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Show Mr. IngalM feitrreya the Situation. St. Lou la Star Sayings, "What do you think of the press comments on your great anti-monopoly speech, Senator!" he was asked. The thin face was covered with a smile, and he removed his hat as if to cool his big brain, while ho did some thinking. "I can only say that I am glad I uttered ut-tered my sentiments with no uncertain sound," he replied. "I have been saying say-ing tho same things for years, but in piecemeal sndWi jo clearly. Iiesides. it makes a g.r.eat deal of difference when and where a man says the same thing. I never heard any body remark before sibout Washington having been the richest man in thirteen colinies, though I have repeated it often. Hut uttered in the senate and at this time" -with an emphasis on "this time" "I have heard it ocho from mouth to ear, from press to people, all over the American continent." "Vou are going to Topcka to mend your fences, I presume?" "Scarcely. The fences are all tight and in excellent repair." "But you are going to spy out tho nakedness of the land?" "Not by any means. Kansas land hasn't got anV nakedness about it. Don't yon know its soil is among the most fertile in tho world, aud that Kansas Kan-sas stands away up in tho rank of corn ami wheat producing states?" 'The great man smiled at his own joke aua at tho apt way in which he, Scotchman-like, had turned question with question. The reporter didn't smilm but he tried again. "What do you think of your prospects of re-election?" "To tell you the truth," was the reply."! re-ply."! am not lvine awake nights both- enng my head muen about them. A large majority in the legislature are friends of mine and have been for years." "What do you think of the Kansas legislature?" "It's all right. Somo of the members mem-bers are new hands at the business, but take the body and it's an aggregation of good sense. That's what we need. We have plenty of law. Xow, suppose sup-pose wo inject a little common sense, subcut.ineously. into the legal system." "Are you thinking of moving back to Kansas permanently?" "No; not unless tho legislature invites in-vites me to." |
