The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-23
Will Give Fighting Roscoe" a
Chance to Fight.
COMMENT ON CANNON.
Kansas Papers Admire Old Lion
in Defeat.
AnthOny's LeRvenworth Paper.
Asks, "What Was Gained!"

Etan on the political horizon as a tonic
In the time of spring. Speaking of the
fortunate presence of the Wagstaff sail
on the now too peaceful sea of Kan
sas politics, walker says:
Those Republicans who say Cover
nor Stubs is not a good governor but
a bad grand-stander now have the an
chorage for their faith in the candi-
dacy of Mr. Wagstaff, and those who
insist that the regulars in congress
represent all that is glorious In our
rational history, from Plymouth Rock
to Stonewall Jackson and such other
conspicuous figures as have stayed
where they were put-they have the
full privilege of arguing this matter
and submitting it to fair test With
cut this privilege, eruptions and many
manifestations of an unhealthy condi-
ton must have resulted.
Governor Stubs never could do
himself credit in a rocking chair cam
l.aign. He fits into quiet surroundings
with an angular aggressiveness that
scratches the fair surface of peace. He
waves an olive branch with some of
The grace and dignity of a hod car
rier serving a fashionable luncheon
So he must have done poorly in a still
hunt, and there would have been dan
ger of the good mans ripping star
out of the armament or whiting his
initials in the palladium of our liberties
for the sake of exercise. but for this
blessed gift of contest
The Republican party in Kansas is
now equipped with every modern fac
flity for tOning up its system, train
ing off its surplus flesh, removing a
large portion of the bile from it's or
gans. and going into the campaign for
eection after the primaries have spo-
ken, as one flag, one country and one
cause, forever
Mr.. Wagstaff brings the one thing
reeded to guarantee an otherwise busy
and healthful prospect. He is a bless
ing.
Long may ne both wag and wave.
And whatever pain he may be ir
after the primary is over should be
soothed by the reflection that though
the performance was a little hard on
dad, it was the making of the pup.
The Parsons Eclipse connects the
railroads with the Kansas state cam
paign by declaring that the Goulds are
for Stubs and the Waggeners and
Lows and Richards are against
Hodges. The Eclipse refers feelingly
to the friendliness that now exists be-
tween George Gould and the Kansas
governor and the friendliness that has
always existed between NJ. A. Low and
the square deal leader. Hodges is un-
fortunate in not having a single rail-
road magnate working for him.
The Chanute Tribune takes off its
hat to Cannon for the first time in the
hour of the old lions defeat The
Tribune says:
mo matter what one may think Of
the public services and the official ca
reer of Speaker Cannon, there is no one
but who bows to him as a premier
fighter. II ever there was in American
public life a daring and resourceful
fighter If ever there was a man who
was unafraid and undaupted, if ever
there was a man who persisted In do
ing as he pleased regardless of public
sentiment Speaker Cannon is the man.
oIr1e los
and lots of them. 1t is the weak man
that has no enemies. The strong man
seeks naturally to direct weaker men
by sheer force Of ability and intel
1ectuaI power. And 1t hurts some men
that he has the power and they have
not Others are made jealous and 9TH
ers object to being led, although they
themselves, cannot lead. The strong
>man is logically a fighter. And a fight
err makes bitter enemies. But in max
ing bitter enemies, he also makes en-
thusiastic and Jealous friends"
Dan Anthony, the First district con-
gresham, is standing pat on Cannon
and Taft. McNeal, his insurgent OPP
ponent can have no trouble in placing
his finger on the Anthony policy and
record. The issue in the First district
congressional primary will be sharply
drawn between the standpatter and the
progressive If Anthony wins he can
safely say that the majority of the
First district voters are for Taft, while
If McNeal polls the most votes he can
announce to the world that the First
Kansas district is anti-Taft. Anthony's
paper, the Leavenworth Times. sums
up the fight on Cannon last week us
follows in an editorial under the head
ing What Was Gained"
what was it all about and what
does 1t amount to?
''As each day puts the national house
fight on the rules committee little
farther back into the past, the ques-
ton of what has really been accom-
plished by Democrats, insurgents and
plffy itself. This is a busy world, but
he who runs may read and he who
reads of the scrap in the house may
be expected to wonder of what the
victory consists, and what erect II Will
ss,rhe committee has been enlarged
TO ten members. six of whom shall be
of the majority party and four of
whom shall be of the minority. The
membership of the committee is SIM
NV acknowledgements from five to
ten Speaker Cannon is excluded from
the committee, but the committee will
be Republican by a majority of two
instead of one
s'What is gained? The committee
chairman will still be a Republican,
so the Democrats have gained nothing.
If the majority of the committee want
the advice of the speaker they still can
have it. The socalled power which
has been shorn from the speaker is
merely nominal. Can you see any
positive advantage gained by the in
eurgents?
but following the decision of the
house to change the committee a
splendid opportunity was put forward
TO show the half dozen real party
traitors what little significance their
move had. The Republicans who are
Republicans in fact as well as name
voted a vindication to Speaker Cannon
by large majority. showing that after
all there are only a few party wreckers