Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-17
CONCERNING Z. c., MO.
In Which Dallas, Texas, is Incidently
Disposed OF.

OfSpOS6O vi.
To the Editor of the Eagle
Envy is ignorance, jealousy is weak
ness. The Unnatural gibes of men con-
corning rivals Of towns, concerning one
another's growth, wealth or prospects;
of politicians as well as intense party
ism, are all species of envy, jealousy and
confession of weakness; the outgrowth
of desire to obscure an unwelcome
fact; to hide hole ia our clothes; to
conceal poverty of intellect Or means; to
keep up courage, brace weakening
nerves, bring felIow-man or neighbor-
ing town in disrepute.
Yet there be a thread that runs
through the web and wool of our tran
sient lives that prove all these things to
be jealousy, pure and simple. malice
vindictive and heartless as rattlesnake.
True it is that if we omitted all these
amenities we would not be thorough
bred humanity. 1t proves our descent
and establishes our humanity to indulge
in these things
TO say of man he is dishonest, a
moral leper, is cause for action. To say
of him ne is insolvent, bankrupt, and
will soon be in the poor house, his
business is ruined and his property is
valueless, is indecent, aad would
bring down tho condemnation
OF all men on his slanderer
but for newspaper to say these things
OF and concerning rival town is jour-
nalism.
The editor, or newswriter say that
which the man will not saw.
In defence of ones home much will be
pardoned, and yet the figure of the big
dog jumping at the crippled cur or puny
tisce, has always been an illustration of
mere brute strength over weaker
brother and has ever invoked the con-
demnatiOu O. men.
These reflections are caused by two
letters. one from Kansas City, Mo-, and
one from Dallas, Tex, containing some
facts to the discredit of both places,
praying our pen to give reply to some
natural attacks on Wichita, and give
some pertinent facts.
WE DECLINE TO DO so.
Our pen has been used in defense of
Kansas and Wichita, and not without
just cause, and we will on proper oc-
casion again use it. Our items concern
ing Kansas City, Mo-, were written
when Kansas City, Mo-, was healthy,
not sick, boastful not humble, prosper
Gus not depressed. The conditions are
We refuse to hit fallen foe.
VUioIifo 1x-,n ~
cut off the giants head after he slew him.
The corpse will not by us be mangled.
We are not a ghoul, buzzard. OR jackal.
We sympathize with Kansas City, No.,
and shall not again attack it until the
scar on its cheek is cicatrized or at least
Kansas City, Mo-, has been a great
benefit to us, having witnessed what
place can do with location and without
effort it has been continued inspiration
to Wichita to prove the benefits to arise
from location and continuous effort
We will not now broadcast the alleged
misery sent us concerning Kansas City,
Mo.
DALLAS, TEXAS:
We will endeavor to write on this sub
ject briefly and omit anything save sug-
gestions.
First:-We have no data as to the age
Of this place. Our information is that it
belongs to the silurian or paleozoic
age Of Texan civilization
and that the remenants
If that elder civilization are known in
hat country as the "Lophiodon ances-
5ry."
We have no treatise on Texan palean-
,ology, hence we cannot in justice give
IN opinion on Dallas.
Second-Dallas, in fact Texas, is
natural ally of Kansas and there should
oe no attempt on the part of journalists
% create any ill-feeling between Wichita
md Dallas. The completion of our rail-
ways from Kansas to Texas will bring
is closer together and we want their
,attle and hogs, and want to sell them
goods. We shall i'll due lime accomplish
I'll this, but feeling of ill-will retard
his business interest.
We have no doubt that the illnatured
writer of the lowbred article intended to
rush Wichita; doubtless he conceived
hat he was the pioneer Of a phaze of
perhaps the idea possessed
lim that he was Christopher Column
JUS in disclosing the world
,ur shortcomings The boldness of his
gnorant impudence can but be admired
After having for about three years re-
,eived the contributions of the vampires
n journalism, including the gnats,
nagpies, jackals, ghouls. jackdaws,
ions, as well as asses, who have almost
the zodiac, beginning with
he Kansas City, Mo-, scorpion, and
ending with more remarkable fish
tories than any in the Dallas screed we
'et live after all these years of virulent
attacks by writer of known ability, who
rave lied so naturally as to give it a
emblance of possibility or probability,
perhaps fact. If we are susceptible of
,eing injured by a Dallas, Texas, cor
respondent we are already damned be-
-ond any hope of redemption, and de-
erve humiliation.
Dallas correspondent may have con-
-inced himself that he is rendering
Texas a service-and doing Wichita an
njury-but our knowledge of human
nature teaches us that the individual
of a slandered family rarely
move into the neighborhood Of TIE ira
lucer, and should the Dallas writer en-
irely depopulate Wichita we do not
hink GU men will move TO Dallas.
We repeat that envy is ignorance,
eaiousy is weakness, and SANDER has
lever yet built town. If Dallas can
,uild town. rear its foundation and
'uild its temple of commerce, and main |
ain supremacy on the ruins of Wichita |
ve are willing and bid her God speed.
The men that built Wichita are salts |
led with it, still have faith in it: faith |
hat we are to be the city in all the ter |
Itory lying west of Kansas City, Mo, |
asst OF Denver, south of Omaba-the |