The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-16
MSS COUNTY KANSAS
Western County Is Alive With
Real Estate Dealers.
NESS CITY, A LIVE TOWN
Democrats Are So tame"
They Can Be Petted.
less CITY, A LIVE TOWN

/ ter / Long has never had. IN the ten
years he has been campaigning the Sew
enth district. such an easy campaign as
the one this far.
An easy campaign does not mean there
is nothing 10 do. It does not mean the
ordinary wear and tear physically on a
speaker who Is compel 10 take long trips
across a district larger than an eastern
state Il does not mean that the exertion
Of constant speaking IS not noticeable.
But an easy campaign Is where there is
no fight in the opposition. Il IS where the
| camPaigner is not worked up to 3 feeling
/ Of antagonism against his opponents and
( they toward him. That is the kind Of a
/ fight that IS hard on candidate for Con
gress. and that saps his strength and
makes even a winning campaign robbed
/ OF some Of the satisfaction Of victory
In this respect, then, Chester I. Long is
| having an easy time OF il this year. The
/ trips around are just as long and just
/ as hard, and he is speaking with vig0r
and force, but the fire has departed from
the opposition. anu. as one expressive old
fellow said this week: Why, they're so
tame they'll Almost eat out Of your hand, -
referring TO the opposition. This IS a
/ fact The opposition is tame" 10 what
it has been in the past, and It not only
attends Mr.. Longs meetings, but jokes
and visits with him in the best OF hunor,
/ and there are no bitter remarks made in
and out Of ais hearing as in the days OF
/ old.
How different this is compared with ten
years ago; eight. six, even four years
/ since. when the Seventh district repre-
sentative first began his tours Of the dis
trict he found an united. desperate. elat-
ed, proud opposition. which could be IN
sulting. If You please. and all the way
down from that. IN a manner obnoxious
70 the highest degree. Men and women,
too. would come 70 his meetings actually
70 jeer and revils him They would in
terrupt him and shout dehantly at any
timing which seemed TO them --Ae discom-
future. eubarra ssment OF hesitation on
the part OF the speaker. They would
gather az trains. at entrances to halls,
chiefly to make light OF him They had
FIRE in them in those old days. and It was
hut natural Il Mr.. Long himself, some
times felt it; nerved himself TO meet this
spirit; bent every energy toward success.
with such an opposition as that
Il is ali changed now. The opposition
never was in such good nature as this
year.
sfr. Long speaks Of the difference, in his
speeches. he says. and is wholly correct
that there IS very little political differ
erces in this campaign. He says that
political discussions. chickering's, wars Of
words are never heard this year He
compares it with the opposition Of ten
years ago. and congratulates the people
on such a campaign as it is possible TO
wage this year.
The Ness City meeting was fit COM
pauion for its fellows. It was, as usual.
one Of the very big meetings OF the cam
paign. 1t showed that this town and
county were no exception TO the rule that
wherever Mr. Long goes this year. even
though little interest is actually mani
Tested in politics. the people come out 10
see and hear him. There is no doubt that
I it is fully as much to see as 70 hes~ the
representative. The people seem to take
as much interest in visiting with him
as in hearing later in the day what he
has to say. There never has been cam
paign in the Seventh district ike this
one. and It is to be hoped that in the
future they may be as pleasant and as
easy as the one now going en-
J. X. Barnard. editor and proprietor Of
The Ness County News. is running on the
Republican ticket for the legislature He
as a veteran country newspsp eFnan. and
q successful one. He has. or course. made
some enemies IN the years he has been
printing his paper, for he has been Wig
crous and outspoken. but he is making a
good race
The opposition ia this county has not
decided what il viii do Weeks ago. the
Democrats held their county convention
and named a ticket A German farmer
81 the north part OF the county was
nominated for representative The Popu-
lists VIII not meet until late in September
and their action Is a guess as yet. There
IS some talk % failure 10 agree. and TO
Be led into the Democratic party
The pride OF Ness City Is the immense
three tory stone building on the prinol-
PAL corner Of the town. Il IS beautiful
structure. and vas built n the boom
days, Its cost WAS ~ DO sad IL vas put
up BY a Boston syndicate. L wss later
sold for Sloaa The Citizens state bank
occupies a portion OF the first floor and
Offices take up the second story. leaving
the third vacant. Il IS q perfect building,
which shows that Il was Substantially
built IL the days Of the boom. when
buildings were hastily pgt together. The
fae building would not be cut q place
IN Wichita Or Kansas City. and Is
s-ght 10 all strangers here.
While wheat has been nao-e OF less Of
a poor crop n other western counties.
in Ness It q = very good this year There
Is quite q good deal of Il raised here. and
The grade was sood- OF course cattle and
Geed-larrninS comprise the principal in
castries q The couaty.
Edward C. I8ttse. who vas lieutenant
colonel Of the Twentieth Kansas, ard
ven known as a fusion political leader.
once practEcet law here. Z vas IN his
early days and ire inha sitantS tell many
stories q BIN and his experiences
There arc i've active. hgsIHng real
estate dealers ia Ness CITY This tells
the story. There Is more preps-ty- prin-
cipaIlv country. % course. changing
hands this year than any yez- since the
boom. Il Is bringing good prices TO.
ard speaks wei for tHe prosperity q this
western country
Judge Los5eu vas az Ness civ WITH
NJ. Long. ard also accompanied hin 70
5esnors for re meeting there today.