The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-20
Amos Mardis of Sylvia Comes to
Defense Of Bristow.
L1kens the New Kansas Senator
to Lincoln.
DATE.
Members of Kansas Delegation
Favor a Change.
Former Reporter on Wichita
Eagle Talks of Murdock.


Eagle Talks of MurdOck.
| washington, March 20.-In a letter
addressed to the editor of the National
Tribune of this city, Amos Mardis of
| sylvia, Kan, scores the Tribune for it's
recent declaration that Senator Joe
Br1stow had qualified for the jeff
| DaVls-Tlllman squally class of sena-
| tors, etc On the other hand, he de-
ciares tnat Br1stow is endowed with all
| the fundamental essentials to make a
Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, or an Abe
| Lincoln. His letter says:
In recent issue of the National
| tribune, in commenting on the election
| or our Kansas senator, a slam is taken
| at the Republicans and old soldiers of
the state in rating our choice as a. sort
| OF list slippered statesman, trying to
qualify for the Jeff Davis-Tillman
| squally class of senators, etc. Senator
| Bristow is a highly educated, safe, sane
man, endowed with all the fundamental
| essentials to make Henry Clay, DAN
1 iel Webster or an Abe Lincoln.
"Mr. Bristow is Kentucky bred, same
as Lincoln, but not SO handsome. He
affiliates with that square deal. pro-
gressive element of the Republican
| party which gave Taft, StCbbs and
| Bristow their majorities in the state
! last fall. Said majorities were given by
| the original Plumb and ingalls, Repub-
| licans of Kansas, and not through the
aid of the old Popul1sts of the state, as
alleged in the National Tribune. That
contingent voted with the Democrats
| last fall for Bryan.
Senator Bristow, in accepting the
honor conferred by the people, in
speakin- of Morgan, Hartman, ct al,
| passingly referred to few of the
| larger coups made by some of the more
prominent captains of industry, nota-
| bly, the celebrated Alton steal Moth
ing nerSOna1 intended"
ct have introduced two bills at pre-
| vious congresses. the purpose of which
| was to effect such change of date for
the inauguration" said Congressman
| w. A. Reeder. Il shall, early in the ex-
ira session, introduce a joint resolution
to change the date to the third
| Wednesday in April.
ct shall introduce another resolution
to change the length of term of the
president from four to six years, bar
ring reelection. I shall offer a third
resolution, providing for the election OF
senators by direct vote of the people,
one-half of the senate to be elected each
third year.
''I shall introduce a fourth resolution.
making the term of members of con-
gress three years, term of office to
commence at the assembling of con-
gress in December after the election.
BY these resolutions hope to establish
a plan by which the people can change
both branches of congress and the ex-
ecutive at any presidential election, and
also secure the convening of the new
congress in December of the year such
election takes place, instead of one year
and one month after the election, as at
present"
Congressman Miller and Campbell are
also most heartily in favor of changing
the date of the inaugural ceremony.
IT am of the opinion" said Mr.. Camp
bell, ''that the latter part of April or
the first Of May would be the best time
for holding it.
'eVictor Murdock, the leader of the
house insurgents, is born fighter"
remarked Frank Albright, former
Kansan, but now of Delaware, o. Mr..
Albright formerly was associated with
CONGRESSMAN Murdock in the newspaper
business in Kansas.
"Murdock was a reporter on the same
paper I worked on added Mr.. Albright.
His father owned one or two of the
leading papers in that section, and Vic
was simply an employe like any of the
rest of us. In those days in that coun-
try a newspaper man always ran risk
of getting himself disliked, and fire.
ouently he was made the target for
some ones pistol. But Murdock ap-
parentIy didn't care. 1t made no diff
ference to him about whom he wrote.
so long as he told the truth.
''I am not surprised he is leading the
fight in the house. His whole training
has been that way"
The Washington baseball club, which
is now engaged in working OUT in
winter practice at Waco, Tex, are
scheduled to be in Topeka the latter
part of this month. They will leave |
Texas for Kansas on the 22d.
Rural mail routes ordered to be |
established in Kansas on May 1:
Route No 1 out of Bazine, Ness
county; length, % miles; will serve "a
families.
Route No 1 out of Coats. Pratt coun- |
ty; length, SO1S miles; will serve rs
families.
Route No. out of Modoc, Scott coun- |
ty; length, 81 miles; will serve 80 fam
lilies.
Route No out of Modoc, Scott coun-
ty; length, SO miles; will serve 81 fam
Route No out of Nekoma. Rush |
county; length, 331z miles; will serve 80
Route No. out of White City. Morris |
county: length, % miles; will serve 90 |
families.
Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: Frederick G. Bu-
chanan and Arch Hallem at Crestl1ne; |
John Snyder and Frank Snyder at /
Wichita.
Kansas postmasters commissioned:
Wilbur A Howard at Comiskey; |
Thomas H Davis at Willis.
LOCAL MENTION.
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