The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-25
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DafraSS1nS circumstances lie mas
been lauded and praised by the news
papers until his name is on every lip
and 1t Is always the hardest thing
in the world for a man to live up to
his reputation. But when Mr..
Young arose last night, a perfect type
hood he had placed, in one stroke of
the tongue all of the newspaper
articles in the background-and he
was due for another chapter of COM
plimentary comment.
''I delight in the prosperity of Kan
sas-I am proud of Kansas" said Mr..
Young in his opening remarks. The
rich mellow voice and the spirit of
truthfulness in which it was said
gathered the hearers at his feet in the
space of minute and from then on
Mr. Young had them at his mercy
tory and his richly favored sentences
and words.
1t would be an injustice to Mr.
Young to try and tell what he said at
the banquet last night. The reporter
was right at the foot of the orator
he forgot for the time being that there
was a chewed pencil and pad at his
elbow. Mr.. Young spoke of the great
traditions of Kansas and made every
has ever been before. He told of the
spirit of the citizens and their eternal
boosting. You can always tell a man
from Kansas said the speaker. 1.-THE
Kansas men and women when away
from home are always saying good
speak better for the citizenship OF the
state
To hear Mr.. Young speak of the
responsibilities of Kansas today, the
freedom and life of the prairies. and
the broad minded men and women
within the borders of the state-a
Kansas born man would be a better
citizen. He told of the part that the
merchant plays in the village. his as
sociations with the preacher. the
sive and enterprising citizen. When
he ended this part of the speech in
saying that the principles of SUCH men
were contrary to the principles of
montgomery Ward and sears-Roe-
buck, the audience gave vent to their
feelings with round after round of
applause. In short some of the good
things said by Mr.. Young last night
are as follows: I'VE must have i'm
proved school houses and churches
which to drive-The farm is the home
office of good citizenship-The farmer
has his hand on the safety
valve of bad citizenship. sensation
and congested districts of the cities
The farmer is the quiet reserved man
who does all his duties and his good
without any glory-The premium of
citizenship is the steady man, the man
who can pull a steady load
AS a grand dessert of the rich meats
of his speech Mr.. Young said.
THE man who conquers himself
and his evil habits and impulses and
who can stand before his Maker
stripped of all evils-he is the great
est thing in the world today"
The Oldest Merchant.
When the applause greeting this eX-
cellent speech had died down Toast
master Kiene introduced to the au-
dience Theodore Weiselbaum of Og-
den. the oldest merchant in Kansas
a man who has been in the grocery
business for 81 years. Mr.. Weiselbaum
stepped to the front of the rostrum
bowed to the audience and said: II
am the man..
A telegram was then read by the
POSTMASTER addressed to secretary of
the board of health. DR. S. J. Crum-
read: "A fly was seen coming into my
grocery store early this morning. Send
kleinhans at once
Tom McNeal's Speech.
Tom A. McNeal was then introduced
by the POSTMASTER as the most mod
He is a man who has been dragged
into the congressional race either by
his friends or enemieS-nobody seems to
know which. That will be determined
when the votes are counted. The only
objection that the people of Kansas
have to Tom McNea1 is that he parts
his hair in the middle
However. wher introduced, Mr.. Nc
Neal rose to the occasion and threw
back several shots with artistic ability.
He introduced his speech by saying:
Ladies and gentlemen. I want to
thank you in advance for your sup
port in the coming primaries''-and
the crowd yelled and cheered as if
they would.
Tom McNea1 has always held the
reputation as being one of the wit
test speakers and writers in the
state of Kansas and last night was
simply another chapter in his book
of honor. But when he did stick to
solemn facts long enough to allow
the oratory to sink in he broke into