Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-18
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words OF Patriotism Frozn the Ohief
Magistrate OF the Nation

words OF Patriotism Frssn the Onie1
Magistrate Of the Nation
TorxxA, KAx.-The president spoke to the
acres and acres of people before him at the
state fair grounds, as follows:
'sMx FxrLow CzTIzEzs: I am strongly
tempted to omit even an attempt to speak to
Won to-day. think it would be better that
/ should 90 home and write you letter.
have been most profoundly impressed with
the incidents of this tremendous and unpre-
cedented gathering of the soldiers and cru
zens of the great state OF Kansas. No one
can interpret these lessons, no power OF de-
scription Is adequate 10 convey 70 those who
have not looked upon these great OCCASIONS,
this impressive lesson.
'sThis assemblage is altogether too large 70
greet individually. One can not get his arms
about it; and yet so kindly have you received
me into your midst to-day, that / would be
glad if to each one of you could convey the
real impression of gratitude and appreciation
which il in my heart.
s'There is nothing for any of rs to-day but
to open wide our hearts and let these great
impressions take possession OF them. am
sure that there has been no suggestion here
to-day that does not point in the direction OF
higher individual, social, state and natlona
life.
''Who can look upon this vast array OF
soldiers who fought to victorious consum-
nation the war for the union without bowlng
his head with his heart In gratitude for the
services they have rendered for the nag.
[Great applause].
"Who can look upon these sons of veterans
springing from this patriotic ancestry, full of
the spirit of 81 and go, and coming on to
the vigor and strength of manhood to take
up the burdens that we must lay down, and
who turning from these to these sweet faced
Obi ,vzybr hon N flowers
and with flags, can fail to feel secure that the
second generation will not fail to appreciate
these institutions of liberty, nor fail to up
hold them against all the enemies of liberty.
81 never knew until to-day the extent of
the injury which the state of Kansas had in
flicted upon he state of Indiana. Great
laughter and applause. Never until looked
upon that long line of Indiana soldiers that
you plucked from US when the war was over
by the superior inducements which your
fields and cities offered to their ambitious
toll. We would be absolutely safe IN lndl-
ana if We had them with US again. Laugh
ter and applause. But they are our proud
contribution to the great development which
this state has made in all material things;
they are our proud ntnbution to that great
national reputation which your state has es-
tablished as the friend, as well as one of the
greatest fountains of liberty IN this land OF
ours.
"It is not unnatural that they, coming
back from scenes where comrades had shed
their blood for liberty, should choose
to find homes in state that
had the baptism of blood upon
its infant brow. And now of the future.
What is it if we are but true to ourselves,
true to these children whose instruction is
committed to us, but career of increasing
wealth, prosperity, material grandeur and
honor among the nations of the world?
There is no other foe that can at all ObStruct
or hinder this onward progress except treason
IN our own community, treachery to the great
fundamental principle of government which
is obedience to law-the law, the expression
of the will of the majority for orderly con-
stitutional methods. That is the only king
to which we bow, and let no interrupted by
great applause and let no man withhold his
allegiance from this Let it be under
stood in all your communities that no selfish
interests of the individual, that no class
interests, however intrenched shall be per
mitted to assert their convenience against the
law. [Cries of good, good."l 1t is good
American doctrine, and if it can be made to
prevail in all states of the union, until every
man, secure under the law in his own rights,
is compelled by the law TO yield to every
other man his, all will be well. lGreat ap-
plauSe.
"And now fellow citizens, you will excuse
me from the attempt at furthur speech,
which involves physical effort TO which l
am not equal. beg of you again to believe
that am grateful, so far as your presence
here is any personal reference to myself,
grateful as public officer for this evidence
of yourlove and affection for the constitution
and the count y. GGreat applause.]
Il have heard of grumbling in Kansas and
I have sometimes thought it was because
your advantages were too great. Laughter.l
That like the man who, in tropical regions
picks his bread ready baked from the trees,
Kansas had a soil so rich and opportunities
SO great that when a single year brought some
disappointment in product or in prices, your
people were inclined to grumble.
Life is made up of averages, and yours, I
think will show good average. Laughter
''Let us then, undiscouraged by the fact
that He who ordereth the riches thereof has
not in every season given you seasonable
rain, look forward to that time when His
blessing shall renew and compensate that
which may now be wanting; and so with
courage, fidelity, thrift, patience, good
beighborly hearts, and patriotic love of the
flag, Kansas and her people have an assured
and happy future. Great and prolonged
applause.