The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-23
OVATION TO FOLK
MissOuri's Anti Graft Governor
Royalty Received.
Delivers Plain, straightforward
Address to Kansas Democrats.
DUTY OF THE VOTER.
No Party That Caters to Law.
breakers Worthy of Votes.
Ascertain on Which Side Are
Enemies of the People.
THEN TAKE THE OTHER
Present Moral Awakening Is
Simply Patriotism.
What Is Needed Is More Respect
for Existing Laws.
No Party That Caters to Law.
breakers Worthy Of Votes.
Ascertain on " hich Side Are
Enemies of the People.
THEN TAKE THE OTHER
Present Moral Awakening Is
Simply Patriotism.
What Is Needed Is More Respect
for Existing Laws.

An undeniable success in all of its de-
tails was the second annual banquet
Of the Kansas Democratic club at the
Hotel Throop last night at which Gov
ernor Joseph w. Folk of Missouri was
the principal speaker. There was only
one drawback to the affair and that
was due TO the fact that the capacity Of
the dining hall was limited to three hum
dred. Almost twice that number OF
good Democrats were on hand and the
best that those who had no tickets
could do was to wait until after the
menu had been disposed Of when the
doors to the banquet hall were thrown
open. and all who were able to crowd in
to the room to hear the speakers were
permitted to do so.
It seemed a trif1e peculiar to some Of
these Democrats who had been unable
to secure tickets for the affair to see
Mr.. Thomas Kelly, the stete treasurer
occupying a place within a few feet OF
the guests and speakers of the evening.
Mr.. Kelly remained only while thu menu
was being served and perhaps it vas
just as well that he did not stay longer,
for the tenor of the remarks of all the
speakers was for deeency and honesty
in the government Of the affairs of state
I
/ Dennis ]. Sheedy, said in the course OF
his remarks, Even a band of robbers
needs an honest treasurer"
;. It was considerably after nine. o'clock
when the call to the banquet tables was
4 given. In order to circunaVent the
crowd which was insisting en- atetndtaS
the banquet, those hclding tickets were
told to go around The tack way into
the dining room, ard when one bunch
/ was seated in this Nay another was
started and before the waiting crowd on
/ the outside of the dining room doors
knew what was happening, all tSose
having tickets had passed into the ban
quet nail and were comfortably Ero-
Vided for. But as soon as the menu had
4 been disposed Of all the doors leading
/ towards the banquet ban were thrown
open so that every one on the outside as
we'll as those within could hear the
/ speakers
A really fine banquet was served and
at its conclusion Mr. Dillard, the toast
master, announced. that the election or
/ officers for the ensuing year was IN or
/ der and on the recommendation or the
! nominating committee, Judge ~ "a.
Dale Of Wichita was selected as pIesl-
dent. Mr.. c. B. Hamilton of Topeka as
/ secretary and Mr.. E. c Arnold as treas
urer.
on the programme and all those VINO
were down for toasts were on hand with
/ the exception of William NJ Dedrlck OF
wichita. who was to respond to the
toast Of George Washington MI
Dedrfck had prepared this toast, but pc
coming i'll, it was impossible Tor MN 70
attend the banquet.
Governor Folk appeared to be greally
/ interested in the speecfes Whlch WSto
made before him, and wnen ne vas
+ fnallv. called on to speak, he was the re-
/ cioient of an ovation which lasted for
/ several minutes
Governor Folks Speech.
Mr. Folk said:
sTTnder our form of governments
is through them that men come g
an agreement on public policies ana
+ announce their principles ana iHtsa~
lions. one man may be just as honest
as another, yet they may Diner oli7
Governmental questions. The true
! 73TrDose of a political party Is to carry
+ out the principles that advance 1ne
f n11blic welfare. To do TINS paTttes
must be the servants OF the pSoRtss
not the masters of the people, The
1 honest members of all parties are sup
+ posed to be striving according TO 4nelr
best judgments for the common gooo,
+ There may be diferences on men anu
+ measures but there can be none on
tbe results they should all be work
/ ing for-the welfare of the people.
/ THE time has come when the people
will no longer respond to the noise OF
/ mere party names. Parties musk
stand for something, and mean somN-
i thfng-nust be q positive force, not g
mere negative quantity. If the Demo-
/ cratic party can not ask for support
on the ground of patriotism, 1t has
no right to ask for it on the
ground Of partisanship. No party
should ask for the votes Of intelligent
people merely because 1t is that party.
! but because it stands for what is
right The Democratic party has
glorious history of achievement. But
] whatever may be said Of the accomp.
Hshments Of any party in days gone
by, the question is now. not what tbs
/ Democratic party did fifty years agss,
or what the Republican party did
forty years ago, but what do they
stand for now and what do they pro-
] pose to do now. The way to determ-
Inc this is not merely by reading the
/ platforms, but by finding out what
/ the candidates epresent-whether
they are honest and courageous, and
whether they are supported or fought
by special privileges and the lawiess
element. No party that allies itself
] with disreputable elements. with law
! less dramshop keepers, with gamblers
4 and outlaws generally, has the right
/ to receive the votes of good citizens.
/ Every man worthy to be an American
citizen should think for himself. ana
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