The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-12
THE EDITORS LIKE TOPEKA.

| SaS editors, many of them accompanied
| by their wives or daughters, met in
/ Topeka and mingled together a couple
4 of days in a business and social way
| They were members of the State Edi
tor1al association and were Republic
cans, Democrats, PopulistS. Prohibition
lists and Methodists. And they were
a good natured, jovial sociable lot of
men and women
At this meeting the people of Topeka
very Hospitality entertained the edi-
toriaI fraternity. They took them to
their homes and fed them-and Topeka
feed is extra good, or seems so to the
average publisher from the rural dis
tricts- They took their visitors to the
Pure Food show, where was on exhibit
ton every Imaginable good thing to eat,
or the material to make it of. All of
US got free passes over Topeka street
car lines, and those of US who did not
care to ride on the trolley cars at least
! have a fac smile of Cliff Bakers sig
nature on a neat card. At Library
hall on Monday night Joe Waters made
| one of his very funniest speeches, vel
coming the editors to the city, and Tom
McNeal made just as humorous a
| speech in response to the welcome.
The Modocs, led by the genial Tom
| Anderson, sang for us some of their
very newest songs and made the occa-
sion as pleasant as they knew how
! and that was pleasant enough.
Tuesday noon the association went,
or those who felt like going did. by
special invitation, to the hall of repre-
sentatives to see the Pops elect a Unit
| ed states senator. The writer had wit
messed this feat of the POpulists a time
or two, so he rested quietly at his Motel
during the performance, which was not
| to his liking, anyway.-Sedan Times
Star.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
| State Editorial association at Topeka
last Monday and Tuesday was a large
| and representative gathering and a
f171 ra1G Mt
In the evening Library hail was
| crowded with newspaper people and
| leading citizens of Topeka Ihe MO
| docs sang, Captain Joe Waters made
| pyrotechnic address of welcome, full of
| sharp sayings and eloquent flights of
| fancy, and Tom McNeal made the re
| ply and kept the audience CONFUSED
| tWO-thirdS of the time. Governor Leedy
sat we'll to the front and seemed to
enjoy the reference to the dogs OF
Egypt and the pyramids as much as
| anybody. After more singing ana eIo-
| cutionary efforts, a social time was had
| while refreshments were served and a
mandolin club played.
With scores of conventions every year
] it is no wonder Topeka grows careless
and Indifferent to their coming and go
| ing, but this time she did herself proud
| and made friends Of hundreds of news
paper folk.-Oskaloosa Independent.
The editor of this paper was induced
| to leave the pleasant surroundings OF
| Norton to feast on entertainments and
! banquets offered by the generous clu-
| zens of Topeka and Kansas City last
| week.
Joining a gang of merry editors. he
| felt that no evil in communications
! would corrupt good manners, When
| such communications were had with
| the Kansas State Editorial association;
and now, safe at home again. the i'm
pressions are various and the memories
| agreeable.
F1attered Is great factors in the state
! problem, we feel an enlargement of the
| heart-grateful; an enlargement OF the
| head-wise for the trip.
The citizens of our state capital 10
peka were fully conscious of our I'M
| portance and as a result the entertain
| ment was complete
The address OF welcome, proceeding
| from Topeka's celebrated orator, was
| characteristics. Joe waters was ne
| Hon. J. G. Waters, to be more pollte.
! The welcome pronounced by him was
| enthusiastic, so much so as to be deem
| ed almost sincere in the face OF overt
and eXtravagant hattery-
We had known Joe Waters by repu-
| tation ever since waters were looked
| mon as the most desirable liquids in
| Kansas We took the beverage strlght
took him at his word, and feel that
| his city is worthy more lines OF praise
4 than this pen will here record Let
us mass over his address with the com
| plinent that it was scholarly and elo-
| quent, sarcastic and humorous NIX,
| ture of oil and waters, TO pe ueEA
| really a solution of the paradox Oh the
| ages.
| owes Topeka many words of praise but
| how to compensate it in an al without
| display is to us perplex1nS-
| Perhaps to praise it's Pure Food Tx
! hibition would suffice; but that praise Is
| hard to pen. 1t was Such an eXhlpi-
| ton as one sees in many stores II to II
| were added a beautiful young lady TO
/ explain how the salt from Hutchinson
| secured its SAVIOR or how the pickles be
| came sour amid so much sweetness
/ Norton Champion.
| The Sentinel representative at the Ed
| itorial ASSOCIATE which met IN Iopeka
| Jan 25 and &c did not sufficiently recoV-
/ err from the effects OF the DloW oul W
| give any extended account OF the DO
| ings of that body of thought mouldeis
| in last weeks issue, nor does ne pro
| nose now to do So His aim in making
| mention at this time is to accord to the
| people of Topeka the just praise due
| Them for the unbounded hospitality eX-
| tended to the army OF pehcn shoNeIs ,,
| who have heretofore failed to ellcIt
| from the citizens of the capital city,
| even a partial recognition OF their pres
ence within her gates. on TINS occasion
| a change had come over the spirit oI
| their dreams and every effort was put
| into action to redeem themselves from
| the severe roastings the boys had laid
| Everything was done to make the boys
| off the press feel at home, and as
consequence they made themselves at
home wherever they put in an appear
ance. whether in the hotels or private
| houses.-Carden City Sentinel
| The state Editorial association, com
posed Of editors of all political and re-
| iigious faiths, were in session at To,
peka last Monday and Iuescay, ana
| gave evidence of how aTnlabIy the non
and the lamb may lie down together
There was an interesting programme
On Monday evening the people of Tope-
| IN library hall Captain Joe Waters,
who disappointed his Wellington audi
ence last fall. delivered a natchless ad-
dress of welcome and Tom MeNeal' the
humorous editor of the Mail and Breeze
discoursed amusingly upon the monen-
! tous theme: What Are We Here For"
A eta,. the fnr11lalities were nnlSned the