The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-12
ON SECOND THOUGHT
By JAY Il. HOUSE.
tFFom Philadslphia Pabhe Lsdgss.)

'I wish to refute a statement print
ed in On Second Thought, writes e
G. w. That is a very difficult order
Refutation is one of the most intrl-
cate of performances One can often
refute until he is black in the face
without adding to the sum total OF hu-
man knowledge or changing any
body's opinion. If we had refut-ng to
be done, we should not delegate the
task to c. G. w. One with his GIT
for misrepresentation would make
very poor REUTER-
that Mr.. Wilson had recovered his
health. He wants to refute on that
basis What we said and implied was
that Mr.. Wilson's recovery would be a
sad blow to the Democratic party.
The Democratic party doesn't care SO
much for Mr.. Wilson, personally. and
it shrieks in agony at the bare thought
Of again fallil under his lash.
AS we may have hitherto remarked,
we do wish those who must read the
column-those for whom without it
the day is not complete-would con-
centrate.
Mr.. McEee Is Nominated.
SRI rise to nominate Mr.. William
McFee for niche number one in the
verbal hall of fame which ''TeltiX'' has
established for those writers of the
sea who have refrained from describ-
ing the equat oriai orgies. Mr.. McFee
is ono who cares more for the deep
blue OF the sea thar for the froth
which It's waves cast up on the shore
And while mcdesty prompts me to
hide this maiden effort under the dull
mask OF anonymity. I authorize you
to reveal my full name and address to
Teltix" confident that 7 shall be
the recipient OF the suughs-for prize.
A propos of nothing, I may mention
that I do not own a copy Of Where
the Blue Begins r. S. c.
T. S. C. thinks we should have read
and commented upon the marked
article in the Nation. Somebody
should set the morons right; why not
you? he asks. We were tempted to
do the very thing T. S. c. suggests,
but were restrained by two or three
very cogent reasons. One is that it is
impossible to reach the morons thru
this column; they don't read it. An
other is the fear-the haunting
thought that comes to sit astride our
dreams-that we shall make the col
umn too serious for human consump-
ton. The conception that harrows
our soul is that the column, as we
grow older and more didactic, oracu-
lar and pompous, may become a cor
receive and instructive influence, and
thus lose it's tang, its SAVIOR and what
ever merit it possesses.
But this once, and just to keep the
record straight, we'll comment on the
Nation article. 1t is headed kansas
Cleans Up Governor Aliens Mess"
election of Democratic Governor in
Kansas was revolt against the In
dustrial Court Act and foreshadows
the repeal of that measure. We don't
want to be rough about it, and we
temper our disclaimer with the gen
tlest language in our repertoire of
speech, but that is misrepresentation
compounded with ignorance and an
appalling lack of knowledge concern
ing the processes of government, or it
is palpable attempt to deceive.
A hundred contributing causes, each
of minor significance, cumulated in
the election of Democratic Governor
in Kansas. AS one familiar with the
politics of the State, we trace some of
them back as far as 1904. But the
monplace facts is that Governor
neither makes laws nor repeats them.
Cover nor Davis will be confronted by
a Legislature in which there are 136
so far as legislation is con-
cerned, is precisely that of the bound
boy at the husking.
The Industrial court act was one of
the issues of the campaign. The
supported it in their plat |
form and on the hastings. With the ex-
ception of governor and one congress- |
man in a closely disputed district, they |
elected their candidates for every Of |
flee of major significance in the state. /
They elected as attorney general the
attorney who had conducted virtually |
all of the prosecutions under the in
1ustriaI court act. They control the |
legislature by a majority sufficient to
override the governors veto or sink
any legislation he proposes.
And here is another straw for the
litter: Last summer Representative
Ioch. of the Fourth Kansas district,
Introduced a national industrial court
let modelled on the Kansas law. He
AN for reelection. He represents a
mixed agricultural and industrial dis