, 1874-01-13
AIN UNWR1TTEN WAR,

there is q war botwcon 81. Louis aud Chicago,
aud makes this discovery tue text for long mr.
ticle deprecating auch q warfare. IA tho dis
covory will provo something Of o novelty and
create considerable surprise in Chicago, We shall
try aud reproduce the spirit OF tho article. Wo
gro informed at the outset TINT this war {" Ia con-
Quoted with viruleuce uncomfortable to those
whose experience has beon confined to ordinary
commercial rivalries. The combatants neither
aak nor give quarter, and war with poisoned Or
rows aud explosive bullets. No parallel H.
stauco Gun or is likely to be found In American
history" This ia q sufficiently dreadful con-
dition Of things, and too appalling to
DO considered just now. The World then
goes On to state the condition OF things
which bus brought about this dreadful,
poisonous and explosive warfare. First,
Tho commercial interests clash irreconcilably,
Chicago trying to take away tic tredo Of the
"eat and Southwest, Which belongs to st. Loufa.
Second, that the social systems Of tho two cities
Arc Numerically opposed to each other St. Louis
being wealthy. old, conservative and aristo-
cratic and Chicago being young, poor, entor-
prlsing, and democratic. Chicago is compared
to New York, fevorish with busy life, whore
g mon race along tho streets and bolt their meals
and turn their Exchanges into Babels," whilo st.
Louis is llko Philadelphia "whcrc tho business
is conducted by tho sons OF their fathors, who
como downtown loisuroly about II a. M, 70
about thoir affairs decorously and methodically,
md lock up their Offices while tho sun is high"
Third, st. Louis possesses many great houses
whose balances Of unemployed capital lie idly in
the banks, u while In Ohicago the yast busi-
ness is done upon capital borrowed at from u to
IS per cent!! Fourth, we quote from the
World:
The very fact TINT Chicago trades upon borrowed
capital aud that the struggle Of many Of her specl-
atora is Tor fortune rui lies at tile bottom OF her
magical Success. Shu hna lrnwu to her from every
quarter the ambitious aud the rccke5s and involved
them all III brcahcsa struggle against each other
aud against a outside rtyuls. It s iu the phroso Of
Darwin, struggle for existence wherein tue 6ttest
survive Where one great hotel coseu On the ruin at
1ts easee anoer ioaee comes forward willing to risk
his fortune In the enterprise, and when gap ts ,pale
III tho ruck Of the xpecuators merehnuts-for tue
great houses Of Chicago have always held their os1,-
1t is filled 1t once by the beat tulent and experience
fro the country coYctouB Of fame aud SUGGEST III tho
largcr ae'd. Tho spirit which crcated Chicago mi
matea III its every enterprise Whether Il be MR.
der, base ball club, dedication, railroad scheme
or fire, ohlcago perstsa in being sensational Thta
st. Louis eau hardly expect to be even when she las
celebrated tile "fly funerals Of l,romnout clttzons
which one Of hcr Journalists aY declared 1atispenaa-
bic to ler progress.
Haying stated tho conditions tic 1NorM dop-
recAses "the grasuitous insult aud unmeritod
ridiculo upon tho ono side, AID tho "positiye
maiesolence anti iarge Misrepresentation On
the other, and hopes tint hereafter the rivalry
botween the two cities will be tsoed from all
elements TINT "Rayor Of Eatanswill aud Dupe-
town."
We hhVo now stated tho main points Of tho
Worlds article, aud, in reply thereto, hayo two
poinsa to make; First. it will be mpttar Of
nova here that chioago is ougaged In auy var-
faro at al with st. Louis, and especially that sho
is fighting st. Louis With poisonous arrovs md
explosive bnllota. Thare eau be no warfare nm
!oaa thore are two parties TO 1t. If Chicago wore
ever 10 much disposed to got into q war with fl.
Louis, she las no time for 1t. There i. too
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precious. We have had to work night md tlny,
for two years. to replace what we lost, and. hav-
Ing done that, now We are ready to 60 ahoad and
distribute tho products OF the Grent West. This
VIC are obliged to do irrespective Of ct. Louis or
any other place. II st, Louis ga!s in our way
50 much tho worse for st. Louis and hor uuom.
ployedcapital. We haye employment for oil Of our
own oapta1 md all the rent OF the capital In the
country; 80, Of course, VIC haven't titno to en-
gage III any warfare With 1T. Louis or any other
place. We arc quito positive that we are not
lighting ss. Louis. and II st. Louis Ia tleltiup
Chicago, there is no harm done, 30 loug az we
aro not awara Of tho fact. This, OF course, re-
uasoa tho |por!d from any further neoeBaity OF
alarm Or apprehension on that scare.
Second, the points Of comparison botweop
ohsoago and st. Louis aro vol nude, with tue
exception Of tho statement that st, Louis hau
large unemployed balancas IN bsak, while chi.
oago u dung haaiasas ea capital baf1onsd II