The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-30
OLD TIME BANQUET.
Democrats Hold a Big Celebration at
lola.

lola, Kas.. March 3O.-Blue ribbon
beer and cheers for Roosevelt were
the characteristic features of the big
Democratic banquet held here last
night. This banquet was attended by
800 Democrats and lasted until
o'clock this morning.
1t is said to have been the first wet
banquet held in this county since the
prohibitory law went into effect
There was a pint bottle of beer at
each place, but good many of the
bottles stood unopened during the
whole feast.
c. H. Apt acted as POSTMASTER. and
the speakers were Judge SchoonOver,
H. G. Farrelly and Col. Bill Sapp.
Judge SchOOnOVer is an orator of
no mean ability. He reused his au-
dience to a high pitch of enthusiasm
from the starr and kept them howl
/ ing with approval and delight until
he finished. He started by saying
that the Republicans were making so
many Democratic speeches these days
that it was hard for a real Democrat
to get an audience. why I under
stand that Mr. Stubs and Mr.. Scott
both within the past week Dem
/ ocratic speeches in Allen county. I
/ welcome them to the ranks of the
/ friends of the people. The Repub-
| licans have refuseds to come out and
hear Democratic orators; I am glad
/ that they have to sit in their own
! m e6I4TRS ana conventions anu llSlCll
/ to good Democratic doctrine. This
plea santry was greeted with applause.
He declared that President RoOse-
Welt had to run to Democratic Ben
| Tillman for his support in his rail-
wav rate legislation. The opposition
4 to it comes wholly, he said, from Re
publican senate Roosevelt is the
/ Douglas Democrat Of his genera ton. .
/ he declared. Every mention of the
/ presidents name was cheered to the
/ echo. lie denounced the tariff policy
\ Of the Republicans and said that II
/ they wanted TO protect labor like they
/ protected manufacturers, why not put
1 q tax of from $500 to $1,000 on every
/ laborer who comes to the shores and
thus protect home labor. It was he
said. the meat of the tariff question
! The Democrats have always contend
ed that the tariff protected the man
ufacturers and not the laborer.
Colonel Bill SaDp said he would pu
in his time roasting the Republicans
His comment on state issues was
I interesting. He said the time haC
| come wh en- the state must call hal
in expenditures. Under John Leed-
the total expenditures for all purposes
4 was q about 81 400, 600. Under Stanley
first administration the amount haC
4 risen to $500, 600. The second tern
it was around S1,SO0,00O. In the las
wear of Bailey's administration
amounted to $3.50. 600 and in the mrs
year of Hoch's administration it ran t.
the enormous total OF 1850, 900 Nov
if a private business had increased 1t
expenses so rapidly and with no cor
i responding increase in income it woul
have been bankrupted- And that vii
be the end of this state extravaganza
he declared.
.What these Republicans have don
with this extra million dollars 1 hav
never been able to figure out he said
"Hoch says his legislature saved $40,
600, but good Lord what is $4,000 i
an extravaganza of a millioni" II
claimed that as q matter of fact tn
expenditure was S250,0O0 more than
/ had been under Bailey.
Colonel Sapp claimed it was not hon
est Cor a Republican to make a Demo
cratic speech. such as Stubs has bee