The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-08
Mr.. NIcCornnick's Adore

a busy day for the editors. Every hour
of the day is provided for.
Mr.. McCormick's Address.
Mr.. Mccormick said:
In response to an invitation by your
chairman and to carry out pledge to
myself, now all too old, have come
to Kansas to see the spirit of Kansas
face to face. The pledge and the in
vitation meant the same thing to me
inspiration and moral stimulus from
men bred and reared on soil enrich
ed and sanctified by the blood of those
pioneers who conquered the state for
a cause rather than for gain. The
blood of the martyrs is the seed or
the church.
Conceive, if you will, how difficult
the things it connotes. and that the
difficulty of seeing it has been in
creased as the square of the distance
from it, Look toward the Atlantic
and imagine The struggle with which
the Oriental inhabitant of Manhattan
sees Kansas or conceive of the inhi-
bition of vision to one who resides in
the far east, of Rhode Island or Con-
necticut.
The Youth of New England.
I remember that the first vision of
Kansas that had was that of the
bleeding state of history when the pio-
neers, the best fruit and youth of New
England and its sons in the western
reserve, poured into Kansas to save it
for freedom Kansas was then to me
like cloud in the sky. scarcely larger
than mans hand, but it was Kansas.
heard of a man in Kansas who had
diagnosed Kansas in an epoch making
analysis and told Kansas what was
the matter with Kansas? And 1 was
party to a plan to bring from Kansas
the man who might contribute to the
diagnosis of the country, but he would
not come and as I sat in the journal
- - II Of ,f,t1
the Tribune's armies pour forth to
battle from time to time, I said with
Paul, 81 am the citizen of no mean
city," and wondered why he would not
come and joiE, me. Presently it dawn
ed on me that in a fashion, 1 was of
fering a bribe to him to come and
serve with US, while he preferred to
serve Kansas and in Kansas. / failed.
Would Not Bride VIM. Allen White.
Not long ago 1 saw him and 1 said,
Come over into Macedonia and help
u.s. and he answered, Eyes, but with
out payment" And 1 knew the man
and 1 knew the character OF Kansas
and am here to bear witness that for
one l will not bride William Allen
White from Kansas, because in Kanass
he belongs.
Then l saw Kansas pretty clearly,
through a glass darkly perhaps, but
face to face.
Met StubbS ON the Mississippi.
ana 1eaIST, Il JOlHSu oil SApSQlllOA
purposed to observe the Mississippi,
but was destined to become an his
toricaI caucus, and among the men
present there met StubbS, the COVER
nor of Kansas, and knew what man
ner of men were bred in Kansas and
that in Kansas they found little diff
Guilty in weighing man against money.
Then a great longing to see the men
of Kansas came over me and when
your chairman asked me to come to
Kansas and talk in the language of
Kansas, he made possible the fulfill
ment of my hearts desire. I felt that
here I might speak to outspoken men
because Kansas is state redoubtable
for its editors and for their independ-
ence and of a quality which, whatever
the divergence of their opinion, may
be recognized an honest man and the
of his belief Here 1 might
discuss with candor a question about
which thousands of us are more con-
cerned than about any other issue be-
fore the country. The issue which now
rises above all economic issues, all