Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12

poor. appeal 10 the people Of tuis great com
monwealth TO array themselves on the side OF
humanity and Justice II Il be true hat the
people have no right to the property OF the rich
let It also be declared that the ricn have no
right to the property OF the poor
II Is the mission Of Kansas to protect and
advance the moral and ma erial interests OF all
Its citizens Ii Is It's special duty ut tho present
time TO protect the producer from the ravages
OF combin wealth National egisl ition has
for twenty years fostered ami prou cted the IN.
tercst Of the few, while II has left tht sou and
west to sup l. the produets with which TO feed
aud clothe the world and thus to b some the
servants OF wealth The demand for ire coin.
age has been refused The national banks have
been permitted to Withdraw their circulation
and thus the interests of the east and vest
have divrrgod until the passage OF the MEX n
ley hill eliminated In their enforcement The
purchasing power Of the dollar has become so
great that corn, wheat beef, pork and vol ton
have scarcely commanded price equal To the
cost OF production the instincts OF patriotism
have naturally rebelled against tht Sc unwar-
| rantcd encro lchments OF the power OF money.
Sectional hatrt d has also been Kept alive by
the old poR ers, the better TO enable Them TO
control the products and make the producer
| contribute to the millionaire And thus while
the producer hbors in the Held the shop ana
| the factory. the millionaire usurps his earnings
and rides ia guided carriages with liveried SER
| wants. To check and change these conditions
1
and while demI ndng the RIGHTS Of tha laDorer
and producer,she also ~ es, nts the o!ve br nch
Of peace ana good will to the poop OF III south
by sending to the national congress II disun.
gushed farmer and STOCK raiser, who was u
| colonel In the cJnfclcrat army
And thus a change is foreshadowod. change
Is written on all things. one generation passes
away-and another succeeds from life To
death-the tomb the spri:-the seed the plant
the chr, sails, the butterfly out Of tbs Ia roes
I "a aN.. Ia
Their must be change, ami change must be ex.
altaton ami progress Tne OLD man bows to
the earth with the weight OF years and amid a
mighty conf Ct q ideas tue new man takes nj,
place. From The accumulation Of past wisdom
and experience, the times become pregnant
with great events and new ideas are born
These linked together become the silver cha
OF human destiny,
Under the peaceful revolution that comes 10
Kansas to-diy, let US hope there NAV also
come u spirit Of rtnewel devotion 10 the inter
ests Of the people spirit Of sympathy for
those who strug ,le and an awakening TO the
greatness aud the responsible Of citizenship
The STATE Is great tn IN party but the citi
zen Is greater than the sate while the famil
the citizen proiuces, Is the priceless jewel Of
our civilization. The problem " to-day is how
10 make the state subservlent to the individual
ra her than to become his MISTER Cove N
ment Is volunar3 union for the q, m
mon good. II guarantees to the individual
life, berty and the pursuit Of happiness Tn,
government then must make II possible for tht
citizen 10 live by his oNn laOOr The govern
meut must make IL possible for the citizen Il
enjoy liberty and pursue happiness II tn,
government fails OF ,hcse thn's IL fails In H.
miss on 1t ceases 10 he Of ndyant tge TO tn,
citizen, he is absOlved from his allegiance, ant
Is no longer held by tn civil compact II oil,
! men go to the poor house and tbs young mel
go " prison something Is wrong with the eson
omic sys EN- OF the gov rnmenL AMI what Il
: the state to him II its labor - denied him an,
his children cry for brcddi
4 Talk TO the winds and reason with despair
hut tell not misery's sons that HE Is fair"
what Is the state to the farmer who weIril
! drags himself fr IN dawn TO dark TO meet tn
stern necessities OF the mortgage on tn
farmf What il the state to him II IL sanction
usury and other legal forms BY which MS HON
is destroyed und his innocent ones become
prey TO the hends who lurk In thi shudoNs o
civiliza ionY what Is the state to tn bushes
8 man, early growing gra ?. broken In he tlth aut
J. spirit by the successive failures, anNict
|. like boiling owl his cons ant companion b
J. dav and the disturbor OF hs dreams By night
q How IL life to be sustained, how Is liberty to b
n emo I'd how IL happiness 10 be pursued undo
o su, h adverse con litiOns as tn state permits
u Il does not sanction l. the state powerigs
q against these conditions Then the state ha
II failed and our boosted civil compact is u holo,
= mockery.
y |
y has not been constructed in vain Thi, IS TN
i genera lou which has cOme TO the rescue
, | Those in stress who cry out from the dlrR
! ness shall not be heard IN vain Co 6cienso (
}. In the saddle We have leaprd tn bloody chlsf
Z and entered contest for the protection o
II home, humanity and the dignity OF LABOR
IT The grandeur Of civilization shall bc cmphl
Is sized by he dawn OF a new era, In who
!. the people shall reign And, II found nesc'
Il sary, they III 'exp'nd The powers OF govern
d ment to solve he engmas OF the times" IN
J. people are greater Than the las or the statute,
n and "wbcn anton sets It's heart on doing
/ great and good thing II can md legal way 4
] do IT," The old may for time stand In tn
n way OF the new, bu, th' old must yield Ever
l. age and every epoch is m rkol with cOuh q
c he lines may wlver, but victory is 10 III
new and tue true. In its general cours,
?, the great march Of human dcstn
r Is forward The winding streau
e NAV return upon itself but the channel su
g make progress toward the sea Egyptian cN
o ilization passed away, but lived In jewish his
J. tory. The prosecuted Christians were sat
$ tered to the four winds, but like the seed wafl
l cd on the breeze their principles took root 1
r every soil Rome triumphed and passed away
! but the world inherited the results Of It's bri
o liant achievements. Thus Alex ,nder col
qucred and gave idel impulse TO iutellectuu
s life. Thus Bonaparte Cnthroned the idea Of
I government OF the people and Washington eJ
y allied human liberty,
|. have u dream Of the future and endunn
faith In the evolution OF an abidin human go,
\ eminent In the beautiful visions OF n comm
+ tim, l beho d the abolition OF poverty. A tim
5 Is forcshadowed wh'n the whitening hand {
!. want sh n not DO outstretched for charit,
G when liberty, equality and Justice shall hly
n permanent abiding places in this republic
y Having finished his speech, Lewellinj
, waved his hand in token that he dc
Bired the audience TO cease its applause
d and, turning TO Chief Justice Horton
r said with quiet dignity: Mr.. Chic
J. Justice, / am now ready to take tn
y oath of office as governor Of Karsas
The chief justice then administered tn
usual oath to which Mr.. Lewelling re
sponded: II do" lie then bowed an
kissed the book.
/ When the new chief magistrate la
a signed the cath, the chief justice said
II hats the pleasure Of announcing
l. that Lorraine d. Lewelling is governo
!, OF Kansas"
; The crowd yelled and shouted 70
three minutes After quiet had bee
ia restored, Lieut-Gov Felt present
e ed his successor, Percy Daniels 70
Il the oath, which was duly administered
|, And so on the other new Officers wer
!. presented and sworn in.
!, POLICE BOARDS EXIST.
l. Attorney-G General little Hold. That The
y Have Not Been Lawfully 'boli.hed
= TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. l0.-The first o
fetal act OF the new administration wa