The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-11
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
C. E. Denton, Secretary of State,
Again Observes.
His View of the Insurgents in
Congress.
THE NEED OF UNITY.
In Commercial Life Dissenters
Are Called Knockers.
Baxter Not in Race for State
Auditor.
HE NEED OF UNITY.

Secretary of State Denton today ask
ed the question. What is the differ
| ence between a knocker and an insur-
CENT?" He answered it himself by de-
claring that there was no difference at
| all except in name. -''It is like this,
he said I'm recent issue of the To-
ieka Capital L saw an item in which
J the people of this town who opposed or
who were Indifferent to the state fair
project were branded as knockers.
| agree with the Capital on this propo-
sition, and it is so seldom that L do
agree with the esteemed CAPITAL, that
! the fact is worthy of mention. be-
| lieve that these knockers against 4
| good proposition ought to be branded
| and even run out of town, If possible.
! These fellows are in the minority and
| they are working against the worthy
projects of the majority. They are try
ing to tear down and are therefore OPP
posed to the majority'S plan OF build
ing up.
TT is the same in congress. The IN
surgentS there are nothing more or less
than knockers. They call themselves
insurgents, but they are trying to tear
down, and therefore they ought to be
called knockers. In commercial LIE
they are called knockers; why not IN
politics? in congress? Under their pro
per name of knockers they would not
last a month. There is an odium at
tached to that name that leaves it's til
tie holders without standing or pres
t-ge in any company or in any place.
"A town is a community of interests
and those opposed to the majority there
are called knockers. Congress repre-
senfs many communities OF interests
and 1 cannot see why those who oppose
the majority there are not called knock
ers.
Yes, you can quote me on this mat
ter if you want to l believe L am
right / believe that my argument is
good and logical The fellow who leans
is a knocker and the fellow who boosts
IS called a booster. The majority IN
congress are boosting American instl-
tutions and progress, while the minor
fty are leaning on every party meas
ure. OF course they are knockers, just
as much as these folks here in Topeka
who oppose the state fair are knockers.
But in this case of these congressman
a knocker called by any other name
does not smell so sweet. so they pick
ed the name of insurgent, as being
fancy and noncomnlittal
ion here that if Roosevelt comes home
and endorses the Taft administration
in hearty fashion that the 1nsurgent
faction will crumple UP ana Wltner
away. On the other hand if the Afri-
can hunter should turn the light of his
countenance away from Taft and Ta1t
policies the political situation in the
entire west will be in a bad way for
decision will have lot of weight in
connection with the Kansas congress
sional primary
the Kansas National Guard, makes
public a letter he has received from
his old neighborS in Marion county
urging him to run for state auditor.
The captain has no doubt at all but
that he could be nominated at the
August primary If he should enter the
race, but out of the generosity OF his
heart he has decided not to put the
other candidates for that Office out of
business. He was appointed quarter
master, he said, by Governor StubbS
and he does not propose to embarraSs
his patron by giving up that ONCE ana
entering the state primary.
He writes an answer to the letter
from the Marion admirers. in which
he declines to accept the office of au-
ditor handed to him by them upon
occasion to pay a fu1some tribute to
his patron, Governor Stubs. The
worthy captain thus kills not two but
three birds with one letter. He turns
down the offer of the Office of state |
auditor, he holds the fort in the quar- |
termasters department and he boosts |
his chief to the skies. Great is Cap |
tain Baxter. His letter Is %2s1tlvely
unique. Here are Few sample para
You must remember that I owe my
appointment to the position that
now hold to Governor Stubs. He is |
a candidate for reelection. For me to !
announce myself as a candidate for |
state office. it would be. as I put it, |
very embarrassing to the governor and |
might subject him to undue and un-
that an appointee of the governor |
who has a just appreciation for his |
interests and feelings should be a can |
didate for q state Office at the same |
IT, !, candidate for rP-61Rnfi0n. |
''I think that If 1 should announce
myself as a candidate for that posi- |
ton I would be nominated easily at
the primary election.
Kansas and but few in the nation to- |
day that I have a higher regard for |
than I have for Governor Stubs. He |
is clean honest and Intelligent, man |
of large business experience, is and |
has been foremost in the advocacy of |
all of the great reform measures that |
have been adopted into law In this In |
the last eight years.
owe have had a board of railroad |
commissioners for years, but Governor |
Stubs accomplished more in go days
in bringing the Missouri Pacific to
time, in which 1t has agreed In writ |
ing to make valuable improvements to |
its property and put its roadbed and |
track in first class repair in this state |
this season. than said board has ever
done since its existence.
HE watches zealously after the in |
terests of the people He has done |
more to enforce the laws of this state, |
especially the prohfbitory liquor laws, |
than any other governor the state ever
had 1t is not necessary to cite specific |
instances, as they are too numerous, |
all being of recent date and fresh in
the minds Of the people.
HE is a true friend of the veterans |
of the Civil war, having stood man |
fully by the commander of this de- |
partment of the Grand Army of the
Republic in his wishes in reference to |