The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
All Servants of Government
Promise to Do Better.
AND DAVELEAHY,A ALSO
Now Says Henry Aliens Religion
Is Genuine.
Symposium Which Includes
Many Unique Ideas.

for the new year One is going to ride
the water wagon. UP high with the
driver. another will cut out the tobacco
and another Will let his speech be yea,
yea, and nay. nay emitting the profane
fretwork on the edges. The girls Will
quit chewing gum and the head of the
house viii stay home nights. The
missus viii stop nagging and the hired
girI win close the door on the police
man And the politician. the states
man. the orator the office holder and
seeker. the patriot. viii he not ma Ike a
few resolutions today? Without a
doubt. The reporter thought so, any
way, so he called on a few of the big
ones. Every servant of the people
pointed to his grand record and then
wanted the world told the good news
that he was going to do even better
still. Paint the lily White as it were.
Here are a few New Year resolutions
caught on the fly" this zero morning
while the politicians girded up their
loins for the most strenuous campaign
year since Abraham Lincoln made the
race for the presidency
Governor Stubbs-I have fired the
bass drummer and the slide trombone
artist of my little German band and
viii close joints hereafter in silence
and behind the shades of night I sent
2 card with brindle fringe to Dave Null
vane and fired the s<intendent of
the Olathe School for the Deaf because
he is relative of mine I will never
read another line about Abe Lincoln
and Oliver Cromwell. I have stopped
saving Kansas from the boW-WoWs and
the rum fiend and the wrath of Je-
hovah. I Will not call a special session
of the legislature in order to give Kan
sas to LaFoIlette-I believe Kansas
ought to vote for Roosevelt If am
elected president I viii make John
Dawson attorney general I have been
too hard on the trusts and the brew
cries and the machine politicians; here
after I viii only swat them once
week.
State Chairman Dolley-I will never
say another word about the Blue Sky
law or bank guaranty or bank robbers.
1 have closed the sanitarium and stop
ped making political medicine I hope
to be able to return to Wabaunsee
early in the spring and look after the
sheep pastures on my ranch. I will cut
down the use of the expression. ''people
OF Kansas to five times a day here
after and viii save the people of Kan
sas' seventy billions rof dollars in 1912
Senator Curtis-I Will vote against
Lorimer when the committee makes
It's report am opposed to Rhode
Island enjoying further the privileges
OF state [ am for reform and in
surgency and LaFolIette. 1 am going
10 think less about politics and more
about the common people I am op-
posed to long terms in office and think
tnat governors make the best United
states senators anyway. From this dav
and hour I shall devote more time to
looking after the welfare of Mr.. Bris-
tow, even If I lose the friendship of
Mr.. Lorimer by SO doing. I think this
should be a day of sacrifices.
Charlie Sessions am going to
come out in the open and make a
hard fight for insurgency and Taft and
the Socialist doctrines. I think Pro-
hlbltion ought to win. I will here
after work eighteen instead of sixteen
hours day for the state.
David Leahy-I have changed nv
mind about Henry Allen. I now be-
lieve he has the old time religion. I
will not give out another interview
this year.
VIII Davis-I will o. K. all vouch-
ers for bathrooms for state employees |
en- route on state business A bath |
once day is not too often
William Allen white will write
no more political editorials or books |
but but will return to my greatest work. |
man interest stories.
Arthur Capper-Never again will I |
use the TuDDer stamp.
Attorney Geenral Dawson have
laid aside the pibroch and the clay |
more and will move today over into |
Stubs private office so that I may |
be near to catch the accent of his
slightest whisper and anticipate his |
every wish and want.
David ATuIvane-I have invited La
Toilette to Kansas to make speeches
for reform. / will entertain him while
here and see to it that he has the best
OF everything 1 am now convinced
that the people should rule
Doniphan county is the best district Judge
in the world. Today I have resolved 70
do all in my power to help district judges
Mayor BiIlard-In view of the recent en-
dorsement of my candidacy by the State
temperance Union 1 can do nothing else
To-Day than to resolve to help County At
torney Simon in every way / can to get
rich by the injunction route I think
bootlegging is better than open saloons
and am opposed to personal liberty from
this day forth and forever more
am resolved today to never again be a
Socialist. I find that in order to serve
the cause must be an editor Of Appeal
to Reason and I would rgther go to an
unmarked grave.
Frank Ryan, have turned in my rail-
road passes and viii hereafter pay full
fare on campaign trips.
Chief Justice Johnston-I will try during
this year. some time or some way to hand
down a decision that will not be in favor
of prohibition
Justice Bureh-so viii /.
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe win never saw