The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-11
Less Than q Hundred and Fifty
Kenoshans Hear Bishop Fall.
lows on tuesday Night
He SPEAKS For REFORM
Distinguished Bishop Urges Young
Men to go Into Politics and
Take an Interest in Civic
Affairs and. the State

SAC vas duOlACI example or the
shame of Kenosha Tuesday night
when Bishop Fallows, one of the
most disting uished orators of the
United States, spoke at the Rhode
Opera House to crowd of less than
one hundred and fifty people. 1t is
true that the meeting was under the
auspices Of the Kenosha Civic FEEDER
alton, but even the opposition to this
organization should not have been
sufficient to allow the good people Of
the city to show such indifference to
SO distinguished man. The audience
was made up largely of women. Not
one Of the officials of the city. and
only few of the officials of the
county turned out to hear the man
who holds the highest place in the
counsels of the reform bodies of the
nation.
On the night previous to his lecture
IN kenosha the Bishop had met with
the officials of a great reform move
ment, and although the meeting was
OF private nature more than a thou
sand people had listened to him. The
small company at the theatre Tuesday
night was not a personal insult to
Bishop Fallows but simply an example
of the low ebb of civic Righteousness
in Kenosha.
BISHOP Failows made a stirring ad-
dress to the small crowd urging them
to unite with the Civic Federation in
any effort that might be made to puri-
fy the city and to raise the moral
standing OF the community. The
Bishop made strong plea for the
young men of the city to take more
active interest in politics and he de-
clared that it was the duty of the
educated young men of the nation to
offer their best services to the people
in the political field.
In opening his address the Bishop
referred to the fact that Tuesday was
the anniversary of the surrender of
General Lee at Appomattox. He de-
clared that this was the gala event in
the history of the United States as
nation and that the liberty which was
gained by the final surrender of Lee
could only be preserved by a con-
tinued fight by the civilian soldier for
the suppression of vice and lawless-
ness. Bishop Fal1ows spoke especial
~ OF the work planned by the Keno
sha Civic Federation and de-
clared that its first and greatest
purpose was to protect the home and
the young men of the community.
he declared that every man and wo-
man should take an especial interest
IN the Federation work on account of
this fact.
Bishop Fallows paid high tribute
to the educational institutions of Wis
consIn and declared that every young
man and woman in the state should
take advantage of the State Univer-
s,ty which he was prond to claim as
his Alma Mater. In speaking of the
State University, Bishop Fallows
paid splendid tribute to Senator
John c. Spooner. He said that he
vas proud of the achievements of the
senator. Proud of the fact that his
had been name which William Nc
kinley revered and name by which
the martyred president coniured and
that he had been man who was
mighty honored and respected by the
present president of the United States
and one to whom the president had
often gone for advice. He said that
he was proud that such a man had
been product of the University of
Wisconsin and that he had should
cred musket in the same regiment.
In closing Bishop Fal1ows spoke of
the demand for young men in this
work for civic reform aud declared
that the work could only be carried
forward by men who put their whole
hearts and souls in the work.
First publication, April II, 1907.
OTATE OF WISCONSIN-Cou Court for
~ Kenosha County-In Probate