Wichita daily eagle., 1885-03-07
BROTHER, WE GO IN PEACE.

The Captain still clings 10 it that the ed-
| tor ofthe EAGLE must have been in some
way privy to an arrangement TO underhand-
edly, or otherwise, locate the Federal build
ing, and all in face Of our open denial to the
contrary. Now see here,you perverse-head-
ed and suspicious old crank, you will find on
file in the Frst Assistant Postmaster Gener-
ais Office, al Washington, report and rec
ommendation signed by the present post
master of this city, and endorsed by Special
Agent Cannon, of Illinois, to the effect that
part or portion of the ground lying or the
west side of Market street between the orera
house and the corner where Fritz Sni.zler
afterwards built, as the most convenient, nd
most central, for the location of the 81
Office; as being near business and yet out ide
of it; as being upon neither business street,
yet equally accessible TO both; as a compro-
mise piece of ground unexcelled by any
other point in the city unless Kohn's corner
could be bought for such purpose. And
you will further find that Recommendation
was made for the government to lease room
there for term of years providing the post
master would agree to put up the building.
That is the only time and the only place
ever recommended by us. True the town
has somewhat changed since that report
Now, 10 prove our suggestions to the peo-
pie on Sunday mo,ning, were wise and the
correct thing to follow and to show the Bea-
con and those merchants" 1t speaks of who
went so much on his judgment as to aban-
don their meeting because he wouldn't pub
lish their call, and TO place the responsibility
of year or two's delay where il belongs,
We will state that Gen. Rice, of Fort Scott,
telegraphed us for a copy of our editorial on
.How to Proceed to get Public Building"
that we sent it, that For; Scott made deed
Of two lots to the government, and all this
since Monday, and that Thursday night the
Kansas legislature ceded the right of the
states jurisdiction. consequently, Fort Scott,
and not Wichita, took the advice which
time will show whether wise or not. From
the very nature of the surroundings, an be-
cause Of the amount appropriated, and of
other matters which we cannot here explain,
We would not come out with letters contain
ing the programme for the future touching
this building matter. but that such plain,
straightforward and simple course as we sug-
gested on Sunday morning should have
been misinterpreted by the Beacon or by
anybody else TO their own detriment passes
our comprehension. Had We ever been in.
or connected with any jobs or steals or un-
derhanded work in this county, or elsewhere,
or had we ever taken advantage of our posi-
ton to make money at the peoples expense
had it not been ali open and notorious
fact that We have systematically refused TO
become identified with large number of
corporations and money making schemes
cuse for doing what WAS done to balk the
only movement, the only policy which could
have secured the commencement of the gov
ernment building this year. If the sug-
gestion had been acted upon We know what
We are saying when We say that the build
ing would in all probability have come out
all that has been desired by the people as to
style and cost. We, OF course, hope it NAV
yet, but we doubt it.
We say these things simply because We
don't propose to have good work not only
upset but TO have such work followed up
with imputations, reflections and inuendoS.
In other words, in this matter, we can
neither be set down upon, misreprescnted or
shut up. As for doubters they are not
asked TO come TO us for evidence of these
things some of which are only hinted at, but
let them write directly to the men in Wash
ington who have engineered the matter in
the interest of our city.