The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-01-12
The New western Kansa.
WALLACE, KANs., Jan. 3. lsSs.
An Enrwou.

WALLACE, KANs., Jan. 5, lSSs.
Mr.. EDITOR:
A very interesting letter from the
pen OF the Hon. w. ID. Pratt, Of
Jetmore, Kansas, recently appeared
in the Commonwealth with the
above captim. The gentleman was
eminently correct as regards the
great changes wrought in this part
of the state the past few years, and
we agree with him in the unfair and
unwarranted advantage which has
been taken Of this portion Of the
state in the way Of representation in
the Legislature. But such is the case,
outrageous as 1t appears, aud wink
ed at too, by those willy eastern sena-
tors and representatives. crime Of
which they stand charged to-day.
We put the blame exactly where it
belongs. The idea that portion Of
s'bleeding Kansas'-and large pro-
portion too-can have no representa-
tion whatever, In her law-making
body is prepOsterOus, an outrage OF
which the people out here are fully
cognizant. According to the law as
IL now stands, we can have prac-
tically no representation in the halls
of legislation before ls91-Or in other
words we are Acknowledgement
take a back seat as spectators only.
This is the beautiful state Of affairs
into which we are placed to-day In
the blooming, booming state Of
Kansas. We have just been denied
our rights by the head chief-JOhn
A. Martin. He gives his many
why's and wherefores, why iF would
be "unwise" to call & special session
OF the legislature to remedy this
glaring defeat in the constitution Of
the state. He nevertheless has de-
cided against the calling Of special
81 ssion, which is no very great sur
prise to US. The career Of this Mar
tin faction, politically, Is drawing to
a close very rapidly, and the sOol er
the better for Kansas. They are so
afraid Of lositfg that darling capitol
which Is only q question of time,
boys, and while there may be more
than one way TO whip the devil
round the stump" Western Kansas
proposes TO get even on the finely
concOcted representation scheme Of
certain politicians in Eastern Kan
sas. II you ask an Eastern Kansas
man his opinion Of Western Kansas,
he will tell you they "dOn't raise
anything out there, no good at all,
don't get snowfall enough" and 50
on and 50 forth. Very true, "they
don't raise any crops out here"when
no seed is put in the ground. All
that is necessary to make our end Of
the state produce Is the cultivation
OF the soil. Everything planted
grows luxuriantly, and soil taken out
at q depth Of feet produces finely,
even better than that near the sur
face. As regards snowfall, In the
last year it has been abundant, as
much as ever saw In Ohio OF Penn
sylvania. Our land is good, and Il
will only be q short time until farms
Ia this part OF Kansas will be sold
for $25 per acre.
Another matter / win aIlude "a
and that Is the state news from these
parts. In the Topeka papers It is
very meager. For instance, there's
Father Bakers Commonwealth, 9
sound Republican journal, but pays
very little attention to Western
Kansas in the way Of clipping inter
esting notes from her lively, rsttling
newspapers, although thew seek the
patronage of this section Of the state
with 9 vengeance. We get 70 see
this Eastern sheet quite often, like
70 read the editorial comments on
the political situation, but when we
come to state news the old mar
seems 10 draw the line Of cemarka.
tion. believe I have seen . few
clippings from Garden City peperi
and few others, but on an averags
he ignores the biggest portion Of 80
I part of ths state, from which