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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
How They Eaualize.

The title of the tariff bill now under
discussion in the senate is Ito reduce
the revenue and equalize duties on i'm
ports, and for other purposes" How
it equalizes duties few citations will
show.
On the ordinary cotton OF flax laces
used by the trim millions of our pretty
girls who have more good looks than
money the duty is increased from so
to 40 per cent, whereas silk laces-
which only Miss Flora McFlimsy can
afford, are raised but 10 per cent
The $500 shotgun with which Miss
Flora's brother bowls over Woodcock
pays from 3S to 45 per cent duty, while
the cheap German gun, ''sold to farmer
boys who cannot afford to buy high
priced gum" pays from 20 to 100 lei
cent.
An ordinary dress goods for women
and children, as, say, black brillian-
tine, pays 92l per cent, while silks and
satins are put at 6s. The Sultan OF
Turkey makes his subjects pay only
per cent. on the brillIantine. but oul
republican congress charges 97l, and
then wants to gag the democratic sen
ators who expose and lnveigh against
the wrong.
In linens, the bellies gossamer hand
kerchief remains at 35 per cent, but
the farmers brown drill. used for sum
mer clothing, is screwed up from 55 t.
So and his crash towel from 35 to 40
Our friends will not even let him wip'
the sweat from his brow short of l0'
per cent. Is il strange that there is ;
| republican revolt at the west agains
this form of ''epualization?' ?''-Nev
] York World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
How to Keep Ice.

There arc three or four things that
will help to keep the precious nugget
of ice from melting away if the house
keeper will only remember them One
is that to keep ice warm Is the way TO
keep it cold. A piece Of ice in pitcher,
with pail over the pitcher and rug
over the pail, will keep all night 4
piece of ice in a refrigerator covered
with a snug white blanket will cheat
the greedy ice-man every day, and snap
saucy fingers at the milk that does not
dare to get sour or the beefsteak that
dares not fail These things are sd-
mirable in their way and should be in
every hatband, but the greatest trick of
all is newspapers With plenty Of news
papers above, below and on every side
the way piece of ice win keep is . Joke
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE republicans had no use for John
Waller, the negro candidate for state
aAditOr, although he got 42S votes on
the second ballot, being second in the
race. They want the negro votes, but
they don't want a cOlored man in
Office. Instead of recognizing the
wishes of the vast number of colored
voters in the state they side tracked
Waller and nominated a comparatively
unknown man from away out in
TlOmas county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
a Pet Goose. Larcenle..

A family in Dover. N J., who hnfs
long been missing raluables wac
amazed a day or two ago 10 find them IL
the secret nest of pet goose Among
the articles which the bird had appropri-
ated were two gold teimbles- a tortoise
shell comb, scarf-pins. spools Of sewing
silk. silver lace and Waterbury watch
The goose had trick OF knocking At
the door in quest of edible dainties. and
on being admitted and petJed would
seek q sunny corner Of the room and
doze. When left alone IL began its pur-
loining operations 1t was hiding the
stolen time-pfece with its other treas
ures when discovered
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
WHAT Is IT?

That is the question that comes up
first in the mind of the average intelli-
gent reader when he sees the platform
adopted by Granny Hudson and the
rest of the befuddled 500, at Topeka
last week. The first two paragraphs,
containing about $50 words, are
laudations of the G. o. p. (recently
Interpreted as ''grand old pIunderers'').
The next half column is sort of a
reproduction of the Kansas statutes
relating TO taxation and exemption.
Then comes nondescript paragraph
which pledges Kansas republicans to
high protection, endorses Blaine's free
trade policy and sandwiches in a little
of the farmers alliance platform.
Then follows three or four paragraphs
thrown in as vote catchers but meaning
nothing; characterizes the recently
passed silver bill as "a good step in the
right direction:" favors law to protect
the ballot (but does not dare to endorse
the force BILLY; favors "a service pen
sion law" law to prohibit the alien
ownership of land and to encourage
irrigation, etc, ETC., and then taffies
Ben Harrison, John ingalls,, Plumb and
the rest. Then comes the prohibition
plank, as follows:
3" Ten years exemption from the evil
effects of the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors, secured by faithful observ-
ance of the constitutional amendment
and the statutes supplemental thereto,
by which the vice has been lessened
and crime decreased, leads us to
express determined opposition to any
changes in the prohibitory legislation
of our state, except such as will make
the laws stronger and more efficient
and increase the good order, sobriety
and welfare of the people,"
The remainder of the resolutions, t6
the length of half a column or more
attempts to cover every point of argu
ment, or every ism brought before thu
people of late, and winds up with al
endorsement of Humphrey and hi:
entire gang. Well may the reader asl
what is it?''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

fealty. In order that our position may
be understood, we wish to state that we
shall support the spirit of the resolution
passed by the convention, j. e.; the
candidacy of Simpson. Our position in
the matter is one of acquiescence to the
wishes of ihe majority, yet with some
misgivings as to the wisdom of that
majority's action-not in the matter of
fitness of Simpson as candidate, nor
the issues which he advocates, but as to
its ultimate influence on the democratic
party of this district.-Dodge City
Times.
The above is an eminently sensible
view to take of the situation, and one
that is being taken by the democratic
press of the district without an excep-
ton. Nothing would have pleased us
better than to have had the Pratt con-
vention give us democratic candidate
that we could place at the masthead and
follow to sure victory. Knowing that,
under tlle uncertain state of politics in
this congressional district such thing
could not we'll be done. we believe the
democratic convention did we'll in keep
ing out of the fight this year and leav-
ing the democrats free to support and
vote for whom they please. That but
few of them will see any good reason
for supporting the republican ring cam
didate, Hollowell. we have no doubt.
He is everything that is undemocratic
and all that is ultra republican. He is
a man who has always worked with and
for the republican party. and has been
a willing tool of its managers to further
all the plans they have carried out to
defeat true democratic principles, and
no true democrat should give him a
vote for congress.
AS to Jerry Simpson, the people S
candidate, we know but little about
him. What we have learned we have
heretofore given to our readers. We
believe he is man whose heart is in
the right, though he has not the orator
ical ability of his opponent. We were
favorably impressed with his actions
before the convention that nominated
him, as they showed that he was not
willing to go before the people in a
false manner. He objected to sweep
ing pension plank in their platform; a
plank that favored the pensioning of
all soldiers and their wives and child
rem for all time. and at the risk of los
ing the nomination he stated his objec-
tions to that plank, though he was in
favor of as liberal a pension law as
that of the Ingalls-Cheadle service
pension bill, and the platform was SO
amended.
Believing the best interests of Kan
sas demands defeat of the republican
party, the only party responsible fol
all the ills of which our people of the
west are complaining, we shall support
the candidacy of Jerry Simpson, the
peoples nominee for congress in this
seventh congressional district.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

A HIGH protective tariff in the United
States has been tried and found want
ing in benefits to the farming and labor
ing classes. Nearly everyone realizes
this fact and even the radical republi-
can newspapers discreetly keep silent on
the subject. The ideas lately advanced
by Senator Plumb should meet the
approval of the people of the state gen.
orally. While we believe in moderate
tariff to serve the purposes of govern
ment, we believe the tariff on the
|necessaries of life should. be reduced
for the benefit of the farmer and labor
ing man.-McCracken Enterprise
(Rep.)
JUST so. Rut only two short years
ago, when Grover Cleveland told you
the same thing, and had the manhood
to stand or fall on that issue, you Mr..
Enterprise; and all the rest of the
republican press hooted at the idea and
helped to bambozzle the honest farmers
and working people into thinking with,
or at least voting for, the high protec-
tion idea. 1.-The ideas lately advanced
by Senator Plumb'' are but the ideas of
the democratic party, and you dare not
deny it. The republican party bought
into Office two years ago with the
money of protected monoplists, and no
party thus acquiring power can stand
in free America.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

A native convert to Christianity in
equatorial Africa recently asked mis-
sionary the following question ..WhicA
is more contrary 10 Christ's command
ments, to go about naked according to
the custom of our ancestors or TO go in
debt for garments which mako Us hot
and unhappy The answer of the mis-
sionary is norgiven. but probably it was
in the line of wise comprouise-f
compromises are ever wise
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

NEVER before in the history of our
country has the general public taken
the interest in congressional proceed
ings that is now taken. And never
before has the republican party been so
faithfully shown up i'll all its corrup-
tion and chicanery, in all its falsity
and centralism. 1t has complete con-
troll Of national affairs and there Is
nothing in reason to prevent that party
doing about what it pleases in the way
of legislation; yet it has been months
and months in congressional session
and comparatively nothing. accom-
plished but the making of a few apprO-
priations, the seating of few more
republicans and the admission of states
for the sole purposes of strengthening
the party.
Still, the session is being watched
with the deepest interest by the read
ing public; and the people are learning
many things that will rebound to
national good.
From Jim Blaine they are getting a
good idea of Mckinley statesman
ship, ,(?) and Plumb of Kansas is also
giving some interesting lessons on Nc.
Kinley and bis bill. From Congress
man Kennedy they are learning who
Mat Quay is; and the information
Kennedy gives 50 exactly tallies with
the description of Quay that the demo
ocratic press has been giving for ths
last few months that it is certainly
correct. Then Mat Quay has enlight
ened the public upon Boss Reeds fore,
bill. and did it 50 well that the thing il
squelched by public opinion and ma!
never come up again.
AS to the blackguard, Cannon; b.
has described himself, and his repub
can colleague have, in their rough ant
tumble fist-fght in the hall Of congress
have 1shown how little sense of homo
they know.
Indeed the congressional proceeding
are interesting reading: and now tina
the people of the great west are awak
and anxious to learn, something o
good may come out of Nazareth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

WE WOULD like to call the attention
of some of the touchy fellows who are
denouncing Jerry Simpson because he
refused to stand upon broad, unlim-
tied pension plank to the following
extracts from the speech Of Boss Reed
delivered last Tuesday in Boston. He
said:
Zone great element of expenditure is
pension legislation, which is not under
stood in New England and the charac-
ter of it is not fully appreciated. With
us the soldier is comparatively content
with what he has received, and what is
promised him in the near future. But
in the west there exists vastly different
feeling. These stories about vast sur
plus have set men wild with the idea of
service pension which would bring
emolument to every man in the service
We have had to meet not merly the con-
tention of those who are parsimonious
and not willing to do what is fair to the
soldier, but those who wished to do such
things as with the present revenues OF
the government are impossible without
bankruptcy and ruin.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

have enough to do to work your
own slate to the front in the Ippublican
convention without ''scrappfng" with
the democrats ION the side" "Dare
you to do it!" Well, well my little
man, as you grow older you viii learn
thing or two.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

HARRISON did not have sand to
enforce his order for the removal of
cattle from the Cherokee Strip Sept.
1st. He has given the cattle barons
until the 1st of December.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

WHEN Vermont towns return to the
legislature democratic representatives
''for the first time since their settle
ment" 1t is time for the grand old party
to get out its speculem and take look
at ltself.-Kansas City Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
Was II Bast2

The Pratt convention, by its unlocked
for and somewhat peculiar action in not
putting a candidate in the field, has at
least made itself the subject of wide
comment. AS the. convention was
unanimous in agreeing that no delegate
should be bound by its action. its work
may be fully and freely criticised with
out raising the question of want of party
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

Is THIS you? John j. ingalls,, in
speaking of the farmers alliance, says
it is composed of the ''corn huskers
and corncob peddlers of this state-a
class of men too lazy to work, too cow
ardly to steal, and trying to make a
living out of politics." Where, oh!
where, has the honorable gentleman
obtained his fine living? What part of
it has been contributed by the ''corn
huskers and corn-cOb peddlers of this
state?''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

SOME of the republicans of Great
Bend speak of the convention held at
SLATE convention" Very appropri-
ately stated, though bunglingly slated
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

ED. CARROLL describes the repub-
lican candidate for governor as 1.-The
fellow who breaches prohibition in Kan
sas and gets drunk in Colorado"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE Hutchinson News asks "What
is republicanism?' Why don't it take
the National platform of 1888 and the
Dodge City platform of 80 and figure
it out. The majority of the people
would also like to know.-Rice county
Eagle,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

LOST. strayed or stolen: One repub-
lican candidate for state auditor, for
merly resident of the town where the
Lacrosse Chieftain is published. I'D.
Welch will pay reward for informa-
tiOn of his whereabouts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE sting Of Mr.. Cleveland's defeat
in 1888 is largely removed by SEEING
the shrewdest of the republican lead
ers, in 1890, trying to get OH the plat.
form occupied by him at that time
But then they would do anything fol
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Democrat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

KANSAS has now population OF
$50, 900. It could have been increased
to nearer two millions but for the
cranky laws of the state which have
ten years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

GEN. J. B. WEAVER was nominated
for congress by the U. l.. convention at
Des Moines, Ia, on the 4th. Weaver
is sure of election, having been also
nominated some weeks ago by the
democrats.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

THE first echo from the force bill was
100 900 democratic majority in the Ala
bama elections The whites all voted
with the democrats.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

j. d. WEIGH. in commenting on the
result of the republican state conven-
tion last week at Topeka, said: 1--WE
will venture to say, however, that in.
dividual political deceipt and renegad
ism predOminated where least looked
for" Just so, j. d. We thought you
knew enough about the party of your
recent adoption to expect all that in .
republican convention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

MAINE, Vermont, New Hampshire
and one or two other of the eastern
manufacturing states have fallen off in
population since the last census, as
shown by the census of 1890. One of
the greatest reasons of this decrease in
population is that protection has CEN
tralized capital, driven out small deal.
ers, and made agriculture and the COM
moner pursuits of life less profitable,
and the working people have left those
states
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

Senator Edmunds still stands out
against 1.-The muzzling process in the
senate. He remembers when the
republican party was the party of free
speech, that never feared discussion of
any of its measures. N. Y. World.
If EDMUNDs remembers the time
when the republican party was "the
party of free speech'' he has a good
memory for an old man. The world
will applaud him for his opposition to
the muzzling business, for people like
to see repentance of sins, even in old
age.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

THE farmers alliance is marching
through Georgia" on the dOuble-quick,
and the democratic congressman are
falling before it at rate that is beau
tiful to behold. And yet we find repub-
lican papers in Kansas almost solidly
fighting the alliance.-GlObe-D Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

OUR republican friends who went
down to Topeka last week to the repub-
lican convention did not come home
filed with much enthusiasm, as the
cut-and-dried ticket was simply en-
dorsed by the delegates, after which
they paid their usual hotel and liquor
bills and scattered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-11

Yes we dare you to come out with a
square ticket.-Register.
WELL, well, Caraway, just keep cool.
Don't get so anxious about what the
democrats are going to do. You will
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-09
REcIPRocATED IN KIND.

f1erce-L0oki7g Foreigner Who Was In.
terested 1t His Fellow-Passengers.
II all strangers were as self-possessed
as one met in a Fourth avenue car the
other day there would be less vulgar
staring at foreigners in public and less
show OF inconsiderate and insolent Curl
osity. The stranger in question was a
Don Cossack, or at least I judged so
from his costume and his countenance.
He got in somewhere near Twenty-third
street, and seemed to be under the
guidance OF a very respectable Ameri-
can. He wore top boots, wrinkled much
about the ankles, and a long tunic,
edged and faced with astrakhan. Over
this hung an astrakhan-lined cap and a
tail, visorless cap of the same was on
nus head. A big, bushy, fiercely-curled
oeard covered the greater part Of
ms somewhat ferocious-looking coun-
tenance, and his long hair was
braided and wrapped about his head.
He seemed not all at conscious of the
popularity of his dress and appearance,
and conversed quietly in barbarous-
sounding Russian to his companion, but
the whole car was promptly struck with
the most violent astonishment. and
gaped upon him openly. Even the con-
ductor came in and leaned against the
door, staring. at him, and the driver
turned around once or twice to have a
look through the fore window. All
strangers that have seen in this same
predicament before have affected an air
OF elaborate Inconsistencies and looked
bitterly vexed and discounted despite
sfc nk I'LL
"Whiskered Pandour" was not to be
conquered by our national vice in that
way. He was soon aware of the general
interest in him, and began to re-
turn 1t with interest. From a
pocket in his tunic he extracted
huge pair of silver-bowed eye
glasses, and, setting them astride his
great nose, he began to contemplate us
with the same keen interest we had be-
slowed upon him. Some of US had
leaned forward to get better look at
him, and he leaned forward himself and
scanned US with great curiosity, which
brought US promptly erect again. The
conductor slipped out of the door and
busted himself with keeping a sharp
lookout for passengers, and one by one.
as the Russian coolly scanned them with
deliberate interest from head to feet,
the occupants of the car found it more
comfortable to direct their attention
elsewhere, and began to writhe little
themselves under the direct gaze. The
result was that when he rose to leave
the car scarcely head was turned tc
follow him, and as he doubled up his
great silver glasses and stuck them into
the pocket of his tunic again it seemed
to me caught the glimmer of smile
in his eyes.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-09
CORN AS FUEL.

On recent trip to the southern part
of the state the writer was greatly i'm
pressed with the extent of the corn
crop and with the low price that pre-
walls. On many farms large ricks of
husked corn could be seen without
other protection than that given by the
bare ground and the open sky. The
principal objects in thus temporarily
fisposlng of the grain seem to be to
give opportunity to gather the crop
during the fine weather, and to hold
the corn for a rise in price that it is
hoped that it will soon come. An
inquiry at point where these ricks of
corn are especially abundant, elected
the interesting facts that corn brings,
at the railroad station, twelve to
thirteen cents per bushel. At the
same place. coal is selling at four dol
lars per ton. It is common to hear
harsh criticism upon the wasteful way
of keeping corn, and upon using corn
for fuel. But very little calculation
will show that neither practice can
bring loss this year. When corn must
be hauled six to eight miles to market,
and coal hauled back for fuel, it may
we'll be questioned if it would not be
more economical to burn the corn
instead. At thirteen cents per bushel
of ear corn, ton will bring three dol
lars and seventy cents. While I can
not give the relative fuel value of corn
with any degree of exactness. it may
be safely said that ton of coal at four
dollars is somewhat cheaper fuel than
corn at $50. But when it is remem-
bered that ton of corn is to be hauled
to town, and for it less than a ton of
coal hauled back, it will be apparent
that the corn is much the cheaper of
the two on farm a few miles out.
TEis test of actual value and of cost
should determine the course to pursue.
Any sentimentality as to its
being wrong to burn that which may
answer as food. and thus relieve want,
will be, and should be, thrown away
upon those who come face to face with
the real facts in the case. If one can
raise his fuel on his farm more cheaply
than he can buy it, it is but common
sense to do 50. If corn or any other
food material be this cheaper substitute
for commercial fuel, the case is not
altered.-Manhattan Iradustrsalist.