The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-20
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
From philadelphia Public Lsdger.l

I
terious disappearance Of Governor Call
vim Coolidge. We had seen Governor
Coolidge flash like a beacon light on
the November horizon only to observe
the March winds powerless to fan the
embers of his fame into a blaze. The
incident set us at the task of tunnel
1 ing the reminiscent vein. All day we
have been resetting fallen brick and
replacing rotting pillars in an effort to
clear pathway TO the heroes Of yes
teryear.
One of these was Governor Bass of
New Hampshire. and We hereby dedi-
cate 3 searching party to his memory.
To the editorial desk at which we sat
I ten years or so ago there came a pro-
fusion of publicity from which the
name of Governor Bass cleaned like
a diamond against a background OF
blue velvet. Perfumed words scented
the parchment upon which the detail
| of the Governors hopes and fears and
aspirations was written. He had. as
we recall it. all of the attributes of
Napoleon, of Franklin, of Washington
and of Lincoln. Small wonder that
our curiosity concerning him still is q
trifle piqued! What. we beside to ask,
what became of Governor Bass?
Doubtless he was a good man. We
don't know. He may very well have
as to justify the physiological I'M
guents in which his press agents wal
lowed. But the fact of his disappear
ance becomes a prop under one of our
favorite contentious. And that con-
teniion is that an unrestrained press
agent is he most effective and the
most dangerous of the soporifics.
Save and except the New York
World. We are as indignant as any
body concerning the manner in which
the Socialist members were sum-
marily elected from the New York
assembly. Being less intense than the
World.-we can never hope TO eQual
the violence of its fury. But what We
started to say was that We cannot
maintain our present rage indefinitely.
We, therefore, announce our intention
! to cease being indignant on April 10
and our willingness to take up some
other wrong beginning about April 20.
i And that brings us directly to the
matter at hand. What is the nature
of the next great wrong which will
require newspaper adjudication No
body in this country is happy unless
he is figuratively engaged in the task
of righting a hypothetical wrong, and
we should be lost without one.
While the charge. made by her step
all Indian princess may influence the
court, it will not operate to prejudice
the column against her. We have met
a number of them, and We hold the al
legation that woman is not an Indian
princess is nothing to her discredit.
OF course, the Croker boys make
other charges against the lady. but
their chief grievance seems to be that
she beat them to the unearncd mere
ment,
/ NJ Georges Carpenter may not be
able to whip Dempsey. That is root
question which the future must de-
termine. But he will always have a
certain claim to distinction. He Is one
man who embarked upon the adven
ture of marriage without temporary
loss OF either his identity or his per-
sonality.
4 what does the average American
know about the right or wrong of the
Fiume dispute?" shrieks the Kansas
City Star. Since nobody else has vol
unteered we'll be the goat. What
DOES the average American know
about the right or wrong of the Fiume
dispute?
We Don't Get II.
Sir-Is the Massachusetts, hole to be
a subterranean extension of the Wash
ingten one? L. w. l..
At have been reading Mare Nos
trum.'" writes a woman reader. The
hero reminds me Of you" We haven't
read "Mare Nostrum." Is the lady
! Kidding" us, or what have you?
You doubtless will be interested in
Upton Sinciair's plan for improving
American journalism. We take great
pleasure in advising you as to what it
Is. He wants somebody TO start an
other newspaper.
Mr. Sinclair disclaims any ambition
to be its editor. 81 have my own
work" he says. We take it for granted
that Mr.. Sinclair will yield to a ques-
ton. We are one of the compare
lively Insignificant number who would
like to know what II is