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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
A CHEERFUL NOTE.

In the midst OF the present discord
! of clashing interests, the note of OPP
| tinism and good will sounded by B.
F. Yoakum in an Interview in St. Louis
a few days ago has a pleasing sound.
Mr.. Yoakum is the executive head of
the Rock Island-F'risco, system, and it
was on his return from a tour of the
southwest that he gave voice to his
cheerful utterance.
A few months ago it was predicted
by some railroad magnates that if con-
gress passed the Hepburn bill and the
country went into the rate-regulation
business, the future of American rail-
roads would be very dark. This may
be true of such railroading as has for
its chief purpose the pIundering of the
public. but legitimate railroad business
was never more prosperous than at
present.
This is the fact that Mr.. Yoakum
expresses. and he further says that
such prosperous conditions will con-
tinue in the region he has visited. The
development of the country. says Mr..
Yoakum, has been too rapid for the
railroads to keep up with, and addi-
uonal lines and equipment have been
necessary throughout the southwest to
care for the business.
Incidentally Mr.. Yoakum and some
of. his asso ciates have been down
through Oklahoma. talking with the
people themselves about conditions
Which in itself is a very ecouraging
sign. The more railroad managers get
the point of view of the people they
serve and give the public their views
in return. showing the people the
problems that must be met and the
difficulties to be overcome, the better
it will be for both sides and the more
amicable will be the relations of the
railroads and the people, -1N-t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
NO MORE CONTRIBUTIONS.

There is this about it: The railroads
will not be allowed to contribute funds
to the election of the next legislature.
If they do they will run up against
their Uncle Samuel good and hard.
Therefore If certain state senator's
figure that their friends, the CORPORA
tions, can pull them through political
ly by Spending a slush fund in their
behalf in next years campaign they
are very much mistaken. A little fed
eral statute has just been passed by
the recent session of congress forbid
ding corporations from contributing TO
the election of any federal officers or
to the election of any legislatures that
will elect United States senator. Tie
next legislature will elect a United
States senator; therefore no corporation
can contribute to the election of either
senators or representatives next year
without violating that statute
w. R. Stubs is authority Tor the
statement that fund of $4,000 was
raised for use in the campaign of 1900
That was the year that a legislature
was elected that sent j. r. Burton to
the United States senate. Mr.. Stubs
was Republican state chairman in
1894, and he says the same railroad
lobbyist who told him OF the $4S. 600
raised in 1900 offered to raise a similar
slush fund in 1904, but the offer was
refused. Mr.. Stubs asserts. however.
that corporation money was used in
behalf OF some candidates without his
approval
The railroads have been accused, not
only of helping to elect legislatures.
but of contributing largely to the ex-
pense of electing United States sena
tors. Contributions to both of these
objects must cease hereafter. Perhaps
some of the railroad senators in the
present legislature have overlooked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
GOOD FOR FTTZGERALD.

Probably nothing could have happen
ed to raise Lieutenant Governor F1tz-
gerald in the estimation of the people
of Kansas more than the slap direct
ed at him by the senate railroad COM
bine in the Fitzpatrick resolution.
The fact that the corporation politi-
clans and bosses found that he was not
under their absolute domination COM
mends Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald
highly to the people. Early in the cam
paign fight was made on Mr.. Fitz-
gerald on the ground that he was nomi-
mated by railroad influence. AS the
presiding officer of the senate he has,
however, been extremely fair. He has
not been an extremist, but in the ap-
pointment of his committees and in his
rulings he has been fair to all interests.
To cinch his claim to the confidence
of the fair-minded people of Kansas
comes this action of the senate combine
and its bosses, tying the lieutenant
governors hands because they could
not dominate him. 1t is the best thing
that could have happened to Mr.. Fitz-
gerald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
HARTMAN AGAIN.

Yesterday q few remarks appeared
in these columns relative to Mr.. E. H
Harriman's e-people-be-damned at
titude On railroad matters. About the
time those remarks were written Mr..
Hartman himself was altering his at
titude. To use his own words, he had
been compelled ito back track"
Now Mr.. Hartman says he has de-
cided to look after the interests of the
people more and to take the public
into his confidence. i've made UP
my mind in future" he says, ITO give
more attention to the interests of the
public in these affairs. 1t has never
been my idea to concern myself much
about the relations of the public to
the railroads. but I propose hereafter
to give the public information; to take
it into my confidence as to matters it
is entitled to know about. 1 think I
shall give the newspapers more of the
information they want about the bust
ness of the roads 1 am connected
with
Perhaps Mr.. Hartman is seeing the
light. He may have learned a few
things from the agitation which he so
greatly deplores. If so, the people
may yet hope for good results from
Mr.. Hartman.
There is no doubt that E. H Harri-
man is one Of the greatest masters of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
JOURNAL ENTRIES

You think you are pretty poor, but
just wait until the assessor comes
around and you will find that he will
discover that you are fairly well fixed,
after all.
=
Some people think what the legisla-
ture is doing-or is not doing-is of
some Importance, but it doesn't
amount to much beside the question
whether or not Topeka has been pur-
chased by the Western League.
-
The grounding is now eligible to
membership in the Weather Prophets
Union. He missed 1t just about as far
as weather prophets usually do.
T.
A man by the name of Harry James
Smith writes an article in the Atlantic.
He is evidently no relative of Henry
James, however, for his article is writ
ten in language that can be UNDER.
stood.
The evangelist who has been work.
ing in Salina has gone to Hutchinson,
but both towns may deny the implica-
ton that he has gone from bad to
worse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison GIot

GFrom the Atchison Glob.1
Some women experience real joy in
feeling sorry for others.
We, the people, seem to want the
truth, and want it exaggerated
The guests at a party usually feel
much more at home than Father does.
Most men have a fool notion that
their wives think they are the smart
est men in town.
Every time as many as four women
get together, there arises a new VIVA
of abusing the men.
What has become of the old FASH
Toned family that got all the water it
used from a spring?
Next to an automobile it takes more
money to buy mule than anything in
the stubborn acting line.
It occasionally occurs to a man that
all he gets for doing a thing well is to
see lot of announcement given his
imitators.
in the spring may not do the business
of a cranberry merchant, but he is
kept just as busy.
Having followed the Thaw case for
several weeks, the reading public is
fairly well prepared for the spring
underwear pictures.
There is never a job so difficult that
plenty of people are not willing to
tackle it; stepmothers are numerous
enough to prove that.
The ground hog hasn't done very
vel lthis year. but his forecasts aver
age up about the same as those of the
human weather prophets.
A great many years ago there were
a book of Tennyson's poems, a Bible,
Milton's Paradise Lost and reading
matter of similar nature on every
parlor table. Ever see them now?
How many do you know who have a
copy of Paradise Lost ?" Do Won
personally know of any one whose
word is good who has read it-within
the last twenty years?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.J

IFrom the Chicago NewsJ
Custom is too often but an ancient
error.
Far better a word that lasts than
the last word.
Truth is often homely, but that is
no fault of the truth.
Among other things of passing i'm
portance are free tickets.
Egotism is the thunder that curdles
the milk of human kindness.
You can't convince a woman that a
bargain is a bargain unless she gets IL.
The Lord doesn't care for your
praise unless you have the praise of
your neighbors.
Men have their troubles the same a.
women, but they have less to saw
about them.
An upstart goes about with his nose
in the air until the undertaken finalIv
pulls 1t down.
1t sometimes happens that a man
reaches such height on the ladder 81
fame that he gets lonesome.
When. a girl objects to being kissed
it's sure sign that the wrong feilow
Is trying to break into the game
Some people are so busy prayfne fo-
more that they have no time to ref,1r,,.
thanks for what they have received
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
AYH1 WKER JOTS

1.-THE old hen." thinks Mack Crotch
er, has no doubt spent many cold
nights sitting on her perch this winter
planning how she will knock the tar
out of the flower beds this spring"
The dramatic critic of the Salina
Journal recently criticised THE Mi
kado-' at may be all right" he says,
FOR Yum Yum to get married in the
same kimona she wore when she con-
Quoted her rather sudden courtship,
and it may be all right for the groom,
Nanki Pc. to never change his raiment,
but it just didn't seem natural
"a large mirror belonging to a
Jewell City woman" says the Repub-
one day last week. This caused much
dread and apprehension of some i'm
pending diaster; and not without
cause. Three days later there was a
train wreck in Pennsylvania-29
killed. and a war broke out in Central
America. The smashing of a looking
glass never fails to bring disaster
Boast by Conner Davies: Concordia
is the best newspaper mans town, of
its size, in the state. The "senior
editor" and the Junior editor" have
just been able to buy another second
hand press, the sophomore editor
CHATS ye editor) has been able to
make an arrangement with the bank
for an extension of time on his note,
and the freshman editor" has been
able to make an engagement to marry
an estimable young woman-the
newspaper men of this town are "go-
ing some"
Bill White on Bill Morgan: "Mor-
gan is just an average man-not a
Pharisee, not a holier-than-tho fell
low; not an agitator nor a man of any
pretense, but when he has a duty he
does it simply, without ostentation,
guided by political ambition, but by
strong sense of honesty, and a purpose
stronger than he would like to admit
He always discounts his own strength
never 'exalteth himself always admits
that he is like the rest of us, and NAV
fall down at some point in the road
but when it is over at the end of the
journey, he has come through without
stumble or a break, and has justi-
fled all his friends have claimed for
him. Kansas needs more average men
like w. Y. Morgan
Observations of w. C. Palmer: You
can tell when a man is your enemy
He will bring an fgent around and in
troduce him to you in order to get
March comes spring and winter begin
fussing to see which is going to have
her. A boy is the only ami
NAL in this latitude that is glad when
the SIDEWALKS are a glare of ice.
likes to make her second husband
happy just to prove to the first one
that it was all his fault.
Good resolutions and flannel under
wear are two things that are bigger
when they are made than they ever
are afterwards. An instru-
ment that would be a fiddle at hoe
down is always violin when it goes
to church. Sc One thing we
would like to have the ladies remem-
Der The only American on record 6
having never told a lie was a man.
When a ten-year-old bow
has learned to turn a iip-f1op and
whistle on his hands, he thinks the
acme of human success has Just about
been attained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

rFrom the Philadelphia Record.]
IF all the worlds a stage where do
the critics come In
1t is safer to say that all men are
liars than to try to prove an individual
case.
OF course, success is largely a mat
ter of luck, unless it happens to be our
success.
In spite of the fact that there is no
such thing as the biggest half most
people want it.
Marriage used to be considered a
lottery. but nowadays it seems to be
game of skill.
Sillicus-''What do you consider the
hest years of a mans life? Cynicus-
'dThe years that come after his best
wears have been wasted.
BIobbs-"How stoop-shouldered old
Buttinsky is getting" Slobbs-'That
comes from carrying around a feeling
of responsibility for SO many things
that are none of his business"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
al DouRTFuL LoVER.

Fair Mildred has a rounded form
OF shapeIiness divine,
Displaying most bewitchtng curves
OF grace in every line,
But even while 1 contemplate
Her figure with delight,
I wonder if she takes 1t on
When she retircs at night.
She has a wealth of golden hair,
This paragon of girls,
1t frames her brow in silxen waves
And shining braids and curls.
It's never straight or stringy when
BY damp east breezes blown,
L wonder IL those sunny locks
Are Mldreds very own.
The color of a damask rose
Is on her oval cheek,
The perfect tint of youth and health
That many vainly seek.
But still cruel, carping doubt
My admiration mocks,
wonder If perchance she keeps
Her bushes in a box.
The Bohemian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New YORK. Press

IFrom the New York Press.
No matter what a breach of pron,,so
suit costs It's cheaper than If you had
Wnen man will laugh at a joke no
it's a rich relative. IL
once there was a cook who a1wavs
nao not water ready for shaving. bI,f
II was IN another world, down belovv
1t takes lot of nerve to acknn4,,s-.
cage IN downtown barroom what
everybody knows-that you aren.s
BOSS az nome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

transportation that the country has
produced. But with his mastery of
great railroad problems he combines
a genius for stockjohbing operations
and for. financial deals which do not
look well to the public.
- If Mr.. Hartman will hereafter run
his railroads for the. purpose of serv-
ing the public fairly and at the same
time making money for the stockhold-
ers, instead of for the purpose of plum
der and power. much Of the past may
be forgiven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

bill, which gives the Seventh district
three more representatives, a scheme
of Senat tor Long to secure mere votes
in the next legislature, should cease
their worry. One-third of all the Demo-
Gratis in the house this winter came
from the Seventh district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

1t was brought out in the recent in
terstate commerce commission investi-
cation that a proposed Alton line in
Illinois was bonded over six years ago
and has not been built yet. If an in
dividual should mortgage property
that did not exist like that he would
soon be looking out from behind iron
bars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
NEW VERSION.

The King is in his counting room,
Counting money? LawI
he DOESN'T care for money now
: He's busy reading Thaw.
The Queen is in her parlor-
Eating honey? Pshawi
Not a bit of 1.-THE Queen a.;
Is also reading Thaw.
The maid is in the garden
Where the wind is raw2
Not upon your life-she's in
The kitchen reading Thaw.
st. Louis Post-DfsDatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

1t is reported that at least one state
senator is a little "leery'' about return
ing home. fearing the reception he
may receive, and there may be others
Perhaps that is one reason why the
senate Is in no hurry to go home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

What a blessing says the Law
renee Journal. lit would have been
had smallpox broken out in the Kan
sas senate" Not necessarily A lot
of senators will go home marked men,
even If they haven't had the small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

Noting that the thirteenth week of
the Oklahoma constitutional conven-
ton started in with a row, the Salina
Journal hands down the opinion that
the convention should have skipped
the thirteenth week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

The corporations now have presi-
DENTAL candidates in Pennsylvania,
Ohio. Indiana. and Illinois BY jump
ing up about thirty more ''favorite
sons they may succeed in carrying
lo-.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

Incidentally 1t might be noted that
Senator Fitzpatrick. the corporation
spokesman and leader in the senate.
was a strong Burton man six years
ago and has always been q hacker nf
ono t. II Kelly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

Mr.. Hartman says he is not inter-
ested in Wall street and has nothing
to do with rumors that originate there.
However, Mr.. Hartman is suspected
. of sending his agents into Wall street
to buy a railroad now and then.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

Now that Mr.. Stubs has told some
thing of what the railroads did 10 ne-p
out in the campaign OF 1904, the en-
barrassing query is made by chairman
fSrrronoer as to what they did in 1906.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

The Standard Oil company is about
to invade Russia, for which the car
should be profoundly thankful. Per
haps the people will hereafter blame
everything on the Standard and leave
the government in peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

1t Is doubtless a good thing for Lieu
tenant Governor Fitzgerald that he did
not criticize the senate combine for
tying his hands. If he had, the COM
bine might have excluded him from
the senate chamber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

1t must be that a majority OF Inc
members of the upper house OF the
Kansas legislature have no poltlcai
aspirations for the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

1t is not at ali improbable that even
T. r. Burton could secure a 'vindica-
fion'' at the hands of the Kansas state
senate. If he should ask for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
RON OTHER PENS
LATEST IN CONSTITUTIONS.

1t is more than a decade since any
state in this country has had to make
constitution out of hand. Oklahoma
enjoys, therefore. the great advantage
of being able to avail herself of the lat
est theories of what a constitution
ought to be. When We read a few of
the provisions incorporated into the still
incomplete instrument of Oklahoma we
realize how far back in the misty past
the fathers of the American Constitu-
ton were. They were mere tyros, abe
cedarians in the art of making the fun
damental law Of government. The mod
ern constitution maker has ideas they
never dreamed of. They laid down a
few of the general principles of govern
ment and were quite content, but the
constitution makers of today are alive to
the problems of the hour and are ready
to solve them all in detail in the fun
damental law. They leave nothing to
legislation that can possibly be put into
the constitution. They will start the
state right with all the brightest and
best of modern notions. If there is a
bit of experimental legislation popular
in large part of the country they put
it into the constitution so as to be
strictly up to date.-New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

1t is once more settled that Kansas
City is to have a new union depot Al
ter the question has been settled rev
times more the depot may possibly be
built -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

Secretary Shaw was bound to be
president Of something, even II ne
couldn't be president of the United
EfofAS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

The Canadian government pays
bounty on petroleum produced up
there. It's a wonder the standard
hasn't ordered congress to DO the same
in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
PUBLICITY OF ACCIDENTS.

The publication of the full report of
the special committee sent by the gen.
eral manager of the Pennsylvania rail-
road to investigate the causes of the de-
railment of the so-called Eighteen
hour Flyer at Mineral Point is suffi-
GENTLY unusual to be accompanied with
the explanation that this is 1.-The first
time such thing has been done by any
American railroad" While praise is due
to the company for thus taking the
public into it's confidence, the remark
able thing is not that it has done so in
this instance, but that it never did SO
before. Surely the public has the right
to the fullest information concerning
matters that affect 1t so intimately as
life and safety on the rail- and the be-
ginning made by the Pennsylvania
should be followed to its logical con-
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

It looks as though we will at least
escape having passenger fares raised
for which the state can be thankful.
we always try to look on the bright
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

1t is reported that the senator from
Harper county expects to leave his
senatorial district soon and locate IN
Wichita. Which may explain some
things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

A close inspection shows that the
whitewash is exceedingly thin in spots
in that ''vindication" which the Texas
legislature handed out to senator
Taf1ev.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

But then, Evelyn did not write tnat
diary for the newspapers nor 10. De
used in a court trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

AS an alienist, DIR. Evans earned MS
Zee better than DR. Wiley Of Pittsburg'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

Last call to register for the Republi
can primaries!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
SEVERAL.

There are getting to be so many
rivals for Democratic leadership of
the house that none can be certain of
more than his own zvote.-Philadelph
Ledger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
RECITATION LOST

Henry James says American women
can't talk. That destroys Henry
reputation as realist.-Nashvilfe
Banner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
OUTCLASsED.

1t is perhaps we'll for the feelings of
old man Croesus that he arranged to be
born in another day and time than this.
His little bunch of money would not
have commanded a dictatorship in a
third-rate life insurance company these
days.-Washington Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

The opponents of Senator Long who
zee in the legislative reapportionmens