The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-24
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY e. HOUSE
(Fron Philadelphia Public Ledger.)

The column declines to accede to the
demand of the National League OF
Women Voters that the newspaper
prominence given Miss Alice Robert-
son. Congresswouan from oklahoma'
be withdrawn. AS long as Miss Rob
ertson continues to talk sense the
fierce white light of this column will
beat upon her.
To us Miss Robertson represents
a quiet, peaceful dale set in feverish
national landscape. In the twenty
years last past the only women given
newspaper prominence were those
bent either on reforming and uplift-
ing the men or on making trouble for
them. That Miss Robertson has
achieved such prominence merely by
talking sense not only is gratifying to
the column but it is also no small
compliment to the so-called human
race.
The Whispering Post
J. G. s.-Would you if you were in
our place? We thought not. In any
event, what's wrong with it?
H. i've have the selection to
which you refer. 1t is too long for
reproduction here, but We shall. from
time to time, oblige with others of the
old favorites.
H. B.-We don't take ourself so
utors do that for us.
For US the apparent imminence of
beer on prescription opens up no vista
Of hope. We do not know exactly
what is wrong with US; the various
diagnosticians disagree. But we know
by experience that beer doesn't do it
any good.
We doubt. too, that beer is the spe-
cific for which an ailing public is
looking. Beer is. so to speak, homeo-
pathtc remedy. employing the popular
and not the medical construction of
that phrase. Habituated to two years
OF prohibition. the ailing public de-
mands something that will knock it
| cold.
Hudson Maxim says he discovered
the theory when, Einstein was ten
years old. Maybe Mr.. Maxim can tell
US what it is. Mr.. Einstein, it Will be
recalled, neglected to do so.
We know. of course. what the
theory is 1t is "pieh tush" Bot
''pish tush" is a homely phrase, and
the public would be glad to know it's
scientific equivalent.
If You Get What He Means.
Prof Einstein, Edison and the erst-
while How Old Is Amp" have each.
IN its season, scuffed our gray matter.
EFT tn, Brute" when you ask us to
credit you with an inhibiting inferior
ity complex while. in the same breath,
referring to yourself as I'VE" Is this
really a paradox or does not the sub
conscious the moment it enters con-
seriousness cease, disappear and wholly
| lose identity?
AS you define socialism, is not also
this brand of psychology refuge for
/ - -ss.ke~ EoA l.
ful thoughts and other victims OF
vicious hopefulness2 And will you
not accordingly take your 'inferiority
complex" out and drown it, entertain
| ing us instead with what you think of
ectoplasm. HUGH MERR.
We try to express the soul of chiv-
airy, but we give it out cold that we
! do not intend to be outdone by the
| ladies. AS a member of the Beneyo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks in
good standing. we demand that a
brother Elk be selected to sit in the
disarmament parley.
| It is true we know of no brother
Elk who is particularly fitted for the
commission. We don't think it makes
any difference whether a brother Elk
sits into the parley; the result, we
fancy, will be about the same either
way. But the Elks have many votes
land, as one of them, we demand that
they be recognized
We are also a member of the Aroni-
| mink Golf club. Golfers cast more
votes than Elks. We demand that a
member of THE Aronimink Golf club
be named to sit>in the parley in order
that the interests of the golfing fra
| ternity may be conserved.
Our ] est judgment is that no Elk
J and no member of the Aronimink Colt
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