The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-01
KANSAS COMMENT
GOVERNOR sTUBBs.

For the first time since he became
governor OF Kansas Salina has had
| Inc pleasure OF entertaining Governor
Walter Stubs.
And Salina is much obliged to the
governor for coming here at this
lime ana helping our great Y NJ. C.
a. movement to get the right kind of
q start Governor Stubs pitched the
serVedly that it was over the plate
as wen as the other dishes of the
banquet table.
Governor Stubs has a habit of
putting the ball squarely over the
plate, we have noticed. He has been
putting them over from the time
Ihat ne went to the legislature and
found there 400 employees on the
It,orS| ana senate pay rolls, doing the
Between the time of that session
ana the next one, Mr.. Stubs put sew
eraI over on his opponents, and had
them RAINING the air in their efforts
TO connect with his delivery.
There was nothing very scientific
ABOUT the way that Stubs played the
game of politics. He did not resort
70 Tricks and team play, and his work
lacked the finished perfection of the
the g OVID With him, and whenever
Stubbs used to get up to the bat, he
certainly lined 'e1n out.
NOW that Mr.. Stubs has been in
game more. he has become more
scientific, but he still plays the same
sort or game. He goes in to win on
MS merits, and On what he can ac-
tually do rather than on smooth
schemes, and tricks to fool his OBJ
ponents.
Stubs is charged with being am
b1t1ous. 1t is to be hoped that he u.s.
TOO often man of Stubs ability
and wealth is content to settle down
and enjoy life and clip his coupons.
Stubbs prefers activity, and having
accumulated enough money to make
MIN Independent of manual labor, |
the state is fortunate in finding him |
willing to help look out for its gov
eminent.
There is no doubt that Stubs is a
man OF force and ability. He has ac-
cumulated enough enemies to estab-
LIS TINS fact. A man who is cor
daily mated and revfled by the ina |
chine" must be a pretty good man for |
the people to tie to.
Governor Stubs understands BUSH |
ness affairs-big business affairs. He |
is taking hold of the business of the
state as though he knew what he was |
about He is making good as gov |
ernor. He has been kicked and cuffed |
a good deal, and will no doubt get a |
lot more of the same. But Stubbs |
will enjoy it in his big, broadminded |
way, and will continue to put the ball |
over the plate.--Salina Journal
TRIUMPH OF THE AUTOMOBILE.
Not more than five years ago thei
newspapers were worrying about the
horse. It was feared that with the |
coming Of the automobile the horse |
would be RELOCATED to the bone yard
and that in five years the best animal |
on earth could be bought for 1925
1t was feared that automobiles would |
soon take the place of the horse and
that there would be thousands of the
animals that would be left to starve by
owners who spent most of
their time running around in automo-
oiles. Horses were going to be a drug
m the market Wishes would be horses
and beggars would ride.
But now comes the startling infor-l
nation that there are not enough
horses to go around. The farmers are
wonderin" where they will get animals
for blowing the corn and harvesting
the wheat Horses and mules are high
er than they have been for a long
while.
How do these prophets account for
heir bad advance information? Il
Gazette.