The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-18
SUN-sMITTEN PLAINS OF KANSAS.

This mans metallic; at sudden blow
His soul rings hard. One may not lay
his palm,
brass
We note, with some anxiety, that one
of those ultra-respectable, if not trust
worthy publications, eliminating with COM
mendable regularity from the windy won
der of the world-a sheet TO whom the
nation is most embarrasingly II not hope
lessly indebted on the score of nodded
opinion-in unbending from the mighty
strain Of the free silver agitation and
casting about for something nice and
tasty for a recent Sunday edition. is I'M
fortunate enough to make muddy conger
of itself and to play the disreputable bully
with the people of western Kansas, all in
one short article and, we suppose, all In
the way of relaxation for there are GER
tain internal evidences of a bold attempt
at righteousness. IL not satire which
others more familiar with this vein than
ourselves would probably determine 20 be
an attempt at humor.
In the tone and with the air of a hang
man, proud Of the admiration his inso-
lence eXciteS, il casts upon these unonend-
ing citizens this advertisement of the.r
climate and of the climates effect or re-
action upon themselves: "Pandora's box
region of western Kansas. Aridity is only
one of it's characteristics. 1t has lorna
does one year, sand storms the next year,
and then drought and famine by way OF
change. After waiting four or five years
for rain 1t usually comes as II did IN the
region Of Mt. Ararat and everything is a
foot or two under water. Having re-
covered from this then ensue the regular
cycles OF tornadoes. blistering heat, sand
storms, and grasshoppers. ending In
drought and famine again. The effect
of all this is disastrous TO proper speech,
disintegrating as to temper and Obstructive
Of all the moral influences"
We wish 1t ended there. But he goes
on to prove that these "sun-Smitten
plains" can produce but two kinds of the
human crop" one division being cranks.
the others so many cheerful "blasphe-
mers'' of everything and everybody. in
GLIDING the administration and down to,
We fear, Chicago newspapers and other
conversation-loZenges.
If there is anything peculiarly the matter
with western Kansas besides the occa-
sonal lack OF moisture sufficient during
the growing season properly to mature
corn and wheat,-which are in themselves
mere side issues in that region, and only
tried for occasionally as SO much sur
pluSdSe,-Nc lAdl dIc dIuOSl upon the
ground and have every means Of accurate
information, should have been apprised.
as We should of those devastating attacks
of grasshoppers, tornadoes and tremen-
dous floods, which do not appear and
have therefore been omitted from govern
ment reports-the lake city hyenas would
probably suppose from some sentimental
Qualms or notions about tnfficting need
less harm upon a few hardy western
pioneers. But If it is q fact that the
climate of western Kansas Is delightful.
and in every way as superior TO that of
Illinois as are its citizens to board of
trade gamblers" whose influence domin-
ates everything, down TO the very preach
ers, then the author OF those vengeful
attributions in the way of Sunday droll-
cries should offer in his inimitable phrase
elogy, which is freely acknowledged 20 be
the very essence of pelucid limp!dity, (pre-
senting right along the pretty drollery of
an untrammeled wiggle-tail In bucket
of water) as elaborate retractation and
apology as by five fortnightS unceasing
medication he can well master, only bear
ing in mind that he must not again use
the word HI in any but the way and
manner in which II is here Sc before
him as copy; for the people OF western
Kansas. so far from considering IL funny.
trick and 10 order him to take a rag and
clean up after himself.
II is gratifying TO reflect that nature or
fate seems to have supplied against the
insensate arrogance OF this sheet the safe
guard Of spontaneous seryility to the
powers that be, which also happens Just
now 10 be the true interest Of the country
so that much OF fits spleen seems harm
lessfy directed in defente OF sound prln-
ciples OF currency. Though we confess
that even here IL has woefully disappointed
many-the people of western Kansas VIII
be interested IN knowingly committing
the tactical blunder of heaping upon the
detenseless backs OF countless worthy cid
zens, and with yillainous persistency, the
mean aSPersion that they are trying 10
Gefraud their creditors with ffty-cent
dollar: when there are the veightiest OF
reasons for exernT,tirg and believing them
farther from that ugly abstraction raS-
calty than the immaculate Tribune itself,
which also has the supreme gall 70 pother
dreadfully at times about patriotism
a mere non-rnoral. half-British news cor
pora1ion, and acapac.tated from lis very
nature,
Compared with this almost criminal
bfunder al other errors are as feathers
floating in the air. But the Republican
party OF Kansas 10 whom was ever en-
trusted the hes; interests OF the state. may
well be expected 70 weather the free silver
gale. despite the grave handicap OF such
advocacy" and 10 place Kansas in the
sound rnoe1y column, or failing which.
as the Eagle has fo-stoi3 and fuI well
knows. they viii go down. like the Spar
taHs a. Therncpyiae. unconoHeref IN de-
feat e y. GILBERT.
rrRInIEEn .Nn PLACED.