Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-23
FREEDOM
MAJOR

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4iost Of the winter grain is up and
looking we'll.
Letters from those visiting in New
York and Pennsylvania report a huge
time but no account of crops. One of
the party IN approaching the house of a
relative was about TO be escorted TO the
public highway by pugilistic cur; he
was taken for tramp but, after a hur-
ried Introduction Of himself, was admit
ted.
The pOtatoe harvest has begun and
all the patches properly planted and
cultivated yield splenGj8ly.
The cemetery meeting.o{ the 4th inst.
did not transact any business but sim
ply called the meeting to order and ada
jOurned four weeks. The Rbserce of
the secretary was the. cause OF the fail
ure.
Mr. Isemuel Taylor, of Jordan, Wis.
who IS IL this country IN she interest Of
his patent fence and gates, has been
visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. b. K. Morton is absent visiting
friends in Marshall county.
Mr.. Lund, our newcomer, has gone
back for Implements.
The Mite Society has adjourned sine
die and the Lyceum has sprung up from
the ruins and starts out with a great
deal of enthusiasm and energy.
4 recent trip TO Minden and AXtelI in
Nebraska, found the country fourishing
as far as good crops are concerned; but
the exceeding low price OF wheat will
cause sOmesin that country to discon-
tinue raising it. A large per cent are
already going into corn and cattle. The
price OF cattle is but very little over ours
and the dema ld dull and weak. Hogs
are the same as our quotations. Work
horses are in modera-e demand. The
demand for labor Is good.
MIR. John Ham IS proving to che peo-
pie that fruit of all kinds Suitable for
this latitude) can be successfully raised
here. He has a splendid orchard and
it IS a feast to the eyes to walk through
it.
We stated in a former communication
that the Republicans of Freedom town
ship were in harmony and would sup
port the nominees Of the convention;
but recently we have heard from persons
not posted in the political condition of
this township that some Of-the custom
candidates were going to take the, cake.
which is as far from the truth as the
persons whom they support are incapa4
bic Of filing the positions for which they
are nominated. If ever the republicans
ought to be united it is now; not be-
cause the opposing parties may win, but
because a principle is involved which, If
defeated, will result in the most disas-
trOus conditions the United States has
ever Witnessed IN her own political af-
fairs. i you want poverty rather than
riches, vote the fusO-demOcratic ticket.
If you desire to live in the low condition
| of, and handle the convenient chOpsticks
| with the ''heathen Chinee," leave the
/ Cleveland is a false god and any man
\ who is found in the ranks of his follow
| ers must pal take of his nature. Admit
/ ting that some of our public officers
I In the Republican ranks are somewhat
/ extravaganza in finance, would you ratb-
I er place the surplus in the Golfers OF
/ European powers or support our own
/ energetic, Woodworking people. Should
/ either OF the opposition parties reach
1 their goal under their present principles
( the freedom OF our Home of the OPP
/ pressed will become q thing only in
\ name and her glory Will have departed
/ from her. The Greeno-dem0cratic
! party, and each of them, crow over the
i extravaganza of the Republican admin
I istrafiOn and shed tears for ejke SsoOOr
4 oppressed labOrer'' }Jl5 they are eroco-
die tears. a party which viii brutally
vote is ticket is not capable Of standing
! at the helm of this FOster-mOther Of al
II the earth. We welcome people from
H every part of the globe and give then
II free homes, and the object Of the Re
\ publican party is mainly 70 protect all
II classes of men within oar borders and
we trust that the German population Of
/ Phillips county viii not assist IN bring
ing upon AS as well as themselves the
state of oppression and despOtism that
they underwent in the German empire
If the principles Of the Demo -gresnbaclz
party are wrong Why vote for & man
who is sailing under that banner, even
/ # he -aspires only 10 an Office jn the
county? we cannot afford TO sacrifice
lthe interests Of this whole common
wealth just TO benefit s. friend I4eg us.
fellow citizens, vote Tor principle, and
the most important principle ihaE can
/ interest an American IS Protection for
on the Intelligence and prosperity of the
people depeIsds the welfare Of q nation
/ ID. g Hopson has purchased a top
I buggy and bis LADY no more w4lketh g
rideth "a q wagon. G1L--AEs