The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-05

whose mutual helpfulness is here CRATE
fully acknowledged, headquarters were
maintained throughout the campaign,
and all possible assistance was extended
20 Republican workers throughout the
state. A vast amount of literature was
circulated, speakers were furnished, and
much other helpful work was done. Over
eleven hundred dollars worth of legisla-
tive pamphlets, written for and printed
by this league, were sold and distributed,
work. If your president had not
been one of the authors OF
this impartial and truthful history of the
"BloOdless War;" the legislative strug-
gle, he would say that 100000 copies of
this little book ought still to be distrib-
uted throughout this state. He will say
it anyhow. / wish to bear special testi-
mony to the tireless labors and patience,
and to the thousands of letters written
and things done by your able and inde-
fatigable secretary, Mr. G. M. Sheldon
You can never appreciate his la bors too
highly.
As we interpret it, the primary bust
ness of this league is educational in its
character. 1t is not to formulate party
platforms or to nominate tickets. 1t IS
impersonal in its character. Its business
is not to boom men, but to SOW the seeds
of sound political doctrine, and to help
to harvest the crop of votes. 1t is not
the master, but the servant OF the regu-
lar party organization. We have tried
to keep it in its sphere. There is much
for it to do. 1t should be equipped with
funds and facilities sufficient to greatly
enlarge the fields of its usefulness. The
people have been poisoned with false
theories of government An insldious
socialism, in the delusive guise of sub
treasury, land loan, single tax, govern
ment ownership and fiat money schemes
has crept into the body polite. 1t
must be exposed by the search light of
truth, and stamped out a pestilential
disease, or it will wreck and ruin the
country. 1t is the Indians idea of gov
ernment, the idea of a great father dis
pensing beads, blankets and succotash
to lot of helpless, if not worthless, de-
pendents. The people must be taught
that the inevitable trend of socialism is
to ultimate anarchy.
PopuIfss LawIsssness.
There is spirit of lawlessness abroad
in the land that is today to thoughtful
men the most alarming sign of the
times. 1t found expression in the inaug
ural declaration that the people are above
the law. 1t threatened for six weeks to
drench these streets in human blood. 1t
yielded only after days of dallying to as
just decision of our highest court as
ever hOnOred American Jurisprudence.
But it is not confined to Kansas. 1t has
just jeopardized every life in Denver,
Colorado 1t is today rampant in South
y
characteristic of the Populist movement.
It's immediate incitement is in the false
conception of the relations of govern
ment to the people, and of the people to
perfcial and erroneous opinion
to the relative powers of our three
coordinate branches of govern
ment. It vaguely holds them to
be supreme in their sphere, but it seems
not TO know that above them all is that
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and highest sphere in our form
of government is the crystalized will of
the people, the law. To this all the 9TH
spheres subordinate. To this ar
bitter of ali our differences, the law, even
its makers must humbIy bow and its
executors are alike amenable. We need
a revival of respect for law. We must
have it if our government shall not per-
ish from the face of the earth. The law
is indeed the palladium of our liberties,
and the bulwark of our freedom 1t is
the ark of our covenant 1t is our holy
of holies. 1t is the sacred urn in which
are deposited our most precious treas
ures. Better, a thousand times better,
bear its imperfections patiently, than en-
courage tolerate attack upon the
foundation of this the citadel of our lib
critics
How to Redeem the State.
To spread abroad fundamental truths
like these, to counteract in all possible
ways the hereSieS OF our opponents, be
they Democrats or Populists, is the pri-
mary work of the league, as | conceive
it. And that this work may be most eff
fective and permanent, | wish our party
might see the wisdom and importance.
not only of greater activity in the circu-
lation of transient literature to counter
act the perniciOus stuff with which the
country is being flooded, but also partic-
ularly in the systematic strengthening
of our daily and weekly press. The
most efficient party agent is the newspa-
per than comes regularly into the home
and is read around the hearth
Every Republican should take his coun-
ty paper and some good daily, and make
it his business to induce as many of the
opposition possible to feast from the
same daily or weekly bill of fare. County
and state committees should systemati-
cally encourage the Introduction of good
strong papers into all the homes posi-
BILE.
In conclusion. fellow Republicans. and
members of the Kansas State league, 1
congratulate you upon the omens of ap-
preaching victory. If we are loyal to our
great party. if we estimate principle above
pef, if we avoid useless and senseless
antagOnlsmS within our own ranks, if we
rise above petty personal differences. in
word. if we are patriotic and harmonious
if we do not beat ourselves, fusion or no
fusion, no power on earth can keep us
from winning sweeping victory this
fall.
And now, with gratitude in my heart
for the great honor conferred upon me
year ago, l surrender the office of presi-
dent and gladly take my place again in
the ranks.
Vote of Thanks For Mr. GIeed.
At the conclusion of his address Presi-
dent Hoch called special attention to the
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