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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
Mr.. PlUMs.s TESTIMONY.
The Mckinley Bill "Tskes Into Accom-
6Olely the ManufacturerW

The Mckinley Bin "Takes Into Account
solely the Manufacturers
A Pennsylvania Republican wrote
Senator Plumb, of Kansas. protesting
against his recent tariff reform
speeches In his reply Senator Plumb
said. among other things:
Notwithstanding the poor opinion Of me
which you express. that I probably make
speeches which do not represent nv senti-
ments 1 want TO assure you that never was
more In earnest In my life than in making the
remarks you mention II may be- as you say
that the manufacturers are having hard time,
but this has been true OF the farmers. whom
represent Tor many years, and they do not
seem to think just now that il would be any 70
lief to them to put up the prices of manufact-
ured goods Congress passed bill for the ben
eft Of the worsted manufacturers q short time
ago which, am told. put up the prices about
twenty five per cent. The Mckinley bill it is
said, and on apparent good authority. will in
crease them about twenty-five per
cent more Somebody must, of course
to me as though the consumers
were fairly - be taken into account agree
that In raising revenues for carrying on the
Government proper regard may be had as to
the needs OF the domestic manufacturer in The
way OF protection. but he must take some
chances In the country in which he lives and
which he expects to supply with goods In my
judgment, the Mckinley bill is decidedly wrong
as ii passed the House 1t may or may not be
made better in the Senate, but its present
shape ii takes isto occouat solely tbs nsaasfacf-
srer. overlooking wholly the consumer. For
this rec son 1t does OF mses xtth my views.
Here we have a square confession by
| leading Republican Senator that the
Mckinley bill takes into account
solely the manufacturer" Mr.. Blaine
has already told the country that there
is not section or q line in the McKin-
ley bill that opens a market for an
other bushel of wheat or another barrel
! of pork. The leading Republican news
papers in Illinois. Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas and Missouri have denounced il
in equally emphatic terms.
| Thus we have abundance of unim.
peachable Republican testimony to The
dement's OF the Mckinley bill. And
yet it was passed by Congress and ap
proved by President Harrison as Re
| publican party measure
Santinel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
DRIFT OF OPINION.

Secretary Blaine clings to his
reciprocity and Speaker Reed points to
his MISUNDERSTANDING Post
The mass of bummers, blacklegs
and bullies in Chicago has long been in
the pay of the highly moral Republican
party.-TimeS
The first thing called for after the
passage of the Mckinley bill is an ex-
traordinary effort by the United States
Treasury to avert monetary panic
Providence Journal
President Harrison has given
Consul-General New a vacation to man.
age the Indiana foaters- Mr.. News
salary will 60 on as usual Public
office is q public trust Fitness is the
essential and discriminating test-St.
Louis Republic.
worst Republican is preferable to the
politician" like Blocks-of-Five Dudley
is to be preferred to an honest man and
a statesman like Allen G. Thurman
Kansas City Star.
Facts are facts and all the talk in
the world can not change them Cen
eral Barrundia was shot to death upon
an American vessel and fell literally
in the shadow of the American flag.
The State Department has not succeeded
in finding out what it intends to do
about it. ]. G. BIS brilliant foreign
policy needs oiling.-Detroit Free Press
KuGoRB. from Texas. in the House,
Kicked down the lobby door,
Which, hitting Dingley on the nose,
Bestre,yed with blood the floor.
What pity It's this Congressman
From far-oi sunny South,
This lobby door should not have kicked
Against old Cannon's mouth
N. 7. Sun
ALL that Mr.. Reed believes Oh
does is the logical outcome of his party
service to monopoly. He is esse ntially
the most logical Republican CT his
time, and Mr.. Blaine is no longer "the
man from Maine." He has n riva,
whose lateat victory at the polls adj
vances him very far towards complies
party 1eadership.-N. Y. World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
THE GUNS THEY PLACED ON A RAFT.

THE GUNS THEY PLACED ON RAFT.
rifles, and twenty men armed with mus
kets and fixed bayonets, taken by Rem
wick in the late skirmish, crossed tho
river led by the latter and made a dash
at the carthworks. Instantly crowd
of redskins rose up from behind the in
trenchment with lcvelad rifles only to
receive the murderous Sire Of the Amer
leans on the opposite bank, before
which they recled back in confusion
upon their allies.
Charge men! Give them the STEEL"
shouted Renwick, forcing his way
through the defences. Tho Americans
came on right gallantly, fired volley
in the faces of their foes, and then, with
q wild cheer, charged them with the
bayonet. The panic-stricken Indians
fed tpmultously, and the French, un-
willing to abide the shock of that
stern line, firod an Intellectual volley
and followed their example. The VIC
tors followed short distance to prevent
them from rallying, and then returned
to the guns which they placed on a raft.
hastily constructed, and towed them
across the stream together with
the ammunition which they loaded into
camp. The little army was SO elated
over the victory that Selwyn had some
difficulty in restraining them FROM
crossing the river to offer battle to the
stronger force which was perhaps at no
great distance. But he sent over q
party to destroy tho earthworks, and
set IRE to the brushwood. and the flames,
famed by a strong breeze, swept over an
area of several acres, thus preventing
the return of the enemy till the fire
burned itself out.
The captured guns were placed in po-
:sition to command the opposite bank,
and once more the little army rested in
temporary security.
"What next, Captain?" asked Rem
wick, stretching himself lazily on the
grass with his pipe in his mouth. "How
long do you think wo can make head
-againstthe Frenchmen?"
Not very long, fear" responded
sSelwyn. I'VE have checked them in a
measure. and every day gained in
screases the chance that succor may ar
rive"
Renwick was silent.
"You have no hope In that direction?''
''No," replied Renwick; .seven if your
uncle succeeded in stirring up the En-
;glishmen, their European tactics are too
slow, and while they are planning a
campaign the battle will be fought out
The question is, shall we die like rats
in hole, or make another dash for VIC
tory?
''You have plan, then?" asked
>Selwyn-
''Not plan, but suggestion. This
position can not be held against su-
perior force; they would throw up de-
lenses and plant cannon; blockade the
river below and compel us to retreat
through the dense forest in the rear,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
elNpINo THYME.


How the Tari6 On Blnding TWtne AHecto
Western Wheat Grower
One of the members Of the binding,
Irvine trust speaking against the action
Of the Senate in putting binding twine=
on the free list attempted to show that
the duty on that article was SO little
that il could not make any spprecisble
difference to the farmers He said that
free binding Irvine could not amount to
q gain of more Than two-tenths OF .
cent per bushel TO the farmer
Even admitting that his figures are
correct free Irvine viii mean n great
deal to the wheat growers Let us see-
The wheat crop Of this year has been
estimated at 500 o0o 600 bushels II We
allow that 400 o00 600 bushels Of this
are harvested with twinS what would
be the gain to the growers Two
tenshs OF 3 cent per bushel on 400 ooo.-
600 bushels would amount to $500 oo0
Senator Davis. OF Minnesota, said in
his speech against the trust that the
binding-twine duty affected the people
of his State alone TO the amount OF
nearly million dollars II this Is true.
the estimate above of q member OF the
trust is far too low.
But even if we accept his figures OF
two-senths OF q cent per bushel. givinga
total of $500. oso. is not that sum worth
saving to the wheat grower rather than
let it 60 TO g greedy and rapacious
trust?
For the year ended June 50. 1891, i'm
ports OF wheat into this country
amounted to Isl, 600 bushels valued at
Sis, 900. In order TO make q pretence OF
helping the farmer, Mckinley raises the
duty of 90 cents = bushel on wheat 10 IS
cents He pretends TO think that the
trifing amount brought in constitutes
an apprecisble competition with our own
wheat. and that by diminishing the
Insignificant imports he Will save somee
| thing to the farmers He says himself
| in regard to his duties on farm prod
his '-tin-whistie" duties, as Butter
worth calls them-that these duties
| are advanced with q view to save this
entire market to the American farm
| erS" 9
Suppose that his fre-cent rate cuts
down these trifiing imports of foreign
| wheat about one-hslf-saving. say. $50
600: is 1t not much more important to
help the wheat-growers to the extent %
$500, 900 by giving them free twinec
This latter method of helping the farm
ers out Of their widespread depres-
sion," as Mckinley calls il, does not
seem to have suggested itself to the
mind of that eminent statesman Why
should he strain 1t five-cent duty and
swallow q trust
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
Tie shyIoris Senator t1sn Kansas.

Ingalls,, in his talx to the Pennsyl-
vanian Republicans, never said a word
about loaning money to Kansas farmers
at IS per cent interest; neither did he
tell them how he managed to accumu-
late quarter of million dollars Oh
salary of s., 600 year. Had he called
attention to his Shylock method Of 10
ing business with farmers he might
have enlightened them But no. he
could better serve his purpose by de-
nouncing Democrats in language unbe-
coming any man occupying the Office Of
United States SENATOR. This, however.
is characteristic of the man; he wouidn'f
be in his element were he not belchinQ
forth IRE and brimstone. He is the
devil inearnate. Truth and decency are
foreign to his characteE.-N. z. Woxl6
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
LIS Copstituttooaf,


In Al article On the tariff ouestion
Edward Atkinson. the well-knowp
economic writer, takes the ground that
McKinley's tariff bill giving ',prosec-
ton with incidental revenue" Is uncou>
stitutional
In support OF his view Mr.. Atkinson
quotes the famous decision OF Justice
Miller, of the United States Supreme
Court This decision will always bear
to be quoted and kept before the nj nds
Of the people. especially at a time like
the present when protect on Is growing
more and more shameless IN its robbery
OF the many for the enrichment of the
few.
In the case referred to Justice Miller.
Republican appointed by Lincoln,
spoke on behalf of the entire Supreme
Court He said To lay with one hand
the power of the Government upon the
property of the citizen. and with the
other bestow it upon favored individuals
to aid private undertakings and to build
up private enterprises, is none the less
robbery because 1t is done under the
forms of law and is called taxation
! This is not legislation; 1t is decree
under legislative forms
Beyond a cavil there can be no lawful
{ tax which is not laid for q public pur-
pose
Mr.. Atkinson holds that this decision
rules out Mckinley's protection with
incidental revenue
1t will be . difficult thing for McKin-
ley to show that his monopoly-smelling
duties are laid ..for a public purpose u
These duties to build up private enter
prises" viii lay q heavy hand ION the
property of the citizen, and will con-
time to do 50 till the people rise up and
pat an end to them
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
BAYARD'S WARNING.

The Ex-Secretary Bewails tho Potency OF
Money In Controlling Politics.
Ex-Secretary Bayard and Senator Gray
were speakers at Democratic mass
meeting at Wilmington, Del. The for
mer took decidedly dark view of the
condition of affairs in the country at
large. He said:
ST can clearly see that the spirit that is now
governing the American people is not one
founded in intelligence or conscience. but it is
the power of wealth. 1t is plutocracy and
not democracy. Everywhere is this made ap-
parent. 1 can see it in this city-in all the
great cities of the country. Against it warn
you as the representatives of the masses OF the
American people. A plutocracy-a government
by wealth. has every fault and not one Of the
virtues Of aristocracy which our government
was intended to replace and make impossible
in this country. If 1 were to sum n, the issue
which is clearly to my mind being made in this
State-indeed, all over the United States-I
would say it is the question CT money
against manhood and if the party IN which I
vas born, in which the whole OF ny life has
been passed, has any truth in it it is shat it is
the party of manhood as against the mere in
fuence OF money.
Il have seen it stated by one Of its chief adj
vocates and another that the obie:t of the
Lodge Davenport bill was to give publicity to
elections. But. my friends, what we want is Is
preserve the conscience OF the individual Iotef,
that no one but himself and the eye that reads
all things shall know what vote he places ia
the ballot box In the convictions of his con-
science. We want men protected from every
influence except reason. intelligence, con-
science. We neither want them 70 be fright
ened from their duty nor debauched-frst i'm
poverished and then debauehed-in order to
prevent them from exercising their suffrage in
Its fulles. and largest sense The more you
test it tls truer you viii ind my allegation that
The Issue In Delaware as in most of the States
II the Onion will be money against manhood,
md yaay Delaware ever md herself on the side
Of manhood n against the mere power Of
money!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
HRIEA,
The Ha1f-Breed.
A Romance of Colonial Days.
By ROBERT A. CUMMING.
GCOPYEIGHr. 1901
CHAPTER <.


At sunset of the day on which Jabe
returned to the camp, the Mohawks
brought ia the news that the enemy
was advancing in forcec with the Hurons
in the van as usual, and through the
night the sentine1s heard sounds which
indicated their proximity. The dawn
OF morning revealed an earth ork, sur
mounted bH the branches OF trees,
through 0hich protruded the muz-
:zles of two small cannons.
sit 10 fortunate that this bank
of tho river is the higher"
said Renwick, peering through
the intervals of the logs which formed
the breastwork, ''else thcy would make
it unpleasantly warm for us. Let me
see If they are awake yet" He raised
his hat above the rampant and was con-
rtnced of the Fact of their wakefulness
by the whizz of bullet which tore away
q part of the brim. ''Huronsr he NUT
teEed. eThe Frenchmen are not so
quick on the trigger. They are too close,
Charley; we must push them back a
little
AS ntO9mphaSiZe this Gemark cannon
ball struck Che log above his head, caus-
ing the bark and splinters to fly in all
directions. Then came two reports in
quick succession above his head and the
smoke % Che rifles eddied up from the
branches of great tree just behind him,
while shower of bullets from the en-
-omy ratified against its rugged sides.
Again puff Of white smoke from the
tree followed by yoll Of rage from the
enemy
= hat is Jabc," quoth Selwyn.
''He asked my permission to post him
self up there, and he is picking off the
gunners. He has two rifles"
90 A shot from another tree on line
with that occupied by Jabe, increased
the confusion of tho enemy, and invok-
cd another Ineffective volley.
FIRED Ward is upethere,'' Selwyn ex.
planned, ''and don't think those guns
will trouble us MUCH"
, For the noxt half hour the sharp
shooters kept up a steady fire, the efIica
~cy of which the silent cannon evinced
1--WE picked off three officers, Shouted
JADE, land they're going to make {
move. Twenty men could take the
guns away from them before they are
reinforced"
"A good idca," cried Renwick. "Le
US try it, Charley"
Selwyn called to the other sharp
shooter: What do you report. Ward?'
''They are going to retreat from ths
bank and take cannon with them out o
rifle range. 1t would be a good time t.
strike Them
Selwyn decided to make the at
tempt. While the sharp-shooters KEEP
up their fire, five canoes wer.
Launched under cover of the ranger
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

The whole country is in broad
grin over the demand of the Indiana
Republicans that elections shall be
honest Colonel Dudley must have put
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

-Chauncey NJ Depew tells the New
York farmers to take for their motto.
Reciprocity, Retaliation, Revenue
But somebody has got hold of the farm
ers' revenue. and to get retaliation he
must find home reciprocity at home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
QUEER REASONING.
Because Protection Hurts England Does 10
Necessarily Help Uss

Because Protection Hurts England Does No
Necessarily Help Us;
One of the iavorite methods of the
protec tionists is TO quote from the En-
glish papers any thing against the
American system of protection" and
to point TO their quotations TO prove how
good a thing protection" -is-England
does notlikeit The childlike simplicity
of these gentlemen in claiming that
because our protection" hurts England
therefore it necessarily and infsllibly
helps us, is one of the most delightful
examples 81 the truth that men are but
children of q larger growth But the
protectionists hold to 1t as a bedrock
principle that in trading, the seller all
ways makes prof and the buyer loses
True, they do not hold to this rs a prir-
ciple ruling in domestic trade. As be-
tween Americans they usually admit
that both seller and buyer may make .
profit by trading.
When you cross salt water they hold
that only the seller can make q profit
Hence they snatch up greedily all news
from Europe showing that the McKin-
ley bill is very unpopular across the
sea- Mckinley will refer in his speeches
to such news IS proving his wisdom in
making the high tariff still higher The
prosectionist papers delight in printing
quotations to the same effect
They have had bad luck. however.
with their quotations Some OF their
choicest have turned QUITO be forgeries
So great was their need in the campaign
OF 1Sss of having certain things said by
certain English papers that some Of their
clubs and committees went to flooding
the country with forged quotations
As they attach SO much importance to
English quotations here Is one for
them This is from the London Public
Opinion The editor. in giving an &C
count OF the changes in tariff views now
going on here, says:
'Mr. Blaine's reciprocity proposals.
which are really incipieEt free trade,
find daily increasing support among
Republican voters"
One State convention after another
has Endorsed Mr.. Blaine's reciprocity
plan and the rank and file Of the Repub-
licsn party are held to be in sympathy
with It And yet here is an English
paper calling that plan 'incipient free
trade." III English quotations are really
SO important as the protectionist leaders
pretend that they are. Is il not q clear
case that reciprocity is delusion and {
snare? The English are calling 1t 'fn-
cipient free trade"-as, in fact it is
and yet orthodox protectionists are fan
ing over one another in their haste 70
endorse reciprocity
Clearly the protectionists do not really
think their English quotations SO im-
portant after all
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

And now they have revised their tar
iH-raised it upward and made II
hsayier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

harasscd by clouds OF redskins. Now
suggest that We cross the river before
daylight tomorrow, and attack the
enemy as soon as he appears, and he
won't keep US waiting long, ron may be
sure. We will thus protect the river by
which we can retreat if necessary, and
for that purpose we can build RATS to
aid the canoes. Why, Charley, the very
fact that we have changed our position
will cause the enemy to believe that we
are reinforced"
Selwyn was impressed favorably by
the scheme, and called q council of OFF,
GERS who gave their assent to the plan.
So vigorously was the removal effect
ed that the camp fires were lit before
the sun arose the next morning and the
Mohawks securing the woods to detect
the approach Of a foe, while the Ameri-
cans raised q breastwork which was to
cover their embarlkation If retreat was
necessary. 1t was past noon when scat
tering shots told that the Mohawks had
found the enemy and were falling back.
The aurons had been SO roughly hand
led on the previous day that they were
easily held in check by Brant and his
braves, who formed a curtain, as it were,
through which the French found it inn
possible to obtain glimpse of their an
tagonists; and no sooner had the head
of their column emerged from the forest
on the burned plateau, than they found
a volume of smoke in their path formed
by leaves and other damp material
which had been fired by Selwyn's
orders Through this vail the Ameri-
cans fired volley and then charged
TIL 1>ox M ~
while the Mokawks attacked their TANKS
with shot and tomahawk.
The surprise was complete. The be-
wildered French believed themselves to
be attacked by regular troops whose
number they could not estimate, while
the ground was heaped with their dead
or wounded. The column began to
reel.
But Selwyn knew that the force in
front of him was not mere skirmish
line, but the head of column which
must soon press him back, and while he
sprang to the front and cheered his men
to the onset, he felt that he was leading
them to the last charge The Hurons
had retreated behind the scattered col
umn where some French officers were
striving to inspire them with courage
ana 10 rc-IOrm inc broken ranks OF CQc1r
countryn1en, when the Americans again
burst through tho demoralized crowd,
hurting them to the right and left OF
trampling them under foot, to find
themselves confronted by fresh body
of regular troops, advancing steadily to
the charge. Tho time to retreat had
come. At signal from their leader, the
rangers began to fall back in open
order, keeping up an irregular fire, the
more CALLING because each man selected
his mark and hit it. The night was
coming on when they reached the
breastwork, and the work of embarka
ton commenced under cover Of fire
from the two cannons and the rifles of a
band Of picked men.
Tho French, fe arful of an ambuscade
in the dark and confident of victory or
the morrow, fell back out of range Of
the fire. To guard against surprise
they also RETAINED from lighting fires
while the Americans with their wound
| ed and the two little cannon on board,
| dropped silently down the stream.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

cents As if this yet did not smell
strongly enough of monopoly the Sem
ate put it up to 81 cents a gallon That
gives the trust a total of cents for fu-
ture juggling with prices
The sugar trust too, was we'll pro-
vided for. The difference between the
duty on raw sugar and refined sugar,
which completes with the trust was
made greater than at present: so that
although the people may get the benefit
of the cheaper sugar, the trust will act
ually reap greater profits than ever.
The president of the sugar trust
Theodore E. Haveueyer. has the same
views about high prices as Mckinley
himself has-they both think that high
prices are best The trust simply aims
to reach the same result as that aimed
at by Mckinley. Indeed, the trust has
not failed to see that their aims are the
same and to point out the absurdity of
any protectionist Directing to trust
prices
Last winter the president of the
sugar trust said: The great cry of one
OF the great parties is for protection;
that il. they cry for it loudly during
campaigns But when we proceed &c
give ourselves some protection howl
is raised They demand protection fol
the industries. When an industry pro
tects itself it is said that it is illegal"
Why should the people care whether
it is a Mckinley or trust that make.
them pay higher prices? Tie result i,
the same when the money is spent