The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-28
CHAPTER VII.
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in business. but to the injury of Mr..
Capper's own good name.
That the State Journal has been ex-
actly right in this controversy the Cap
ital this morning admits in the charm
ing style by Mr.. Capper himself
It is the belief of the State Journal
that this is probably the first article
which Mr.. Capper has written, the
others being from the bad pen of his
keeper of the seals and autogra phic
rubber stamp. Now. we are getting
down to the real thing. Mr.. Capper
and the writer can always get along
together, but we can't stand for any
interference between our pleasant, per-
sonal relations, by Mr.. Marcus Yester-
day, or Mark O'Mara. the latter's
usual nom-de-plume.
Here is what Mr.. Capper himself
says, with the fountain pen in his own
hand:
Very Handsome Indeed
The Topeka Capital of this morning
sWeetIy says
The Capital is greatly pleased that
the State Journal has accepted tins
papers suggestion that both papers
submit their circulation records to an
committee of Topeka business men. 1t
has been more than two years since
this paper first made this suggestion;
the suggestion has been repeated on
numerous occasions since. but without
avail until last evening when the pub
Usher of the Journal decided that ne
ought to accept the Capitals prop ISL
ton about the committee of thee
business men, He continues:
Now how would it do if we suggest
that these three Topeka business men,
whom the publisher of the State Journal
herewith names, be Arthur Capper Gre
pubncan), Frank S. Thomas (DemocraD,
and F. II. Crosby. This writer has not
consulted a single one of these men and
possibly they might not be willing to
serve and possibly they would
knowing the publisher of the Jour
nal so well. the Capital declines to
think that he has appointed this com
mittee III any other spirit than that Of
fairness and good faith. And in gooo
faith the publisher of the Capital ac-
cepts the appointment as one member
of the committeeman one small con-
dition IL which he is sure the journal
publisher viii acquiesce-and that IS
that by common consent the committee
be increased 90 fOur and the esteem
ed litterateur the editor and publisher
of the Journal, be made the fourth
member.
Both publishers are, of course, busy
men-one with his merchandise and
politics, and the other as advertising
solicitor among the merchants OF I'i-
peka and as president of the saturday
Night club; but in the interests OF mar
rnony and the amicable adjustment OF
this controversy which has been troE-
blesome for two years or more, eacn
will no doubt, gladly give of his time TO
this commendable work.
The publisher of the Capital mas
served upon many committees with
Publisher MacLebnan and has always
found him to be most fair and reason
able. He is sure that Mr.. MacLennan
will he equally fair in this case also.
THE Capital in its numerous REQUESTS
for this investigation, has usually suS-
gested that it be conducted by a COM
Tnittee Of disinterested business ruen,
and would have greatly preferred that
the committee now be composed en-
tireIv Of local advertisers. Bur Se can
sec no serious objection to the two
publishers serving upon the committee
Both will gladly assist the other MEM
bers in obtaining the facts
.sAlI the details of the examination
and Of the publication of the findings
should of course, be decided upon Dy
the other two members of the commit
tee. The Capital willingly leaves that
in the hands of Messrs- Crosby and
rTtonnos Mr. MacLennan was most
haD1,v in the selection of these two
gentlemen, and the Capital hopes they
will consent to serve.
with this investigation completed
made public, all possible sources of
contention between the two Topeka
papers will be removed and journalistic
life in this good town Will become one
grand, sweet song. in which the WICK
ed cease from troubling and the weary
are at rest.
THE public, too. will be the gamer.
for we nav confidently hope that that
slight tone of irritation which has re-
Gently marred the fascinating literary
efforts of the Journals publisher will
be removed, and his eager readers may
be allowed to revel in his charming
sR "Reminiscences without a suggestion
of discord or a suspicion of unhappi-
ness
The following letter speaks for it