The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
CHAPTER CT.


CBrevity is the soul of wit. Here Is the
; one. Puzzle: find the other-1
Governor Stubs, we are delighted
to know, is back again in Kansas sit
ting on the lid. When the Governor
awoke today, for the first time in
many mornings in Kansas, and looked
out into the yard and saw the big
banks of white, he must have remem-
bered the saying land the next day
it showed
Speaking of the governors reception
in New York, the World of that city
says:
1.-The hounds of plutocracy are
after Stubs of Kansas. While that
helping the Colonel save civilization,
the reactionary police of Topeka or
dered him to remove the snow from
his sidewalks.
saving civilization. The Topeka police
know this as we'll we do, but they
are emissaries of the interests, min
ions of the money power They are
crucifying Stubs upon cross OF gold.
yet we are sure that Stubs VIII
emerge triumphant from this conflict
with the hosts of evil, and that the
snow will remain on his sidewalks until
the sun ne1ts it. Who are the police
of Topeka that they can order a Roose-
Welt Progressive to shovel snow. Kan
sas is living under the pure democracy
of the Columbus speech. Before Stubs
can be compelled to clean his Sidewalks,
the initiative and referendum must De
employed. IF the courts meddle, the
Judge must be recalled If the decision
is against Stubs, it must be submitted
to a popular vote to test its constitu-
tionality.
.Stubbs can never be crushed under
the iron heel of Wall street while KAN
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When our Governor left sunny
Kansas, nearly two weeks ago, the
air was balmy and the sun was Shin
ing brightly. Nothing greatly dis
turbed the serenity of the state except
that Roosevelt had just announced
himself for third term. That is to
say. he had told the seven governors
that he would accept the nomination
if it were rendered.
The governor tells us he has been
making speeches in Boston, New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania, and elsewhere and
finds the east afire for Roosevelt.
Well, this is news for the west, be- |
cause all the eastern papers seem to |
indicate a frost instead of a fame |
The governor was probably too busy |
to read the eastern papers, which GER |
tanly must reflect eastern sentiment |
Now the governor comes home and
finds that the state of Kansas has not !
stampeded for Roosevelt for a third
term, but is actually dangerously and
strangely favorable to Taft.
The governor is quoted as saying /
that he is pleased with the political /
situation in the east. Well, there is
nothing like having a happy DISPOSE /
ton and looking on the cheerful side
of things. Although his feeling about
New York is classed as mot optimis-
tic.' the governor says:
u find that no matter where i go
the sentiment in favor of RooSeyelts
nomination is practically the same IN /
the east as it is III the middle west
The politicians and office holding
class together with the big interests,
are generally opposed to Roosevelt
This is decidedly interesting and is
another proof of the fact that the
governor has not been reading the
papers.
So the politicians and office holding
class, together with the big interests
are generally opposed to Roosevelt!
In trying to classify our governor, we
are trying to think to which one of
these classes, if any, he belongs.
Is he a politician? Sure.
Is he an Office holder? Sure.
Is he an office seeker? Sure.
Is he a representative of big inter
ests? Well, now, the governor is pro-
badly the wealthiest man in Kansas,
has about the biggest oil and banking
interests, has one of the largest in
comes of any man in the state, when
he is out of office, so here we have
our governor not only in one of these
but in all Of them, and
yet he can hardly be said to be gen
orally opposed to Roosevelt" Not
much.
The governor has told the people all
over the east that in the history of
this nation, three great crises have
presented themselves.
First, the Revolutionary War when
General Washington rose to the oc-
casion.
Second, the Civil War when our re-
vered Lincoln saved his country.
Third, the crisis of today.
Just what is the great crisis of to-
day is not very clear to the masses of
the people They understand thor
oughly the other two crises. What is
the third crisis? Of course, the gov
ernor wants to be United States SEN
ator, and he would like to have Colo
mel Roosevelt help him into the Of
fee. but that can hardly be classed as
a great crisis.
President Taft said some beautiful
things beautifully today. Read them