The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-03

they were not true and were outrag-
eous. One of these articles appeared
in that paper while the writer was
in New York. He read 1t there.
We of Kansas, with present prospect
ty and bright prospects about US, 90
not appreciate the fact that In New
York those unable to secure work are
leaving the country, that outbound
ships are laden with laborers, for
tunately with foreigners, returning to
their native lands and probably for the
best for our own people: it is hard for
us to realize in this state of plenty that
there are Bread Lines in eastern cities
and that while we Of Topeka are rails
ing money for pipe-organs and band
concerts, better buildings. better pave
ments, better lights. better comforts.
that in certain eastern cities the n1er-
chants are raising funds to buy bread
to keep their fellow citizens from starv-
ing. The writer will name the towns,
on application. But fewer loaves OF
bread are now bought. fewer idle mon
are without employment. fewer are
leaving in ships, more shops are taking
on employees, and business is improv-
ing the country over. It is hard to re-
alize in the capital city of Kansas.
where the newspapers are prosperous
and the merchants are advertising
heavier than ever before. that In New
York City the principal dailies have
suffered a loss Of revenue OF ten thou
sand dollars per week. or that one
western daily. many miles east Of us,
suffered loss In March of six thou
sand dollars in advertising over the
same month in the previous year; there
are a hundred idle stereotypers in
Gotham and a dearth OF places presum-
ably in other lines to a similar extent.
but the times are improving marvel
ously right now.
Roosevelt, years ago, saw railway In
Equities, insurance outrages. corpora
ton disgraces, and set about to raise
ness life. and in railway, insurance and
Industrial combinations; he sought to
put new foundations under shaky
structures and succeeded wonderfully
in doing this sort of thing. replacing
rebates with fixed tariffs for all, fair
competition instead Of discrimination,
fewer hours and fairer wages for labor.
with still fair profits and returns for
capital. Extravaganza and wild specu-
lation were checked.
The President could not do every
thing. Many Of the methods Of trans
portation, of construction, of produc-
ton, of distribution and consumption
were so rotten that those within the
houses pulled the structures down
upon themselves; that is to say, parts
OF the structures. small parts fortunate
ly. For Roosevelt and the thousands
Of people lined up with him and with
his methods, were unable to accom-
plish, in time to avert a disaster. that
which was as certain as fate, and could
only be mitigated. even by the best
and most powerful influences for good
and for the welfare Of all with the least
harm to the innocent. s
The State Journal has been trying
to give it's readers a view of side
Of Speaker Cannon which has been
neglected, and which has been turned
from them. The idea has been that
readers should have all the facts OBJ
tainable to enable them to form a
proper and just estimate Of men in the
public eye and who are doing the
public's work. Cannon Is a great fac
tor in that work and is conspicuous;
not mote, but beam. in the eyes OF
some. 1t is right that the public
should know more Of the good than
has always been labeled out to them
by persons and papers who are serv-
ing the public its daily food for
thought, and for education toward
The public ought to know all there
is to be known about Cannon and
such men as he, who are holding Of
fee, or running for office, in their
country's behalf and also in behalf OF
their own personal ambitions. No
newspaper can be fair to its readers
and give only one side. or to magnify
the good in the candidates Of its own
preference. or misrepresent. by
exaggeration or untruths, the weak
nesses Of the candidate of another
party paper or cause. A newspaper
is a mirror into which people look fol-
reflections of the actual people and
read things which are in passing
events. If the mirror is ciouded. oil
warped or dull, the reader cannot gel
what he is looking for or what hi
thinks he is paying for.
No man or newspaper has
monopoly Of the best principles and
conduct; none Is merely the exponent
of all that Is good, and few are as thu
mere avant courier on a road t.
perdition for the people. In his hear
Cannon must surely be anxious To-
the welfare Of his people and hi
party; otherwise the representative
| who voluntarily made him thei
alleged GEAR" and, by rules of thei
own drawing. certainly made a hor
rible mistake for which there is n,
| excuse.