The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-13
HON THY WORKED /.
Western Kansans Were Used
by Colorado Beet Sugar Towns
ARE FOR RECIPROCITY
Long Finds Sympathetic Lis
teners in Greeley County.

Especial Correspondence TO the Eagle
Tribune Kan, August 12.-After week
in the southwest shortgrass country.
Chester I. Long is now campaigning the
north tier Of counties in the Seventh dis
trict which are also shortgrass. The tour
| began yesterday, and will continue until
Saturday, when he will go TO Doniphan
county and address the Wathena Chau-
tauqqua-
Greeley county borders on Colorado,
and is just north of Hamilton and Kear-
ney counties, claimed by Secretary Co
| burn, of the state board of agriculture,
as being the sugar-beet belt And yet
| there is no more sugar-beet, and-reci-
procity with Cuba sentiment in Greeley
than was found in Hamilton a week ago.
| 1t isn't very far from here to Holly, Colo
RADIO, where there are beet factories, and
from where the petitions which were
sent Mr.. Long purporting 10 be from
these western Kansas counties protesting
against reciprocity. were mailed last
winter But the propinquity TO Holly
and the beet edge of Colorado does not
affect the standing OF Greeley county
on the proposition of reciprocity. Here
as elsewhere. Mr.. Long talked the doc
/ trine; talked of the men who want is-the
president of the United States-and told
how it would be an accomplished fact
IN the next session. He explained the
situation most fully. and made his usual
| argument for the doctrine. the measure,
and the man who desires it. And IL there
| is any opposition to reciprocity-and great
! friendlness to the beet industry-it was
not manifest here today.
| This is the usual story. 1t is true in
other counties-it is true in Greeley.
There is no reason why Kansas-western
Kansas-should not raise beets II it wants
TO, and the moisture sufficient is TO be
| found. There is no one who is particu-
larry averse to raising anything in Kan
sas that will grow, but the fact remains
that wherever It has been tried in west
ern Kansas. there has been more or less
of failure.
It is against the western Kansas mans
inclination TO garden He looks upon
such an occupation with disgust. And that
is what beet raising contemplates. pri-
marily. 1t consists of hard labor. on
hands and knees. wedding. thinning, gath
ering-doing the work the low grade for
eigners, and women and children do in
Michigan, Utah and other beet states
The western Kansas man likes TO ride
pasture fences miles and miles long; TO
ride listers, and sulwy plows and cult
vators and binders, but he draws the line
on gardening''-on hand-and-knee labor.
That's the principal reason, then, why
feat -,
go-that and the absence of Irrigation.
But even aside from these objections.
the western Kansas man would favor
reciprocity with Cuba, anyhow. 1t APP
peals to his distinctive idea of justice
and fairness. II is advocated by the pres
ident. Roosevelt who is his idol in states
craft 1t will not hurt the beet industry.
and he is convinced of it, II will help
him in furnishing additional market for
cattle and meat products, and that is
what he is looking for. So the typical
shortgrass man Is for reciprocity with
Cuba-for It good and hard. Mr. Long
has found that out. He never doubted it
very serfously-but he knows it beyond
all manner of doubt now
Greeley county is an oddly in politics.
It's total number OF votes is 175 Of these.
100, or 70 per cent. are Republicans The
little bunch Of opposition-about 70 or AZ
really cut little figure in local politics.
With such an unwieidly Republican ma
jority, the usual thing happens. Repub-
leans divide on local matters. sometimes
running two Republican tickets, or have
in the past, but always adjust their diff
ferences in a state. congressional or ma
tional election. There is no bitterness,
no feud. and the county will go its usual
majority this fall One Of the weIl-kuown
Republicans of Greeley county is William
NJ. Glenn. who has been twice in the
legislature. owns the Greeley Republicans. /
Il good lawyer, and made the race for |
acknowledgements prior 10 the late |
Wichita convention.
Whenever a county in Kansas falls be- !
low 30 in its total vote. It loses its rep
resentative in the legislature, and is at
tached for representative purposes to the I
county on the east OF 1t. Greeley having i
hut 10 votes is therefore attached 10 /
Wichita county. There are two Repubh- (
can candidates for the legislature They i
are Fred Friar. regular nominee. and /
Ora Wykon. independent Republican
A4-A2 = oAN IS9 bft4A ApE sumo pro-
bate judge; Wykon IS a successful stock /
man. There is no opposition candidate +
yet and may not be. Friar undoubtedly /
has the best OF it, and VIII probably be /
elected
Both these legislative candidates are for 4
Chester I. Long for United States sen
ator. Friar was instructed by the con
vention that nominated him. and Wyko1 4
has made repeated and public announce
ment OF his stand. He keeps a card run
ring in his local paper setting forth his 1
preference and intentions
Tribune is one OF the smallest towns.
AZ least county seats. ii the state but I
undoubtedly has one OF the best court
houses and school buildings. These two
are relies q former greatness. and IN
boom dates their building The court
house Is Of stone. two stories fl height.
imposing. and looming Up from every
point on the prziries for miles around
The school house Is a handsome brick.
two-story structure
Horace is little town. but two miles
west OF Tribune. on the Missouri Pacific
Il is about the same size as Tri5une-per-
hsps a triae lsTger-and has the sdvant-
age q being Missouri Pacific division
i Is proud q this fact