The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-07
KANSAS COMNENT
HARD TO PLEASE.


,. Inere Is persecution of railroads in
Mlsslsslpp1 also, according to the
Springfield Republican. This time it
consists OF reviving an OLD anti-pass
law winch compelled the railroads to
1urn1sn the state commission with lists
OF tnelr free pass benehciaries and
Wnicn prohibited the use of passes by
legislative members, and other state
officials. AS the roads have not been
| giving out their pass lists, they are in
dlcted, and the prosecuting attorney OF
the state Is bringing cases against state
omcials on charge of violating the law.
Railroads in other states are fighting
legislation for reduction of rates, but
In mississippi they are resisting legis-
latlon TO prevent the managers from
giving away transportation. They are
hard to please.-Leavenworth Times.
DAN ANTHONY.
Congressman Anthony is going at
the work OF being a congressman in
the right way. He is working with his
people preparatory to working for
them in Washington. Anthony is de-
veloplng faster than any other man in
the state. He bids fair to be the lead
ing member of congress from Kansas
in short time. The Journal has
watched Dan Anthony for several
years and he is growing all Of the
time. He is made of the right kind OF
stuff. Anthony and Murdoch are 60
ing to make a big double team
Lawrence Journal
CRITICISED BOTH WAYS.
Senator Long is certainly having
hard time of it with some Of the papers.
When he visited Topeka recently. these
papers SAID he went to talk to the rail-
road people about the two cent fare
and thu extra session. Mr.. Long denied
having seen any of the railroad people.
and then the papers came back at him
with the query as to why 1t wouldn't
be proper to see them and urge them to
Mt he 5r1ct nd IF ha
It seems 20 be a case of damned II you
do and damned If you don't.-Burlin-
game Chronicle
OLD NED.
Whenever we read of the killing OF
an automobiles through some accident
to his machine, our admiration for old
Ned, our 20-year-old family horse, |
lose his spark plug. his supply tank
doesn't give out, and he has never yet |
had a farmers team to haul his loao |
home, either. OF course we have to !
they do not cost $3.50 set.-Concordia |
Kansan.
IMMUNE.
The government has assessed fines Of |
$350,000 against the Hartman roads |
and S2S3,000 against the Santa Fe sys-
tenn in the past twelve months for fall
ure to deliver the mails within half an
IOuE OIL the llIIlG u dlClI P0OAloACo
schedule. The Gould roads seem to be
immune or the fines of the Central
Branch would exceed its revenue from
carrying the mails.-Concordia Blade.
NICK CHILES AND FAIRBANKS.
A whole fork full of straws was
to the wind when Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks was defeated as a dele
gate to the Methodist church confer
ence. But Nick Chiles the colored
statesman, politician and editor of To-
peka, knows how. to sympathize with
him. He was defeated for the same
position by the co1ored conference in
this city last week.-Parsons Sun.
PAPER. 45.
The increase in the cost of materials
and paper have put nearly a dozen
dailies and many more weeklies out OF
business in Kansas since the first of the
year. We know of one editor who
wants to quit the business and go to
and he has an exclusive field.
The loss of these home papers will be
1 misfortune to the commonwealth.-I