The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-25
ON SECOND THOUGHT
By JAY e. HOUSE.
(Fron Pkiladelphia Public Ledssr.l

1 (From Pklladelphia Public Ledgsf.l IL
As we understand the baseball scan
dal, the plan for throwing the 1919
worlds series was formulated by the
gamblers. But the idea of taking the
money should be credited TO the ball
players.
81 look for stimulated interest in
wrestling" the Hon. Jack Curley is
quoted as saying. The Hon. Curley
speaks by the book. 10 other sport
promoter has his faculty for accurate
estimate of the approximate number
of Hfatheads" in any given locality.
Professional wrestling, we shall add.
being by "fatheads" and for them.
How to Live More Than One Hun
bred Years" is the title of a recent
book. But what. we desire to ask.
would be the object7
The ideal span of life is that which
begins at birth and ends when a man
is thru and knows it.
Governor Cox. we note after casual
study of pictures is the candidate of
the whole country, but his collar comes
from Dayton.
To US 1t will be a most unsatisfactory
election. We have a casual interest in
Mr.. Harding's success and, doubtless,
shall come Downturn. as usual, and
remain thrueut the night. The habits
of years have become ingrained and
perpetual. But for the first time in
two decades we shall not care a hang
who is elected to the legislature from
Kapionia county, and we shall regard
the biennial fight in the Second ward
with Indifference Life for us flows
idly thru low-fyinE meadows carpeted
in green and flecked with the colors
of autumnal flowers but old zip is
gone from it, probably never to return.
Make careful note of the names of
those who made casual connection
with the printed page thru having ne
gotiated the journey from one party
to another. The probabilities are that
you will never hear of them again.
1t is the man who sticks who fixes
himself indeiibly upon the public CON
sciousfless. The footprints of the one
who "flops" are those upon the sands
Of time.
References to the feat Of the late
DIR. Tanner fail to indicate the Smorai
OF his performance. The point is not
that he tasted forty days. The point
is that It failed to get him anything
The chief has asked for a small nor
ton of our allotted space today in
order that he may print certain let
ters from faithful readers. We hereby
dedicate to him all that is LEFT.
1t Is To CaviI.
In Spoon River cemetery
They were laid away,
Buried and forgotten.
Until E. l.. Masters
Dug them up again
And glaringiy uncovered them.
showing the twists and pranks
immoral fortune played upon them.
masters exceis in ghoulish art
Why initiate him;
since mimicry it must-be7
The people he discussed
We're frankly dead,
But your Yankee Ridge" contrivances
Have less hold on life,
Being but limitations
OF his lima gined dead. -.
What could be less real
Less justified of writing,
Than that?
ROBERT +. WOOD.
1t has been ours to commend Sena-
Tor Jim Reed only with infreouencv
The senator's trick with his waving
name does not often intrigue U.S. But
We bow in admiration to his most re
cent performances. Feeling the urge
OF speech within him, Senator Reed
has made the following announce
ment: II have rented Convention hall
for the night OF October 81. have
paid for the hall myself. 1 intend to
hold meeting under my own auspices.
assume full responsibility and I in
tend to do all the talking myself
We have no heroes and few rash ad-
mirations. But we just naturally
cotton" to the gent who hires his
own hall. n
The one parallel case in American
politics IL not entirely analogous
When Governor Sulzer was dyna mited
from official life and went trouping
over the country seeking a vindicatioD
in popular feeling he provided his own
rostrunis. But Sulzer was on the way
to oblivion and Senator Jim hasn't
started yet.
So many have directed our attention
to the Westmont On. J.) laundryman
who advertises, Don't kill your wife;
let us do the dirty work" that it seems
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