The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-22

Colonel "l4aie Young IN Tue Dea
Moines Capiiall
Victor Murdock Is s rs-sng man
With fair hair end Is Nemher Of
congress 4 from the Wichita district ID
Kansas, He is about 80 years old.
His father was Marsh Murdoch. an
old Kansas pioneer editor who died
q few years ago. Marsh Murdock was
hard hitter. He served the repuh-
lican party and never received the re-
wards which were Justly bis due,
some OF the rewards have come 70
she son. Victor.
Victor is bern lnsursent. lie saw
lha ilsht IN the Jsyhawker days OF
soon afterward. ard as be thinks, be
has been seeing tbe llgAt ever since,
He represents the old Long district.
Long was elected to the senate and
Victor took his place IN The house.
Long settled down IN Washington t9
Be 4 peaceful and quiet citizen, wefk
lng with tho majority Of hts paglg,
and Kansas would not stand for thEl.
Kanaas never wants a man o settle
down. Long peiA the penalty Win
bis political life.
When Victor Murdoch landed IN
Washington with majority ol NJ
000 behind him. tae house was "
session The house was doing bnsl-
mss. Victor thought taat The house
cugh. 10 be Ike a state convention N
Kansas. he expected to Ole motion
10 amend the constitution AMI sefef.
n minor statutes during his llral
week service. puring bis second
weck aa expected all his efforts "a
have been maturca ANA an hls laNs
made. Victor began TO put on q ",
ile Kansas war paint Ae undertook
10 cut down the pay oI the rairpaus
Tor camyng mails; and he found Inc
corporations IN his pathway He w.
dertook "a cut down appropriation blll
ana found many other people block
lng hls way. He looked around on ex
lsling conditions aud he found tht
government was erecting an uhic'
| building for the senators and an4hel
Tor tao representatives. He learned
Chat The senators were washing thel'
hands with government soap and VII
lng their faces On government eoNeli
/ and drinking Annlinaris Poland WI
ter ami White Rock an at the e
pense Of the great people Then We
ter put on aome mtge kensaa wa
paint He loked et lae record and aii
covered that many Of these evil
Watch distressed hsa haG been goli
on FOR Z century
and NJ said te himself uhas I
Kansas ior except 70 dl8 These e*li
/ up By the roat and 40 throw then
ever me fence with tle alialfe2 anl
Victor began TO dig lie diseogefe'
Joe Cannon Wis ar obstacle Ga b
/ lhonshl, and not desiring ans annrC
/ Mlatons III Ills 0wn district BE star
/ ad after Joe eanunOns scain end
sitter lt up TO she present writing
Elrlcr Mufdocs may NOT wlu hts ef
lernrlse but haying hAerled ah'
Hghtng blood Of oil Marsh 9usloos
he is enjoying life he continues {
be the editor Of the Wichits Fagl,
li4 Is sure Of i Job when he shall s
eut OK tho house II he ever goes 0u
40 n also sure Of being an lnsuFgen
SO long as life endures. Kansas lore
al Insureeui. and Victor Murdoch
the most popular msn ln Kansas r
san be governor OF senator at elmGs
my time He is III Kansas what me
sall q boss hunter and sbcas b1sle
ilnally becomes the biggest kind 9
i boss. Al least this has heen 10 1
Kansas. The new brss huslefs com
~ to bust the Old boss busters Hea
u everybody loves Victor Mufd0es
lic may vote with the Democrats O
he speakershln Such pFuneedln
woula not hurt him In xnns;A xas
sas loves trouble.
Politics Is great game