Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-27
IN RELATION TO STATE ndMIGRA-
TON
mitted and Some General Observa-
tons on the Kansan as Citizen.

To the Editor of tho Eagle.
" IT'S not in mortals to command success.
But wen do more SemprOnious; We'll deservetti
Perhaps the gods viii bestow It.
We are in receipt of a letter from a
man who lives over $50 miles north and
west of Wichita asking question, viz:
SIN what way does your immigration
Bureau intend to direct and manage the
excursions of which mention is made In
the EAGLE, and how can it be managed
fairly as to all parts of Kansas
AS this query may come from other
sources, we give our opinion and If the
Bureau does not adopt our view, or some
other plan better, we will not be at
fault. The gentleman who writes us
evidently voices sentiment that has
not rested dormant but has found utter
ance at home before this question was
asked.
First-The convention, by committee
selected by majority vote, should have
this management and this would simply
be business, but the convention may
adopt its own plans and rules and SIM
ply instruct committee what to do.
The convention should meet for business,
not talk, and should meet with the I'M
Outstanding that the stake for which we
play is worthy of deliberate, careful,
methodical work, and one day won't do
this work.
If the convention is called to order on
the 18th of January, 1890, and tempo
rary chairman and secretary are chosen
and committee on credentials are ap-
pointed and the representation from
each county is agreed upon land our idea
is that each county represented should
have the same number); also convention
appoint committees on rules, order of
business and resolutions and plan of
work it should adjourn, at least for four
or five hours, if not for the day.
Methodical work by committee judi
ciously selected will save time and be
most effective. The thing is to get the
best plan in the most speedy and effect
i've way; yet at the same time sacrifice
time if necessary to adopt the best plan.
Above all things we should be practical
to command respect and secure railway
help on immigration.
Second-If it is practical and practical
BILE, our idea would be to arrange with
the railway management to have gen.
eral excursion on a day named over the
various railway lines, e. Missouri
Pacific, three lines; Union Pacific, three
lines; Santa Fe, three lines; Frisco. one
line.
The committee in charge Of advertis-
ing matter and excursions could notify
the counties along each line of railway,
and the local committee could send its
agent east to work up the excursion to
its county for the day named over its
route. We ought to get 10000 people
here on the first excursion
of the series. A sub-executive
committee could be appointed along
each railway line, after the first grand
excursion, to carry on the work. Our
idea is that the grand advertisement will
be the first excursion, and that the news
paper world of the east will TEEN with
accounts OF the west, and the "clippings"
from the east will be the ''card" for the
next excursion.
On this first excursion we don't want
merely people, but we want editors, cap
italists and corn and hog raisers. We
want to enlist capital by its selfishness,
avrice, greed. We want to interest the
farmer by his desire to better his condi-
ton and get better results from his labor.
We want the editor to take notes and
tell the truth. Success is a SNOWFALL and
gathers bulk and weight as it rolls
standing still is disintegration; we want
to start and keep rolling.
Third-The thing to avoid is local, Sec
tional selfshness, and we desire right
here to burn a fact into the brain of
every "Kanzan," viz: Every move
ment that becomes local and sectional,
becomes so from the perseverance, I'M
firing industry and growing influence of
the few by reason of the lukewarm,
torpid, Indifferent, cotamose, negitative
condition of the majority.
Perseverance, yoked to mediocrity,
will outrun and conquer genius allied to
indifference or reliance upon mere
power. Therefore we urge on every
county in Kansas to be represented by
men who are trusted at home and re-
spected abroad by reason of their abili-
ties and capabilities. Men whose blood
runs warmer than wine and who will not
'sit like their grandsire's cut in ala
baster" are the men who should attend
this convention.
1t is only common honesty, fair
dealing and the reward of industry
that the counties vigorously represented
at this convention should reap the best
fruits of its labor. Though "the rain
will fall on the unjust as we'll as the
just" on the sluggard as on the indus
trious man, we still have an abiding faith
that in this movement the glorious COM
munity will reap the harvest, and them
different one will CLEAN the stubble-field,
that the choice clover fields we conquer
will yield to the working bee and the
drones will get the bee bread.
Tho foxrnS oifiac counties md Coro-
munities in Kansas that make the best
showing on taxable millions, population
and material, and visible evidences OF
prosperity. have not scorned laborious
DAYS or anxious nights; have not spared
time, money, brain or laborious
effort. Though at times unsuccessful,
vet were they hopeful: though
cast down they did not despair,
but recovering from apparent defeat.
they organized victory out of it, learned
the lessons taught by humiliation and
Harvesting faith in possibilities to ex-
periences, triumphed DER difficulties,
| leveled obstacles considered unsur
| mountable, and builded monuments, not
| only to attest their local patriotism, but
to confer a common prosperity on al
citizens, add wealth to the entire state
and rested but to renew their unselfst
work.
A personal knowledge of many towns
and cities in Kansas leads us to assert
that there is no other state that contains
such an aggregation of practical, liberal
earnest, unselfish, able workers as oul
own Kansas. No other state hath ever
given as much from an equal number OF
people so financially circumstanced fol
purely indirect benefits and from as un