Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-08
KENDALL MAKES
PLEASING TALK
Former Congressman Tells
of Price of Success at
Picnic at Wildwood.
PROGRAM OF DAY
is FULL OF INTEREST
Not An Idle Moment Spent
After Exercises Begin;
Events Interesting.

Events Interesting.
(From Saturdays Datly.)
The big parade and picnic OF tn
Sunday schools Of Ottumwa was
pronounced success and the variou
committees and churches concerne
In the huge celebration are elated owe
the happy manner in which everythin
carried off, The participants in tn
festivities Of the day will be talking o
1t for months, because it was the rea
ization of all the hopes entertaine
for it by those anxious for it's success
and it fulfilled every promise OF plea
sure and amusement that was mad
I the children when the plan wa
launched some months ago. The fea
ture of the picnic was the address 0
the day delivered by the eloquent N
E. Kendall Of Abba, former representa-
tive of the sixth congressional distric
In congress. His talk was excellen
and pleased the thousands tina
thrcnged the park and pretty Wild
wood countryside nearby. The pro
gram was full Of pleasant events from
the hour of lunch that followed thu
close of the mammoth parade, unit
the sun began to seek it's resting place
lin the evening. Not an idle moment
and every minute full Of happiness FOL
young and old. Singing by the Y. M
G. A, male chorus was one Of the pleas
ing numbers as was the singing OF the
various schools. The athletic events
that followed the speaking elicted In
terest among all of varying ages and
there were none but listened with
pleasure to the able address of Mr.
Kendall which follows in part:
The Fight Of Progress.
In opening his speech Mr.. Kendall
stated that the gathering to which was
speaking was not crowd made up OF
the republican, the democratic, or any
other party, but were together as one
great family Of Christians. Mr.. Ken.
dali stated that an American citizen
should feel that the United States is
his home and that 1t is one Of the best
things that could be bestowed upon the
heads Of men. The country is yet In
it's infancy stated Mr.. Kendall and II
rapidly advancing with the passing q
time. This country Is the direct out
crop Of the absolute monarchfes OF the
old world. The unreasonablessness OF
the monarchies Of England, and other
European countries said he, grew to
such distressing point that the eli.
max was finally reached. A point
where the people could not and would
not stand it any longer, and this coun-
try came into existence with q feel
ing of adherence to being ruled by
absolute power. It brought the first
feeling of American patriotism. Mr..
Kendall then alluded to BENJAMIN
Franklin's quotation Of Taxation with
out Representation" Mr.. Kendall
then took his audience back to the be-
ginning Of this country using George
Washington, Americas first great
man, for example and carrying his
listeners through the early United
States history up until the present
day, showing step by step how the
country had progressed and how hard
and long each step had been fought
for. The first step which was liberty
was only achieved after long lighting.
Then government was formed with q
constitution. Some believed In the
way the country was being governed
and others objected to 1t. Matters
progressed until they became so
stringent that finally the civil war
came. The civil war was the very
thing the country needed for 1t did
away with the non-believing class. 1t
did away with the slaves and with
either Of these the country could never
have progressed at the pace at which
1t has.
The war was the result Of misun.
derstanding. said he, and while the
war put this country at very weak
standard at that time, 1t was the best
thing that could have happened. It
was a calamity, yet the country prof
tied by 1t in a progressive way. Out
of this weakened and war-ridden coun-
try has sprung the marvel Of the earth.
This is the result of the entire country
working together as a whole instead
of in two or three sections.
To the Boys and Girls.
Mr.. Kendall was decidedly pleased to
see that the larger percentage Of the
audience was made up of young people.
He then went back into his early
years, when he was 81 years of age,
and was graduate of law school ready
for admission to the bar. He was ad-
mitted to the bar at that age, and he
said that when he first began practic-
ing his profession he Immediately de-
cided he had been born too late. That
all the things worth while in the pro-
fession of law had been done by his
predecessors and there was practically
nothing left for him to do Of any note
in that line. But he afterwards dis
covered his mistake. Mr.. Kendall said
that there are never too many people
of any profession for you may do that
work better than the others are doing
it now. That" said Mr.. Kendall, sis
the sum of 1t all, to do the thing that
you are doing better than the others
are doing now" Mr.. Kendall mention.
cd an incident which he had met with
some two years ago. A young lad
walked into his Office and said, "Mr
Kendall, now that have completed my
education, what shall do, what line OF
work shall go into?' Two years
ago had not meditated upon that
question but since then have" said
Mr. Kendall, "and now should any one