The Topeka state journal., 1911-12-04

right now than II IS 10 discuss the
more or less dead issues of the past as
"Reminiscences generally deal with
those subjects when they treat of sub
ject matter strictly by the caption;
which is rule in these "Remi-
niscences'' more honored in the breach
than in the observance, with apologies
to W. A. W.
When congress convened today,
there were a great many "Reminis-
cences' in the way of members of the
former congress who are now in the
past and others who are new to the
work, and new to the news matter
coming from Washington. A number
of these members will be in the head
lines soon others will not Mean
while. Representative Littleton, who
comes from Colonel Roosevelt's dis
trict, got in his work today. and stir
red up nuss just as soon as con-
gress came to order.
1t IS even stated in the Associated
Press dispatches that Mr.. Littleton ar
rived early and visited Speaker Clark
to be assured that an arrangement for
him to be recognized Immediately after
the first formal motions of the day was
carried out.
Well, from the hot news which came
over the wires about noon today and
printed on the first page Of this paper,
it is evident that Representative Little
tons little deal with the speaker in re-
gard to be recognized, was carried out
to the letter.
In fact, "Uncle Joe" himself appar-
emily could not have recognized anyone,
through advanced arrangement. quite
so quickly as Speaker Clark recognized
Littleton today.
The Mcnamara incident in Los An
geles is certainly a terrible affair. The
unfortunate thing about the disgraceful
thing in all it's horror is that certain
leaders of Union Labor assumed the
attitude that Mcnamara and his asso-
ciates were innocent. They did not take
the fair side of the question anu say
that they wished the men to have a
! fair trial, and to have the opportunity
| to establish their innocens in which
they apparently believed.
! But the untenable position: that the
men were innocent, even though there
were. from the start. strong evidences
I of the fact that the Los Angeles Times
building was blown up. and those
twenty people sent to eternity by one
of the foulest transactions that was
ever conceived in the brain Of any man.
! Here is where these certain leaders
misrepresented their unions. for the
unions, as a rule. b-neve in fair treat
ment and a square deal
But Gompers and some of these
other leaders misled the men over
whom they are supposed to exercise
more or less authority. Gompers is
certainly now Inundated, and he ought
to be. Many of the other leaders were
more sensible.
There is rumor that Governor
Stubbs has decided to call a special
session, although the Governor today
persists in saying that he has not yet
decided whether he will call one or
not.
All of this special session talk. it is
! assumed by many politicians, is for
the purpose of helping the chances Of
La Toilette. The insurgents seem to
think that primary would give him
a better chance. The State Journal
does not think so; it thinks that Taft
will carry Kansas whether the dele
gates are chosen by primary or by a
| convention.
Governor Stubbs however, should
a double edged When he gets
that legislature together, ife he does
in his unwisdom see fit to call it, there
is no telling what it will do.
Furthermore, it is altogether likely
that the Republican state central COM
mites could arrange for a special pri-
mary hat would be inexpensive to the
several counties and be just as fair
and be almost as g Cd as a primary
that might be ald after the legisla-
ture has adopted 81 me law.
The recent experience in Reno county
| shows that the primary can be held at
very much less than a cost of three
thousand dollars. in the entire district
although $4,000 was the cost price set by
the insurgents for Mr.. Guyer.
The State journal would undertake al
most to guarantee that presidential
primary could be held in shawnee county
for a cost of about $50 and without a
special session of the legislature which
would probably cost at the least $50, 600
and may be $4,000
Look fer tomorrow's chapter if you
want to hear little more on this SUD
ject.
TCrhapter XXXI& tomorrow