The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-21
HELPED.
Big Business Favored by Presi-
dent so Years Ago.
Too Many Millionaires in
Washington, Murdoch Says.

the present agitation against railways
and all big business enterprises it IS
interesting and refreshing to reflect
upon Abraham Lincoln's views re-
garding railroads and big business,
said Judge David d. Hoag, of Joplin,
Mo, to the correspondent of the To-
peka State Journal, today. Judge
Hoag is secretary of the Empire Dis
trlct Electric company, and in Wash
ington for a few days on business.
Il was fortunate to be associated in
railway enterprises with the late
Judge Usher, of Lawrence, Kansas,
who was secretary of the interior in
Lincoln's cabinet. Judge Usher was
general counsel for the Kansas Pacific
Railway at the time that road,
through the efforts of the late jay
Gould, became a part of the Mis-
souri, Pacific.
Il often heard Judge Usher declare
that ii was the dream of Lincoln's life
to live long enough to see the COM
pletion of a transcontinental railroad
in the United States. He wanted TO
see the completion of railroad TO
the Pacific, and Judge Usher, in the
celebrated Credit Mobilier hearings,
declared in the most vigorous Ian
guage that it was the policy of the
Lincoln administration to encourage
the building of a railroad across the
continent, and that Lincoln and his
ca binet approved the crediting of
lands and even the granting of a sub
sidly if only such a line could be es-
tablished.
To-day, when there is so much aGi-
ts ton against the railroads, the atti-
tude of President Lincoln is, to say
the least, interesting.
Too Many MiIIionaircs.
You have too many millionaires in
Washington, too many poor, and not
enough well-to-do."
This was the declaration of Congress
man Victor Murdoch. of Kansas, speak
ing in his ''aldermanic'' capacity the
other evening before the Monday E1v-
ening club of the District of Columbia,
at it's annual dinner at Rauscher's.
Mr.. Murdoch responded to the toast,
The Capital City of Tomorrow de-
clared for suffrage for the citizens of
the District of Columbia, advocated
the extension of the franchise to wo-
men as we'll as men and urged his
auditors to form the million club and
endeavor to bring the population of the
national capital to this figure in 1850,
since. he added, ma gnitude makes for
majesty. and the great cities are the
populous Cities
The speaker then referred to million
aires generally. stating that he divides
them into two classes in the District
of oIumbia-locomotive and station
airy. In the former class, he said are
to be found the Adventures of finance,
daring captains of industry, who, now
and then, he said, do some good in the
world. Stationary millionaires, said the
Kansan, are vampires. who suck at the
vitality of society, through the medium
of per cent investments.
Mr.. Murdoch advocated three-cent
street car fare for children and gov
eminent employees in Washington dur
ing certain hours of the day He pre-
and said that the time will come when
there will be located here great in
situations of science, art, music and |
literature.
Four slices for Kansas.
Should the senate pass the public |
buildings appropriation bill. the state |
of Kansas will get four good slices of |
house, provides for the purchase of |
sites and the erection of four postof- |
flee buildings in the state, viz: Hia- |
watha. $50, 900; Cherryvale $50 900: Ell |
Dorado. $60. 900; Pratt, $4,000
Senator Joe Bristow has submitted |
an amendment in the senate which pro- |
poses to appropriate the sum of 81, SIS. % |
for a pavement in front of the post ,
office building and courthouse at Sa-
lima. his home town. The amendment |
is intended to be proposed to the sun
dry civil bill.
The Grand Army of the Republic of |
the District of Column bia. will hold it's
annual dinner at Rauscher's on the |
evening of February 25th in honor of |
the commander-in-chief. Congressman |
Joseph Tagart, of Kansas, has been |
invited to be one of the orators of the |
occasion. General Israel W. Stone, of |
Lawrence, Kan. an official of the de- |
partment of agriculture. and past COM |
mander of the department of the Dis
trict of Columbia G. A. r., is in charge
of the arrangements for the banquet.
Senator Charles Curtis this week pre-
scented to the senate the credentials of |
his successor. William H. Thompson.
whose term commences March 4. They
were read and placed on file. Judge
Thompson is expected to arrive in
next week.
Robert Robson has been appointed |
postma ster a t Mayetta Kan.