The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-24
STANDS UP FOR KANSAS.
John r. MuIvane While He Laments
Populism, Praises His Home State.

Today's St. Louis Globe-Democrat
publishes the following in relation to
our fellow tOwnsman, John r. NIulvane,
who is attending the bankers cOnven-
ton at st. Louis. Mr.. MuIVane is not
like some others who make their living
from Kansas and yet seek every OPP
pOrtunity to abuse it abroad While
he differs with many Kansas people on
political questions, he braVely stands
up for the good things in Kansas, as
every loyal Kansan should. The Globe
Democrat says:
It was left to Kansas to make the
first real hit of the session. J. r.
AIulvane of Topeka, who had been Sc
lected to speak for the GrasshOpper
state, prOfessed a diffidence when he
started, but he soon warmed to his
subject and evoked frequent laughter,
as well as repeated rounds of applause.
I have been member of this assO-
citation for twenty years" he COM
menced, and 1 think it is the first time
I have said anything in convention. But
sunny, breezy Kansas has been justly
charged with a good many miSdOings,
though much has been unjustly charged
up to her account We are proud of
the fact that many of the good things
have originated in Kansas as well as
some of the crankisms. Just now we
are getting over our cranlzism-We are
cOnValescent; but we notice that Pop
ulism, with all its heresies, has struck
Connecticut and Pennsylvania, though
we hope not seriously. 1t has run out
on Kansas soiI-peace to its ashes.
kansas has had a large population
of restless people, who come from all
states of the Union. to better their for
tunes: men of ability and brains in the
full prime of manhood. Each came
with his own particular ideas of gov
eminent and right; each had been
somebody in his own home. It has
taken some time to round off the sharp
corners and aSSimlate these many di-
verse elements; but we think we have
gone through the general ferment, and
have now arrived at stability.
I'VE have also had our proportion of
the demagOgues. The older states nave
had a surplus Perhaps we did not get
more than the usual dose for new
country These demagOgues parade as
the cOuntry'S SaviOrS, willing to ride in
to Office on any hobby that would pro-
mote their interest; willing to defame
their state and neighbors if that but
magnify their own importance and lead
them to political prefarment.
Our people have gone through the
financial sWeats of the last ten years
had the measles and POpulism and
boom, and still the state has grown in
wealth. In all of our miSfOrtuneS in
common with the rest of the country;
crop failure, drOuths, graSshOpperS and
the effects of the general panic, we
think the political demagOgue and his
unseemly calamity howl has hurt US by
far the most.
eve think the stability of a country
is evidenced by the stability of its
banks. In the state of Kansas, the
loss of 1893-the panic year-to deposit
ors was less than 100000. The loss by
failure Of banks in Kansas in the last
ten years has been a half less than any
other state of like population. You
may say that much of this arises from
the fact that we had little credit. IN
fortunately, too true. But we are en-
titled to claim the good results-the
benefits are ours.
with a school house or church on
every hill. we ever attest our loyalty
to our country, to our God, and heartily
adopt the words of one of our poets:
OF all the states but three shall live in
story;
Old Massachusetts, with her Plymouth
Rock,
And old Virginia, with her noble stock
And sunny Kansas with her woes and
glory
These three will live in song and ora
tory,
While all the others with their idle
claims
Will only be remembered as mere
names"