Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-05-07

IN TIitIrIn Pl4AitltAtnlA L4Glf.sHiHLst B.
possess the fighting edge. He had 70
be the kind Of man that when the
order came to move. would move in
the right direction II is SO In eisisen-
ship. We must have patriotism and
decency and honesty. II a man has has
| not the root Of decent conduct 10 him
then the ADLER he 10 and the Drawer
he is the more dangerous he 10 TO the
community at large. He u purely
o kind Of civic wild beast and you
used to hunt him down and hunt him
out OF the community. q 'N = 2di =
..There 10 not in all America q
more dangerous trait than the delft
cation Of mere smartness unaccompa-
MED by any sense Of moral RESPONSE.
lbility.I All q us know q some man
81 whom our foolish neighbors, Tor we
all of us have occasionally foolish
nsighbors, will say, Well, maybe he
As notquite straight, but he is drefful
smart The man Of whom that can
be said and the man who saysit are
both poor cltizens, and We shall not
maks Of this great republic and com.
monwealth what II must rts'n be made if't up. 4;
ltilwe ioin,to hunt,down the cspo0ess-
| ful rascal just as eagerly as we hunt
down the unsuccessful rascal. l@'9iao1
Y 1--WE have got V have first, the a.aI
spirit Of deceney, and joined With
ithas, the spirit iofb manliness, the
spirit that makes . man able to hold
His own Id military strife or ii the
thard, rough, work Ok ths world, gu; 4;
| soldiers in 81 had not only to possess
| good Intentions but thespower to put
|ithem into effect TO make themselves
Iislt; and the men who cams out here
|, 10 carve this great and beautiful state
| out Of the prairie land had to possess
not merely the d6SireitO do we'll, but
the power, the rugged strength 70 do
we'll, Kansas ,is great today, and, and our b :
country is great today because hitherf
| In we have been able TO combine the
two qualities ia our citlzenshiP-she
l.anality oi striving aiter dscsncy and
The quality Of striving sofas 70 make
our force efficiently felt. In eitizsnr
ehip we need strong bodies, and oven
more than strength Of body we need
strength, OF mind, and most Of oil we
need what counts for more than body
and than mind--character. Character
into which many elements enter, but
three especially-the elements o.
honesty, Of courage, and the saving
grace Of common sense. Good bye,
good fortune to you" (Cneers ana
applause,) gi-a- b, ii
At the conclusion Of the remarks,
the president was escorted to his
train which Immediately pulled vest
ward. r r.,., .,.. ...,,
ON ITS WAY WEST, le.,c,,
Col, e. G. Little rode with the
presidents train as lar 10 sslina by
invitation Of Col. Denison, Of the New New
York Sun press association, an old
friend. ia hammat sBR N1ioisd t1si
oc.s NJ Hsrgsr Of the REFLECTOR
was a guest On tie presidents traini to
Sharon spripgA e9dO apen'V Sunday
there % did Senator Burton.
Az sololiono . crowd o. 200 People'
had gaatiAsrsd ai s. Ire. depot ana The
president Asothe train sI'yyi slowsd doNn
went to the platform and bowed edata y
the crowd which chesrsd hssrhly. rei
,na'ls i2lsforsI2F SHArxAS. ,i ,aa ig,m .,,,,l,
A large crowd was at the depot to e
greet the president and The train
stopped a few moments at Chapman
A iootbsli, that had seen hard service
vas presented the president by M, X,