The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-18
KANSAS COMMENT
THE NEW STATESMAN

IHE NEW STATESMAN"
Whatever else may be said of Cur
us, 1t must be admitted that he is the
cIeverest politician the state has pro-
ouceo IN many years. Now that he is
IN the United States senate he will re-
main there until there is a Democratic
event he might be able to make an
agreement with the Democrats to con-
tinue him in Office. When Curtis finds
a strohg man opposing him, he trades
loot that belongs legftimately, as he
believes, to the job of congressman.
Jim Chisham. of Atchison, hated Cur
us. and convinced Curtis that he was
a formidable antagonist. Straightway
curtis traded Chfsham out of his OPP
posllion. This may be legitimate poll
above it. -
Curtis will be more creditabie SEN
ator than Burton, and not so easily
caught, indeed, Curtis may prove
talrly useful senator, as political SEN
ators go, for he Believes in the politi-
cai game, and plays it all the time
with plenty of chips Still, it is to be
regretted that Kansas is not ready to
quit dollar politics and send repre-
sentative citizens to occupy its posi-
lions at Washington. We poke fun at
poor old Missouri" but Missouri is
far in advance of kansas in this re-
Globe.
SPEAKER SIMMONS.
Because Mr.. Simmons was supported
by a crowd thatis opposed to what the
people want is not a conclusive sign
that he is owned by them We remem-
per when Boss Butler,.stI1e great hood.
Ter or St. LOUIS selected Joe Folk as
prosecutor and secured his nomination
and election to that office. But not
withstanding that fact. within a few
months after his election Joe Folk was
prosecuting Butler and his gang of
municipal hyenas for Bribery Butler
IS reported as having said: 81 made
Joe FOLK brought him out of obscur-
1ty and he has been doing his best to
put me in the penitentiary ever since"
Like Joe Folk, Mr.. Simmons when; he
took the oath of speaker of the house
or representatives, ceased to owe aIleg-
lance to the political combine that sup
ported him and now his sole duty is to
the state. When political friendships
ana the best interests of the people
clash, friendships should be subordinat-
ed for the good of the state The Re-
publican party is on trial during this
session or the Legislature and if it ig-.
nores the will of the people it will go
down to defeat two years from now.
Mr.. simmons can do much, as speaker,
to make that result impossible viii
ne. do it?-Hutchinson Times.
AN OUTRAGE"
1t Is considered q terrible outrage
FOR railroad to give a little country
paper pass, which the paper has paid
for four times over with advertising,
but all right to give a legislator a
pass, without any consideration what
ever To trade a country paper trans
p 5rtation for advertising, is perfectly
legitimate; to- give legislator a pass
without consideration. is not legiti-
mate. and at least suspicious.-Atchi-
son Globe. ~
STAND BACK. ARKANSAw.
The Kansas legislature has passed
the bill to increase the salary of the
supreme judges and the judges of the
district courts, This reIpoxes the only
excuse Arkansas ever had to crow
over us.-Salina JOURNAL
DEMOCRATIC PREDICTION
Mark this prediction: The people,
outraged by last nights corporation
triumph, will demand a victim. and
Chester I. Long is just about sched-
uled to be 'it."-Ottawa Republic.