The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-05
WHAT HOLAS SAYS.

CoIonel Nicholas Bird who has been
r;s;,ipo IN Cincinnati for some time has
| returned. While there he was interviewed
| by Times-Star reporter and what ne says
| .bout the Pop administration is funny 70
say the least, to those who know the real
| sentiments of the colonel concerning Lew
cling and his apostles. lt Is always
pleasant to read politicians Interview
when he is away from home and then
compare it wiCh what he says at home.
Five to one that Nicholas is after some
office that requires the friendship of Gov
ernor Lewelling. Here is what the Times
Star has to say:
Hon. Nicholas Bird, formerly a resident
of Cincinnati aud leading lawyer ut the
local bar, is visiting relatives and friends
lii the city for a few days. Mr.. Bird has
been citizen of Wichita, Kan, for the
past five years, and it is almost needless TO
say that he has taken prominent place
IN his profession and in the Democratic
party OF that section of The state.
A 1lmes-Star reporter halted Mr.. Bird
on the street Thursday morning:
How do you like Kansas ?"
Il have lived in the state five years and
am greatly pleased with it. | believe Kan
sas is the very pace Horace Greeley had
reference to when he gave the advice, 60
west, young man. The state is exceed
ingly attractive to an industrious aud
active man. ! believe the soil and climate
will compare favorably with any part of
the gioDe for productiveness IN grain aud
nearly every kind of fruit, aud especially a
great variety of grapes. We also have
coal and salt mines equal to any country.
The fact that We have Il cyclone OCCASION
ally only shows that We are not forgotten
by Providence any more than you are
when YOU have d landslide or an earth
quake"
How about the people?"
''Iney are firSt-class. The state has as
large percentage of highly educated and
level headed people as there are in any
state III the country. The people generally,
and more especial 8 tho farmers, are given
to independence OF thought in religion and
political matters-they think Il state can
prosper without a prelate or king.
would not correctly exhibit the temper of
the people of Kansas if | waited to be ask
ed how we stood on the..curreucy question?
They are almost unanimous for silver,
silver! silver and not merely because the
neighboring states OF Colorado, Montana
and Nevada and Utah and New Mexico
are rich with silver mines ana have as
strong claims as any other industry
has on the government, but we believe
silver coin or silver bars can be made the
that have been committed through the de-
monetlzing of silver twenty years ago.
The talk of a sixty five cent dollar has been
fully considered and disposed of by the
Western people; they believe that as legis-
lation has discI minated against silver, and
caused Its depreciation, that there must be
some way OF restoring The metal TO It's
former value, and without waiting for an
international congress. 1t really seems
strange that we should nave to go abroad
to remove an EVIL which had its origin at
home.
The speech of Senator Jones of Nevada,
delivered in the Uuited States senate about
two years ago, is so clear and convincing
that / think it ought 10 make an end OF
controversy on the silver question Kan
Sas, which until about three years ago was
considered Republican state, has conf
dence in Cleveland and Carlisle, and be.
lleVes that they and the congress OF next
September will meet the money question
and that thereby the debtor
and business classes will find relief. 1t was
said at the beginning of the late
war the money would give out before the
men would, and the first loan required to
prosecute he war was obtained by calling
It n peoples loan. The people OF today
south and west, are anxious as those OF
any other part of the country 10 protect
and pay those bonds; but they believe that |
I financial system which respects the |
debtor and creditor alike, is the way to do |
t."
How is the Populist party in Kansas?"
There has never been more conserva- !
i've, economical and popular state govern /!
nent than that we have under the Popu- |
list governor Lewelliug."