The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-16
THE OTHER SIDE.

With all the wind expended in Kan
sas City, and all the arguments used in
advocacy Of opening up Oklahoma,
there seems to be another side TO the
question, and one in which the people
of Kansas should be deeply interested.
The following extract throws some
light on the subject:
A few days ago Messrs. H. Nj. Hol-
den and T. B. Bullene, as chairmen re-
spectiVely of the committees appointed
by the board of trade and the Kansas
City Commercial club to arrange for a
conference of this city and Kansas
City, Kansas, to consult together as to
the best means of securing the opening
of the Indian Territory to settlement,
prepared circular letter and caused
a large number to be sent to citizens of
both cities. One of these letters was
sent to Hon. w. J. Buchan, state sen
atOr of Wyandotte county. On its re-
ceipt he prepared q letter, which is
now in Mr.. Holden's hands, respect
fully but positively declining to attend
the meeting. Mr.. Buchan takes the
position that, even if the Indian side
of the question is totally disregarded,
and which side he claims has the right
Of the case, that he cannot comprehend
WHY ClJ1LOu VI AoA6d6 Wl6u
to open the territory to settlement. In
his letter he cites the fact of the great
growth Of Kansas, all due to the i'm
migration Of large numbers Of thrifty,
energetic men. He demonstrated that
there are still 500, 900 acres of govern
ment lands in Kansas, unoccupied and
open to settlers. He claims that while
Kansas has room for more settlers no
true Kansan can afford to open up the
Indian Territory and divert the immi-
grafton in that direction. He said
that Kansas City is q great city, but at
! the same time called attention to the
greatness Of the state OF Kansas. He
| asked which was the more
dependent on the other for
| it's greatness. He claimed that
Kansas City, Missouri, owes its pres
ent position to the support given It by
the citizens Of Kansas, although Kan
sas City has constantly cheated Kansas
farmers in its inspection Of weights and
measures. He failed to see why Kan
sas should be asked to damage theiE
business OF Kansas City merchants
On the whole, he was unable to see
how Kansas was to be benefited by
the proposed movement, and conse
| Quently declined to be present at the
meeting.-Kansas City Journal.
Mr.. Buchan's head is evidently level
To admit Oklahoma at the present time
means that 100000 people will leave
Kansas within a year. 1t would be
the Severest blow that western Kansas
has yet had.-COmmonwealth.
ENTER A PROTEST.-The movement
to open up the Indian Territory at the
present time is inimical to the best in
| terests of Kansas, and especially the
western part. 1t would help few
towns that are directly connected by
railroad with the localities proposed tc
be opened, and they naturally, OF
course, favor the scheme, but western
Kansas should rise as one man and de-
| mand of our senators and representa-
! tives in congress, that they use ali hon
orable means to defeat this scheme.
Our delegation in congress, with q
] single exception, believes the measure
unwiSe from a true Kansas standpoint
but are under the impression the peo-
pie want it done, because only that side
has spoken.
Let every town in the Arkansas val
ley send at once q mighty protest to
Congressman Peters, who will lay it
before the entire delegation.
The passage of the Springer bill
would be serious blow to Kansas en-
grafton this year. Let the spectators
and town lot boomers favor the bill,
put let all true Kansans, the home
guard gang, help fight it down. Go to
work at once, and keep working and
talking, -Hute hinAopN eWs,