The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
WEEPING OVER KANSAS.


WEEPING OVER KANSAS.
Nebraska is missing everything. Why!
She gave the country a presidential can
didate. She gave him majority. She
is lust as far in the cistern as Kansas,
but not one word is said about Ne,
braska.
But Kansas! Well, Kansas is being
discussed TO a finish. In the first place
that exceedingly patrician organ, the
New York Evening Post, with its edl-
torial essayists, gives the state up,
clear. as beyond the reach OF analogy,
precedent or logic. The Boston Herald.
for New England, disclaims Kansas as
a child. The New York Mail and En-
press with some sorrow warns kansas
to feel badly, as she deserves 10 do.
Other papers follow in lachrymose
way.
The Atchison Globe, by far the most
widely read Kansas paper in the other
states. has taken up arms against sea
of trouble and is valiantly defending
the state. A short instance OF the
Globes sensible vaior is given below.
The classical editor of the New York
Evening Post throws up his hands IN
this manner:
Kansas now cuts the worst figure OF
any state in the Union. 1t has trieo Pop
ulism once. Years ago it chose Pe'1er
10 the senate, "Sockless Jerry Simp-
son to the house, and Lewelling to the
sovernorship, and gave the Popufsts
control of the legislature. AS a conse-
ouence. it saw its population decrease
the outside capital which had been IN
vested within its borders largely with
drawn, and its good name disgraced'
and cast It's electoral vote for weaver
four years ago, a Populist fiat crank
Yet. in face Of all this, il has now elect
ed a Populist state ticket, legislature
Populist in both branches, which is to
choose a United States senator. and a
Popuiist judge of the supreme court
whose elevation to the bench VIII make
a majority Of that tribunal Populists,
and has cast Its electoral vote for a
Populist crank, debt repudiator. free
rioter. and "a supreme court packer
Bryan Such a performance sets at de-
fance all the laws by which We have
heretofore judged the American people
A state which, after once having tuH,-
bled into the Populist slough and with
difficulty struggled out again, cehoer-
ateiy jumps into It second time, Is
state which We confess We cannot IN
derstand.
The Boston Herald, after giving a
fearful tale of Kansas part in the his
tory of the Union, pigeon-holes Kansas
away with France as follows:
This history that we have recounted
seems 10 prove that Kansas IS not rep
resentative state of New England char
acter, as II certainly cannot be or south
e-n character. It was born IN an era OF
disturbance. and II has retained the
qualities Of its origin II has few OF the
sober steady, sturdy traits In the ma
jor.ty Of its people that created the
American nation. II is more AXE the
French nation in its fmpuls.ve uneasi-
ness and unrest Even the moral tone
that New England should have TN
planted has been impaired there and the
strong, good sense OF that section Is not
IN evidence II IS to be hoped that in
tine this commonwealth may settle
down to something better. The best We
can hope for IL row Is that II : II
transition state. and thar the effects O.
the spirit OF turbulence that presided az
lis birth may not be much longer erdur-
ing.
The New York Mail and Express very
kindly mourns over the result, and while
feeling sad, avoids bitterness At the
conclusion Of an editorial il says:
Nov Kansas has gone back TO her first
| false love Po7uhz. u1isgosern,neat.
| sufficient 70 have Convinced aay otee-
commonwealth II the CHaon. has failed
e convince her She Is 70 have Pop1-
,is- legislature. a new PopaEst Jn-tei
States senator. or PETER reelected. sna
/ several rev PcpgiiSrz n The lower Aozss
She ignores The fact that immigration
paxss5 By her gates under PoSallSt al
,s.Intstrzi-on, ana that her population
/ decreased SIZE has aimed blow al ss-
/ cred. with open eyes, sps-red tsz zp-
preach OF outside capital haits8 eer d.
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