Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-22
'HOCH BIG FEATURE
Of GHEUIAUQUA
Saturday Afternoon. With Gov.
ernor and Orchestra, Con
ceded Best Of All
NEXT YEARS PROJECT ASSURED

Session Just Closed, the Red path
Lyceum Bureau Has Promised Mar
shaItown Another and Even Better
Chautauqua Next Year.
| The six days Marshalltown chautau-
qua, which was brought to close
| Sunday night, has been such success
that the Redpath Lyceum Bureau has
/ ter one for next year. number OF
/ prominent speakers and other talent
/ have already been signed. MIR. A. Nc
Murray has proved himself an exceed
ingly energetic and accommodating
platform manager, ana the call for
/ guarantees for next years tickets met
i with an encouraging response. Mr..
| McMurray said Sunday night that
| three things We're necessary 10 a sue
cessful chautauqua-goo talent, good
equipment and an appreclative aud
fence. The former two they had tried
TO furnish, and the city had done nobly
in furnishing the latter. He said that
in the four weeks since this chautau-
qua circuit was begun. Marshalltown
had furnished the best and most ap-
preciative audiences.
Governor Hoch Best of All.
The Saturday afternoon program,
furnished by Governor Hoch, of Kan
sas, and that splendid musical organ
ization, the Royal Hungalion orches-
ira, with Louis Lipski as leader and
director. is generally conceded TO have
been the best OF all.
Hoch's Message From Kansas" was
helpful and uplifting in every way. and
was distinctly message of optimism.
The speaker was introduced by ex-
Representative 3. +. Cummings and
| in the first place extended his conSrat-
ulations on the success so far of this
chautauqua. He considers a chautau-
qua broad guage institution and
good thing in every way. A message
from Kansas, he said, necessarily in
volved a message about Kansas,
Speaking of state pride. he paid
high tribute to Iowa, and as a mat
ter of that pride, higher one to the
sunf1o Yer state. which he designated
as state of superlatives, the great
central state. and the hub Of the un-
ion if you please. As a bond of SYM
pathy. he called attention to the fact
that Kansas has been making the same
fight as Iowa.
GrappIe With Liquor Traffic.
Kansas fight for prohibition, he
a h
fair one, surrounded as she is on every
side by states opposed to her policy.
You'd better clean up at home before
you criticize Kansas" he warned. He
said that the victory is not entirely
won, but the battle is not entirely over.
1t was won long ago along moral
lines and the battle line is now one
og finance They believe now that
they have solved the commercial prop
osition, and he brought also a message
of good citizenship. Citing the case OF
prohibition rule in Kansas City, he de-
clared that it Dis the universal sent-
ment of the business men that that
city was never in as prosperous a con-
ditin as it lis today. Morality and
financial ability go hand in hand in
these fights.
Message Of Faith.
Next he told of the grapple with
the binding Irvine trust, ten years ago.
and the establishment of factory in
the state penitentiary, and passed on
monopoly II do not deal in PERSONAL
tiles" said Hoch. Rockefeller, Harri-
man and Morgan are but incidents.
MY talk has to do with measures. not
men," He brought still another mess
age that of old-fa shioned faith, in
the people. in the government and es-
pecially in that basis of all govern
ment. and the hope of all civilization
the Bible Let us foster our national
pride. he said. and have faith in our
country. the boodler and CRATER must
60 and they are going mighty fast
The message of Kansas is young
mans message. The west is young
mans country. and this age is q young
mans age He gave a plain, simple,
but inspiring message-'Tf you have
grit and gumption YOU can be anything
worth being and do anything worth
the doing. and ! don't care how poor
you are" He talked philosophy as
the sunflower state. which always
turns its face to the sun, was one Of
optimism turnout. The speaker said
he was skeptical by nature, but from
much bordering had come to have
greater faith in the Bible than ever,
and that so far from tearing it down.
modern science is making faith in the
old Book easy. "There is no anarchy
in Gods universe except in man." he
declared, and closed with the appeal:J
Let us see to it that we unite to
maintain and foster in this our great
country, the pillars Of the state. the
church the school and the home"
Governor Hoch's very appearance
indicates strength and great earn
estness Of purpose. and Marshalltown
people are to be congratulated upon
having heard such man
Four Fine Concerts.
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