The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30

others arms. with a dove Of peace float
| ing overhead.
What is that bird? A buzzard p ask
ed somebody.
This picture shows the deep affec-
1 ton which exists between Governor
Bailey and Congressman Curtis" said
| Mr.. McKeever. They go everywhere
together. We could not have mad Gov
ernor Bailey here tonight without Con-
gresham Curtis, nor would Congress
man Curtis have come without Cover
nor Bailey.
The club howIed its approval, and
Bailey and Curtis looked at each other
and grinned.
"These pictures were drawn" said
Mr. McKeever, by Mr.. Harvey c..
Parsons, a rising young artist. He has
already had several of his pictures
hung in a saloon"
The members of the roasting com
mittee seemed to be too busy looking
at the pictures to bother Mr.. Mckeever
much. The magic lantern system IS
highly recommended to anyone who
wants to soothe the savage breasts Of
the Saturday Nighters.
Congressional Inquisition.
Perhaps the funniest thing that ever
happened in the state of Kansas was
the highly artistic toasting received by
Congressman Phil Campbell of the
A. McNeaL editor of the Mail and
Breeze. Campbelfs subject was
Tariff Talks for the Young" but of
course that does not signify anything.
He started in to tell a story about
Antoine Simeon of Chickopee.
He runs a joint down there, doesn'
hep inquired Governor Bailey.
Governor, do you know that Off
cially2' asked somebody severely
Just what CampbelIs story about
Antoine Simeon is will probably never
be known. In the excitement he for
got to give the banqueters any of the
details.
When Campbell concluded his frag-
mentary discourse Mr.. McNeal arose
and produced a thick bundle of Con-
gressional Records. He said:
Mr.. Campbell will you please rise
and answer a few questions. I have
here a copy pf what purports to be a.
speech delivered by you in the mouse
Of representatives. I ind in six places
in brackets the word applause in
four places the words loud applause
and in three places the words loud
and prolonged applause ] wish you
would state whether you put those in
yourself or vhetheT they We're Tut IN
by the man wnc wrote the speech for
"Oh. the man who wrote it put
them in" said Campbell without a
feather ruffied. Il delivered the
speech exactly as I got it.
"AlI right" resumed McNeal. Now
here on page I see that you are
speaking about the tariff on pig iron,
and some gentleman asks you to state
the amount of pig iron produced in
your district, and you are quoted as
saying that just at present there is
not much pig iron produced there, but
that some of the most progressive
farmers have purchased brood sows,
and that you expect the district will
soon raise all the pig iron it needs.
Did you say that?
Yes, I said that, all right" replied
Mr. Campbell
Here on page 81 continued Mr..
McNeal, 81 see it recorded that the
gentleman from Georgia woke up
from a sound sleep and inquired what
in - the gentleman from Kansas
was talking about, and you replied,
after some meditation, You can
search me- Is that true?'
That's true, just as it happened, -
said Campbell.
ION page of this speech"
How long is that speech, any
way?" interrupted Campbell
II find that you say" continued
McNeal. that if the tariff law is not
repealed, the people in your district
viii cross the dogwood with the cat
nip and raise vegetable bologne. Is
that true %