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Evening journal., 1890-08-20

Daniel N. Ridgely and Clinton L Will
Hanson. are two promising young Demo.
cratic politicians in Kent county. Mr..
Ridgely was mentioned in connection
with the recent guberaatorial contest,
and has made an eficieat county treas
urer. Mr.. Williamson has been efficient
as chairman Of the Kent county Demo-
cratic Central Committee
Evening journal., 1890-08-20

FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS,
JOHN w. CAUSEY,
OF Sussex County.
Evening journal., 1890-08-20

There seems to be no doubt whatever
that the Hon. John F. Salisbury still
occupies the editorial chair OF the Dover
Delawarean. The Delawarean without
John T. would be as insipid as terrapin
without sherry -MorHing News.
Rather, as Texas tOddy without bug.
Juice.
Evening journal., 1890-08-20

9 HERIFF'S- SALE. BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ OF Venditioni Exponas, TO me di-
rected, will be exposed TO public sale At the
Hotel OF r. slurges, in Newport. in Chris
tlana hundred, New Castle county, Della
Evening journal., 1890-08-20

An air Of uncertainty still hangs
around Robinson, Cullen and Boyce, as
they journey over the sands Of Sussex N
quest of the judgeship oasis. Court
meets here on che 18th OF September,
and the uncertainty will doubtless be
removed before that time
Evening journal., 1890-08-20

President Harrison did not get a cot
tage as birth daY present. He proba-
bly, presented himself with one this
time to save Russ the trouble of explain
ing how the cottage was paid for when
the deed said "in consideration OF one
dollar
Evening journal., 1890-08-20

JOSEPH H. KIRK.
Evening journal., 1890-08-20

Senator German has come out squarely
against the Mckinley bill, and it doesn /
propose to put duty on Maryland. My
Maryland" either. That comes under the
thread-bear clause of the Force bill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Another Old Settler Gone.

DIED--Of cancer. on the 9th of No
vember, 1890, at his home one and a
half miles northeast Of Ellinwood,
George Graham, in the 56th year OF his
age.
Mr.. Graham was patient sufferer
for some months before his death, wait
ing with . perfect resignation for the
final call to come. He was a member
of the Mcpherson Baptist church. NJ
Graham came to Barton county in 1875,
and has been.one of her most upright
and honorable citizens; and when one
of those men who broke the first sod
and underwent the privations and
haFdships of a frontier life passes away
we are reminded that. although they
are gone their works still live, and if
no towering monument Of marble
marks their last resting place, yet the
beautiful groves and the many pleasant
homes of our county still stand to re-
mind us that the man who first broke
the.a-id plains and turned the tide of
immigration to our midst, suffered
much for the happiness of others.
Mr.. Graham S remains were taken to
McPhersou, Kansas, for interment: the
funeral services being conducted by the
l. O. o. F., of which order he vas q
member. His family have the sym.
pathy of the entire community, for by
his death the community loses Il gocd
neighbor, the wife loving husband
and his children kind and indulgenl
father. ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
CLEVELAND NOMINATED.

Whatever may be said of Henry
George and his peculiar views on tax
aticn. it is generally conceded that he
is a man of good ability and politician
Of more than ordinary shreWdness.
This fact causes some Importance to
attach to his words when reviewing the
political situation. In speaking of the
enthusiasm for Mr.. Cleveland on the
part of leading democrats at the old
Roman banquet at the home of Judge
Thurman, Mr.. George says:
st is easy to see why this was so.
The recognition that the overwhelming
was Cleveland victory was instinc
tive and universal. 1t was Cleveland
alone who had forced the tariff ques-
ton into politics. 1t was Cleveland
who had beer bitterly blamed by all
mere PAL tizans for raising an issue that
had defeated not only himself, but his
party. The answer made in his behalf
was that he had, at the expense of a
hlClO 1CtClOC3 llllCO tllO uCluOC1 dOlC
party to "a higher plane of action and
made it the acknowledged exponent of
a great principle that would bring it
speedy victory and the assurance of pro-
longed power when the people were
once brought to understand the issue.
The elections of November 4tb made
good this prOphesy. The issue raised
by Mr.. Cieveland's tariff message was
the only issue. The republican party
temporarily restored to power, had
bodily accepted the challenge contained
in that message. The battle was
fought, and such an overwhelming VIC
tory as it never before had known was
won by the democratic party, on the
issue raised by Grover Cleveland and
confessedly more thoroughly represent
ed by him than any other living Amer
can. The logic of events makes him
again the leader. This fact was OBJ
vious to all not willfully blind. Men
of conviction hailed with delight the
triumph of principle. Men of eXpedi-
SilCJ paw UHdU IEt HCN lSSuC WdS d
winning one, and that was enough for
them. Grover Cleveland was renOmi-
mated as soon as the returns of the late
elections were in. The protest of such
papers as the Sun is like the Kissing of
q snake against hurricane. The
schemes of Hill and his coterie are of
as little account as would have been
houses Of cardboard before the rushing
| waters Of the Johnstown flood. Grover
Cleveland is already renOminated for
1892. The guests at the Thurman din
ner instinctiyely recognized their can
didate and leader. The convention of
1892 will meet to second the choice
already made, to make platform
declaring war on the protective super
stltion, TO nominate a vice president
and TO rejoice in the certainty of a vic
tory that will equal in extent and sig
nifcauce that which buried federalism
out of sight forever Wichita Beacon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Calamatous Predictions.

A female prophecies. writing to the
New York Post over the name of IS.
E. H. makes the following predictions
concerning the threatened Indian out
break:
LAS soon as the grass comes in the
spring there will be such an uprising
among the Indians as has not been
known since the time of Che early colo
nists, and it will be a war which will
end in almost the complete extermina-
tion of the red man and be complicated
by tremendous political and labor agi-
tations all over the country. During
these troubles working men and women
of all classes will make immense strides
in political and religious power. The
fercest passions will be aroused among
religious people of all sects, Protest
ants. Catholics and Anarchists all dis
playing equal bitterness in the discus
sion of moral and political questions
soon to be forced as issues in all civil
lied countries. No other great gov
ernment on earth would treat this i'm
pending Indian war with serene in
difference. Savage and civilized races
are always alike in one particular, they
will ignore all differences and unite as
one in defense of a common religious
BELIEF or superstition. All the most
cruel and horrible wars of all races Of
mankind have been waged in the
course of religious convictions and
savage superstitions. The Sepoy mu-
tiny arose from the rage of the Hindoos
in being compelled to disregard one of
their sacred religious customs in the
| English discipline of the native army.
Turks and Mohammcdans everywhere
will fight like furies to destroy the in
fidel dogs who deny their divine prophet.
Millions of white men have been slain
over the earth to establish the kingdom
of their Christ, or white Messiah, and
the Indians will be ready to die by
thousands to prove their faith in their
Indian SAVIOR
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Communicated.
Verbeck. Kan. , Dec. 6, 1890

Verbeck. Kan, Dec. 6, 1890
EDITOR DEMOCRATS:
In may article last week 1 advocated
reciprocity, or friendly barter. with the
the South American states and thus
obtain our coffee sugar and tropical
fruits duty free. AT this time 1 will
briefly outline what part of those
countries are like at the present time,
and the condition of our trade with
them as given in the September and
November agricultural reports of this
year. Columbia is the extreme north
west part of South America and
extends south of the equator and is
seven times as large as Kansas. It
might be classed as hilly yet there is
much alluvial land. The typographical
features. soil, climate and productions
of Venezuela and Ecuador are similar.
| The roads of Columbia are mostly
donkey paths. There are three rail-
way lines operated that are 14S miles
six tributaries is the great highway and
/ is likely to remain SO Indefinitely. It
! flows northward as the Mississippi
does south, and the mouths of the two
great rivers are only 1920 miles apart
on north and south line. For inter-
national intercourse there are seven
| lines of steamers, besides some sailing
vessels. OF these fifty nine are British,
seventeen French, thirteen German
and ten Spanish, in all ninety-nine
steamships not one of which carries our
flag, or is interested in subscribing our
interests, and few of which touch at
our ports. Domestic animals: The
horse is simply a Texas mustang, of
which there are l49 or. mules I4O, ,735.
The cattle are near relatives to the
Florida wind-splitters, and there are
40, 735. The hogs are the poor relative
| of the Arkansas razor-back and there
are 343. .542. Goats 6lD,147; sheep
Al 1856. There are about 16O, GOO square
miles Of land adapted to the cultivation
of coffee, and of this about one fiftieth
part is in coffee at present. Columbia
can produce six times as much coffee as
this country at present consumes. In
fact coffee growing in Columbia, Ven
ezneia and Ecuador has practically no
limit. and their ports are 800 miles OF
less from the ports of this country.
Tie soil and climate of neither of the
icountriss named aie adapted to the
lgrowing of wheat, CORN or oats. The
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Time Has Corrupted It.

LIN these days of political arraign-
ment there are some pretty plain words
used by men who, having trained with
the republican party for years and being
fully aware of the corruptness of its
leaders and manipulators, still retain
sufficient manhood and love of right
and justice to revolt against it and
''speak right out i'm meetin'." One of
these men is General John III. Rice. of
Fort Scott. At the meeting of the
national alliance at Oscala, Florida, on
the 5th inst, he said, among other
things, the following:
81 denounce the republican party as
unworthy OF support. 1t resorted the
national government. and for this i give
it all honor. Time has corrupted it.
The only ambition of its members now
is to scramble over the loaves and fishes.
1t had its origin in the highest impulses
of human freedom and gloried in be-
ing one of its champions for nearly a
quarter of a century. but now it has
fallen from its highest estate and has
become plunderer. 1t processes re-
lieion but it is infidel. 1t processes
freedom, bnt in reality is treacherous
tyrant. 1t IS gigantic conspiracy te
SsEeSt a mHied imPeF1alisRs-upoa the
ruins of free institutions. 1t is the
champion of trusts, monopOlies and
colruptions to grind down the toilins
masses"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11

mittee said yesterday that he is Of the
opinion that the committee would let
the bill go over. However, meeting
of the committee Will probably be
called to take formal action in the sub
ject soon.
Chief Brooks of the secret service in
his report, states that during the year,
346 arrests were made by secret service
agents. Most of them were for coun-
terfeiting and passing counterfeit
money. Convictions were secured in
fifty-seyen cases, and fines to the
amount of S19, l63 imposed, and the
offenders sentenced. Counterfeit
money To- the amount of S316, ,731 was
seized.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Federation of Labor.

The officers of the Kansas State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor have issued call for
a state convention to be held February
Is in Topeka, during the session of the
legislature, for the special purpose of
acquainting the legislature with the
objects of the state federation. and to
secure legislative action on the follow
ing measures, now being urged by the
labor. men: For the enactment of
statutes providing for state board of
arbitration; for prohibiting the employ
ment of children under the age of IA
years in mines, factories, workshops
and mercantile establishments; for
weekly pay in lawful money: for the
suppression of the Pinkerton detective
system of police power; for the repeal
of the so-called conspiracy act affecting
railroad employees; for making legal
holiday of the first Monday in Septem-
ber. commonly called Labor Day." for
the abolition of convict labor in compe-
tition with free labor; for the better
protection of miners against accident
and the mineowners greed. and for the
making Of eight hours a legal day s
labor on all work performed OF contract
ed for by the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Ellinwood Items.

From the Advocate.
A dance at the residence of Squire
Davis of the south side one evening last
week.
If you ask Jess Wilder what makes
him grin, he will tell you he has big
boy at his house.
The dress making department of Mrs.
]. Feder's millinery store has been
taken charge of by Miss Freddie Iten.
Our editor is sick and the printer had
sore hand which accounts for the
delay of our paper for two weeks.
John Scott returned from Colorado
Springs. where he has been for some
time, he will assist his father In the
postoffice this winter.
The Ladies Circle of the G. A. X.
are making preparations to give grand
fair and oyster supper December 18th.
Everybody invited. At opera hall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
THE Washington National Democrs

The Washington National Democrat
says: The recent election gives a
plurality of 627, 500 votes to the demo.
Gratis. The eleven states which went
republican lately have a population of
3,968, ,856, and those that went demo-
cratic have population of 59,O4O.145.
Of the white voters of the country
more than a million and half major
ity were democrats. Connecticut cast
1000 democratic majority, but the
republicans control the legislature.
Twenty-nine states are democratic and
fifteen are republican. Thirty-two
states, now considered democratic cast
364 electoral votes, and twelve states
now republican cast 78 votes. From
the present appearance Of things, Mr..
Cleveland will be the next president -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11

farming implements are OF the most
primitive kind. The plow is wooden
affair with one handle, without iron or
steel in its make up. The past year we
imported 16, ,OOO, 900 lbs of coffee from
Columbia The imports of Columbia
are, from France SO, coo. 900. England
S., SOC, ,oca, United States "a, 600 600,
Germany 81 ,O1O 900. The total imports
are $22 ,O84, ,73O. Total exports are
S14 ,551 ,0IO divided as follows: Exports
to the United States 81 500 900. Eng
land St, 5,1O9 600. Germany 81 500 900,
France 81, 156, 900. OF the agricultural
products imported into Columbia from
this country, the value of which was
S9S4, ,112 the average duty was 63.l per
cent. ad valorem. The agricultural
products purchased from US paid
$62O.O1S duty. The whole of the pro-
ductions imported from us paid
So ,SO4,5 in duties. We admitted
duty free coffee and some other articles
on which they had collected an export
duty amounting to 81 ,252 .O6S. AS an
offset in our favor zoe did collect in
duties S67 ,223 off their produce shipped
into this country; thus it will be seen
that tariff is rule that will work
both ways. Such are the trade condi-
tions existing between two republics
whose coasts are about 1000 miles
apart, lying on the natural trade line,
producing little in common and regu-
larly requiring each the productions of
the other, especially the products of the
soil. Thus / think all must conclude
that our statesmen would be quite as
well and proftably employed were they
to abandon Mckinley legislation for
awhile and try to find markets for the
surplus produce of this country by es-
sablishing trade relations with the re-
publics of South America, SO that we
could trade with them without their
robbing us. For no people can stand to
pay an export duty on all the coffee and
| about all the sugar they use and an
import duty On the produce they send
to paytor those articles. yet such is the
condition of our trade with every state
| in South America
w. w. SOwARDs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Let Out the Water.

In determining what a reasonable
and just rate should be the question
OF what the railroad cost should cut no
figure. Tie only question that should
properly enter is what is the road
WOrth?'
What could it be built for taday?"
Suppose through carelessness or fraud
of contractors it cost Il man ten thou
sand dollars to build five thousand
dollar house. Then suppose that
connivance and fraud with a loan
agent this same five thousand dollar
house was mortgaged for twenty thou
sand dollars. How would the rental
price be fixed upon that property?
Would it be fixed upon the five thou
sand dollar basis or the twenty? OBJ
viously the former, because the house
next to it honestly bailt for five thou
sand would fix the rental value. or if
there was no house there and an eXOrb-
liant rental based on twenty thousand
dollars was demanded some one would
the idea that the cost of thing does
not determine its value we need only
to refer to the thousands of town lots
bought all over the country during the
boom of 1887.
Now, if the Santa Fe road, 1--WE refer
to it because it is the oldest Kansas
r,,-;,, ,y<l.a oil
the others,) can be built and equipped
today for $50, 900 per mile, her rates for
transportation of freight and passen-
gers should be so adjusted thata rea-
sOnable dividend would be paid Oh that
investment instead of on S73 900 Per
mile as reported to the Interstate COM
mission by that road last spring.
The railroad attorney throws up his
hands at that idea. and says with briny
tears iii ais oeulars, - What. Yon
wouldn't deprive the innocent pur-
chaser of those stocks and bonds of
their just dues would you? Why,
many of these stockholders are widows
and orphans.''
Well that is just what we would do.
Every dollar of water in those
stocks is just that much fraud and
should be squeezed cut
If anybody should look after the
innocent widow and orphans who
bought this water" it is the railroad
official who sold it. He it is who has
defrauded the innocent purchaser.
Then again, the widows and orphans
out at this end of the line are entitled
to little protection and are much
dearer to the heart of the average Kan
san than the widows and orphans dowf
in New England.
| There is one thing certain. tli:
country will not stand, and cannot
stand much longer this gigantic fraud
There is not 4 bushel of grain or {
pound Of merchandise today that is no
being taxed to pay dividend OF tn,
millions and millions of watered stock
| IN Kansas alone it is estimated tha
many millions per annUm could bt
saved to the people if the water wa
squeezed cut.
That wiz be The next big issue befor
the people. Hutchinson News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Pawnee Rock.

From the Leader.
The young folks are talking of a
drama for the holidays.
Logan & Smith shipped car load of
fat hogs to the K. c. market this week.
Another vending on the stringl Sup
posed to come off about Christmas time.
The literary society, which met for
the first meeting last night, was well
attended and a good programme was
carried out. A large programme is
prepared for Friday eve.. December
Ioth.
The new church society concluded to
change the location of the new church,
and in place of building It on the John
Bauer farm, as stated last week; they
are building it (now at work ON it, on
the Peter Cnruh BLACK Pete'si farm
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11

The alliance may succeed in elections,
running their own stores and living
within themselves TO certain extent.
but in the meantime Jay Gould. goes
right on buying railroads, salt plants,
and attending to the finances of the
country. If the alliance could only
convert Jay or checkmate him in the
middle of the board. there would be
hopes for the future.
If WE are not mistaken, the educs-
ton that the people are getting on the
tariff and financial question, through
the alliance. VIII go far towards ''check-
mating'' Jay Gould and his ilk in
course of time. Jay has gone on COB
bling up everything in sight for num-
Der of years Of republican admiuistra-
ton, without check or hindrance, but,
in view of the result of the late elec-
tons throughout the country we are
inclined to believe there are "hopes for
the future"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11

-ged in as to what action the Kansas
legislature will take this winter on the
prohibition question. Some men hold
the belief that the republican senate
will take steps to have a resubmission
of the question. for the purpose of put
ting the alliance house on record in the
matter. IT this l,e done the house will,
it is thought. favor an early resubmis-
sion, independent Of any 6tber election.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11
Albert Items.

AlOof6 xtomSs
From ''Spunk"
The Misses Wells visited Great Bend
last Thursday.
c. F. Hayes spent Tuesday night of
last week In Great Bend.
Mrs. Calvert, from the eastern part of
the state. Is visiting her SON at this
place.
Messrs. Jno. Gallon and ]. H. Teten
spent last Thursday night in Great
Bend.
Messrs. w. NJ. Wilkinson, I. S.
Winget and F. III. Teten visited Great
Bend Monday last.
The new school house is rapidly
nearing completion and viii soon be
ready for occupancy.
The dance at the Albert House given
last Thursday night was not well
attended and there will be another one
given at the same place in the near
future.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11

two and half miles north of Pawnee
Rock.
Rev. L. L. Smith, of Great Bend,
preached at Mt. Pleasant(No 4S) school
house last Sunday afternoon and even
ing. Mt. Pleasant is now Rev. Smiths
regular appointment, see card in church
directory. Sunday, December I4th, is
s next appointment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11

The days of December are short,
the nights long. and enough of dark
ness is ours for the purpose for which
it was given, rest and recreation. So,
let rs make the most of our daylight,
curtailed as it is by the early setting of
the sun and its late rising. Open the
blinds ard let the bright sunlight flood
the rooms; drive all shadows from your
brow, and encourage smiles to spring
forth and greet your children. husband.
wife. No one should darken the house
and make duh place Of it. for light
and air and smiles and cheerfulness are
cheap, the cheapest of the many hess-
ipR5 tiveb US.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-11

GREAT BEND saloons are not
licensed, nor taxed, but simply 6ned-
and its not bard matter to find them,
either.