The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-28
"NOT GUILTY."

''The Topeka State Journal, which
has been supporting Governor George
II. Hodges for reelection: yesterday
afternoon practically admitted the de-
feat of the Democratic state ticket
Topeka Capital.
The above quotation is quite i'm
portant, if true. not being true it Il
unimportant except to show how un-
fair and untruthful a fairly good news
paper may be when its owner is run
ming for political Office. The organ
sees all news through political spec
tacles.
perfectly innocent, but interest
ing. news article reciting fnalnputable
facts appeared in this paper last even
ing and forthwith the State Journal is
charged, by our esteemed morning
contemporary, In the same breath with
two diametrically opposite things for
a political organ to do. namely, cham
pton a man and predict his defeat.
The Capitals article really answers
itself.
Perhaps you think our neighbor
overlooked a first page story the day
before wherein was printed first and
exclusively by this paper on the high
authority Of Candidate Capper HIM
self. that he would be elected by $4,000
and others on the Republican ticket
by $4,000. But it did not overlook it.
1t thought the article was SO emil
nently fair and truthful and timely
that it reprinted it word for word in
Its own columns the next day. The
State Journal was looking for the
charge that it was Capper organ
Now Mr.. Capper has all the organs
in this community that he could Dos
sibly expect, with his excellent morn
ing paper and the Sc other publica-
tions that he claims to cover the city
and the state. Any additional organ
would make the situation monotonous,
and almost unendurable.
We hold no brief for Governor
Hodges and the Democratic party and
certainly do not predict Hodges de-
feat He has as good chance as
anybody to be elected and beyond that
it is a guess.
If the State Journal, which is only
an Independent newspaper, were an
organ Of Governor Hodges as the
Capital is an organ of Mr.. Capper. it
would most assuredly not discourage
and discount it's chief by admitting
his defeat. No Democrat in our hear
ing has predicted Democratic defeat.
This paper does propose, however
to print the important news and see
that all parties. particularly those that
have no organs, get a square deal.
why shrieks the Capper house
organ, should the Democratic organ
1t is pointed out in state political cir
cles, console Democracy with the fact
that they Will retain control of the
senate, unless with a full realization
that they will lose the rest of the
state government"
If that is intended to be a far
fetched personal question. we answer
by giving that pertinent reply which
is always available: I'VE give it up," Z"
except to add: This is a newspaper
and not an organ
We have got to print the news,
otherwise 1t would not be known that
in Hutchinson Mr. Capper advocates
that city for the state fair location
and in Topeka is most liberal toward
the real State Fair at the Capital City
Far be it from US to blame Mr.
Capper for telling in his own COL
umns what a great man he is and
what great things he advocates and
will do. It's his paper and he wants
to inform his readers in his own mod
est. retiring and inconspicuous way,
even to the exclusion of any advo-
cacy or endorsement In his columns
of such staunch. tried and true Re-
publicans as Senator Curtis and Com
gresham Calderhead.