The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-23

Bring. unto the sorrowing all release
Let the lips Of laughter overflow again:
And with all the needy 0 divide, ] pray,
This vast treasure Of content that is mine
james whitcomb Riley.
The State Journal with Others has
been somewhat in doubt whether its
morning contemporary would eventu-
ally favor for the presidency the
present incumbent. William Howard
Tart, the present United States SEN
atorl LaFoHette, who would like to be
president, and whom Mr. Capper. it
is understood, might favor, or Colonel
Roosevelt. who has already held and
made a record in that great office.
The Phillips County Post comes for
ward with its solution of this vexed
query: Where does the Topeka Capt.
tails candidate for governor really
stand. or is going to stand on this
great question Of presidential possi-
bilities2" The Post says this. which
may be taken for what it is worth. and
which may or may not relieve the sus-
pense of many breakfast readers:
In order to be sure where he stands
| on the question OF presidential posi-
| Diities, Arthur Capper, editor of the
oAe-<t -aElldl ana lteDuDHCIn CanQi-
/ date Tor governor of Kansas has start
| ed voting contest to see who comes
cut ahead The Democrats and Social
| lists are included in the contest merely
for forms sake. not that Mr.. Capper
cares which one of them comes out
ahead. What he wants to know is
whom the voters favor and it is a safe
guess that tie first prize in this contest
viii be Mr.. Eapper's support in the pri-
maries. tbs must be a comforting
p q aft "a 20 10
have been counting Mr.. CapIer rs one
of their pillars. Their only hope of
having him as their ally is to get busy
and stuff the contest ballot box with
the Democratic presidential POSSIBLE
ties who can't hope to win the first
grand Drize-Arthur Capper's support,
should insist upon piano. q bicycle and
missi1a rocker being put UP for the
other prizes.
William Allen White. doubtless
moved by that dauntless and gracious
spirit which fills him, and 50 Well be
comes his personality, makes this an
nouncement on the eve OF Christmas:
Lieutenant Governor Hopkins. de-
feated candidate for the Republican
nomination in the Seventh district, is
working for Judge Martin the sue
cessful nominee. Mr. Hopkins is
earnest and uneQuiVOcal in the sup
port of his more fortunate competitor.
That is the spirit that makes a party.
Before the primary it is all right to
take party differences to the voters.
Blu. when the voters have spoken in
a primary-that should settle it. Dick
Hopkins is a bigger man in defeat
than he might have been in victory
And Judge Martin must he a mighty
fine man to inspire such chivalric
conduct from defeated opponent.
That's fine. In now saying the nice
things about judge Martin, whom Mr..
White regretted seeing nominated,
perhaps the distinguished Emporia
editor is foreshadowing the nice things
which he viii vet say about our
President,
1t is somewhat invidious to COM
pare the three insurgents in Kansas
with the Three Tailors in Tooley
street" who IN their Importance felt
that they were the people" Still,
isn't it strange that Governor Stubs.
William Allen White and Senator Bris-
tow. who constitute the backbone Of
the recent ''insurgentf movement in
Kansas, which was somewhat rele-
gated last month in the Second and
Seventh districts, should scarcely ever
find anything favorable to say of the
Fresident2 Taft has been doing great
things. but you would hardly imagine
it to listen to or read from these three
representatives, governor. regent and
senator. of the people of Kansas. No
sooner does President come out in 4
message this week based upon the
solid facts and figures of the tariff
board and recommend revision
downward. than Immediately Mr.
White come out with a half column
appropriately headed in very black
type "Bristow Jumps Taft
Nearly everyone. save these three,
sees that the president is doing great
things. looking TO the country's dig
nifty and welfare Witness the fine
message recently on the trust question; !
the Russian treaty incident; the re-
port of his postmaster-gener show |
ing that the department, under a most
efficient administration for the first
time in many, many years, shows a |
surplus and points the way to the |
needed parcel post and other improve
ments i'll the great service.
oh Roscoe, William and Joseph. if |
you could but see it hanging up there |
by the old White House chimney cor
ner. Tafts big official stocking is a
cornucopia filled fun of good deeds |
and good acts and good words for the |
welfare OF his country. Taft filled and |
he viii pour it out into the laps of all
his people. but you would not hear
many OF these things if you sat under |
only the smooth tongues and the facile |
pens of the triumvirate which pos
sesses at least a part of our state
Now we know why the governor is /
not calling She legislature together in
extraordinary session. for William AL
len White saws: Hundreds of men are