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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

There are some first-class principles
in the resolutions-the platform
adopted BY the Republican state con-
vention. Its reference to the ANTITRUST
law can be endorsed by every good
citizen. and its demand that the at
torney general vigorously enforce the
law makes it imperative upon that Of
fetal to get busy, II the people are to
be made to believe that the platform
was made in good faith instead of to
get in on.
The declaration concerning primaries
that they be safeguarded the same
as an elections a wise one. There
has been a demand that a strong plank
be adopted in favor Of direct primary
nominations. The direct primary IS
excellent in theory. but there is con-
siderable doubt If it would be salts
factory in practice for an entire state;
and while some fault will be found
with the platform for not declaring in
favor of it. this will not be regarded
as a wholly bad feature.
Concerning law enforcement the plat
form takes the proper stand-practi-
eally the same as that in the Democrat
ic platform. It says 1.-THE Republican
party stands for the supremacy Of law,
and demands OF the executive. prosecut-
ing and police officers the rigid enforce
ment of all laws. regardless Of personal
opinions as to their wisdom or expedi-
ency." This means, if it means any
thing, that Governor Hoch shall take
the same vigorous steps towards en-
forcing the law in Leavenworth, Wich-
ita. and other nonenforcement towns
that he has in Kansas City, Kan.
The weak spot IN the platform, as
might be expected in view Of the in
fluences in control Of the convention, is
its attitude on railroad matters. It
lodges the two-cent fare proposition
by referring passenger rates to the rail-
road board. and of course everyone
knows that a railroad board controlled
by the railroads viii not lower any
passenger rates.
The anti-pass proposition was ignored
entirely. An anti-pass plank was pre-
sented to the committee on resolutions,
but 1t was voted down by vote OF 4 TO
5. It demanded that all free transpor-
tation be prohibited to other than act
ual employees, and that the public be
given a corresponding reduction in rates
resulting from the saving thus erected.
There could be no possible objection to
that plank except from those who enjoy
free pass privileges and those who use
passes in controlling politics. but the
plank was ru1ed out and things were so
manipulated as to head off its adoption
by tle convention itself. This is per-
haps the most vulnerable point in the
platform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Iron the Chicago News
Money can be lost in more wavs
than Won.
Pay day comes slowly to a man who
watches the clock.
Never judge mans honesty nv fbe
umbrella he carries.
A good man IS known bv the ar
qualntances he cuts loose from.
If a mans credit isn't good he can
easily cut down his expenses.
A thing that some one doesn't fud
fault with is seldom worth having.
One way to make people believe in
you is to pretend to believe in them.
Do not try to find out too much
about your friends if you would retain
their friendship.
Our idea of a poor housekeeper is a
woman who runs the house on business
principles.
The faint heart that fails to win NAV
have cause for INSTRUMENTATION later
in the game.
Somehow the neighbors always think
the sad look on a married voman's
face is due to the actions of her hus-
band.
At 80 a woman is willing to marry
a man old enough to be her father. and
at so she is just as willing to marry
one young enough to be her son.
Occasionally you hear of a man hav-
ing more money than he knows what
to do with, but no one ever heard Of A
woman being in that delightful condi-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
GLORn SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe

It is just as natural for some peo-
pie to be poor spoilers as it is for
others to have sore eyes.
About all the geography that seems
to cling after one leaves school is the
location of Italy beyond the Alps.
It is hard to have a good opinion Of
the intelligence of those who can't IN
derstand you over the telephone.
It is every mans secret belief that
he will outlive his wife. and every
woman's secret opinion that she will
outlive her husband.
hard it disc1oses the fact that the gar
ters now in general use do not accom-
plish their mission.
After the first baby comes, man
can count on his fingers for the rest
OF his life how many times his wife
tells him she loves him, and never have
to touch the thumbs.
A book agent called on an Atchison
man today. Il have heard of you a
great deal" the agent said. Ever hear
that I am a very busy MANI" the citi-
zen inquired.
.The way to succeed IN life. .
Church White says, s.is to look wise,
wear good clothes and say nothing.
The trouble with me is I talk toe
much
When a young man begins to make
regular visits on a girl, how It would
knock out the romance If it were said
that he was calling on her to make
arrangements for hiring cook.
Complaint Is heard everywhere of the
bores. Are you a bore? Possibly you
are tiresome and do not know it. Look
yourself over carefully. Surely you
want to avoid the reputation Of being
a bore.
II you attempt to be polite to an
agent. he will remain with you half
the day, arguing his case Therefore
make yourself understood the first
thing. if you want his book, say 80
promptly, but if you do not want H.
say SO with equal promptness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
.LNYHAWKER JOTS

Some of the Democratic county con-
ventiOns endorsed the work OF carr
TAYLOR, but you didn't notice the Re
publican state convention doing so, did
you?
The Greenleaf Sentinel says times
are 50 good that 1t will not take wood
on subscription unless it is sawed
Some Of these country editors are get
ting too blamed independent
GreenIeaf Sentinel: Mrs Lazicuss
is mad. She was recently sick ana nad
to have a hired girl. She noticed that
her husband carried the water and
coal for the girl, something he had
never done for his wife
The young woman who writes most
of the bright things in the Leaven-
worth Post has discovered that It's
only in story books that the letter you
wish you hadn't written IS discovered
a few days later on your library table
under g pile Of papers
The Haddam Clipper publishes q
sensational story to the effect that q
train on the Central Branch overlook
a COW running along the track. IN
order to make the story appear reason
able, however, the Clipper admits that
the train was running down hill and
the COW got fast in g. bridge.
E. G. Leszynslxy, president of the
Standard Asphalt Rubber company of
Chanute had an experience like Nero
7
Iseszynsky watched San Francisco
burn He was aboard the steamer
"China" returning from Honolulu. The
boat was unable to land and with 9TH
er passengers he sat on the deck out
in the harbor and watched the city de-
/ stroyed. It was a sight no tongue can
describe, he says. The feeling was
more than ave. the horror was worse
than appalling. It was beyond COM
parison. 1.-THE first news was that
Honolulu had been destroyed. You
can't imagine the feeling that came
over me. as sat there on the ocean
between these two catastrophes.
might have been IN either one Of
Them
Here is the way the Norton Cham
pion explains how some things are
worked: about a year ago." 1t says,
IAN insurance inspector was in Norton
looking over the towns risks. In his
report he found all kinds Of fault The
water mains were not large enough,
the standDiDe was not kept continually
full the fire apparatus was not SUI
fcient. etc. etc So the cost Of insur-
ance was increased. A short time ago
another gentleman was in Norton
4 with a view to raising insurance
rates. and he found all kinds Of fault
with the electric wiring principally It
was not uD to standard. What up to
standard is he did not explain gen
orally It looks very much as though
these companies want all the pre-
MUM the people Will stand but with
out risk The talk now is that they
will raise rates because of their losses
IN San Francisco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
KANSAS COMMENT


A EARIX DUTY.
The nomination Of a strong, clean
ticket by the Democratic party in Kan
sas, puts it squarelys before the Repub-
leans OF Kansas to make their calling
and election sure. This can be done only
BY convincing the people that the Re-
publican party is sincere in it's protests
against railroad domination. That is
the only important issue before the
people OF this state. 1t viii do little good
for the Republican state convention to
declare for one thing and do another.
The people are not fools. They can no
longer be hoodwinked. They know
how the matter stands. They know that
the decent element Of the Republican
party is lined up against the political
attorneys for the railroads who are
backed by the Long and Curtis ma
chimes The people know that the VIC
tory of the Long and Curtis machines
viii be defeat for decent government
in Kansas and no amount OF protesting
and pointing with pride is going to fool
the people. The time when tall-talking
would fool Kansas has passed. The
people have cut their eye-teeth in poll
tics. II the Republican party tries to
deceive the people they can still turn
to the Democrats. There is q real dan
ger before the Republican party and If
the railroad politicians love the dear old
party so much as they say they do,
now is the time for them to go fishing
and let it save itself. Too much boss
ing Ill make trouble.-Emporia Ca
zeIte.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
LIE REPuRLIaAN rTcKET.

notwithstanding the fact that prac-
tically the entire ticket was named by
a railroad combination. there are some
drst-class men among the candidates
whom the Republican state convention
chose yesterday with which to go be-
fore the people. Such men as James
N. Nation. Mark Tully and some others
cannot but add strength and popularity
to the ticket.
So far as the State Journal knows
there are no yellow dogs" on the
ticket. They are men of good personal
character, excluding the Hoch- STANLEY
incident which the convention has con-
doned, and most Of them are probably
men of ability. None of them, how
ever, are of the Tom Kelly stripe. It
Is true that Kelly's candidate for at
torney general was nominated. but the
only thing this paper knows to the
detriment Of Mr.. Jackson is that Kelly
was anxious for his nomination.
Neverth eless the manned in which
the ticket was nominated and the in
duences that dictated it do not tend to
commend It to the people of the state.
Especially is this true Of those Offices
which have to do intimately with rail-
road control and legislation.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, although he Is one Of
the most substantial circumstances
and merchant=of southwestern Kan
sas. had the active and determined sup
port of the railroads for lieutenant gov
ernor, and the lieutenant gov
ernor. as presiding officer of the senate
is a powerful influence in shaping legis-
lation and in the election Of a United
States senator.
The railroad commission is a weak
proposition so far as the public Is con-
cerned. 1t is true that Mr.. Wheatley,
whose reelection was earnestly desired
by the railroads, was defeated, but the
railroads dictated a majority of the
board, just as they did two years ago.
Governor Hoch is weak spot on
the ticket. His official acts are open
to criticism. He has been a disappoint-
ment to those who expected much of
him. He has proved lacking in that
quality known as backbone; he failed
in the promises he made the people to
Dust from Office T. T. Kelly if the
Rowett report should be corroborated;
he has attempted to enforce the law
only in Kansas City, Kan. among the
larger cities of the state that are no
torious law-breakers, while Leaven-
worth and Wichita joints have not been
disturbed; he has talked much and ac-
complished little; and for these reasons
the people are 1ukewarm toward him
if not positively hostile.
The personnel of the ticket IS above
that Of the Republican ticket Of two
years ago. No one presumes, however,
that it can receive the vote the Repub-
Mcan ticket of 1904 received, for the
temper of the people is far different
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
GIadioIus CuItnre.

The gladiolus is one Of the easiest
DulDS to grow While its flower does
not last long time its beauty and the
ease with which it can be grown
should secure for it a place in every
garden A succession Of bloom can be
had by planting some bulbs later than
others.
As a rule they should be planted as
early in the spring as the soil can be
put in condition A late spring frost
VIII not inJure them. Early planted
bulbs will flower in July and August,
and much later flowers are produced
by the bulbs planted later. The best
soil is clean, sandy loan which should
be fortified at least every other
autumn with well rotted manure. This
however should be turned under to a
ed. If the soil lacks sand, it would be
well to mix a considerable quantity of
it, as 1t seems essential
Before the ground is spaded it is
well to dress it freely with hardwood
ashes. If the soil is heavy clay,
leached ashes should be applied deep
~ When the plants are growing they
should be watered often, unless tn ere Is
plenty of rain. Just before the buds
begin to develop, water should be part
~ withheld. When the buds begin to
show color, until after the blooming
season, water should be given copious-
" When the plants are past bloom
ing, it is well to withhold water en-
tirely in order to give the bulbs
chance to ripen for the next season s
crop.
The best location is a full exposure
to the sun and air. It is almost nee
essary to have the bed where there is
no shade, nor lack of circulation of air.
Before cold weather sets in, after some
of the early frosts, the bulbs should be
taken from the soil and stored in a dry
place such as is used for storing po-
tatoes.
GIadioli may also be grown from
seed, sown in the spring. The soil
should be kept moist until August,
when little bulb forms. 1t takes
three years to produce bloom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

Another peculiar feature of the con
vention was the situation in which the
Allen county delegation was placed.
Henry Allen was defeated for congress
in the Second district recently by the cry
that he was the railroad candidate"
and that his opponent. Congressman
Scott, was behind President Roosevelt
in his rate regulation fight. Yet Mr..
Allen was the most troublesome oppon-
ent the railroad combine had to meet in
yesterdays convention, while the dele
cation from Mr. scott's county gave
It's nineteen votes sond1y to the railroad
slate on every proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
QUAKER REFT.EoTToNa.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
The pussy willow makes the dog
wood bark.
The dyspeptic does more whining
than dining.
If you want things to come your way
you must go after them.
Tomorrow never comes remarked
the Wise Guy. mot unless you have
a note to meet" supplemented the
Simple Mug
A woman always feels that fate is
cruel to her If the poor young man she
refused to marry turns around and
makes a fortune.
1t doesn't seem to make any differ
ence il q man is old enough to be a
girls father as long as he is rich
enough to be her husband.
Even the bill collector may be in
the pursuit of wealth. observed that
individual. Whose wealth are you in
pursuit of now ?" asked Hardupp.
The great and good man lay dying.
s'I have never made a mistake in my
life" he said We'll, let us hope you
are not going to begin now murmured
the cynic.
Mrs. Muggins- your husband
ever try TO keep anything from you %
Mrs. Buggins-..No; he knows I'd go
through his pockets when he's asleep
il he did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

renee Hale appropriated the vacant
chair at her side. i've been looking
for you al the afternoon
You have discovered my name ?"
she asked mischievously
mo, but I've discovered something
OF greater importance-tnat your
name does not matter at Ill
The exquisite strains Of q Tschaik-
owsky composition silenced them and
Joan found the concert suddenly full
OF strange delight. The spell was still
over her when they came out into
the street. Hale, having gamer permits
sion to see her to a car. was silent.
of course recognized you the 9TH
er night" he said at last land was
too astonished to reason clearly at first;
but one of two things IS certain. you
are either playing some prank. or are
IN trouble. If the latter want to
help you. One moment as Joan was
my position. Possibly you are one OF
those who laugh at love at first sight;
I believe in it. having experienced it
later hope to make you syTnpathize.
At present can think only Of your po-
sition.''
You mean" Joan's voice sounded
unusually small, you like me despite
my being only a maid"
world,
Don't look at me like that; it is en-
barrassing in the street=besides this
Is my car" Then relenting as she
waited an opportunity to enter ut
was a masquerade to help my sister;
suppose you ever come again. inquire
for Joan Prince
III try that suggestion now said
Hale gratefully, as he followed her
into the car.
Copyright, 1905. by W. R. caldwelI.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
HUM0R OF THE DAY

..Jimpson Is sluggish fellow. isn't he7P
., = saw Sse nun going at dangerously rapid
sal5 YESTERDAY morning"
Eh! Where was he going?'
10 the nearest hospital He was too
lazy 70 get out of the way of g street
ar.''-Cieveland Plain Dealer.
Maude.Hls auto bumped into the fence.
on say. What then?
Toni can't tell you what followed.
ha Aaafn9a avg don't you remember what
sTom-oh, yes; I can tell you that.
thousnI you wanted to know what he
said--Philadelphia Press.
Mr. Aesop. I think you have never met
Baron Munchausen. Gentlemen, allow me
90 present you to each other
Baron, am delighted to meet YOU.
KNOW low you quite Wen by reputation
sirz''-Chicago Tribune.
DO you joI1e-writers ever make jokes at
your own expense2''
are For 6a5 the nm fiEst few years al our jokes
iueky' we get paid for EN-. LEX
n, People are just crazy to get to that
II don't see. anything very attractive
ao s2tg, II; what kind Of place is it. any
IT'S an insane asylum New York
There said Mrs. Lushnan. II inst
saw MT. ripple staggering into mis- house
with his head cut ana his clothes covereS
liquor, y ~ H4ucH
NO. my dear. replied Lushman. ..;t,s
had more They've have had to send him
n n1 safely in cab.''-Philadelphia
see that car containing 900 600 silver
oolt4rs Is on It's way to New York
~ W IS the time for the society forr
hI s1s s., 70 interview the owner.'-Cleve-
Elderly Man (greetine former a.,,.....
dn1ce)-4 remember your face DerfecfIv
miss out your name has escared mo -
Inc Young Woman-I don't vvondew T.
escaped me three years ago. am married
noW.-Chicago Tribune '''s'i ieo
a., on know" remarked Mr. Elumsa,-
tions." hoslS OF mo
'Huh!' snorted Miss Grace inst reco,.-
s ~ from waltz with him. but when
me me rect get twisted it's mere doggersi -
fHlIaoeipnla Catholic Standard
There was loud knock and the snsu-s,
ing servant held long coIIoolIv v-it6 ~
caller Afterwards: WIN Inc
asked. ene mistress
Why, ma'am, it was a eent1en,s, -,
don Telegraph A1Oii-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03

Osborne Farmer: Old Bill Shfftless
dropped into town last Saturday to get
the latest news about the earthquake
in California. Bill was deeply interest
ed in the movement to send out relief.
He told what Carnegie ought to do and
what the railroads ought to do and
what the county commissioners ought
TO do Everybody ought to give some
thingi" shouted Bill. Later in the af-
ternoon the subscription paper was pre-
sented to Bill. 'T'H tell you, said he,
II would feel a whole lot more like do
mating if I thought the sufferers out
there would get it. There is too much
graft between here and there Then if
the stuff does get out there the hogs
viii get it and real poor and suffering
people VIII be crowded away. I guess
III not risk throwing my money away
I'd just as soon give as not, but want
to know for sure that my donation will
get out there" So Bill sneaked away
without giving anything. The state
loaned Bill some seed corn once. He
took twice as much as he needed and
sold what he did not use. He stiu owes
the state for all Of 1t. He once circulated
= subscription paper for a neighbor who
had been burned out. He gave nothing
himself and put in a livery bill for six
dollars. He had used a borrowed rig
all the time, too. The community is
retting pretty tired Of Old Bin Shiftless
and the gang he trains with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
The Tmpolite AUDIENCE.

Miss Ethel Barrymore, whose en-
gagement to an English soldier poet
has been announced, will not, after
her marriage, leave the stage
It shall never leave the stage" Miss
Barrymore said to a Philadelphia
are so kind to me, 1 could not bear to
desert them
My audiences have never treated
me as a western audience once treated
a come dian, a distant cousin of mine
This comedian appeared in a four
act comedy in a western mining town.
At the end Of the third act the miners
rose in body. gathered up their be-
longings and started to depart.
1.-The comedian, in disrnay, rushed
before the curtain.
:" Gentlemen he said. there is an
other act yet
g Yes; that's why we're going said
the miners. New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-03
PASSES AGAIN.

There is strong sentiment in all
parts of the state against what Is term
ed the pass evil and several county
conventions have instructed their dele
gates to refuse passes and pay their
own way to the various conventions.
An instruction of that kind was made
at recent Republican convention in
this county. While this paper is not
passes, 1t believes that their pronis-
cuous use by the railroads is detri-
mental to the best interests Of the peo-
pie in general. 1t is very natural to
suppose that a man who is given the
liberty of making requisition upon the
railroads for any number of passes for
himself and his friends should feel
under certain obligations to the rail-
roads. It Is fair to presume that the
average man who receives a. pass is not
Influenced thereby to do things not in
accord with his convictions. Any man
may ride upon pass and still have
and exercise convictions of right and
wrong even where the interests OF the
people and the railroads are at stake,
and we believe the average citizen is
honest enough to do so. But there is
unquestfonably {. class of men who
seek to lead and do lead. and are sup
posed to carry with them the voice Of
the people they represent. It is
through this source that the railroads
maintain their hold by the use Of the
pass. Any man in the great state of
Kansas whose influence controls a
voice can ask and receive favors from
any railroad. Is it because the rail-
roads are too modest to refuse the re-
quest of an influential citizen or do
they expece some return for the favcrs
bestowed? This writer is inclined to
the belief that the railroads are not
afflicted with an overdose of modesty.
It Is not the common plug citizen with
a lonesome pass in his pocket that the
people need fear. 1t is the one who
occupies a position that enables him to
demand passes for distribution The
railroads have a perfect right to issue
passes, but men whose voice IS the
voice Of the people have no right to
accept them.-GaYlord Sentinel