The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-16
For Hfm-MOre Bright and Funny
Things said Than at Any Banquet
Previously Held in Topeka.

The dining room of the Copeland was
decorated with the national colers. tho
flags from the state house being used
along the walls
Above the center Of the south table, at
the place assigned to Speaker Douglass,
hung a big wooden sledge hammer, sus-
pended from the electric light fixtures
by piece of clothesline.
It was an eXacG representation of the
hammer with which the speaker forced
his way into the house of representatives
two years ago this morning.
The gentlemen were not in full even
ing dress, with the exception of Judge
A. r. Horton and Mr.. Warner of Chero-
kee.
This was the menu:
Blue Points.
Celery. Cold SIaw.
BouiIlon.
Outlet of Whitefsh.
Curled POtatGes
Tenderloin of Beef. with Mush looms,
flashed Potatoes. Wine Jelly.
Fried Sweetbreads
French Peas.
Cardinal Punch.
Quail on Toast
Shrimp Salad Chicken Croquetts.
Vanilla Ice Cream.
Fruit Cake. Angel Food. Nut Cake.
Macaroons. Lady Fingers.
Kisses.
Apples Oranges. Pears. Grapes.
Cheese. Crackers
Tea. Coffee.
There was laughter when Speaker
Douglass called the house to order with
a salt cellar, which he used as IA gavel.
ut is pleasant to be here" said MT.
Douglass. 1.-TWO years ago tonight the
clouds were lowering over US. Tonight
all is clear and the stars shine.
This legislative body has the distinc-
ton among other things of having been
the only one that over ate 81, 400 worth
of sandwiches in forty ght hours in the
face of gattling gun.
There are many here who have at
tanned high positions since then, and
there are many others who aspire to high
positions applause and laughterl The
Pops are out now. They know it. When an
ex-state official steps up to the Santa Fe
ticket window and pulls out his wallet
TO extract therefrom the price of ticket,
he knows the end has come. And in
this case, thank heaven, death is the
end
81 see many of my old friends of the
house of '93 before me.
"There is Captain John Seaton of
Atchison, who is not content with own
ing the biggest iron works in the state
but who has since acquired the owner
ship of an opera house, in which he is
won't to entertain his constituents with
Amazonian marches and the ballet
Laughter l feel in this instance like
appointing an investigating committee
with Colonel Warner of Cherokee as
chairman. Laughter and applause
"Here too is d. w. Eastman of Lyon.
who is here trying to LOBBY bill through
the legislature to prevent the boys from
selling Pop on the trains through
his county, in which he says there is
enough Republican corn to. supply the
demand.
And Captain Elting, of Ness, who
wants the rainfall in his county measured
not 6v inches, but per capiter' If it
were measured in that way he says Ness
would be the wettest spot in the state
with the possible exception of the Fifth
ward in Leavenworth.
"Bat seriously, conditions confront US
in America today that are appalling. We
read that in New y ork city man froze
to death beside his burned out fire. and
in the same paper of a New FORK woman
who gave her friends Il $1,000 breakfast.
What does this mean? | cannot suggest
the remedy, but it shows that we are
confronted by the problem of freedom
for starving thousands.
but am no pessimist | believe that
every day sees the world grow better and
1 can give you no better sentiment to-
night than patriotism"
Judge Horton followed Mr.. Douglass
in response to "The Courts"
He said: Il owe TO the Douglass house
and to the people of the state of Kansas
an apology. In an opinion l once handed
down said that l believed Governor
Lewelling was honest and patriotic II
/ might be allowed the opportunity l
would now have that stricken out Gov
ernor Lewelling was the weakest and
most venal executive that ever sat in the
gubernatorial chair in this great state of
ours. Like the mule, he has no pride of
ancestry and no hope of posterity.
81 want to speak of one man in partic-
ular tonight who did much by his bravery
and steadfastness of purpose and to duty
to uphold the right and defeat the wrong
in the legislative war of ;93 That man
is Colonel ]. w. F. Hughes"
For several minutes there was the
widest scene of enthusiasm. Cheer after
cheer rang through the room; gray hair
ed men jumped to their feet and waved
their napkins; dignity was an unknown
quantity, and Lieutenant Governor James
a. Iroutman forgot his and led the noise.
Colonel Hughes sat in the midst of the
banqueters. He was silent and quiet
There was gravity in his countenance.
and almost, if not quiet, tears in his eyes
When order had at last been restored
Judge Horton continued, "If were gov
ernor of the state / would place him in
She highest position in the state military
that it was in my power to and l would
do it on account of his merit alone. /
would place on his shoulders epaulets
bright and better even than those that
were torn from him by q pernicious Pop
ulist administration"
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