The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17


Who Asked "what's the Matter Wit
Kausas:" Made the Annual Addrss
| Wherein He Expended the Scripture
| in Relation to "a Western Education
In Way That Would XIII Popuiism
And Now They Won't Print the Ae
dress-whIte's Congregational Boom,
Emopria, Kan. Oct. 1e.-Today IN
Populist State Board of Public Prin,in
notified Chancellor T. Fl. Snow of tn
Kansas State University that they woul
no, print the annual address at the op
ening OF the University. delivered D.
William Allen White. editor o; the EN-
| poria Gazette. These addresses nav
been printed annually for many years
but this year the Popuist. were great!
offended at the selection OF Mr.. Whit
to make theaddress. His WHATS IN,
Matter with Kansas" made MIN a per
soma non grata to them. His subjec
was "A Western Educa ;ion." and in hi
discourse. which was highly commended
| by Harper's Weekly and other Eastern
papers. he maintained that the evolu
ton OF the English speaking peopie
would De worked out, not by legisla.
lures. but by educating men.
He preached The doctrine OF a new
education. which he said was not Of the
mead but OF the heart. But the part OF
the speech which most offended the Pop
ulists was the part in which Mr.. White
attached the theory that legislation and
Reform could accomplish any lasting
good. The sentences which they OBJ
ject to are these:
Today the situation is seeking a
teacher who will elucidate the vital
points OF difference between being your
brothers. keeper and clamoring for some
rich brother to divide his wealth and
keep You, long-felt want would cease
yawning il some university would es-
tablish chair Of Christian sociology
with professor in charge who would
expound the text to him. Who has shall
be given and from him who hath not
snail De taken away, even that which he
hath This same professor might ex-
plain to the primary class that when
Christ told the rich young man 70 d.
vide his wealth among the poor Christ
was trying to teach the world the spir-
itual suicide of greed by exemplifying
the vanity Of riches
"Christ's injunction 10 the rich Young
man was not given for the benefit of the
poor. He did not say 10 the bystand-
ers: If the young man fails to divide
you shall confiscate his property They
were not told that they had the slight
est right Of title or interest in the rich
mans estate
What this world needs is the elimi-
nation OF selfishness in men Of all class
es ana conditions. The poor man IS
morally no better and probably worse
than the rich man. The millionaire who
gives US such distress merely magnifies
the spirit Of aggrandizement in the
world about him.
Any attempt 10 remove the evils al
tending selfishness by passing laws
agansit the so-c3lled plutocrats will De
As futile as at attempt to becalm the
ocean by pouring oil on the big waves
while the little waves rage on. All the
and congresses on the globe
,annot better conditions SO long as the
greed exists, which the farmer hates in
he banker, the hired man finds in the
'armer, and the siorekeeper has 10 out
light in the hired man. This greed works
wrong, but it is in mans blood. You
'annot legislate it out. you must edu-
ate il out, purify the blood"
II was the last half dozen sentences |
hat offended the Populists. and the |
'opulist papers in the state have been |
Iousing him for these utterances ever
ince the address was made.
M. White says If the Populists wish |
0 make an issue OF this ne is willing to !
hide by his utterances and leave the |
'erdict With the people of the state.
me fact that ne has been talked of as
candidate Of the Republicans OF the
'ourth District for Congress is thought
D have cut some figure in the ma tier
When questioned on this point, White
aid that were he nominated by the Re-
ublicans Of this district as their can
idate he would ask for nothing better
han 10 make the race and campaign
n this sole issue.
The board gave economy as a reason
1r not publishing the address. but the
act that they are preparing 70 publish
work by President Will OF the State
gricultural college disproves this as
srtion. President Will Is populist.
nc, II Is alleged. teaches Populist doc
Inc in his college a. the expense o: the
tate.
-. I
lie opinion that this little petty spite
ork OF the Populists viii result in
ringing him the front al candidate
IT Congress in a manner such as mis-
! tagonists had not looked for.