The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07

brought the Republican press of Kan
Sac into being and made it mighty in
the land are no more, then and not
till then will its power decay and its
glory fade and perish from the earth.
w. j. Bailey, Baileyville.
And now, my fellow Republicans,
when every great national industry
feels the blightipg influence of Demo-
cratic incompetency, let US bury every
difference upon which as Republicans
we are divided, and with patriotic
purpose to do our part toward restor-
ing commercial and industrial pros
perity, let as unite upon platform
national in policy, Republican in prin-
ciple. Let the Kansas delegation to
the national convention do their part
toward making a platform that con-
tains no lurking sarcasm or idle
mockery, but manly and loyal dec
laration of the great principles for
which the Republican party stands,
and the victory in the next Presiden-
ti2l election will be but prophecy of
the prosperity that will come to all.
Chas. a. Smart, Ottawa.
Moses was just an ordinary youth.
There was nothing about his makeup
to indicate future greatness. But he
grew and in the fullness of time the
people called upon him to come up
higher. They chose him as their
leader. Scarcely had the scepter of
power been placed in his hands when
delegation of citizens waited upon
him asking for the appointment of
man to a certain position. The man
wasn't appointed and the people ex-
claimed, "MOses has made mistake"
Do you want to tear him
down and with him your political
party? Then &c forth and whenever
the judgment of Moses differs from
yours, announce to the world and
have your friends re-echO the an
nouncement that "Moses has made a
mistake" Do you want to sustain
him and in sustaining him uphold
your political party? Then go forth
and look the truth in the face (the
truth may be extremely unpalata-
BILE, but it is intensely truthfuD and
conclude that the reason Moses did
not appoint you or your friend to Of
flee is that he found a better man.
When his judgment differs from yours
consider carefully, and ninety-nine
times out of hundred you will dis
cover that you and not Moses have
made the mistake.
Frank Nelson, Lindborg.
Let US never lose sight of the high
destiny of our nation. 1t is a grand
privilege to live in country whose
soil has been made sacred by the
blood of patriotic men. There is
something in our institutions and our
laws which adds dignity to our efforts
ard honor to our deeds. The exalted
privilege of being an American citi-
zen should develop within us an abid-
ing faith in our government and an
undying love for our flag. OF all the
things produced by mortal man, there
is nothing so sacred as the flag under
which he lives. l would rather draw
my last breath under the smiling
folds of the stars and stripes than un-
der any other flag on the face of the
earth. l would rather be an Ameri-
can citizen with free ballot in my
hand than a prince in the most costly
mansion in monarchical Europe. 1
would rather teach lessons of patriot
ism and Republicanism in the pioneer
huts of Kansas than go abroad to re-
ceive vociferous applause from Eng
lish free traders at London banquets.
Republicanism knows but one cOun-
try. one flag, one home. This is more
than any Democrat can say for his
party. 1t is more than any POpulist
would say, even if he could.