The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Billy Morgan Takes a Shot at
His Critics.
Claims Right to Criticise the
State Administration.
TO PRINT THE TRUTH.
That Is the Purpose of His
Newspaper.
Atchison Globes Version of
Haskell Resignation.

| Billy Morgan of the Hutchinson
News, writer, globe trotter, politician,
member of the last legislature and a
lot of other things that are worth
while, takes exceptions to filings at
his paper by a. square deal organ sim
ply because he had presumed to criti-
| else the administration. Under the
heading "Slobberers,'' Mr.. Morgan
peels a red pepper pod and smears it
over his editorial page as follows:
THE News is a Republican paper,
supported Governor Stubs after he
was nominated and expects to do so
again. But that is no reason why we
should not print the truth or suppress
or perVert' it as is necessary by such
organs as the Capital. And when the
Capital takes the proper view that it
is entitled to criticise President Taft
and the Republican congress, it surely
is not fair to abuse the News just be-
cause it does not close its eyes to mis-
takes of Republican state admins
tration. In fact we believe our criti-
cism is not only fair and honest but
1t is good for the governor himself.
He is so surrounded by soldering,
slushy sycophants that it is good
thing he occasionally realizes that
there are a lot of people in the state
of Kansas who are not hanging onto
his pie counter or trying to get to
glory on his coat tail.
"The trouble with all of these self
elected censors like the Capital is that
they object to criticism while they
want to use it themselves. They think
they are too good and sweet to be
mentioned except in eulogy and that
anyone who presumes to differ from
them is traitor or a boss thief. The
Capital has it's little array of tin gods
which it WorshipS in public and any
body who does not join in the service
or take off his hat when their names
are mentioned. is at once convicted
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chance for life. It is such blind par
tizanship as that exhibited by the
Capital that arouses ridicule and is apt
to injure these tin gods as much as
1.-THE Capital takes the bold position |
that everybody who believes as it does
is predestined to be saved, while those
who differ are on the road to damna-
refuse to subscribe. The Capital and |
Governor Stubs and the gentlemen of |
their circle often do right and proper |
things and the News is willing and |
does say so. Occasionally, once in a |
while, a good deal more frequently |
than they should, they make holy
shows of themselves and it is the duty
of the News and of all newspapers |
who dare print the facts, to mention |
the performance and inform the peo- |
pie"
The Kansas G. A. r. has finally in |
case of NJ. E. Wells. a Kansas old SOL |
der now confined in a Mexican prison. /
Wells invested $500 in a mining
scheme at Venudore. Chihuahua and |
finding that tbs scheme was a fraud |
it is said, refused to make any more
payments. The Mexican officials put |
him in prison. Commander RickeI has
taken the matter up with the secretary
Of state at Washington.
Ed Howe in his Atchison Globe gives
he following reasons for the discharge
larry;
while it has been generally under
stood that w. H. Haskell resigned as
warden of the penitentiary because of
disagreement with Governor Stubs.
what that disagreement was has never
been published. Here it is, and Atchi-
;on is in on it: Calvin Hudson, formerly
If Atchison, private secretary to War
len Haskell, 'sassed' w. I. Biddle, one
II the members of the penitentiary
BOARD, on the streets of Leavenworth
Ir. Biddle reported him to Warden
Haskell. who discharged him. The
warden then notified the governor of
he vacancy, and asked that he rec
,mmend some person for the place.
Governor Stubs recommended a To-
o accept him, his resignation was call
I'd for, and was forthcoming really
quicker than Governor Stubs wanted
after. being dismissed. Calvin Hud-
on hunted up w. I. Biddle and apollo
lied and Mr.. Biddle asked Warden
Haskell to reinstate him, but the war
len refused.
'sThe above story is absolutely relia-t
lie. Capt. John Seaton is authority for
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