The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-18
AMONG The TEXANS
Stockmen Royalty Entertained
at Fort Worth.
BILLY BOTTOMS SPEECH
Kansas Pacing Kings Sprung
as a Sensation
BILLY BOTTOMS SPEECH

delegates. Denver came with two train
loads and a band and occupied the CEN
ter of the hall. backed by Missouri and
Illinois. Texas courteousIy taking the
back seat. In position Kansas shared
equal honors with Missouri, and the
Kansas City delegation in point of num-
bers found themselves playing second
violin. Every hotel is full In big
heartedness, joviality, liberality and in
teIligence. the stock men as representa-
tive westerners will compare favOrably
with any body Of men on earth, with no
exceptions. FIT Worth stands wide open
and Texas mas made US feel welcome al
together.
The train bearing Governor Savers was
late and the convention was delayed to
await him. the Denver band entertain
ing the house. preceding an impromptu
address by Mayor Paddock, who was in
troduced by President J. W. Springer OF
Denver as the only mayor" His ad-
dress ELECTED steady laughter.
Mayor Paddock referred TO the court
house in Ft. Worth as the finest county
building in the United States and it Is
an elegant granite structure; the depot
and a 72O acre stock yards as being the
pride Of the city. The large brewery
was also referred to as producing the
finest beverage. save artesian water ex-
tant.
Governor Savers having meantime ar
rived. was then introduced. He stated
that If there was one thing beyond be-
ing governor that he could desire it
would be to own a ranch in Texas and
owe no man a dollar. For education,
$4,000 was annually expended in the
cattle-raising region. and within the next
twelve months not an acre of the land
set aside for the benefit of the children
of Texas would be idle, but would be
earning through the cattlemen that
which it should have been earning long
ago.
Governor Savers sent a hot shot into
Colorado when he said 1.-The mountain
Gus region is all right; it is beautiful; it
is rugged. and, as 1 said. it is all right,
for a place to go picnicking in the sum
mer time, but; If you want TO live long.
live happily and make money. come to
Texas Yet, I warn you, my country
men, we have had years OF famine as,
well as years of plenty, and I warn you
to avoid the years of famine in the fu-
ture, as you are capable of foing. for our
years of plenty are more than ample to
tide over any famine that ever has or
ever will or ever can come"
He spoke of the beet sugar industry in
the southeastern part of the state. and
mentioned that at the San Antonio fair
held recently he had seen as fine cattle
as grow, only two long-horns being in
evidence, showing that Texas. as well as
Oklahoma and Kansas Is no longer COM
PEELED to ship fine stock from Illinois
He closed with touching reference to
the homes of Texas.
Hon. W. A Daugherty of Nebraska
was then introduced to respond to Gov
ernor Sayers, and in the course of his
opening remarks dwelt earnestly upon
the duty Of standing up for ones own
state and country The address OF Mr.
Daugherty had the brilliancy and
sparkle Of the active gentleman who ut
tered it He paid a brilliant tribute to
the policy of expansion. and wove iS go
deity in with honor to the flag that It
met loud and long cheering from Demo-
Gratis, which did not stop with only
hint but met the same acclaim when
the speaker came out plainly in his re-
marks and the stockmen of Texas
showed their unification OF thought upon
this question. which seems to be ready TO
split off a large slice Of Texas Demo-
cracy. which viii join rands warmly
with Republicanism.
The annual address Of the president, J.
". Springer Of Denver. followed. he out
lined the interests Of the stockmen. The
scalping of feeding bills OF lading was
roughly considered. The steps Of Colora-
co to lessen the ravages Of wolves VAS
referred to and recommended TO others
t0r consideration. THE horseless age"
was referred to as a pure vision which
would remain dream so long as horses
brought $1,000 OF less Horses for sad
die. coach or smaller vehicles viii never
disappear. but we rail with delight the
advent Of ingenuity whereby the street
car and the heavily soaded truck no
longer viii be dragged over slippery
streets b. worn out beasts. the MODEST
OF noblest animals. by this new inge-
nuity is relieving him % the drndsery, f
and he. IS becoming more noble.
THE sheep man has just as much right
20 the grass as the csttle man" This
statement met applause from the sheep
men The afr. sunshine. water. land
and grass of the puzzle domain Is just as
much one mans as another. and & viii
not be long before all this 4 amics8iy 7.
settled by governmental rental 10 Who
ever wants IT,
The commission men were scored vita /
out stint
The afternoon session was occupied
first 81 q concert q the Deaver baud. (
the Fl Worth band keeping things i've f
IS outside. Following the h-sef eonceit. !
the delegations from ire different states
were represented IN speech - one rep Z
resentatlye from each Gel CATION. TIE
OkIahoua delegation, hesEsa ~ BIlly
Bottom. were fatte-ing wi-n ria5o.s Sesr- +
ing the legend. Met ne ~ r Rens.
Fea-uery = ard Il lss-s.xzh annual
Convention Oklahoma Livestock Azs0- +
citation
The speaker sor she Kansas 8elseatsou .
not being present Mr. Robinson - =
Derad1 arose ~ the occss.aa ARD sang
tire praises 81 Kansas 3n 3 fenE ulaEa-
rer RE SAID. 1--WE Up ia Kansas send
q big lat animal down he-e % trade vita