The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-05
THE KANSAS EDITORS.
THEY VISIT KANSAS CITY
AND ARE BANQUETED.
Over Two Hundred Sunfower Journalists
the Guests of the Commercial Club
Speeches by Noble Prentis, Murat Hal
stead and Bob" Burdette.


strong, arrived in town last night as
the guests of the Commercial club.
The reception at the club rooms, the
speeches and the dinner at the Coates
became a great big family party. At
midnight the Kansas Cityans and the
editors were still having good social
time.
Furthermore, Murat Halstead, the
Cincinnati eX-editor, now of the Brook
lyn- Standard Union, ''whose name is
household word" and Bob" Burdette,
the burlington Hawkeye man." were
there and made speeches.
President Watson of the club, who
presided at the reception, called the
speeches by Murat Halstead, Bob Bur-
dette and Noble Prentis an intellect
ual sandwich" Besides this ''intel-
lectual sandwich" there were oceans
of lemonade and punch. Some con-
fusion occurred in trying to discrimin-
ate between lemonade for the addresses
and punch for the editors.
Noble Prentis, who delivered the
address of welcome, explained his de-
layed arrival by saying he went out on
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loshes. Mr.. Prentis proceeded:
1.-THE only excuse the Commercial
club had in selecting the present
speaker to utter these words of well
come, is on the ground of his old ac-
quaintance with you. 1t was thought
best, perhaps, to have speaker who,
even though he might not know what
he was talking about, knew who he
was talking to, for it has been your
orators fortune to know two genera
lions of newspaper families in Kansas;
in the case of that of your worthy and
popular president, he has known two
and half, or three.
"You are then, gentlemen and ladies
of the state of Kansas, very welcome,
as welcome as man might be in going
from the dining loom of his own house
into the parlor of the same, or vice
versa. You are welcome for your
selves and welcome for the work you
do. Kansas City, which has heard in
her time and within her very borders
the noise of battle, knows that the pen
is mightier to build up than even the
sword to destroy, and thanks you for
your pens and their upbuilding power
You have built here as we'll as there.
The complaint is made by Kansans of
Kansas that there are in the interior
of the state no great cities,
cities of over 10000 people, but
cities cannot be built on every quarter
section; it takes something more than
a surveyors chain and n town plat to
make a city; great cities cannot, in
this country at least, rise by any imper-
ial order or edict; cities are built where
they must be; they are built through
the convenience of man and the will
of God. Kansas people, here is your
city-Kansas City. To our city-your
city - you are made most welcome.
You are, of course, DESTROYS of learn
ing all there is to know about Kansas
City. And you have come to the right
shop. But if you don't see the inform
alton you want on the Commercial
clubs counter, ask for it. Your hosts,
the Commercial club, are the reposi-
tories of useful knowledge respecting
Kansas City, yet not the sole reposi-
tories. Anybody around here may in
form you.
"And so, ladies and gentlemen OF
the Kansas press, my old associates,
colaborers, pals Qaughter), accomplices
(screams), what you will, again well
come to Kansas City. You may hear
the envious speak against here. They
may whisper to you about footpads.
But do not be afraid. On my honor,
do not believe highwayman ever got
a cent off a newspaper man in Kansas
City. (Cheers.)
lyon have come into your fortune
All the newspaper men of Kansas have
always believed that they would come
into a fortune-some time. We used
to talk it over at the banquets- edi-
torial banquets, 1t is good while
since your speaker has stood up and
gazed at the liquid simmer and sheen
of Kansas editorial banquet, but he
And now you have come
into the fortune. This great fine city
is yours. 1t is a donation. Yours to
have while you care to use it. All free
as air. And as the heavy father says
when the two young couple are ar
rayed in the front and center and the
orchestra plays, and the curtain is
ready to fall, My children, be happy"
Among those of the veterans who
with the young short grass
editors were William Cavaness of the
Chetopa Advance, w. T. McElroy of
the Humboldt Union, "Del' Valentine
Of the Clay Center Times, Stewart of
the Manhattan Republic, Beck of the
Holton Recorder, Morgan of the
Hutchinson News, C. p Townsley of
the Great Bend Tribune, Austin
Topliff of the Lebanon Criterion,
John Speer of the Hutchinson News |
whose history goes back to the
territorial days-A &. Mead of the Nc
Pherson Republican-said to be the
only alumnus of Yale who runs
Kansas paper, R. P. Murdoch of the
Wichita Eagle; w. II. Morgan of the
Falls Leader, Knowlton
If the Newton Kansas, Charley Scott !
If the lola Register and Lane of
Nyandotte.
Still others were George T. Smith of
he Maryville News, F. ]. Smith of the
Russell Reformer, C. E. Allison of the
erie Sentinel.
The dinner in the big dining room
asted until $3.50 o'clock. Ex-Lieuten-
mt Governor Riddle, Ewing Herbert
f Hiawatha and w. Y. Morgan, the
lew secretary, made speeches.
EPIGRAMs OF MURAT HALsTEAD.
Mr.. Halstcad, big, imposing, white
S the driven snow and very red in the