The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-30

it is misty and nebulous and suScep-
tible of many interpretations.
This plan is admirable from his
standpoint, as it will enable him to
claim credit for whatever plan is
adopted abroad and t. return home
with the plea that he got what he
wanted, what he intended from the
beginning, and what he went to
France to bring back to us. but it does
not clarity the situation to the man
who wants a definition, to the legisla
tor who must set down in hard, fast
terms the constituent elements and
the limitations of the plan
Presidents Address.
NJ L. Leatherwood, of Council
Grove, president of the club, made a
very short but very interesting talk.
After brief review of the organiza-
ton of the club and the political his
tory of the state, he paid an eloquent
tribute to the Kansas boys who took
part in the war and to the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Morton Albaugh,
the national and state leaders of the
Republican party who have gone since
the last meeting of the Kansas Day
club.
Leatherwood congratulated the Re-
pubiicans of Kansas upon the splendid
results they attained in the last cleo
ton.
kansas" by Brinkerhoff.
The honorary toast kansas" delivered
by Fred W. Brinkerhoff, editor Of the
Pittsburg Headlight, was devoted largely
to review of the glorious record made
by the state during the late war, of the
publicans put the last election across the
goal for a 'landslide'' victory, and of the
main problems which now confront the
ferred in particular to the flood of Boil
shevism which is sweeping Europe and
ing their way into this nation and even
INTO this state; The pre-war attitude OF
She Ckansas) blinded herself to the
simple but predominating truth. that right
and wrong were met again in tremendous
combat. She refused to concede because
of the intensity of her love for peace and
her reluctance to disturb happiness. Into
this situation was injected the audacious
and mendaciouS slogan which both Repub
licans and Democrats now would like to
forget, He kept us out of war and other
bunc of kindred character. He did not
keep us out of war, but the slogan did keep
him in the White House. The consolation
of Kansas Republicans lies in the fact that
Kansas was not the only state that fell
-Four times liberty loans were sub
scribed. Kansas asked for more than
$136,OO0000. She subscribed more than
S16f, 0OO,000 and almost every kansan is
bond holder. But this sum Of money was
merely an investment. 1t will come back
with interest. The Red Cross asked Kan
sas for straight gift with which to send
to the front with the soldiers. The appor-
tionInent of Kansas was about $3.50, 600.
ana Kansas subscribed nearly SJ,UDO,OOU.
Four hundred thousand kansans wear the
Red Cross button. For other war activities
she Has asked to support she subscribed
But all Kansas did which can be set
down in columns of figures and submitted
to the inanimate processes of simple math-
ematics appears inconsequential when men
tened with the GROWING contribution to
the cause-her fighting men. Eighty thou
sand of them were representing her in the
uniform Of their country when the Hun
surrendered
College Spirit of Miss Ward.
Miss Christina Ward, of Merriam, stu
dent OF Washburn college, delivered her
college body and soul and buildings to
the Republican party of Kansas and made
very interesting comparison between
ties a S practiced in the world Mt large She
suggested that some of the leaders of the
big parties might gain some very helpful
iege political campaign in which honor
Is the only emolument sought.
.h tut our college politics are little
politics. Miss Ward said We are Re-
publicans at Washburn. And We have al
spring of '93 forty five boys went to the
state house and fought in the state house
three days and helped the Republicans win
that bitter fight"
struction tasks should be entrusted to the
Republican party because of its experience
IL ZOE no olner reason. she recalled the
fact that it was the Republican party that
worked out the salvation of this nation
after the Civil war; that under its guild
ance the great west was opened up; and
she predicted that now this party, proved
able by experience and time, will under
take again the rebuilding of the United
States.
Look Ahead, Says HesIer.
Benz. L. Hegler, of Wichita, member OF
the house of representatives and chairman
of its important ways and means commit
tee. warned the Republicans that they
must not spend too much time celebrating
the recent victory at the polls. but should
turn their most serious thought and atten-
ton to the big tasks ahead. He urged i'm
| mediate action looking to the placing of
Republican administration in power at
Washington. Then he outlined some of the
| big problems this administration will have
to handle. After referring to the national
! debt and the rehabilitation of the army, he
said:
The red flag of anarchy has spread
over half of Europe, and, with the power
of autocracy tumbied in the dust, an enemy
whose menace is no less frightful and
less real than the menace of autocEacy
| enemy is anarchy.
I'm our own land the Republican party
| There must be no temporizing with such
| organizations as the Nonpartisan league. or
the /. w W. or the Socialist party. for
all of these organizations demonstrated
| their utter lack of patriotism during the
| war. All of them plainly showed that they
are but variations of that Bolshevism
| was ever destroyed by any kingly tyrant,
| however base or Irresponsible
Reconstruction Problems.
| The toast "Toting Away the Pieces by
| Miss Helen Eacker of Lawrence, was Il
| Treatise on the problems of reconstruc-
| ton In this she paraphrased the express
/ sion of old darby who had Jared badly
| in explosion. Upon recovering his
| equilibrium sufficiently TO view the devas-
| tation caused by the blast, his first ex-
clamation was, solemnly: who's gwan
| to tote away the pieces and whar's he
! gwau to tote 'em? p
! Miss Eacker aptly applied the quandary
| of the old darby to the present national
! problems pertaining to the railroads. tele
graph and telephone systems, the i'm
! mense shipbuilding plants and war time in
dustries built up during the war.
Are these all the pieces that await our
moving?" she continued BY no means.
! Ten minutes does not give time even to