Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-05

: mentsare disdained and principles IN
noticed. Then we look for precedents
Lastly, we hate Kansas City from
sense OF pride in our own state.
l The motto of our noble state.
BIDS US assert true manhood.
Bids US from small things rise to great
Not Tor self, but the peoples good.
KANSAS PATRIOTISM.
To my mind the most noble impuls
that can inspire a citizen is that of fidel
lty and loyalty to country, state ant
) home, but my knowledge of Kansas Cit,
lnstructs me that this impulse is foreigl
to great many of its citizens.
Every consideration urges Kansas t
strive earnestly to accomplish complet
commercial independence, and break thu
rule OF Kansas City over Kansas.
ITO him who tries. who fails and dies,
There's honor and glory and tears.
Bqt ne who sits. and rusts and dies.
Hath neither glory on honered years"
When Kansas shall have tried, shall
have failed, then, and then only, should
we be willing to yield tribute to Missouri
When Kansans consider that the si1
largest cities of Kansas combined do no
equal this 'pauper" on Missouri soil, ant
that 1t is their own lack of enterprise il
years gone by, it would seem that E
Kansan owes duty to the state to MOI
only hate Kansas City, but in every way
he can he should contribute his means
his abilities, though they be limited, tt
the upbuilding of the home rather thar
assist non-residents, aliens in sentiment
beggars by location, pirates in practice
and paupers in fact, is thrown on theil
own state for support and deprived Of
Kansas corn, cattle, hogs and wheat.
| KANSAS CITY, MO-, PAPERS.
Kansas City papers have lived by the
publication of Iibels on Kansas. 1t has
been the only profession for years. They
have earned livelihood by trading and
trafficking in ISLANDERS on Kansas. The
idea of state pride hath never entered
the Missourian's head.
A Kansas citizens definition of state
pride would be like blind mans idea of
color. The writer hereof desires that
Kansas increase in wealth and popula-
ton and grow in manufacturing and
other industries from the mouth of the
Kaw to the Colorado line, from the Re-
publican river On the north to the south
line of the state, until our people shall
be independent. At least so independent
that we can buy and sell in any western
market and ship without being COM
PEELED to get freight quotation" from
Kansas City, Mo-, before we get our
''bill of lading."
1t is not claimed that this can be ac-
complished in one year, five or even ten
years, but as ''the eternal dropping of
water wears away a stone," l have faith
that an hour will come when Kansas
City will beg for freight and not insult
ingly say to our people, you are
bondsman; you are orr vassal and
what are you going to do about it,"
At what date we will be free / cannot
state, but we will be free whenever the
people of Kansas become equally wea-
ried with taunts, snears and jeers of Kan
sas City. Whenever the people of Kan
sas realize that they are the "masters"
and Kansas City pauper dependent On
Kansas there will be a degree of free
dom. Whenever Kansas in earnest de-
mands a system of railroads whose divi-
dends are made up from snrinkage of
the systems at Kansas City, and whose
interests are inimical to the growth of
Kansas City, Missouri, we shall have
degree of independence.
Lines to the north through Omaha
give US eastern connections and
force Kansas City to be as suppliant
as it has heretofore been arrogant
and insulting. Freights will be lowered
not by petition, legal decision or con-
straint, but freely and in a subservient
manner that will bring to mind the
phrase, "Bend the pregnant hinges of
the knee that thrift may follow fawn-
ing"
Lines to the southeast give us freight
not dependent on Kansas City, Mo-, and
q parallel railroad to St. Louis, not hav-
ing any Kansas City connection, would
give us such freight rate that Kansas
City, Mo-, could not get freights out.
An Omaha connection, not allied to
Kansas City, No., would result in the
Santa Fe and Rock Island giving a Exam
sas rate" based on Chicago and not on
Kansas City at all, and this connection
Kansas demands now as much as it ever
demanded the Rock Island railroad.
A railroad from Omaha, with feed
ers running in every direction, vir-
tually puts Kansas on a Chicago basis,
for the reason that if the Omaha connec-
ton has no interest in Kansas City, it
could make its rate based ON Chicago
throughout Kansas without infringing
on the Interstate act, or violating the
loose moral code of trunk line man
ayers" at Kansas City. We will suppose
a railroad from Omaha to Emporia, from
Emporia to Newton or Ell Dorado, from
Newton or Ell Dorado to the Neutral
Strip as main line. We will suppose
that branches from the northeast and
northwest. southeast and southwest, and
from the east and west are built by it.
We will suppose that this railroads in
terests were all Omaha, Chicago, north |
and east interests. We will suppose that |
Omaha in every way endeavors to COM |
pete in this new field with Kansas City; |
that its jobbers are business men. |
What would be the result to Kansas |
What the effect on Kansas City? |
As soon as Kansas takes hold in earn
est this railroad and others will be built. |
Kansas has enough Of Kansas City roads;
what we need is Omaha. Chicago, Mem
phis, New Orleans. St. Louis and Texas.
Kansas is tied at present to Kansas
City as clearing house" for our banks.
This should be corrected, and if we get
our trade started in other channels,
eventually we will do business at other
points, ultimately we will clear ''items"
in Kansas and not in Kansas City, Mo.
Omaha needs Kansas trade as much as
we need decent freight rate from the
cast.
Our interest and Omaha's is the same.
Omaha's attitude toward Kansas City is
the attitude every self-respecting Kan
san should have.
Let US establish packing centers in
Kansas, quit trading at Kansas City, do
our banking in Kansas, and build
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