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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02
NUMBER 18.

to pay the salaries of the senators, and
for the compensation of the membefv
of the house, s1,695, ,60e are to be pre-
vided, and this brings the s&laries of
our national lawmakers to a total Of
over s., ,000,0 900 per year. 1t costs lit
tie less than s15O,OOO per session to pay
the mileage of members, and the cOun-
try pays $50, 900 to purchase the sta
tionery for members and officers of the
house alone in any one session. The
treasury pays $50, 900 for reporting the
debates, whether congress sits for one
month or twelve, as the official re-
porters, like most of the clerks, are
paid by the year, though they seldom
de more than twelve months work in
the twenty-folu months that make UP
the congressional term. Right here 10
where the political workers como in;
over e150,O00 are appropriated fox
clerks to committees, who have about
the snuggest places in Washington.
One days time each week would in all
fairness suffice for the performance OF
their duties, and that only when coh-
gress is in session. When the adjourn
ment takes place the good clerks go
home, and on the first of every month
the sergeant-at-arms forwards a check
for the salary due him, just the same
as if he were engaged in the govern
ment service every working day in the
year. 1t requires 1864, 900 to keep up
the annual pay roll of the officers, clerks
and messengers that stand under the
dome of the capitol to do the bidding of
401 working congressman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02
PROTECTED (2l LABOR.

We are sorry to learn that the Sec
tion men OH the Santa Fe are disatis-
fed with the cut in time and wages
just made on the road. 1t is true that
SS cents Il day for five instead of six
days in the week is not an extrava-
gantly large sum. 1t is only S4.40 a
week. After paying his board, SO, the
section man has for his weeks work
$1.40. Working 80 weeks III year,
and rot losing Il day, he would earn
the magnificent sum of S72.S0. This is
not encouraging for Il man who has a
family to raise. 1t would even cause Il
Chinaman to stop and think whether
he could not do as well at the other
side of the globe, where rats and rice
are equally abundant and perhaps
cheaper. 1t is hard for men to work
for that sum, it is true. But then it
must be remembered that the president
and chief officers of that company draw
enormous salaries, and dividends have
to be declared on a vast amount of
watered stock. We think that when
the section men reflect on these things
they will be in a measure recOnciled to
the situation, and will sacrifice them
selves and their families in order that
the railroad company may pull through.
-Er.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02

THE Elmira Gazette says: The
claim is made that the workingmen
profit by the tariff. Do they? Have
not Mr. Carnegie's men recently been
ON a strike for higher wages, While he
has been luXuriating in his wealth?
Certainly. lie does not divide profits
with his men. The war taxes help him
get rich. 1t does not help the men.
The rate of wages is governed always
by the relations of supply and demand.
All that Mr.. Carnegie does for his men
is to pay them what wages he is OBJ
liged to, and help keep up the prices of
everything they buy. Nh. Carnegie is
said to be a generous man. OF this
81 100000 tariff profits one year he
gave $500, 900 for library in Pittsburg
and $500. .000 for the city of Allegheny.
But he did not divide with his men.
The trouble is, the money he has, never
rightly belonged to him. 1t was taken
from the people by unjust taxation. 1t
is monstrous wrong. And yet repub-
lican organs urge that without this nu-
just taxation. business could only be
carried on by reducing wages. Such
talk is both false and wicked
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02
THOUGHTS FOR LABORERs.

Why is it that almost all the efforts
of labor to increase its wages are dis
NAL failures? Every day we are told
that labor in this country is paid double
or three times as much as it is any
where else. This cruel lie seems to be
admitted by labor organizations and
leaders, and can the laborers wonder
that the public is careless when efforts
are made to increase wages that are al
ready so much higher than they are in
any other country, as it is claimed and
so feebly denied? American skilled
labor is the cheapest in the world for it
is the best and most productive.
The comparison of daily or weekly
wages is a fraud and is so intended.
If two men work in a cloth mill and
one makes five yards day and is paid
dollar, and the other makes ten yards
and is paid S1.S0, the man who makes
five yards a day receives the highest
wages. The fact is that American
skilled labor in very many, and per-
haps i'll all departments of. industry is
paid actually less for given quantity
of product for Il ton of coal mined or q
yard of cloth made, than similar labor
i'll England, and even on the continent.
The demand for labor must be in
creased. If a man make and sell $780,
900 worth of goods per annum at 20
per cent. profit he makes 500 900. If
he can make and sell $500 900 worth of
goods at only 10 per cent. profit, he
makes $4,000 and employees more than
twice as many men. Everybody is
thus benefited and no one injured
Then make everybody understand that
American skilled labor is the cheapest
in the world, and labor will soon get its
fair share on the Joint product. With
out increasing our markets, we Can
never hope to do this and labor will re-
main always in it's present condition
and strikes, lockOutS and ShutdoWns
will be the rule. Will some of the
brilliant prOtectionists of this city
please answer these propositions?-
Wichita Beacon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02
CLAFLIN CLIPPINGS.

From tIIe News.
q: w. Tinchis is dOiug the work on
the new City Hall.
Clafin has as good Sunday School
as any town in the west.
The permanent division on the Mo.
Z. is now located at Hoisington, Barton
county.
We don't want it understood that we
are republicans if we did chang our pa
per's name to be more powerful.
About the next day or two after the
election the Kansas republicans will go
around whining, what's the matter,
why just last year we polled 30 ,OOO
majority and now the democrats are in
the lead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02

REPUBLICANs claim they have set
tied the whole matter now-they did at
their little convention at Topeka.
They claim that the winning ticket is
named, and nothing now remains but
to wait until election day. All the
same, these same republicans will not
trust the truth of their own assertions.
but will move heaven and earth if nee
essary to gain votes for their state
ticket. Do not let their claim of a
walk-over scare you, democrats. That
party is extremely proficient i'll the
brag act, if in nothing else,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02
The Way Girls Kiss .

The Hois:ngton girl bows her stately head,
And fixes her stylish lips
In 3 firm, hard way. and let's them go
In spasmodic little snip.
The Dundee girl removeth her specs
And freezeth her face with smile;
And she sticks out her lips like open book,
And cheweth her gum meanwhile.
The ClaAin girl says never n word,
And you'd think her IA ther tame,
With her practical views of the matter in hand,
But she gets there all the same
The EllinwOOd girl. the pride Of the world,
In her cinging and soulful way,
Absorbs it all witha ycarnful yearn
AS big bale of hay.
The Pawnee Rock girl gets grip on herself,
As she carefully takes off her hat;
Then she grabs up the prize in frenzied way,
Like terrier shaking rat
The Albert girl gentle and sweet,
Let's her lips meet the coming kiss
With rapturous warmth, and the youthful souls
Floats away a of bliss.
We have sung the songs of the girls who kiss,
And it sets ones brain in whirl,
But to reach the height of earthly bliss
You must kiss a Great Bend girl
With your arm round her waist, her face upturne
In a sweetly confding way,
You care not q cent for the whole wide world,
Though the wind through your whiskers play.
And closer together your lips do draw,
Till they meet in a rapturous glow,
And the small boy hidden behind the fence
Cries "Gallagher, let her go:"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02
ELLINWOOD ITEMS.
From the Express.

FROM the LNpress
Mr.. Klein has greatly improved his
billiard hall by placing window in the
south and door in the east.
Mr.. Wolf has traded the Brunswick
billiard parlor to the gentleman who
lately leased Hewitt & Johnson's livery
barn.
The long pole may knock the per-
simmons, but judicious advertising is
what knocks the persimmons of the
successful business man.
a bouncing big girl made her appear
ance at the home of Charley VoSsen OH
Thursday of last week. All doing well,
Charley included.
Our town has been alive i'll all re-
spectS this week. The farmers have
begun to market their wheat, and with
a good prospect for a large corn crop,
| they are beginning to lay in their win
ter supply.
Two of the happiest and highest step
ping men i'll our town just at present
is A. Tritsch and Gus. Drasen. The
cause of all their proud feelings was
the arrival on Monday morning of a
bouncing boy ut each of their homes.
| The section men OH the railroad, who
are at present receiving only $l.10 per
day, were notified Monday that they
would be cut down TO SS cents per day.
This didn't suit the boys and OIL the
| following morning none reported for
duty. The company then reinstated
them at the old schedule but allow
them to work but five days per week.
From the Advocate.
Mrs. r. L. Davis, living south of the
river, is ill with a fever.
BORN on Monday of this week to
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Fritsche, boy of
democratic proclivities and weight.
All doing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Dresser rejoice
over a new member of the family which
came Monday. Being boy he will
vote the straight democratic ticket in
| 1908.
DIR. Harris took d drive of twenty
miles into the country, south Of the
river, this week. He says he never saw
corn looking SO healthy anywhere. 1t
Is immense.
\ stalk Of corn, II feet high, il OH
exhibition at Musil's store. y farmer
friend threatened TO beat it by bring
ing ill one foot taller the next time
he comes to town.
A letter from II. VI. Watson dated
at Seattle, Washington Ter, July IS,
says: Il will leave here to-day for
| Tacoma. So far as l have see l would
not give Toepke's little fruit farm,
adjoining EIlinwOod, for the whole ID
territory.
What the Ellinwood Express don't
know about the tariff would make
mammoth circular. When an incipient
UP start, with hardly enough brains to
attend his meals, calls Randall, Thur
man. Cleveland, Carlisle and others
''nincompoops'' because of an opinion
after years of careful study on the tariff
question, it is in order for the probate
court to look after him. Ineed Oscar Is
frightful example of Gods careless
ness in distributing knowledge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02

workman.
3. y nation is simply All aggregation
"a large number of individuals.
! Whatever is good for one man is good
for ten men, or ten million of men, or
for nation of fifty million. Where
fore, if it is good for one man to buy
where he can buy cheapest and sell
were he can sell for the best price, it is
| best for the nation to do the same.
+. Every man that OWNS great fac
tory buys his material where he can
buy it the cheapest and sell his product
where he can get the best price for it.
This is the right thing for him to do;
but the mas. that works in his mill
should have the same privilege. Where
fore, a tariff that prevents the workman
from buying his clothing for what it is
worker.
). Plenty and abundance of the good
things of earth are good for lhe work
man. Therefore, a tariff tax that
AiiethOso ShC hOOCooIIlCo VI IllO oOtlIOO anu
dear Injuries the workman.
6. The value of money depends OH its
purchasing power. To illustrate: Dur
ing the rebellion, when coffee was
worth IS cents pound and flower SIS
Il barrelfn currency, a dollar was not
actually worth one-third of what it is
now. Therefore, a tariff tax that
makes prices high lessons the value of
the workman's dollar and diminishes
his wages.
Z. The effective price of labor de-
pends OH the demand and supply. If
there is but little demand for labor,
wages will be low. Therefore, agricul-
ture being the chief avocatiOn of the
American people, a tariff tax SO AZ
ranged as to impoverish the farmers
and prevent them from hiring labor,
destroys the demand for labor and cuts
down wages.
s. High prices may be good for the
producer, but they are bad for the con-
sumers. Therefore, tariff tax that
enriches the mill owner at the expense
of the consumers, is injurious to the
workers.
8. The market value of all produce is
fixed by the price at the place of sale.
Thus, the price of wheat at South Bend
is fixed by the price at Toledo or New
York. Wheat is worth here what it is
worth at Toleda, less transportation
commissions and charges. The price
in New York depends on the price in
Liverpool. Therefore, tariff laws OF
the United States, which have no force
price of the farmers product, and lie
has no protection.
10. y monopoly is good for the mo-
nopolist, but bad for the people. There
fore, a tariff that cuts off competition
and forces us to pay tribute to some
aristocrat of a factory is bad thing fol
the workman.
II. General Harrison and his associ-
ates are in favor of high taxes and
monopoly, of enriching the few at the
expense of the many, of high prices
and scarcity. President Cleveland
claims that taxes should be reduced
and the necessities of life made cheaper
and money plentiful. Therefore, the
Intelligent voters of this country, if
they have any regard for their own
welfare, will, by an increased majority,
re-elect Mr.. Cleveland to be President
of the United States.
There can, in my opinion, be no boubt
us to any one of the above propositions;
and l ask you, my friends and brothers,
to give them Il careful consideration.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02

NEWSPAPERS throughout the country
should call attention to the acts of the
brute, Ed. Corrigan, whose many as
saults upon defenseless persons have
gone unpunished.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
money. Bond- and stocks.

NEw YonK, May 2s--Money on call easy,
at iiEm2pcr cent; last loan, y per cent;
closed offered ut - per cent. Prime mcr-
camille paper, iCa0 per cent Sterling eN-
change duh but steady ut Si.s6s4 for sixty
day bills and si.ssA for demand.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were dull and without feature.
The stock market was weak In the fore
noon, but recovered somewhat later, becom.
tng quiet 10 dull. The general list was dull
within narrow range aud all the character
diplaycd was given few stocks, OF which
Reading. Missouri Pacific, -. Paul and Union
pncihc were most prominent In the last
hour, however, Rock Island came 10 the
'front.' declining about 3 per cent, the old
story Of reduction In the rate OF dividends
being used against the stock. The most Of
the list responded with fractional losses aud
tho market closed quiet and weak, generally
nt something under the opening
figures. Everything Is lower aud
Missouri Pacific lost 2IE; Rock Island 2,s;
Reading. ~; Kansas a Texas, ~; Fort
Worth n Denver aud 81 Paul preferred, l
per cent each. Investors are now combining
their attention 10 hrst-class bonds, which
are In continual demand, while thu supply
i very limited The transactions today
were only 81, iT5, 600 and the business was
evenly distributed, the tone Of the market
being rather heavy for the most Of the day.
aud prices were left irrcgnlarly changed.
The total sales Of stocks today were 2is, OOs
shares. Closing quotations.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-29

cause OF large receipts and improved
weather" and this morning with vastly
greater receipts and thc-werst OF weather,
prices went up nearly I cent in the first hour.
This condition Of affairs WIS brought about
by liberal buying on the part of the repre-
sentatiyes Of the "bull clique" who with
purchases by the short interest, succeeded in
preventing the break which would have un-
doubtedly occurred July corn opened &c
lower at 5iHc, advanced TO 55Hc, reacted
to size and then settled into rather quiet
market at 55c. Later il firmed up 10 544c,
but reacted and closed at 5476c.
The wheat traders spent most OF the morn
ing session waiting for the visible supply
statement, and when the official figures,
100000 bu., were announced, there was not
enough OF surprise in them 10 cause much OF
movement either way. -bp-to 1890 O'Clock
the market was rather tame and steady, and
prices were just where they started, aftera
Sso fluctuation OF &c under and hc over the
starting point. Toward the close the market
weakened rapidly, and the close was about
1850 under the best figure for the day. July
opened at SIC, iiuctuated between 5000
s1hc for some time, dropped TO $3.50, adj
yanced TO SIC, fell 10 605zc, advanced TO oIH
@s79sc, and closed at 655sc.
In oats the covering of May shorts" was
the feature Of the market. May opened un-
changed at $500, sold up 10 SIC, ana closed
at 3GJsc. July opened at 32Bc ranged at
32A(g33hc, and closed at 33Hc.
In provisions lower range Of prices was
witnessed. Large receipts OF hogs, coupled
with q decline in the same, increased the
weakness developed at the close OF last
week, and initial sales were made this morn.
ing at n decline Of 20c in pork, 7llc in lard
and l0c In short ribs from Saturdays clos
ing. Lard subsequently recovered from its
depression, but In short ribs the days actual
depreciation was &c, and in pork lO@l2>1c.
Pork, before showing any recovery, declined
| nc below the opening prices The trading
was little slow. Shorts were the principal
buyers Of product. Outside speculation was
limited. July pork sold at Sl4.00@l4 10,
and closed ut Sl1l0, July lard sold al
| l6ms.50 and closed at Ss47i5. July
short ribs sold at s755@7.6O, closing at the
inside.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-29
General News.

Business on the leyee yesterday was very
good.
Cart. JAMES II. REEs has returned from
Florida.
THE Rene Macready goes out this evening
at o o'clock for st. Francis river.
The City OF Vicksburg will be here 10 leave
this evening at O'Clock for Cairo and ST.
Louis.
THE river gauge at this point, at o'clock
yesterday, registered % feet tenths, a rise
OF tenths since last report.
Cart. HARRY BRowS, OF the extensive coal
operating firm OF w. II. Brown q Sons,
Pittsburg, is in the city on business trip.
IT Is estimated that ut least 5000, 900 BUSH
els Of coal will be shipped from Louisville
10 southern points on the present rise in the
Ohio river.
TmE Chickasaw brought IN from White
river yesterday, 0 bales OF cotton and 80
packages OF sundrios. She goes back to-
morrow at o'clock p m.
TmE large and commodious Anchor line
steamer Arkansas City, announced TO leave
here this morning at 10 o'clock for Natchez
and intermediate landings.
Mn. LEWIS BoTTo, who was injured Sunday
by an engine on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad, was still alive last evening, but his
death was momentarily expected.
TnE flag OF the steamer Ohio was lowered
10 half mast yesterday, out Of respect 10 the
memory OF Capt. Andrew Lindsay, who
died suddenly at Louisville Sunday night.
TnE Ohio arrived from Cincinnati yester-
day morning with i75 tons Of miscellaneous
freight and fair list OF passengers. She
leaves again this evening at o'clock for
Cairo, Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati and
all way points on the Mississippi and ohio
rivers.
WILLIAM GALLAGHER, second engineer OF
the steamer Fred Nellis, was quite painfully
injured yesterday afternoon. He was en-
gagged In oiling the machinery, when his
right hand was caught by tho cog-wheel and
cut 70 badly that IL will probably have to be
amputatod
TmK manifest OF the steamer Eugene, which
arrived from the Arkansas river yesterday,
consisted Of 8 bales Of cotton, 20li sacks Of
cotton seed, 1 bag OF wool, 4 head OF stock
and 90 packages Of sundries. The Eugene
Is receiving 10 leave again this afternoon at
5 O'Clock for Arkansas river, going through
10 Pine Bluff
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-29

Cash quotations were rs follows:
flour-Dull aud unchanged. Winter,
S2.75@L75; spring whcsb ti.75@0.cO; rye
A.. OOd3 30.
No. ? spring wheat s5JS@s5Xc; No Q
spring wheat -; No. red, s9c No. 2 corn,
5BIic; No oats, 3Gk@3Ghc No. rye,
| CS@6slZc; No. 2 barley ODc; No. 1 flax
seed, Si.3l; prime timothy seed, 1925.
Mess Porls-Pcr brl, Sii0Odtii05; lard,p
100 lbs, .$S.i2lI@S.l5; short rib sides
loose, $50; dry saltcd shoulders, boxed,
SGoO@026; short clear sides boxed, $500
SIS.
Receipts-Flour $4,000 brls wheat, U.s.
GOO bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 10000 bu;
rye, 1000 bu; barley, 1000 bu.
shipments-flour, 5000 brls; wheat, s.
coo bu; corn, $4,000 but oats $4,000 bui
rye, 1000 bu; barley, 1000 blu.
ST. Louis, No., May 2a-Flour-vcry
dull.
Wheat-very unsettled. opening steady
and advancing to the highest point, then
decreasing &c below the opening, closing a
little below Saturdays quotations. No.
2 red cash, Oo,[@SoIsc; May, eoci July. s6N
Cdh1 &c, closing at s0}sc; August, S0hM
01Ac, closing at s0Ac; December, 900
pOisc. closing at e0Nc.
Confirm and little higher; cash.
5ilsc; June closed ut 5issc; July, 526152i4c,
closing az 524c; August closed at 52lfc
year, closed az 3gkc.
oais-l.ower; cash, Aifc; June, 33Ic;
July, 2sAc. Rye-Nothing doing Barley
Nominal. Bran, Lower, at &c. Corn.
meal-firm, at $500
1lay-firm; prime timothy, sl300G20. co.
prairie, S9Oo@i3.O0.
Buttcr-Firm creamery, eo922c; dairy,
10000 Eggs-i2hc.
Provisions-Easicr. Pork-tii75. Lard
-Ssi2if. Dry salt meats boxed l-Should.
crs, t0CI0.l2lf; long clears, S7G2li; clear ribs,
81. 49, short clears, SsoOCgSi2f.
Bacon boxed l-Shouldcrs, $3.50; long
clears, tsi0tds.50; clear ribs, ss.s0@s.50,
short clears. sS62h@s.75.
Hams-siO.O 0gi2O0.
Rcccipts-Flour, 1900 brls wheat, %, coo
bu: corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 5000 bu; rye,
4 600 bu; barley, 1900 bu.
shipmcnts-flour,5 5000 brls wheat, 1900
bu; corn, 1900 bu; oats, 5000 bu; rye,
1880 bu; barley, none.
Afternoon Board--whoat---wc and
lower. June soc, nominal; July, s6is; Au.
gust, Sc; December, p0,sc Corn Lower,
June, 81 lc bid; July, bi'sc bid; August
52,lc bid. oats--Easy; May Sac bid; June,
35c, July, 2sAc.
KANSAS CrY, Mo-, MAY 2s--wheat--.
Steady; No. 2 soft SC asked. Corn
Lower, No. 2 cash, f7ilc. lsHc bid; June,
I5i.c bid, July, 49c bid, 50,sc, asked No.
swhltc, cash, bcc bid, Sic psESd. oais-No.
?, cash, 3ic asked
NEw YoRK, May 2s.-Tbe following Is a
statement Of the visible supply Of grain In
store and ailoat ON Saturday, May "a "a
compiled by the New York Produce ex.
change Wheat 27,C02 ~, bu, decrease
,sSa105 bu; corn, s,as,StO bu, increase
| /, aOs2Il la; oats 6,O02,sli bu. increase,
asa ia bu; rye, 2Oi, i23 bu, decrease 55,5i7
bu, barley, 31s, i95 bu, decrease i05,O93 bu.