The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
OF CURTIS
Old Soldiers and Others Give
Him Reception.
Over 1000 Topeka Friends in
Attendance.
COL. GEO. VEALE'S SPEECH
The Senator's Reply Was Full
of Emotion.
Reception on Curtis Lawn
After the Speeches.
COL. GEO. VEALE'S SPEECH

Colonel George W. veale and a
group of "Grand Army Boys were re-
sponsible for the hospitable reception
held last night at the home of Senator
and Mrs. Charles Curtis. over 1000
were present. Colonel Veale intro
duced the senator, who spoke from the
porch. Both speakers were interrupt
ed manv times by the appreciative APP
plause coming from the crowds that
lined the lawn, the street and the side
walk. Machines were constantly chug-
ging up Topeka avenue, and adding
their occupants to the audience After
the two addresses, an inlpromptu re-
ception was held, giving the old sol
and shake hands with the senator, his
wife and two daughters. The affair
was a decided success, and the par
Elephants tramped home with their
tbs.
Colonel Veale, who was we'll re-
ceived, said in part:
Colonel VeaIe's Speech.
Members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, fellow citizens of Topeka,
PRODUCTION to you for the purpose of
presiding at this meeting tonight. 1t
is purely a social meeting. to pay our
respects to our United States senator,
Charles Curtis.
''He has lived with us and among
us all his lifetime, and we are here to-
night to Serenade him, and pay our re-
spects to him for the good work he
has done for US since he has been a
representative of our people at Wash
ington.
of representatives, he was always for
Topeka, for Kansas and for the Re
publican party.
when we elevated him to the
United States senate, his good work
followed him there. He has energy,
he has courage. he has ability to say
what the people of Kansas want, and
he follows it up and sticks to it until
he gets it--every time.
Surely Charlie Curtis is one of our
own fellow citizens. knew his father
we'll his grandfather, and all his peo-
pie in Topeka. I have spent SIS years
of my life in Kansas, and there were
only a few here when I came. We
went through the early settlers trou-
bles, through the war, and Charles
father was with US. He is the son of
a veteran. And we are here to thank
him for the good work he has done
and pay our respects to him, and say
that we all endorse him fully, and are
for his reelection to the United States
senate.
1--WE want to go over the city and
state, talking about this senator. He
has been faithful, he has been true to
the Republican party. That is what
he has been ever since he has been in
Washington. Never faltered, and I
don't see any reason why we should
take up this new man Stubs who said
he was 40 years old before he had in
terest enough to vote; but all at once,
God bless your SOUL he came from the
west and wants to tell us what to do.
Oh. yes, we have storms on the ocean
and storms on the land. We had
storm in Chicago. Talk about stealing
delegatesi Old soldiers, stand up and
vote as you shot in the war Stand up
for the government. That is all there
ie 10 Ea 6n mt ho
boys of the war. 1t is here today. I
will now introduce Senator Curtis
Curtis Was Affected.
Senator Curtis was greeted with
prolonged applause, and said:
Colonel Veale and neighbors. (Some
one said comrades.) 1 wish to God
I could call you comrades-you old
soldiers. My father could, but I can't.
But can say, as the son of a veteran,
will do as much for the Union SOL
diers, their widows and their orphans
as any comrade you have ever had.
I thank you all for coming out here
tonight. I appreciate this serenade. I
appreciate it because the men and the
women whom I have known for many
years are here. I appreciate it because
see around me men who helped me
start in life. have shaken hands to-
night with men and women who en-
couraged me when a boy. If / have
accomplished anything in this life of
Topeka and Shawnee county. because
they started me on the right path
They have encouraged me, they have
given me their vote; they have given
and I appreciate it. 1 have never ap-
pealed to you people in vain, and I
don't believe I ever shall.
/ want to say this to you. when I
duty (Cries of Everybody knows
it!") I didn't at that time have a
press agent, and I never have had one
since. We have now three kinds. yes
four kinds of statesmen, or politicians.
just as you prefer to call them. We
have the one who deals in oratory-
depends wholly on speeches. L have
been In congress for nineteen years,
and I tell you tonight that in that time
there never has been vote changed
by a set speech in congress. Never.
Then, there is the society man-and
then there is the worker. When I
went there as your representative, I
preferred to be called a worker. I
prefer to be called a worker. And
am glad to say tonight that while I
have made no long speeches. yet I
can point to the record where one
speech of mine of fourteen minutes
saved our government six million dol
lars. And have saved over fifteen
million dollars to various Indian
tribes. Don't you wish you had it
now?
The colonel has told you that I
have helped the soldiers. 1t has been
the most pleasant duty I have had to
perform as a United States senator.
They have had my help, and will con-
tinue to have it as long as live.
whether in the senate or out of it.
(App1ause.)
But my help has not been confined
to the old soldier. I want to state
this to you tonight, because some peo--
pie ask what this congressman Of
yours, or this senator has done. You
have been a state for SO years. and
yet it was left for your neighbor, 1t
was left for your senator, to pass the
first bill that had ever been passed in
congress that was of enough impor-
lance to carry his name, and that bill
I paSSed and the records show if