The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-30
ON SECOND THOUGHT
By jar E. HOUSE
(Fron Philadelphia Public Ledgsrl

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(From Philadelphia Public Ledgsr.l
In picking Senator Hiram Jeha-
son as its presidential candidate the
electorate OF Detroit seems to have
maintained its traditions. Itswas the
Detroit electorate. you may remember,
that voted so extensively for Henry
FeTd as to endanger the lead Sena-
tor Newberry is alleged to have pur-
chased in the rural precincts.
AS a state, Michigan runs on a rea-
sonably even keel But Detroit is in
doctor can sell his remedy in Detr Dit.
A correspondent chides the column
for what he terms its critical, not to
say brutal attitude toward the presi-
Dental candidates" 1t is not that we
critical" 1t is merely that we ara
dead from the waist up. Unless MIR.
Hoover provides it. there isn't a thrill
in the contest for the Repu bnean
nomination. To us Governor Lowden
is as uninspirine as a rusty tin sign
swinging with the wind. Senator
Johnson is a rauceus voice mounting
historical hamburger. General Wood,
who has been the involuntary victim of
the mush-melders connected with his
campaign. is so thickly coated with the
gelatinous product of his publicity
bureau as to be sticky. We do not ask
much of the Republican party. but IL it
is 10 retain our undivided attention, it
must furnish us with WALTON so often
as enee every four years.
The Democrats are more fortunately
situated. They have Bryan and gin.
A battle could be staged about either.
Nst rtnr e. - A.
''shuok" his coat in behalf of what
the Republican party offers? We're
asking you.
The suggestion of our correspondent
that we run for. the presidency is not
! well received. We have watched the
progress of Ring w. I.afdner's can
vass for the nomination with consider
able interest. We conclude that no
humorist, that is to say. no conscious
humorist. is going to be nominated for
president this year.
The only alibi we set up against the
critic who berates us for employing
the we'll known bromide, 'acid-test,"
is that we had to catch a train. What
we wish to know is whether we are to
have credit for our willingness to re-
nounce the use OF the phrase psyche
logical moment" II there was one
phrase more than another that we pet
ted and coddled and pampered from
the mement of its adolescence to the
day of its hoary old age Il was ''psy-
, Geological moment" And yet we gave
1t up without whimper more than a
year ago. and have suffered in silence
! to this moment.
AS to Stressed it never did have
much vogue in the middle west. The
NJ. W. prefers verbs of action to those
indicating state.
We have indicated our inability to
become distressed over the condition
of Barnegat light. We are equally un-
able to become enthusiastic over scrap
pie. Attempts to achieve citizenship
in alien territory have their trials.
word from singnafnton. ~. Y. is
TO the effect that the citizens of that
municipality have solved the problem
is kilewatts to the beaker In sixty
! hours from the time the yeast Is set"
judging by the number OF persons
| who have directed our attention to the
"reokus," we are expected TO comment
on the fight in Jerusalem on Easter
Sunday in which 1873 persons were in
jured. All we have to say is that IL the
Gather was as unpropitious in Jeru-
salem as it was here they picked out a
. A BARRIERS idea OF an unenterprising
/, citizen Is one who shaves himself.
Those who have made a. study Of
e the different phases OF grief hold to
the opinion that a cold fried egg Is
the saddest thing.
a. Buck Kilby. whose marital infelioity
t has, been commented upon In the col
= umn, says many marriages may be
: traced directly to the fact that the
happy bridegroom was out OF breath.
4 Now that there no longer is any rea-
/ son for surrounding the offense with
8 secrecy 1t Is permissible to note that
most OF the Scotch whisky was made
in Peoria.
. The Prodigal Son was hungry. Ana
! that goes far toward explaining the
: fact that he ate the veal that was
killed for him.