The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-11
CHAPTER Xxi.

Dispatches from Des Moines today
say that persons dancing the Grizzly
Bear or the Turkey Trot" will be ar
rested in the future.
From the way that the DEM
are hugging themselves and dancing
about down in the Seventh district to-
day they had better look out for the
police" We don't know just what the
Republicans are dancing. but may be
that is the Turkey Trot.'
Speaking of the Seventh district that
great Republican stronghold, it is a
cold day when it does not File up a
majority for the G. o. r., but come
to think of it, Tuesday was a cold day.
one of the coolest ever known in south
western Kar sas, many degrees below
zero. Elections are usually held on
warm dates, is the consolation for Re
publicans.
Speaking of causes and effect, Earl
Akers, the governors executive clerk,
who was reported to have been man
aging the campaign down there be-
fore the primary, but which he does
not admit, Mr.. Akers said today in
publicly discussing the question. "E.v-
erybody is giving his opinion What do
you think of this one: Mr.. Martin was
trying to ride two horses to the polls
at the same time. He naturally fell
down between them and Neeley rode
ahead to the goal. Before the pri-
mary Medley was a Conservative After
the primary he was an Insurgent-"
That's not bad.
About buried treasures: What do you
think about the news today wherein it
is related that 800. 900, OO0OO were I'M
covered in Wall Street in the wreckage
of the Equitable Life Insurance Build
ing?
Wealth" says Mr.. Kruttschnitt in
an item from San Francisco today, sis
an obstacle to ambitious young men.
The poor youth will thus understand
that the son of a wealthy father has a
serious handicap in life, and ought not
to be discouraged" There is won
derful amount Of truth in the state
ment Of this young man whose father is
very rich, as he made this remark, dom
ned overalls and started to wipe an en-
CINE when the shopmen struck this
morning at San Francisco.
This column could be filed with
"Reminiscences of just this sort in
connection with newspaper men who
have risen to success. Tt really seems
to take a big man with fine stuff in
him to make a success when he is
reared in the lap of luxury. One of
the most notable exceptions to Mr..
Kruttschnitt's saying is Theodore
Roosevelt
1t will be noted that in the Lorimer
Investigation now in progress in Wash
ington that the Hopkins apple bar
of
about the apple barrels which were
so numerous in the Kansas legislature
about the time the United States sena-
tors were to be elected?
Andrew Carnegie may not be a will
ing witness but he is a mighty interest
ing one. You Will agree with this if
you will read his testimony published
in the Associated Press dispatches.
Men, said Carnegie today, have
been able to-sit down and agree to
fix prices and maintain them" Yes,
and they made everybody else sit up
and pay the bills That time is rap
idly passing. Carnegie himself sig
nificantly adds, in his testimony: Il
think the time has come when the
government should regulate the maxi
mum prices to be made by the corpor-
ations and I point to the Interstate
Commerce Commission which has
brought order, peace and justice out
of chaos in the railroad business"
Speaking of news items. here is on
that should carry. satisfaction to every
lover of justice and believer in the in
tegrity and ability of one of the coun-
try's big men: Detective w J. Burns
was found not guilty of the charge of
kidnapping that demon Of criminals,
] ohn J. Mcnamara. The decision was
SO Overwhelming that the court stated
that the case against Burns was with
out merit.
The Weather Bureau states that it
will be colder yet and that there is no
moderation of consequence in pros |
pect While the Republicans are shiv- |
ering along with the Democrats, they |
are glad indeed that there are no cleo |
lions scheduled just now. Montana to- |
day reports a temperature of so de- |
grees below zero. The Democrats GER
tainly overlooked a point in not ar
ranging for an election up there to-
day.
Here is a thought which should |
sink down deeply into the mind of the
politically inclined, in Kansas and else I
where. The Insurgents have canvassed |
for months among their leaders and /
the rank and file for a man to lead /
them, but they have been totally IN
able to find a Moses.