The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-13
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and opportunities. He paid tribute 10
sacrifice on the field of battle. But
his speech was of the new day, the
new issues and the new problems in
Kansas and America.
Kansas must not dream that the
labor problems and the problems Of
reconstruction will not confront TINS
state, Gov>~1or allen asserted.
Meet Labor Question.
This state. the new governor said:
must break away from her system OF
farm tenantry The man in town VINO
wants to own d home, must be given
a chance. The state must aid thru
legislative enactments and thru con-
stitutional amendments, Governor Al
len asserted, the thousands OF men
who have been unable to buy their
own lands.
With the new problems of recon-
struction. the governor said, wouid
come the unsolved labor question And
Kansas must meet the question
squarely. 1T has been our habit TO
say that this problem will not touch
US in Kansas" Governor Allen sald.
at NAV be of interest to know that
the records of Kansas City already
show a labor surplus with an early
prospect of an early increase IN the
army of unemployed"
New State Constitution
Greed and profiteering in all forms
were bitterly denounced Governor
Allen called upon the state leElsia-
ture to protect the public against "a
mad era of greed"
The need of a new state constitu-
ton was strongly urged Inc ne"
governor declared the present constr
tuition Inadequate and so ancient that
Gitions and demands to its limited pro-
visions.
Better school and health conditions
were declared to be among the state S
Kansas male voters are illiterate, the
governor stated.
Aliens Speech.
In his inaugural speech today, Gov
ernOr Allen said:
Permit me first to express a word OF
have paid to me during my absence ana 10
give you the assurance of my realization
that what you have done places upon me
n deep obligation TO be worthy OF your
generous confidence. | would also IKE |"
speak Of my deep satisfaction at the spIen-
did. work Of my able predecessor ana ms
associates who have given to the governor
of this state II clean and purposeful record
of genuine accomplishment. -,
problems. The cause of prohibition IN
which the state has held leadership for all
victory. I believe it should be the first
act of the legislature when it has competed
its organization. to ratify the proposed
amendment to our national constitution
upon that subject. We have also held an
enviabe leadership in the cause of uni,
versaI suffrage and We should keep in mind
the value of the consistent leadership IN
the present stage of the contest.
Kansans Made Sacrifice.
The sacrifices which all have made dur
ing the two years past have; | trust trust:
brought us together in new spirit. Some
of these sacrifices have been the supreme
gift of life. They have spread thruout the
commonwealth tone of sadness calling us
to remember first the wounded ana the
dead, that We may be worthy of what they
gave
There is high qualification in the fact
that state we have met every test upon
our loyalty. answering with prompt VIII
ingness every demand upon our lives and
upon our property -
vidual and state functions to what APP
pearet to be stern necessity for centralized
government ON tile day when we re-
membcred most of the fact that the govern
mcnt belonged to us, by the exercise of
our own free will we changed to an in
slant realization that in time of national
peril We belonged to our government.
We now stand to greet the hour when
the rehabilitation of the powers We have
granted to the national government must
begin and we are to meet thet test of TAX
ing back the rights CheerfullY sur
rendered and carrying on as states and
citizens the larger work which comes to
US out of a world made over in all OF its
potential possibilities. The is fin
ished but its problems are not solved.
They yet call upon for wisdom, vision
and courage. Ey military force. democ-
racy has won its contest against autoc-
racy. 1t remains to be seen whether, by
constructive justice and wisdom, it can
win its contest against anarchy. The
ability to take back from strongly cen
tralized government the functions had,
and go forward in proper program which