The Topeka state journal., 1901-01-23

lating alone for Kansas you send me to
Washington to help make laws for the
whole country Sectionalism. when ap-
piled to local affairs, Is right, but sec
tionalism carried into national legisIa-
ton is wrong II should never be al
lowed to lift his head in the national
congress If then I have my say for
Kansas and the west, my words must
have meaning broad enough to cover
all the land.
with the silver question settled and
with the wild vagaries respecting eco
nOmicS and finance fading fast away,
and the idea OF changing the republic
to an empire transformed into a we'll
night forgotten campaign pleasantly,
one of the foremost questions for solu-
tion is the extension Ct our foreign
commerce. This IS not the time, nor
here the place, to discuss this question
but surely it is not improper to say that
since by wise laws we have gained con-
troll of our domestic commerce We will
press on toward the establishment of
our supremacy on the sea Some there
are who fear that this aggressive spirit
Of conmercfalism Will make commerce
of our politics Mr.. Bryan has said that
the Republican party has exalted the
dollar above the man. Bishop Potter
has recently called US a dollar-ridden
people The most eloquent of all the op-
posing orators in the last campaign,
Bourke Cochran declared that the
American people are face to face with
choosing between profit and justice.
But they take counsel of their preju-
diceS or their fears they seem to see
the evil and ignore the good The dol
lar may have a bad side. but it also has
a good side. The dollar has opened up
our farms and mines; it has lighted the
fires at every forges 1t has built the
schoolhouse, church and home; it has
carried the gospel to heather lands. It
has given man a competency and made
him free-free in mind as free in body
The purity of the dollar has been pre-
Qf
servants to man. Instead of being
forced to choose between profit and JUS
tice, commerce. inspired by our higher
civilization, is beginning to realize that
the greatest profit is the most exact jus
tice.
Disguise it as you may, the real is
sue in this state and in the nation, for
the past two political campaigns has
been the conservation of property rights
against spOliation. The acquisition OF
property is conducive to virtue rather
than vice For every wrong that is done
in acquiring property, there are a hun
dred benefits.
Commerce, however legitimate and
fair. should not enter the domain of
politics-tO this we all agree Political
cOnmercialiSm is not growing in this
on the contrary. it is on the
decline. The controlling men in our pol
itics are not millionaires- Rich men do
not dominate either in national or state
affairs. George Washington is the only
rich man who has ever been elected
president. The leading men in both
branches of congress are mostly men OF
moderate means.
LAS to our state. IN the early days. po-
litical cOmmercialism was sometimes seen
in the selection Of high officers That
In most Of the states Connie .ercialIsm IN
politics every here has s-own TO be the |
ex -eption- and not tho rule.
Permit me word to The Republican
members of the legislature Our party
has been returned TO power The people !
a #
selves worthy of this confidence, our |
power will be perpetuated. If we are false |
to this trust we will meet with just con- |
demnatiou. I know that you are in SYM /
pathy with the thought that we should |
the discharge of the duties imposed on 1
u.s. It may be safely said that in our day /
the people seldom suffer much for the l
want of law Wise legislation, not much /
legislation. is what is desired and expect (
who are my electors, as you have pledged |
yourselves to those who are your elect 1
II tender you my sincere thanks and /
appreciation for this great hOnor-thanls /
and appreciation beyond the power of ex-
your action viii be ratified by the people /
Of our beloved state
Mr. Burton 5 reference to 1npeTia lism
as an almost forgotten campaign pleas
antry ELECTED a round of applause and /
audible smiles Of approval He was sew
sral times applauded in the course of his /
remarks. roundly applauded as any
where when he referred to George Wash
ngton as the father of his country and
1nly rich man ever elected president
At the conclusion of the ceremony Sen
ltor and Mrs. Burton were overwhelmed
With the congrat tulations of friends The
senator could not get down from the 1
speakers platform for some time. Mrs.
Burton stood on the lower tier or clerks
platform and held an impromptu recep-
ion She remained as the hall was clear
ing and in the effulgenee of her joy
sought out the more bashful members for
warm handc1asp of appreciation of the
part they had taken in the elevation of 1
aer husband
Senator and Mrs. Burton will leave this
evening for Kansas City. They will stop
there long enough to dine with Mr.. and
Mrs. @. w. Davis at their apartments at
the Hotel Cordova Mr. Davis was a
college mate of Senator Burton and IS
1 large real estate and cattle dealer