The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-08
KANSAS CONAENT
PEOPLE CAPABLE OF DEc1D1NG

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! Mayor King is said to hold the Globe
responsible for his defeat yesterday.
! He is mistaken The best Republican
politician in town said to the editor of
the Globe last week: 'rIn all my ex-
perience, this is the most one-sided
election / ever saw. million dollars
couldn't re-elect Sam King mayor"
When 1T is considered that Dr. ALA
man received majority of near LOO
in city that is Republican ordinarily
by a majority of four or five hundred.
lit will be understood that such re-
suit was not brought about by news
paper. Besides. the Globe did not
work" for ALBANIAN. While its sym
pathies were with him. it took no 9TH
er part in the campaign than to print
his advertisements, over his own sig
nature. Mr.. King had the same privl-
lege- Even in DIR. Allaman's advertise
ments, there was no abuse of Mr. King
The result was not due to DR.. Ala
mans personal popularity. He said so
before election, and he said so today;
it was due to dissatisfaction with the
former administration. And let Dr.
ALBANIAN take notice that two years
hence the people will do to him what
they did to Mr.. King yesterday. unless
he improves conditions. 1t is the theory
of our government that the majority
has right to rule, and the majority
yesterday was so pronounced that there
should be no grumbling from the de-
feated candidates. This may be good
time to say that the Globe is always
satisfied with the will of the majority.
1t does not believe that newspaper
has a right to decide things" for the
people; the people are capable of de-
Gliding questions for themselves And
every newspaper which assumes this
attitude, usually fails to carry 1t out.
The Kansas City Star, the most widely
circulated paper in this section. rarely
wins a victory in its own territory,
because the people dislike Dictator
Atchison Globe.
FIGHT FOR OLD RATE.
| The railroads recently held a confer
| ence at Jefferson City. Mo-, at which
they came to an agreement to fight
the two-cent mile passenger rate IN
all the adjoining states. There viii
not be very much feeling among the
people in this contest. The people
! want the two-cent rate because they
| think the railroads can afford to give
| it, but if the railroad managers can
go into court and prove that the low
| fare is not giving the roads profit
| there will be no protest against the
| three-cent rate.
The railroad managers have agreed
! to sell 2,000-mile interchangeable
books for two cents mile. which
shows that the roads are DESTROYS OF
conciliating the commercial tTavelers,
The average citizen who rides ten
miles on a railroad in a month Will
not seriously object to a commercial
| traveller who rides thousands of miles
| in a year getting cheaper rate.
There has been a good deal of ag1-
tation about railroad rates for the
past three years. 1t will probably
/ he kent up until the whole matter is
settled and settled right. The people
have gained a good deal since this
matter was first agitated. The pass
business has been discontinued and all
| ~ tTe railroads are now conceding
that every shipper is entitled to a
square deal The draw back business
! has been discontinued and favored
shippers are no longer given inside
rates That was a good deal to ac-
| complish.-Wichita Eagle.