Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-13

TIE the Editor Of the Daily Eagle.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. S.-The invincible,
untiring, determined, enthusiastic aud
progressive protectionist, Al. Thomas,
made his appearance suddenly today in
the exposition building. without notice or
warning. He Immediately repaired to the
Wichita exhibit. took off his boots and en-
tertained fully three thousand people in
exactly three hours by the government
clock. With cane in one hand and a
pure white handkerchief in the other,
wiplng his sun-tanned western brow, he
elucidated the glories of the great and only
Wichita in manner which was touching
TO behold. His frame shook like the cot
tonwood and broom-corn IN the morning
dew. The air was blue with all the adjec-
tives known to the English, German and
Oklahoma tongue. The big grasshopper
looked down upon his frail form and
cheered Justify for Wichita; the jack
rabbit shed tears and stood one peg higher;
the sun went behind cloud and the
policeman went into the park for air.
Lemonade was in demand and at no time
since the opening OF the exposition have
they had such rush. Everybody still
lives, and if Wichita does not have a
boom that discounts anything she ever
had it will be no fault of his
Hon. Edwin Stevens introduced him on
Change to show him how the Cincinnati
chamber of commerce raised money when
they got enthused. 1t was call for sub
scriptions in aid of the Jacksonville. Fla,
sufferers. 1t was grand effort for
old centennial Cincinnati and they
ought to feel proud of it.
They raised the magnificent sum of s400.
The Ohio Valley National bank sent in
their donation of $50, which gave it big
lift.
Up to date they have raised with great
effort the enormous sum of $3.50. For a
city of 800, 600 to do this it must be a Won
der. How does this compare with the
thirty-one cars of corn Sedgwick county
sent to the Ohio flood sufferers in 1882
1t is grand thing to be citizen of the
United States, but 1t is a grander thing to
be a citizen of Wichita The world ad-
mires her liberality, and to live IN 'Wich-
tia and not be one of those liberal men
who have made her what she is, is to live
without the grace of God in our hearts.
The state of Kansas onght to feel proud
that she has one city which has the money
to make an exhibit and the first city in the
country to make an exhibit at an eXposi-
ton, which is credit to the state. The
people of Kansas who have attended the
exposition are proud to know that Wichita
still her accustomed place at the head of
the procession, and the state is not left
even if she did not make an appropriation
While some OF the Kansas newspapers
are doing their best to defeat the uD-
building of the state by manufacturing
the most villanous lies about her own
cities and towns, Wichita with her
money is making a display at this ex-
position which will result in a
benefit to every city and town as well as
every editor in the state because it's better
known as the Kansas State exhibit than as
the Wichita exhibit
Let all Kansans be true to their state,
and the state will be to them Kansas
people are coming to Ohio in crowds this
year, both to the Cincinnati exposition
and the Columbus G.. A. L. meeting, and
these boys can be relied on to say a good
word for grand old Kansas every night
they gather around the camp fire. a long
list of Kansas people came in today. There
are more to follow. L.