The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-04
FOR KANSAS GOOD NAME
Secretary of State w. G. Ed
wards Issues a Letter
Tn which He Declares That A II
Loyal Kansans
sbou1d Permit No One TO Traduce the
State-It May be Republicans
VIII Hold the Reins Of
Power Two Years
From Now

Secretary of State w. c. Edwards
has written a letter TO his home paper
the Larned ChrOnoscopes which will APP
near in this weeks issue. He gives his
views Of the recent election and its et-
feet on the state 1t is as follows;
Office Of the Secretary of state.
Topeka, kan, Dec 4, 1880
Editor Iarned Chronoscope-
j desire through the columns Of your
valuable paper to express my sincere
thanks to the 100, 600 loyal Republicans
and friends throughout Kansas VINO
have stood by me 50 fa1rhIuliy ana ala
ed my every ambition 20 retain the
trust confined to my keeping Two years
ago 7 confess that I would have been
Elad TO have been reelected secretary
Of state and we made the best tight
possible to attain that end; but we Re
DubEicauS must accept our defeat grace
fully and remember that in two years
we may regain to the party all that IS
Iosfby Kansas in the late contest
When I entered upon my otncla1 du-
ties two years ago, I endeayOred TO
bring some business experience into the
discharge of its various duties nave
been fortunate in having worthy and
efficient assistants who have aided in
placing this department in excellent
condition The permanent quarters
having been completed, made 1t pDSSlDl
with the cOnveniences at hand. for us
10 systematic the work of the Office
Very much Ghis could not be done in the
ola rooms DX any FORMER seer e-LeLl l- i
SHAH take great pleasure in presenting
to my successor a model office. one that
viii compare favDrably with any secre-
tary of states Office in the United States
and I trust our efforts viii reflect credit
on the administration, Of which we are
q part. What can be said Of this office
can be said of each and every depart
nnent of state
While the Republicans in Kansas
have gone down 10 defeat battling for
party principles, we ought to be proud
OF the fight made against the combined
opposition OF all the forces antagOnlStIc
to Republican teachings and remember
that change of only two votes in each
voting precinct in the state would have
Republicans we should maintain our
organization and see that each of the
l60, coo Republicans becomes a mission
airy and assists in the work Of adding to
our numbers. The party organization
must be kept intact, doing its full duty
as it viii not be long until we are call
ed upon again to select the successors
o. those VINO viii take our places this
time.
Nationally, we can rejoice that we
nave Mckinley as our president, which
assures protection to the American in
dustries and laborer; promises a chance
Tor livelihood to every one who is will
Ing to labor, gives assurance of good
markets for the products of the farm
and factory at remunerative prices and
The payment TO be made in money good
as the world produces.
Kansas ought to have been in the Nc
Ainley column this year and taken
some Of the credit Of the prosperity that
VIII surely come to US nationally and
which is already evidenced throughout
the east by the restoration of confidence
IT. business undertakings and all finan-
clal enterprises. We would today be
seeing the fruits of a Republican victo-
y had we remained where Kansas be-
longs. We are just in sight of the
threshold of an era of prosperity in
this country, and Kansas may yet share
IN the same if we are wise enough to
stand up for her good name through
evil and good report"
For the first time in her history Kan
sas fails TO assist in electing a Republi-
can president, and on the surface ID
would seem that the state would suf-
Ter rherefrom if we were to judge from
Inc uncomplimentary notices that the
eastern press are giving her. I canno|
agree with the sentiments expressed
and do not believe that we are going t.
ruin because we failed in the election
Of cur Republican ticket, although We
would have been much better off had WI
remained with the states of Pennsylva.
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