Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-21
Each Addressed Knife and Fork Club
Dinner
BOTH ARE FOR CONSERVATION
But Beyond That Their Political Ideal
converged-Warn Reception for
Both From the
Members.

house OF representatives was an un
expected but welcome guest at the
dinner Of the Knife and Fork club al
the Coates house. The speaker is In
the west cunning for insurgents and
he knew that the Pinchot dinner Of
the club would be a fine chance Il
deliver a few characteristic remarks
right among them. And his hearers
were no less pleased for when the
speaker has his war paint on he has
a message to deliver and never lacks
lurid language in which to deliver 1t
He said he was in favor OF conser
walton but not in favor of any planni
leading up to the formation Of new
party; that he was just a plain Re
publication without frills, one OF the
old school who had fought the politi
cal battles of many campaigns foi
the party and saw no need to change
for our fathers is good enough foi
left to catch train for Winfield, Kan
sas, where he speaks for Congressman
Campbell. sa
clifford PInchot's Message.
Mr.. Pinchot brought the message 0
progress. I'm for the man" he sale
who puts man above the dollar, pro
gress above reaction and the insur
gents above the regulars.
81 believe the salvation Of the ma
ton lies not in being satisfied. ldon1
believe that what was good enough
for our fathers was good enough fol
us or for the coming generation.
want to be counted on the side Of
those who go ahead, not for those who
want us to stand pat
~ have great respect for the speak
err" he said slowly and sincerely. He
looked toward the vacant chair thai
had been occupied by Mr.. Cannon
who, to catch a train had left before
Mr.. Pinchot began. Mr.. Pinchol
seemed to regret that Mr. Cannon was
not there to hear what was going te
be said. Remembering, perhaps, that
Mr.. Cannon would read about it IN
the newspapers, so the advance obit'
uary would not be wasted Mr. Pinehot
went on:
Great Respect for Speaker.
81 have great respect for the
speaker" he repeated "He stood like
a man for an obsolete tradition in his
fight against the insurgents. His
courage made him great where |, and
| Il think many of you, believe he was
wrong. 1t is sad to see leadership pass
from men, who have done the work, to
those who must continue it. But the
change must come.
1.-THE speaker" he said, told you
that he was a true Republican and
that you couldn't build a party on a
single issue unless 1t was overwhelm
| ing, such as the slavery issue, there
fore third party wouldn't prosper
He suggested that was in favor of Q
third party. Evidently he read only
the headlines of my st. Paul speech
"I don't believe there is any neces
sity for a third party at this stage Of
the game. I'm Republican, not
member of this third party. But In
not Mr., Cannon's kind Of a Republi
| can"
II am" and he accented the "am'
"the kind Of a Republican like DOLL
YER and Cummins and LaFollette anC
Bristow and Norris and like Stubs
over there in Kansas.
An Overwhelming Issue.
1.-THE speaker said a party couldn'
be made on q single Issue unless i
was overwhelming. There e one Is
sue and It is overwhelming. 1t is this;
Shall special interests run thil
country or shall the people handle .
themselves?" s,s,. 7
"The progress Of the world hal
been steadily upward. There hay'
been breaks in its progress but a
ways It has grown better 1t is din
cult to believe that immobility is
winning war cry I'm . good RepuD
lican--"
Some Of us are Democrats" q voice
came from the crowd.
"I'm glad you said that" Mr.. Pin
chot said, turning toward the corne
Of the room from which the interruI
ton came. II don't believe . public
spirited Republican Is very diheren
from public-spirited Democrat, AM
it's going to take all the good Demo
Gratis and all the good Republicans t
put the special interests out Of pol
tics" is49
Ana he told Of conservation. toe
That was what he intended 10 tai
SCOUT, and Speaker cannon's remark
only made his speech longer.
II believe in conservation" be SAID
because Il Stands for men baiieF
| in the Insurgents In politics, becaus
they stand FOR pn0gresb and Aumai
welfare. Whatever has happened,
am sure Of this thing, that the Amei
lean people are tired Of being rule
| By small selfselscted body Of mel
I l.