The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-07
ON sEcoND THOUGHT
BY JAY z. HOUSE.
tFrOn Philadelphia Psble Ledssr.)


Most of the rich and unctuous hu-
demand that the Republican party de-
horn Mr.. Hays is q case in point. It
is the best piece OF ''wheeZery" the
campaign has produced We should
rank it as the best of any campaign
within our recollection. Our enthu-
siasm for 1t as one of the humorous
; by-products of the quadrenniai ex-
element, does not blind US to its prac-
teal value In II Jimmy" exposes
his mental wheels in a manner in
which they had not previously been
revealed to the general public.
We have referred to "Jimmy's" es-
pousal of the snake-doctor school OF
materia medica. Since there is an
outside chance he may be elected
President. it is with regret we con-
clude that he is also a cocky. blatant,
inexpressibly commonplace and drear-
lily dull little person.
Philadelphia grows more and more
like home to us. correspondent
shooting at this desk refers to us as
| "a poor nut" AS compared to those
Incarnation, the epithet is mild: but it
shows Philadelphia is getting into the
spirit Of the thing.
j
shoes OF the editorial writer of a New
York newspaper who referred to John
IT,. McGraw asa Drawing baflplayer."
If we sense the spirit of New York as
1T is reflected in the sporting pages Of
tits newspapers. the New York public
has two heroes. They are John J..
McGraw and Carl Mays. If the iden-
ltity OF that editorial writer ever is
revealed, they'll run him to death.
We anticipate your unspoken
Thought. Babe" Ruth no longer is a
hero to the New York public. The
Babe" hasn't delivered a home run
for more than a week
readers complaint to the effect
that split infini;ive recently appeared
herein probably is justified by fact.
Ifinitive is. 1t is we'll within the bounds
of possibility that we occasionally split
lone.
More than that. we have never been
liable to find out. We have several
times offered a prize to the voluntary
and self accredited photographer who
an infinitive in language so simple and
direct that the average intellect would
be able to assimilate it. We have
never been called upon to pay off. In
iorder. temporarily to rivet the atten-
ition of the cognoscenti. We refurbish
l the memento and again place 1t on the
block.
For the first understandable def
milton of a split infinitive to reach this
desk we will pay an embroidered hat
mark. to the second we shall award
a little brown jug and to the third a
pair of striped earmuffs. There
ladies and gents, is the mark. Shoot
or give up the gun!
The Whispering Post.
Insomniest-Don't kid" US. Far
from being able to solve the more in
itricate problems. We cannot. half the
thine, remember what we did with Out
hat
| Dorothy Louise-The pie wass q
Lyric Why should one able to attain
the classical in cookery sigh for the
mediocre awards won by those who
merely write about it?
J. H w A.-The one about Sc Ia
tor Beveridge is snappy and diverting
but it belongs in vaudeville Tho
vaudeville artist shoots it all in one
load. Columnizing is a more leisurely
performance.
The dancing masters. in eliminating
the neck grasp or high clinch. have de
prived US of almost nothing. We were
so seldom the beneficiary of that ges-
ture that we shall not miss it. But VIC
wish something might be done to
buck up the lady who hangs a
passive and unresisting arm in a gents
left hand.
Among the unfortunate incidents OF
the week we note that of the Phila-
delphia mechanic who had his motor
car stolen on Friday and was COM
PEELED to go to work the following
Monday
A contenp revives the wheeze~ to
the effect that "a sucker is born every
minute" in connection with the Ponzi
affair. It may have been true enough
when Mr.. Barnum first uttered il. but
it seems like an underestimate now.
While stupid, commonplace crime
seldom interests us, the manner in