The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-31

few minutes at Tribune, Kan, and the
colonel went out to make his bow 70
| the crowd. Just as he appeared on the
platform woman hurled huge bunch
of dahlias at him. The colonel who is
near sighted, saw dimly. some object
hurting through the air directly toward
his head md lodged back, while the
crowd laughed.
AS soon as he saw what it was Col.
Roosevelt picked up the bouquet and
thanked the donor.
Thought somebody was throwing
bottle at me-" he said. The crowd
clamored for a speech.
Some kinds of government will sue
coed with almost any kind of people.
he said but it takes good grade of
citizens to make success OF a govern
ment like ours"
Before he had a chance to complete
his speech. the train pulled out.
Governor Stubbs Joins Roosevelt.
Ottawa, Kan, Aug. Ex-Governor
Stubs Of Kansas joined the Roosevelt
party at Usage City this morning. The
governor and his staff reached here in
a private car which was attached to
the Roosevelt train.
Colonel Roosevelt greeted Governor
Stubs warmly and took him into his
car for breakfast. Governor Stubbs
will accompany the colonel to Osawa-
celebration of John Brown day there
today.
The speech which Colonel Roosevelt
is to- make at Osawatomie this after
noon is expected to be the most inn
Dortant of his public utteranceS since
| his return from Africa. The colonel
plans to take up a number of ssu bjects
which play an important part in the
policy of the nation and to affirm his
views in regard to them
| Enthusiastic crowds of Kansans kept
| the colonel busy making speeches un-
| til late last evening. Rain was falling
but in spite of that the Inhabitants of
| the small towns through which the
| train passed were at the station wait
| ing in the dark to see him.. He ar
rived at Scott city just as it was grow
| ing dark and found the whole town out
I to meet him. The men had campaign
| torches in their hands and the flicker
| ing light illumined the faces which
were turned up to greet the traveller.
The colonel talked to the people for a
few. minutes about good citizenship.
At many of the smaller towns stops
were made, but the people were there
| waiting and as the special train whiz-
zed by gave a wild shout which never
| failed to bring a smile to the face of
| Colonel Roosevelt and wave of hand
to his friends outside in the rain and
| the dark.
Stubs Introduces Roosevelt.
When Colonel Roosevelt appeared
on the rear platform of his private
car in company with Governor Stubs,
who had Joined the party at Usage
City. there was a chorus of shouts
| from the large assemblage of men
| and women who had long stood in
the rain to meet him.
Senator C--.~tow and Representative
Madison were near the colonel who
was evidently pleased with his cor
dial reception and waved his hand
and smiled.
Governor Stubs introduced the col
onel a" 'the greatest man. not only
in Kansas and the United States. but
in the world today"
81 naturally have a peculiar asso-
citation with Kansas began Colonel
Roosevelt. TT was a Kansas delega-
ton that first definitely overcame my
reluctance to be vice president. and
therefore ultimately got me to be
made president. I am so glad to be
back with you, to be back here in the
west. to be back in the United States
have had a thoroughly enjoyable
! holiday. I enjoyed Africa more thar
! the lions did. Now am back here
to join with you to try to work fol-
whatever is for the benefit of oul
country.
Is a Crisis, Says Roosevelt
ut is Just the same now as it wa.
with you men of the civil war, in thos'
dark days from 1861 to 1865. Thu
crisis is not as great as it was then
but there is a real crisis. Our effor
is to secure a better and more ever
chance for the average man. We d,
; not wish to do any injustice to thu
man of wealth or to the great corpora
, ton but we wish to see that they DE-
) not do any injustice to the little man.
l The colonel's speech was cut short a.
the train pulled out of the station. The
' train had gone a few hundred yard.
; when attention was attracted to tn;
/ large number of people sprinting dowT