The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-31
INGALLS, AT lola.
He Condemns the Dedication of the Con
federate Monument at Chicago.


lola, May 31-John J. Ingalls, deliv-
cred the Decoration Day address here
and in unmistakable terms disapproved
of the dedication of the confederate mon
urnent at Chicago After abiding to the
fact that the ceremonies of memorial
day were a tribute to a righteous cause,
and not alone to brave soldiery, Alr. In
gals said:
"For these reasons, among others to
which 1 will soon allude, very emphat-
ically approve and appla I'D the action of
Lincoln post, Topeka, in their resolu-
ton condemning as inappropriate
and uniting and disrespectful to the
memory of the Union dead, the erection
and dedication of a confederate monu-
ment at Chicago. The debt we owe the
martyrs of liberty can not be dis
charged by casting flowers with each
returning May upon their grassy graves.
They relinquished life and love and
brave, but because they were patriots.
We owe it to their survivors, we owe it
to ourselves, to the present that We
enjoy and the future that is to
inherit the results of their sacrifices to
declare that they died in defense of
liberty, of the union, of constitutional
self government and the inalienable
rights of man and that they did not die
in vain.
'The south is blossoming with monu:
ments to the confederate dead a
meadow with dandelions and daisies,
but you will look in vain with micro
scope or telescope from the Potomac
to the Gulf, from the Rio Grande to
Cape Hatteras, for tablet or statue or
shaft or column to the memory of those
who died for the Union. Let them
eulogize their cause, worship their
heroes, wear the gray and carry the stars
and the bars if they will There is no
other nation that would not rebuke or
punish such demonstrations. But they
are our brothers; they have ac-
copied the results of the war in good
faith they say these are matters of eti-
quette and propriety which they must
settle for themselves; but when they
affirm that Lincoln and Davis, that Grant
and Lee, that Logan and Jackson are
equally entitled to the veneration and
respect of mankind and that God only
knows which was right, it is blasphemous
sacrilege which demands rebuke and
condemnation"
THE JUNIORS GUYED THE SENIORS
*. U. Students Have a Good Time at the
Senior Play.
LAWRENCE, Kan, May 31.-Pandemo-
mum reigned last night at the Bower
sock opera house. The Seniors gave a
play, but the Juniors made it decidedly
interesting for the people who put up
their money to see the fun. The play
was.taken from the French, and it was
the first time it was ever presented upon
an American stage. "The Society in
Which One Is Bored" was the title.
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first piece until the curtain was rung
down there were ali kinds of unearthly
noises. The Juniors sat on the front
seats and guyed the Seniors as they ap-
peared on the stage.
Every man had a shrill whistle or a
"baby squawker," and at frequent inter
walls the noises would break out and the
Seniors would have to wait till the racket
abated. J. D. Bowersock paraded up
and down in front of the audience in a
vain attempt to quell the disturbance. but
the college boys were in for a good time
One of the most unique features of the
whole affair was the bogus programme
that the juniors had printed. The regu-
lar house programmes were made away
with and the bogus ones put in their
place. The caste was distorted and the
advertisements were extremely anus
ing
Every one in the opera house was
given one of the bogus programmes and
they created no end of amusement
Many times the play was interrupted
and the actors had to wait for chance
to be heard Special policemen were
in every part of the house, but they were
unable to quell the deafening noise
The play was deserving of a hearty re-
ception, for the seniors did very well.
The work OF Sheffield Ingalls, son of
John j. ingalls,, was especially fine. He
and Miss Madge Shaun were the stars
of the performance. There were local
hits on most of the prominent students
The proceeds of the production are
given to charity. Georgia Browne staged
the play and trained the seniors.
COMPANY PAID THE COSTS,
But Nobody Paid for 200 Head of Dead
Cattle.
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