The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
BLEEDING KANSAS" NO MORE.
NOTHING TO BE DESIRED THERE
NOW EXCEPT OFFICE.


WASHINGTON, April IS 1t was once
bleeding Kansas where they raised too
little corn and too much he'll, but such IA
no longer the case Postmaster-General
Cortelyou has received eloquent and con-
vincinR assurances 70 the contrary from
q prominent Republican Of that State.
A blaze Of sunshine Is nursing the buds
and giving courage 10 everything that
ives In Kansas to-day he said. The
birds are singing In the caves and talking
10 one another Of love. The pigeons are
rehearsing those springtime capers by
which they win their mates, and those fowls
Of Shanghai ancestry, that have played
such a noble part In the prosperity Of Kan
sas are CLOSING their feathers for a season
that may again inspire the muse Of Coburn
to give US another poetic volume on the
Kansas hen. The COWS, forEetful and for
giving Of the beef trust, have their noses
buried deep In the luIuriant alfalfa, where
dwell potentially many dollar for the
refrigerator car outfit, and many healthy
corpuscle for the b lood OF the American
workman-God bless him.
1t Is obvious that the Standard on can
never blight Kansas. The Sunhower State
may be annoyed and aroused by q trust,
but never blighted, for this KRnAan goes
on TO tell Mr.. Cortelyou:
The man with the hoe Il busy in his
garden, bent on proving that the seeds
sent him by our Congressman are the choic-
est selections OF the Scotch genius Of the
very Honorable Secretary Of Agriculture
and the very pefectlon Of the experimental
ton Of government. The man with the
hammer is knocking on nothing but nails
and the music he makes Is sweeter In the
pink ears Of the little wife, who has aspired
to a little nest Of her own. than the tones
that come bounding and thrilling from the
magic technique Of Paderewsd or from the
suvery throat OF Suzanne Adams; the men
Of law and commerce and Of science and
politics are all happy and contented, and
the efforts Of none are unyielding Of reward
save the devil and the doctors.
sAh what fortune II Is 10 be q Kansas
man. But it is not Of the climatic glory
Of Kansas that l set out 10 write, and |
hope you will pardon me for having al
lowed my enthusiasm to lead me into the
byways. 1t is Of Kansas patriotism that
l would write
The secret L. out. There are Kansans
who wish TO offer up themselves on the
altar Of their country; in other words, who
desire Jobs. But the writer Of the letter
tells the story frankly, albeit with some
circumlocution:
In the matter Of public service the noble
Roosevelt has excited in Kansas a desire
for emulation that battles the man behind
the typewriter for words to desCTibe. The
fever for serving the Government defes
the capacity OF ambition flowing eastward
from Kansas TO serve the country that |
will prove dangerous unless it meets a wave
Of opportunity flowing westward from
Washington. In the absence OF our Con-
gresham to-day have had two splendid |
volunteers for work with your Uncle
Samuel.
zone OF them is Jack - Of =. Jack
Is a young man who seeks an humble share
in the glory OF the administration. he
does not want to 60 10 st. James's or st.
Petersburg, nor 10 the Philippines, nor TO
Panama, TO pull his weight OF the burden OF
national service. He Is too good kansAn
for that. and its charming environs have
more attractions for him than the IVY
mantled towers Of London, the mosques and
minarets OF the Muscovite capital, the
cathedral domes OF Manila or the palm
shades Of the Isthmus. He deems II better
TO carrythe mail over rural route bordering
the little Arkansas River, and more ro-
mantle - steal an occasional kiss from one
of the rustic corn-fed maids Of Needing
Kansas than 10 dine on the viands ofroyalty, |
or find glory in swimming the Bag Bag or
dying by the yellow fever route for his
country,
who seeks 10 emblazon his name on the
payroll OF his country. there Is this 10 be
said: He seeks not TO servo among tie
pillared and domed and columned edifices
Of Washington. He Il used TO being sum
moned to work by the clarion notes Of the
harvard cock and would be out Of place
among the 0 o'c'ock risers Of the national
capital He neither drinks whiskey not
PLAYS penny ante He has never worn
a dress suit or an opera hat. He i plain
homespun man, who loves the fnnsh air |
and the green fields and tho sunshine and
tho howors and the lady he loyo7 i the
goddess Of simple rural contentment He, !
too, wants to carry the mail over rural
route
employment with Uncle Sam even in the
humble roe Of rural mail carrier in far away
Kansa- There i a civil service eNamina-
ton that must he passed end that's the Tih,
"NeitEer Of these gentlemen knew aught
Of the impotence OF Congressman before
a civil service commission continues
Mr. Cortelyou's correspondent. They
rightly estimate our Representative in !
Congress 20 be a great man, but when they
bold him to be omnipotent grieve for their
dreamy sort Of way, the good people Of !
Kansas have a knowledge OF the Civil Ser
vice Commission, but they do not suspect
its icy nature Il would take them a long
time 70 really understand that the soid
Commission Is not eager 10 be guided by
the wisdom OF a county commissioner, a
member Of the Legislature or Congress
man in the matter Of appointment, or that
in its opinion man, dreamy bookworm, !
who does not know how TO come in out Of
the rain ~ We blythe principles OF physiology
cal deduction, Is better qualified 70 conduct
a rural route then one who Il able to curry
a horte, OF, In pinch. help patron farmer
TO stack hoy OF spray his pigs OF preach en-
uplifting end bel pful sermon at the rural
chapel while the regular pastor Ia away
on his vacation.
i DO not ask you 10 take this matter up
in an official sense. but II YOU can in anv
way help these two gentlemen TO show the
Government what they can % and how
well they can do II, you will oblige me. ~
anv rate, ! will appreciate II II you will
tell me whether vacancies exist and how
near they are to the top Of the ehgit le list
Postmaster General Cortelyou has not
passed on these indirect and somewhat
informal applications Of the Young KAN
sans, hut he Cecid I'd ohhand that Il was too
rood to Re buried in the n1usty files Of q o
Departn EFT, TO be brought TO light only
when there should come a demand for
action.