The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-12
BAILEY IS GOVERNOR.
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his county. his state and his country
the best in all the world.
With each passing year new and I'M
suspected possibilities present them /
selves to our people. and while agriCul- +
ture is and always will be the great
source Of the states wealth and COM
MERGE yet her mines of salt, zinc, lead
and coal, her wells of gas and oil, are
but suggestive of her possibilities az q /
great manufacturing state. Lying as
we do within easy access of, and ada
cent to the greatest cotton fields of the
world, what an opportunity presents
itself for the investment Of brains and
capital. The craftsmanship of the pres /
ent should encourage by wise legislation
the investment of capital and the en- !
ployment of labor, and while we must
stay the hand of avarice and greed, at
the same time We must encourage thrift /
and industry.
The basis of good citizenship is the
intelligence of the citizen. Our public
school system ranks with the best in
the union 1t must and will be main
tanned. The demand of modern society
is for educated boys and girls, educated
men and women, willing to take their
place among the worlds great host Of
generous workers.
kansas spirit and energy have been
quick to utilize every innovation that
conduces to the welfare of our people.
The free rural mails and the rural tele-
phones have brought our rural and
urban population into closer social ana
business relations with each other and
the world, and have added largely to the
pleasure and comfort of the country
home.
And there is another characteristic
that is peculiar to our people and that
for their state have been led to in
quire the reason and I think that this is
the answer.
First, it is a splendid and strenuous
history, this history of Kansas. 1t is
the story of grand possibilities realized,
Of obstacles overcome, of trials endured,
of dreams nlaterialized, of ambitions at
tanned, and the great body Of the men
and women who have written Kansas
history are still here to enjoy the full
fruition OF splendid statehood: and the
prairie upon which they settled that IS
now their cultured homes, is bound to
them by ties that money cannot meas
ure or treasure cannot buy
ITO be called to execute the laws of
such a state, 20 administer the affairs
Of such people. is worthy the ambition
of any man, and while the charm Of the
word friend. means much to me and
party obligations rest heavily upon my
shoulders, vet as your governor more
than friendships. more than party, shall
be to me the good name and welfare of
Kansas; and believe. my countryman,
that the man in official life who builds
best for the state builds strongest for
his party.
Here, where every man is a factor
and a part of the body oolitic: here.
where we have a society caste, a relig-
ion without creed, a government with
out a head held in splendid symmetry
by the invisible ajesty of law, the du-
ties of the citizen are greater than they
are in any other government among the
governments of men Men Of Kansas
her future is in your hands. AS a stream
can rise no higher than its source. the
character of "a state. can be no better
than the-chara cter- OF the individual cit
izen Every true life lived every dHlv
performed every promise kept, builds
and strengthens the character of the
state. Every life that Is a failure, every
promise broken, every duty left undone,
Weakens the standard of the body poll
tic.
Young men and young women of
Kansas upon whose shoulders is fast
falling the mantle of responsibility. you
are the heirs of a splendid legacy, you
are the keepers of a great trust Let
your aims be high, your ideals practical
Do not abuse success nor be diScOur-
aged by failures. Do well the duties
that each day will bring and remember
that 1t is only by learning to stem the
tide of misfortune that you are enabled
to reach the head of the stream. Prom
Use me this, and 7 will write the future
history Of my state and dedicate each
page to progress.
And now, as I am about to take the
oath and receive the commission of the
high office to which the people have
elected me, promise you in this splend-
id presence that today I dedicate the
best energies and purposes of my life
to its duties. Recognizing the suprema-
cy Of law. believe in the enforcement
of every law on the statute books. To
promise that no mistakes will be made
is beyond the range of possibility. but
speaking for my colleagues of the new
administration and myself. we
pledge you they will be mistakes, not
crimes.
When my term Of Office is ended and
return this commission to the people
from whom I receive it. if I can bring
it back as unstained. with promises as
well kept, with success as honestly
decessor today, feel that will be en-
titled to the plaudits, Wen done, thou
good and faithful servant.