The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-03
members who sought to preside for
him.
When Lady Bait Appeared.

WHSn Lazy BAIT appeared IN ali ner
glory MckeeYer inquired as to the
whereabouts of the little Bats. The
answer was as true as a quotation
from the gospels They are home
blonde with the stunning style.
Justice j. s. West read an able pa
per on the recall of the judges. The
must have been in a trance,
for they allowed the speaker to fin
1sh his manuscript without starting
physical ejectment proceedings.
F. w Thomas made a most inter
esting talk about how men were made
for the Santa Fe. Thomas is master
of apprentices for the system His
story of the railroad company's work
for the boys and the chance it gives
them to learn trades where they can
earn good wages was worth the tell
ing. When Thomas had finished the
Santa Fe apprentice band entered the
room and played two stirring Inc
for the ~banqueters- The appearance
of the band and its work was a living
and direct proof of the assertions of
the speaker regarding the work done
for the boys. When he finished the
Santa Fee apprentice band marched
in and played two selections.
G.. J. Evans, speaking from the sub
ject. p~rotoplasm of-something OIL
other-made one of the hits of the
evening. "a treated a most serious
and weighty subject lightly and the
club members treated it more lightly
Ill Ii cam hepI III 1887
and bigger words and the
tried to follow hin but could not. He
was loaded with a recent session with
the dictionary and they had to pass on
some of the lately imported Russian
products of the human tongue
J. L. Brady, the Lawrence editor
and state senator and candidate for
congress for the second district. met
to speak. But the Hon. Brady sur
vived. He IS Irish himself. and his
forefathers had been through Donny-
brook fair. He told about the great
ness of newspaper men and was cheer
ed by the dozen newspaper mon pres
ent and Missed by the thirty-six law
yers. He made an excellent speech.
John Dawson talked from the sub
ject. Wind" And as Ed McKeever
remarked in an encouraging way at
SO we'll qualified as thou to speak from
this subject" Dawson proposed a
toast to Wind. Windjammers and
Windbags'' at the close of his ad-
dress and the members drank his
health in cold water.
Chester L. Longs Speech.
Chester 1. Long closed the program.
He had been assigned to the subject,
The Turn of the Wheel" but being
a charter member of the club. he made
free to ignore instructions and chose
rather to abuse the club for its de-
cadence from a militant to a loco
motor TAXA order. He deplored the
passing of Frank Foster and Harry
Larimer and John Macdonald from
youth to old age and senility. In their
day, he said, no man could have read
an address at the annual banquet and
lived to boast of the achievement.
Long declared that the meekness and
courtesy of the members reminded
him of the days he sat in the United
States senate. This was an unkind
cut and an odious comparison and
some of the members did not hesitate
to say so. Then they tried to apollo
gize for their and make ex-
cuses. but Senator Long was con-
temptuous and would not listen to
their explanations hat did not explain.
New Houn' Dog Song.
One of the hits of the evening was
the record" by Champ Clark. His
name appeared on the program APP
pended to the subject MY Chief Is
sue" and no enc was surprised when
the words of the famous houn' dawg
song came from the horn of the phon-
ograph. Then the words shifted to
something different. Here are a few
Of the verses which were greeted by
roars of laughter:
Bryan he'll bear watching, too;
It's hard to tell just what he'll do.
He would break in but he won't use
force:
Guess I'll sic my dawg on his dark
morse. |
I don't think much of Theodore:
He's had two terms and he wants ten
more. |
We might as we'll just crown him
king,
And give him a deed to the whole
thing.
Me and Ross Stubbs from Lawrence town, !
Brought a load of votes to town,
And old Jay House, the onery cuss,
He jest naturally roasted us.
Chorus Ever time we come to town,
It makes no difference what brought us
to town, |
They gotta quit kickin' me and Stubs
aroun'- |
Me and Stubs got House before an old
J. P.
Who wasn't unfriendly to Stubs and
And that old j. P. just turned himself
loose,
And locked Jay up in the c~alaboose.
The supreme court says Stubs is 'bove
all law,
Whereat he whooped with a loud ha, ha!
But you jist wait to November ten,
Wen see who has the ha, ha, then.
That Injun's scalp. I'd like" Stubs
saws |