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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30


THE Union Labor party paraded at
Newton Saturday last. 1t was fine
procession of good, fat teams and well
dressed men, women and children.
The horny handed and oppressed were
happy as larks, and after the orators
told them how laborers were chained
in Slavery, and melted to tears while
they drew pictures of children clamOr-
ing for bread and women walking the
fields in Topped and Widowed ragged
ness, the oppressed dispersed to first
class hotels, and around spacious and
well filed lunch baskets and partoOk
of the bounteous fare that the Al
mighty and Republican protection has
vouchsafed to them. 1t was truly a
touching scene.-Burlington Republi-
can.
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From the Republican.
Where the Blame lies.

Mr.. CIeveland's apologists, in de-
Tending his pension vetoes, have used
the argument that the vetoed bills had
passed Congress with little or no in
vestigation. that they were without
merit, and that in vetoiDg them the
President exercised a patriotic duty.
This all sounds very fine. But did it
ever occur to those making the de-
Tense that they are preterring a very
serious charge against a Democratic
Congress? What is the country to
think of House of Representatives
which allows scores of bills for appro-
priating public money to pass unques-
toned, especially after it has been re-
minded by the President that a large
proportion of them are mere raids
upon the treasury? The House
of Representatives is as i'm
portant a branch of the gov
eminent as the presidency, and
Democratic incompetency or careless
ness here is as grave an imputation up
on the Democratic party as Democratic
partisanship and injustice in the
White House. The attempt. there
fore, to exonerate Mr.. Cleveland at
the expense of Congress is shifting the
charge without parrying it. The inn
putation is against the Democratic
party, and relieving one wing by throw
ing the responsibility upon another is
very poor defense, or no defense at
all; the onus still rests upon the
party.
But this attempt to disparage Con-
gress in the interest of the executive is
not only of no partisan advantage but
it is a downright injustice to Congress.
1t is true that pension bills like great
many other bills whose right
10 passage is unquestioned pro-
vided a meritorious case is shown.
are seldom investigated when they are
brought up for action; but pension bills
in every case have previously under
gone examination in committee and,
if found deserving, have been reported
and recommended for passage. After
this the House feels justified in voting
without further inquiry. 1t
would be impossible for either the
House or the Senate to devote the nee
essary time to examining, in regular
the details of every private
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NORwALK, Ohio, Aug. 25.-Mr. Har-
ris-Dear Sir-I expect some of the old
K. T. band boys would like to know
how am getting along. 1 am work
ing at the A. B. Chase Organ factory, 1
am working on pianos and playing
with the A. b. Chase hand and orcheS-
ira. We have the PLAYING for the Tip
pecanOe Harrison aud Morton club
here, which is very strong. Crops are
good. We have plenty of rain. This
place has 10000 population. and what
is better, good republican majority
when the votes are counted out. We
look and wait for THE NEWS. 1t has
been very welcome visitor at OuI
house since we came east. Enclosed
please find postal note to renew my
subscription. +. II. RICE.
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Kansas Pairs.


The following is q complete list of
the fails to be held in Kansas this
year:
Kansas State Fair Association-To-
peka. Sept. 1872.
Western National Fair Association
Lawrence, Sept. 3-S.
Anderson County Fair Association
GARRETT, Aug. 1881.
Bourbon County Fair Association
Fort Scott, Sept. lila.
Brown County Exposition Assoeia-
tion-Hiawatha, Sept. Al
Caney Valley Fair Association
Grenol9, Sept. .26T29.
Chase County Agricultural Society
Cottonwood Falls), Elmdale, Sept.
1928.
Cherokee County Agricultural and
Stock association Columbus, Oct
II-14.
Cheyenne County Agricultural Asso
ciation-Wano, Sept. 1918.
Clay County Fair Association-Clay
Center, Sept. Al.
Coffey County Fair AsSociatiOn-Bur
lington, Sept. 1914.
| Cowley County Fair and Driving
Park Association Winfield, Sept. 81
Kansas Central Agricultural Society
Junction City, Sept, 2I-23.
Ellis County Agricultural Society
Hays City. Oct. "a.
Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety-Ottawa, Sept. 1921.
| Harvey County Fair Association
Newton, Sept. lila.
Jefferson County Agricultural anC
Mechanical Association-OSkalo os a
Sept. lila.
Jewell County Agricultural and In
dustrial SOciety-MankatO, Sept. 1921
LaCygne District Fair Association
LaCygne, Sept. At.
Linn County Fair Association
Mound City, Sept. 17-21.
PleasantOn Fair Observation-Disclosures
anton, Sept. 1921.
Marion County Agricultural Societ.
Peabody, Sept. 5-7.
Montgomery County Agriculture
Society-Independe Sept. As.
Morris County Exposition Compan
Council Grove, Sept. 25-28.
Sabetha District Fair Association
Sabetha, Aug. 1921.
Nemaha Fair Association.-Sene
Sept. 1921.
Usage County Fair Association
BurIingame, Sept. lila.
Osborne County Fair Association
Osborne, Sept. lila.
Ottawa Fair Association and Me
chanics' Institute. -Minneapolis, Sep
1928.
: Phillips County Agricultural an
Mechanical Observation-Disclosures
: Sept. 1921.
Pratt County Agricultural Society
Pratt City, Sept Al.
Hutchinson Fair Associations
Hutchinson, Oct. 2-5.
al Blue and Kansas Valley Agricu
tural Society.-Manhattan Sept. 1872
Plainville Fair AsSociation.-PlaiI
vile, Sept. 1928.
Rush County Industrial Fair Assoc
y alton. Sept. 1921.
> Saline County Agricultural Horticu
|, tural, and Mechanical Association
Salina, Sept. LA.
: Smith County Agricultural So ety
r Smith Center, Sept. 1921
E Washington County Live Stock, AS
ricultural and Mechanical Association
-Greenleaf, Sept. 12-14.
, Neosho Valley District Fair Assoc
s ation.-Neosho Falls, Sept. 24-2S.
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aRERMAN,a a0on aRNaR

In the midst of the general nm
friendly tone toward England; which
is largely for campaign purposes only,
Mr.. Sherman's wise and dignified re-
marks the other day in the senate
were worthy Of an American states
man. The attempt to win Irish votes
in this country by necessarily mag
gingo the English lion Is contempt bile,
and Mr.. Sherman's good sense and
patriotism in deprecating Q misunder-
standing with Great Britain as inf
nately more important and injurious
than q controversy with any other
nation. commend him TO the respect of
the country.
In the same spirit he alluded to
Canada, and his strong desire to main
tain the most cordial relation with the
Dominion: He warmly favored q
policy which would make more init
mate the relation between the two
countries, and he declared his con-
Viction that within ten years Canada
would be represented either in the i'm
perial parliament or in the Congress of
the United States. He desired, there
fore, the freest possible commercial re-
lations with the Dominion, and would
gladly see the abolition of a line OF
custom houses and Notifications along
the border. ut would be the height
VI uOu6CuCCs NlI4OCC - oB0AAACA
civilization to establish such a line"
Mr.. Sherman objected TO the treaty
as tending to crease controversy, and
to erect the very barrier that he de-
precated. In this view we do not agreS
with him. The question must be set
tied by negotiation or not at all, and il
by negotiation, there must be cOnceS
sion. But it is the tone and scope, moi
the argument, of the speech which
have commanded general attention anC
admiration. MIR. Sherman lifted the
debate out of the region of wretcheC
| iealOusies and mean party spirit intG
the region of broad views and hOnOra
BILE difference, which is the true realm
of the higher politics.
The above is from the last Harper
Weekly, which, it is probably unneces
sary to state, was issued before TIN
''retaliatory'' message of Mr.. Cleve
land had been given publicity-but ;
few hour, however. Taken in cOnnec
tion with the sudden change of atti
tude of the president, and also the sud
den change of tone of the entire demo
cratic press, the above looks as if tn
Weekly were opposed to the admins
tration. In its next weeks issue
however, it will have a column or tw
defending the president and uphOldin
the policy which in the above it de
nOunces as so wicked when only hinte,
at by republicans. Mr.. Cleveland
however, should either not make sue
sudden changes in his attitude and POI
ICY, or he should give the late recruit
to his party a slight hint as to his in
tentions, as it is peculiarly trying pc
sition for a newspaper to condemn
certain policy in one issue ana in tn
next be forced to praise what it ha
l met aODdnmnad
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measure that comes before it. The
work Of the pension committees, it is
but fair to assume, is usually done with
care and thoroughness, and the odium
of these vetoes therefore falls where It
should-upon the executive.
The fact is, as is now well known, in
his wholesale exercise of the veto pow
er the President has violated all pre-
cedent and greatly abused his
constitutional prerogative. The
use of the veto should be
limited to cases wherein Congress has
clearly violated the Constitution, or
taken upon itself extraordinary or ar
bitrary powers. Mr.. Cleveland's idea.
however, is to make it serve as the in
strument for asserting the supremacy
of his own will, and for overriding
any measure for which he would not
vote as member of Congress, whether
upon grounds of public economy or pri-
vate prejudice. The great number OF
pension bills which the President has
vetoed upon strained and technical
grounds stand out as the embodiment
of his spite at the country's disabled
soldiers and can be viewed in no Other
| light.
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The following Kansans have been
granted pensions: David BOwens of
Topeka, John d. Griffin of Wakefield.
Benjamin 1. Woodwork of Larkin,
John F. Leary of Abilene, William T.
Delaney of Columbus, James b. Davis
of Elk City, Andrew Owen of Lincoln,
Alfred Booker of America City, james
M. Wallace of Humboldt, James s
Hook of Sharon, Columbus J. Burnett
of Milan, VIM. Hastings of Clay
Center, John X. Reynolds of Newton
Absalom NJ. Craig of Galesburg, John
S. Shirley of Lucas, George w. Rice Of
Delphos, Mary J. Parkinson of Ottawa
Mary Keeney of Lawrence.
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From the Republican.
Will Cleveland Decline?

Will Glofelanu UeCiln0f
The Philadelphia Item claims to
have seen private letter written by a
we'll known Democratic leader at
Washington, which conveys the start
ling but evidently well authenticated
information that President Cleve-
lands long delayed letter of accep-
tance' will decline the nomination
rendered him at st. Louis. This pri-
vate letter is quite explicit and goes
on to give the grounds for the Presi-
dents declination-the reasons being
just what we might expect them to be
in such case. 1t is alleged that the
President has been astOunded at the
extent of the protection feeling mani
tested throughout the country, and he
fears disruption in the Democratic
party of such magnitude that another
setback of twenty-five years will en-
sue, if the free trade policy is adhered
to. He has been strongly urged to
hedge, by the party managers, but af.
ter giving the subject due consideration
he is convinced that to do so would be
fully as disastrous as to fight it out on
the present lines. The only hope,
therefore, to save the party is to with
draw from the field, upon some ingen-
ious pretext or other, and permit an
other convention to be called and an
other candidate to be chosen upon a
new platform. Of course it isn't good
policy to swap horses while crossing /;
stream, but in very desperate cases it
may be necessary.
Such denouement, it is fully under
stood would throw the Democratic part!
into CONSERVATION, but it would only
be temporary and the party would
soon rally and be in much more hope
full condition than it has been fol
months past. There are thousands O
Democrats i'll every State who havl
been convinced that raising the free
trade issue was stupendou
blunder, and who would
hail with delight the re
shaping of the campaign upon differ
ent issues and with a new candidate il
the field. Such a change no doub
would put new life into Mr.. Briceh
management and cause u fresh tida
wave of funds into the party treas
ury.
1t will be difficult to believe that Mr.
Cleveland's mOnstrous egotism would
permit him to abandon the fight undel
any circumstances; but even he can
not be blind to the fact that the part,
is already practically defeated, and
withdrawal now, though humiliating
would be far less SO than a great snow
ing under in November. The Item i
so confident that the private letter ex
presses the Presidents real intention
that it has addressed a letter to Colone
Lamont upon the subject, asking TO
such further information as he ma
feel at liberty to give. If the declins
tiOn does come, all we can say at pres
ent is, it will be a red streak of news
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30
County Teachers.

Teachers who have engaged schools
in Lyon county for the ensuing yeaI
are requested to call at the county SUI
perintendent' office before their
schools OSen and secure the new CLASH
fication records with course of study
and reporting blanks.
The above have been prepared for
each district free of charge.
Respectfully,
a. E. DIXON,
Couty Supt.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

Bon BURDETTE utters solemn truth
in a humorous way when he says:
eff the stern old p Iritan Sabbath with
its subduing, saddening effects,
wrought out such joyous natures as
Beecher's and gave to the world such a
beautiful blending of tenderness and
strength, laughter and tears, heart
deep pathos and sunny humor as Oil
yer Wendell Holmes, let us have an
other century of Puritan Sabbaths.
Up to date the Sunday of the beer gar
den has failed to bring forth Holmes
or Beecher. 1t has evolved a Johann
Most and an August Spies, but some
how that sort of product doesn't
seem to be quite up to the old Puritan
mari -
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

THE Topeka Capital publishes about
column and quarter of names of
kansans who voted for William Henry
Harrison in 1910, and who intend to
vote Tor Ben in November. We do not
notice the names of any one from OF
tawa, however, where they have aclub
composed entirely of men built that
way. Possibly, however, Governor
George L. Anthony is holding them in
reserve, and intends to come out with
the Ottawa list and down the rest of
the state.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

LAST week, in trial of some of the
officers and members of a so-called
social club at Wichita, who had been
arrested by order Of the police COM
missioners, the jury found a verdict of
not guilty of violating the law, mulcted
the police in the courts of the suit, and
designated the prosecution as mali
coius. This, take n in connection with
the fact that steps have already been
taken to institute madamus proceed
ings in the supreme court to compel
the secretary of state to file the
charters makes it look as if the social
club dodge would come pretty near an
nulling the Murray law. Mr. Brad
ford himself admits that it will cost
the state great deal of trouble and
expense to institute proceedings to
vacate the charters already granted,
and recommends that 10 more be is
sued.
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II the difference in wages is only 4
cents day better in this country than
In Europe, and living is cheaper in the
old country than here, as the editor of
the Democrat claims, then we would
respectfully inquire his reasons for
leaving Ireland and coming to this
country? We would also like to know
what kind of string is tied to him
that keeps him from going back where
living is so much cheaper and wages
so much BETTER
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

THAT was a very liberal and lovable
spirit manifested by the survivors of
the Sixth Kansss cavalry who met day
or two ago in the hall of the Young
Mems Democratic club at Fort Scott.
Perhaps after all it was rather compli-
mentary to the president and his wife
that their pictures were removed from
the hall before such rabid fanaticism
took temporary possession OF 1t. But
think of the gall displayed by the ex-
cavalry outfit in dismantling hall
which they were permitted to assemble
in by the courtesy of the democratic
club.-Democrat.
Think of the gall of the editor
who would maliciously, either
through ignorance or wilfully, write
the above. The hall did not belong to
the democratid club any more than it
did to the cavalry boys, and was
rented to one just as it was to the
other. The sixth cavalry had just as
much right to decorate the hall for
their use as the democratic club had
for theirs. Another thing the writ
er of the above forgot to mention was
the fact that the removal of the demo-
cratic decorations was done by a
committee of three comrades of the
regiment, all of whoIa happened To be
democrats. The regiment as a body
has paid no attention whatever to the
silly resolutions passed by the demo
cratic club, but the committee who did
the removing and redecorated the hal
in a manner to suit themselves and
| their comrades did answer the rpSolu.
tions. and told the young democrats OF
the club that the course they were pur-
suing in denouncing union soldiers as
disloyal who had shed their blood il
proof of their loyalty was not calcula
ted to do democracy any good, and thai
it was especially out of place wher
coming from club, the majority o
whom were merely takers and no
| even voters
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MR.. BLAINE was asked in New
York il his observations in Europe had
not modified his tariff views. His re-
ply was prompt and decisive: IF 1
had gone abroad a free trader, l
should have returned home an ultra
protectionist."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

TALK about the hard times and
scarcity of money now prevailing
throughout the country, If by any freak
of misfortune or accident the labor
party should gain the ascendency in
this state and should undertake to en-
force their financial ideas and doc
trines by fixing an arbitrary limit to
the rate of interest at six per cent,
which they demand, the borrower class.
which is by far the largest, would be
forced to the wall as quickly as the lend
er class could get them there through
the process of collecting outstanding
claims, which done they would quietly
disappear from the state, and with
them their money. Enacting law.
with heavy penalty for violating it, es-
tablishing low interest rate might be
done by the labor party, but its en-
forcement would drive every dollar of
cash capital out of the state and bring
universal bankruptcy. The PROPOSE
ton is too ridiculous for serious con-
ideration.-Eagle.
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Objection to cleveland S the FOLLOW.

oDJec1ions 20 cleveland Is the IoIioW-
ing:
The Mills bill representing the
principles laid down by Mr. Cleveland
in his message on the tariff question,
signifies nothing less than the ruin of
our industries: A revision of the
tariff, giving all the advantages to the
south and paralizing or crippling the
industries of the north. We can not
possibly advocate protection for the
south and free trade for the north
this is the long and short Of the Cleve-
land-Mills sO-calied tariff reform.
This is by no means imagination, and
we have no desire to frighten anybody,
but it is a complete reality, and there
fore the irresistible logic of facts COM
pels us to oppose Mr.. Cleveland ID the
last
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

MIR. THURMAN is sure wages in
Massachusetts are but trifle higher
than in England-hardly enough to be
worth considering. And yet Carol D.
Wright, the Bureau expert, although a
free trader, has shown, after the most
careful and thorough examination,
that the net earnings-thati is the earn
ings after the living expenses are paid
are about five times as great in Mass
achusetts as in Great Britain.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

THE Republican State campaign
will be formally opened on the after
noon and evening of Sept. 9Th. at
Lawrence. Arrangements are being
made with the leading FIambeau Clubs
of the neighbOring cities, to secure
their attendance and participation in
the parade. Half-rate ii kets will be
sold to Lawrence and return, from
Kansas points, during that entire
week, on account of the Bismarck
Fair. which will be in progress. EN-
inent speakers from abroad have been
Invited, and are expected to be pres
emit.
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The local of the Lawrence Demo
crat writes just like republican. In
reierlng TO woman who had been
arrested and fined for keeping a joint,
he says: Mrs. Butler appears to be a
fairly intelligent woman, and why she
should decide to follow SUCH an
occupation for living is mys-
tery.''
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

WHY does not Signor Blaine tell us
what Is the per capita savings in the
middle and western states? 1t would
De IN the nature of revelation even in
this great and marvellous common
wealth to be told that the per capita of
savings was above O.-Emporia Dem
The above result would be correct
were the figures confined to employees
of the Democrat and other practical
free trade organs.
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A PARTY that has such shylcck as
Streeter as candidate for president,
and pretends to be an anti-banking,
anti-monopoly. laboring mans party,
reminds one much of the devil quoting
scripture.
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The Missouri Pacific railway viii sell
round trip tickets for the st. Louis fair
at one fare for the round trip at Sl0.S5.
Tickets ON sale Saturday, September
10Th, to and including Saturday, Octo-
Der 9Th, good for return passage to and
including October Sth.
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UNION LABOR picnics are oeing held
over the state. The oppressed people
go out to the woods where they swing
in hammocks and eat lemon jelly cake
while they listen to orators in Prince
Albert costs, who tell them they are
being subjected to slow starvation
State Journal.
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THE amount of money deposited in
savings institutions, per capita is, s149
in Massachusetts, and S13 in the United
Kingdom. And yet Mr.. Thurman,
Frank Wilkeson and other free trade
economists keep telling the country
that wages are higher in Great Britain
than in the United States.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

WHAT'S the matter with calling it
west Kansas City" instead of Kan
sas City, Kansas, or Wyondotte? This
style works well in the case of East
st. Louis, East Dubuque and many
other places.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

The Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany viii sell round trip tickets to the
st. Louis exposition at one and one
third fare for the round trip, COM
mencing September 9Th. Call OH the
ticket agent at Missouri Pacific depot
for full particulars.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

CLEVELAND allowed a SOS, 600, 200
appropriation bill to become law by
limitation. No one, however, ever
heard of him allowing pension
for poor soldier or his widow to be-
come law because he hesitated to
xafo ~