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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26


wife, did you think soa'' kissing hair and
brow and lips. ''My wife, did you think so2''
s'Of course, Jacob, and I could not blame
you'll Only have been so hungry for your
love, dear, and longed so to be ia your arms
like this, J" smiling up at him through happy
tears. "And now"
"And now" laughed Jacob. s.you win be
here forever, won't you, my dear2''
sspd like to be, but when you send mo
away to Europe" said Rose, mischievously,
s1'l have to come out Of them, suppose"
"You humbugi You know better; as ID
I'll let You 60 out Of my sight nowP' put.
ting her away an instant and looking at her
fondly. "Ahi my wifei You are little
olderl A little silver mixed In among thu
Rold-but you are more beautiful than yeu
ever WERE"
"May your eyesight be always a. bad -
1t Is nowI" laughed Rose. Then suddenly
raising his hand to her lips, she said. rum.
bly,: "Forgive me all the past-can you,
deara"
''No; love never forgives," putting her
arms about his neck with q smile; sit onl,
loves. Win that answer.s
sfOh. my husbandi am mot worthy OF
you-I am not worthy Of youP'
sHush, dearest; do not say that. II father
could only zee us now how happy he would
ben
81 hope. my husband, thae ne cam vhi,.
pered Rose, softly.
There lives now at No. - Fifth avenue .
rather elderly couple, whose daily loving
happiness Is . revelation to all who meof
them. Their contentment and joy l. fnfec
tious, and no one goes to Mr.. and Nh.
Jacob Lanes without feeling tia betsp
forit
1t is what we are that Affects the
Us. and there Is no better ser
preached than that Of happiness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26
D SPEED VS.. QUALITY.

Never Consider Fast-Doing of More Inn
portance Than Wel-Doing.
Many persons seem to think that
speed in work is a higher accomplish
ment than quality of work If speed is
of the first importance, then it may be
an apology for poor quality. If quality
is of the first Importance, then it may
be an apology for want of speed One
says: 81 want to learn to write fast"
Another says: II write this very
hurriedly; please excuse erasures."
Would such writers-or workers--rather
be thought quick than accurate? Do
they place the writing above the writ
ten? Even q shorthand writer ought
not to write faster than he can write
we'll Speed follows quality; quality
never follows speed. It is good thing
to do good work fast. But it is bad
thing to do fast work bad1y-and that is
the way it generally is done when the
fast-doing is held above the well-doing.
Bad work had better be done so slowly
that it never gets done at all The only
way to attain to high speed is to work for
something better than SPEEDS. s.
Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26
Mr.. WINDOWS REPORT.
A Document Full Of Sophistry and Pitt
full Proportions.

A Document Full Of Sophistry and Pitt
full Proportions.
The quality of Secretary Windows
craftsmanship is we'll shown in his pitt
ful proposition to reduce the surplus by
she repeal of the tax on tobacco, and by
his puerile plea that tobacco sis now
she only product of agriculture that is
directly taxed by the Government"
Manufactured tobacco is q good thing to
FAX. It is productive OF large revenue,
and the tax is not burdensome. Many
other taxes can be much better spared
than it can.
A horizontal reduction of the tariff is
undesirable. In giving it slap, Score
tary Window seems to have forgotten
that the Republicans in 1872 put q
scheme of horizontal tariff reduction
into operation; that the effect was to re-
duce the revenues, and that in 1875 the
Republicans restored the tariff for the
express purpose of increasing the rev.
enue. Protection" was not then quite
the Republican fetch it is to-day.
The Secretary's illustration, in his
feeble reference to . tariff for revenue
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26
DISHONEST METHODS.

The Republican Party's Attitude In Rela-
ton to Tariff Reform.
Every time the Republican party pre-
tends to revise and reduce the tariff 10
adds to its absurdities and its injus-
tees. There is not in the leadership
of that party a single man who has any,
honest intention of reducing the tariff
That tariff comes out higher and more,
burdensome from every process of Re-
publican revision"
What sort of tariff reform is to be eN>
pected from party whose chief spokes-
men insist that any reduction of duties
that are laid solely in behalf of capital
is to come ont of labor? What sort Of
tariff reform will that be which will be
begun, continued and ended with agents.
and lobbyists of the protected mill
owners ever at the elbows of the So
called representatives of the people
who are to reduce it? What sort Of
tariff re form may we expect from party
which owes its present ascendancy to
the enormous corruption fund which
the monopolists whom this tariff pro.
tects raised last year and used to de-
bauch voters? How much will a man
reduce the tariff in the interest Of con-
sumers who starts out with the lying
premise that this odious system Of tax.
alton for the benefit of the rich and tho
spoliation of the poor is necessary 70
maintain wages? The starving work.
ing-men, the pauper working-men Of
this country are protected working-m
The well-paid labor of America is no&
protected at all.
Furthermore, how sincere is that
President and that party in professions
of desire to reform the tariff that first
proposes to make whisky and tobacco
free? Is this party of God
and morality, or is it a party OF
ignorance and immortality? - Chicago
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26
TAXATION BY TARIFF.

Nothing Less Than q Twenty Per Cent.
Reduction Will Satisfy the People.
The Philadelphia Times says that
s'the people of this country believe in
the liberal protection of American
labor" We believe that if the people
could vote squarely on the question of
whether or not taxes shall be levied for
any other purpose than revenue for
Government uses the vote would be
heavily against any tax not required to
support the Government. But we agree
with the Times that a tariff should be
maintained if it can be freed from its
present abuses. A tariff of from 25 to
80 per cent. win yield all necessary
revenue, and more than cover the diff
ference between cost of production in
England and the United States. We
understand that the Democratic party is
working for just such tariff. We
work for it because we believe in taxa
ton for revenue only. If the Times be-
1ieves in lower taxation ''for incidental
protection" we have no quarrel with it
on that account. 1t is reformed Re-
publican newspaper and very able one.
It wants low tariff. So do all Dem
ocrats and constantly increasing num-
Der of Republicans.
The vote in the November elections
this year was vote for this same low
tariff. The country is tired of the
high tariff levied in time Of war, and
since maintained with only such
changes as render it more unjust in
it's Determinations. Our Republican
friends will attempt to appease the peo-
pie by revising" this tarif-that is.
by re-enacting its iniusticeS as they did
in 1888. When they have done all that
it is possible for them to do they will
leave it what it is nova high tariff,
discriminating in favor of few mo-
nopolies in league with the Republican
party. The Democratic party means to
reform this tariff, and the first step
toward reform is reduction The pres
emit average rate of tariff taxation
ought to be reduced twenty per cent
When that is done those who favor
protection" may get all the protection
they like out of it and no one will OBJ
iect.-St. Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26

Gown, and then how che crowd surged
ashorei Careful fheroin called oat one Of
tho oflcials, mot 80 many a8 . time"
Uncle Aaron let Rose go first, and Jacob
sprang mp foot or two along the plank to
meet her. my wife - he exclaimed, a. he
took her In his arms, blind 70 every thing
save the one stupendous fact that she had
come back to him. Uncle Aaron, q few feet
up the board, stopped still, gazing at them,
his great heart beating with Joy.
''Come, come, get along you, can't your
said some one behind him, and then-per-
baps it was because he was blinded by his
happy tears or because the careless crowd
jostled too roughly-but Uncle Aaron's foot
slipped from the gang-plank, he struggled,
lost his balance, and fell into the water. In
stantly shout went up s'man overheard, -
with ring of fear in it that filed every
heart. Rose, unclasped a second before by
Jacob, had seen him fall. 'tSave him! Oh,
for the love Of God. save him" she shrieked,
springing to the edge. "Wil no one save
him7'
Jacob had thrown OF his coat and was
about to jump in, when strong arms held him
back, saying: 'oThat is folly; they are
throwing him a rope-seea" 'Iet-me-
go" struggling and biting in his agony.
He was giant. He burst from his captors
and leaped overheard. Rose, like a piece of
marble, in strained torture, bent over look
ing at Them Jacob caught his father and
tried to hold him up. Whether it was his
great size and weight, or whether it was
Uncle Aaron's unseifsh impulse to help
himself was not known-but he slipped and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26

oaly. shows the density q HIS ignoranoo
Of economic txuths In the first place.
II the tariff rates were cut in two, It does
not follow that there would be afidf-
tional importations to the extent Of
$500. 000, 600, or that il would require ina
portations to that additional amount to
give us either the customs revenue We
need or that we now receive. There is
no uniformity in tariff schedules, and
on certain commodities imported in
large quantities there would be COM
paratively little change If the tariff were
wiped out altogether. It is also the
height of nonsense to say that if we inn
ported $500, oOO. 900 more than we now do
the effect on the country would b
calamitous. We would not import, that
is. buy, that additional amount, under
any system which can be devised, with
out selling goods with which to make
the purchases. What does all the talk
we have heard Of late about extend
ing our foreign trade mean? Does
it not mean that we expect to
buy as well as sell? Is it not absurd to
say that it would be good thing to in
crease our imports if we maintained an
average tariff Of A per cent, but that it
would be q calamity If the average tar
iff was only half as great? What would
Secretary Window do with the surplus
revenue if our importations, under pres
emit tariff rates, were twice what they
are now?
The notion that a country is impovee-
| ished by the goods which are brought
into it Is one worthy of protectionists-
1t has no basis in common sense.
Secretary Window, like the President,
studiously avoids the subject of sugar in
his discussion OF methods of reducing
| the surplus. It offers a more inviting
| field than tobacco; but the 'sprotective
principle" would have to catch it This
| explains the silence.
The Secretary's method Of dealing
with the silver problem seems too cum
bersome. If he desires to experiment in
the direction indicated, he might have
hit upon simpler method by which the
same results would be accomplished
| Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26
The saagwump sem r.zves.

'tMugwumpery Is dead" we have heeA
told at frequent intervals within the
last year. There was NO means At hand
of disproving the assertion, and the fsc4
that many Mugwumps were deluded
into voting for Harrison tended to con-
firm tit was not, therefore, vigorously
challenged But whoever reads intelli-
gently and without prejudice the returns
Of the recent elections, especially in
Iowa, Ohio and Massachusetts, will con-
clude that Mugwumpery Is not dead, nor
even asleep. and that Nugwumps are
really more numerous now than they
were in 1884. Harrison's many repudia-
tions Of pledges, and the generally re-
dictionary policy developed by the Adj
ministration, drew out the MugwumpsL
The party which hopes to win in 1880
and 1892 must take account Of Nag
wumpery.-Bridgeport Conn Farmsa9
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26

-Dock-ssBess, have three millions
and I love you.n Bess-'sNo mistake
about the three millions, is there?"-
Epoch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Harrison reports that our foreign
relations are satisfactory. He might
have added that his own relations have
nothing to complain of, either.-Shicago
Herald.
Harrison processes TO believe
that he was not the cause of the late
Democratic ground-swe1l. Still, whed
he puts on his grandfather's hat, it L.
much larger than it used to be.-Galves-
ton News.
AS a compromise after defeat the
Des Moines Register (Rep.) proposes
that the prohibitory laws of Iowa shall
continue to operate in such counties a..
gave majority for prohibition
-s'Give me free ore,n said the presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Steel Company,
''and I'll sell pig-iron in Liverpool and
steel rails to London. What American
industries most want is free opportu-
nifty, and not legislative protection nor
restriction"
The leading characteristics of tina
Presidents message are its unhesitating
advocacy of Capitalization and paternal-
ism in government and its blandly un-
conscious assumption that the Repub-
lican party is the Republic. In these re-
spects the message is in close conformity
with the attitude and tendency of the
party which made Mr.. Harrison Presi-
dent.-N. Y. World.
-Tarif-A forced contribution first
practiced by the Moorish pirates in no
A. ID. at Tariffa on the strait of Gibra1-
tar, thence transferred to other conn
tries and finally to the United States,
where it was systemized as "The Amer
lean system of Protection" for the ben
eft of the manufacturing pirates Of New
England, who are by it1awfully empow-
cred to rob the consuming classes Of
America--Pittsburgh (Kan-) Kansan.
1t is natural enough that q mind
capable of composing 80 dull message
should be incapable Of rightly appre-
ciating its own work. As a mere refer
ence index to the public business bar
rison's message may have some value in
Congress and newspaper Offices. but II 1t
records the events of the time il throws
no light upon them, and willis it refers
to acknowledged evils 1t suggests nc
proper remedies.-N. Y. Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-26

again sank jacob Immediately dived. By
this time small boat had been let down.
Jacob came up again, his father in his hold.
He struggled, fought out towards the boat,
reached it, held on to it with one hand and
took q moments breath. Two men In the
boat eagerly hauled him in. And then such
a shout as went up from human Threats
Men roared, huzzaed, shook hands with each
other, strangers kissed each other-such is
that blind, instructive brotherhood Of man
over the saving Of a life. But was he saved?
The cheering ceased, the crowd grew still;
first with doubt and then with awe-struck
certainty made dumb. The boat was hauled
up to the dock and the form of Uncle Aaron
was slowly lifted out. M
"Oh-hl not dead2' cried out q woman's
voice with a lonely wall in it like the cold,
shivering sigh Of the wind on the winters
night-s'not dead?,
The crowd trembled q moment in sympa-
thy and then stared as q beautiful woman
knelt down by the dripping form and wept
and cried in agony: "Oh-hi Noblest and
besti Noblest and best! If it were not for
me you might yet have been aliveI Obi it
is not rightl It is not rightr"
On the grand old face, now so white and
still, fingered yet an expression Of joy as il
he would say, If they could but understand,
that all was right with him. Jacob stood
at his feet, faint with tumult of feeling
within him.
'Poor thingi" said man in the crowd,
wiping away q tear; sit was her father,
suppose"
mo" murmured Jacob, family; '.he was
mine.n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-15
A musements.

Master frankie Jones, the gifted
young actor, will commence three
nights engagement at Harper's theatre
Thursday evening of this week, in re-
pertoire of new and attractive plays.
The Clinton Nesos says of the juvenile
actor:
frankie Jones, Chnton's favorite little
artist supported by a fine dramatic com.
pany, made his first appearance in Gin
ton this season at the Davis opera house
Monday evening. His first appearance
behind the footlights was the signal for
hearty spplauding on the part of his
many admirers. and as the entertainment
progressed he proved himself entirely
worthy of the ovation he received, as be
had done on previous occasions. With
Frsnkie's talent the people are given an
entertainment, the standard of which Is
all that can be desired. The little fell
low is wonderfully gifted. natural and
graceful in all movements, and his whole
stage work is presented in manner no
doubt envied by many an older actor
The other members of the troupe are fine
artists. All their magnificent stage
scenery Is carried with them, but a
printed account fails to give a Gescrip-
ton, and the only way to appreciate rare
theatrical ability is to see the wonderful
presentation.
On Friday evening of this week the
famous Campanini-W Whitney concert and
opera company appear at the Buriis
opera house. Davenport. OF one of the
artists of this excellent combination the
Chicago Times says:
Mr.. Whitney sang as of yore, with a
great, rich tone, and breadth and round
ness Of style that would give dignity even
to Three Blind Mice" II is always
profound pleasure TO hear him. He in
spires one with feeling of confidence.
His tones are truer than BASES usually
are; they are always at his command; he
never strains after anything; and one is
always sure there will be no mishsps or
shortcomings. The signs of wear that
followed his few seasons of opera work
have disappeared, and his voice has re-
gained all its old stesdiness and sump.
tuous resonances
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-15
Court Cullings

10 the circuit court this morning City
Attorney j. L. Haas in compliance with
written instructions from the claims COM
mittee Of the city council, en- cred judg-
ment for the amount of the verdict in the
McDarrah damage suit against the city,
$1,S25. Messrs. J. NJ. Boardsley and
VIM. McEniry were present in behalf of
Mr.. McDarrah.
Yesterday afternoon Pster A. Ander-
son plead guilty to petit larceny and
Judge Smith imposed fine IF $50 and
costs and sentenced the prisoner to the
county Jail for ten days, and ordered his
commitment until fine and costs are
paid.
The new venire of petit jurors reported
for duty in the circuit court this morning.
1t is composed Of:
Edward Gilbert, Port Byron; JOSEPH
Donald, South Moline; James Hill, An
dalusis; j. c. Petrian, II. Lawson. Otto
Ebeling. Moline; William Sch afer. South
Rock Island; John T. Noftsker, ". B.
Ferguson. J. G. Hammer. Rus sell Bsrth
G. G. Truesdale, W. V. Archer. John
Atkinson. A. Sebnert, F. e. 8emenway.
A klotz, G.. W. Huber. B F. OeGear, A.
Mosenfelder. Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-15
AGilNsA R0ar

The Cedar Rapids Gazette saws that
needy people, idle men and suffering
families are far more numerous there than
they ever have been before. We symps-
thize with our afflicted sister city, but re-
joice to say that times have seldom been
better among our poor people than they
have been this year. There has been
plenty Of work, wages have been good,
and living is always cheap here. There
are no flies on our laboring classes and
no walls proceeding from them.-Daven>
port Democrat Gazette.
The same is true of Rock Island
as of Davenport. In this city the
laboring people have not known such
year of prosperity before in the
city's history. What with the EN-.
ployment afforded by the street car COM
psny commencing a year ago and con
tinuing until the middle of winter and re-
sumed again in the spring. and with the
paving operations and other general
street and sidewalk improvements, the
various building enterprises, ETC., there is
no excuse under heavens for q man in
Rock Island complaining of not having
work the past season. If he has not
worked it is because he was either incap-
able or indolent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-15
GIVE US THE GATES.
Devices i'm the Interest of Public
Safety
Popular sentiment Says They should
be Erected without DeIay---The AL
d@rmen VIII UBquesti pnabIy Favor
Them.

The more the subject Is agitated the
more popular sentiment fayors the imme-
date erection OF gates al the Twenty.
fourth and Eighteenth street railroad
crossings. and as conseq ence the more
inclined the aldermen become to urge the
necessity of requiring tina the precau-
tons be taken by the rosos without de-
lay. 1t has become a pretty well as.
sured fact that next summer will witness
the construction of the vIaduct; as a
greater, stronger and more determined
effort is to be made this winter in that
direction than ever before. aud the ARGUS
is satisfied that with the appropriation
the government has made an amount
sufficient to erect the vitduct can be
raised to insure the project But
In the meantime what, How is the
public to be protected until such time
as the viaduct is erectedf The an.
swer that the public has got along all
these years. during which any number of
hair breadth escapes have occurred, is
not sufficient. A calamity is likely to
occur at that crossing at any moment
There is not more dangerous crossing
anywhere, and every day that it is
left unguarded leaves public safes
ty unprotected so much longer.
The gates, which have already been
practically ordered by the council at
this junction and also at Eighteenth
street, afford The only solution of the diff
ficulty. Give us the gatesl" is the cry
Of the public that is increasing every
day, and the aldermen all realize this
fact. Aid. Hampton, chairman of the
ordinance committee, has the resolution
requiring the gates and specifying the
kind, already prepared. snd will offer it
at the next council meeting. Mr..
Hampton stated last evening: II have
obeyed the councils instructions with re-
gard to the gates for Twenty-fourth and
Eighteenth streets. and have prepared a
resolution authorizing the style OF gates
used at Brady street in Davenport, for
both these crossings. We cannot be too
careful about these things For my
part / would like to see them at Twen-
tieth street, also"
The council will probably order the
gates at Twentysfourth and Eighteenth
streets at its next meeting; while TWEEN
ty-fourth street is of course the more
dangerous place, Eighteenth street also
requires protection. There is no reason
why the latter street should not be
guarded and the aldermen will not en-
courage a pure spirit of obstiuscy by
failing to order the gates placed there.
The precaution is warranted, and the
council would surely feel sense of
responsibility should serious accident
occur there at some time in the future
owing to failure to provide the gates.
Let the gates be ordered ct once and
let them be built close to tie track at
both Eighteenth and Twenty-fourth
streets.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-15
Mr.. Murphy Canal Rrpnrt

At the regular meeting of the Daven.
port Business Mems association last even>
ing. Hon. j. H. Murphy. of the commit
tee appointed to attend the waterway $
convention at Cincinnati, reported what
had been accomplished at that conven-
ton. He stated that he had been hon
ored by being placed on the committee on
resolutions. 10 this committee some of
the delegates objected to giving more to
the Hennepin canal than had heretofore
been given. but this was not enough, and
after considerable discussion a resolution
was adopted endorsing the Hennepin
canal. He then read the resolution which
has been published. He stated that he
believed that there could be a compro.
mise made with eastern congressman who
desired canal to connect the Ohio river
and the lakes. SO that they will vote for
the Hennepin. Mr. Murphy stated that
he proposed visiting Washington this
winter and laboring for the Hennepin
canal and at his own expense