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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04
Bored for Two Hours,

S1no opera mouse was well TILED last
Thursday night, about half ladies and
half democrats, to hear A. j. Felt, the
republican candidate for lieutenant
governor. One Of the local wire pullers
and would-be political bosses bored the
audience for half an hour in an attempt
to tear Rev. Brooks, who spoke the day
before, all to pieces; the burden of his
cry being that the Rev. prohib, was a
liar from away back. Those who were
present and who had heard Brooks,
the day before, were disgusted with the
littleness of the clap trap politician
who, by misrepresentation and garbled
quotations tried to swing the fainting
brother republicans into line again by
charging that the prohibition party
was but democratic side show
Mr.. Felt then spoke at some length,
showing rather a pleasing gift Of
oratory, but firing the bulk Of his argu-
ment at the union labor party and
detested prohibitionists. We sat pa
tiently through his long-winded eulogy
OF the 6. o. p. but failed to see where
IN he made q single argument that
would or possibly coald convince sober
and fair minded men that the present
high tariff is not the curse of America.
We would like to say that he, one of
the men who aspires to be the next
lieutenant governor of Kansas, made
a clean and gentlemanly talk devoid of
prejudice and mud Singing; but we
cannot do it and hold our job as a
truthful publisher. And what we here
say about the speakers on last Thurs
day evening will pretty well cover the
ground as a criticism of the republican
speakers who have thus far attempted
to teach their doctrine to Great Bend
audiences. The whole burden of their
argument has been: "You bush-whack-
ing unionlaborites! You ungrateful
prohibs, you! You lying democrats!
Damn Grover Cleveland The war is
notoyer yet! Hurrah:fo the tribe or
Levi and Benjamin!'' Get those ex-
pressions well learned and you have
one Of their speeches boiled down.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

JUDGE JoHN MARgIz, our democrat
ic nominee for governoe, is no politicaa
coward, he dares che republican NOM
inee L. U. Humphrey to meet him on
the stump before the whole people and
argue the two sides. Humphrey says
to his friends and the republican sstate
central committee-"don't you dare to
accept Martins challenge, for he is too,
deep for me.n-Edgle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04
WITTY AND WISE.


A close shave-Two per cent. YsB
month.
Dogs are beginning to don tieR
autumn pants.
OF all the virtues, gratitued Las sfe
shortest memory.
A man may be bad egg, but he,sS9
right till he's broke.
Never charge . bad motive il . ssaG
one is conceivable.
A patch on q boys trousers is eu6fC
thing new under the son.
''Rulerruin. as the boy said whea 60
threw the teachers ferule into the seGsao
II aim to tell the truth" ''YesS
interrupted an acquaintance, ''butf@
are a very bad shot"
The rolling stone gathers no eeoa
but It gathers q fellow who rides 4 kz5S
cicie every time.
When there is q storm in the MUSES.
the mother viii not castor oil on sffC
waters IN vain.
"Whst is fsmep" asks the Philsael-
phia American. Fame is the Iesuie aa
being civil 10 newspaper men.
A young woman who married a esee
legged man says it doSent take must
to make her husband "hopping mad
The heart that is fullest Of goeA
works has in it the least room foR eAE
temptations Of the enemy.
It is perfectly proper 70 carve p&
your OWN fortune but you shoula RoS
chisei ether people in doing il.
There are many more shining quail
ties in the mind of man, but sherefs
nnnQ mora nSQful fh1n
When the young man detects the aest
evidence Of hair on the upper lip. aG
feels elevated, when in reality if ls6
sort of coming down.
The so-called civilized world sHa&
years in trying to break into Chiar.
Now it is making strenuous Efforts 60
keep the Chinese from breaking OUT
When a young man sits In the pasi1G
talking nonsense to his best girl, thsGs
capital. But when he has TO stay IN a6
evenings after they are married, &hsAs
labor.
Collector, Ton bis tenth sisit)-'Iso
a-here; how many more times do YOG
want me to call with this accountEs
Bill Overdue-"Why, man, I dontessD
If you never call again.
Grandpa" said Teddy Is the old gee
tleman woke up from loud-SOundiRE
after-dinner nap, ''if you'd give youz
nose spoonful Of paragoric, don't yee
think you could put it to sleep, tor
The Rev. DR.. Hall said every bfaa8
of grass was a sermon. The next tiat
he was amusing himself by clipping his
lawn, when a parishioner said: That's
right, doctor, cut your sermon shers-"
Get yourself full of your subjects
said the professor. s'Saturate youEg
self with it, and then your essay will
write ITSELF" s'Yes, know, Professors
said Miss Coldspring, s'but my essay ie
on Rum; the Cause Of it,
A London preacher placarded the eitS
with notices that he would preach ia
Spurge0n's Tabernacle ON the subjecs:
",-;-:-2!-." There Sgas large
congregation, to whom he announceG
the text: "Stand thou still awhile" an&
then said that his subject was sEhe
Pauses of Life.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

farm mortgages man that literally
bought his nomination. More than
that, he is a coward; q man that was
afraid to meet Judge Martin in Joint
discussion. Such q man with such .
record shows just what kind of q man
that note shaver Humphrey lister.
ling Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

SAM PETERS, as republican orator,
did some good work for democracy last
week. He slipped in quietly from
Washington and made high tax, farm
mortgage speeches at Newton and
Hutchinson, and ever since republicans
have been flocking to the democratic
ranks by the scOre.-C coolidge ,Isntes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

WITH all the ridicule the ed6tor of
Mr.. Looney will aS least poll as Large a
vote il this township as did Mr.. Eowas-
ley when he ran for county attorney a
few years since. Townsley then got
one vote. and the man who cast that
afterwards died from the pangs o&
guilty conscience. Eock
Leader.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04
A BRILLIANT CAMPAIGN.

ROAbUkkds0 OAS001O 10 NONo % SAo
campaign their leaders and standard
bearers are making Il this state st pres
smt. John Martin, candidate Tor gov
ssnor 10 winning golden opinions by his
Straightforward, manly and brilliant
canvass. Wherever he appears immense
ana enthusiasts audiences greet him,
anxious to hear public questions that
oUneeYn them % nearly discussed By .
Nan whose reputation for honesty and
aaanliness, - we'll a. ability and talents
Aas won In advance the confidence Of tho
people. In the Seventh district Mr.
Ebey il making remarkably brilliant
canvass against Congressman Peters
who finds il expedient to desert his
p0st in Washington In order 70 repair
g possible the breach in his fences made
lg Mr.. Ebey. In Bishop Perkins dis
tgict, Hon. John A. Eaten 10 warm
ING the hide Of that iacorrigible dems-
g0gue who lacked tho sand 70 meet his
sDmpetiter on the stump when ivited
nut. Mr.. Eaton ts . very able man,
md is making . bold and aggressive
campaign. Judge Burris ts hot on the
Trail Of Farmer Funston the crab apple
statesman from the southwest.
These gentlemen are making DASH
ing campaign and are deciminating re-
publican ranks whereyer they 60. Since
Eosesnor Clicks famous campaign,
such ferment has not been seen be-
Tore In Kansas politics. The people are
being aroused, are thinking. When you
get . farmer to thinking on the question
Df the tariff, you have . convert to demo-
cratic ideas In nine cases out Of ten.
The argument presented by the demo-
eratfc candidates on the subject arc un-
answerable from the standpoint Of logic
3nd facts. II they were not 30, why do
aepublican candidates refuse to take
Che stump IN Joint debate with their
adyersaries2 Why do they show the
&aite feathers Why do they not accept
Che challenges OF their democratic COM
Retttors and 60 forth 60 expose the
gallacies Of the free traders as they ere
pleased 20 cali them, and humiliate
Chem before the public gaze? Why do
(they not do thats Arc they afraid to
8nake the attemptp Is Humphrey afraid
90 meet Martin, or Perkins too much OF
q coward 70 face EatonP II 50, are not
9nch men and their principles OF rather
(eolitical creeds filter for the charnel
house than for Office and power?-Em-
lRDria Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04
Clarence.

Clarence.
From Buckeye
Julius Both took in the capital Sat
urday.
Mrs. F. r. Cline is on the sick list foz
a few days.
Mrs. Mahala Allison, Of ElDorado, il
the guist of Jacob Zimmer, and family
Mr.. John Loomiller is in the western
part of the state, on business.
Wheat and rye is coming up nicely,
however, q good rain would not come
amiSS.
;. Miss Foster commenced the fall term
of school at district No. II last Monday
morning.
MIR. Clark was out from Great Bend
last week, looking after his Clarence
property.
It is remarkable coincidence that
both Garfield and the remains of the
republican party are buried in Cleve-
land!
a few Of our few republican citizens
went down to Great Bend, Thursday,
to witness the last hopes of the &. o. p.
Hump'r'way.
eIf we have to deal with a nation Of
flibusters let us at least know itroLon-
don Standard.
Let Canada continue her unfriendly
course and see how We can fuIIv busf,
er.
Henry Ellring has with hcomm@dable
generosity presented his recently pur-
chased Cook building 20 the Lutheran
society, who will convert it into school
room for the study OF the German lang
uage. Rev. the new pastor, will
commence the term Immediately after
his return from Mich, whittier he has
journeyed to enter the happy state of
matrimony.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

FARMER A. W. Smith, the brilliant
orator who was sent here by the repub-
lican State Committee, 10 the butt OF
ridicule by the intelligent republicans OF
Lyons. It came about thusly: He was
expatiating upon tho horrible effects of
tariff reduction, and - an instance
Illustrating Il, told OF q friend OF his
who lived in Texas, who owned 5000
sheep. The reduction OF the tariff has
already made him lose tsuerty four ttox-
sand dollars on one clip. Say, now is
not that statement fine one for the
great candidate of the state house ring,
to makce A loss Of e4.S0 per head,
when s1. per head 10 about all the sheep
are worth.-1yons Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

JOINS ScOTr HARRISON. Benz 8 father,
died democrat, his last vote being
cast for T1lden fog president. He left
the republican party on account of its
financial legislation.-High1and (wb.)
Rustic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

They are Coming, Father Abraham.
There are more democrats in Barton
county than you can shake stick at.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

s.11f 4 prohibiuonist. I used Go
take forty-seven drinks a day but now
I only take forty drinks day" Eyes,
but how does chat make you teetotal-
err" Just the same as man is free
trader who favors a reduction of taxes
from forty-seven' to forty peg cent. Do
you seef's-Wichita Beacon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

No nomination was made for county
attorney.
The following resolutions and plat
form were adopted:
Resolved That No endorse the nation
al platform adopted ct Cincin matt, Ohio,
on May Is, 1883, and the candidates
nominated thereon, believing them to
be true representatives of the interests
OF labor, and we pledge them our hear
ty support, and
I've further endorse the platform
adopted by the state convention held
at Wichita, Kansas, on the 29th OF
August, 1888, and pledge to its candi-
dates our hearty support, and
I've demand that the tax laws be
80 amended % to exempt the tax pay
ers' Indebtedness from the assessed val
uation, and that all mortgages and
bonds be assessed In the counties where
the same are recorded.
4--Wo demand Of our representa-
tives that they favor and work to the
end that our laws be 50 amended that
counties and townships that have voted
bonds or aid to railroads OF other cor
porations, shall share equal per capita
OF school children in school tar collect
ed from such corporations for school
purposes, and further, we demand that
there shall be uniformity in collection
OF state tax from each county. and we
also demand reduction Of freight aud
passenger rates ON all lines of transport
tatiOn within our state, and declare our
opposition to monopoly Ind the organi-
ration Of oil kinds OF trusts.
@The right to vote is inherent in
citizenship irrespective Of sex, and is
properly within the province OF state
legislation. Therefore, we demand
that our legislature enact laws extend
ing the right Of suffrage to women as a
natural right.
eWe reserve the right, that when
. candidate proves untrue to his trust
to withdraw him from the candidacy
through our central committee.
I've demand that the candidates
nominated and officers elected pledge
their sacred honor to work to further
the interests of the union labor patty.
8-Resolved, That we ask the enact
ment OF q law In our state similar to
that OF the Delzel law of Ohio, provid-
ing q tax Tor the sustainance of every
poor honorably discharged soldier, that
OF county poor house.
~ AuA sAAOA AC0oAvCu, VunS VIC
favor law in our state similar to that
of Pennsylvania, by which, in substance,
in real estate foreclosure one to two
years OF stay OF execution, aud cannot
be sold for seven years, where the
property will rent yearly for the inter-
est upon said debt upon said property.
10-Resolued, That we favor law
where the interest on money il not
above the half average rate of the pro.
duction OF state and nation, for It il
a positive fact that no people can be
wholly free in an atmosphere where tho
natural production Of that conntry, and
in the name Of humanity, justice, and
good government, call the attention of
the law-making power, both state and
to the above resolutions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04
OUR EEIGHBORs.
Pavnee Rock.

x6VQ66 LOCK
From the Leader.
BORN Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Wycoff,
on Monday, September "a, q daughter.
Miss Lucie Fosters school, district
No. Al. Clarence township, commenced
last Monday.
Greatness, where is thy TewardP The
Chronoscope says, "Martin Coraway
and j. Rich" spoke here Saturday
evening.
MARRIED-At the residence of the
brides parents, James B. Wallace, in
Clarence township, on Thursday even-
ing. at g o'clock. September 81, Mr..
Andrew Cell and Miss Eva F. Wallace.
The occasion was very enjoyable one.
Harken ye, Townsley: The way to
subject all things to thyself is to sub
ject thyself to reason; thou shalt gov
ern many il reason govern thee.
Wouldst thou be crowned the monarch
Of little worldp Command thyself.
J. II. Depue brought US q pear Of the
Bartlett variety yesterday which meas
ures ten and one-half inches in circum-
ference, and is q most luscious bit Of
fruit. Mr.. Depue il . very successful
fruit grower, having had an abundance
OF cherries, raspberries, etc., this year.
The main point made by Jesse Rich
creek, in his speech Saturday night,
was that President Cleveland could
slip his SHIRT off over his head without
unbuttoning his collar. 1t was a
source Of great wonderment to the
audience how Mr.. Richcreek managed
to keep his shirt from slipping off the
other way.
The audience which greeted Mrs.
Lease at the Methodist church Satur-
day evening was the largest ever seen
in Pawnee Rock. One hundred people
stood in the aisles and grouped about
the windows unable to gain admitance.
It is but just to say that Mrs. Lease is
a fine orator and an effective speaker,
and her address was we'll received.
The union laborites are enthusiastic
and are Strengthening their forces
every day. Such addresses as Mrs
Leases serve to elevate the party by
comparison with the methods used by
opposition speakers, who deal only ia
ridicule.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04

was the appointment OF Hon. l.. q. e..
Lamar to the supreme bench, showed
his bitter partisan spirit and the Sec
tional hatred that permeates his whole
nature. He insulted the intelligence of
his audience and the people of this dis
trict by thus appealing to their preju-
dices instead of their intellectual ca
pacities. His speech was simply words,
words Of bitterness and hate, instead of
argument and craftsmanship. Oh, hon
est farmer, will you always allow your
party prejudices 70 stand as a noun
tain in the way your best interests liep
Look about you and see the burning
words of truth and soberness, of justice
and right government, and join in the
triumphant hosts marching to victory
that is for your good and the good of
all you hold most dear or earth. Help
US to rescue this government from the
hands of harpies and soulless, grinding
and place it in loving hands.
The democratic banner in this district
is carried aloft by as gallant aud brave
and true friend of a government of,
by and for the people as ever lived; help
him to hold it alOft, for upon its folds is
inscribed both a promise and a hope
for you.- Wichita Beacon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
Galloway Items.

A number Of new carts are to be seen Ia
our neighborhood this spring.
Chas. Adams put In ten acres OF oats on
the Brierley farm. He will also work
Jake Wellmans farm this year.
j A, Lock has been sowing Timothy
seed the past few days.
The roads are excellent, and great
many teams are seen passing.
Samuel Patterson was unanimously re-
elected school director in his district.
There WAS fox chase at kagley the
other day Bill Myers, who had caught
the fox, turned 1t loose west of the town
and the boys, with their dogs, started afte 7
H. The result was big chase and lots OF
fun.
J. W. Feizer put his Herefords In Mr.
Grunther's pasture, Saturday.
Mrs. j. Elliott spent Friday with her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Ellsworth of Deer Park.
The following officers were elected by
the North Bend Sunday school last Sunday
Superintendent, G.. O. Long; Asst Super
intendent, Rev. Redmond; Secretary, and
Treasurer, Miss Florence Briggs Choris-
ter i, l.. Colwell; Organist, Mrs. Arthur
Elliott.
mere Is SOON W Db "euulhS III 'ui
neighborhood. Names can not be given
al present.
MIR. and Mrs. Theodore Deidrich have
moved, They now occupy the west wing
of Chas lIacott's house, and will remain
there until Theodore gets his crop In.
The horse driven by by the Willsman
boy, Sunday afternoon, became frightened
and ran away lie finally brought up in
the school yard, where he was secured by
the owner and taken home, No one was
hurt
Little Billy Halcott, who has been very
sick with congestion of the lungs, is much
better this Week
There was preaching at the Patterson
school house Thursday evening. A fair
attendance y.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28

A good many farmers hereabouts bring
TO town dismal tales of travelling grocery
men who have been among them selling
them goods lat wholesale prices" The
local merchants. however. are not com
planning as much as their customers who
bought at wholesale" and think the
travellers trade is doomed-for time at
least, until new tribe of suckers" ripen.
Mrs. w. T. Smith has returned home
from Decatur.
The Valley Reading Club had very
pleasant meeting at Mrs. Bangham's on
Monday evening.
Mrs. Win Taylor has gone TO Kansas
City.
Geo Smith represented the A o [ w at
the Grand Lodge meeting this week at
Springfield
w r Brundage has been dangerously Ill
his week.
Mrs. George Wheeler has returned from
Florida with her daughters, where they
spent the winter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
Grand RAPIDS.

Some Of The farmers are planting corn
but The early birds catch both the worm'
and cold This time George Parker has
completed eating willows.
James Graham has got u new buggy.
All the schools are open but Prospect Hill
W. +. Neeley has bought two New Found
land dogs. Are you going to trot them Oh
your new track?
Miss Maggie Porter Is here teaching q
the oxford school.
j.. J. Graham Is seen going south nov I
days.
The commissioners Of this town are howl
ing because young men hold the office O
school director; but those men will want thu
office next spring.
The statement Of Next" in the FREI
TnApRa was true about w. @. Trumbo being
the best farmer, but Cyclone thinks there
are other COED farmers in the town, lots Of
them.
Sim Graves is seen once week in full
dress driving q fine coach horse.
Edward Mccormick is seen going ~ far
east az Mr.. Isaac Mink's.
MIR Thos. Swart1 died on last Friday and
WAS buried on last Sunday, in St. Vincent
cemetery at Ottawa. A wife and children
survive him. CYCLONE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-28
Leland's Ledger.

We have license.
We will have public improvements.
We will have all we can lay our bands
on.
Mr. G. Il. Plomondon and wife are "do
ing" Hot Syringe, Ark
Mrs. Hinckley, wife of our NJ. d., who
was III last week Is better.
Amos Simonson has returned from Min.
niapolis, where he has been attending col.
lege.
Edwin Gunderson will occupy the Rut
land farm this year.
James C. Smith, who had been suffering
with pneumonia, Is now around the house
Nels. Logland has three mule teams
He Is alleged to be preparing for slow
mule race to be held July 4th, at Ottawa.
JIG. Carr of Eden, Is refitting the cream.
cry and is placing things In A, No. shape
Miss Annie Grenn of Chicago, spent
Sunday with US.
Supervisor johnson Is doing his share OF
renoveling and improving the town, and
had begun the work of raising and beauti
fy,ng his residence. Mr.. Helgeson IL
also improving his home by erectieg 8
comfortable addition.
j. G. jacobson, IT,, will start on Saturday
for trip TO the Land of the Midnigh
Sun,"-Nosway, expecting TO be gone fOl
several months. Mr.. Vester, Of Dakota
who Is now here, will start for the samt
part Of Europe about the same time.
Mrs. Allen johnson who has been Ill FOL
long time Is now recovering.
There have been quite q number o