The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-05
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Senator j. L. BristOw Is Back
in Kansas.
Silent About the Interview
With Roosevelt.
KNOWS HIS STAND.
Contest Between Organized
Greed and Average Citizen.
Kansan Pleased With Work Of
Insurgents.

Kansas City. July 5-Senator Joseph
l.. Bristow of Kansas, fresh from a con-
ference with Col. Theodore Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay Saturday, was in Kansas
City Monday on his way to his home
in Salina.
"The colonel" Senator Bristow said
always has been able to express him
self in fairly virile English. At no
time has 1t been necessary, when he
has spoken, to ask him to say it again
because his language was not under
standable. think it may be said he
Is among our most vivid writers and
speakers"
Senator Bristow, who sat in the re-
ception room at the Hotel Baltimore,
inspected the beamed ceiling and beam
ed upon the reporter.
struggle of Organized Greed.
at think I can say" the senator said,
bringing a vastly attenuated index fin
ger to bear upon his point, that there
is a. great conflict going on in this
country between the forces or organlz-
ed greed and the man who Is known
as the average citizen. Greed is under
taking to exploit every American re-
scurce-commerci industrial and nat
ural-while the people are trying to
keep the door of opportunity open TO
every man. I have no doubt-no DOUBT
whatever-as to where Theodore
Roosevelt stands in that contest. Nor
has anyone else who knows him.
Mr.. Roosevelt stands where he al
ways has stood. He is devoted to his
ideals, and these ideals are the Ideals
of the American people.
az am very much gratified that the
progressives, or the insurgents, as they
ah1a obtain
good a railroad bill as they did, and
it was exceedingly gratifying to me
to have Mr.. Roosevelt express him
self in such cordial terms in approval
of our work in modelling it.
Colonel Roosevelt is a compare
lively young man. l think he has
made splendid use of his trip. His
European tour was of the greatest in
terest to him, and he appears to have
studied with his customary energy
and shrewdness every country, great
and small, and every characteristic
with which he has come in contact. 1
can see that it has broadened his view
of human affairs and human destiny.
But it hasn't changed his personal
characteristics a particle, or his fun
damentaI view. He is the same bun
die of resistless energy he always has
been-talks about everything, sees
everything and has views about every
ways has stood"
and not another word would the SEN
ator say about the colonel or the con-
ference. Senator Bristow spoke Of the
president next.
The Railroad Bill.
1.-THE president himself appears to he
pleased with the railroad bill,' he said.
though he apparently is somewhat ir-
ritated at those of US who made the
bill. This, of course, is to be regretted.
But the primary object of every pro-
gressive senator and congressman was
to get the best legislation possible, and
while we had to tear Mr.. Wickersham' )
bill to pieces and make it over, it was
far better for the country and for the
Republican party that we did so. IL
the bill had been passed as Mr. WICK
ersham sent it to the senate, 1t would
have been repudiated by the country,
and. in nv Judgment, would have de-
stroyed the administration responsible
for it,
In August Senator Bristow will go
to Wisconsin to assist senator Ia Of
lette in his campaign for reelection.
Late in the summer he will go to In
diana. to speak for Senator Beverage.
Senator Bristow also has promised 70
held Senator C1app in Minnesota, If
necessary. Senator Clapp, however, is
not expected to need any help
Incidentally" Senator BristoW SAID
"I hope to get some rest myself this
summer. The last seven months we
have been at attention all the time,
and 1 am tired"
Representative Murdoch and Repre-
sentative Madison, the other Kansas
progressives who conferred with, Colo
mel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, VIII re-
turn to Kansas this week.