The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-16
ON SECOND THOUGHT

If it was John Drinkwater's inten-
ton merely to present the spiritual
side of Abraham Lincoln and to dis
close the moral and intellectual fiber
of the man, We fancy he has doae very
well with his opportunity. But no
body could make US believe Mr.. Lin
coin expressed himself to his friends,
advisers and associates in the oracular
and bombastic terms Mr.. Drinkwater
puts into his mouth.
The fact that Mr.. Drinkwater "flub-
bed" his photography and that he
failed to realize Lincoln's surround
ings and his time may be passed over
lightly. The author admits as much.
But Lincoln belonged to the idiomatic
school and Drinkwater makes him
almost "a ranter.
That ought to start the argument.
and such, we may add. is its purpose.
There has been some discussion as
to whether President Harding is a
newspaper man or merely the proprie-
tor of newspaper. He has con-
WINGED the column that he is a news
paper man, and will hereafter be
classified as such. Late Monday night,
lead pencil in hand and a bunch OF
still grinding away on his message.
A statesman writes for history. A
newspaper man writes to beat the
dead line" The fact that President
Harding barely caught the last edi-
ton fixes his status; he's a newspaper
man, all right.
A Thinner Word Is Preferable.
REORGANIZATION I have just
finished reading 1.-The Enchanted
Ganyon," by Honore Willsie, and find
the word intrigue" used in one form
or another at least six times. Stokes
is the publisher and you may be right
in your conjecture that Harper's will
get it yet What do you think of the
"pIash ~ Isn't it too fat sound for
water? L. /. f.
1.-THE initiative. referendum and re-
CALL" says the argumentative and pro-
found New York American, will re-
store to the people power to register
promptly thier own mental and social
progress"
We doubt the initiative, referendum
and recall would have that effect. But
the possibility exists and, for that rea-
son, the codntry can't afford to take
| the chance.
If the people, we go on to say, had
been given the power to register
promptly their own mental and social
country would now be Nlevying addi-
, tional taxes to pay the German in
demnity.
Mrs. Estelle May Matley, who shot
at a man in New York on Monday is
also an elocutionist. The possibility
of convicting a woman for the alleged
offense of shooting at man is very
remote, but they might be able to
stick Mrs. Matley on the other
| charge.
| Parents have threatened their
children bodily HARM says an A. p.
story from -Westfield, ''if they give
school authorities further information
on er-drugging that has now be-
| come popular among many residents
here, according to Investigations made
today by School Superintendent Ches-
| ter N. Stiles
| What do you make of that, Watson?
/ The case of Mr.. Proctor who
/ financed the Leonard Wood presiden-
! tial campaign and then tried to get
1t seems there are two of them.
aire lumberman of Chicago, is suing
his wife to recover the money, jewels
and property he gave her.
t Mr.. Joyce's allegation is that his
wife married him for his money. We
doubt that Mrs. Joyce should be criti-
cised on that score. It may very well
be money was all her husband had to
| offer.