The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02
FRON OTHER PENS
SPEECHES AND VOTES.

IL MI. 4dlI QOGS uOl HldhG 1O
speeches a day hereafter. his vote will
not suffer in the least. If Mr.. Bryan
should now increase his oratorical
output to so a day, it would not make
a hairs difference with the result. If
there is any truth whatever in the
saying that battles in real war are
won before the first shot is fired, 1t is
no less. true that elections are won
before the earliest stumper opens
wide his mouth.
Presidential stumping has reached
the point of absurdity when candi-
date becomes literally voiceless and
speechless from physical exhaustion,
yet to that stage has the present
campaign come. Mr.. Debs in some of
his meetings has had to be held erect
by two men. in order that he could
speak; and if he loses his life as the
result of his efforts. no one need be
surprised. Mr. Debs. probably, is
gladly sacrificing his health and risk
ing death itself in order to employ his
presidential candidacy for purposes of
agitation, for the Socialist party is still
in. the propaganda stage. But for
man who is likely to be president to
incur serious hazards of this charac-
ter is no less a folly because our
political development has made the
''whirlwind tour" one of the chief
features of twentieth century cam
paigning Republican.
FEAR OF RICHES.
A curiously interesting view of life
comes in the news dispatches from
Chicago, where a contented old couple
who have reared a large family of
children and enjoy only moderate
income from the husbands business
are afraid to accept a large In
heritance that has come to them.
They base their hesitancy on the
ground that the possession of huge
fortune would require a higher
standard of living and would break up
the happiness. of their present daily
life, which is maintained on simple
but sufficient lines.
In contrast vi It'll the spirit of the
age. when the struggle to pile up
fortune engages the utmost energies
of millions of people, this view of the
connection between happiness and
wealth is refreshing. to say the least.
1t proves at all events that wealth Is
not a sine qua non of happiness.
Enough is as good as feast and
there would be far greater content
ment in the world If more reason
able conception of what really con-
stitutes enough were entertained
Kansas City Journal.
A SOUTH AFRICAN DOMINION.
There rhas recently assembled in Dur
ban, in the colony. OF Natal, south Al
rican. delegates representing the Brit
ish colonies of Cape Colony, Natal, the
Transvaal, the Orange river colony and
Rhodesia, for the purpose of consider
ing the advisability of consolidating the
various colonial governments and form
ing a dominion or commonwealth to
include all of British South Africa
1t is urged by the advocates of con-
solidation that a combination of all the
African colonies under single gov
eminent would make for economy as
well as for a better understanding be-
tween the various elements in South
Africa. While such a combination
would insure Boer domination, that re-
suit would not be as Objectionable as
it would have been prior to the recent
Boer war The Boer elements in South
Africa have Loyalty accepted British
sovereignty, and all interests are now
content to work for the material and
political interests of the country with
out regard to racial dinerences.-New
Orleans Picayune.+