The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-10-18

racy $50 eager TO graspii) her glorious
inheritance of undefiled principles
which has actuated its masses, for the
qualification of few over-zealous or
disappointed partisans. The princi-
pies of the Republican party are the
inherent principles Of our President,
and when strictly observed will ever
be indomitable in the fight. Shall the
Republican party cast of their stand
ard-bearer for whirlwind, TO war
aud battle upon their own principles
Never. never. never!
Suppose, upon the contrary, the De
mocracy coald have maintained Mr..
Tiiden's claim TO the chair Of state
he had adopted this line OF policy il
had brought peace, good will and
prosperity TO the Nation. The Repub
lican party would then have stood in
minority reproached. But such is not
lis destiny. The mysteries of its mis-
sion We believe will only be fulfilled
when this Republic shall be SO firmly
founded III the hearts Of an intelligent
people that 10 isms, no parties nor ma
tons can prevail against it. Now this,
we think Is a good sign OF the times.
The house no longer divided agains.
itself will be strong for good work.
The manufacturing capacity of The
eastern and Atlantic States are almost
imcalculable.
The agricultural facilities Of the
south aud west are without bound.
Billions of capital await enterprises
of profitable success.
Manufacturing, agricultural and
mineral development without mar
ket only augment our depression.
Each mind for itself, in view of this
true picture, should look for the rem
edy. All the crude materials lay at
our feet for the most enchanting pros
perity. oar penetration alone can
promise it in this: Start our manufac-
tories and their impetus will be felt
throughout the whole system of pro-
auctions. To do this, we must have a
market. To control mark ct we must
produce cheaper than any one else. To
do this that Nation which enjoys with
in itself the greatest and closest COM
bination of facilities should command
chiefly all markets for its productions.
Our home manufactures far exceed our
home consumption. What we then
require is additional markets.
Now we have the corn and the cot
ton, the wheat and the wool, the iron
and the coal, the leather and the furs,
with all the essential elements to pro-
duce the staple articles of which these
in some way enter into the component
parts, and we can produce them at less
absolute cost per capita than any ma
ton on earth.
One difficulty is here. Labor is at
war with capital, (its best friend
The laborer that commanded $500 per |
day when gold was at $3.50, now re-
bells at $500 or $500 per day whilst
the capitalists gold dollar has shrunk |
from a value of 81 80 to $l.03. This |
is surely out of reason. Yet such is |
the antagonism between labor and cap
ital that whole organizations of men
with their families will live on the /
very very Of death with the mcrest |
shadow of subsistence rather than sell |
their labor at the highest price they
can get, and at the same time allow the
hand that feeds them to subsist that it
may feed them again tomorrow.
Now we do not allow any one to be
a better friend than we to deserving
industry, and in ponning these lines
we want it distinctly understood that.
in our view, ii is sincerely in the in
terest of the laboring man. II we
would again prosper we must find
new and foreign market for our pro-
luctions. In that we must confront
the cheap labor Of Europe. In all else
we can more than cope with them. If
he hire Of the laborer is lower this
year than II was last, let him not de-
pair, it viii be higher next year. If
lc eau keep the wolf from his door for
he present, it is only question of
ime when he viii catch lion. Good
'eason surely says to me, if can't get
beef take pork or even beans for din
Ter; get the best l can, but surely
Now, when we can see our manufac-
cries starting their machinery at a
'rofit, with permanent prospects: when
he laborer sympathizes with the cap ,
talist, (who is his mutual friend); when
ur legislators think more of making
God wholesome laws that will ad- !
ance the interests OF commerce, man
features and agriculture by safe in :
ernal and external cheap transporta- 9
ion, and spend less time in making ,
artisan Presidents and places for their d
riends, we shall view the signs of the p
ines as being propitious for the in
erests of the country at large, but =
util then our farmers of the West 4,
lay SOW and CLEAN big haryests in vain /;
nd their products drug and abomi- I,
alton rather than profit and bless ,
lg. Most respectfully yours, =
W. G.. WooDMAN. !,
WICHITA, October 6, 1877.