Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-21


resting upon block wrapped in the
American flag, and back of the re-
porters' table was suspended framed
copy of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
Occupying reserved seats were: Ex-
Governors Thomas A. Osborn, John P.
St. John, George w. Click and L. d.
Lewelling, eX-Chief Justice Albert H.
Horton, Associate Justices w. A. John
Bton and s. II. Allen, Appellate Judge
elect Abijah Wells, Appellate Judge
Elerick Cole, Congressman-elect j. d.
Botkin, Fred Wellhouse, Judge f. G..
Adams, Webb McNall, ex-Associate
Justice D. M. Valentine, Mrs. Doster,
wife of the chief justice-elect; Mrs.
Martin, wife Of the retiring chief JUS
tice; Mrs. Allen, wife of Associate JUS
tice Allen, and Congressman-elect w.
D. Vincent.
D. G. Tillotson of Topeka introduced
Ex-Governor Osborn as presiding Of
ticer. He spoke briefly. The Rev. w.
G. Todd of Wichita, who prayed for
the "Dunsmore house" in 1898, in
voked the divine blessing.
The chief Justice, David Martin, now
administered the oath to the new state
officers in the following order: Secre-
tary of state, w. e. Bush; auditor of
state, W. II. Morris; state superin-
tendent of public instruction; w. M.
Stryker; treasurer of state, D. IL.
Hetllebower; attorney general, l.. G.,
Boyle; lieutenant governor, A. M.
Harvey. They rested their hands on
the Bible while the chief justice pro-
nounced the words of the oath, but at
the conclusion they did not kiss it, the
ancient custom having been eliminated
from the ceremonies by the local com
mittee of arrangements.
Each state officer-elect was presented
TO the chief justice by his predecessor,
while the pleased crowd looked on and
cheered. When the oath had been ad-
ministered to Mr.. Boyle, his predeces-
sor, Mr.. Dawes, shook him warmly by
the hand, which caused a tremendous
burst of approval. Mr.. Harvey was the
recipient of a bouquet of roses from
admiring ladies.
GOVERNOR MoRRILLs FAREWELL.
Mr.. Osborn now introduced Gov
ernor Morrill,, who spoke in part as
follows:
To-day marks a new departure in the
history of our State The present State of
ficers will retire and new men will take
their places and administer the affairs of
government for the coming two years.
Upon them will rest the cares, the duties
and the responsibilities for a faithful ad-
t,t,- tl,,,, .afN go cC,4,-
Severe criticism has been lately passed
upon the credit of the state and its people,
but the simple fact remains that the state
has never failed to meet its obligations
promptly upon maturity; that its bonds are
held at a large premium; that there has
never been any attempt to repudiate the
state Indebtedness This is not true of Illi-
nois, Minnesota and some other western
states and southern states. There have been
fewer instances of county and municipal re-
pudiation in the state than in any other
western state during the first forty years of
existence.
PRAISE TEMPERED BY ADVICE.
'Immense amounts ofScapital have been
sent from the East to be invested during
the past twenty-five years, but hazard the
assertion without the fear of successful
contradiction that the percentage of loss is
less tnan tnat or any otner state during the
period of its existence.
"The people of Kansas are as intelligent,
as honest, as enterprising, as any people
in the country. They are as ready to meet
their obligations and have done so as
promptly as any corresponding class in the
United States, and I challenge successful
contradiction as to the truth of this state
ment, But assertions of our integrity and
our honesty amount to nothing. Acts not
words speak. There is only one sure way
to make the people of other states believe
that we are honest, and that is to be honest
The man who meets his obligations promptly
when he can, and when he cannot says so
frankly and manifests sincere desire and
an honest purpose to do so, has the conf