The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-11-24
some Notes OF the National COnven-


was in two sections Of eight and nine
coaches each, and that besides the
speial, New York and New jersey,
Pennsylvania and Indiana had each a
special, New York and New Jersey,
Colorado Springs We laid over for a
day and spent the time sightseeing.
In the evening we were given a recep-
ton at the Alta Vista hotel by the
unions Of Colorado Springs and R0s-
well Mrs Jewell, formerly Of Good
land, was one Of the representatives
from the Roswell union
The scenery in the Grand Canon Of
the Arkansas, and the Royal Gorge,
the suspension bridge, Tennessee Pass,
the Canon Of the Grand-it was a day
OF panoramic splendors. in which we
found we had taken all the force out
OF our adiacetives by having used
them, like spendthrifts, in descdibing
trivial things.
Occasionally we made stops Of If
teen or twenty minutes, while we
changed engines, and then we would
get out with our state banners, join
in singing some favOrite song or take
turns in giving our state '.yells-" Kan
sas didn't have a yell when we start
ed out, but we put our heads together
and manufactured this:
kansas stands for prohibition,
Law enforcement her ambition
Ostracizes Rockefeller
With the Out-lawed liquor-seller.''
It generally raised a laugh, with
frequent cries Of What's the matter
with Kansas and the hearty re-
Spouse, Shes all right
The Kansas bannerette, which each
OF her ten delegates carried, was COM
posed Of a beautiful silk and velvet
sunfiOwer, at the top of a short rod,
below which was a bow of white rib
bon and two streamers Of broad satin
ribbon, one yellow with the word
Kansas and the other white with
the letters Wv. G. 7. U" printed on
them Massachusetts, had bean pots,
Maine, branches Of pine tree; North
Dakota punches Of wheat, etc, but the
Kansas banners were conceded by all
to be the prettiest there-we could
have sold hundreds Of them If we'd
had them, so many people wanted
them
When it came to ''yells," however,
we all agreed that Missouri took the
prize with her:
SHOW US? Show US? Well show youi
Missouri has a lid and a COVER
nor, too.
Law enforcement is our cry
oLaLe DrOnlDlllOn ana
The young people of the Senior
Us made things lively with their yells
in regular college style;
''Rickety, raekety, ziz, bOOml BAH
We're the people Of the Legion car"
But they were not all froth by any
means, as was proved by their fire.
Quent conference meetings, as we sped
along. usually in the evening, after
nature had drawn the veil Of dark
ness over her glOries and wonders.
Earnest, Christian young men and
women, full OF the JOY OF life, out for
a good time, and they had it too. real
izing their cOuntry's need and deter
mined that the world should be bet
ter for their having lived in it God
bless them, and may their numbers
increase
Sunday was spent in Salt lake City
Many OF our women spoke at the
morning service from the pulpits Of
the various gentle churches, and also
in the evening Nearly all attended
services in the great Mormon taber-
nacle at o'clock in the afternoon.
We heard the great organ and the
fine chorus OF FIVE hundred voices, and
then we heard three Mormon preach
ers. one after the other, in half-hOur
Trades, against the people who were
Z
saints we're lauded to the skies. We
were told especially how temperate
/ they were. The ". Q. 7. Z. Oraniza-
ton was not mentioned, so far as any
word concerning US, you would not
have known that they knew we were
I in the city This fact alone was sig
niicant- Every other religious body
I in this country welcomes and pays tri-
\ butte to the w c T U as a force for
righteousness. Righteousness IS not
\ the aim Of the Mormon hierarchy. At
I 4 o'clock we had a platform meeting
Y OF our own at the First Congregation
al church The number, and the pros
perity Of the gentle churches was an
I exceedingly significant fact A ride
OF two hours with a gentle driver
/ who has lived there nine years, gave
/ US the impression that the Mormon
I church is tOttering towards a fall We
/ were greatly surprised at the number
Of old, diiapidated, neglected looking
! houses. the homes OF MOrmOns- There
are many recently built, up-tO-date,
\ elegant homes Of rich gentiles- OF
\ course we saw the Lion and Bee Hive
n houses and Amelia's palace-which is
now owned by a gentile-the tithing
houses, and all the stock show places
Some Of these were the extreme OF
elegance in their day, but that day is
past
wish had the space to tell you
HOrmOns, and the unsuccessful fight
MOrmOns, and the unsuccessful fht
the Mormon church has made on
them They are among the leaders
OF the American party, which gained
such signal victory in the recent
election But I must hasten on to the
convention
We had been dreadIng the ride
across the desert OLD travellers had
told US that the aIkali dust was some
thing terrible When We raised Oul
curtain next morning and looked on
expecting 20 see the desert. we were
at first very much puzzled; we seemed
"a be fn the midst OF a vast swamp
A heavy rain had decended on tn,
desert and edectually laid the aIkaI
dust All day long we rode through
the trackless desert with only tW,
brief stops Tuesday morning earl
We reached san Bernsrdino and Wer'
greeted by a lot OF White-ribb0ner
with basketsfuI Of flowers At River
side. the entertainment committee hai
come out from Los Angels 70 NEE
Z Us the Riverside unions had made ar