The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-13

slhSIe exception or Nebraska, We dlTIer
/ IN this respect from all other states.
/ Farming and stock raising is and al
/ ways viii be the chief business of the
/ people Of these two sections. This being
! true, every movement looking to the de-
] NetODmenE OF these great interests should
| be encouraged, and everything tending to
impede this growth and development
should be discouraged. Kansas and Ok
lahoma consume but small part of the
meat products that they produce. And
one of the chief matters of interest that
! ought to concern this great industry is
a market for our surplus products. How
this object shall be attained IS somewhat
an open question. 1t Is clear TO me. how
ever, that it can be best reached by the
encouragement Of better trade relations
with every country in the world that con-
sumes meat products and this, in my
judgment can best be brought about
I through reciprocity This may or may
| not be orthodox from a political stand
point but ii is certainly good sense and
business. If We produce more than We
consume IN grain ana meat. we must ind
market outside OF ourselves for these
great products, and this object in my
judgment, can be best accomplished by
encouraging those friendly trade rela-
tons with the nations purchasing these
commodities, and no way yet has been
devised except through reciprocal treat
les There are such close organizations of
those representing most of the other in
uuSlI1eS ana they are accomplishing much
IN this direction. The great manufactur-
ing interests are so thoroughly organized
they can act. and are acting. together
as z. single individual The dairy interest
Is so well organized that it can act in the
same way. And this is true of the sheep
and wool industries. But / do not think
II IS true OF the great cattle interests rep
resenting not millions. but billions of dol
lars. And il your interests in this respect
are looked after. you must do it your
selves The sheep men win not Go it, the
DAIRY men VIII not do 1t, the manufac-
tuners of steel rails viii not do it. Any
OF The great combinations of capital viii
not DO it, The politicians viii not do it,
And so, Ii IS important that the great CT {
Tie interests Of the country be so thorough
" organized that YOU can act together rs
one man, and when YOU are SO organized
You VIII have such power that your re-
quests VIII not be diSregaTded. 1t is idle
TO talk of the difficulties in the way. Dif-
hcultes lie in the way of all great move
mentS, and especially new ones bur this
should not hinder men whose interests are
involved from making q determined efforE
10 accomplish what they desire. Let me
suggest another thing. This organization
should be extended and enlarged. The
stock interests of Kansas and Oklahoma
should he represented by a single Organi-
cation, and II necessary this should be ex-
tended 10 take in Texas. Missouri, Ne
hraska and i'm fact the great west. The
thought which I desire TO impress and
leave with You is that a closer and better
ORGANIZATION should be perfected and
ieldlcnS with all the meat eating c0un-
tries OF the world. and especially those
within easy reach of this territory The
opening. settlement and development OF
Oklahoma IS the marvel of this age It
was settled in day and cities arose as il
Toy magic. and the orderly manner in
which II was done. the absence of law
lesSneSs, VIII ALWAYS stand as one of the
produeSt monuments of American institu-
tons and American citizenship. 4 single
instance viii suffice 20 illustrate this
point Where the beautiful city of Ok
lahoma now stands, there was before the
opening nothing bat a wide and bleak
prairie. The next day after the opening /
thousands of people met there TO lay the
foundations FOR one OF the future cities of /
the territory There was no law, no
form OF government. and yet By common
consent the people formed a purely vol !
untary organization. elected their mayor /
cry officers and with no other authority I
imam the voluntary desire OF the people /
as orderly well governed ana well behav-
ed as any city on the continent In this !
city under this voluntary organization /
and self constituted government. person [
upon the nrst building erected. the Stars (
and Stripes were unfurled as the emblem /
OF the authority TO which they ali pair +
fespect1ul obedience. Bur recently. con- I
gress has taken action looking toward
the erection OF Memorial arch In the
city or Washington in Commcmoration 81 +
the late President Mckinley and 10 attest
something OF the love and respect which +
the people had for that distinguished .
man.
"forty years ago the pioneers Of kan I
SaS iald the foundations FOR one of the 1
columns OF another arch which should 4
stand Tor all time rs a monument 20 the 1
CIVILIZATION OF this age ard this corrtrs-
INTO II they hullded q regard for church /
and school ana an ideal citizenship In
the last days OF the century Just closed /
oklahoma laid the foundations of the /
other column of THAI arch as forty wears I
.elofe the pioneers 81 Kansas had laid i
theif s TIE same lofts purposes. the
s ,rle niGh Ideals. The same lauGabie mo- i
uNes entered into The building of both
The pioneers Of both states ~ ther
hal-ced went down into the great quarries (
81 human experience and every day lie
ana took Ont the granite rocks Of hard
saip ana struggle ana toll and devotion i
: ia conviction and self denial and placed +
mem rs iifin- stones I'm these great COLI
,t.t..S where treN Wii newer Crumble /
w. len This sreat arch viii be
elnltt ied cannot say. * may Ice in
llf 'i- Eut when our children or
e4i tliitIfn children come 10 finish II
l..t t- t'.. tnF E~eZr keystone az a F.
'ls .-,ee- -'1 " -lau hood. 1sa key
ie e2rrottrg hand ~ time and
~ "a t.-A-7' - tne tolird .ttrns rr.l- y,.ii.f,
Nlci taef realize how wei
Nfe itia lft The elrfr I
~ .n Nl place fhs keystone. :, !
i,s fiace amid SONGS ar -.',,trs-.- ,-s-r ~,
Nirtsan til4I % v re.aiH forever
WoRK OF ASSOCIATION
Frank Cooper Of Kansas City Tsks
= CattlemeR.