The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-15

John Dawson, as His Picture Was
Thrown on the Screen.
quoting the Roman instead of the
English common law. Before John
could begin his speech cage was
wheeled into the banquet room con-
tanning the persons of half dozen of
the Crawford county jointists. On top
of the cage rode an impersonation of
Dawson himself rugged out like Caesar
on a chariot entering Rome from the
Gallo wars, chaplet of laurel and all.
The cage contained appropriate mot
toes "Dawson's Grist." How Dry We
Are being among the labels. Dawson
laughed as heartily as anyone over the
take-off.
The Dawson song had to do with
the same subject
"Unluck day, UnIucky day,
When Dawson hauled our booze away
Unlucky day, Unlucky day,
When Dawson hauled our booze away.
He taught us how to do without
And now we're thirsty hereabout;
Unlucky day, Unlucky day,
When Dawson hauled our booze away"
Mr.. Dawson was scheduled to talk
about the "Octopii,'' but he said he
could talk about anything he wanted
to under the sun and moon and stars
and still enlighten the mob before him.
After touching on the fact that he
could not afford to trade the 200, 600
votes of the rest of the state for the
| jointist vote in southeast Kansas, the
attorney general went on to talk about
| the octopii. He declared that one of
the first corporations organized under
| the English common law grew into the
| United States of America. This was
the London and Plymouth company.
| He said that the Hudson Bay company,
| a corporation, grew into Canada. That
the Cecil Rhodes company grew into
the United States of South Africa.
| John thought the corporations were
growing better, and he pointed to the
| conversion of his fellow Scotchman, A.
Carnegie, who now built libraries in
stead of hiring Pinkertons to shoot
down strikers at Homestead.
David Leahy, the next speaker.
| listened to the song, my Mother and
Father Were Irish," before he was al
lowed to begin. Speaking about 1.-THE
Utility of the Fable" David told stories
that convulsed his audience. The gov
errors secretary, formerly frozen
fright on his legs facing an audience,
has bloomed into a pleasing after din
ner speaker.
Safe Is Blown.
]. N. Dolley, the state bank commits
sioner, had lively time before he was
allowed to speak about "SafeblOwers
and Blue Sky" The stunt of the eV-
ening was pulled off here. The lights
were Iu1nGQ OUT In0 CuIbdlD TdlSCO anu
To- a man with pillows on his feet crept
across the stage with a lantern in his
good right hand. This was Tom Nc
Neal. the famous bankrobber. he
| found safe in the center of the stage
and blew it open. Then in rushed j.
N. Dolley Gin the person of Frank Jar
| reIl) and his minions and captured the
safeblower. Dolley posed in the middle
| of the stage and made a speech and
| the bank robber stole his watch while
Tor q sold fha
| blue sky commissioner a million dol
| lars worth of preferred stock in the
! Black Bass MuZZle company ana gave
! him a million dollars worth of common
stock for good measure Doiley calied
| the newspaper men forward to get the
story of his endorsement of the scheme.
| 1t was overwhelmingly funny, this play
| let played by two masters. The Dolley
| song preceded the playlet as follows:
| ssCoodby DolIey, you must leave us,
Though it breaks your heart to go;
| Something in the woods is calling
And it calls for Joe.
Briny tears will not deceive US,
You must fade away;
Goodby, policy, though it grieves us,
| Goodby Dolley j.
Mr.. Dolley laughed as much as any
body over this stab at his war on
grafters and bankrobbers, and in his
speech took shot at the lawyers and
| newspaper men WHO SOOA PoAh III H. AA>
declared that when a blue sky merchant
struck a town he tried first to get the
endorsement of the banker. Next the
| lawyer and then the newspaper man.
If he failed on these three classes he
| left town without further effort to
reach the pockets of the common peo-
pie
Charlie WEIGH, of Coffeyville. for
| mer Topekan, tried to show the connec-
! ton between the lawyer and public
health. but for the life of him he could
not see why he had been assigned to
such a subject. He got even with the
! club by telling them all about the ma
tional pure food law.
Bailey Given Ovation.
Ex-Governor w. j. Bailey came last
| on the program. He heard the song.
Won't You Come Back, Bill Bailey"
before he began to speak. The former
governor talked about Political Loans
| and Discounts" He was given a great
reception by the guests. He declared
| that one of the pleasantest memories
! of his public life was his seasons of en-
| tertainment as guest of the club
THE curtain of my political ambi-
| ton has been run down forever" de-
| clared the ex-governor. 81 am not un-
| grateful to Kansas for her kindness tc
/ me, but / won't try to come back. Po-
| litical loans and discounts are really
1 liabilities and assets Ny principal