Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-05
NEW YORK LETTER.

10 the Editor Of the Daity Eagle:
The election OF the Hon. Vim. NJ.
Evarts "a UniIed States Senator from
New York gives very general saiisfac-
ton not only in this city but through
out the state. 1t will probably do
more TO produce harmony in the Re-
publican ranks than any thing that has
occurred in a long time. The large
vote he received in the Republican
caucus indicates very clearly that a
majority Of the Republicans in this
state are ell pleased with his election.
The Democrats have but little 10 say
about it, they certainly cannot say
much against Mr.. Evarts' ability as a
statesman. His qualifications are I'M
questioned BY men in all parties and
his election will undoubtedly do much
towards strengthening the Republican
ranks throughout the state.
There has been an active warfare
between the daily papers of this city
lately in regard to their circulation.
The World, under the management of
Mr.. Pulitzer, has met with remarkable
success in the way of increased circu-
lation, and also in its advertising pat
ronage The editor claims to have in
creased the circulation from fifteen
thousand, three years ago, TO over one
hundred and fifteen thousand now.
lie also claims that the sun has lost
what is equal to one-haif of its present
circulation. The Sun, however, claims
that its circulation is larger than that
of the World. In recent editorial
the sun makes the following remarks
in regard to the editor of the World:
MIR. Puliizer's career has been III
teresfing. aud in some respects re-
markablc. 1t is reported by the Phil
adelphia Times that it is ouly fifteen
years since he was employed as
coachman by a wealthy gentleman OF
81 Louis. The gentleman in question
was Capt. James b. Eads. who speaks
with great kindness of the intelligence
and fidelity of his former servant.
This fact is much 10 the credit of the
new congressman"
The sun charges that Mr.. Pulitzer
since his arrival in New York has cul-
rivated the acquaintance of the work
ing politicians in the downtown
,,-,r Il a,l ,l,ps conrad tho ,,,,r,p,
ton for congress. and at the ensuing
election was elected by flattering
majority. The editor OF HE World in
reply 10 this SAYS
Though il is not a matter of much
we will tell he able and
sged bully and blackguard Of the sun
that nearly every line of the above cx-
tract contains a lie: that the editor of
the World neither fifteen years ago
nor at any other time held The utter
e>ring position described in the sun or
any other under james Il. Eads, and
that. instead of ''devotiug considera-
tile zeal" to the cultivation of
.'wo' king politicians" in the down
town ward-,' the nomination referred
10 came To him totally unsaught, I'M
expected aud undesired.
But we wish il distinctly understood
that we would a thousand times
rather he an honest Goodman enjoy
ing the esteem of honest people ih-n
the present ed tor of the sun.
The Evening Post, in commenting
II pom these spais between editors saws:
We had thought these amenities
were now confined 10 such moulders
Of public opinion as the Arizona editor
who wrote The other day:
The miserable scarecrow who edits |
our contemporary is lying a usual |
We don't want the post office. but we
are in the hands of our friends, and by |
the eternal, they'll see that we get it
whether we want il or not.
The Herald while claiming 49,. 600 |
has recently been forced 10 |
reduce lis advertising rates just one
half The World was getting away its
The Telegram has 1
been reduced TO a one cent paper. The
Graphic has also reduced its rates /
rom TO s cents. The Times which 4
made reduction from three to two
,ents before election is undoubtedly
having pretty hard time of it, h,
dining ranks with the mug-wumps, !,
las offended many of its old readers
md il does not get new readers from