The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04

Lead, kindly Hght amid the encircling
I want 10 be exposed to them right
soon +Salina Journal.
Statesmen, Living or Dead ............
,:.------.---.- -. Hon. John F. Switzer
odd bosses dead and turned to clay.
New bosses wllisk the swag away
-Larimer.
..-.--....--.....-.-.. Justice Sflas Porter
" It's government that makes them seem
divine 3 Henry VI
What the Traffic VIII Bear
~ .:--.--.-- Hon. Bale P. Waggener
Try not the pass said Overmyer;
The tempest looms up higher and higher
-1dylls of Spring
THE Farmer in Politics.
.--------...--.---.....H Hon. Willis ]. Bailey
He that comes of a hen must scratch. .
Proverbs XxXII:L
Sang Club Song.
AS Justice Mason started to deliver
his address a quartette on the south
side Of the room broke forth in song,
an original topical song written for the
occasion and sung to the tune EVERY
body Works But Father This quar-
tette sang verse and the chorus Of
this song between the speeches or the
attempted speeches for no one got q
chance to say much connectediy be-
cause of continuous Interruptions and
suggestions from all of the banquet
ters-
The song in its entirety was as fol-
lows:
FIRST VERSE.
What foolish questions people ask
OF Mister Eddie Hoch.
They keep on asking day and night
Until It is no joke
And though the incident is passed
They still desire to know
Why did he "can" old K. c. Kan
And let Topeka go?
CHORUS.
Everybody wants the answer
They re asking. every. day
Seeking iIlfornlation
In their simple way
Some one ought to tell them
If anybody can;
Everybody thinks it likely
That HE'S the man.
SECOND VERSE.
When Mister Harris took the job,
The Democrats were glad:
They advertised him as the best
The Demo party had.
With Overmyer on the spot
To hear them thusiy rave,
Oh, tell us,-did the second place
Seem rather small to Davef
THIRD VERSE.
You may observe that Ruddy Boss
Is yelling for Reform
When railroads try to raise the wind "
He's there to raise a storm.
Not long ago he got his dough
BY working them, Alasi
Wnl some one kindly tell US, please.
What railroad stopped his pass?
FOURTH VERSE.
While Curtis scraps Emporia Bill,
Another 'BiH' is due:
The Curtis Honest Inil1r'' bill
Is working him few.
And what we want to know is this:
We hunger for the news:
BY winning for the other reds"
Does Charley stand to lose?
1-rxv-rr xrr.r,e,r
Perhaps Friend Kernel Willie Sapp
Believes that he's the goods
And called to lead his party back
From out the bosky woods
But what we want to know is this,
Most worthy Democrat;
NOW. IN the words Of yesteryear:
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HATs
As soon as the singing of the first
verse and chorus of the song was fin
ished Justice Mason proceeded with his
address but his task was a hard one.
Gentlemen" he said.
That's the stuff"
That's good start
Fine business
These and other remarks came from
all over the room and about every word
that Mr.. Mason uttered was greeted
with sally of some kind.
Mr.. McNeal was introduced by Mr.
Mason to respond to the toast the The
Club. Mail Bag" In introducing Mr..
McNeal as well as the other gentle
men who spoke, Mr.. Mason concluded
his remarks by getting of a poem
giving the speaker a gentle little zig
of some sort and he said that these
poems had been written by John Mac
Donald
Letters of regret were read by Mr..
McNea1 from W. NJ Davidson, super
intendent of the schools of Omaha,
Neb.; r. NJ. Picker OF Smith Center
John A. Daley Of East Orange, N. J.;
Senator Chester I. Long. Q. L Clarke
of Galveston, P. L. Soper of Muskogee
W. e. Stanley Of Wichita, W r. Stubs
of Lawrence, and Congressman Victor
Murdock
In reading Mr.. Longs letter Mr.. Nc
Neal stated that 1t was dated from the
U. s. senate chamber and said This
is addressed to simply My Dear Friend
and not to any one in particular"
1T must be from Burton some one
yelled and this was greeted with up
roarious laughter.
The Letters of Regret.
Ex-Governor Stanley's letter of re
gret was as follows.
'.Ndr. L. L Kiene. Topeka, Kan.
MY Dear Kiene:-I am in receipt OF
your postal invitation to be present al
the annual stampede of the Saturday
Night club on the evening of May 3 a.
the Hotel Throop. You say there vii
be things to delight the palate as vel
as the soul. I have no doubt of either
/ / have very pleasant recoliections O
some of the enjoyable occasions witt
this club in the days of my extrava
gance and Fecklessness. Since ] havl
returned TO Nhe walks Of private life
! however. I have reformed and while +
would afford me very great pleasure
to attend this meeting Il the member
were all like yourself. there are SOM
members with whom I feel I could no
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