New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Billy Morgan Is Here

of the imminence of the Mexican ~.
cloud. Rather it was due to the absence ].
W. Y. Morgan, who spent the week in NJ.
York in one of his Pooh-Bah capacities :.
member of the board of directors of The A,
ISOLATED Press. For in reality some Of u.
brilliance of the famous Kansas sun is The ;.
fected radiance of the Hon. Billy Morv,,.
equally famous smile.
In all the smiling length and breadth 4,
the prairie commonwealth there isn't a mr.
engaging smile than that of the Hon. Bin,
Nor is there a more valuable one With
he can garner more votes than the hs,s
shakingest politician of the old school q.
subconsciously the beholder reasons that o,,
an honest heart could beget it. SO when "A.
Republican party wanted TO popularize IN
ticket at the last state election it placed a.
name of Mr.. Morgan opposite the square !,
the Lieutenant Governors alley, and II.
women rose as a woman and placed cros
there. More recently they rose again an
named him as the delegate-at-large to the r..
publican convention.
Between meetings the other day Mr. Nor.
gan picked up a pad of yellow paper ay
dashed off leader for the folks out hons
where he is the editor of THE HutchinS,
News"
"Of course, it is trite saying" scrubbed
Mr. Morgan, "that great deal depends upO,
the point of view. Here in New York the
folks seem to think that an invading flee. i
about to shoot up the tall buildings and pu.
out the lights on Broadway. Out in the Gen.
trail West we do not feel that way. Perhaps
it is because we do not know of any guns that
can shoot fifteen hundred miles, and navss
ton in the Arkansas and Cow Creek is NJ.
such that we can get vision OF an Engis.
or German warship anchoring off the mill rss
and pitching cannon balls into the courthous
yard.
at takes little fear 70 make man ste
lively. and we are not scared. In comps
sionate way our people appreciate the ng.
vousness of the jewellers along the coast and
are willing to vote for preparedness but the
oualifv it with such words as reasonable and
.adeouate.' which may mean just what one
wants them to mean. Fairly analysed, publk
sentiment is for preparedness just as little IS
possible and not more than is necessary.
"Then. there is another angle The people
of the West have been engaged for years n
a battle with Wall Street. Probably Wal
Street did not know it, but we did. Just as
New York now trembles at the suggestion Of
foreign armies, our people have seen VISIONS
of octopuses and great red dragons. Now that
Wall Street is doing little red seeing on us
own account, it is hard to make the average
Westerner believe that it is his duty to drop
his shovel or climb out Of his motor car to 30
to the relief of the ancient enemy.
"Rut the West is patriotic II was settled
and has been developed by the sons Of soldiers
A little more education is required, and then
doubtless the state of Funston and jess VII
lard will come across with al! the PATRIOTISM
that is asked for even by the nervous and eS
cited citizens of the two coasts.
"The Mexican situation, being little nearer
home. has started the folks to thinking. YOU
know, it's long way from Emporia sn'
Hutchinson to Tipperary, and, while some Of u
have made the trip the great majority maven
So the European war is much more persona
thing with you. With Mexico 1t is different
We are a thousand miles or more removed !"
course, but our railroads run there ana 0u'
section hands are Mexcans, so we tnlnA w.
know the Mexican character.
ave know the way TO treat Mexican p"
command his respect, and not MS conH'.",N
Our policy has done anything but that anu ",
West feels President Wilson has made 70
botch of that Job. We were never enthu;'''"
about Wilson. Kansas voted for lsi' on
Roosevelt, so when Wilson fell down on .H'
Mexican thing we weren't disappoin'eo'
cause we didn't expect to see anything ~
We would have been more disappointed j :.
hadn't lived up TO the form we pred'c'eu ~
him."
"What about Roosevelt" -.
"Unless things have changed since ".
home" the Kansas oracle answered, 'ne''
aren't many for Roosevelt, either. Inc
gressives, who would naturally be for hn'' y
clared themselves for Hughes some tlne o.
when there didn't seem TO be chance w.
Roosevelt would be a candidate, ano T" .'.
they haven't discovered any excuse Tor s"'.'"
ing, if they really want TO switch. Inc! W.
to Hughes as a rock of refuge, and there wv
cling" =.
But will Hughes be a candidate was
terposed. III.
"Well, if he doesn't propose to BE- 'ne ~.
gate-at-large from Kansas twinkleo' ~
let some mighty good opportunities 10 %!