Kansas weekly herald. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1880-1880, 1880-01-30
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or our Hinton. she Publisher
Of the Weekly Kans0S AAerasA0
A,ends Greeting
Mrx or Color: We have entered
mon the realities Of anew year,
wear whose political Horoscope iore'
the arAitrament of interests
which are to us as great as the Union
The political snd social condition OF
the GDlered American continues TO
he. a problem OF the gravest import
ance.. The spectacle OF a whole race
boldly breaking away from the ties
and landmarks that have been crys-
talized into Its life by an association
of two and half centuries. challenges
the admiration, of Chplstendom.
We do not exaggerate when We
say that the eyes of the clvlIlzeo
word are turned anxiously toward
u.s. The woFlAof lifting up our race
to plano of self-protection ana mae
member has been placed in our own
hands. Our future must be what we
shall make it The problem is pecu-
liarly our own. We speak advisedly'
Races have been know7'tO cast each
other down, but civilization has yet
to produce q single instance OF one
race lifting another to'an eqpapplace
beside-itseH.
Oar emancipation has already
nassed into history. The atalWart
men who led the vSn of freedom 8
armies in the forum and'in the field
are gone. GarrisoR Summer, Ged-
dings, Lovejoy, with their hosts OF
coadJdtors.
Uron us devolves the'wOrk OF con-
ouering a.place in'the seats ofpowcr.
The brute force of the battle field
will not avail Ia now. all issues
have beea, remanded to- the arena of
debate he bar Of nations, with it's
intelligence, Its wealthand it's Phiinn-
tropy waits to hear US.
Kansas is to-day the Mecca OF our
} pilgrlmage. Topeka by common
consent has become the distributive
point of the great migratory move
ment. Around Us is fast gathering
a vast throng who need lDteIllgen'
direction, to their efforts at locating
Thousands may yet come, who would
succeed better efeew here, aud many
remain away who ought to come
Both of these classes mast be plainly
and honestly Instructed. We occupy
: the vantage ground of State whes'
richness of soil, healthful climat'
and unparalleled facilities for agri
culture, man afactnre and the vHr1e'
industries, are destined to sustain
n mighty and prosperous people. Bot
) the laws and cMstorss OF the peopI
have already become famed for thei
!" fostering caFe of education and tn
81 pursuit Of wealth lake other race
q we have many interests tSrbe con
81 sidered. Here I'm the midst Of thi
&c throng we prepare TO discuss ther
y without bias or fear
X Whatever else the past manage
'" me mt may have done or failed to a.
70 one, thing has been clearly demon
strated: that we must have, an ab
organ here in Topeka, that our d.
tractors may be answered and on
friends may be undeceited. 10 q
n this, we shall take for our guide IN
plain and unmistakable interests
our receive shall make no unce
tain sound. We shall strive TO Ii
the question of our progress to
plane far above partizan strife; W
~ sha.l,follow only where the cOmmo
~ interests of the race lead US o.
OF Soon the two great parties of Il
ut. country will commence conte
cS whose issue must, settle or u0sett
10 the great question. Willing or u
10 willing. into this contest We mu
N also plunge.
of Our civil liberties are too pTecio-
rs. to be entrusted,et such a time TO Il
d. hands of others. God helps tho
et- who helps> themselves"
,cr Now, then, shall we have an org
through which we can get hearin,
The GTmans. Ifi.h. FfFeach al
to every other class of citizens, and t
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