SUPPIiESIENT NO. 2; THE CITIZEN, Fill DAY, DEO. 8, 1011.
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BY A STATESMAN.
CHAMP CLAKK, Speaker of the Douse of
KepresentaUves: I am a strong believer In
Santa Glaus. I got much pleasure out of blm
when 1 was a yoiinnster, My children bare en
Joyed him greatly, und I want other people's
children to derive all the pleasure they can from
life. I am opposed to abolishing Santa Claus or
any myth which affords pleasure to the little
folks, and old folks too. 1 remember that my
Christmas m on a farm lii the Mississippi valley
were the happiest days of my life. Wo boys
nsed to save ap hog bladders from hog killing
time nntll Christmas, when we blew them and
cnAJtp cxAits. bad grot fun bursting them. They sound like
I ion. We all had bobsleds ana homemade popguns and whistles and en
d many simple pleasures on Christmas. If vrt were to abolish Santa Claus
hard to tell whore we would stop.
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BY A SETTLEMENT WORKER.
riSS JANE AC t AilS of null House: The
belief In Sohta. Claus should be encour
aged In children. I think the Idea a very pretty
one, and not for the world would 1 try to dis
courage It The chief value of It lies In giving
children on Idea of the kindly spirit that walks
abroad about Christmas time. All the children
in the neighborhood of Hull House believe In
Santa Claus. Wo enter Into a conspiracy with
their mothors and take the trees to their homes
after they are asleep. Then they como next day
to boo us and gravely tell us all about the mys
terious visit of Santa Claus. No one could look
I tho big, wondering eyes of the little ones and wish to dispel the illusion.
get utilitarian views soon enough. 1 think the belief in Santa Claus is
lod influence in the Hve3 of children, it is a very pretty way of express-
to them the Christmas spirit, and the longer they keep up the belief tho
JANE ADDAKS.
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BY A SENATOR.
SHELBY M. CULLOM, United States Senator
From Illinois: Of course I believe in Santo
Claus, and I am old enough to be him myself.
Santa Is much better to tho young folks now
than he was in my day. We were glad to get a
fow pieces of candy for Christmas or eome other
simple gift. I believe in Santa Claus so strongly
that I am going to entertain my granddaughter
and her two children at Christmas. I am going
to have a Christmas tree and let Santa trim it
for the little girls, and 1 expoct they will be de
lighted with the presents he brings them, as
they have been good girls.
BY A CATHOLIC PRIEST.
FATHER J. J. O'CALLAUHAN, Pastor of St. Mary's Church, Chlcngo: I
used to believe in .Santa Clnus when 1 was a boy. Now that 1 am grown
up 1 still believe in him. You know if life were all Inflexible, literal truth It
would loso half Jts poetry and beauty, if our food was nil autiscpcwe snouiu
starve to death So it Is with our montnl faculties. They crave a stimulus, so
Sure, They All Believe In Me!
Santa Claus.
to speak. Therefore wo have our lairy tales, our traditions and our folklore,
and among these the story of Suntu Claus stands out pre-eminently. To take
Santa Claus out of the IW9S of children would be to deprive them of oue of
tho greatest sources of Joy known to history. Hut we are not going to do that,
for who could go back on Santa Claus V
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BY A LABOR LEADER.
RAYMOND ROBINS, President Na
tial Women's Trade Union League: Do
I believe In Santa Claus? Most certainly I do,
with all my heart I was brought up in a Krlss
Kringle atmosphere, but the name doesn't mat
ter. In our home the windows were thrown
wide open to let in the Christmas spirit I do
not suppose that 1 was more Imaginative or less
Imaginative than other children, but 1 do not re
call that 1 ever regarded the Christmas tree as
anything other than an expression of the Christ
mas spirit. But 1 love tho idea and con enjoy it
now as much ns when 1 was a llttlo girl. I have un8, batmond robins.
no sympathy with those who want to do awny with all Illusions. The doing
away with mystery to n child is doing away with n fundamental fact In life.
The longer we can remain children the better. Life Is full of mystery anyway,
and In that respect wo grownups do not differ much from children. Wo kneel
down and ask for things with that same faith tho children show when they
write their llttlo letters to Santa Claus. We cannot understand any more
than they can, but we feci and hope and nre comforted. The idea is very
beautiful and should bo oncouraged. Every llttlo Illusion that makes for hap
piness la good for children and grownups alike.
BY A MAYOR.
r-jj.vixii 11. liAituiouiN, mayor 01 i;uicago; c&
I believe we ought to believe in Santa ; ?x;,..
uiaus. My unnsrmas, however, comes election
day, and my faith in tho old gentleman depends
upon what he slips into my stocking at the pri
maries. Every man who has tho right spark of
youth In him believes In Santa Claus. and the
older he grows the moro he cherishes these tra
ditions that give color and Joy to childhood. I
believe in the Jolly old saint Just as I believe In
music, paintings, flowers, stories, literature,
laughter, song, good cheer, fellowship. 1 Ilko to
believe in everything that Is the expression of a
beautiful sentiment There's nothing like keep
ing the fountains of youth eternally bubbling in one's heart, and that's why 1
believe In old Santa.
BY AN ACTRESS. '
AUUAItKT ISLINGTON: It wnsn't so
much the fact that It was Christmas that
delighted me when I was a child, but it was the
regular Christmas party at the Sunday school.
I was always tho little fairy who distributed the
gifts, and it always pleased mo more to watch
the expressions on the children's faces when I'd
hand them a doll or something. I'm as young
now as I was then, for I love to go to Christmas
partlos yet My, what wouldn't 1 give for n
good old fashioned Christmas? Of course I be
lieve in Santa Claus I
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