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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-14
There is trouble brewing at the Ger

There is trouble brewing at the Ger
man court. Prince Bismarck has decid-
ed to withdraw his resignation because he
is convinced that the empress, who has
now much influence, would disrupt Ger
man unity, if he were out of the way, but
he is still clearly dissatisfied with the at
tempt to marry the Princess Victoria to
Alexander of Battenburg, the dethroned
prince of Bulgaria. Bismarck considers
that the proposed alliance would be an
open affront to Russia, which helped to
drive Alexander from the Bulgarian
throne. The presence of Queen Victoria
in Germany adds othe trouble and causes
Lord Salisbury some anxiety.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
4 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

The democrats, and all voters who
favor an honest government and tariff
reform, have an opportunity now of
electing state senator from this. the
thirty-eighth, district who is in har-
mony with Mr.. Cleveland's message on
these important questions.
The republican nominee. for senator.
Mr.. Price, of Clark county is nothing
more than republican Office hunter. a
young man who has no convictions that
he has not learned in the republican
and monOpolistic schools. As a member
of the lower house of the last Kansas
legislature he voted with the major
lty and was regarded as strict parti-
sar. That alone should establish him
as a man the masses do not want for
their representative III the state senate
during the coming four years.
This is not his only weakness. 1t is
currently rumored that by making prom
ises to the north part of Harper county
he secured the votes of the delegates
from that section and these were the
votes that gave him the nomination.
Of course, then, Anthony and its
friends will not vote for Mr.. Price.
In Comanche county, there is an ele.
ment south and east of Coldwater that
like the city of Harper, wants the law,
governing county seats amended Sc
that the people may vote on the ques-
ton of removal oftener than once in
live years. 1t Mr.. Price has cast his
fortunes with the removal" element
of Harper county, of course Coldwater
like Anthony, will not touch him with
a fOrty-foot pole.
Then that troublesome old question
of railroad influence comes up. 1t is
believed by many good men in Barber
county that the Santa Fe railroad rep
resentatiyes worked for Mr.. Prices
nomination over Mr.. McNeal. If that
turns out to be the truth, Mr.. Price
cannot expect a vote from any man
who is opposed to corporations, trusts
and monopolies taking an active part i'm
politics.
SO then. we say, golden opportunity
is presented to some good, clean man
in this senatorial district to be elected
to good Office that will certainly prove
stepping-stone to something better.
But the aspirant who expects to sue
coed must be man without a stain on
bis character; he must be a ready and
convincing debater and thoroughly
posted on the tariff question; he must
be a man of the people, not a chronic
oihee hunter; he must have the stamp
OF honesty, the marks of sincerity and
the evidences of ability and he must
have the time to make a canvass of the
district.
Point ont such man in the district
and he win be nominated aud elected.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
Ac0RRHPrIf,NR IrNn

Here Is something for the thinking
farmers of Barber county to study and
ponder over. The Republican League
of the United States" with headquar-
tiers in New York. has sent out circu-
lar marked confidential" TO the rich
manufacturers of the country asking
for money to be used in electlng a re-
publican president this year. Among
other startling sentences ia the circular
are tfe following:
THE league stands for protection and
!; fighting in your interest. 1t is no
Fourth of July organization for dress
parade, but is an everyday working
force of practical political workers who
have in four months enrolled 10000
men to fight against Bristish free trade
ideas. The coming campaign VIII
be fought for protection under disad-
vantages never before encountered. =
We viii win this fight if you Will do
your share and help us to finish what
we have begun; we want money and
want 1T at once. We are overwhelmed
with calls for tariff documents and for
speakers and organizers. We propose
to organize and fight against free trade
in every doubtful congressional and
legislative district in the United States.
To-day there is but one majority in the
senate OF the United States when The
lines are drawn between democrats and
republicans and unless much is done
the next congress will see a free trade
house, senate and president and then
good-by to your prosperity"
The circular then goes on and quotes
from a republican senator who says
that the coming campaign will concern
more than any body else the manufac-
turers of the country and who says If
he had his way about it lie would pct
the manufacturers of Pennsylvania I'M
der fire and fry all of the fat out of
them because they have hesitated about
contributing to the republican cam
paign fund
Then appears list OF subscribers to
the corruption fund, the names being
generally those of prominent Brooklyn
and New \ ork manufacturers who sub
scribed from $50 to 5000 each.
This then is the key note from the
republican side: Raise lots of money;
spend it in doubtful congressional and
representative districts and if possible
make both houses of congress repuDli-
can! 1t does not matter so much about
the president.
For the information of republican
leaders who will countenance and sub
scribe to the corruption fund we will
state that in Kansas there are three
districts that we know of that may be
classed as doubtful. These are,
The Seventh congressional district:
The Thirty-eighth senatorial district;
and
The Ninetieth representative district.
1t is now on the programme to elect
a democrat from each of these districts
and, unless all signs fail, the programme
will be carried out.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06

The Importance of selecting a good
man for the yice-presidency is well UNI
derstood by the democrats. While
twenty-five men have held the Office of
president, but eighteen OF them were
chosen to that position. -Four men
who we're elected TO the vice-presidency
acceded to the higher Office on the death
OF the incumbent. These four vice
presidents were John Tyler. Willard
Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and Chester
y. Arthur. Tyler was president three
years and eleven months; Fillmore two
years and eight months; Johnson three
years and eleven months, and Arthur
three years and six months. Three of
the four, rs will he noted, held the Office
for practically the entire term for which
their immediate predecessors had been
chosen. This year the vice-presidency
Is more important than ever before from
the fact the senate of the next congress
will, in all probability, be tie, i'm which
case the vice-president will be called on
to cast many telling votes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06

Charleston, 8. c.,
was seat OF Democratic convention for 1860
All States were represented. April % the
date. majority and two minority reports
on resolutions were presented. Principal
minority report was adopted. Delegates
from six Southern States withdrew from
convention. The remaining delegates adj
Journed to meet IN Baltimore June Is. Those
withdrawing met in Richmond June IL. All
TINS resulted in two tickets originating
among Democrats. Stephen A. Douglas and
ID. V. johnson and j. c. Breckenridge and
Joseph Lane. Republican party nominated
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin.
Mr.. Lincoln lacked nearly million of get
ting popular vote, but was elected. Elec-
toral vote: Lincoln, $780, Breckenridge, ~:
Bell, 80; Douglas, 10. Issue-Restriction
and non-restriction of slavery
August %, 1864, Democratic convention
nominated George B. Mcclellan and G.. W.
Pendleton. Southern States in rebellion
and not represented.
Abraham Lincoln renominated by Repub-
hcans. Lincoln reelected; 2l2 electoral votes
against q, also receiving popular VOTE
Democratic platform declared war fail
ure and called for cessation of hostilities to
arrange terms of peace. Lincoln and John
son elected; 212 electoral votes against 81.
Democratic convention of 1868 met in New
York July 4; nominated Horatio Seymour
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
BAD FOR BARRIER.

IL was unfortunate for Barber coun-
ty that the republicans indnlged in such
relentless war i'm the contest between
Mr.. MeNeal and Mr.. Long in their SEN
atorial aspirations. Had the friends of
these Two asplrants been more liberal
and had they not pursued the dogin-
the-manger course, Barber county
might have been successful I'm getting
the nominee at the COldwater conven-
ton. IL "a claimed by Mr.. Long and
bus friends that had he secured the Bar
Der county delegation that lie would
have received at least 7votes from liar
per county. from Meade and ? from
Comanche, which, added to the : from
Barber would have been more than
he really needed to get the nomination.
f5ut the convention at this place on the
10Th, uit.. adopted the iron-clad resOlu-
tions that practically tied the hands of
Of the delegates and they were not in a
position 20 vote fer any Barter county
man except Mr.. McNeal and he only
received one vote outside Of Barber
county. giving him of the % necessary
fnr a nomination.
MeAay il was unfortunate for Bar
Der county because IT is good adver-
tisement for the county 20 be the home
Of any man who is thrown inso desira-
bic publicity: and in the event Of a
nominee being elected to an important
Office IL is quite help to the town and
county that claims bum as citizen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
SENAIORIAL MATTERS.

Last night was the time appointed
for the meeting, at this place, Of the
democratic senatorial committeeman
Of this, the Thirty eighth district. The
only committeeman present was Judge
ID. a. McCanless, though w. 5. Denton,
OF this city, was present as the repre-
sentative Of the Clark, Comanche and
Meade committeeman, he having their
proxies. he claimed.
10 was decided that senatorial con-
vention should be held at Coldwater on
Thursday, July II, 1883. at . o'clock p.
m; that the central committees Of the
several counties in the district meet on
Thursday July 9TH and appoint seven
delegates from each county to attend
the senatorial convention mentioned
above.
This may be all right and If no one
objects IL will be; but we cannot help
but regret that the usual course, so fa.
miliar To democrats, was not pursued i'm
this instance. The people. not com
mittees, are the ones to elect delegates
10 every convention. To delegate this
important work TO the central COM
mittees is too much like republican
Capitalization of power.
Another thing: Barber county, i'm
mass meeting, called for the purpose,
has already elected its delegates TO the
senatorial convention, and the action
of that convention held here May 8,
1883, should not be so ilippantly disre-
garded.
And still another thing: Barber
county cast l,2Gi democratic votes in
1856 while Comanche county cast 403.
Should Comanche county have seven
delegates while Barber has but seven
Harper county cast l,l5I democratic
votes and Meade county but jGl. Should
Meade ana Harper counties be put on
an equal footing in the convention with
seven delegates each
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
NOTA CANDLDATE.

The Wichita Beacon sent a reporter
TO Winfield last week to interview Hon.
John y. Eaton who had been promi-
nenty mentioned as candidate for the
gubernatOrial nomination by the demo-
cratic convention. That gentleman
announced that he would not be a can
didate, but that he would favor the
nomination of Hon. John Martin. of
Topeka. Mr.. Eaton explained that he
had contemplated making the race. but
always with the understanding that he
would not engage in a fight or scramble
for the office, and with the understand
ing that he would retire whenever any
man older i'll the councils of the party
might desire the nomination.
Judge Martin was interviewed by the
same paper, the same day, and he an
nounced his Willingness to be consid-
cred candidate if his party desired
his services. Judge Martin said:
If the democracy of Kansas should
nominate me with any degree of unan-
unity L would accept the nomination.
The democracy i'll the past has been
very kind to me and il WOuld be the
grossest ingratitude for me to ignore
them at the present time if they should
see lit to honor me, ana l should consid-
er 1t an imperative duty to my party to
accede to their wishes. | shall not
make canvass for the nomination but
L shall go to the convention prepared
TO accept it if it shall come with COM
paratlYe unanimity. | consider the
prospects of the democratic party i'm
Kansas at the present time as among
the brightest in its history,'' continued
the Judge, land every nominee on the
ticket will go into the campaign with
the knowledge that, with the right on
his side, earnest endeavor, faithful
work ana a thorough campaign, they
Will carry their banners to victory. If
L am nominated | assure you that these
Will be the characteristics of nv cam
paign. will go into the fight prepared
and expecting to win, and | shall make
thorough, vigorous canvass of the en-
tire state. The chances for democrat
&c triumph were never better. Dissen-
tons reign in the republican camp.
They are disorganiZed now, and with so
many. candidates in the field for the
gubernatOrial nomination there cannot
help but be large number of soreheads
after their final choice Is made, and
then there will be a general rout. And
the prohibition question they have with
them always as a disturbing element.
On the other hand the Kansas democra-
cy is well organized; the fractional fights
arc over and harmony reigns. With a
good ticket, thorough canvass and a
hard fight the democrats can and will
win. If | am the nominee | viii use
every endeavOr to carry the state for
the party. If the choice should fall on
some one else my efforts for the party's
success and my desire for its victory
Will be none the less
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06

Thirty miles OF country is big thing
TO disappear. but this distance has been
dropped out between Kansas City and
Chicago. How it happened is thus fig
ured out; The Chicago. Santa Fe&CaI-
ifoFpia Railway IS completed between
Kansas city and Chicago. and the dis
lance between tie two cities is only 45s
miles measuring from Union Depot.
Kansas City, to Dearborn Station, Chi
cago. This is exactly thirty miles less
than by any of the old lines. so you have
to travel thirty miles less. your freight
he's 70 be hauled thirty miles less. and
practically tbs Santa Fe has made thirty
miles disappear. a few years at this
rate and Kansas VIII be IN New Eng
land. 5I
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06

The republican senatorial convention
of this district met at CoIdwater May
Slst, when II. NJ. Painter, of Meade
county was made permanent chairman
and w. ID. VanSlyke, of Barber county
permanent secretary. The vote on
candidates showed % for Francis c.
Price, OF Clark county, and for L. \.
McNeal, Of Barber county, the latter
getting the votes of Barber county
and ! from Harper county and Mr..
Price the balance of the votes. The
new central committee elected was \.
l.. Noble, of Barber; Ben. L. Page, Of
Clark; y. L. Sisson, of COmanche; w.
/. Walker, of Harper; G.. w. Wylie, of
Meade.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06

That Old reliable democratic paper.
the Missouri Republican, has changed
its name to the st. Louis Republic, the
first issue under the new arrangement
appearing on the 3lst ult. With the
change the paper appeared under the
editorial management of Mr.. Charles
ii. Jones, formerly of the Jacksonville
(Fla.,l Times-Union, who recently pur-
chased n considerable interest in the
paper. To the thousands of Missouri
ans who LEANED their y. b. C's from
the heading of the old paper, as we did
the change in name was not welcome
one. True, the old name was not indi-
catiye Of the political principles of the
the paper; but every one understood
that, or, if they did not. they had but to
turn 10 the editorial page when every
doubt would be removed. The Repuh-
lican did more than any other agency
i'm Missouri TO educate Young men in
the true principles Of democracy and to
it may be given the credit OF maintain
ing In that state the massive democrat
ic maiOrities so much enYied 10y other
democratic states. Tt is TO be hoped
that the new management will be as
successful IN all its undertakings as
was that noble old man, George Knapp
and bis Immediate successors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06

This, from Marshall Sherpy's paper,
The Burton Graphic, certainly is dis.
respectful of former citizen of Medi-
cine Lodge, Mr.. b. L. Kies: THE only
possible way in which blatherskite Kies
can ever hope to get any kind of a rep
resentatlve crowd i'm Burton to hear
him spout, is by announcing an address
10y some one in whom tie people have
confidence. Then Kies comes sneak
ing in with his tail between his legs,
like some hungry coyote, and before
the crowd knows what he is about.
jumps to his feet and shoots off his
mouth. Very few persons. except GER
tain kindred spirits, cared to hear this
monstrous- headed Individual blow his
bugle, on Monday evening""
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
WEDNESDAY, JUNEo, 1855.
STATE DEMOCRATIC coNvENrIoN.

A DELEGATE convention OF the democratic
party OF the state Of Kansas Il hereby called
to.mect IN the city of Lcavcnworth M T. o'clock
m. ON wednesday. July 4, 1sss. for the purpose
OF nominating candidates for state officers and
the selection OF "a democratic state central com
.mittcc. The officers 10 be nominated are a.
follows: Governor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sec
rctnry Of state. auditor OF state. treasurer Of
state attorney general state superintendent Of
public instruction, associate justice OF the
supreme court aud nine presidential electors.
TwOof said electors will be selected from the
state M large and one from each OF the seven
congressional districts. The delegates from
each congressional district I'm attendance nj
said state convention will elect. IN separate
conference, one presidential OIcctor from said
district whose name will be- reported 10 and
ndorsCd hy the state convention.
Tho basis OF the state convention shall be one
delegate and one alternate for every 200 votes
OF any fraction thereof over 100 votes cast for
Hon. :. g.. Isott. democratic candidate for
Lieutenant governor In 1876: also every county
In the state that has been organized since the
election, and each unorganized county shall be
entitled 90 one delegate AMI one alternate to
said convention n follows;
.
Burbcr County, delegates.
.
. All voters In the state, whether heretofore
formt rly affiliated with the democratic party
or rot. who are In harmony with the position
of the democracy on national questions. and
believe In the principles ~ emphasized In the
late message OF the president 10 congress and
I'm the principles onunciatcd In the platform of
inc party adopted at wichita ON May ~, are
cordially and earnestly invited TO join I'm the
selection OF delegates to the convention here
hY called. .
EDWARD CARROLL, Chairman.
III. MILLS MnOnE. SccrcfarY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
CLEAN UP THE DOCKET.

The docket of the district court is
the largest in the history of Barber
county and unless the greatest industry
is observed, half of the cases will go
over until next term. The county is
not in a financial condition TO pay
heavy bulls for jurors and witnesses and
so if Judge Ellis wants to establish
himself as a friend of the people he
Will insist on the attorneys being ready
when their cases are called. Dilatory
motions. cOntinuances for time. and the
precOncerted absence OF witnesses
should be prevented as far as possible,
and If Judge Ellis will make and en-
force strict rules that will insure the
trial and disposition of cases when they
are called, lac will have a large per cent
OF the Taxpayers patting him on the
back.
There are number of old criminal
cases on the docket that might as well
be disposed of ON motiOn-cases that
were instituted when it was decided to
stop the illegal sale of liquor In this
county. The sale has been effectually
stopped and most of the defendants are
now out of the business or they have
left here tor good. These cases will cost
the county money and the possibility of
conviction is SO remote that we ques-
ton the wisdom of longer continuing
them on the docket.
Wipe off the slate and commence
anew with the understanding that here
after when prosecution is commenced
that it will be carried out i'm the accord
ance with the exact letter of the law.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06

Tue day was clear and the cool shade,
soft breeze, the singing birds and rip
pling stream combined to make us for
get all else but the present. AN arch
was constructed in front of the plat
form and tastefully decorated. At the
right stood a monument that bore the
inscription: "NenOria Sacra Of Or Sol
der Dead Flowers were scattered in
prOfnsion about the stand and hung
from every bough. The Glee club was
called 10 the stand and sung some pa
triotie songs, after which Mr. William
Lockard in the haPpiest manner well
coined large audience. Other songs
were sung at intervals, interspersed
with recitatiOns and imprompiu
speeches. Mrs. VIM. Lockard delivered
the memorial address. \ number of
Sunday schools weoe present and par
ticipated in the exercises. The noon
hour was provided for and a sumptuous
feast for all was partaken Of with rel
ish. The day closed with pleasant pas
times and no one had cause 10 regret
being present.