The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-03
). l.. Brist0w's Reply to w. Y
Morgan's Joke.
lnsinuation Concerning Hi
Editorials Is DisprOved.
MORGAN'S OWN PAPER.
1t Copied Freely the Produc-
tiOns of Salina Editor.
PrOhibftf0nists and Socialists
Can't Be Kept Off State Ticket.

Can't Be Kept Off State Ticket.
1T would hardly be fair to Mr.
Bristow to say that he has no ability.
but 1t is a fact that as an editor he
has never written an editorial that
was copied."-Extract from w. Y.
Morgan's article on Choosing a Sena-
tor
A friend of Joe Bristow's says that
this statement is one of Morgan's
Jokes, and presents the following facts
for contemplation:
j. L. Bristow took charge of the
Salina Journal in August, 1905. Dur
ing the following six months, the files
of the Hutchinson News, Mr.. Nor
gan's paper, show that Mr.. Morgan
copied from the Salina Journal and
gave credit the following matter on
its editorial page alone:
August, three articles, IL inches
space.
September. four articles. 33 inches
space.
October. five articles. 27 inches
November. three articles, 40 inches
space.
December. four articles, AZ inches
space.
January. two articles. 22 inches
space.
These figures are said to be ap-
proximately correct, though some
editorials may have been overlooked,
and several may have been reprinted
in other portions of the paper.
For six months, the Hutchinson
News copied from the Salina journal
FL editorials, a total of about IT'S
inches. This is at the rate of AZ edi-
torials, or about $50 inches a year.
During the two years and nine
months which Mr.. Bristow has been
In charge of the Salina Journal, he
would have furnished to Mr.. Nor
gan's paper alone about ia editorials,
or about rs feet of solid reading mat
ter.
During the six months period re-
ferred to the Hutchinson News
printed on its editorial page five edi-
torials of a highly complimentary and
commendatory character of ]. L. Bris-
tow and his work in the postoff1ce
| department.. Some of these were
original. and some were reprinted
| from other papers.
Simply because the Prohibition and
+, Socialist parties can not comply strict
| ly with the letter of the primary law
| Grafton of that law, is the opinion
| of Attorney General Jackson, in a let
ter written today by John S. Dawson.
assistant attorney general, TO B. C.
I
| The law says that nomination Pc
| titions must contain not less than 8
or more than 10 per cent of the vote
| of precinct, under certain conditions.
If there are only five Socialist or
Prohibition votes in the precinct it
| would be impossible to get less than
20 per cent of that total vove.
Mr.. Dawson says in his letter:
| Il take 1T from this rule of statu-
| tory construction that insofar as the
provisions of paragraphs A, B and c,
| Of the primary law cannot be made
applicable to the candidates for the
Socialist or Prohibition party nominal
tions, they can rely absolutely upon
subdivision D. and 1 advise candidates
| of those two political parties to Sc
cure at least one signer from the prop
| er number of precincts and conform
as nearly as possible, and such candi-
dates will be entitled to places on the
| Socialist and Prohibition tickets even
though the minimum number of sign
| ers should, in fact, exceed the 10 per
cent minimum.
"In other words, the Socialist and
Prohibition parties cast at least one
per cent of the total vote of the state
at the last general election, and are
| therefore entitled to have separate ball
lots for their candidates from governor
! to township constable, and where they
cannot conform to the technical 1fm1-
| tations of minimum and maximum
they should conform as nearly there
| to as practicable, and will be entitled
| to have their petitions filed. and il
| the county clerk or state board OF
canvassers refuse to file and honor
them, these candidates rights can be
compelled by mandamus."
The Garden City Telegram says: I'VE
| learn upon inquiry that Judge Mason's
| petitions contain over 5,100 names and
are signed by more than one per cent
| of the Republican voters in each of
/ the los counties in the state. The To-
peka signers number about 700, of
| whom over 100 are practicing lawyers.
AS there are only about 125 practicing
lawyers in the city, of whom consid-
| preston of the Republican members
of the bar of the capital city must be
substantially unanimous"
H S. Rogers, Of Larned, who is one
| of the candidates for state senator in
/ the Thirty eighth district against Fred
| Dumont Smith, has, in the Larned
| Chronoscope, come back at Smiths re-
| cent newspaper articles. Mr.. Rogers
uses two and half columns OF space
and concludes as follows:
| For several years I have been local
| attorney for the Santa Fe Railroad
| company, which employment came un-
solicited, and it will probably be said
! in truth, to quote DR.. Franklin, that I
| never sought, refused or resigned such
| employment. That the consideration
| for such retainer consists of an annual
pass in Kansas leads the over-cautious
| Senator Smith to think some one-him-
self preferred-who is untainted by
questionable business alliances, should
i he entrusted with the care of public
affairs. Now, since bluffs are in fash
| ion. / beg to offer one. Smith knows
| the source from which attorneys and
| politicians have received transportation
| in Kansas He has known Waggener
| from the court of visitation act to the
present time. and Loon1is ana all the
| other one time angels OF the pass
| toter.' Smith can get the hgures. I
shall call all of my personal ana 1am,