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tiff in this case. but the matter haf
never been tried in the courts until this
action was commenced.
STAND UP AND BE COUNTED.
We had intended to say something
about Kansas, and show why We should
at least make q vigorous effort to get q
seat in the cabinet of President Hsrri-
son from this state. Just as We sat down
to write on this subject, we picked up
the Hiswatha World, containing the fol-
lowing article from the pen of Hon. D.
w. Wilder and insert it instead of writ
ing an article on the subject.
Topeka, Nov. 30.-The vote has been
officially capvassed and the republican
plurality exceeds $4,000 votes. Kansas
is the banner republican state, for the
first in her history.
The republican party had its birth in
the principle that the United States
should have no more slave territories;
that all the new states should be free
states. This principle WAS first estab-
ished by sword and ballot in Kansas.
Since her birth all territories have be-
come free, sud the contngion of free
dom, born here, has become national.
Suppose the battle hsd been lost here!
The United States would be slave
empire.
A generation has passed since the
Kansas struggle began. At the end OF
thirty-four years the Kansas that made
the republican party and that has been
in every presidential contest the most
conspicuous state, has 30 greatly in
creased in population, in intelligence, in
sobriety that she leads all other states
in her rspubicanism, in her republican
plurality of votes, in the excess OF re-
publican numbers in the total vote cast.
And this total vote is mere than $50, 900.
In other words in the total number of
votes cast, Kansas is one of the great
states of the union, surprising a large
number Ct the old ststes; and in pro-
portion of republicans to the whole num-
Der Of voters ehe is on top; nothing
above her but the stars.
Why, then, pray tell us, should Kan
sas bs kicked about any more? Why
should she be, not political unit and
great power, but an utter nonenity, zero
and cipher9 Why should she who made
the party and who leads the party be
utterly ignored by the party?
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our state,
But in Ourselves that we are underllngs.
We have not asserted ourselves; We
have not demanded anything; We have
eneaked into corner, ashamed Of our.
selves and our state. We visit New
York or Washington, write our names
and residence on the register, and ther
stink sway from it, hoping that none Of
the well-dresssd by-sssnders have seer
that word kansas"
Does lows do anything OF this sort!
Is Iowa q greater state than Kansas IN
any feature that makes greatness? Iowa
began holding cabinet places as far back
ss Lincoln's time-The time of our first
republican president. She has had five
cabinet ministers. She has two judges of
the United States Circuit Court, Dillon
and McCrary, and U. S. land commits
sioner. There has been nothing too
big or too little for Iowa to take. SEN
sible state. She did not make the party;
she did not make snti-slavery or prohi-
bition; she follows Kansas, fixing the
path that our blood, principles, courage
have made safe. Our private soldiers
take the fort, and an Iowa man is made
major general for the great victory. 1t
was SO in war and it is so in peace.
When a republican national conven-
ton is held. there is always an Iowa
man who is serious candidate for pres
ident. He is never the equal OF Plumb
or Ingalls,, but We Kansans speak of this
reputable Allison or commonplace Clark
son with bated breath, and wonder
where Iowa will 60 when she gets
through with Allison" Why, she will
20 where it pays the best Sensible
Iowa.
Well, Kansas had man at the head
of her delegation this year who knows
something about politics, Gov. Osborne.
Kansas went to HARRISON before New
York did.
Does Kansas lack In men at for cabi-
net placesf No, not now, and never
since the time OF Jim Lane. We have
two of the most eminent Of the United
States senators.
They however, do not want places in
the cabinet. We have several other men
fully as large as the usual cabinet min
ister-Gov. Osborn, Gov. Martin, George
r. Peck, Judge Horton, John A. Ander-
son. Gov. Crawford, E B. Purcell, Cald-
well, of Gettysburg, and several more.
These are men Of capacity, integrity and
experience.
It is time for as to unite and to de-
msnd recognition. Not to do 30 is cow
srdly, contemplate, the surrender o.
our birthright, betrayal of two hun
dred thousand republican voters.
Kansas stands for something, means
something and always has. She carries