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Bent County register., 1888-09-01

As the doings of the Golden club
are of considerable interest to the
democrats, we hasten to inform
them that the club has Just held its
annual meeting. a news bulletin
issued by the Exchange Telegraph
Company, Of England, and publish
ed IN fac-simile by the Philadelphia
Press, opens thus:
The annual meeting of the Cob
den Club was held this afternoon,
Mr., T. b. Potter, NJ. p, Hon. Secre.
tary presiding. The chairman, in
opening the meeting, said he saw
no reason to despair of the ultimate
acceptance of the principles of the
Golden Club at home and abroad.
Free trade wosld shortly achieve a
triumph in America. The report
for the past year was unanimously
adopted"
"Free trade would shortly achieve
a triumph in Amprica," says the
Golden Club. Hardly. The Brit
ish party in America is not as power
ful as, two or three months ago, it
imagined itself to be.-Globe Dem
ocra;.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

The county commissioners have
appointed the following named
as judges of election IN November.
No. /, Granada; A. HerliDger,
Hamer Norris, c. o. Barton,
No. 2, Stuart; J. {. Funderburg,
5. d. Ballinger, J. NJ. Witt.
No. 3, Caddoa; George Conner,
Johu (. York, Charles Bobenrelth.
No. 4, Kit Carson; E. Bartels, A.
Hinkley, - Teed.
No. 5, Las Auimas; James Reid,
5. T. Smith, 2. b. Hirseh.
No. 9, Higbeo; Richard Mason,
W. q. Richards, Jesse Nelson.
No. :, Rocky Ford; L Dennis, A.
l. kellogg, ]. w. Potter.
No. 5, Catlin; J. n. Beatty, c. II.
Hangerford, c. W. Fanlason.
No. o, La Junta; w. K. Andrews,
j. W. Manly, John Fisher.
No. 10, Holly G. L. Mcpherson,
Theodore Baxter, John Cores.
No. II, Cahill; james d. Dobbins,
c. J. kavanagh, John CONWAY.
No. y, sa oorn; G. c. Smith,
a. VI. Mcintyre, f. II. Curtis.
No. 10, Aruys; W, B. Stacy, a.
Frenlieb, J. o. Dos,al,
No. II, Lamar, II. a. Billow,
Judge MoBrde, T. J. Babb.
No. Is, Cheyenne Wells; c, l.
spere, T. W. yaudiver, C. Z. Tcsd.
No. 10, Sheridan; J. w. Martin,
~ Joncr, J. a. Vail.
No. II. Cnvngton, A. 5. Tyler,
W. II. S.osson, William Bearidge.
No. Is, Ead.; Sam Slade, J. 5.
stafford, Clinton Il Bu,ey.
No. 10, Arlington; william Har.
voy. Il. h. LiDger, J. B. Hunt.
No. 20, Albany; - Brandon,
5 II Cummings, L. Z, Standard.
Ne. 81, Wilde; 4. t. Rogers, Z.
r. Pike, w. 5. Picked.
No. %. Carlton; SIarcena Ne
E. b. Wolf, Martin Graham,
No. %, Galatea, Il. ". Hatch
craft, John Glaspic. Raymond Miller.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

The extent to which our smaller spa
cies of birds enter into market consump-
ton during the Fall, when they are fat
test, is shown by the statement that SO, 900
reed-birds (slias bobolinz and rice. bird)
and black-birds, mainly the red-wings,
no doubt, have been shipped in one sea
son from the town of Salem, N. j., alone.
The greatest slaughter is along the rice
fields and broad marshes that line the
western shores of the Chesapeake and
before we begin to utilize the plump
English sparrows in the same whole
some manner
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

The SIKH annual convention OF
the 6. \. r. and Woman's Relief
Corps will be held in Colunibus
Ohio. sept. l2, Is, aud "A. Round
trip rate tfrom your station will be
go Tickets WILDE sold Sept 7lh
limited for going passage to Sept.
lith and for return to Sept 22ui.
Extension Of thirty days vii, be
granted if tickets are presented to
the joint agent Of the Columbus
lines at Columbus before Sept 10Th,
1883. The official train, Womsns
Relief Corps will leave Denver, Fri
day Sept. 7th at l o'clock p. m. via
the \. I. i ;. f., c. B. * q. and /.
3. to w. Rvs. from Denver to Col
unbus without change of cars.
Through Pallman fare $3,45 each
single berth. Privilege OF stopping
off at Indianapolis to call on Gen.
Harrison accorded those wishing 10
do so. Tickets reading via Chicago,
Bloomington, St. Louis, Cincinnati
and other routes on sale at the same
rates. p. J. FLYNN,
Genl Agent.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

Anecdotes intended to illustrate
how truly good and how thoroughly
conscientious is Mr.. Cleveland are
now commanding good space rates
from the democratic newspapers.
The Journal has already made men
ton of that beautiful story wherein
we are told of Mr.. Cleyeland's self
sacrifice in writing tariff message
which he thought would defeat his
chances for denomination. Here is
another furnished by the New York
world. 1t will be remembered that
when the President was fishing, re-
Gently, he passed Sunday aboard the
yacht off Fire Island. On Saturday
evening Mr.. Cleveland, who rather
prides himself upon his ability to
read the minds of his fellow men,
discovered that his goddess compan-
ions intended to fish on the Sabbath
day. "SuddenlY," says the World,
"Jhe president leaned back IN his
chair, knocked the ashes off his cigar,
and said in his deliberate way of
talking:
Now, gentlemen, what shall we
do tomorrow? Some of you may
want to fish. People do sometimes
fish on Sunday, and don't want to
be IN the way or interfere with your
preferences. l don't fish Sundays
myself. l was brought up that way
and never got in the habit of it. /
learned my method from the old
Presbyterian church; so if any. of
you want to fish tomorrow I'll go
ashore in the gig in the morning and
join you again Monday bright and
early. l don't want to be in the
way"
Now, the World relates this story
evidently thinking that it ought to
swing the Presbyterian vote to Mr.,
Cleveland. There was man who
had not forgotten the teachings of
his good old Presbyterian father, a
man who still remembered his West
minister catechisn, man, in short,
who recognized the slnfulness of
fishing on Sunday and would not
take partin it. What an excellent
man for president! -.
But we question whether the
World regards the incident from
the standpoint of au unprejudiced
observer There is certainly another
way of looking at 1t and, we think,
the correct way, though it convicts
the President of lamentable moral
cowardice.
Mr.. Cleveland regarded fishing on
Sunday as sinful. He was aware that
his comrades intended to fish on
Sunday and he had not the moral
courage to protest against it. Know
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

y gentleman tat least we take him
Tor oneJ the other day said: Il have
just >eui OF "a dollar for the Chicago
Blank for i year. l must have a
paper for | am a great reader. +"
Then be seemed to think moment
and said: u might haYe taken your
paper but this other is more than
twice As large Us yours and only
costs half as inuteh.n The next issue
we gave the 'great readers farm
good write-up and did SO without
hope or expectation Of return from
him, but when he came next day
aud ASKED for three copies 10 send
away, sc were Just blankety blank
fool enough to give them TO him and
look Ike he bad conferred 2 great
and lasting favor on tie Office, the
Office cat, the editor, his heirs and
assigns. Aud there are thousands
Of just such people and thousands OF
just such fool editorr.-Cheyenne
Wells Gazette,
Bent County register., 1888-09-01
1 5publioaa State Con
vontiOn-

of the Republican state Cen.
| n C5mmittee. Dcnrus. Coio.t. J1lv .. lsass.
n, .erordance with the Instructions OF the
t1rhicaa state Central Committee, con-
| rtigp of the Republican party OF Colorado
5sr,.bv called 10 meet at Denver on Tues
4 ~ ne tth day OF september A. u. lssa AZ 10
Erf,,rk a M for the purpose OF nominating
r. f,llSsiug candidates for tho state oiiice-.
- ,iiied Al the state election to be held on
e,Aay, the s;h day o; November. a D. 1875.
h slf..-
|ope representative In the fifiy-nrsf Con.
- of the United states
|,l,. t,oyrrn1r of the state OF Colo
/, ~ fleaf uovsrucr OF the state Of Colo
|ftlr ,iAfe Treasurer.
|.fuo secretary OF state
|.lns Auditor OF state.
|one Attorney General.
|.lns sap@rfnsendsut OF Public iusiruciion-.
Tao Krrrnts OF the University Of Colo.
|slra Judge nt Tho supreme Court Of Colo
y =. ..iI STAFF CuuVN utaau Will also elect
|IhFse Republican Presidential klectorr Tor
: state 81 Colorado
Lgs~ ClAirtnRn Of the state CcEtral Commit
4 tni oae Committeeman from csch county
thr staie 10 cos ssitutr tltr Republican Cen
/ C.srniaistre for the ensuing tao year.
|Ta transact such other na@ius.- A. may
k1periy earne before said conNcrttca-
~. several counties saf the @tatc Vii be cu-
Id 70 approximation IN sis!d convention a.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

Gen. Harrison is said to be the
ablest lawyer who has been appoint
ed tor the Presidency in fifty years.
Democratic laudation of Judge
Thurman stopped suddenly. Hints
from the White House are quickly
taken.
The London newspapers say that
Cleveland is rs good free trader
as Golden and that his arguments
are the same. They know!
Look out for the Tennessee Wings.
There are several thousand of them
who are going to turn out to be
Tennessee republicans in November.
Iowa Republican.
The two wings of the Democratic
party are not Tapping together this
year. The free-trade wing is dong
all the business, and the result will
be that it Will loose all its feathers.
The comparison of candidates
goes on. Gen. Harrison is held up
as model of apstemtousness, and
President Cleveland, it is said, has
recently quit the use of stimulants.
N. Y. World,
The seventh ward republicans of
Troy, n. Y, have formed a club
which will work for Harrison and
Morton. OF the'sixty members who
placed their names on the roll,
twenty voted for Cleveland in 1884.
Iu some parts of the country the
democrats are actually stampeding
from their party. Free trade means
ruin to all the manufacturing dis
tricts, and the democrats in those
localities appreciate the fact.
The brilliant John 5. Wise, of
Virginia, Will give Harrison and
Morton an earnest and unfailing sup
port IN that state. All of which re-
minds US to say to William Malone;
Go thou and do like Wise.-Phila-
delphm Press.
The indianapolis News, who has
been an independent sheet with d.,
cided democratic tendency, has
wheeled into line for Harrison.
The influence of the News means
many Thousand votes for the repub-
lican nominees.
The Pacific coast will have an
opportunity in November to even-up
with the Democratic party for re
fnsing 10 protect the raisin industry,
which promised to grow into i'm
portance, but which free trade will
destroy Omaha Republican.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01


We are glad to see tine republican
papers OF the state taking ~ our
warning about the legislative ticket,
The democrats Of this state are con,
iiden, that they can capture the com
ins Legislature, although they expect
to Iose their entire state ueket. Il
is confidently asserted by promI.
nent democrat that 100000 will be
spent in securing the Legislature.
The democrats will put this money
into doubtful counties aud buy their
candidates election. The schrme
seem. To be to try and elect Tom
Patterson 10 succeed Senator Tom
Bowen and then send Governor
Adams to succeed Senator II. NJ,
Teller. Il is also expected that Gov
ernor Adams will be 4 candidate for
the legislature from Pueblo county.
II is clearly the duty of every re-
publican in the state to be on his
guard and down this monopolistic
oombination Of democrats who know
they cannot honestly elecr a demo
cratic legislature but who intend to
buy their way into power. Pnt
none but the strongest republicans
in nomination, and democracy will
be showed under so deep that II
cannot be resurreeted. - Pueblo
Opinion.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01
come s.attatioa

Arizona Kicker; Tina, fraud upon
krih, old Jim Huston, who earns
; whisky by acting as correspond.
for a san Francisco dish-rag.
mt oG a letter last week in which
stated tia, We had been Kicked
n cuffrd all over Arizona. Old
pa is liar vi the fret water, as We
all prove. We begpu oar publ
(uon May 7, aud our little aGAIrs
recorded as follous:
Nay Licked on Apache ave
by Col. Sheckem.
May ls-Purs1ed by Major Wing
U down Jerusalem alley, but got
bay.
May ?7-Choked by Tom Dus,in
the postot.ice. Not inueh OF
soke.
Juae a-Kicked by Major Rising
! loft the Frontier House, but
f;bing like the kick Of mule.
June ls-Had our eyes blacked
Judge Dunn, but it was our own
aii in letting him after We had
s head in the gravel.
July 2s-kickei by Register of
Reeds as We came out OF Snyder's
rOeery.
July 5-Knocked down in Sioux
trk by Pete jackson, but not struck
vital spot We bsve always re-
Felted that we got up and ran
way.
July 2a-One black eye, the re.
lt OF meeting ex-City Clerk Bill
reynolds In front of Palace Hotel.
didn't stop TO ask why he hit us.
August l-ConsiderablY broken
7 by neeting with Colonel Davis
front ofoar office. We had him
|owu once, but was foolish enough
/ OF to hold his nose to the sand.
The above completes the list and
|ei Old jim Huston. the sore-footed
yena of the barrens, says we have
Peen kicked all over Arizona.-Tuc-
Jon Citizen.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

Hon. Henry Acker, for number
of years chairman Of the democratic
central committee of ChaiTee county.
and a lifelong democrat, authorizes
the statement that he will vote for
Harrison and Morton. in November.
Mr.. Acker was once Il member Of
the Pennsylvania legislature, and
has at all times been an influential
mau in his party. His conversion to
American doctrines means a great
many democratic votes for Harrison
in the mining sections Of Chafec
aud Guunison counties. And now
comes J. A. Byrne, we'll known
mining man, and part owner in the
Gladstone niue, il, the Cottonwood
district, with declaratory state
ment that he hass had enough of
free trade democracy He says:
''As Or. Whitehead aud many others
have done, SO do I, also, give my
littlo support to Harrison, Morton
and protection, having been dyed
in. the-woul democrat all my life
and known TO many in Denver as
such for more than eight years, as a
delegate to many of thc county con-
venuons. Some will want to know
from whence came this change OF
heart Itls simply that / am yet a
poor man, with i family to support,
and do not propose TO go to krg-
land to support them. Free trade
means free board IN the poor house
for Americans and horses and car
riages for the English. Protection
means life and property for Ameri-
cans and does not harm the English; Z;
but, If it slould, let them come to
Gods country. L expect TO be
home in time to cast my vote for
myself, my family, my country, in
the ballot for Harrison, Morton and
northumberland Democrat.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

Three things of every working
man to remember.
free trade means the competition
European wages with American
wages.
Immigration means that American
wages are better now.
Inc result for the competition
would be disastrous to the American
Ns2e worker-N. Y. Press.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

WHY lightning wiltshire church
full of praying christians and pass
right by a democratic convention
is one OF those mysterious things
for which there is no explanation
Emporia Republican.
The fact that praying christians
are supposed 10 beln splendid con
dition to be called hence, and thai
the democracy. in convention as
sembled, are generally IN their most
aemoralized condition may have
something to do with the phe,'
pomena.-Lyndou, tKan.) Journal
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

He was talking TO a hentueky
audience on the subject OF tarin,
said he: "Tako whisky, for instance" "
when every man in the audience
arose with the remark, "lhank Yon'
1on,t care if do" and the lecturer
had to stand treat or dIe.
Bent County register., 1888-09-01

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
a Matter of Cash.

Where no necessity for taxation OK
lists and taxes are imposed, there 10 a
wrong done to the people taxed. ga
A taxed imposed for a financial
emergency and maintained after that
emergency is passed is a. wrong done
70 the people taxed as..-
i tax imposed without the authors
ity Of the constitution by which the
Government imposing the tax is gov.
erned is Illegal ce' ~ :. - bisi =
These three propositions are incon-
trovertible.
With over one hundred millions in
the Treasury above current expenses,
the United States Government has no
necessity for extraordinary taxation,
such as forty-seven per cent on the
articles used in daily life
There being no war, no demand for
financial surplus. to raise and MAIN
tain a surplus is unjust
The constitution never having au-
thorized the war tariff, it is illegal
These seven propositions are what
the Democratic party goes to the peo-
pie on. They are the platform of
Grover Cleveland. Pawl Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27

lasted nearly two years. Then things
started to move off smoothly until 1912.
when the protection doctors again got
hold of the country. and the famous
tariff of that year was enacted. Can
you tell me what happened?
/ was always In favor Of the tariff OF
AZ. 1t built up the country.
History doesn't say 80. On the con-
trary. in 1S43 the depression was
greater than what followed the panic OF
1887, and from which the country had
recovered. Prices of farm products
fell Off one-half and commerce was cut
in two in the middle. Then for the
first time in the Nations history the
protected few began to get rich at the
expense of the Overtaxed many, es-
pecially at the expense OF the farming
interests. In 1916 the tariff of 1912
was reduced about one-half. and what
followed?
Ruin and disaster.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
seLF-EviDEnr TRUTHS.

WAot fAo Maintonanc0 OF . High Tariff
Costs Anexiee9 FerUers- 49,.
The Massachusetts, Tariff League are
CIRCULATING the following straet, which
should be in the han1s Of every farmer
NJ America: F, sis- ssr -
Are you aware thAt the average
price Of all cereals il tAs same at Liver
pool and New York With the slight
difference q freight?'' e.-.F
That you export s52s, 600, 600 ,wor tn
Of grain and other agricultural prod
uct, which 10 tho surplus product q
your farms, and get just as much for it
per bushel Is you do for Shat told in
the United States? e1as 81 isas =
IL you don't believe this, look in any
trade journal, or ask your grocer, ii
he is informed on this point Oon't
stop tall you have the truth about this.
H will prove to be-, worth millions 30
the farmers to have il settled right.
You get only foreign prices Tor what
you sell.
You have to pay IN average duty OF
~ per cent upon every protected
articleyou buy.
Tou have 10 pay this Tax on the
house you live in and ala its furnitur Q;
on all the clothing of your family and
every farm tool you possess on all
your cooking utensils, and even On the
very salt with which you salt your
cattle, which you are afterward forced
to sell at prices determined in the mar
kets Of Europe.
Are you willing to pay . tax Of ~
per cent. for s'home market" which
pays you NO more than the foreign
market?
Do you wonder that the farm In the
Eastern States has not been profitable
since the late war and its taxes? Do
you wonder that the mortgage has
fallen on almost every farm in New
Eng gland? i7 vi z'es .
Do you think it fair to tax the farm
er to make other pursuits profitable?
Are you making SO much out OF your
farm that you can afford this7
The farmers sent q per cent. Of the
soldiers OF the Union army, and they re-
turned to find their farms mortgaged
to pay the cost OF the war and enhance
the wealth Of the manufacturers. who
had in the meantime grown rich at
their expense. ''
Think of these things. i -" --;,.a
They will pay you one-thousandfold
for earnest consideration.
Don't mind what a party calls itself
Vote with those who mean to relieve
you OF unnecessary taxation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
A LOOK BACKWARD.
Tho Close Intimacy Between High Taxes
and Hard Times. .

The Close intimacy Between High Taxes
and Hard Times.
Let us turn over few pages in this
book and see. In 1908 tariff duties
were made prohibitory and commerce
with the world was shut off. just as
the Chicago platform contempfases.
There was financial and commercial
collapse; there were ruin and disaster
everywhere. In 1909 the prohibitoiy
tariff 5was repealed. and a tariff about
one-dtth as high rs we have at present
was enacted. What followed
You may tell me.
The Nation again moved of on q
career Of prosperity. In 1912 the tariff
OF 1909 was doubled and the war cut
of importations and expectations; we
had ga home market" rs ia 1903.
What was the result?
neyer read that part 0f history.
Hard times prevailed, banks sus-
pended and there was distress every
where. In 1916 the protection doctors
took q hand and undertook 60 cure the
patient by framing the first protect
i've tariff" raising the taxes some
what higher than in 1912. What do
you suppose followed?
Better times.
They grew worse; there was still
greater depression Of trade. In 1872
the doctors gave the patient another
dose Of protection" increased the
tariff tar all around, and what then:
! am sure I do not know.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27

The year OF 1879 was one of uni
vefsal disaster. The country moved
slowly and laborious1y. In sl634 moro
tariff was put on, and there was no i'm.
provemenN In 1928 still higher tarin
tax was put on, and times grew .
little harder. In 1882 the country
changed doctors. and . Pars Of the
tariff tex was wiped out What fol-
lowed?
Go on and tell me.
Business immediately revived. In
1888 the tax was lowered again, and
prosperity increased BY the year
1887 the United States Treasury was
Overlooking. and the surplus was die
vided around among che Statea An
era Of wild speculation followed the
distribution; the land bubble was
blown up so large that it burst. and
q panic ensued. the effects of which
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The workman's value in Candi-
date Harrison's estimate is one dollar
per day. A corporation attorney Is
worth 81. 900 per week.-DeaUer Ne,cs.
III trusts are '.private affairs"
with which it is improper for tho au-
thorities to interfere. why wouldn't it
be we'll to put pocket picking in the
same category We can't have TOO
much OF a good thing.--M r. Herald.
The rejection of the fisheries
treaty by the Republican Senators is q
tame and feeble mode OF attacking
Canada compared with the vigorous
scheme propounded by the Democratic
President.-Londos (Eng.) Standard
Certain great North American
trusts can not help shedding tears
when they read Mr.. Blaine's ingenious
defense OF them. They are like the
thief who never realized what deep
ay-wronged man he was until he heard
his lawyers arguments before q jury.
Chicago Neacs.
The presence of the Chinese In
our country, although it might be adj
vantageOus as furnishing q set of
cheap and efficient laborers, carries
with it such disadvantages that they
more than countervau all the benefits
we could derive from their presence.
Allan g. Thurman, ias Senate, 1879.
ut is remarkable that Mr.. Har-
risOn. who has lived so long in In
diana. never says "quinine" in any OF
his tariff remarks. A 9. thoughtful
consideration of quinine would do
great good among those deluded In
diana Republicans who believe that a
reformed tariff would ruin the coun-
try.-Loa1isCilte Courter.sJoHrnaL
-Of the twenty leading trusts in
this country all but three deal I'D and
seek to control articles protected by
the tariff. But for the high duties for
eign competitors could supply our peo-
pie when the trust puts the price up
to an exorbitant figure, as the jute-
bagging trust has done. The tariff
promotes and protects six-sevenths Of
all the trusts. and yet Mr.. Blaine says
they are ''largely private affairs"
having "no place in a National cam-
paign." The voters will see about it.
IN r. World - - 80 soiS