The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-16


OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY.
: FRIDAY. JUNE 1s. 1882.
Kansas Editors and Publishers.
Mr. Edi6ors-The Kansas Editors
and Publishers Association met in
annual session in Liberty Hall, in
Lawrence, Monday evening, June 9Th,
1882: theIoLA REGISTER being rep
resented by w. G. Allison.
An address of welcome on the part
of tie City government was made by
I'D. Bowersock, mayor, and one IN
behalf of the citizens was made by b.
q. Thatcher. These were responded to
on behalf of the Association by Capt.
Henry King. Following this was
The annual address by Mr.. Roth
aker. of the Denver Tribune. The ad-
dresses were all appropriate to the oc-
casion, but to notice them separately
would require more space than is al
lotted to me, and would weary your
readers. At the conclusion OF the an
nual address the Association adjourn
ed to the Eldridge House and partook
of a grand banquet that had been pre-
pared for them. The tables fairly
Rroaned under the many good
things to eat with which they
were loaded and we all felt that
1t twas good to be there" A few OF
the editors who represented towns
where prohibition Dies not prohibit,
y We're degenerate enough to suggest
that lemonade was rather thin drink
for such feast.
Tuesday morning the Association
met at Liberty Hall and transacted all
necessary business, such as attending
to financial matters, electing officers
70. the ensuing year, selecting place
for next meeting, etc In the after
noon the editors and publishers. to-
yether with their wives and accom-
panying friends, were conveyed in car
riages to such places of interest in and
about the city as they desired to visit.
"The ever damned Kaw," and the
various mills and manufacturing
establishments being built in cOnse-
uuence of the immense water power
thereby furnished, was the chief point
of interest to many, while others man
tested the most interest i'm such places
as had any relation to or brought out
the history of the Quantrell raid. OF
course the State University and the
grand view to be obtained from its
commanding location, and the beauti-
full shade trees for which the city Is
noted, were commented upon and adj
inired by all. At four O'Clock we were
driven to Bismarck Grove and given
a lunch. From the grove we were
taken to the University, where we
listened to the lecture before the Lit
erary Societies of that institution by
Prof. J. c. Ridpath, Of Asbury Uni
versity, Indiana. Prof. Ridpath has q
national reputation as historian and
should rank equally high as lecturer.
The Editorial Association of Mis-
souri,, at their recent meeting having
been addressed by Or. Laws, Presi-
dent of the State University of that
state, in which address he advocated
The old doctrine of State rights and
endeavored to show that the United
States was not nation but cOnfed-
Grafton of sovereign States, it was in
accordance with the "eternal fitness OF
things'' that the editors of Kansas
were present and heard Prof. Ridpath
on alexander Hamilton" Whether
it was intended as such we do not
know, but the lecture of Prof. Ridpath
was a complete answer, yea, an utter
annihilati0n of the doctrine advocated
by DR.. Laws. Wherever DIR. I1avs'
address is circulated and read the lee
fure Of PROT. Ridpath should follow it,
for it il as "the destroying angel after
the devil.n
Wednesday morning we said good.
bye to the historic city, feeling salts
fled that what it lacked as "trading
centern was more than compensated fol
in its beautiful aud healthful location
it's hofQe.like residences and its hOspit'
able people. Ye representative of the
REGISTER, not being an editor IL
good and regular standing, upon ar
irving at Lawrence Monday afte rnoon
WAS, by the committee on reception
and entertainment, properly assigned
to the hospitality of a real estate
agent. Next to newspaper men, rea
estate agents have done more thar
any other class of people for the build
ing up of our State. We are unde
lasting obligations to Mr.. A. TOsh anC
family who so royalty entertained u
while we were i'm the city. Persons
seeking homes or desiring to make in
Sestments i'm Lawrence should by al
means call upon Mr.. Tosh.
At the X. c., l.. & 5. X. depot we
boarded the train which the manager
of the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa F.
road had kindly placed at the dispose
Of the party on their excursion to the
various state institutions. The lOcOmO
tive and the three cars composing tn
train, and they were first-class in ev
ery respect, were all built in tile shop
of the Santa Fe road at Topeka. Unde
the command of Col. S. S. PrOuty tn
Excursion started for the State peni
tentitary at Leavenworth. AS tn
representatives Of the press had abou
decided who were the winning mai
for the nomination of Congressman-at
large before leaving Lawrence, they a
once proceeded to select candidat
for Governor. As q canvass shOwet
f1ov: st. John i'm the lead, the advO
Gates of other candidates declared tina
it was no good, as too many of thu
4 r. ol1Omnd tn vOtQ SQv