The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-20
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Stubbs Welcomed in Washington
by Curtis.
Senator and Governor Having
a Good Time.
MEETING AT STATION
So AffectiOnate That Public
Stopped to Look On.
Herbert on the McNeal Appear
ance at Hiawatha.
MEETING AT STATION
As 1t Might Have Happened.)

The pennsylvania S Hghtnlng express
train rolled majestically into the big
union station at Washington. AS soon
as the wheels stopped turning round
a red-headed man of medium build,
smooth shaver, square jaw and under
shot lip, alighted from one of the Pull
mans and made his way through the
crowd in the train shed to the waiting
room. He carried grip and a case
for a stovepipe hat. AS he entered the
doorway of the station a chunky man
with a black moustache. yellow COM
plexion and & nose arcned and hooked
like that of an Indian sycamore rush
ed up to the traveller and embraced
him, speaking words of warm welcome
the while.
The black Indian led the red fox to
an auto waiting in the street on the
other side of the station and tenderly
placing him in the machine took him
up town to the principal hotel.
Even the strangers hurrying through
the depot had noticed the affectionate
greeting between these two men and
many had smiled in sympathy when
friendship brushed aside the barriers
of conventionality.
The next day the good people of
Washington noted with surprise on
their streets red musketeer and
black, going about on terms of inti-
mate friendship. They visited all the
places of interest and did not appear
to notice the comment their appearance
together had excited. The black
musketeers were of the kings COM
pany of the cardinal. But these two
particular musketeers seemed to have
forgotten the responsibilities of party
faction in the joy of reunion.
They went to the capitol building to-
gether and the black one showed the
red his future quarters in the big hall.
He instructed the visitor in statecraft
and diplomacy and loaned him his
desk and pens and ink with which to
write letters back to Joe Dolley and
Fred Jackson in Kansas.
The black took the red one in be-
fore the king and gave him most
f1attering introduction and the red was
we'll received there. Captain Cannon
right welcome for the blacks said and
they all sat down to dinner together.
The black took his red friend to his
own house at night and they slept in
the same bed at night and wiped on
the same roller towel after their morn
ing bath. They spent yet another day
together, and another.
And when the end OF the week came
and the red was called away to his
home the black took him to the depot
and parted from him with many ex-
pressions of -egret, and urged him to
come again soon. and the next time to
come and stay. The red promised,
and this happy thought stole away the
sharpness of the parting ere they were
aware.
When the train rolled away from
the station red head decorated the
rear platform of the Pullman like a
bobbed fare we'll on the platform like
a painted safety block signal. Well,
we'll, they will meet again, these two.
The fates are kind.
Ewing Herbert, in his Brown County
World, of this week had a write-up Of
the McNeai opening of the congress
sionaI campaign in Brown county.
Herbert denies that long haired man
has read McNeal out of the Republican
party, but rather intimates that bald
headed man did the job. Here is the
Herbert account of the meeting:
ct. A. McNeal opened his campaign
as a candidate for congress at the court
house Tuesday night. The court room
was comfortably filed, most of those
present being Democrats, Insurgents,
with now and then Republican Curl
Gus to >e what traitor to the Repub-
lican party might say in self defense.
"McNeal began by finding fault with
the Republican tariff law which our
Republican president and the Repub-
lican majority says is the best tariff
law ever enacted. He maintained that
not to abide by the majority was right
propositions he talked exactly as any
Democrat would. Then he declared for
shorter terms for federal judges. And
that's purely Democratic argument
The Democrats and Pops always found
fault with judges and courts.
He favored a federal law prohibiting
the shipment of liquor into prohibition
states. Such law has been introduced
, in congress by Senator Curtis, a Repub-
lican.
/ HE wanted the Americans to with
draw from the Philippines as soon as
they could with honor. AS that is
| probably the intention he offered moth
ing new.
He stated that he favored the cleo
| ton of postmasters by the people. That
is an old-time Democratic idea and was
carried out in Hiawatha under Cleve-
lands administration. but only Demo-
| Gratis were permitted to vote. If 1 am
sent to congress- said Mr.. McNeal I
will make a change in the Hiawatha
postoflce.' He made mistake there
| Even if McNeal is elected Mr.. Anthony
! will name the next Hiawatha postmas-
ter as soon as the department orders
change made. Mr.. Anthony's term