The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-29
AHICuLANDER,s OPINION.

To THE EDITOR OF The KANSAS CHEF II am pleased to
that YOU are still alive and Kicking as they say
When Rev Dr. Davis broke forth into a of violent
eruption here because the Chief entertained theological
Opn ions different from those of the clergy supposed Of
course that yon wond have suspend But what do
see Why the Chief instead Of being annihlated, goes
off and buys cylinder press and then buys
out the Repubedn and out in brighter cOOrs
than ever before. And what is better than all it still
continues do its thinking Doctor Davis the
trary notwithstanding
The time was when the Pulpit had some influence in
moulding public opinion but it past The Press
power the land The Pulpit has dwinded into
parative insgnifcance, while the Political ROstrum has
lost of its glory The Lecture Stand is becoming
potent in moulding public conviction than Pulpit and
Rosrum combined for from thence issues and
unshacked truth in keeping with the scientific and pro
gressive character of the age in which live In many
respects the Press the hope of Countrywide hope of
humanity Year by year has been breaking away from
its old time bondage party and church. and asserting
Am orleans feebOrn inheritance. Instead of longer
being tail TO the political religious kite it pro
poses the situation, and have partisan and
churchman where they ought to beat the little end Of
the wgig-the Press elevated to the dnifed position
contemplated in the
Here shall the Press the peoples rights maintain,
UnsweTVed by power and unbTbcd by gain;
Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty, and Law
Ne favor sways us, and no fear shall awe
independent of party it has become independent
of church But at its present of progress il will
have consummaed effective national organic existence
and promulgated its formal declaration of independence
the Colonies did of old God speed day and make the
Press than the palladium of civil and men
tai liberties.
The Kansas Chief is grand old buwark of liberty in.
dependence ndivduay. the right of free Thought and
free speech Nothing of which conceive smOre val
liable and sacred than mans liberties. Mental
bondage is slavery, the physical bondage only
good deal Slavery to Pope priest church
esson of faith is better than slavery King party
nigger-driver.
Individual rights cannot exist without free Press; and
whether the Press be muzzled by civil military noler
by social religious intolerance the principle
and results the care not how closely may
criticse and argue against the theories and principles
which your correspondents may lay down. have no
right impugn their motives denouuce the persons
any deny their right to think they do and
glad to you do not. Every mans opinions Tor
ought bel the result Of tendencies impressions nu
and evidences acting upon his mind. He is not to
blame for them. lie change his convictions
by effort of his will than be change color of his
eyes the length of his spine But you orthodox
than is Elder Davis. Because orthodoxy the
majority belief and it is evident to any observing mind
that the majority of to-day quite skeptical up
the unauthentcated supefons and absurdties hand
ed down from the cobweb and garres of antiquity
you are. And believe me- they all heartily thank you
your federation and courtesy your correspondents
and all others for the glory of of nature consists
not in but in varietynOt in conformes but
liversities and Journal preacher, who
Olerates and who feOwshps opinion but his is not
with the spirit of the times and ought to back
to the lth century, least to John Cavins time.
He who will reason is a bgot; he who cannot is n
oOl; he who dares not, is a slave +:
HIGHLAND KANSAS July l. lS15.