The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-17


sick or well, is Mr.. Clarence Lodge,
and his editorials have attracted ma
ton wide attention. One of these
editorials was called: "a Progressive
President 1t referred to Mr. Taft
and was very widely printed and is
now going the rounds on the back OF
the official letter heads OF the Mich
+ igan Republican State Progressive
League; we think. also, the Oregon
Republican Progressive League and
on the stationery of numerous other
+ Taft organizations.
I The kansas city star kindly says:
+ HAS it occurred to the North Broth
ers, the Topeka impresarios, to drama
tie Editor MacLennan's Reminiscent |
ces?
But to Politics: IN Chapter XXI
of this series of "Reminiscences 4
which William Allen White kindly says
deal principally with future events, the /
celebrated Emporia author says:
1.-The progressives are doomed to the
failure they deserve if they begin to
clamor for office and put their ambi- I
lions ahead of their principles NO
just cause was ever promoted far by /
job hunters
Tie chapter commenting upon Whites
editorial was printed in this paper on
November IA and here was one Of the
comments: How sensibly William Al
len White can write at times
White is now getting down to horse
sense but let us look at the situation:
Who are these job hunters to which I
White refers and who he says will be
the ruination of the Insurgents Cause? .
Thus, for a brief. but necessarily rapid
survey; it's 3 O'Clock:
Now there is Senator Bristow, one
of the most rafid of the Insurgents,
what job is he hunting? Well he is
United States senator and wants a Sec
ond term.
There too, on a pedestal, is Cover
nor STUDIOS, himself. what job has he
got and what job does he want? Uni
ted States senator, following two terms
as governor.
But perhaps White will not call this
E'clamor for office and perhaps these
men are not putting their Ambitions
above their principles"
What about J. n. Dolley, the present
bank commissioner. who wants to be
listing conditions it would be better for
him to bring out Arthur Capper?
That reminds US, what about Arthur
Capper? What job is he clamoring
for? He is the editor and publisher
of the recognized 'insurgent,' organ.
the Topeka Daily Capital, and of Sc
other different varieties of weekly and
monthly periodicals. But, perhaps,
White will not call this clamor in MI.
Capper's case.
What of A. NJ. Keene, representa-
tive from Bourbon county, another in
surgent, who was in the last legisla-
ture, and wanted the job of repre-
from the Second district I'M
til he found he could only get it by s
paying three thousand dollars? By the !
way, the man who paid the three thou +
sand dollars failed to get the goods: I
Let him sue i
What about Insurgent Joe Long
shore who was appointed by Governor !
Stubs as oil inspector for Kansas, :
but who has his main eye on the Of r
flee of sheriff for Shawnee county. t
which pays more than any office in F
the governors gift, or probably with
in the gift Of the state? q
What about w. T. Watson. insur- t
gent and assistant bank commissioner, c
representative in the present legisla-
Lure from Allen county who wants to =
be state treasurer, but, who of course K
under Whites ruling, is not clamor- +
ng for it; not job hunter No? o
Neither, of course, under William b
Allen Whites Instructions that the In l
,urgents are holier than others, is A
r. White, farmer at the little town h
# Ada, in Franklin county, a job 2
lunter Governor Stubs appointed f
his rampant Insurgent, Grain Inspec- >,
or White is a farmer who would put
1incinnatus at the pillow in the shade Il
He resigned the position of Grain In p
pector, but is still one Of Governor o
;tubbs' right bowers. He ran for Rail a q
DAD Commissioner and was elected. p
lie knows about as much about a +,
abroad as, we were going to say, "a "
Jog about latin" but that is too q
oarse. Mr.. Whites abilities as a =
abroad man should be written up in h
special article by william Allen p
White for the American Magazine, the q
nsurgent monthly. r.
we almost forgot Joe Mercer. the
live stock inspector, APP
,ointed by Governor Stubs He is
1so the genial representative from >,
,hase county. Joe is sort of Poo
ah" He wants to succeed Mark
'ulIey as treasurer of state, but of
curse he is not hunting Tor the JOB
nd mot clamoring for the office" 4 y
hat would hurt Insurgency. and he "
1ould not do that; mot for joe T,
What OF A. F. Cranston, represen- al
alive of the 1909 session who wanted "a
D get Phil Campbe1l'a job in the tn
bird district, but failed? tn
What about Robert Stone who was n
Governor. Stubb's boon companion. he
nd who pushed all of Governor tr
tubbS measures until a recent I'M ~ ~