Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-08-30
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At Monday evenings camp fire
Congressman Chas. C. Curtis of the
First district of Kansas addressed
a large audience. Mr.. Curtis 10 a
pleasing speaker, hard worker for
his constituents and q warm friend
of the old soldier. Incidentally he
10 q candidate for United States
Senator and stands mighty good
show of landing the place-that 10,
a. good show az either of the 9TH
or candidates.
At the afternoon meeting Tues
day the assembled multitude was
addressed by Senator Fitzpatrick
and Col. d. r. Anthony. Both are
pleasing speakers and their talks
were attentively listened to.
In the amphitheatre Tuesday
night Mrs Mary Sibbits, state lee
turer and organizer of the w. c. T.
u, and Mrs. Helen L. Kimber, state
president of the Equal Suffrage
League, occupied the platform.
Both ladies are good takers, the
former from Hutchinson and the
latter from Parsons. Mrs. Sibbits
told in her own way the aims and
objects of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, while Mrs.
Kimber told why she thought NO.
men should have equal suffrage
with the horrid men.
At the afternoon camp FIRE Chas.
F. Scott, congressman-at-large from
Kansas, addressed thousands of
people. Scott is editor and proprie.
tor of the lola Register, one of the
best newspapers In Kansas. Mr..
Scott is an able representative and
the people of Kansas made no mis-
take in sending him to congress-.
Scott is a good speaker, has a com.
manding voice, and his speech be.
ing just what the old soldiers want
ed to hear was attentively Listened
to and loudly applauded.
In the amphitheatre Wednesday
evening Congressman A. NJ. Jack
con of Winfield, Kas., representative
from the Third Kansas District, ad-
dressed a large meeting, number
ing several thousand. All around
the building people crowded and
listened to his speech. Mr.. Jackson
is q pleasing speaker, has a good,
clear voice and his speech being
free from politics was very interest
ing.
Among other things Congress-
man Jackson said.
~ have always believed that this
nation owed a debt of gratitude to
the union soldiers and that it
should generously acknowledge
the same. The time has come when
our pension laws should be 90
formed as to bring them up to date.
We should recognise that the con.
ditions and surroundings of the old
soldier of the day 10 far different
from what II was fifteen or twenty
years ago; that the proof which lie
by the law passed many
years 10 much harder to obtain now
than It was then This our govern.
ment should recognize, and 90
frame laws 40 to meet the condi-
diton nc they exist It has ever
been the object and purpose of the
state and federal government to
laws according to the
conditions, the needs and wants of
the people ut the time, and there is
no reason why our pension laws
should prove an exception to this
rule. I am one who stands for
the pension lave up to
date and make II possible for this
wovsrnment to deal more justly
With our old soldiers than It has
done.
Following congressman Jackson,
". C. Milliken, q member Of the
Twentieth Kansas, spoke. Mr.. Nil.
liken 10 a young man, bot q regular
corker ON impromptu speechmak-
Ing. He held the attention of the
vast audience for about 40 minutes,
and like Jackson, every time he
opened his mouth he said some
thing.
Thursday morning that old war
horse, aDick Blue, who used to be
from Kansas,
spoke to the vast assemblage. Dick
- aluava n welcome speaker att