The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-02

Partisan Recognition of the Indepen-
dent voter" and that state ''calls' and
conventions. and national ''calls" and
platforms have all along appealed to
good citizens TO take fresh and indie
pendent action in every election. The
editor, in separate editorials. sustains
the present civil service commission, and
the citizens movement in New York city.
Capt. Charles King, who recently Wis
tied ST. Paul and Minneapolis for the
Cosmopolitan Magazine. has prepared
for that monthly an illustrated article
entitled Twin Cities of the Northwest
which will prove interesting reading,
not only to the citizens of these two
cities, but also 10 a great number OF
readers scattered all through the country
who have watched with establishment
the marvellous growth of these towns.
His article will appear in the October
issue. which will also contain the second
part of a story by Julien Gordon, the
nom de plume of one of New York ;
famous society women, a story which
has attracted wide attention throughout
the east. the writer bidding fair to make
a reputation far in advance of Amelle
pearing upon the literary horizon within
the past two or three years.
Tie first article of a political nature
that appears in the October Forum is
THE Decadence of New England by
ex-Secretary George s. Boutwell,. whose
aim is to show by statistics that the pre-
dicted decline of the New England States
is wholly imaginary; that her manufac-
lures have increased. as well as the value
of her farm products and the value of
her railroads; and that the total wealth
is greater than ever before; and these
facts Mr.. Boutwell, attributes 10 the pro-
tective tariff. The Working of the
New Silver Act is by Prof. F. w.
Taussig, of Harvard, who explains the
practical operations of the new law and
expresses less fear of unhealthful infia-
ton than many other students of our
financial system feel The article is an
explanation of the practical workings of
financial legislation in general and of
this new act in particular. Political in a
more general sense is Edward Bellamys
First Steps toward Nationalism," in
which he laws down the Nationalist pro-
gram for immediate action. He would
START at once WITH the SONeIIlIIlSutdl GOu-
troll of railroads, the telegraph, the coal
mines, and the like. and by degrees ex-
tend the sys EN-. So also is the article
by Thomas Magee, a close student of the
Chinese, on ''China's Menace to the
World, wherein he shows his reasons for
fearing the very rapid control by China
men of many of the great industries
of the civilized world, by reason of their
cheap living and their enduring quail
ties as laborers. He explains in detail
many great ventures already undertaken
by them, and he shows how they out
strip the world as farmers.
The leading artical of the number is by
Bishop Huntington of New York, on
Social Problems and the Church"
wherein he takes the churches to tasl.
for their sloth in bringing to the solution
of our most pressing social problems the
absolute justice and the complete frater-
nifty of Christs teachings and example.
The article this month in the series of
photographed essays on Formative
Influences" is by Frederic Harrison, who
is rated by many critics as the foremost
living master of English prose. He tells
us frankly the influences that have
formed his opinions as a positiveist, and
explains his ann in life and of his liter
airy work, giving much advice about
methods of education and of literary pro-
ductiop