The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-27
KANSAS COMMENT
NEXT FEARS PoLITICs.

NEAI YEARS PO1II1CS.
There will be a. heated contest for
control of the next Republican state
convention. The same machine, backed
| by the same corporate interests, will
as they did the last, and they will do
SO unless the people who are in favor
of the right things act tremendously
and labor industriously in behalf of
the principles which they stand for.
1.-The corporations will also make an
effort to control the next national con-
venticn. 1t looks as though Mr.. Fair
banks would be their candidate for
presidency. LaFollette will have a
strong following throughout the west
ern and central part of the country,
and Taft, because of his great ability
and the support which it is believed
President Roosevelt is giving him, will
be a formidable and popular candi-
date. LaFollette is the last man that
the corporations want, and Taft will be
almost as unsatisfactory because he is
believed to stand for the Roosevelt
policies
''The time has arrived when the
people should assert their independ-
ence and relegate the political boss to
the rear. A political leader who stands
for principles and ideas is necessary in
American politics. but the machine
boss who maintains himself by the dis
tribution of personal favors is men
ace to the welfare of any city, state or
country. He is the worst enemy of this
republic, and his supremacy is a men
ace to coed government everywhere"
-Salina Journal.
A DIAGNOSIS.
Those given to political diagnosis,
Who feel political pulses and take te1r,-
peratures of people by wholesale. who
understand cause and effect. whose
auriferous appendix is within six
inches of the ground. do say that SEN
ator Long lost prestige in the late leg
islature and that his political barome-
ter indicates all kinds of disturbances
the next two years. His heutenants
were too conspicuous as lobbyists on the
floor Of the two houses. One more
summer SUI OF LaFollette may, see the fin
ish or Chester l., at least he will have
to get acquainted with the people of
Kansas.-Clay Center Times.
A GREAT CHANGE.
Only 20 years ago Miss Crandall was
put in jail in Canterbury, Conn.,, be-
cause she taught a colored girl to read
and write. Miss CrandalI afterward
years ago. This week the city of Cam
terbury Is celebrating in honor of the
woman whom they at one time Jailed.
What change three-quarters of a
century Will bring about and We are
living ten times, faster now than we
ever did. Won't we be going some in
rs years from now.-Belleville Free
man.
ALWAYS THE WAY
This week we received notice from
the type foundries that another Increase
in price of type would take effect i'm
mediately. This last raise is an in
crease of about 6 per cent A year age
type was quoted at Is per cent dis
count from list prices. and now it Is
sold at list prices, During this time the
Optinlist has had to buy a great deal of
new material but printing prices are
as low rs ever.-Jamestown Optimist. |
WHAT IT WILL TAKE.
The government finds digging the
Panama canal IS about the biggest job |
1t has figured on since it faced Lees
army in the, Virginia Wilderness. 1t
will take the same bulldog persever- |
ance and reckless expenditure of men |
and money to win.-Jewell Republi- |
can. I~
ONE OPINION.
The only way the Republican party |
can elect the next Kansas legislature |
is by regulating everything this leP- |
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