The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-04


asking for something, and are i'm
Fortunate in their demands. They |
want to build up q great national |
capital like the European monarch
les, that will be the political center
from which will radiate the ideas of
government as organized by the
Under the constitution
the National government has but
few and simple functions to per-
form, but they are endeavoriDg to
change it's whole theory and build
up a strong centralized government
st Washington. This is contrary to
the principles of Republican insti-
tutions, and the only way to pre-
vent ii is to remove the National
Capital to the heart of the country,
and away FROM the malign infiuen-
ces of Washington. OF course we
have spent millions in Government
improvements at Washington, but
we can afford to threw them away,
fer, with the capital removed to the
Mississippi valley, we would save
enough in a very few years TO re-
place them"
"Should not the Western people
make their sentiments known in re-
gard to the financial legislation now
pending in Congress
"MOst assuredly. The great
meeting at Chicago had good eff
feet, and similar meetings should
be held all oyer the West before
Congress reassembIes. You should
have one in Kansas City, and there
ought to be one in every city in
Kansas. l am satisfied the people
of my State, and OF Missouri, are
very nearly a unit on this subject,
but they should give us.in Congress
all the backing possible. Our dele
CATION is all right on the silver bill
we are SOLID for it-and Missouri
is nearly so. But l was surprised
to learn in ST. Louis that many OF
the banks there were opposed even
to the RECOMMENDATION of silver,
much less the repeal of the resump-
ton act. The people, however, OF
the West, and many of the East,
are with us, and they should speak
out in no uncertain tones. Kansas
City, as a leading commercial cen
ter of the Missouri valley, should
lead off. You have a great and
growing young city and Ter inter
ests are closely identified with my
State. So far as / have learned
Kansas City is very solid on this
questionable press, the bankers
and the business men-and you
should make yourselves Eeard."
"What ABOUT the opening of the
Indian Territory, Senator ?"
"Here, now, 1 fear we shall have
TO part company in our views.
We have had plain sailing thus far,
but on this question we must differ.
l think you people in Kansas City
have got off little wrong in that
matter. The time has not yet come
to open up the Territory to settle
menT. l know in this I differ with
the Times, for l recollect it opposed
me on that ground when 1 was a
candidate before the legislature last
winter. But ! believe what / say,
and l am convinced it is neither for
the interest of Kansas nor of Kan
sas City to open the Indian Terrific
ry to settlement just yet. Kansas
City is not read y for that important
event now. You have not yet the
concentration of capital and bust
nOSs, HUT Tue EdIlEOdu COuH0CIlOHS1
that would enable you to reap the
full benefit of settlement of that
vast region. st. Louis with her two
r. r. lines, the M, K. Sc L. and the
A. 81 p, would step in and pluck
the fat goose while Kansas and
Western Missouri would be half
depopulated. Wait few years I'M
til the rich and fertile lands of Kan
sas are taken up, and until Kansas
City has doubled her population
and business facilities, and then
when the fruit is ripe it Is time
enough TO pluck it. We all know
it is only a question of time, and
Kansas City is reapiDg more bene-
fits from that knowledge than you
would if the Territory was actually
opened. You are getting ready for
that important event, and the con-
viotion that it is coming soon is do
ing much towards building up your
city, and thus when it does come
you will be better prepared for it.
You will gather in that rich harvest
in time-but don't be too impa-
tent"