The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-20
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BIZ JAY E. HOUSE.
(FrOn Philadelphia Public Ledger)


We approach the days task in spec
ulativs mood. We have the word of 1
Miss Alice Paul and other proponents !
of the cause that, in Tennessee. power /,
full financial interests are opposing |
the ratification of suffrage. Would /
we be too curious were We to ask that |
these interests be publicly identified? !
Would it be going too far to inquire |
exactly what they have to fear from |
the ladies'?
Ours is the attitude of one who |
seeks the truth: The financial inter
ests are very important. albeit they
sometimes require the curb imposed
by the majesty Of law. If these inter
ests are scared OF the lady vote, such
feeling undoubtedly is inspired by
knowledge that the ladies plan to curb
or cripple them in some way. What
are the plans of the ladies with refer
ence to the financial interests? 1t
seems TO US the public has a right to
know.
There is nothing to say against the
extension of suffrage. Woman is en-
titled to the ballot. If, by the time
these few lines see the light of day, the
legislature of Tennessee has not
crowned her with that privilege some
other legislature shortly will do so,
But two of the tenetsN in the propa-
ganda of suffrage have always irked
us. One is that woman's participation
in government automatically makes it
cleaner ana more efficient. The other
is that a man may not sincerely and
honestly oppose such participation.
A Feast Postponed.
Contributors Day, announced for
August II, has been postponed to Au-
gust "a. Henry Ford has been unable
to finish writing the contribution he
had planned for that issue of the col
umn and has asked an extension of
time Henry's participation adds zest
to the contest. You have a week left
in which to frame a better piece of
car. That should arouse the interest
Of every reader.
OF course. everybody knows Henry's
best joke. 1t comes so frequently IN
der the observation of the public that
/ il no Longer gets the laughter. But a
new joke by this author will come into
being with its vogue already estab
lished.
ing to be disappointed in the resi-
duary legatee of the Hopkins-Searles
mazuma. He lives modestly, attends
strictly to his own business and de-
elines to talk about himself.
1t is only when an actor msrries
again that the public learns how many
times he has been divorced.
! We have commented, in a some
what acerbetic tone, upon Mr.. Nc
Graw's capacity. We have not re-
marked upon his capability. which we
regard as unusual. No other man in
the world has the faculty of inspiring
wish that the other team may beat
| the Giants.
| We don't know how you feel about
it, but il there must be a record for
| throwing the javelin we are satisfied
to have Finland establish it.
| But we should esteem it a matter
Of some concern were Americas SUI
premacy in the matter of projecting
the genus hos threatened.
We are much interested In condi-
| tons in Saratoga as set forth by
correspondent of the Sun and the New
also as dry as it is free from gam
bling. 1t is only with great difficulty
that the thirsty can find anything
stronger than per cent brew"
| We had no idea such a condition
existed in Saratoga. Had we suspected
the truth We should have gene to
/ Saratoga instead of making that al
/ MOST Iullle Trip 10 canaan, eFmOnt.
| Meanwhile, we note that the au-
/ thorities of Saratoga have enlarg
and enriched the vocabulary of proper
nomenclature by adding to it the name
of Cham Topper. recently arrested in
/ that village for operating a crap game.
, Mr.. Topper intrigues us. We should
like Il, know II he has a middle name
and, If so, what it is.
While most men lack Eph Wiley's
courage, they tacitly agree with his
| contention that home is the dullest
place.
We have no ambition that leads to
a sum so stupendous as that conferred
upon the chief beneficiary Of the
Searles will. Our monetary desires
call for a comparatively modest outlay
of coin. But We should like to go
away some time sufficiently padded
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