The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-16
BRING ON THE OLD BOYS
The Veterans At the Soldiers
Home At LeaVenWOrth
Should Come to Topeka on
Thursday Soldiers Big Day.
Ways and Means Should be Discussed
at Once for Running Three or Four
Special Trains Here and Back
To Leavenworth.

The Leavenworth Times yesterday
contained the following editorial, which
we reproduce entire, with heading:
OLD SOLDIERS SWINDLED.
The Capital has received the follow
ing communication from G. w. Candy
of the National Military Soldiers home
at LeaVenwOrth:
Editor of Capital: As we under
stood some time ago that, i'm order to
secure the State Reunion at Topeka, q
promise was made TO the old soldiers
in this home that Topeka would send
a special train after all who wished 10
attend and would bring them back free
of charge. 1t is frequently talked OF
here, and the question is asked me,
Is Topeka going to do it? VIII you
please tell US through your paper what
you know about it. A large delegation
would attend from here if carried free.
&c W. CANDY"
A reporter for the Capital has made
inquiry among the members Of the
Committee of Fifteen. All members say
that this letter is the first they had
heard of any such promise made by To-
peka's representatives to the old sol
diers of the home.-TOpeka Capital
The first they have heard of any such
promise to the members of the Soldiers
homei Where do the Committee Of Eff
teen hide themselves? Do they never
talk to anybody; do they never read
the newspapers?
When the question of fixing a place
for the Reunion was being discussed.
to LeavenwOrth was that we had here
some three thousand veterans resident
Topeka gave out, as against this rea-
SON. the distinct promise that these vet
Grams could still attend the Reunion IL
held at Topeka, for they would run spe-
cial trains and convey them to the Holy
City free. That promise was made
prominent in Topeka newspapers. was
repeated again and again, was common
talk and was copied into nearly every
newspaper in the state, and the 6. "A.
r. in giving the Reunion to Topeka was
largely Influenced by that promise But
for that, LeaVenwOrth would have been
selected.
Now the Committee of Fifteen say 1t
is the first they have heard of it, and
we are told all the money which the
committee can possibly get control of
will have to be expended in other
ways" It is a dirty trick, but those
who know Topeka's ways expected
nothing different
SO far as the State Journal is con
cerned in the matter, it. advocated the
bringing of the old soldiers from the
home from the first. but no direct prom
ises were made, because no one was in
a position to promise at that time eX-
actly what could be done
The Journal believes, however, that
the veterans at the home should be
brought here by all means If it is posi-
BILE. If they can afford but one day
here, let that day be Big Thursday, the
old soldiers most important day
Three or four special trains might be
run, and if the veterans can't be got
here any other way, why can't the
Kansas department c. A. r apprOpri-
ate a part of the sum necessary to
bring them2 The railroads viii doubt
less make a rate as cheap a S they have
for the militia, which is to be one cent
a mile, it is reported.
Commander Whitney Of the G. A r
should see what can be done in this
matter.