Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-28
STAND Up AND BE CoUNrED.

We had intended TO say something
about Kansas, and show why We should
at least make a vigorous effort to get a
seat in the cabinet Of President Harri-
son from this state. Just as we eat down
TO write on this subject, we picked mp
the Hiawatha World, containing the fol-
lowing article from the pen OF Hon. d.
W. Wilder and insert il instead Of writ.
ing an article on the subject.
Topeka, Nov 3O.-The vote has been
officially canvassed 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 eatab-
hshed by sword and ballot IN Kansas.
Since her birth all territories have be
come free, end the contsgiOn Of free
dom. born here. has become national.
Suppose the battle had been lost herel
The United States would be a 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 so greatly in.
creased in population, in intelligence, in
sobrietY that she leads all other states
In her rspubicanisn, IN her republican
plurality OF votes, in the excess OF re-
Eg.b -F ~. zrrh
And this total vote is mere than $50 600.
In other words in the total number OF
votes cast, Kansas is one Of the great
states Of the union, SURPRISING large
number CT the old states; and In pro-
portion Of republicans to the whole num-
Der OF voters she 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 cipher? Why should she who nude
the party and who leads the party be
utterly ignored by the partyF
The fault dear Brutus, is not in our state
But in ourselves that VS. re- underilngs.
We have not asserted ourselves; We
have not demanded anything; we have
sneaked into a corner, ashamed Of our
selves and our state. We visit New
York or Washington, write our names
and residence on the register, and then
elink away from it, hoping that none OF
the well-dressed by-standers have seen
that word ''KRnsas."
Does lows do anything Of this sort
Is Iowa q greater state than Kansas Ia
any feature that makes greatness? Iowa
began holding cabinet places as Tar back
as Lincoln's time-The time OF our hrsb
republican president. She has had five
cabinet ministers. She has two judges Of
the United States Circuit Court, Dillon
and McCrary, and q .. s. land commits
sioner. There has been nothing too
big or too little for Iowa to take. Sem
sible state. She did not make the party;
she did not make anti-slavery or prOhi-
bition; she follows Kansas, t7king the
path that cur blood, principles, courage
have made safe. Our private soldiers
take the fort, and an Iowa man Is made
mBior- general for the great victory. It
was so In war and il is SO in peace.
When a republican national COnven-
ton is held. there is always an Iowa
man who Is a serious candidate for pres
ident. He is never the equal OF Plumb
or Ingalls,, but We Ksnssns speak OF this
reputable Allison or commonplace Clark
son With bated breath, and wonder
where Iowa viii 60 when she gets
through with Allison" Why, she VIII
go where it pays the best. Sensible
Iowa.
Well, Kansas had a man at the head
Of her delegation this year who knows
-,y-4sAsnr Tlrvy Chef-nsra
Kansas vent to Harrison before New
York did.
Does Kansas lack in men fib for csbi-
net places? No, not now, and nsver
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 oabinet. We have several other men
fully as large as the usual cabinet min
istsr-GOv. Osborn, Gov. Martin, George
r. Peck, Judge Horton, John a. AndeT-
son, Gov. Crawford, z. B. PurceII, Cald-
we'll, Of Gettysburg, and several more.
These are men Of capacity, integrity and
experience.
It is time for Us to unite and 60 de-
mand recognition. Not to do so is COW
srdly, contem ptible, the surrender %
our birthright. betrayal Of two hun
drad thousand republican voters.
Kansas stands fer something, means
something and always has. She carries
the tag, she Ieads the advance; she IL
braFer, she sees more ana higher than
her followers. Give the man the som
mission who took the fort, who holds Il.
snd who viii take the next oae-F. y.
RgeeT IN TOogLcG ELa60a.