The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
TALKED AMERICANISM
Congressman DoIliver P1eases a Large
Audience at High School

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It is not often that Topeka has the
opportunity of listening to a discourse,
SO profound and filled with lofty
patriotism and the richness of literary
quotations and original thinking, as
was presented last evening by Congress
man J. P. Dolliver of Iowa at the as
sembly hall of the high school
Congressman Dolliver is a brilliant
orator.
upon the platform he was greeted with
applause. He was followed by Mr.. a;
w. Dana of this city, who INTRODUCED
the speaker as AN orator VINO mas rev
equals and very few, If any, superlOfs-
Congressman Dolliver said among
other things: L have sufTered a oou-
bic suspicion since l came to Kansas.
The lecture which I had prepared TO
deliver, no one seems to want to near,
and ind myself advertised TO denver
another lecture, no doubt, because II
gives me the opportunity to say any
thing that L please.
The last time I was in Topeka
was here politically, but tonight we are
out of politics. 1 remember the nrSt
congressional convention which nom
mated me. 1t was opened by a prayer
The good minister thanked COO Tor the
many blessings which we enjoy and
wound up by saying that after the
labOrs and troubles of life We're over
that we might be gathered together IN
that better country, where pOllllcS anu
politicians were unknown L did not
know at that time what the good broth
er was driving at but after ten years
of mixing in the political arena, be
lieve that L can see through his re-
marks.
Tonight hope to leave out all poll
tics. 1 like to talk of the history OF our
country. 1t seems to me that our his
tory is neglected. Too little attention
is paid to it. The worlds history OF to-
day seems to have been written Tor the
purpose of over advertising few gen
erals and kings, cOlOnelS and states
men, and the exploits of the common
people are left out entirely.
The Declaration of independence
was not the real beginning of the revo-
lutiOnary war. The war was we'll un-
der way when it was written
1.-The Duke of DevOnShire said that
a wise colonial policy in the last CEN
tury would have prevented the dlsmeIn-
berment of the English empire.
mo possible wisdom in colonial office
could have prevented the purpose OF
/ God in ordering the destiny OF the new
| world. The Declaration of Independ-
| ence originated with the people them
| selves
| Washington inspired patriotism.
'The spirit of John Brown was
marching on at the head of the might
| lest army the world has ever known,
two years after he was cruelty hung
| by the Virginian soldiers.
/ THE fag of the American Republic
/ belongs to all the centuries to come.
! The American Republic shall live to
! scatter the riches of civil liberty among
| the uncivilized nations and the nations
! get unborn.
Our national credit. financial and
moral has been strengthened by the
! war with Spain. Our dignity of citi-
| zenship and nationality has been
strengthened. I want to live to see the
| day when our old time national dignity
| restored, the constitution respected ev-
| everywhere free citizenship guaranteed
/ regardless of color and the shield of
| American citizenship thrown around
| every American citizen, no matter
| where he is to be found.
This is the poor mans country. The
| American government is a poor mans
| government.
General Joe Wheeler makes a heroic
figure as he rides at the head of his
division defending the flag of the Uni
| ted States.
The people of Kansas should be
! worthy of the Twentieth Kansas. The
| influence of that regiment will be felt
| by the rising generations, though they
took no active part in their exploits
After the close of Mr.. Delivers ad-
dress, he was introduced and SHOOK
hands with many admirers.