The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-26

STAND UP FOR KANSAS"

| To the Editor of the Eagle.
This motto, whether borrowed from
Missouri or original with us, is in the
mouth of every one; printed on oul
badges; hangs on the walls of the public
places Of our cities; is displayed in ouI
school houses. What does it mean? Are
our people in earnest? There is a mis-
take somewhere.
Every orator, every lecturer, every
public teacher of morality, whether resi-
dent or visitor, assures us that we are in
the van of the procession of progressive
| intelligence; that we are most enlight-
ened people, From whence comes this
inspiration?
They tell us, too, that the press-the
newspapers the great teacher and con-
servator of morality, intelligence and
purity. Every codlfied authority teaches
us that the greatest civilization, the best
progression, emanates from the purest
and greatest intelligence.
A visit to the cities of Kansas will
convince inquiring seekers after truth
| that more than majority of our people
get their inspiration from other states;
that seven out every ten of the newspa-
pers taken are not published in Kansas.
1t is amusing and ludicrous to hear the
excuses made by these buyers of foreign
goods; these boycotters of the institu-
lions Of their own state. they are many.
and familiar to every Kansas newspaper
man.
Under the plea of not being interested
in the news or affairs of district in
which Kansas paper Is published these
intelligent Cd seekers for information
will give their aid and support to some
journal whose columns are loaded with
the news and affairs of places and dis
tricts where they are wholly unacquaint-
ed papers devoted to politics, interests
and commerce of other states and the
news y in which are too often scandals
that might, and should, bring a blush OF
shame to the cheek of any gentleman.
Many will say they want Metro
politan' paper, great daily-as it were
and that Ito their notion none such
were published in Kansas; these intelli-
gent headlights are the kind of fellows
who, if they lived in Chicago would buy
their goods in New York and, if in the
latter city would be compelled TO send
to London-aesthetic fellows who Judge
every thing in their own locality to be on
par with themselves: Not worthy.
Others give as excuse that the boards
of trade of cities of other states send
their dailies in order that information in
regard to markets may be full and com
plete; one wonld suppose the boards of
trade of the cities of Kansas composed
of fellows of small calibre. too busy with
their own 5-cent schemes to have time 10
waste on the welfare or commercial adj
yancement of Kansas, or that the news
papers of Kansas did not get the dis
patches of the Associated Press.
So the boasted intelligence. progression
and purity of Kansas derives its inspira-
ton from other states, said not to be so
advanced, aud the money of our Kansas
people rolls into the Golfers of enterprises
paying taxes to states whose treasures
are said (by our orators) to feed from the
proceeds of licensed drunkenness and
prostitution.
The newspapers are taken as the stand
ard OF the greatness of a state-the expo
Dent of the intelligence Of its people
Stand up for Kansas!
CHAS. e. CANNON.