Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-04

application 81 his own honent theor-
les. The people Of the nation are
not yet ready to sell their birthright
for mess OF pottage' even II that
pottage should consist in the sweet
solace Of allowing a very pleasing
array OF Advanced thinkers" to have
their way, and turning over to them
the reins of government, the sordid
details Of which would certainly
CRATE upon their sensitive nerves, APP
palling them by its immense matter
of-factness. And our young friends
Of Kansas write such lovely
books and poems. who defeated Mr.,
Long and Mr.. Bristow, who inaug-
urated a reform administration
(Which cost the people Of the state
an excess of $1,OOO,OOO taxes per
year, our farm journal friends and
worshipers at the mystic hay NOW
we will ever revere and think well
ofZbut we cannot follow their poll
tical advice. 1t is too ethereal. We
like solids. They "stay by us" long
err.
And as in 1893-1896, there will be
no serious schism in the Republican
marty, but our sanity and sense will
again prevent any party disintegra-
ton liable to result in Democratic
congressional victories in 1910. We
will not embarrass the Taft admin
istration-not us-and, as for lnsur-
gent Control in 1912, we even enter
tain hopes that our interpretive
sriends-they who so thoroughly
realize their individual infallibility
and who so perfectly understand
themselves to be the original voy-
ayers in quest of the Golden Fleece
will have gracefully come into the
Taft camp before the ides oil tnat
November. ),
Outside of the insurgents group
their persons, their brisk-toes' tneir
comings, their shortcomings tneir
more docks and their la-follies' tne
Nation is healthy, happy and wise.
While we are willing to agree tnat
wealth is unedually distributed, tnat
there are some swollen fortunes ana
some beastly trusts, some 'preua-
tory corporations" some egotlstlcal
rich and few heiresses who prefer
scorbutic titles yet we doubt inc
ability of the insurgents to act as a
lord High Gosh Almighty Board OF
Eoualization. We prefer to jog
along and adjust affairs in whole
some comprehensive manner with a
view Of greater permanence ana sta-
h,,,tv for individual and collective
welfare We do not blame the IN
sureents for desiring leadership ano
control and, should they concluut
70 " be good" we may yet selec'
them; we object to their selection o.
, themselves. In the winnowing o.
. time by the exercise of common
sense. we expect to discover way
to effectually curb the Trust =
: more eouitably distribute wealth anc
, to completely heal the bruises cause'
by the bed-nailed heel OF Creed Aw'
NAV never be able to convince oul
: harnesses on the title question Du
: that is immaterial.1 And we may
even agree to make Senator beve
ridge a member of q Permanent Tar
III Commission, appoint Senator L.
I /, toilette chairman of a Raiiroao
! Board of Inquiry, Adopt senator
: Cummins' wool schedule, appoin'
Victor Murdoch chairman OF Post
/. offices and Post Roads and designate
Mr. Parsons boss ipso facto OF New
York.
Otherwise, the Nation insists upoI
our already well-laid sound founda
ton with Taft as the Master Builder
; And, regardless of alarms, rumor'
! Of wars and diresome predictions, W.
G are constrained to smile-as our PRO
gress, our Prosperity, our Commerce
and our Intelligence refuse to beal
: us false witness. - Leavenwortl
Times.
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