The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-23

ing itself. The attitude Of Mr.. Bryan is
irritating TO the eastern Democrats. slr.
Bryan, beyond all question, has the
greatest personal following Of any Demo-
crst IN the country. possibly Of any man
in the country. OF his shortcomings Of
mind and Judgment there IS abundant
proof. but TO tens OF thousands he is the
modern knight Grant IN politics whose
lance alone can slay the enemy OF the
plain people, the monopoly Cor trust
giant. 5r. Bryan must be reckoned with
and he is against Mr. Hill. At heart, 10
man hiss 50 sincerely accepted the main
Populist principles as BIr. Bryan. This
is understood the country over. n the
west st brought Popuistic devotion; in
the east II brought conservative gold
Democratic opposition. BIr. Bryan was
slain IN the house Of his Democratic
friends, and knows IL. His anger at the
eastern Democrats and his gratitude TO
his Populistic support incline him 70 op
pose AIr. Hi. The silver question for the
time is settled The money question is
not Al issue Money seeks business and
Is not the real creator of business; over
flowing banks prove this; wherefore the
main rallying cry OF PopUlism is no
longer effective. Butt there is deeper
meaning TO Populism. The tendency TO
combination is marked and unmistalIa-
ble Some large concerns are making
enormous profits While this IS the case
the demand for antitrust legislation is
imminent. Mr.. Bryan's Fopulist adher-
ents have the best claim TO consistency
on the antitrust issue Conservative Re
publfcaas and Democrats believe the
question viii solve itself, and distrust the
efficacy Of antitrust legislation. Not 50.
AFR Bryan is = wonderful factor yet in
Democratic politics, and may be counted
on 70 see that no bo!ter OF. 1896 is the
Democratic nominee in 1894. What may
happen in 1sO4. one less than a prophet
would be rash TO predict. but many inter
esting things nay be counted on to come
TO pass.
Figures are dry end forbldding, and I
happen TO know that figures lie. The
man who has faith in the old saying.
figures don't lie" certainly confines his
attention 10 pure mathematics, ard not
to political figures. # he ever worked
in a shop whore political figures are made
he would know Of a certainty that fig
ures do sometimes lie However. the fig
ures which make the balance Of trade in
our favo rot ring the first term of Prssi-
dent Mckinley close to two billion dol
lars are nos Of the lying kind, and the
meaning Of this enormous food OF wealth
into our country is hardly comprehensi-
bic. II Is hardly likely that this mar
velous condition viii maintain through
another four years. II It does, the COM
ing four years viii be tho most prosper
ous years for this country ever wit
messed. The vast resources Of the United
States are but barely touched upon yet
Il is only q question Of time when the
United States VIII be more populous, more
powerful. more wealthy than the whole
Of Europe. IF, in this dazzling new era
in which Kansas lands will reach value
not now dreamed of, misrepresentation and
a collapse 60 not overtake US. questions
of politics will be tame compared with
questions Of enterprise. There is no
money In politics; but in wheat and cat
tie IN Kansas and in oil in Texas. and
in coal IN West Virginia; what Of these?
In the new order o prosperous progress
the West has future cheeringly bright.
The workshop and mine must eat. Kan
sas win help feed the army Of labor. This
means an increasing demand for the pro-
duct Of the farm. It means better prices,
sJrer markets. enhanced land values.
Lands in Kansah have not reached their
proper valuation. The soil OF Kansas IS
practically inexhaustible; when one COM
psres the soil east and south, which is
but thin veneering over . clay bank, he
sees the vast difference IN favor OF Kan
sas soil. \ farmer who could count one
good crop In three would find himself bet
ter off in Kansas than in some Of the
states east and south so far as farming
is concerned. The West has a great fu-
'ture before it. Kansas. Oklahoma and
the Indian territory form 4 part of the
states destined TO good things in the days
TO come. BRUCE KEENAN,.