THE COURIER.
Glassed With Jler Neighbors.
The article from the Emporia Gazette
entitled "What's the Matter With Kan
sas?'' has had a vogue in the oast that is
mojt prejudicial to the entire west, par
ticularly to Kansas and Nebraska. This
article, exhibiting an Ingallsliko facility
in phraseology, was, eo far as I know,
first reprinted in tho Chicago Times
Herald. Then it appeared in the New
YorK Sun, and was constantly referred
to during the campaign in Chicago and
New York. Two or three weeks ago
the Sun printed it again. Mr. White,
the autor of the article, was animated
by a desire to roue tho people of Kan
sas from their condition of political
idiocy, but it did not eavo tho state on
election day, and tho only effect in tho
east, where it has received an immense
amount of attsntion, has been to intecs.
ify tho feeling that Kansap, and unfor
tunately Nebraska, is linked with her
neighbor to the south, and is hopelessly
given over to the worst form of incan
descent damnphoolishncss. Nebraska
has always bad to Guffcr for a good
many sins not her own. In the region
whero it is most valuable to have n
record for general reliability, there is
in the popular mind an indefinite idea
that out in tho west beyond the Mis
souri, Lewcllings and Waites are vastly
in the majority; that Indian outbreaks
and all sort of riots are common; that
crankism is rampant, and I have found
. very few peopla who in their condemna
tion of the west separate Nebraska from
Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. Just
now tho people of Nebraska are con
gratulating themselves on the fact that
in spite of populist victory in that state,
there is one alluring rift in tho clouds.
Governor Holcomb has managed to
preserve a certain amount of conserva
tism, altho' Eurrounded by a howling
mob of fireaterp, and to him the people
in Nibraska who have something at
stake, who desire to seo tho reputation
of tho state kept as bright as possible,
are turning with hope. The governor,
with. very commendable willingness, has
assured tho public that ho will do all in,
his power to prevent any legislation this
winter that will have a tendency to re
flect on the intelligence, honesty and
good faith ot tho people of Nebraska.
So there is an idea in Nebraska there
is to be nothing disgraceful in the state
house, and that the state will stand out
in bold relief from her sister populist
state. But here, in New York, which is
ono cf tho two principal places where it
is desirable to have all real facts that
are to tho credit of Nebraska thoroughly
understood, not one man in five thous
and ever heard of Holcomb or his pa
triotic assurance. The only idea the
people have is that all populists are
alike, and that in Nebraska they are on
top, and that settles it. They paraphrase
from the Emporia Gazette article and
say, "Ob, out there in the west the
people started in to raise h 1, and now
they aro suffering from overproduction.''
Then they "smile in a self satisfied way
and dismiss the subject.
Hero aro jutt a few editorial extracts
fioii ono New York paper, tho Sun that
happened to bo at hand when I was
writing this article. They deal almost
exclusively with Kansas, but as I have
slid In tho popular view here, Kansas
and Nebraska are one. Tho sneering
tone in thess remarks is characteristic
ofallthoNew York newspapers when
they are speaking ot tho west:
The gentleman named Leedy whom
the Populists or Kansas havo elected as
Chief Magisttato ot the Fool capped
state writes a letter to the Kansis City
Time's in replv to what ho regards as
the aspersions of the Eastern news-
PaMrr.BLeedy first refers to tho circum
stance that there is at present an insuf
liciency or school accommodations id tho
city or Now York. "These inhuman
people," he Bajs, "are so eaten up with
avarice and greed that they allow their
own children to grow up under their
own noses in ignorance." On the other
hand, as Leedy points out, "there is
not a school district between the Mis
souri river and Colorado, nor from 'No
Manb Land to tho Nebraska line,whero
the citizens of Kansas have not pro
videJ free and ample school privileges
for every child within our borders.''
With the logic of tho violent ward,
Leedy argues from these premises that
there can be no truth in what tho east
ern newspapers say about populism in
Kansas. As the next Chief Magistrate
of tho Pool Capped state triumphantly
expresses it:
"Slandeis from a peoplo who have
sunk eo low iu the scalo of civilization
as that, is a certificate ot good charac
ter of which we 6houId bo proud."
This is a smashing retort, -Jrotn the
point of view of the violent "ward. But
it would be interesJiox to know in what
particular school between tho Missouri
and the Colorado line Mr. Leedy ac
quired his syntax.
Tho dismal and pathetic spectacle
which Kansas now presents to her sisters
in tho union of states, is relieved to some
extent by the courdge and hopefulness
of level headed individuals liko tho edi
tor of tho Emporia Gazette. This truly
great journalist, whose remit kablo
article entitled "What Is the Matter
With Kansas?' was ono of tho features
of tho recent campaign, is a Moses in
the wilderness, a sane man in the very
middle of tho violent ward. The Em
poria Gazette leturns to tho subject of
Kansas's predicament with quite a3
much energy as and considerably moro
cheerfulness than it manifested before
election.
Mr. White admits that tho work be
fore him and the other sane men of
Kansas, that is to say, the redemption ot
the etate from the control of lunatics, is
a tough enough job and that it is hard
to know where to begin. He traces tho
trouble back to peculiarities of the orig
inal Puritan Pilgrims, emphasized by
present conditions affecting their
descendants in Kansas.
We find news in the Marshall County
Democrat, a late Bryan organ, which is
a more rational explanation than the al
leged lovo of siher why Kansas voted
for repudiation:
"Haskell county has been bankrupted
by feo grabbers. Thero are only ICO
taxpayers left in the county, and their
burdens aro so heavy that they will let
go and run tho first opportunity. The
people wanted to. reduce salaries and
made a strong appeal to the last legisla
tuio for a reasonable fee and salary law.
As a result they got a law which made
an increase in the fees and salaries of
their county officers to 31,300 annually.
Haskell county scrip is worth only fifty
cents on tho dollar."
The freely coined silver dollar would
have fitted Haskell county's case to a
cent. It would have been worth titty
cents of our present money, the exact
va.ue of Haskell county's scrip. Tne
fraud of free silver must bo seen now
by a great many more people than those
who saw it before Nov. 3. ,
Can any good thing come out of Kan
sas? Yes, PefTer's whiskers aro good
things in their way, and Mrs. Mary Eliz
abeth Lease's bonnets, and besides a
great many good persons como out ot
that state and never go back. Some
good things in tho shape of opinions,
uttered in Kansas about Kansas, have
acquired wide circulation in other parts
recently.
Possibly the men who aro responsible
for tho importance of Toms and Jacks
in republican politics in Nebraska aro
thinking heavy thoughts now as they
contemplate tho devastation. Thero is
no dcubt whatever that if a good, clean,
able man had been nominated two
jears ago, and thero had been a reason
ably decent legislature, and this year,
another proper gubernatorial nomina
tion, with a strong ticket throughout,
Mr. Holcomb would not now be called
upon to offsr excuses for the tendency
ot populists to throw bombs. For he
and his colleagues would be whero tho
republicans are now in a powerlesB
majority. W. Morton Smith.
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First publication December 5.
SHERIFF SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of sale, issued by the clerk
of tho district court of tho Third judi
cial district of Nebraska, within and for
Lancaster county, in an action wherein
Union Contra! Life Insurance Company
19 plaintiff, ohd Thomas Sewell et. al.
defendants, I will, at 2 o'clock p. m.. on
the 5th day of January, A. D. 1807, at
tho cast door ot tno court house, in the
city of Lincoln, Lancaster county. No
braska, offer for sale at public auction
tho following described real estate to
wit: Tho southeast quarter ot section
thirty-fivo (23), the southwest quarter of
section thirty six (20), all in township
eleven (11). north ranco five (5), east of
tho Gth P. M., in Lancaster county,
Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 4th day ot
December, A. D. 1890.
JOHN J. TROMPEN.
Jan C Sheriff.
First publication December 5.
SHERIFF SALE.
Notice 1b hereby given that by virtue
of an execution issued by tho clerk nt
the district court of tho Third judi
cial district of Nebraska, within and tor
Lancaster county, in an action whnn is
Cora K. Pitcher i'h plaintiff and Jere
miah Mickel and Harriot S. Mickd de
fendants, I will, at 2 o'clock p
m., on the Gth day of
January, A. D. 1807, at tho eastdror
of the court house, in tho city of Lin
coln. Lancaster ourty, Nebraska, offer
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described rei I estat) U-wit: Lots ono
(1) and two (2). in block fourteen (11).
in Pitcher and Baldwin's Second addi
tion to University Place, Lancaster
county, Nebraska.
Given undo.- my hand this 2ul day ot
December, A. D. 1S0G.
JOHN J. TROMPEN.
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