The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14

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office of G. Polk Cline, Larned. Kan.
Nov Is, 1911. Topeka state journal
Sometime ago I cut you all out leav-
ing you in my debt q few coppers. Have
tried investments il two other papers
and finally told them to go to blank.
Thoueh5 would grow up in ignorance
for thus 1t is written Ignorance IS
Bliss But the campaign is coming
on and I do not wish TO remain II
bliss till after the election. Look at
my credit mark. add the enclosed check
for So to it and put me back on your vile
sheet. G. POLK CLINE.
There were quite a number of new
subscriptions. a great many renewals;
few complaints for irregular receipt
of the paper; also. quite good many
advertising letters.
There is something strange about
this advertising proposition The read
er may not understand that the State
Journal refuses rot only hundreds,
but several thousands, of dollars worth
of advertising every year.
For instance, the State Journal does
not accept liquor advertising, clair
voyant, palmistry, racing, matrimonial,
and a certain other line of advertising
that this paper would prefer to be with
out.
In this connection it might be noted
that there was full page advertise
ment in one of our esteemed contemp-
oraries on Sunday of last week with a
big cut of the advertiser wherein it
was stated in black type, referring ap-
parently to the advertiser: Greater
Than a King" s'The man with power
divine" ETC. That sounds like sacri-
lege.
The Insurgents or ''Progressives
as they prefer to call themselves, are
almost as badly divided upon the
causes of the two rebukes they re-
ceived last week in Kansas in the Sec
ond and Seventh districts as they are
divided upon the question of whether
La Toilette, or Cummins, or Wilson, or
someone else should be their standard
bearer next year. It is rather strange
that not many of these "Progressives"
have as yet discovered that the. biggest
progressive" in the party is a man
named Taft Everyone, excepting the
s.Insurgents'' themselves, knows that
their cause received two very bad
black eyes in the Sunflower state last
week. This almost puts them out of
business, unless they have more eyes
than the ordinary mortal.
our friend. William Allen White is
gradually getting his feet Oh the ground
He says some interesting things.
For instance he declares the progress
sive cause has reached dangerous pro
portions: that the insurgents desire
for office is becoming greater than is
wished for the good of the faith
The progressives are doomed TO the
failure they deserve if they begin to
clamor for office. No jus1 cause was
ever promoted far by job hunters.
Again he says: FINALLY the grotesquery
of the three thousand dollar primary
was put out. Mr.. Guyer was nominal
ted and the voters were exceedingly
weary
Thus it will be seen: How sensible
William Allen White can write at
times; but he is reading his lesson to
the insurgents too late. He is lock-
ing the doors after Guyer and Hopkins
have lost their horses He puts the
support Governor Stubs gave Guyer
upon purely personal grounds. This
will be news to many, as it was sup
posed that our Governor was making
political speeches in the Second dis |
trict instead OF personal ones.
mo one is particularly rebuked,"
says White. oh, no. of course not
just walked on, sat on and slugged, |
manned and dragged out.
But here is what White says in his
own words in his Emporia Gazette last
evening:
The Seventh district result proves that |
the progressive cause has reached SUCH !
proportions that IL Is dangerous
1.-The fact that the seventh district WAS |
lost to the progressives is due to the TACT |
that the desire for office was greater in |
some ones heart than the good of the |
progressive cause.
The progressive cause in Kansas has |
the votes But it will be a mob and will |
be licked by the regulars until in every !
district loyalty to the ideals of the cause |
are higher than desire for office.
The proSressives are doomed to the !
cIamor for OFFICE and put their ambitions
ahead of their principles. No just cause |
was ever promoted far by job hunters.
Finally the grotesquery of the 5000 |
primary was put out Mr.. Guyer was |
nominated. and the voters We're exceed
Governor Stubbs. and a number of |
other good citizens. knowing that person |
ally Guyer would represent the people |
better than Taggart, supported Guyer.
NO one was particularly rebuked, |
those who bolted and those who did not !
are good citizens, and good Republicans" !
Governor Stubbs, shouts White in
the rear of the detecting coIuinn of in
surgents. after the Second and Seventh
battles. says he told Mr.. Guyer that
a nomination without a primary would
not he worth the paper il WIS written
on
Well the governor was sure all right
that time for it was not i primary j:
the Second, merely run for your
money $4,000 aginst time You cant
have a respectable primary with no
body in the race.
Thereupon thus concludes White. in the
obituary editorial of Yesterday: "Wh It