The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-30
KANSAS C0AAENT
REPLY no. WHITE.

Congressman J. M. Miller's reply to
the charges made by William Allen
White regarding his record in the low
er branch OF the national legislature
IS about as clever contribution to the
primary campaign in Kansas as has
been offered by any candidate. In in
Producing his reply Congressman Mil
Ter says:
Il may frankly say that I regard as
most serious the charge that. In the
language OF White, ducked once,
lodged three times, and had the
temerity to use my own judgment as
to how I should vote on matters OF
legislation; but since I voted with my
Republican colleagues from Kansas on
nearly all questions 1 have no doubt
the Republicans generally will forgive
me and even Mr. White will relent
somewhat when he finds as he will
from further examination OF the rec
ord that even his friend, Mr.. Murdoch,
has been recorded as voting with me
on practically all matters of general
legislation"
Thereupon Miller takes up the
charges one after the other and shows
that with single exception, Murdoch.
the idol of William Allen White, voted
as did Miller himself One of Whites
charges to the effect that Miller was
absent and not voting is answered by
the statement that Murdoch also was
hOt IA CoChl " cast lis NOlS, ehOa9At
says Miller, but two members of the
Kansas delegation were present and
voting. The other members of the dele
cation, including Mr.. Murdoch, were
absent and not voting. I am not so
uncharitable, however. as to say that
the Eighth congressional district so
ably represented by Mr.. Murdoch, as
well as the others members of the Kan
sas delegation who did not vote, were
not attending to official business else
where at the time l..1--
The Times entertains a feeling or
high regard for William Allen White;
before or after him it has urged the
most of the reforms which he advo-
Gates. The Times. likes to see private
citizen take prominent part In the po-
litical affairs of the state, and 1t has
no condemnation of the Emporia ed1-
tor for whatever he may do. But IL
would like to submit that the ex-
igencies of this campaign are not such
in single instance as to warrant the
crucifixion of every member of the
Kansas delegation, who attended the
sessions previous to the last one, In the
interest Of an entirely untried candl-
date for congress.-Congress D.
R. Anthony's Leavenworth Times.
FEW GOOD SINGERS.
Good tenor voices are scarce. In
France, as in this country, amateur
tenors said they were kept down by
envy talthough everybody should
know that really god singer, like a
really good workman, never lacks APP
preciation). So in France, a curious
thing was done. Tenor singers were
invited to sing before a committee of
musical experts. No training was
necessary; a voice was the only re-
quirement. OF hundreds of applicants,
just four promising tenor voices were
found, and these are to be cultivated
by generous rich men. One of the
discoveries, Louis Falandry barkeep-
err in a tough joint. is said to have a
voice equal to or better than Caruso's.
Caruso makes $250,0OO a year singing.
You could do it. il you had his voice.
Every good thing is not only appre-
ciated at it's full value, but at more
than its full value.--Atchison Globe.