The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-18

viii say, and how it win regard not him,
but his acts. He must strive to 90 the
right thing and do it industriously. 70
give to the public the best Of his abil-
ity and completely.
In this connection it appeals TO one
very strongly as he travels over Kansas
that talent and capacity are marvelously
well divided among Kansans. The Kan
sas audiences are made up Of wide
awake, keen. bright-eyed men and wo-
men. believe it is q verify that the
man of average capacity, Of well-ground-
ed judgment, Of ordinary acumen IS a
possible public official Of merit. that the
average man citizen. in a word. would
make a good official Of any rank What
I mean is that a man who has made sue
cess OF running business a merchant
who has succeeded, who knows the gen
eral lines OF management, who has
comprehension of what control means,
can, and would. if elected carry the
rules which worked with success in the
smaller things, to the greater Office and
apply them with success.
IF that is true why do many fail ="
CAS- q general thing when a man fails
in public office, when he has conducted
it on correct principles The fault lies in
a lack Of industry A man is very apt to
say when ne enters upon official duties.
Wei. I can have rest now. On the
contrary, he can not have rest then.
but he must, if he is to please the pub
lie, work harder than ever, be sleepless
to give the public the best OF complete
and untifing service. and exercise
world Of greater care than he exercised
with his own business. I think that few
men in higher public Offices who are IN
dustrious. who work Ike beavers in man
aging public affairs, fail.
''AH have as said an equal division
Of talent One may write but not be able
to make a speech; another can make a
speech and not be able to write. An
other may not be able to write huently
or speak with ease. and yet pos ass a
strong power for quiet, effective organiZa-
ton. So, taken as a whole where one
man is wanting in one thing. he is de-
veloped in another. and they are all
equally gifted
Speaking Of the hardships Of the cam
paigu Mr.. Stanley said: Il didn't find a
hard bed in the state. They were all
soft to me, ] was so tired after each
days work. 7 tried no lotions or gar
giles for my throat and kept away from
medicines, with the result that kept up
wei, and when I see men like Dennis
Flynn, who IS younger, collapsing after
a campaign, I conclude that I am as
tough as a bone and able to stand any
amount Of hard work. The only effect
I have felt from the hard work has come
since the election On two occasions. and
entirely unexpected, my legs and back
would suddenly grow tired and begin
spasmodicaIly aching, but the attacks
both passed quickly. I suppose it Is in
the nature Of a reaction"
Speaking Of his liking for children Mr..
Stanley continued: MY liking for
children here in Wichita seems to have
spread all over the state. How do you
suppose? I don't know. Not much has
been said about It in the papers, but they
all seemed to know It and in all my re
ceptions there were the little tots look
ing as solemn as could be, and sticking
out their chubby hands for a shake 1
don't remember Of any Of them having
said anything further thans How do
YOU do. Governor and beating a hasty
retreat, but 7 believe, and am proud OF
it, that 7 shook the hands Of more little
children than any other candidate in the
United States this year"