The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-06
FROM OTHER PENS
PrRLIc OPINION.

| The Democratic politicians are in a
panic. Mr.. German the machine noml-
nee for governor, has been urging
Governor Crothers to call the legisla-
ture in extra session in order to make
| a show of revising the city election
| laws But the judicial authorities re-
gard a meeting of the legislature to
| take cognizance of the frauds as an in
reference with their functions. They
have persuaded the governor to hold
off for a week or two. The Baltimore
bosses are just as much opposed to an
extra session as they are to grand
| jury investigation. and they are accus-
| ing Mr.. German of trying to save him
self by sacrificing them to popular
clamor for victims.
The respectable Democrats of Mary
| land are in a vindictive mood. The
German machine has duDed them for
several years past with PROFESSION
| of absolute devotion to the cause of
white sovereignty" It has fulminat-
ed AGAINST an impossible negro domf-
nation and proclaimed the rights OF
the white voter TO be sacred. But all
the time it has had as little repugnance
to cheating the white man as 1t has
had to cheating the black man Like
Tamrnanv here, the Dem Ocratfe organ
ization in Maryland has existed for
spoiIs only. Tt is in politics for profit
and not for Ideals. white voter has
no more rights in it's eyes than any
other voter when a primary election
has to be carried. 1t lets the white
Democrat vote, but counts his vote as
it pleases The dupes of the ancestor
clause agitation are waking up. They
understand it's purpose now.-New
Y ork Tribune.
NEITHER HELPED NOR HURT.
The upward tendency in wheat and
corn should not go far or take on per-
maneney. The defeat of reciprocity
did not reduce the worlds supply OF
wheat single hushe1. Both Canada
and the United States are exporting
countries and have nothing to say
about the ruling prices Their wheat
is reckoned in with that of Compel
ing countries. the total put in com
parison with the wants of the world,
and the quotations arrived at accord
ingly, with the best Canadian wheat
commanding the top price NO cana
dian wheat had been coming TO our
markets, 80 that the mere continue
ton of existing conditions could not
logically argue for a rise. Canada
would need to be a source of supply in
order to have reciprocity cut a figure
as a basis of prices.
As matter of fact, the Chicago
spectators had discounted the senti-
mental effect of the ratification of the
Canadian. agreement by bidding prices
down, and when the unexpected hap
pened the market was not prepared
for the shock. The same thlng oc-
Cured last winter when reciprocity
was suddenly thrust into the fore
ground. only that the swing was in the
other direction The decline at that
time was 10 to~12 cents whereas the
advance on last Friday was cents.
The equilibrium was soon restored.
and doubtless the present tendency
viii be of short OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton Post.
O.
TEACHERS SALARIES.
It is encouraging to note that there
is demand for more and better teach
ers and that better salaries go with the
demand. A teacher comes about as
near earning the salary attached to the
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