Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-22
A TRIP FROM WICHITA TO ST. LOUIS
AND DAY IN THAT CITY.


AND A DAY IN THAT CITY.
To the Editor ofn Daily Eagle:
At $50 a. m. on Wednesday, l boarde,
the east-bound train on the "'Frisco line, ,
bound for st. Louis. From Wichita t.
Cherryvale, there was no very marked diff
ference IN the general appearance Of thing,
from what one sees In Segwick and adjoin
ing counties. The corn was about the
same. business seemed brisk and people
looked prosperous. New buildings il
course of erection might be seen in every
town. From Cherryvale east the scene be.
gan TO change; the corn began 10 diminish
In size, the hum and hustle Of busy life to
decline, no building boom was visible,
people looked lazy and poorly clad. They
hung about depots but appeared to have no
business there, III short everything saw
made me feel that was fast receeding from
the most prosperous part of the great west.
This feeling deepened as We proceeded into
Missouri. The corn in that part of Missou-
ri traversed by the "'Frisco," l feel sure
will not yield more than one-half as much
as it will in Sedgewick and adjoining coun-
ties. The contrast between the best towns
| alone this liue and Wichita must be seen in
order TO be appreciated. At Carthage
met Mr.. Wilson, a Missourian who has
rented a store room in West Wichita, he
has just returned from Florida and he de-
not see as lively a town as Wichita. Mr..
Wilson is a solid Democrat, ami in answer
TO question, said that Florida is on the
fence, politically, ready to flop to either
side. The party most liberal with " soap"
he thinks will carry the state, and ne thinks
that is the Republican party. Mr.. w.
seems to have pretty clear ideas OF the av-
erage southern politician-eyery man in the
south wants Office or money.
At Springfield took sleeper and saw
no more OF old Missouri until We approach
ed st. Louis. Among retail merchants
business was called dull. Wholesale houses
seemed to be doing good trade. On the
leyee IL was as quiet as a cemetery. There
were n few boats at the wharf, but not
soul to be seen about. Invent ION change"
and was informed that mess pork had adj
vanced in the last month from SIS to SIG,
short ribs had advanced from 81 70 TO $3.50.
Grain opened with slight fractional, adj
vance. Trading was light and although
there could not be said TO be any very pro-
nouDced upward tendency, there was a bet
ter feeling in the market.
All the politicians were at the convention
at Jefferson City selecting the hottest-brain-
ed rebel Brigadiers to make and execute
laws for the state of Missouri. In political
circles everywhere the leading topic is the
"Irish revolt" Democrats affect 10 disbe-
lieve that there is anything in it, but the
Irish vote is SO badly split that Democratic
papers and speakers appreciate the necessi-
ty OF throwing their entire weight into the
breach in order to hold even few strag-
glers Of the Irish column. Never in the his
tory Of the Democratic party has there been
such kicking out OF the harness. A few
Irish politicians and Journals hint vaguely
about Know Nothingism and endeayor to
make the masses believe that Mr.. Blaine
was Know Nothing. But Irishmen are
getting too Intelligent to be msled by such
lnct Itdu duu sec ibI
that in 1856, when there was
Know Nothing ticket In the field, Mr. Blaine
was delegate TO convention opposed TO
Know Notbingism, and that the Know
Nothing ticket got merely handful of
votes in New England whereas the solid
Democratic states OF Kentucky, Maryland
and Tennessee were the hotbed OF Know
Nothingism, that party having ac-
tually carried Maryland. Just SO
long as the Irish condescend-
cd TO serve the Democrats meekly and
without any return all went smoothly, but
now that they have the manliness to assert
their liberty and vote a, they please, the
Democrats have sci. up howl all over the
land. They ask what have the Republicans
done for the Irish: Irishmen answer,
"They have done as much for us as for na-
tive. Americans! We need no special legis-
lation What is good for others is good for
us. Now that the Democrats are assured Of
losing the greater part Of the Irish vote,
they have organized another Know Moth
ing movement in Boston. They call
il the american Political Alliance"
What they are pleased to call their national
is now in session in Boston, and
here are some selections from an address
which they issued last week:
"sound the alarm. Ring the bells on every
,illsge green 10 the land. Down with the
attempt to elect a president of the United |
States by aid of 3 concentrated foreign or
naturaiized vote Americans to Rule |
America" II becomes necessary, when |
foreigners organize political bodies. CON-
posed OF naturalized voters purely, for the |
American born voters TO place an Ameri- |
can ticket for the American voters without
distinction OF party"
This American Political Alliance is evil I
IDENTIFY move TO down the Irish vote be-
cause Irishmeu have dared to bolt the
Democracy. Last week a convention of
delegates from all the states representing |
me active Irish feeling of the American
population, assembled in Fanenil hall, Bos-
on. 1t was generally supposed that this
meeting of Irishmen. at this time. had
political significance, and for that reason
his Democratic American Political Al.
lance was Matched TO meet the emergency
md hurI defiance at the assembled Irish
men through their frantic address against
oreigners. At the hotels in St. Louis
net several gentlemen from other states
md questioned them with regard to the
political situation. From all that could
rather il seems that there is very large
vote in both parties. One
Gentleman from central Illinois said that
most of the working men Of bis section
we're Joining Blaine and Logan clubs. A
nan from Cumberland county. Pennsyl-
ania, said that st. John would poll 10000
o % 900 votes in that state and 20 900 in
Jew York. man from Springfield,
thinks Butler will carry that
tate by a small majority. A man from
tennessee thinks the Democrats will lose
hat state, as there is q great wedge in the
hape of new party that he thinks will
end the Democratic ranks beyond the
over of man to stick together. 1t is
alled the sNew Constitution Party" with
Ion. Louis Blackburn, Of Tennessee, for
resident and Hon. Lafayette Saunders,
{ Mississippi, for vice-president.
II is very difficult matter to figure on
he result because almost every day brings
ut new party or present some new phase
{ the political situation. A gentleman
rom Dover, DEL, en- route TO California
urprised me by giving it as his opinion
hat il Delaware did not go Republican
his year she would two years hence. He
) Democrat and says Delaware is Dem
cratic state. but the people are heartily
ired Of the present Democratic leaders.
from st. Loris fell in with an
Id Missouri Prohibitionist and Green
.acker He 6rrasIs heiSes.s,s 2x,fle. nil