Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-15

TeSllIlS uDOu DiOCh NidpPCu III eii
American flag, and back of the re
porters' table was suspended franco
copy of the Declaration of Indepen
dence.
Occupying reserved seats were: Elk
Governors Thomas A. Osborn, John p
st. John, George w. Click and L. ID
Lewelling, eXChief Justice Albert III
Horton, Associate Justices w. A. John
ston and S. II. Allen, Appellate Judge
elect Abijah Wells, Appellate Judge
Elericl Cole, Congressman-elect j. d
Botl<in, Fred Wellhouse, Judge i. G
Adams, Webb McNall, eX-Associatt
Justice D. NJ. 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-elec w
ID. Vincent.
d. c. Tillotson of Topeka introduced
Ex-Governor Osborn as presiding of.
ficer. He spoke briefly. The Rev. w
G. Todd of Wichita, who prayed fol
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. Z. Bush; auditor Of
state, w. II. Morris; state superin
tendent of public instruction; w. NJ
Stryker; treasurer of state, d. H.
Hetfiebower; attorney general, l.. c.
Boyle; lieutenant governor, A. NJ
Harvey. They rested their hands on
the Bible while the chief justice pro
nounced the words of the oath. but al
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 officcr-elect was presented
to the chief justice by his predecessor
while the pleased crowd looked on and
checred. When the oath had been ad-
ministered to Mr.. Boyle, his predeces
sor, Mr.. Dawes, shook him warmly by
the hand, which caused tremendous
burst of approval. Mr.. Harvey was the
recipient of bouquet of roses from
admiring ladies.
GOVERNOR MoRRIIL's FAREWELL.
Mr.. Osborn now introduced Gov
crnor Morrill,, who spoke in part as
follows:
To-day marks a new departure in the
history of our State. The present State of
hccrs will retire and new men will take
their places and administer the affairs o.
government for the coming two years
Upon them will rest the cares, the dutie,
and the responsibilities for a faithful ad
ministration of our States affairs.
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 obligation:
promptly upon maturity; that its bonds are
held at large premium; that there has
never been any attempt to repudlate tn,
state Indebtedness. This is not true of Hi
nois, Minnesota and some other western
states and southern states There have beer
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 of:capital have beer
sent from the East to be invested during
the past twenty-five years, but I hazard the
assertion without the fear of successful
contradiction that the percentage of loss is
less than that of any other state during the
period of its existence.
THE people OF Kansas are as intelligent
as honest, as enterprsng, as any people
In the country They are as ready to NEE
their obligations and have done so a.
promptly as any corresponding class in the
United States, and 1 challenge successful
contradiction as to the truth of this state.
ment. But assertions of our integrity ant
our honesty amount to nothing. Acts, mo-
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 SC
frankly and manifests sincere desire ant
an honest purpose to do SO, has the conf