The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-18
HYMN BOOK
VS..
G0RKSCREW.
Governor Elect Stanley Says
Running the State of Kansas
By HymnboOk is Preferable to
Running 1t by COrksereW.
| BIG JUBILATION
Is Held by Republicans Of To-
peka Last Night.
Fine Fireworks and Big Crowds
to See Them.

"a little scurrilous paper that I saw
the other day" said GOvernor-elect
Stanley at Hamilton hall last night,
said that it supposed the state OF
Kansas would be run by a hymn book
for the next two years 1t may be cor
rect. But from what can learn OF
the people of Kansas the most OF you
would rather be run by hymn book
than by a cOrkscrew, anyway
A shout Of applause greeted TINS re
mark and cries Of That's rlgnI3 ca M
up from the crowded house When the
noise had subsidized Mr. Stanley went
7 mean to cast no reflection by this
statement It is simply matter u
FOR some time back" said Mr.. stan
ley, we have been writing the history
Of Kansas in pareutheses; for a nttle
time to come we mean to write II IN
italics We rejoice together over the
victory which has come to kansas Be
cause happened to occupy q place at
the head Of the ticket do not regard
the victory as q personal triumph, Out
I regard II as an expression OF the peO-
PIE of Kansas in favor OF decent ana
respectable state government L know
what the people have q right 10 expect
1t is my desire to give to Kansas SUCH
an administration as shall call rOrtn
Tar more rejoicing than there IS mere
hinder Us, and assist US in giving the
few little appointments We have 10
clean and honorable men We viii sue
coed. We can not succeed without the
help Of the people
The question OF patronage is the
smallest that cOnfronts me know
the character of the votes that elected
me and IL is 10 them that I owe my
position but 1 shall not be a Republican
governor. want to be the governor of
all the people Democrats, POpulists and
Republicans alike
Mr. Stanley then gave a tribute to the
Republican party and TO the memory OF
its heroes, Lincoln, Garfield and Mckin-
ley
It was q big demonstration. The Re
publican enthusiasts turned their voices
loose, and everybody on the streets en-
joyed it.
The parade was advertised to start
at promptly 7-15," but no one expected
that IL would do 50, and the expecta-
tons were realiZed-it was nearly
O'Clock before the parade came up the
avenue The boys bugle corps marched
IN front and they were followed by the
different fiambeau clubs accompanied
by the drum corps Of Lincoln Post A
large number OF the members OF the
hambeau clubs wore rooster caps"
and tin horns were everywhere visible.
Kansas avenue was we'll filed with peO-
pie and especially crowded in the vfcin-
ity of Sixth avenue, where It was known
the fireworks display would take place
The procession marched to Tenth and
then countermarched. At the Copeland
GOveruoT-elect Stanley entered a car
rage and rode ahead Of the parade. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Stanley,
Chairman AIbaugh Of the Republican
state central committee, and Mrs. John
Clancy. In a second carriage came W.
J Bailey, Congressman Charles Curtis,
George A clark and Frank Grimes In
a third carriage were H E Richter, A
A GODDARD Frank Brown Dave Null
vane and John Clancy.
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nue. and stopped, while the fiambeau
clubs marched on half a block and be-
gan the fireworks display There were
candles and red lights. with many rock
cts mixed in. while from the corner Of
Sixth and Kansas avenues thirteen
bombs were shot from mortar
As soon as the display ceased an i'm
menSe thrOng crowded into Hamilton
hall On the stage were the state OFF,
cers-elect. members of the Republican
state central committee and disting uish-
ed Republicans from over the state
It was O'Clock before Chairman John
CLANCY. Of the Shawnee county central
committee, pounded for order and in
troduced T A McNea1 as the chairman
of the evening.
Mr.. AIcNeaI performed his duties as
a POSTMASTER would at a banquet
minus the banquet He made a, happy
hit in introducing nearly every one Of
the dozen or 50 speakers who were call
ed on. and he limited each one to six
minutes Every true American said
Mr. McNeal, has or ought to have the
characteristic Of being a lion in battle
and a dove in peace We are not here
for the purpose OF treading on the necks
OF those whom we have beaten It was
the custom in ancient Rome that when
one general Overcarne the oUpOsfrfOu he
hltched the other fellow 10 the rear axle
or his chariot and made him hit the
gravel at an unComfOrta bic pace We
DO not wish to rejoice over cur fallen
enemy in any such way We do not take
all the credit OF the victory The other
Fellows were suffering from i'll health
ana had 70 dope with celery compound
and peruna- while their state cHafrr7ar1
SUFFERED from heart failure and any one
knows that man cant run a success
ful campaign If he has to st0n ana
prime his heart evey fifteen rnfnI1ras
Besides Mr. Stanley. Mr. NTCNasI
called on Mort AIbaugh, A A GODDARD
Frank Grimes, Frank Nelson. Prot
Vernon. the cOlOred orator of Kansas
City, W. J. Bailey, I E. Lambert. ".
R Smith, and others