The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-25

rebuilt and it's capacity thribbled to
meet the demands of this rapidly
| growing city.
I'm the near future we will present
| to you a bright and shining example
| of a commission form of city govern
ment.
water you desire. 1t is pure Kaw
| river, filtered through sand and deliv-
cred at the faucet by municipality
| owned and controlled water system,
| which is actually putting money into
| the city treasury.
| "You have already encountered the
generous hale of our Commercial club.
with its membership of over 500 OF
| the livest-wired merchants and good
| fellows in the state of Kansas, and we
| invite you to study the splendid work
done by it and its junior partner-the
| Merchants association.
Finally. gentlemen, In the name
| of all Topeka, with her parks and
parkways, lawns, wide. Well kept
street, adorned and beautiful with
| trees, the first love of all of us, the
! best city God ever let man make, but
stroyed, hand you such keys as we
| have, tell you. in confidence, that
while you are in town the police have
| instructions ESQ far as you are con-
cerned) to be no better lockers than
! Uncle Chef Thomas horse which was
stone blind, in behalf of all Topeka,
good, bright. wide awake, L bid you
each and all a hearty welcome"
| Mr.. e. w. Thompson. general agent
of the National Life Insurance COM
pany and one of the premier after-din
ner speakers and entertainers of Tope-
ka, was introduced by the POSTMASTER
ard recited much to the interest and,
appreciation of the audience the fam
GUS French-Canadian story of "Napo-
leon La Joie at the Bat The out-of-
town visitors showed their interest in
baseball by the close attention they
gave to the well rendered story. Mr..
Thompson received the glad hand for
his trouble.
A number of little incidents last night
pointed out the contempt of the pro-
gressive merchants of Kansas for the
mail order houses of the country. A
constant fight has been waged upon
cess is apparent. Last night Toast
master Kiene read as one of his tele-
gram series a faded message from
Montgomery Ward, which was address,
association and read like this:
Most cordial greetings of good VIII;
II never forget my dear old friends and
the kind things said by them OF me.
Sorry I can't be with you tonight.
"Affectionately yours
This telegram brought down the
house and the Kansas merchants VINO
have been fighting such great ODDS In
the state for years, jumped up In their
chairs and yelled and cheered until
the big Auditorium trembled. 1t is
apparent that the mail order business
in leading the life of a snake.
Governor Stubs on 'ESquare Deal"
Governor Stubs was introduced as
"the man who originated the square
deal in Kansas and who can't play
cards either"
The governor has an excellent voice
for any kind of talking, either in his
private Office or midst drecrackers and
creased pig races. He said last night
IT. opening, that he had a sympathetic
feeling in his heart for the merchants
and in the rest of his speech he proved
lit all. He told of the first time he
lad ever started out in business-he
peddled apples at 80 cents a peck down
on Topeka avenue in this city. Then
He told the story of his life up to the
present time and did not leave out
reason that he quit the railroad bust
mess.
fact that it pays to use the square
deal in business as we'll as politics. He
said in part:
II expect in a short time to put the
searchlight on every department in the
state of Kansas today. 1 am going
through every department as a gentle
man, not as a detective or a sleuth
and I am going to see for you good
people If these men are working for
the salaries they are paid. If they are
doesn't earn his money will be fired
from the employ of this state"
The governor received tremendous APP
plause when he said that in two years
he expected to make the greatest show
ing ever made by governor of KAN
sas. I'D rather be governor of Kan
sas than make a million dollars a year,
said the governor, and once more the
house fell down. All the way through
his speech he drew applause and even
though he left out the saltrising bread
stories he united his tie in the same
old way and it had the same good eff
feet. Governor Stubs is great friend
CT the people and they go wild at his
W hole-hearted statements and his prom
ises to do something good for Kansas.
The people believe in Stubs.
Miss Nellie Lincoln, who has prob
ably appeared In public and drilled
more plays and entertainments than
any other person in Topeka, relieved
the tension of the high tuned oratory
and rendered number of interpre-
tations and humorous solos with Miss
Bess Renwick at the piano. Miss Lin
coin proved so popular with the au-
dience, as usual, that she was forced
to respond to two encores.
Troutman and the Slogan.
The famous capital city slogan To
peka Kan, Topeka Will" was assigned
as Toast No. to Jas. A. Troutman by
POSTMASTER Kiene. Mr.. Troutman
started out by saying that he liked
the spirit of the motto and said in
part: This slogan is first a declara-
ton and then a prophecy and 1 can
see where 1t will win out
Mr.. Troutman spiced his speech
with we'll told side splitting stories
and he made every one of them apply.
He said Topeka was the primary flour
center of the west and he made many
a Kansas heart beat with pride when
he told of how he had seen Topeka la
bells on Topeka flour while travelling
in Europe.
In ending and in giving the honored
guest. Mr.. Lafayette Young, Illus