The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23

square deal in this matter and can not
make you a speech. I received no no
tice of what was expected of me until
8 o'clock this evening, and therefore
am unprepared to do justice to this
subject. The City We Love Loves YOU
This is a beautiful sentiment, and in
good hands would bring forth many
beautiful thoughts 1t is a beautiful
sentiment because it is true, and truth
is always beautiful.
1.-The official life of the chief exeeu-
tive of a city is not continual round
of ease and pleasure, nor is it a path
way strewn with flowers, SO far as
have been able to discover. As to
bouquets, you don't get EN-.
Gentlemen of ST. Joe, on behalf of
the people of Topeka. I give you
hearty welcome to Topeka 1t seems
to me that during my term of office
have had rather more troublous times
than is usual, but pleasant instances
have occurred, and none more pleasant
than the opportunity to do what little
can toward entertaining you this
evening. We are glad you are here
The pleasure is ours, the honor is ours.
For my part, can truthfully say that
I take more pleasure and feel more
pride in assisting to entertain you men
from ST. Joe than I would if the king
of England and his retinue sat in your
places.
II now come to a topic which is next
to my heart. You behold in me, gen
tlemen, genuine flood sufferer. l
may not look like it tonight. but it is
true. Every cloud has silver lining.
In those dark days of June and May,
when the clouds of despair settled
down on US, we failed to see any silver
lining, but it was there, and soon burst
forth with all its beauty and glory.
! Word came to us that men and boats
from St. Joe were on the north bluffs
rescuing our people. Those tidings
were to us broad beam of sunlight,
promising that the storm was past,
and that the hours of care and danger
would soon be over.
Many cities gave freely of their
wealth You men of ST. Joe did more.
You saved the lives of our people, and
| brought with you the necessities to
sustain it. I have been told that out
of town merchants coming to ST. Joe
to buy provisions to replenish their
stocks were told that they could not be
accommodated Immediately because
the Commercial club had taken every
thing in sight to Topeka
I'VE are glad of this opportunity to
show our love and respect for you, ana
take with you this token in your hearts.
that The City that We Love, Loves
You.''
Again the Modocs responded to
number, when the Winds Blow a
Gale SISTER Cities: Topeka, St. Jo-
seph," bad been awarded to President
T. B. Campbell, president of the st.
Joseph Commercial club and he was
ready. Mr.. Campbell is an eloquent
speaker His reference to the work of
the people of st. Joseph was modest in
the extreme. He INDUCED in consider
able fiattering comment upon the elab-
crate preparation that had been made
for the reception of the travellers. He
complimented Topeka upon the rapid
strides that have been made in her re-
covery from the damage worked by the
flood and forecasted for her more
strength and greater prosperity by rea-
son of the calamity which the town has
faced.
A selection by the Washburn quar-
tette met a double encore before the
next speaker. Charles s. Gleed, of To-
peka, took the floor. The reception of
the Quartette as well as of the Mo
does, was very hattering-
Mr.. Gleed's speech was response
| to the toast, "Angel's Visits.
He said he supposed the visitors were
assumed to be angels and that he had
| logy, to justify the assumption. He
said he had no difficulty whatever in
recognizing the visitors as angels in
| spite of their broad backs, iron Jaws
and eagle eyes. Angels always fly by
! night and here the visitors were COM
ing in after dark and going out before
sunrise. Then we are told the angels
visits are few and far between. J"
| Through Kansas is at least 100 OOO years
| old as proved by the Lansing man this
/ is only the second visit of ST Joe men
| to Topeka, the first being on the occa-
sion of the food last May. Then again
all authorities agree that the way to
| know that angels are near is to hear
| the rustic of their wings. That st. Joe
men are rustlers is admitted on all
sides-even by Chicago, st. Louis and
Kansas City. Lastly angels go about
on deeds of mercy and certainly no
more merciful journey was ever made
people brought boats and provisions
and physicians to the aid of their flood
| stricken neighbor. Mr.. Gleed said the
| ST. Joe angels were on their way to
get not health but wealth in the shape
of business-and while Topeka would
| try to take it all away from them as
| soon as they get it, yet she hoped they
| would have a most successful trip ana
| a safe return. Various stories were
! told to illustrate the speakers views of
| the angel character of the visitors and
| his position in the matter was sustain
ed by a unanimous vote.
! S c. Motter mayor of st. Joseph, Is
a man of more than ordinary chivalry.
He manifested this in his response to
the toast THE Better Part of the HUI
man Family-The Ladies'" His speech
was filed with witty and fattering
commentaries upon the best qualities OF
the feminine nature, although he pre-
| faced his more general remarks with
descriptions of unpleasant character
istics sometimes found. There were nc
| ladies present to hear his toast but
had there been they could not but have
been well pleased by it. He closed with
a tribute to the women who helped If
the relief work in the flooded cities anC
!, in other towns which furnished assist