The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
THE DEMOCRATIC TTCKET.

Mr.. W. Y. Morgan, the statesman
journalist OF the Hutchinson News. has
taken a few minutes or from the Job
Of preparing the afxin's' which he ind
his friends intend to present to ". r.
Stubs on May 2. and he makes a few
practical suggestions for the benefit Of
the Democratic brethren
The Suggestion Of Frank FARRELL of
tn Holton Signal for the Democratic
nomination for governor" says Mr..
Morgan, makes timely the query, Why
don't the Democrats nominate a news
paper ticket anyway Jarren is an
ideal man for the governorship. He
has written so many speeches for public
men that the speech making and writ
ing of messages would come easy. Then
It is a ten to one shot that none of Gov
ernor JarreH's messages would exceed
a column in length, as FARRELL has al
ways held to the theory that no man
can talk more than a column of sense
all in one bunch. That would keep him
popular with the other newspaper
boys.
1T ought not to be hard to make up
the rest of the Democratic ticket with
newspaper men. There's Tom Morgan
Of the Ottawa Republic. who would
make a fine lieutenant governor. Tom
has turned down the governorship be-
cause he still wanted to run his daily
paper, but the lieutenant governor job
does not require so much time and it
would be hard to find a more urbane
or debonair president of the senate than
the same Mr.. Morgan. Jim Lewis OF
the Kinsley Graphic would make an ex-
cellent candidate for secretary Of state,
and Grant Harrington would be all
right for auditor. Pete Yearout Of the
Emporia Times would make fine state
superintendent of public instruction,
having been a school teacher before
graduating into the editorial fraternity,
while Barney Sheridan. of the Paoia
Spirit, would give Miami county
chance to furnish another state treas
urer Jesse Napier, of the Newton
Journal, would do for attorney general.
we don't know that he was ever law
yer. but then there have been other at
torney. generals who were not lawyers,
and S. P. Gephart of the Pratt Union
would do for a railroad commissioner.
Henry Block of the Syracuse Journal
would make another good railroad
commissioner and the Seventh district
could furnish the whole board if nee
essary, by providing w. z. Stoke of
the Barton County Democrat and Great
Bend Daily Rustler. John D Wehrle
of the Meade News. also is available
material To make up the rest of the
ticket the Democrats could draft some
Republican editors if necessary, since
they propose to steal a large part Of the
Republican platform anyway, and as
there are all kinds of Republican edi-
tors willing to take the jobs.
1T would be only right and proper
for the Democrats to make up their
state ticket from among the editors
continues the editor of the News. The
Democratic editors have to do all the
work. in the campaign anyway and
should be entitled to the spoils if there
be any. Tt would almost certainly IN
sure an economical administration of
state affairs as all editors. whetherDem-
ocratic or Republican, have to be SO
economical that it comes to be a sort Of
second nature. OF course, The News
doesn't insist on this ticket going
through exactly as proposed. The Dem
ocratic state convention is at liberty to
change the personnel slightly If it sees
fit. but it is the opinion of The News
that it would take a lot of hard work
to improve on it. as it stands, and it
submits 1t to the Democratic state con-
vention for its respectful consideration.
confident of one thing: It will meet the
approval of the gentlemen suggested,
provided an ironelad guarantee goes
with each nomination that election IS
assured