handy when I want to
figure out how many pounds of soap a
woman can get for three dozen eggs
at the grocery. So I do not begrudge
the time I spent in acquiring it. But
my ambitions do not fly so high.
Just want to marry a man who can
lick anybody of his weight in the
township, who can run an eighty acre
farm and who has no female relatives
to come around and try and boss the
ranch. will agree to cook dinners fo~
him that won't send him to an early
grew. and lavish upon MIN a whcle-
some affection. and to SEQ that his
racer has not been used to cut broom
wire when he wants to shave In view
oE all this do not care Il I get a little
rusty en- the rule of thrse and kindred
things as the years go by.''-Ccuncil
Grows Guard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

exist, and If method can be devised
whereby they can be Temedied and
kept IN good shape the legislature
should see that the method is adopted
ana put into force. The King drag
appears to present the remedy where
by nine-tenths Of the poor roads in
Kansas can be kept In good condition,
Moreover. the King drag Is exceed
ingly cheap. No expensive graders are
required. and one man and a team go
ing over an ordinary piece Of road
occasionally can keep 1t In condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
FAL, OF GORKY.

Comic" is the only word to apply to
the surprise and pain of our own rose
water and angel cake SOCIALISTS. now
that they have discovered that Maxim
Gorky is not a hero for the Ladies'
Home Journal Gorky, in turn, is
equally amazed and puzzled. He can
not understand why Americans who
pine for that intellectual and moral
freedom which viii result from de
struction of the existing social order
should look askanee on a man who does
Gorlxy is astonished at his own modera-
ton. He has done nothing but leave
his wife in Russia and come to Amer
lea with another spiritual affinity"
The performance is not strictly legal,
but=like all such cases-it has the
sanction of the higher law" Can it
be that our own apostles of emancipa-
ton are still the slaves to grovellfng
superstition Do they still make a fet-
ish Of the bourgeois virtues New
York Evening Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

The chicago fire. which has held
the American belt for destructiveness
heretofore. will hereafter be looked
upon as only a small blaze. Chicago
had approximately S0O,O 600 inhabitants
in 1871 at the time of its great fire,
something less than San Francisco
had last Wednesday morning. The
area covered by the Chicago fire was
three and a half square miles; the area
covered by the San Francisco fire was
four or I'VE times that. The Chicago
are rendered $500 people homeless;
the San Francisco fire burned out
100000 people. The Chicago fire was
really small potatoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFron the New YORK Prew1

IFrom the New York Prez.1
There will be money enough in the
world for everybody when It is no use
to anybody.
On a nice spring day it seems liIra
being sentenced to hard labor even to
have to yawn.
A nice thing about having a large
family IS you can't afford TO have any
other bad habits.
A girl is pretty sure you want 20
marry her If you tell her she has hair
like some famous actress
It's bad policy to prove a man IL
wrong in an argument with you when
you know he has some other way t0
get even.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Just because san Francisco has had
one disastrous earthquake is no sign
that st will have another such one in
centuries. London had an earthquake
in 1880 that wrecked many large build
ings. Forty thousand people were kill
ed and half the buildings destroyed in
cairo. Egypt, in 1754, and it has never
had a serious earthquake since. 1t is
true that slight earthquakes are not
uncommon along the Pacific coast, but
this is the hrst one that has done dam
age for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Now IS the time when some sort Of
transit more rapid than we have would
come in handy. We dream of the
time when we win be able to go across
the continent in 3s hours but it is
only a dream If that were now posi-
bic It would be much more easy to
relieve the distress at San Francisco
This broad land is rolling in prosperity
and plenty, and the nation stands
ready to supply all of San Francisco's
needs. but the problem is one Of get
ting the supplies there soon enough,
and OF removing the suffering people
70 other cities and towns where they
may be adequately cared for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
Cracker Barrel PhiIosoDl,v

Some farmers around Asher on Door
more money than other farmers d. on
good land. One man who came here
three years ago with good health and
81 cents now owns $50 acres free from
debt, while another who came here with
$zOOO IN money at the same time is
preparing to let a money shark tore
close on his half section and leave the
territory. A cracker barrel PHILOSOPHER
the other day explained the difference
by remarking that as bread-winner
a oo6-taied mule always beats a bob
tailed flush.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

There Is this about it: When the
cyclone breaks loose during the next
three months it viii not seem so dread
ful as It used TO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

It would naturally be supposed that
If any locality at all is in favor Of the
fast mail subsidy It would be that terri
tory which the fast mail is supposed
to serve. There are two subsidized fast
mail trainH-one. running from Wash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

The great trouble in San Francisco
viii be to care for the little children
and the sick Those of mature years
can probably endure the discomforts
Of the situation, unpleasant though
they. may be, but helpless invalids and
little children and those upon whom
they. depend can hardly avoid much
suffering. That is the pitiful part of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

senator Plat says he viii not &C
ceps another term as senator Huh.
Tbe people of the state of New York
beat him to that determination some
ting aEo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Chief Collins, of the Chicago police
force, believes burglars and highway
men who are armed should be punish
ed the same as murderers, as the pres
ence Of arms shows that they are ready
to commit murder If necessary. There
is argument in favor OF the idea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
THE GLOBE FOR BAILEY.


Why not make ". J. Bailey the next
United States senator from Kansas? It
is almost universally admitted that
Bailey is an honest and capable man.
It is almost universally admitted, also.
that he was the victim of a political
wrong when the Republicans failed TO
nominate him for a second term as
governor. The Republicans of .he
state would like to do something for
Bailey, because OF that wrong. Why
not make him United States senator?
He has served one term in congress,
and would not be a novice. Some
thing should be done for the farmers.
Bailey is a farmer. In addition he Is
one of the finest looking men in me
state. and one Of the very best public
speakers. There is a hard fight on
Charley Curtis, and Charges have
been preferred No one doubts that
Bailey Is a clean man, and a man If
force and intelligence. Why not W. ].
Bailey for United States senator -
Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

An insurance company that insures
against earthquakes ought to do
mighty good business in California
Sust now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
BUILD IT.

The gulf between. the coal operators
and the miners now seems so narrow
that materials for the bridge of com
mon sense surely ought not to be lack
tng.-Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Let's see. Wasn't a man by the
name Of Towne going back to Wash
lngton for the express purpose Of ex-
posing Roosevelt some time ago2 Has
ANYBODY heard Of the exposure?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

The Troy Chief advocates a law
compelling road work with a King
road drag. Something of this kind
would be of immense benefit to the
state. Bad roads are a tremendous
TAX on the community in which they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

II the STANDARD OIL company allows
the senate TO pass the denaturized al
cohol bin, VIII there be trouble between
king Alcohol and King Corn2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Marx this prediction: May I, 1907,
will see a wonderful new city by the
Golden Gate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

The Democrats Of Usage county also
endorsed Senator Harris for governor,
and the Burlingame Chronicle pro-
nounees it "a more sensible action
than the Democrats are usually guilty
s1f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Maxim Gorky thinks the people Of the
United States are vulgar Wen, the
people Of the United states have an
opinion of Mr. lsorzy, ALSO which is
no more gathering than his opinion Of
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

There are times when money
doesn't cut much ice after all One of
them was when that millionaire offer
ed the Postal Telegraph company &c.,
coo to get a telegram into San Fran
cisco and a reply back-but in vain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

I've noticed remarked Uncle Allen
Sparks, mat the man who IS AWAY
where ne isn't looking tor 1ti-Cnlca=
tribune
Experience has shown that when there
are three cnlI dren ana a granomOrneri lne
family Il Ism Z necessary TO hlre a secOil-
glrL-SomerWne journal
Have you ever made any effort 10
bring. your colleagues 10 sour way O.
- Sc answered Senator Sorghum. i
dom care anything ap0ut tnelr way q
thinking w hat want is to bring lnes.i
10 my way OF votlng.r-N asnington star.
sI thought the pastor was going L.
preach a sermon urging The Wholesaie III
NesugauOn OF business monopOlles-
He was, but one of the trust magnates
in me congregation threatened TO starr a..
investigator q our recent church talr.
Philadelphia Press
Mr.. Justwed-It's 50 sweet of you T.
agree that we must economic But
you THINK we can get along without
Mrs. Justwed-oh. yes. Wen have a..
our meals sent IN D. a caterer.-CIevelala.-
Leader
Miss Bunyon-Tve got to get myself
pair o. shoes and m determined 10 naN~
q real noDoy pair
PAIR OF SHOES you would wear would ia ~
70 be knoboy.-PhlladeIphia Ledger.
I'm afraid IN disagree with YOU "a
marked Jonah as tne whale swallow g
Perhaps" replied the whale. but Il
won I be circumstance to the way tAs
theologlans Will disagree when they conn
TO discuss TINS incident '-Phlladelpn--4
Press.
It ought to please the school teacher
some TO have what they receive cal4e-
salaries--Detroit Free Press
what do you reckon the devil will d.
with the coal Srustz'
Constitution
We'll replied the up-to-date manager.
after a moments thought. I don't Sc
why we shouldn be ready to open in tvfy
weeks. Another rehearsal or two viii
give our star d good grip on her ne.
mannerism, and after that there's nOthins
left but to write the play around 1T w.
weeks, 1 think, at the outside Puck.
@'Oh, it's easy to pick out a girl that
would make a good wife.
Perhaps but you don't generally do
else Philadelphia Ledger.
The Actor-I live. from hand to mouth.
The Tramp-OafS nUthin'. 1 Just live
from time to time.-Judge.
Mrs. Justwed-There's nothing in the
house to eat I'm going home to my
M Mr. III Justwed Obroke)-vaat till get my
hat and III go with you--san Francisco
Call.
rs your wife pretty2
Don't know as I m q fair Judge. But
I suppose she never has to stand in a
street car-''-Efiegende Batter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

The Kaw gets on a tear and Stops
over once IN a while, but we prefer
that to volcanoes or an earthquake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
a DREAM

Glazed paper crockery is the latest.
A dozen dinner plates are to cost one
cent, while q dozen cups and saucers
are to cost two cents. But the real
pleasure of all of it is that this new
crockery burns nicely. Two cents
worth of dishes. used at breakfast, are
dumped into the coal box and furnish
a cents worth of heat to cook the din
ner. And it means good bye dish
washing. No more dishes to wash.
Just think of itzEI Dorado Repub-
lican.
sIF."
The Kansas supreme court has de-
cided that the Kansas City stock ex-
change Is a trust" II this would
stop the stealing from the shippers
down there it would be a great thing
for the state.-Beloit Gazette.
SURE THING.
There always is a lot Of kicking
when the evening train comes in with
out the Topeka State Journal A lot
of Holton people swear by the State
Journal.-Holton Signal
DEVIL IN ZION.
There's the devil to pay in Zion. i'm
mensely to the satisfaction of the devil
-Anaconda Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

It ought to please the school teacher.
some 10 have what they receive Gale
salaries--DetroiL Free PRESS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Miss Bunyon-Ive got to get myself l.
PAIR OF shoes and 1 m determined 10 haN~
4 real noDoy pair
MISS PerI-ss ny, my dear, I'm sure an
PAIR OF SHOES you would wear would il,
70 be knoboy.-Phllad Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

sI thought the pastor was going l.
preach a sermon urging The Wholesale II.
Nestga ton OF business monOpOlles.
He was, but one of the trust magnate
in me congrega ton threatened 10 start a.
investigator q our recent church talr. +
Philadelphia Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Perhaps replied the whale, but Il
won I be a circumstance to the way JA-
Iheologlans VIII disagree when they COM
TO discuss TINS incident ''-Phlladelpn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

What do you reckon the devil will d.
with the coal -rusty''
'Hushl Hes a stakeholder. Atlanta
Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

I'm afraid III disagree with you "a
marked Jonah as lne whale swallow =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Experience has shown that when there
are three children ana a grandmOrner in ln-
family It isn't necessary TO hlre secOii~
glrl--SomerVlle journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
HUM0R OF THE Day

i've noticed" remarked Uncle Allen
SPARKS. ''rnat the man who IS alwas
hunting for trouble nnds 1t some DAY
where ne isn't looking tor lEi-Chlca=l
Iripune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Mr. Justwed-It's so sweet of you l.
agree that we must economic. But Z
you THINK we can get along without :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

MRS. Justwed-Oh, yes. Wen have a..
our meals sent in D. a caterer.-Clevelaia.-
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

Have you ever made any effort L
bring your colleagues 10 your way q
tninging."
don't care anything ap0ut tnelr way Z
thinking W nat L want is to bring me.
To my way OF voting. ~ asnington sta
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

WELL" replied the up-to-date manager,
after a moments thought. I don't set
why we shouldn be ready TO open in tU-
weeks. Another rehearsal or two VIII
give our star j good grip on her ne.
nannerism, and after that there's nothins
weeks, think, at the outside Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
SURE THING.
DEVIL IN ZION

There's the devil TO pay IN zion. I'M
to the satisfaction of the devil
Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23

A'Oh, it's easy to pick out a girl that
would make a good wife,
Perhaps, but you don't generally do
it until after you've married some one
else. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-09-20
Rate Hearing is Concluded.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission concluded its hearings Fri
day, regarding the petitions of the
various railroads for waiver of the
thirty days notice provision of the
railway rate law regarding intended
changes in rates.
NJ G. Markham of ST. Louis, as
sistant to the vice president of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, was the
principal witness, and he was sub
jected to a series of interrogations by
the commission. He said it perhaps
was true fiat if the thirty-day notice
were to be waived it would tend to
open the way to outsider steamers to
compete with part of the business
now done by the Layland and Harri-
son lines of steamers on export cot
ton business to Liverpool and Man
chester.
Commissioner Clements, the acting
chairman announced that the COM
mission would take the whole subject
under advisement and announce its
decision at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-09-20
Six Years in Politics; Broke.

Colonel John J. Hannah, formerly
private secretary for Governor La
Toilette and now holding position
as messenger of the United States
Senate and clerk of Senator La Fol-
lette's committee, testified before
Commissioner Hazleton that politics
was not . paying proposition. The
colonel said that he was BROKE" af-
ter six years in the heart of the po-
litical game. He was up for examin-
alton in suit brought by a carpenter
contractor for payment for work IN
erecting a grand stand during the
SrandArmy reunion in 1888. Colonel
Hannah and some friends thought
they saw little money in the bust
ness, but their scheme fell through
and they were unable to meet the
bills The only asset he had outside
of his exemptions, Colonel Hannah
testified, were 1000 shares of zinc
stock, which he was induced to buy
by Henry F. Cochems and which he
would willingly turn over to the
plaintiff if he would take it,