The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
KANSAS COAAENT
EDWIN GOULD. JR.


Because young Edwin Gould, jr.,
nao some spunk, and set out to walk
20 HlIes, with only IS cents in his
pocket, the fact is brought to the at
.ehtlon or the community that there
| is one branch of the Gould family, be-
sides Helen Gould. which has not
gone entirely to the bad on account
| of its money.
Edwin Gould, ST.. seems to be a
man of sense
He sent his boy to school and did
not load him down with money. The
cash assets of young Edwin Gould, it
appears, were limited to six bits. But
he wanted to go home. He possibly
was not satisfied with the way things
were going at school. So he started
out to walk home--a7 distance of 70
A boy that will do that has some
! gumption. If his millionaire daddy
mad Kept his pockets full of money
all the time, the chances are he would
not nave been able to raise boy of
| SO much spirit and backbone.
Too much money makes a very joy
full time for a boy. but nine times out
OF ten, it spoils him for real use.
1t is not merely the millionaire faith
ers who give their sons too much
money. Kind and loving parents are
| making the same mistake right here
in Saline county. The amount of
money which a boy can safely stand
| is relative quantity When the boy
has more money given him than most
of the other boys of his crowd, he is
| in danger.
Boys ought to have money to spend
but they ought to earn it. Then they
| will appreciate it. The system of
| substituting boy with an allowance"
| is likely to prove disastrous.
And, evidently the Edwin Gould
system of raising boys is to elimin-
the allowance A how with
rs cents in his pocket and spunk
enough to set out to walk IS miles,
gives promise of future greatness for
the Gould family.-Salina Journal.
THE COMMON SENSE OF 1T.
| Don't forget that the railroads are
| useful, and that they are doing much
! for the country. Don't forget that the
people must be fair with the railroads,
or business will be injured: you can't
| afford to save ten dollars a year in re-
duced freight rates, and lose hundred
| dollars a year because of dull business
| and dull times.
| The candidates for office have car
| ried abuse of railroads too far. But as
a fair man, you should remember that
| the railroads have done much to de-
| velop the country; that the prosperity
of the country largely depends on the
railroads. because they are the largest
| employers of labor; that good times
| OeponQ upon the OdQS, OcCduSS
they are the largest purchasers of sup
plies.
! Therefore don't assist in pushing the
railroads to a point where they will be
compelled to adopt retrenchment
policy. and precipitate period of hard
| times.
Two years ago. the corporations were
pushed so hard by the politicians that
| there was a pane. You may recall thai
during this panic. every bank in the
United States practically suspended
! payment for a few weeks.
| Another election is approaching and
the politicians are again in full cry al
the heels of the railroads. The politi-
clans are not as useful to the country
as the railroads are.
| We own no railroad stocks; we have
very little railroad advertising. but We
| believe we can see that the great cor
porations which are so important to the
prosperity of the Globe and the coun-
! try. are being unfairly obtained and
| hampered by the candidates, and news
papers printed in the interest of candi-
dates.
The Square Dear which we talk so
much about is not being given the rail
roads here lately.-Atchison Globe.