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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
He Wants to Change the Subject.

Under the above head the New Y orr
| Sun discusses Mr.. BLAINE'S letter OF
acceptance in very able and character
iStic manner. Editor DANA is of the
opinion that nobody will be surprised
to learn from Brother BLAINE that just
at this time he is very firm friend OF
American industry, a lover of peace
and Christian philanthropy, civil ser
vice reformer who goes far beyond the
earlier apostles of that faith in the ear
nestness of his views, a hater of polyga-
my, an admirer of the south and south
ern people, and a self-swOn defender
of the sanctity of the ballot. The let
ter of acceptance really tells us nothing
new, except that Brother BLAINE's re-
cent literary labOrS have given him a
remarkable facility and sustained pow
er of expression.
The one object of the present can
vaSS, as conducted i'll behalf of the re-
publican candidate, is to divert atten-
ton from the question of BLAINE
personal fitness to be President of the
United States. This subject is unpleas-
ant to Mr.. BLAINE and to his lieuten-
ants; they would like to change it. In
the letter of acceptance Mr.. BLAINE
shows very clearly how the subject can
be changed, provided the other party
consents to follow him on to his chosen
ground. He is accused of dishonesty
and he replies that he is sound in polit-
zeal economy. lie answers the charges
based on the Mulligan letters by putting
in evidence figures from the census
showing the amazing growth of the
United States in material wealth since
1860. To satisfy the general desire to
know whether it is true that he has
used his official power for the promo
ton of his private fortunes, he offers
renewed pledge of his devotion to the
interests of the farmer and the sailor.
1t his views on abstract, questions of
taxation, finance and foreign policy that
Brother BLAINE would be charmed to
discuss and defend during the next
three months.
The people, however, are chiefly
concerned to discover what BLAINE is.
not what he says. Interesting as is the
picture which the candidate draws of
himself as an intellectual entity, an alb
stract intelligence dealing with the lof-
test questions of craftsmanship and
Christian philanthropy, the little cabi-
net likeness which he painted some
years ago exclusively for the benefit of
Mr.. WARREN FISHER is of far more
Importance at the present time. That
represented BLAINE the individual and
it is BLAINE the individual who is now
running for President.
Mr.. BLAINE wants to change the
subject, but he cannot be accommo-
Dated
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

Col. ID. r. ANTHONY had just closed
an anti-prohibition speech in the late
republican convention, in which he
warned his party that an adoption of a
prohibition plank in the platform would
drive away the German vote. Mr..
GRIFFIN, the prohibition leader. re-
piled by stating in substance that if the
republican party was to be defeated bv
the diSaffection of its ''slum'' element
why, let it be defeated. We do not
know how our industrious, honest and
peace-lOving German citizens win like
being called the "slum'' of society.
We do not know that Mr.. GRIF-
FEN's infamous saying is endorsed by
the great body of prohibitionists. But
we do know that the convention adopt-
ed strong prohibition platform, which
is direct blow at the personal liberty
of all citizens, whether German, Irish.
Swede or American.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

The rigid prohibitiOnists do not like
the state republican platform any bet
ter than do the anti-prOhibitiOniSts.
As a result, Kansas will be represented
at the Pittsburg convention, and the
dignified position she occupies as the
first prohibition state in the Union will
be maintained and upheld. The fol-
lowing are the delegates selected. and
they are instructed to vote for ST. JOHN
as long as there is any hope of nominal
ting him:
Delegates-at-large-James F. Legate,
NJ. V. b. VanBennett, \. NJ. Richards
and J. II. Byers.
First districts. i. North and III. B.
Callahan of Eeayenworth.
Second diStrict-C. +. Kimball of
Douglas and W. d. Hoover of Miami.
Third district-H. g. Webb of Ia
bette'and Miles Brown of Cherokee.
Fourth-A. B. Jetmore. J. C. Hibbard
of Shawnee county.
Fifth--George Westover, Thos. Ow-
ems of Cloud County.
Sixth-D. T. Scurens, of Rocks cOun-
ty, Joel Holt of Mitchell county.
Seventh-Rev. Duncan, of Cowley
county, j. S. Jennings of Sedgwick
county.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
ROAD NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS,l
Dickinson County. 90

STATE OF KANSAS,l
Dickinson County. I 30
Office OF County Clerk, July 10th, 1884.
Office is hereby given that ON the 10th day
Y OF July, 1SS4,a petition signed by W. L. Sim
mons and Al Others, was presented TO the Board
ofCounty Commissioners or the County aforesaid,
praying for the location OF a certain road de-
Scrtbed as follows, viz:
Commencing one fourth OF mile west OF the
southeast corner OF section thirty-fve (35), IN
township thirteen (I3) south OF range one (l)
east or the sixth p. NJ, thence due north across
section thirty-five 1851 and twenty-six (26) and
a part OF twenty-three OBJ TO the south bank OF
the Smoky Hill river, in Lincoln township Dick
inSOn County, State OF Kansas.
WhereupOn, said Board OF County Commission
ers appointed the following named persons, viz:
James Coleman, A. j. Thompson and John
Hoover as viewers, with instructions to meet, in
conjunction with the County Surveyor, at the
place of beginning in Lincoln township, on Tues
day the second day OF September \. D., 1874, and
proceed TO view said road, and give all parties a
hearing.
BY order OF the Board OF County Commissioners
lsEALl RICHARD WAXING, County Clerk.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
State Republican Platform.

The state republican convention
which met in Topeka last week was
overwhelmingly prohibition. A prohi-
bitiOn platform was adopted, and
the fact that the republican party
is controlled by the Temperance I'm
ion and prOhibitionists is made plain
in the prohibition planks adopted.
The convention also presumed to ar
raign and denOumce Gov. CLICK for his
very temperate use of the pardOning
power invested in him. This act of
discOurtesy and imbecility is without
precedent. Stronger reasons have eX-
listed why other and republican govern
OrS should have received the condemna-
ton of the people for wholesale and
indiScriminate use of the pardOning
power, but it was left to the state re-
publican convention of 1884 to perpe-
trate an act of impertinence and petty,
mmanly spite, which will bringa blush of
shame to every sensible, honest person
within the state. The ability and good
results which have attended the admin
istration of Gov. CLICK will not be
shaken by this resolution, and the in
tegrity and honesty Of Gov. CLICKS
personal character will not be doubted
by single man of fairness in the state.
The resolution serves but one purpose,
namely: to cover with deriSiOn, ScOrn
and contempt the small brains and mar
row dispositions of those who framed
and passed it.
The prohibition issue will enter more
largely into the state campaign this
year than it did in 1882. The republic
can party, controlled by fanatical
force stronger than its own courage,
once more goes upon record as the
champion of prohibition, and OEce
more it will meet with defeat. Prohi
bitiOn will remain in politics until the
amendment is wiped from the con-
StitutiOn. To regain its Old-time strength
the republican party of Kansas must
follow the wishes of very large mum
Der of its members and declare boldly
for reSubmiSsiOn. Until that point is
reached, the independent republicans,
those who know the law to be miSer-
able failure, will unite with the demo-
cratic party in its effort to restore man.
hood to men who were endowed by di-
vine power with free moral agency.
Destroy that, and manhood is destroyed.
God Almighty cannot himself take from
man that power of independent action
which He has conferred upon him, and
it is the utmost folly for any temporal
power to undertake to do that which is
impossible for divine power to do.
The issue is made up. The people
will be asked to vote this fall for MAR
TIN and prohibition or ''GLICK and
re-SubmiSSiOn," and who can doubt the
result. Here is the prohibition part of
the platform: 4
ReSOlred, That prohibition has, by a
vote of the people, without distinction
of party, been adopted as the organic
law of this state.
ReSOlred, That we favor faithful and
honest enforcement of the constitution
al amendment, that the full effects of
prohibition may be realized; that the
declared will of the people may be re-
spected and the majesty of the law be
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

The state democratic central commit
tee has issued the call for a state con-
yention to meet at Topeka, August
Goth, for the nomination of state Off
GERS and other purposes therein set
forth. Dickinson county is entitled to
five delegates and five alternateS. The
county convention which will select
those delegates and alternates should
be called at once, and the chairman of
the county central committee will prob
ably see that it is. The democracy of
the state and nation was never in bet
ter condition and never more Sanguine
of success than at the present time. Let
Dickinson county do her share i'll re-
electing Gov. CLICK.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
ROAD NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS.

STATE OF KANSAS.
Dickinson County.
ONCE OF County Clerk, July 10th. 1884.
NOTICE Is hereby given that on the 18th
! Y day ofJuly, 1884, a petition signed by VIM.
Ramsey and twelve Others, was Presented to the
Board OF County Commissioners OF the County
aforesaid, praying for the location OF certain
road, described as follows, viz:
Beginning at section corner stone between
sect1onS29, 30, 81 and 81, township l3, range l
east, thence east on the section line To the north
east corner OF northwest quarter OF section "a,
township Ii, l east, thence south so rods,
tnence east 10 the northwest corner of Mr. Co
ble'S land 10 tntersect county road at this point
WhereupOn- said Board OF County Commission
ers appointed the following named persons, viz:
j. A. Coleman, A. j. Thompson and John Hoover
as viewers, In conjunction with the County sur
veyor, at the place OF beginning In Lincoln town.
ship, on Tuesday the second day OF September
A. d., 1884, and proceed TO view said road, and
give all parties hearing.
BY order OF the Board of County Commissioners.
SEAL RICHARD WAXING, County Clerk
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

Col. d. r. ANTHONY offered a reSO-
luton in the state republican conven-
ton that 1--WE are in favor of a cOnsti-
tutional convention" The convention
wasn't to any great extent, however.
The resolution was lost by a vote of
1876 to 50. Two of Dickinson county S
five delegates voted with the anti-prO-
hibitiOn g. BEN PECK must have been
one of them, and it is possible that V.
p. WILSON was the other? He is known
to favor such q scheme.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
ROAD NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS, S

STATE OF KANSAS &C
Dickinson County,
Office OF County Clerk, July 18th, 1884.
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 9th day
N of July, 1884, a petition signed by J. p.
Wright and fifteen others, was presented 70 the
Board OF County Commissioners OF the County
aforesaid, praying for the location and vacation
OF certain roads, described as follows, viz:
commencing at the south east corner OF section
p. 10, 3, thence north on section line crossing
Deer Greek and curving around the east bank or
said creek to interSeCt with the Enterprise road
nearly half mile from beginning.
Also TO yacate the unused road running from
Deer creek, crossing southwest to section line
between section 81 and Is, about half mile In
length.
Whereupon, said Board OF County Commission
ers appointed the following named persons, viz:
John b. Halsted, John A. Haf1ner and Frank
Smith as viewers, with instructions TO meet, in
conjunction with the County surveyor, at the
place OF beginning in Center township, on Wed
nesday the Nth day OF August, A. d., 1884, and
proceed TO view said roads and give all parties
hearing.
BY order of the Board Of County Commissioners.
(sEALl RICHARD WAXING, county Clerk.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

JOHN \. MARTIN has swallowed pro-
hibitiOn, bones and tail feathers. If
any anti-prOhibitiOnistS are deluding
themselves with the idea that Mr.. MAR
TINS past opposition to prohibition is
to be continued, as he would have them
believe, they should read this closing
paragraph of the speech he delivered in
accepting the nomination:
And now, gentlemen, before you,
the delegates of the republican party of
Kansas, | renew my allegiance to re-
publicanism, to Kansas; to her consti-
tuition, her laws, and to the platform
here adopted, which speaks for each
and all of them.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
ROAD NOTICE,
STATE OF KANSAS,l g

STATE OF KANSAS
Dickinson County. '
Office OF County Clerk, July 10Th, 1884.
NOTICE is hereby given that on the tenth day
| \ of July, 1884, a petition signed by Sanford
Franklyn and eighteen others, was presented to
the Board OF County commissioners OF the COun-
ty aforesaid, praying for the establishment OF
Certain road, described as follows viz:
Commencing at the southwest corner of sec
ton No. II, in township no. eleven, south of
range2 2, east OF the sixth Z. NJ. in Dickinson
county, Kansas, thence north on the section line,
two miles to the north, west corner OF section
l, In said township being at the Clay County line.
We further hereby waive all claims for damage
where said road passes through our land
Whereupon, said Board OF County Commission
ers appointed the following named persons viz:
Augustus DOrnberger, David Myers and L. Il.
Ffcnes as viewers, with instructions to meet, in
conjunction with the County Surveyor, at the
place OF beginning in Cheever township on
Thursday the 18th day OF August, A D., 1884,
and proceed to view said road road, and give all
parties hearing.
BY order OF the Board OF County Commissioners.
lsEALl RICHARD WARING, County Clerk.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

The republican platform contains the
following statement;
1--WE are opposed to the acquisition
of large tracts of the public lands by
corporations or individuals, especially
when such holdings are in the hands OF
nonresident aliens"
This profession, so far as its sinceri-
ty goes, is about on a par with the 9th
erparts of hypOcritical platform. Just
2hOw much dependence can be put in
the republican party, is shown by the
fact that the democratic House of the
late Congress passed bills FORGETTING I'M
earned railroad grants amounting to
millions of acres, and those bills were
ignored by a republican Senate and per-
iShed because of a want of republican
support. The republican party is the
monopoly party of this country, and its
hypocritical platform professions pass
for no more than they are worth.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
ROAD NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS,l


Dickinson County. ! D.
Office OF County Clerk, July 10Th, 1884.
n Office is hereby given that on the 10th day
Y Of July, 1884, a petition signed by Monroe
u. HeringtOn and twenty Others, was presented
to the Board OF County Commissioners or the
County aforesaid, praying for the location OF a
certain road, described as follows, viz:
Commencing on the half section line at the
northwest corner or the northeast quarter OF
section twelve Q2), township sixteen (I6), range
four az east, thence south on said half section
line through section twelve C2), thirteen Q3),
twenty-four GA, twenty-five (25), to the north
line OF section thirty-six 1867, thence west on said
line to the section line between sections thirty
six 1867 and thirty-fiye (35) thence south on said
section line TO the county line.
said road being in Lyons township, Dickinson
county, Kansas
WhereupOn. said Board OF County Commission
eTs appointed the following named persons, viz:
John Sinclair, Jacob May and Tom Zeibins as
viewers with instructions to meet, In conjunc-
ton with the County Surveyor, at the place
OF beginning in Lyon township on Tuesday the
18th DAY OF August, A. D., 1884, and proceed to
view SAID road and give all parties hearing.
By order OF the Board OF County Commissioners.
(SEALl RICHARD WARING, County Clerk
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
Greenback and Autobiography Con-
vention,

\ mass convention of the Gfeenback
Labor and Anti-Monopoly party of
Dickinson county will be held at the
Court House in Abilene, Saturday, ,Au
gust End, 1884, at l O'Clock, p. M, for
the purpose of electing five delegates
and five alternates to attend the con-
gressional convention of the Fifth Con:
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

All was peace, serenity and sweetness
in the state republican convention at
Topeka last week. Not even liberal
dose of Col. ANTHONY's sarcasm and
elOquence could cause ripple larger
than want to disturb the face of the
convention. He was too wOefully
in the minority. The prohibitiOnists
were very emphatically i'll the large
majority, and with scarcely a struggle
they maintained their position on pro-
hibition and recOmmitted the republican
party in its devotion to that principle.
1t is sad, looking upon the happy and
felicitOus position which the republican
party occupies, to reflect that within
four short months Mr.. MARTINS SO, 900
majority will melt away like sun-kissed
snow, and thaw itself into $4,000 ma
jOrity for Gov. CLICK.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

Mr.. BLAINE's letter of acceptance is
a beautiful piece of literary work, but
its arguments are sOpistries and its con-
illusions are false. AS campaign doc
ument it is failure, and his speciOus
appeal to the working men will not
have the desired effect this year. Our
working people are beginning to think
a good deal for themselves, nowadays.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24
ROAD.NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS,l .


Dickinson County, 3D.
ONCE OF County Clerk, July 10th, 1884
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 10th day
| Y OF July, petition signed by Homer Martin
and thirteen others, was presented TO the Board
of County commissioners OF the County afOre-
said, praying for the opening CT certain road,
described as follows, Stz,
Beginning at the 4 stone 90 south line OF 36-1 IL
l. running west 70 Mud creek. then dsyiate north
or south. If north along the bank of'creek about
40 rods TO line OF road then west TO corner or Said
section. IL south cross the creek, then along
bank OF creek about 90 rods TO line Of road
then west to southwest corner OF said section.
Also TO yacate the portion OF road not used IL
change Is made
Whereupon, said Board Of County Commits
sioners appointed The following lamed persons,
viz w. A. Smith, j. A. Reese and Ed. Glenn as
viewers, with Instructions TO meet, in conjunction
with the County Surveyor, at the place or begin
ming in Flora township, on Friday the 18th day OF
August, A. D., 1884, and proceed 10 view said
road, and give all parties hearing.
By order OF the Board Of County Commissioners.
IsEALl .RcHAzD WAXING. County Clsrk.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

MARTIN. the eminent Straddler, is
nominated for Governor on strong
prohibition platform. The ants who
bolted the republican platform in 1882
will bolt it in 1854. CLICK, our present
able, careful and honest governor, will
be reelected,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

Of the 355 delegates to the state repub-
lican convention, which was in session
last week at Topeka, 43 were MethO-
dist ministers. This fact probably led
Mr.. HUSTON, humorous Scotch dele
gate from Montgomery county, to say
that there were ''but two organizations
in the country-the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church and the republican party"
To which organization do the prohibit
tionists belong?
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

Mr.. BLAINE's managers are casting
longing eyes toward the ''sunny south. .
The section of country which the Hon.
JAMES Ct. BLAINE so numerically and
cOwardly abused in the national con-
gress during 1S74-75-76, is now asked
to save the republican ticket from dis
sastrOus defeat. Well, a republican
canvass of the southern states would
be diversion. 1t wouldn't accomplish
anything, it is true, but if Mr.. BLAINE
should take the stump himself he would
see living refutatiOn of the ISLANDERS
he uttered in the seventies. He would
also come to know how unSavOry the
white republicans of the south are, and
how overbearing they are towards the
black republicans. BY all means, let
Mr.. BLAINE canvass the south. He
would enjoy himself, learn something
and return safe. But the electoral votes
will be cast for Mr.. CLEVELAND.
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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

Abilene'S ''bung-hOle'' editor was a
member of the committee on resolutions
at the Topeka republican convention
last week. His republican and prOhi-
bitiOn prOclivities have mingled, as it
were, into a beautiful and harmonious
'What-iS-it." Mr.. WILSON will soon
be in a position to tell an anxious pub
lie what the component parts of a
Doubles Sided Somewhat are.
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ROAD NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS, J. CO

SIAIE UF KANSAS, &C.
Dickinson County,
Office OF County Clerk, July 18th, 1884.
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 9tlRday
\ OF July, 1884, a petition signed by G.. G.. Sci
del and twelve others, was presented TO the Board
OF County Commissioners OF the County afOre-
said, praying for the location OF a certain road,
described as follows, viz:
Beginning at the southeast corner OF sec. II,
16, e, thence west on section line or as near as
practicable to the southwest corner OF section Z,
same town and range.
Whereupon, said Board OF County Commission
ers appointed the following named persons, viz:
John Crawford, j. W. Watkins and a. j. Sterling
as viewers, with instructions to meet, in con-
junction with the County Surveyor, at the place
OF beginning in Banner township, on Monday the
18th day OF august, \. D., 1884, and proceed to
view said road, and give all parties hearing.
By order OF the Board OF County Commissioners.
lSEALl RICHARD WAXING, County Clerk.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-24

The reading public, scarcely recover
ed from the deluge of 6 900 words which
Mr.. BLAINE hurled at it through his
letter of acceptance, is now completely
Frustrated under the weight of Mr..
LOGAN's vague disquisitiOn of public af-
fairs. The English language comes out
of the contest in remarkably good shape,
considering. But this work of the Ii
tians, in piling Ossa upon Pelion, will
not enable them to scare Olympus and
thus defeat the immortal God whose
name is CLEVELAND. To be serious,
Mr.. LoGAN's letter is something simil-
ar to Mr.. BLAINE's letter. Both are
ambiguous, vague and evasive, and not
strong, vigorous and direct like the ut
terances of brave man defending a cor
rect principle. They are remarkable
for words, words, words,' and little
else. We record the prediction that
they will not figure very prominently as
campaign documents; indeed, we are
seriously disposed to believe that the
letters will prove improbable reading
to men who have time to read only that
which is good.