The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-10
IN POSSESSION OF popULIsrs.
Republicans Turn Over the Affairs Of Kan
sas 20 GOve.nor LeweliYn.

Republicans Turn Over the Affairs OF Kan
sas to Governor Leweliyn.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 9.-The triumph OF
the POpulists of Kansas. made posi- BILE at
the polls in November, WAS fulfilled q few
minutes after noon to-day, when the State
government was formally surrendered by
the vanquished To the victors The cere-
mODy took place in the hall of the House
of Representatives and was witnessed by
probably the greatest crowd that has ever
assembled In Kansas on similar occasions.
The nall, including both galleries, was
packed 20 its utmost capacity, and hun
dreds who came late were compelled to
stand without the doors or inter
est themselves in the Offices and
departments until the ceremony was
over Shortly before IL o'clock
two women appeared with the silk banner
of the Shawnee county Alliance. bearing
the inscription: "a government of the
people, for the people and by the people.
"A. Lincoln" This elected burst OF
applause. Precisely at noon the old and
new officers appeared in the hall by the
door below the Sneakers balcony and took
seats at the right OF the etand. ChIet-j ust-
ice Horton then stepped TO the Clerks deck
which he had used In administering the
oath on eight InauQuratlOns before, and
which chioi-j ustices before him had used
from the beginning of tho states history.
At 1905 John w. Breldenthal chairman
OF the Peopie's party State central CON-
mittee and master OF ceremonies, stepped
TO tho Speakers stand ana sand that the
people had Assem- blrd 10 inaugnrate the first
Poople'e party adm nisTration on earth. and
he judged from tho looks of the audience
before him that the State officers
would begin their duties with the good
viii OF the people. Alter prayer the re-
tiring Governor, Humphrey, made an sd-
dress. Then Governor Lowellyn spoke. In
the course of his address he said:
The survival OF rho fittest" Is the governments
OF brutes and reptiles, and such philosophy
must give place To government which recOg-
nizes human brotherhood and protects the rights
or the labOrer and producer. sectional aniInOsi-
ties must be forgotten. The State IA greater than
party. but the citizen j. greater than the State.
while the family the citizen produces Is the price
less jewel OF our civilization. Tho problem now
ts how to make the state subservient TO the indi-
vidual. rather than To become his master
The goyernment then must mako AZ possible for
the citizen 10 live by his own labor ~ it fails
OF these things IL ceaSes to be OF advantage to the
citiIcn; ho - absOlved tTon his allegiance and is
no longer held by the civil compact. but govern
ment is not a failure. This Is tie generation
which has come 10 the Rescue Conscience is In
the saddle, and the grandeur OF civilization shall
be emphasized by tho dawn OF era. in
which tho people shall roign-''Ghen the with
cred hand o. want shnil not be outstretched for
charity, when nbarty, equality and Justice shall
have permanent abiding. places IN THE Re-
public"
A. the conclusion Of the Governors
speech the oath OF office was administered.
The people called Tor speeches. but Nj.