Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-11-19
Kansas and CAPITAL.

VI MY e"Pitui mas al phih6
to fear from the incoming administra-
ton. The Populistic papers are sure
that there is nothing to fear and are
surprised that anyone should ques-
tion Kansas actions. 1t is not a
matter Of opinion so much as it is
one OF promise. The eastern invest
or cares not what is our politics SO
long as we pay our debts. He is not
worried over the mere fact Of a single
crop failure II it is seen that that the
State means all right and there is
prospect that the debts will be met in
the end. 1t is all human nature.
You would feel the same il you had
thousand dollars invested out in
Oregon or some place as far away.
The Populist leaders have been
threatening for years what they would
do il they got the power They said
that the East was their "enemy" and
that it should be taught lesson. "
Their papers have impressed them
with the idea. The News of this city
in the campaign had occasion to refer
to the sale Of mans farm and said
that he had to sell it to escape a
"rapacious corporation" which held
the mortgage. The fact was that the
mortgage was held by retired farm
er in the East who had put the hard.
earned savings Of lifetime into that
form Of investment and had paid to
the mortgagor the $1,000 that he
called for Yet be was lined up as a
"rapacious corporation" because he
wanted back the money that be had
earned. This kind of education has
had its effect and the people Of the
Populist party have been taught to
look upon the East as their enemy in
stead Of their friend. 1t has been the
seed that is now bearing fruit. In
the heat Of this feeling there have
been threats made that now look bad
in cold type. The party has told
what 1t would do II it had the power,
and now that it is in the seat Of gov
eminent is it any wonder If the East
holds on a little until it finds out
what II means to dop Wouldn't you
do the samep
"But," say the Populist brethren,
ave have state big enough to run
ITSELF" Yes we can dig out Of the
ground the prosperity Of the common.
wealth as did the forefathers in the
days Of early settlement Of the
country. BUTT was long process
and Kansas will find it SO. The east
did in century less than this state
did in decade. With an influx Of
people and money there would be a
vast difference seen. 1t would mean
the opening Of all our farms and the
building up Of our towns. But if we !
must wait until we dig it out OF the
ground it will take long time.
The Populists are fastening to say
that they do not intend to do the =
things that they have threatened in J
the past. They see themselves that
the education in which they have
been INDUCING has not been of the !
right kind and are afraid of it. 1t
has opened their eyes that the people :,
of the state and of the east have taken
them at their word and have really
believed that they will do the things
they promised. II they have been d
telling us something that we did not tt
need to believe it will be a belief. V
If the facts are that they have been Ii
telling us something that we did not
need to believe it will be a relief.
The facts are that they have been :,
frightened and are trying to Great =
feeling Of more confidence in them
selves. But until there is a surety as =
to the ultimate workings Of the new '
policy that the state has adopted it is
not to be expected that the investor V,
ana the immigrant Will hasten to put W
money or themselves inside the state n
lines. The state used to pay good C
prices for advertising in the eastern 10
papers and it was worth all that it hi
,ost-it brought us population and
money. Now it getting advertising
rec that is very uncomplimentary u
md it too will have its effect 1t will OF
hurt. Let us hope that the party in W
bower will not do the things it has Ill
promised and that the end of the u
legislature may come without adding 10
o the reasons that the east has for
caring the state as an investment ~
ield. :.