The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-04
Saturday Night Club Affair Most
Enthusiastic in History.
Established Burlesque Program
Abandoned for Patriotism.
EX-GOVERNORS ARE SPEAKERS
"Next Governor" Too, Was In.
trOduced to the Crowd.
Hodges Takes Bristow to Task
for His Utterances.

Swinging from an established bur-
lesque program to an evening of pa
triotism and national loyalty, the Sat
/ urday Night club staged one of the
most successful and enthusiastic pro-
grams in it's history at the annual din
ner at the Chamber of Commerce.
Topnotch Kansas orators talked pa
triotism in the plain, simple, unvar-
nished Kansas language and sent the
crowd home song of national 10y
! atty on their lips. Wild applause in
terrupted George H. Hodges, former
governor, when he flayed Joseph L.
Bristow for his words of comfort to
the German cause.
John S. Dean, president of the club,
presided at the meeting and himself
! delivered a masterful and forceful pa
| triotic address. Governor Arthur
! Capper, former Governors George H.
| Hodges and E. w. Hoch, James A.
Troutman of Topeka-introduced as
! the next goVernor-and the Rev. Ed
mund ]. Kulp of Topeka were the
speakers President Dean, Charles H.
/ Sessions and Morton Albaugh, who in
the past have ranged as premier heck
| lers and authors of clever burlesoue
and gridiron stunts, displayed keen
ability as versatile program makers
and staged the attraction which lifted
| the ESQ members and guests from
| their feet.
| Long Conflict, Says Capper.
Governor Capper told the Saturday
| N1ghters that Kansas would do her
part in the war. He predicted a long
conflict.
1t is a strange trick of fate,'' said
| the governor, that a man who has
been a stauch peace advocate should
pc called upon as the war governor of
Kansas. In this war there is but one
thing our people can do That is to
get behind the government at Wash
ington. Correspondence which comes
to my desk convinces me this will be
a long war, a serious war-possibly
two, three. four or five years dura-
ton. And we are brought to realize
| that this is our war-just as it is the
war of France and England. But in
this war 1 have 10 doubt as to what
| Kansas will do. Kansas will furnish
| her quota of men and do her part.
This is not time to talk of what
might have been done or ought to
have been done. 1t is no time for
fault finding or holding back. 1t is
time to get together. 1t is not time to
think of politics at Washington. First
| of all we are Americans
Troutman Was Eloquent.
An ovation greeted James A. Trout
man of Topeka, when he was intro
duced as the next governor of Kan
sas." Troutman made a forceful, elo-
quent speech in substituting for w ].
Bailey of Atchison, former governor,
who is sick at Excelsior Springs.
with all my adherence for war, l
find no difficulty in proclaiming my
allegiance and loyalty to the presi-
dent" said Troutnlan. In the past 1
may have differed with him as to
methods and policies. When the war
proclamation came, the period for de-
bate ended. Mr.. Wilson is your presi-
dent and my president. Congress is
your congress and my congress. When
they speak their voice must be your
voice and my voice. In the Civil war.
as now, failure to support the national
government is treason. Pessimistic
skepticism must be banished from the
mind
Doctor KuIp Sensation.
Rev. Edmund ]. Kulp of Topeka,
was the sensation of the evening and
was applauded several minutes after
he concluded his speech He spoke
for w. R. Stubs of Lawrence, former
governor, who was suddenly called to
Washington. A portion of Stubs
speech, dictated over the 1org distance
telephone, was read by President
Dean.
mo one of the many issues--or
possibly all of them Joined together
would have driven us into this war,
in my Judgment said Rev. M. Kulp.
But it vas that instructive knowl-
edge of the Imperial HohenZollern
government forcing itself on the world
that drove US into war. So clear to-
day are the issues that he who runs
may read-and no American will run
except toward the firing line. Please
Il God, since the issues are Joined we
are in it to see it thru
II don't believe that God is on our
side. For God doesn't hunt a side
to get on. But 1 do believe we are
on Gods side"
Hoch Urges Support.
There is but one issue in this coun-
try during the war and that is the
support Of the national government,
declared E. W. Hoch Of Marion
former governor
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