The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-16
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY L. HOUSE.
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger)

While it is the custom in this coun-
try to become highly indignant when
the question of international marriage
is discussed, we confess that the con-
jugal difficulties of the Marlboroughs
annoy us very slightly, III at all. The
well-kuown Vanderbilts are reputed to
have acquired a titled son-in-law at an
outlay OF some 100000 Seven mil-
lion dollars isn't much money now,
but 1t was a considerable sum in 1895.
The speculation turned cut badly, but
it was their speculation. There is no
particular reason why we should de-
plore it. What the millionaires DO
with the unearned increment is Moth
ing to us. 1t is their unearned incre-
ment.
The viewpoint set forth in the pre-
ceding paragraph may be un-Ameri-
can. Ne doubt we shall be severely
criticized for thus running counter to
popular opinion. But the fact is every
| mother hopes her daughter will marry
| the highest and best bidder. That is
the maternal instinct multiplied by
ambition. The very rich have diff
ferent standard of matrimonial values,
that is all.
! The silk shirt championship may as
| well be conceded to NJ. Carpenter. He
! brought hundred with him. Bemp-
sey probably never owned more than
fifty silk shirts at any one time in his
| life. The average of the prosperous
| American fighter is, We imagine, not
more than twenty-five such garments.
But the honors are not all to the
French contender. Dempsey, doubt
less, uses a more pervasive perfume.
He would. wa
He May Be Right, at That.
Sir-There is that bestowed euip
of yours to the effect that every man
is Mormon, either in fact or at
heart, and that the average man.
while he is actually quite harmless.
cherishes the thought that he is a
devifwith the ladies.
Quite SO, quite so. But didn't you
forget to continue the story?
For. as matter of fact, isn't ii
quite true that another every man"
! thinks he loves and cherisl1es but one
woman? OF course. it is only while
he is actually with her that she is the
one woman he loves. He sincerely i'm
AGNES himself to be a faithful fellow.
but as soon as he is with another wo-
man he greets the same thought (sic)
with the same pleased surprise and
Does Mormon think (sic) hathaway
Certainly the Turk, honest devil, does
not; for he bluntly labels one of his,
harem as his favorite wife.
What you might have added was
that every mans" amours exercise
mon portion of ''every man. occupies
but one of the tTapezes. of the wheel.
1t is only fair to point out. by the
way, that neither you nor 1 are in
that squirrel wheel While these
Turks and Mormons whirl. you and l
stand outside and cheer the hopeless
human race c. H. f.
As we may hitherto have noted. we
merely indicate the scenario. We per
NIT readers of this epic in fiddle-fad
die to write their own script But the
thing that intrigues us is that @. II.
F. employs the Interpolation (sic)
with such reckless abandon as to Gre
ate the impression that he knows
what it means. We have always
wished to establish friendly relations
with some cultured soul who knew
what it meant and how TO use 1t.
We have referred to it as an "inter-
polation." 1t isn't. of course. But we
don't know what it Is and hope some
body will take the trouble to classify
it for us.
While we greatly admire John Sharp
Williams, we believe Mr.. Williams
went too far in charging the Repub-,
lean leaders of the senate with a con-
spiracy to cause the death of Mr.. VIII
son. Bad as they are, the Republican
leaders of the senate would not, at this
critical juncture, attempt to cause the
death OF the most valuable ally the
Republican party has had in years.
MF. williams is excited.
Touching national politics at an
other angle we wish to acknowledge
the column was in error in stating
that the Leonard Wood campaign
; committee had rented suite of ten
rooms in the Congress hotel in Chi
cago. We have since been reliably in
formed that the Leonard Wood ca m =
paign committee occupies an entire
floor of the Congress hotel, two Suites
in the Hotel Sherman and one in tho
Hotel Morrison.
Not that 1t matters. but we do not
wish the impression that the Leonard
Wood campaign committee is handi-
capped thru lack of room to get
abroad by way of the column.
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