The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-12
N WESTERN KANSAS
Country in Which Long Is
Now Campaigning,
POOH BAHS NUMEROUS
Evidences Everywhere of
Republican Gains.


the storms Of Populism in the Seventh
congressional district Of Kansas, the rea
shortgrass country has withstood its in
auence and has given Republican major
tiles repeatedly. This year viii be nc
exception. The southwest country is in
better shape today politically than it has
been ever before. Large votes viii be
F,olled. Republican maJorities viii be in
creased More enthusiasm seems TO be
prevalent.
There never was a country ike the
Bhortgrass country. There probably never
again win be such a country. In the be-
ginning It was heterogeneous; now it is
homogeneous. Ten, twelve, fifteen years
ago people from everywhere came to the
shortgrass country, some looking for
homes, merely, some for the pastures and
quick returns from the cattle business;
some for farms, believing this good farm
ing country; some from the spirit Of adj
venture; some 10 get away from civil
cation and out IN free, unbounded and
unrestricted country. Many We're the
manners OF living that were tried, and
many were the hardships endured The
men who went through the boom, most
Of them, became Disguised with the coun-
try and left Those who stayed and bore
the brlnt OF the blame and censure and
ridicule Of the east and other portions
which had suffered by means of the losses
in the boom, soon became united in bonds
of fraternity and feeling Of common in
terest and sympathy, the combinations
that make the citizens homogeneous now.
The shortgrass people have never been
Fully appreciated. They probably never
VIII be. But there is no reason in the
world why they should be treated now
with a spirit Of commiseration.
The shOrtgrass people have dearly earn
ed their prosperity but there is no deny
ing that prosperity. The people have en-
dured hardships such as no other west
ern people ever endured: have been rid
lculed and condemned. in turn, even by
people Of this state. but they have silent
" attended to thei- business; have gone
on, trying 10 pay off the mountain of
boom debt and largely succeeded; have
tried TO make something for themselves,
and have done that, and now are enjoy
ing prosperous conditions for which no
L
IS the kind Of people that inhahit the
shortgrass country, and this is their con-
ditiOn now. They certainly are not pessi-
mists; neither are they optimists-they
are simply the best people in the world
They do not bitterly condemn the i'll
effects OF the past conditions nor have
they lost their heads over the way things
have shaped UP in the past few years
Tt is natural for the shortgrass people
to be Republicans They are the original
expanders, 10 begin with. They are close
enough 70 Colorado to realize the extreme
selfishness Of the principal advocates of
free silver, and yet removed sufficiently
70 be free from faint Of association. They
know what protection and good Repuoli-
can business administration have done to
Improve their cattle business. Then they
are broad and liberal, and these things
count.
With the meetings this afternoon in
Coolidge and this evening in Syracuse
has concluded the campaign in the ex-
t=eme southwestern part - the district.
Mr.. Long win spend next week along the
Great Bend branch and the Missouri Pa
cific- The campaign in the eastern part
of the shortgrass section VIII come the
next week.
Stanton county was visited Friday by
Dir. Long and Mr.. Smith. They drove
the evening before from Richfeld John
son. the county seat Of Stanton, has but
one dwelling house left on the townsite
c F. Vanmaer for some time was the
emily resident Of the town. Gradually a
family would come in. and now there are
general There are now left on the town
site the hotel, the courthouse, the church
the fine stone school house, two store
buildings and a house. The town Is in
the sparsaly settled portion Of the corn-
ty. of in the east IS a German settle
ment, and IN the north and south are
several settlements. The almost alb /
sence Of water in the central part is re- /
Eponsible for the thinly-settled locality.
The meeting at Johnson was A good 4
one, ali things considered. The peoore /
turned out well and responded with alac- (
rity to the principles Of Republicanism T.
n presented by the next congressman /
and state senator from these districts.
. r. Nanmeter is the Pooh-Rah Of .
Stanton He IS postmaster. has Just re- |
tired AS COUNTY clerk. runs the only store
IN town and the only paper in the coun-
y, and has big ranch Just east Of town
He has also been probate judge. deputy
clerk Of the court and deputy register.
lie has been congressional committeeman
and chairman a the county central com
lniJ5ee. and IS now member Of the
state senatorial committee for Stanton
county. AtoEether. the county could not
get along without Mr. Vanmeter.
Campbell Will occur 81 Tribune on Non
dzy. This is one thing in the western
ca-07lign that is being looked forward IN
= N much interest, as there IS conside~a-
be anxiety 10 witness the outcome.
There IS no doubt that both men are. care
fully prepared. and the Republicans ex-
beet 10 see the Wichita statesman very
much disabled when ne energies from the
,ontesr
II the end n the first week OF the cam
aaisa In The district Is any criterion.
hcTe Is absolutely no DOUBT Of the r.
7nlt in the district The PoouIistS have
20 lie al all They do not care 10 arsue:
they simply come our and listen. some in
terest eciy. some isJlessiy, aau then quiet
" 80 away. There are no points 81 sim
larity between the campaign % Two
years ago and this year. The fasion!sts
seem dead
Morton county, the smallest in popula-
ion "a he Seventh district. and the most
& sIth westerly, has one Point about =
s-hich makes II famous. Il has court
house which with two exceptions IS the
laest in the state. The exceptions are
se5gVlc< and Shawnee.
rTAss s..,rs-+ h.,--ea fc Trrflr NJ fS,T.-s {
- Sandstone. brought a distance OF
SenrE-hye miles, from over the line.
srich is only fourteen miles west OF here.