The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-01
THE BOARD OF TRADE RECEPTION
Hon. Jerry Simpson was GIVEN a Genuine
Wichita Reception at the Board OF
Trade-All Joined Hands

| The large chamber of the Board of Trade
was full to overflowering at 7:30 and few
| minutes later Mr. Simpson arrived in com
pany with Mayor Clement, G. II. Black
welder, Hon. r. W. Hurt and Frank
Williams, who took their places on the
platform amid the cheers of Jerry's
admirers.
Mr.. Blackwelder in few words intro
duced Mayor G. w. Clement, who spoke
in brief as follows:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:
1t is with pleasure that / can say the
president of the Board of Trade has
authorized me to welcome this, our hon
ored guest here tonight. We are here to
greet a fellow citizen whose fame is known
to Us all and whose face is known to many.
We live in a large country, a large state
and in the largest congressional district in
the United States. We are all loyal to-
night; we meet here tonight without refer
ence to politics. We meet in the interests
Of the great Seventh district. Cheers.
We have no illustrious lives Of ancestry
here in our country where man can rise
from the humble walks of the toiler to the
council halls Of the nation: no Inheritance
of title from father 10 son; no dukes or
lords. We are each independent sover-
eigns. ICheers.l
In America-in the United States-is it
alone possible for humble driver of a
canal boat or farmer to rise to so elevated
a position as has been bestowed upon our
fellow citizen.
We have noticed some wonderful things
during the past fall There have been
some things occurring which we did not
expect. We are here tonight to take by
the hand and TO extend to the man who
will hold the interests and represent the
big Seventh for four years to come, our
assurances of hearty cooperation; this
man who has been leading a quiet life in a
village on the borders of the state and who
has been called to represent US must feel
that we stand behind him and uphold him.
We are here to extend a word of greeting
to the citizen who has been elevated TO 50
honorable a position, and when that man
goes TO the position we do not think we
will read in the dispatches that Jerry
Simpson has been dining and winning at
Delmonico's while his constituents are
laboring to pay their taxes. We believe
he will be found laboring at his post with
the interests Of the people next to his
heart
We believe he holds in his bosom the in
terests of Kansas and will not be found
dining with money bags and gold bugs.
lCheers
We believe he viii work in the interests
of the Seventh district aud of Wichita.
Now, we are here to take the gentlemen by
the hand, no matter what our political
beliefs are. We must stand by him so that
the wishes Of our people will be carried out
As a representative of the Board of Trade,
| take pleasure in introducing to you the
Hon. Jerry Simpson.
When Mr. Simpson arose he was greeted
with applause for two or three minutes
He spoke briefly in reply in substance as
follows:
lIr. President Ladies and Gentlemen:
Wichita is a broad city. She covers a
vast amount of ground Built ont on the
broad prairies, her streets are very broad
and her people are very broad.
Every time | come to Wichita, the well
come has grown a little broader. | don't
think it will do for me to come back to
Wichita soon; l do not know what you
might do, but l am afraid you have got
near the end of your resources. lam glad
toknow the bipartisan citizens of the big
Seventh.
l am glad to know that you VIII stand
behind me- need the co operation of the
entire people.
l will try to do what / can for this sec
ton and other sections of Kansas.
l see by the corn hanging about this
room that you recognize corn a. factor of
your wealth, and that the farmer Is the
base of the wealth of the CITY. think the
armers realize that they must cooperate
with the cities, and they have confidence
in the city
think we have the most intelligent
armers on the earth, and this has been
brought about by education.
This city of Wichita is the recognized |
.ity in this section of the country. Stu |
tied as it is in the center of fertile agri- /
cultural district il must become at no dis |
ant day the distributing point for the ter |
itory west and southwest, and for some 4
distance north and east. Perhaps you
lave been going too fast for the pro
ession and have got ahead and .
will have to sit down and |
Wait for the procession to catch up. Then
his wilderness will become a paradise and
Wichita will become the principal city
When have an opportunity | viii work
or the interests of Wichita and of the
seventh district. Now gentlemen thank
.ou.
Jerry was applauded roundly upon tax
NJ his seat.
Mayor Clement then introduced Hon. r.
T. Hurt in few words as follows:
Fellow citizens, while we are so well
uited in our congressman we are not
urt in our legislature l now have the
onor to introduce the Hon. W r, Hurt. F"
Mr.. Hurt spoke for five minutes as fol-
)ws:
I am sorry / am unable to speak at
myth tonight as am suffering some
hat with "A sore throat. l am here as
hartman of a committee TO look into a
roposition from Paramount college 10
lake the institution state normal school
Ie viii go TO Emporia aud after making
,me inquiry we viii make report that
i'll undoubtedly be acted upon favorably.
lille people are pleading for economy,
c do not propose TO economic on the
latter Of educational facilities. Educa-
on is the basis Of a free government.
his movement that is startling the state
nd country is owing 10 the fact that the
eople are educated. We are going to
lake move in the right direction.
There have been good many remarks
ade about the hayseed legislature: that
lere will be laws passed by this legisla- .
Ire that Will injure business. | heard |
antleman from New York, who was in |
opeks say that for honesty Of counte-
an -e and intelligence the present leZisla-
ire WAS the equal of any body he had
-er seen.
Ii i a fact that we need to 90 slow and
Udy the laws a. they are presented 70 Us
r passage. l studied two days on one