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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

get our people interested in that coun-
Try IS to keep before the country the
three facts: Cheap lands, productive
lands and your excellent markets. After
the people commence to go into your
state from here, an exodus will follow,
yet L contemplate no evil results In con-
sequence Of this, for this reason: IL our
farmers must compete with your coun-
try they had better go there at once and
the sooner this section will be converted
INTO Its future legitimate use ard
thus the people and state will
be alike benefited. Farming as
well as the center of population
Is certainly moving westward. The
great amount Of stock going through
here from the west is a sufficient evil
dence Of their ability to mature stock for
the market sooner and cheaper than we
can"
Another gentleman said II have had
numerous pamphlets and letters from
different parts of Kansas in the past few
months and their seems to have been a
great change in the country in a few
years. You used to have to ship every
thing through here to market. Now |
see you ship west and this explains to
me why your market is better than ours.
Then II you can raise it cheaper than we
can your Kansas farmers ought TO do
well. 1t costs us in Indiana So per 100
TO raise fat steer and see by the EALLE
your people claim it only costs a trihe
over 81 per 100 to raise steer and fat it.
That being the case and your market
IN Wichita better than ours, why do we
hear Of the complaints of your farmers?
1t strikes me there is the lack of the
knowledge of the cost of production or
OF hard earned dollar. Providence has
dealt too literally with you. When you
people have to do the work to produce a
dollar that we do here, your standard of
values will be different.
1t takes a man and team and tools one
whole day to prepare and plant one acre
OF corn, and in Kansas the same labor
VIII plant from four to seven acres. If
you had the advantages of storing and
holding your grain that we in Wisconsin
and Minnesota have, your grain might
be protected against false market"
Now, dear EAGLE. this is the opinion
of people all over the east at this time.
They all say they have learned more
about our state in the last few months
than they ever knew before.
One man has heard from over thirty
in one week. He says he is go
ing out there on purpose to see the man
that sends out these papers and look at
the color of his hair; that he wants to
live in state where such people grow.
Well. the truth is the people are coming.
shall bring with me parties to build an
elevator. A proposition for sit and
other work will be made when we get
there. They have looked thoroughly
into our situation and are prepared to do
business. Most truly,
HALE COWLEY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
KANSAS ABROAD.

LANSING, Mich, May 10.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Early last winter you said to me, ''If
you get the homeseeker's movement to
work and hear anything from it in six
months YOU will do we'll" Two weeks
ago when we left there on this trip you
again said to me, ut you get a pulsation
this summer it viii be all you ought to
expect; you have got great body to
move and they go slow. 1t takes time
and toll and patience and if you are not
too impatient and expect TO do in three
months what it must take a year to &C
complish, you will be all right" Every
day am finding the EAGLES ideas are
sound doctrine.
We have been rewarded for all we
have done. But we give up too easy.
This is a great long, hard pull and while
q few are laboring hard the balance are
waiting for ''them to come in" But l
say to the few who are at work and the
many who are waiting and whetting their
wrath because the bureau hasn't taken
circle ike a COW man does in a round up.
and punched up the people and driven
them into the trains and hustled them off
for Kansas: | want to say that the dear
people have heard more of Kansas here
and in the east in the past four months,
since the bureau started out. and the few
people from Kansas started out. and es-
Veciallv since the Wichita EAGLE started
out: more good things about Kansas than
they have heard before in ali their lives.
/ do not say it because of any connection
with the work. but because any individ-
ual or newspaper who has espOused this
work Is entitled to fair statement, and
the people desire to know the truth about
any matter of public interest.
For instance: Imet a prominent gen
tleman yesterday and he invited me to
his house to dinner and TO talk with him
ABOUT Kansas. He SAYS: y see by your
your papers that Kansas is a great.
growing state and ] observe that we are
at a disadvantage in the productions Of
the farm. / have seen for wears the
great trains Of hogs and cattle 90 through
here and supposed they came from
around Chicago. but By the EAGLE I
learn that Kansas Is the great fields for
the culture of these great staples Of life
and subjects of commerce. and | am Of
the opinion that the eastern farmer can
no longer contend against your compare
lively free ranges and cheap agricultural
lands. Our farmers are not getting ,
per cent profit IN farming. No farmer
IN this part of the country can raise &
hog OF steer for the money they can be
produced for in your state. and the time
L soon at hand when the grain and stock
ralser must move west 20 compete with
cheap land and mild climate productions.
Our lands must become highbrei
stock farms owned bv capitalists
or they VIII 20 back As the exhausted
lands Of some Of the eastern states have.
into barren and deserted fields. II Is i'm
pOrtant tlat our farmers make CalCula- |
lions for The future. because they have
these conditions in the west 10 contend
with and all you people have TO do to |
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
ANOTHER AMENDMENT.


\ society has been formed in New
York of wealthy and influential men
under the name of The National League
for the Protection Of American Institu-
tons" This society Is one with a pro
posed amendment in the constitution of
the United States As follows:
No state shall pass any law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibit
ing the free exercise thereof, or use its
property or credit. or any money raised
by taxation, or authorize either to he
used. for the purpose of founding, main
tanning or aiding. by appropriation, pay
ment Tor services. expenses. or otherwise.
any church, religious denomination or
religious society. or any institution. So
ciety. or undertaking which Is wholly. or
in part. under sectarian or ecclesiastical
control.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
TIE sLUss INTERVIEW.

We extract from a letter written BY q
prominent gentleman OF an adjoining
county to the editor Of the EAGLE. the
following vigorous and 7attering words:
Allow me to extend 70 you the right
hand Of fellowship for your editorial to-
day. Il shows Enthusiastically the secret
Of your wonderful success. Your are
enrapporte with the great throbbing
heart Of the people-the masses. fuiiy
realize the struggle. the pain Of opposing
former Political associates. but | know. |
see II between the lines, your sense Of
outraged justice IN their dealings with
the people impel you take the course
You do IN giving the warning YOU have.
Allow me 10 shake with you and wish
you God speed and success IN you efforts
at relieving the burthens Of the people
and IN the end placing Kansas where She
belongs. in the front rank Of the great
states. the producers, men citizens, not
slaves and boodIerS,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
BOSTON SEES IT.
From the Boston Journal

From the Boston Journal
One point Is very noticeable in the de-
bate on the silver bill There Is a feeling
which amounts almost to resentment on
the part of the western senators al the
suggestion that the secretary Of the
treasury shall have an part in the
manipulation OF the money market Of
the country. The sharp aTraignmeur
made By ur. Plumb today Of treasury
methods found very hearty response
generally throughout the west; whether
with or without reason. there Is a feeling
in that section that in the past. irre7pec-
tive Of the administration which has con
trolled the national government, what is
called the Wall street influence has dom
mated the financial management Of the
treasury department. Accordingly
statements Ike these meet with ap-
pTOval: We want 10 dissOciate TIE
treasury department from the busine--
Of the people Of the United States. We
do not want the secretary q the treasury
20 he the instrument Of speculation IN
Wall street or elsewhere
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

The Presbyterian assembly, which
met last Thursday in Saratoga, was the
elimination of one of the most remark
able movements in the history of Ameri-
can Presbyterianism. Only two years
ago little presbytery in Long Island sent
an overture to the centennial general as
sembly asking for revision of certain
sections of the Westminster confession.
The overture attracted no attention. and
in a perfunctory way was referred to the
next general assembly. This time fif-
teen presbyteries, none of them, how
ever, being prominent or representative,
sent in Overtures on the subject. In
Difference to these presbyteries it was
decided to submit the question of revis-
ion to the presbyteries of the church.
The result has been a profound surprise
to both the advocates and opponents of
revision, almost two-thirds of the 213
presbyteries having voted either in favor
Of revising the confession or formulating
and entirely new creed. That a move
ment which began outside Of the great
centers of influence, and without a sin
gle conspicuous church leader to give it
voice, should have thus swept every
thing before it in two years, is a most re-
markable and suggestive fact, notwith-
standing the further fact that what has
been done SO far is only initiatory,
formal action on the subject being neces-
sarily deferred, under the church polity,
until the next meeting of the general as
sembly. 1t is not probable that the senti-
ment in favor of revision will lose any
thing by the delay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

The report comes bobbing up again Of
a scheme to capture Lower California
from Mexico and set up new republic.
The scheme is utopian: it viii not sue
coed. The United States viii not sane
ton any such scheme-will not permit
it-either in the name of the govern
ment or by its citizens. nor viii it per
init 1t to be done by any foreign govern
ment. This VIII negative the probosi-
ton IN advance, for without strong out
side backing no such attempt can sue
coed. The Mexican government is strong
enough to put down any effort in that
direction on the part of the inhabitants
of the territory in question.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

Here is the way the Atchison Globe
sizes up the matter: The Mckinley bin
offers TO the farmers a tariff on impor-
tant farm products. The farmers Of the
United States grow more than the coun-
try produces, and in consequence such a
tariff is useless. Last year the United
States exported So O00. 600 worth Of
wheat, So, 600 goo worth of corn. ST.
10000 worth Of cattle. more than
s., 500.000worth of butter. and s.. 000. zoe
worth of cheese. We imported last wear
less than One-third as many cattle as we
exported; less than $1,000 worth of
wheat. about 81 200 worth of corn. les
than $4,000 worth of wheat -four. only
$4,000 worth Of butter. and less than
One-fifth as much cheese as we exported.
Mr.. Mckinley and his associates can not
expect to benefit the farmers by a tariff
on their products. They need cheaper
prices on the pecessaries of life. That's
about the size of it. but its no use To
talk remedies now; 1.-The horses eyes Is
BOT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
ADULTERATIoNL LAWS.
Colnan's Rural World.

JoImanTs Rural World.
Respecting which we have to say that
if all goods made could be sold on their
merits. sold for Just what they are, there
would be less opportunities for stealing
and fraud that now exist. Sell cotton
seed oil for Just what it is, sell beef fat
for just what it is. and hogs lard on the
same honest business principles; teach.
so far as the laws are concerned. that
honesty is the only policy to be practiced
and we VIII have much less dishonesty
praCticed by the business men and man
ufactures of the American commercial
world. 1t has been told scores Of times
that cotton-sced OIL Is vastly better for
culinary purposes Than hogs lard and we
see no reason why II should not, there
fore, be sold on its merits
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

In her walks about Chicago Miss
Francis Z. Willard has discovered women
who makes shirts for - cents a dozen
and furnish their own thread. She also
finds children working twelve hours
day for a dollar week. Miss Willard
needn't have gone all the way to Chi
Cago to hunt such a socio-aconomic con-
dition, unless perchance she wanted to
see if the great western city was like the
eastern industrial centers. Since she has
found out she has not stated publicly
what she is going to do about ii.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
After the Corrupsor ofsuHrage.

from iHc Atlanta Constitution
Under the act passed by the last
Indiana legislature. any voter who j.
cUrruptIv influenced IN voting may sue
and recover the sum ~ $3.50.
The first case under the new law las
Just been made a. Nartlr-viile Perry
Hickman brings suit against Anderson
Collect and alleges in has petition that
on the eth If April Collect gave BIN $40
and a quart of whisky to secure las vote.
and that the vote was deposited accord
ing To contract
Double Hr. Collect viii feel that he
has been Outrage0nslv treated To be
forced To pay S2p0 10 q man who pocket
81 his money aud drank hls .uiasv
seems pretty rough. but there 81 another
view - take Of It. The defendant de-
Ibcrateiy corrupted the ballot box, and
should suffer for t. t. make the in
strlUuent Of ms punishment the very man
Whose vote was purchase by him g.
huuiliatiHg, but the humiliation IL de-
served.
Il wiIl be said that Hickman deserves
punishment Tor selling MS vote. He
viii get it. lie VIII b. p dI-craoed man
in the ewes 81 his fellow cirrzeus, and
Will b. regarded a. social outlaw.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

The quality of goods is unexceled and we present
them in entirely original novel and attractive line of
styles Vevets, Moquettes BRUSSELS and Tapestries We
the only house here who carry borders for Veves
Moquettes and Brussels
An immense stock of the latest designs in Iowells
Hartfords Parks and Leoesershre Extra Superior all
wool Ingrains guaranteed standard grade Full line of
Cotton Warp Ingrains
The largest and best lighted carpet room in the state
Lower prices than any other house Do YOU want rugs
or mating? We will show you great line
The lace curtain department is showing magnif-
cent line Of NOttnghams Brussels Nets Oriental and
all the latest fabrics
Do you want upholstry to make furniture!
You will find it at the
White House Of Times { Ross.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

Kansas City Star: Congressman Har-
rison Kelly has offered an amendment to
the Mckinley bill to put lumber on the
free list. But, of course this concession
will not be granted. The demand will
be treated like Congressman Funston's
plea for free Mexican lead ores and Con-
gresham Peters's protest against placing
sugar on the free list. Kansas is getting
about everything in congress that she
voted for, and yet, for some reason, she
doesn't seem TO be hannN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

A Nebraska paper says: ''Mrs. Cougar
IS giving Omaha a severe shaking up on
her saloon and social iniquities." This is
the severest characterization of that
pesteferous person we have seen. What
the dickens has she been doing to merit
such unchaste remarks? Besides, we
didn't know she had a saloon in Omaha
always understood she was opposed
10 the saloons.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

The editor of the Chicago Tribune, be-
fore the vote was taken, was understood
TO stand ready to oppose the return of
any congressman who voted for the Nc
Kinley bill. All we've got to say is that
he has big job on his hands-though
he may nave more help than is generally
EuIlpoSed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

The Wichita EAGLE has given a two
column report to a temperance meeting,
Really this is world that mOves.-Newton
Republican.
Which only shows how little you
really know about the EAGLE, which
stands for temperance, for morals, for
religion and for all that is beautiful, true
and good, and it never has presented
any other front and the world is defied
10 show to the contrary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

Mr.. Mills of Texas has expressed disap-
prevail of the Farmers Alliance 1t is
thought, however that the alliance will
attempt to run awhile without Mr.. Mills
favor 1t is very bold organization
EmpOria Republican.
Mr.. Mills is political enemy and, as
such, the EAGLE would be glad to see
him downed, but misrepresentation is
not the sort of weapon to be selected to
do it in an honorable way. What Mr.
Mills said was in reply to petition from
the Farmers Alliance of his district urg-
ing him to support in the house the prop
OsltiOn for the government to establish
repositories for the benefit of the farm
ing community, the government to make
cash loans Of 50 per cent of the market
value of the produce deposited. Mr..
Mills in his reply to the petition discussed
the question in brief but comprehen-
sive manner and exposed the fallacy,
not only, of the proposition but the great
harm that would surely follow its adop-
ton, to the best interests of the whole
people, and, in concluding his reply, he
stated that he could afford to retire to
private life, but could not afford to do
that which he believed would result
harmfuHy to all. In this Mr.. Mills was
and is right and, Democrat though he is,
he is entitled to congratulatiOn from all
and will receive it from the unpreiu-
diced.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

The Atchison Globe says: within four
years Marsh Murdoch and his EAGLE will
be Democrats" What are they now?-
Kansas City Star
They will in all probability be speaking
their minds whatever they may be, unless
they be defunct. However, for the pres
ent, as George Martin says: eve must
kick a little but it is with a loyal Repub-
lican foot" Or as General Grant once
declared: 'He who serves his country
best serves his party best"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

In the very towns whose newspapers
have so persistently pointed to Wichita
as a frightful example Of intemperance,
the Original package" liquor concerns
flourish while no such concern can be
found in Wichita. Truth crushed to
earth Will rise again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

Rev. A. B. Campbell may have said
some pretty hard things about Wichita
the other night, but in speaking of Leav-
enworth in a recent speech he said that
place was the toughest place this side
of the internal regions" Campbell him
self couldn't pass for a spring chicken in
tenderness among those who know him
hot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
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from The SAUNA E-plblicail-
At last we know why c. Wood Davis
was equipped for the task Of writing
such an intelligent and comprehensive
paper on the economic questions ct the
day as appeared in a recent number II
the Forum The matter is now plain.
He used 10 reside i'm Salina county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
Kansas Always Ahead.

Kansas was ahead Of Pennsylvania
last winter when she burned corn for
fuel She IS ahead OF Pennsylvania
now. There are no strikes in the matter
of obtaining Kansas fuel, no cavIng IN al
mines. no Gas explosions. and no lives
lost. Compare Kansas record wit that
Of Pennsylvania.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
Getting over the surp-ise.

; ~ =" aG-eE.-710 y 1--E91s-
What Is becoming Of the Kansas ruan:
He seems 70 h. deterlorating. The girls
Of the high school a. Hutchinson, thai
state. beat the boys in match game al
baseball. We used 10 fed surprised At
the people ol karszs TTefeTTTug vFuglsen
for mayors Of 80 many 81 tiseIr towns
bat we are gradually getlinG over our
surprise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

1t is no use to shed tears over the pros
pect of foreign wars. If the Prussian
emperor wants to talk defantly to Russia,
if France wants to cOnnive for the res
toration of her provinces, or Russia
evinces a disposition to run her conquests
down into the continent, what does it
matter to this western hemisphere
except as the whole matter is viewed
from humanitarian standpoint? 1t is
too much to suppose that the disarma-
ment Of Europe will be accomplished
without military shock of arms and
the shedding of rivers of blood. The
present great military establishments Of
the leading nations of Europe cannot be
sustained permanently without impover-
ishing the people, and it is necessary that
they be continually strengthened to pre-
serve the proper war footing. The in
evitable outcome s.war, and the future
rehabilitation of the armies of the east
ON a comparative peace footing. Russia,
Germany and France are spelling for
fight, and the sooner they get at it and
get through with it the better it will be
for the whole world.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
A Manly Declaration.
rum The saliua Republican.

Frum The SaIlUa KcpuOIlCan.
The Republican has always considered
Carlisle a statesman and Is heartily glad
of his election 10 the senate. He Is in
striking contrast 10 the blatant Mills or
the inconsistent Randall With all his
faults. Carlisle l. the best statesman in
the Democratic party and the country
needs his services.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23

In the last twenty-three years there
have been nine tons Of diamonds, valued
at $500, 100000, taken from some of the
mines of South Africa. If the output
shall hold out at that rate a little longer.
every laboring person in this country
will soon be able to have pocket full of
the precious stones, since they are to be
exempted from the burden Of the tariff.
Yes, well all wear diamonds-by-and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-23
W(IIj 5159le
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.
IARNEn. Kan. Nav ISL.

LARNED, Kan, May a. 1890.
There viii be a meeting Of the Republican State
Committee at the Copeland hotel. Topeka, Kansas,
Alay 81. 1890 at O'Clock p m, for the purpose of
DIling vacancies in said committee, naming time
and place for holding Republican State Convention
fixing basis OF representation for same and trans
acting such other business as may properly come
before it. HENRY BOOTH, Chairman.
BIOS :. HUTCHINs, Secretary.