The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-06
STANLEY SPEAKS
Tells Swedish Independent Club
He AdmireS Sweden.
Recounts Deeds of Heroes of
That Nation.
HE REPRESENTS ALL.
Says That is What He Has
Tried to Do.
Frank Nelson Plunges at Once
Into Politics.

The Scandinavian Independent club,
an organization which seems to be po-
litieal in its objects with a tendency
toward the Republican side of the po-
litical fence, held a meeting in the old
court house last night to listen to ad-
dresses by Governor Stanley and Frank
Nelson. The meeting was opened by a
song from the Scandinavian Glee club,
which sang in their native tongue The
music was all right, but the governor
was in the same position the average
citizen is when he attends grand opera
Mr.. Nelson had the best of it, for he
could understand the words. The club
afterward sang a song in English, the
theme being that every body would vote
for Stanley. 1t was one Of those cam
pafgn songs which are written with the
name of the candidate in blank so that
1t can be inserted to fit any occasion
and candidate.
Governor Stanley was introduced by
the chairman, who remarked that the
state had been given good, clean ad-
ministration. and should again elect
the same officers. In his remarks Gov
ernor Stanley said: Il have tried to do
what the chairman says I have done
I have tried to represent not one party,
but all the people of the great state of
Kansas, and have done what 1 think
is to their best interests" He thanked
the club for it's invitation. and then
went on to speak of his great admira-
ton of the Swedish nation. During
my boyhood'' he said, II took a great
its people. l followed it's story back and
read of the struggle of the people who
were striving for better government,
better civilization and better inStitu
lions in 1900 when Gustavus first laid
the foundation for that wonderful coun-
try as Washington did for ours" He
eulogized Gustavus Adolphus and
Charles XII, and spoke of Jennie Lind,
Nelson and Capt. Ericsson of the Mon
itor; in fact, he called up about all the
citizens of Sweden who had got into
history, including DIR. Swensson and
Frank Nelson. He paid a high COM
pliment to the Scandinavians when he
said that a glance at the police court
records would show that emigrants
from their country gave less trouble
than those from any nation on earth,
and attributed their good citizenship to
their ancestry.
The governor did not get into poll
tics until toward the close of his speech,
when he said: Il want to ask you as
men from country which has pro-
duced such men as Gustavus Adolphus
and Charles XII. Do you think those
men would permit their courtry's flag
to be hauled down where it had been
raised in the cause OF liberty He
closed with an appeal to the Scandi-
navians to uphold the glory Of the coun-
try of their adoption.
Mr.. Frank Nelson did not hesitate
to bring in politics. He began by say
ing: las I came into this hall I saw
the stars and stripes before me, and as
I looked to the right and left I saw the
same emblem. looked behind me and
again saw the nations flag and, and
this reminded me of a remark I heard
a gentleman make today. He said:
The sun never sets on Uncle Sam now,
and no nation of the world can set on
him, either" He continued with en-
comfums of the stars and stripes, say
ing that it was the emblem of liberty,
and always would be, whether flying
over this country or the islands which
had fallen into our hands by the chances
of war" He stated that the war with
China was not for spoils or the acquire
ment of territory, but was a war of
education against barbarisTn, and added
that the United States was now world
power and would have to meet and
solve the problems of the world. He
closed by saying that the duty of all
good citizens who shared in the inheri-
tance of the great country was to en-
large and protect that which had been
given us.