The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
ON SECOND THOUGHT
By JAY n. HOUSE.
tFrOm Phiiadslphis Public LsdsaR.l


We have finished reading Robert
Shackleton's Book of Washington. 1t
is most interesting volume, hand
somely girt and caparisoned. The
thing about it which we do not un-
derstand is the authors studied neg
lect of Theodore Roosevelt There
are pages of the book on which Mr
Rooseyelt's name does not appear.
There are numerous pages in which
he is mentioned only once or twice.
A wife's journey southwark in
search of material with which to
shame her hu band is always inter-
esting. But only a few of them go
riage. We, therefore. set III Adeiaide's
most recent excursion as a record
trip. After the con. pany left Thurs
day night she went back to 1907,
which was the year we met her.
We referred the other day to our
most marked faculty, which is that of
making people hate US The para
graph seryed to recall the lady who,
in a previous incarnation of the col
umn, hated ar despised us most bit
terly and vehemertly. There is moth
ing in the category of the unpleasant
which the lady did not think and say
of US.
After the flame of her dislike had
scorched us unremittingly for a period
Oh i've OF SIX years, We were dShS0
one day to make a talk to a conven-
ton of women. The lady was in the
audience. Having nothing in particu-
lar to say to tat particular crowd of
women, we made a sentimental
speech. 1t was pure hokum, hastily
devised to fit the occasion. After it
was over the lady came around and
cried on the left lapel of-our nice
morning coat.
And so we reached the conclusion
that one can get along with the peo-
pie all right if he will sell them
hokum. But it's a terribly monoto-
nous occupation.
Violating Rule No. ..
Sir-Ju5t a word of thanks for your
admirable characterization of La Fol-
lette. L indorse every word you say.
also inimical to what was best in
Wilson. 1 was unoffi ally connected
with the sk )Iing board. La Follette's
shipping bill did more to drive our
merchant marine from the seas than
anything else. 7 regard him as the
most dangerous man in America-al
the more dangerous because he has
talent, a1tho t is generally miSused.
There are, unfortunately, a great
many Bolshevists, plebeian and parlor,
in this country; Socialists, I. w. VS.
and other criminally inclined. either
from ignorance o. malice. They, as
you say, are all for La Toilette, and
he is going to be a power the loyal
lovers of our country must resist.
A. b. FARQUHAR.
We print Mr.. Farquhar's letter not
for the honeyed word it bears nor for
the purpose of sustaining the col
umn's position concerning La Toilette
and his kind. It is merely that we
wish to find out something Every
time we go out and remove a patch of
epidern1is from the extraneous surface
of a shootmouti- somebody writes a
hold our job. Now, what we want
to know is, who laid down on Mr..
Farquhar? What combination of
vested interest and .capitalistic ,intol-
erance forced him to write asletter
attacking the match1ess La FoHette2
We do not share Mr.. Farquhar's
concern. in the case of the senator
from Wisconsin. One who has been
so long on the way without arriving
at stated destir alton isn't going any
where in particular. La Toilette is a
functional disorder, not an organic
disease.
Personal and social: Cullen Cain
has gone to Washington in an effort
to secure from President Harding the
assurance that none of the December
installment of his incom tax will be
used to defray the hotel bill and ira
yelling expenses of a prohibition en-
forcement agent.
Everybody wishes Mr.. Cain well in
his Undertaking: but the feeling is
that he will be disappointed.
It Intrigues Him.
Sir-tI~ fail to understand why the