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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

apart for that purpose, ; Republican
Congress hopes to make both ends meet
this year. and possibly have little to
spare
But in the meantime what is to be-
come OF the Mckinley bill, that bill to
reduce the rereaue? That bill we were
told would reduce the revenue By ST.
600. 600, and what is to become of the
Lodge force bill which will add SIS, O0O,-
O0e more to the expenses of govern
ment? These two will make a differ
ence of $50, OO0 900 more.
The Treasury authorities will have
70 do some vigorous counting and Ger.
tification" of their own to mako xll the
resources of the Treasury. current rev.
enne and the accumulations of wears
equal the rapacious demands of . Re
publican Congress Albany On. VI
Argus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07
VOTE SUPPRESSION.

Republican Minority Gets More Seat
Than a Democratic Majority.
The suppression OF party votes in
Congressional elections is an interest
ing subject at present, and a reliabls
analysis has been made of the vote for
the F1ftieth Congress, showing the eN
tent of the suppression 1t is thus sum-
married.:
Average vote to each Republican Con-
Average vote to each Democratic Con
Average Vote to each Congressman in the OAHU
Democratic majority on the Congression-
al fote--.- o2,3l5
This means that with a majority of
33, 900 on the vote for Congressman, the
Democrats are still in minority in the
House. through the operations of the
district system, under which the ar
engagements of the districts counts for
more than the party vote at large.
Under this system the Democratic
party was suppressed as far as Congress
is concerned inColorado, Kansas, Maine,
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska Nevada,
New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont
and ashington-fourteen States The
Republican party underwent similar
suppression in Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware, Florida. Georgia, Mississippi,
South Carolina, Texas and West Vir-
ginia-nine States. In none of these
States, Republican or Democratic, did
the minority party elect single Con-
gresham. The minority vote thus sup
pressed is as follows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

Indignantly cying the bag, ''or is it
black-eyed beans? Because we've got a
plenty of both. thank you all the same. -
THE bag is not intended for you, -
said Norman. 1T is on it's way to DIR.
Holmes, full of castor beans. Icouldn't
put my Offering into bag nor pack it
in q box. It's too big"
Nobody wants your Offering" re-
torted Clara
Norman put the lag on chair and
took both Clara's little hands in his.
ssAre you quite sure Of that?" said he.
'tDear little Clara, don't look so cross at
me. came here to offer you myself,
and don't propose to go away until
you have said either yes or no. know
you are cross; but can't help risking
it. Clara. can't live any longer in
suspense love you in spite of all the
seedlings yOu give me, and want to
marry you. Come. Clara. b it yes or
no2s
Clara hlushed redder than any rose.
She me5te - fpsttnct1ve moxeunent 20
SIP est 8 &c Sooz!ls Ut Nern.sn s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

was bad enough when the friendly
gloom of a rainy day concealed its short
comings in some degree. But on a
clear, uncompromising August noon
like this, the cruel sunshine revealed
each crack in the ceilng, and every
worn spot in the carpet like magnify
ing-glass.
And really thereawas some occasion
for the doleful look with which Leslie
regarded the table. There was the ex-
IRENE shank bone of a ham boiled into
rags, few slices of cold beef, some
baked potatoes, and a custard that GER
tainly had not been rendered indigesti-
BILE by too much richness of material.
There were the remains of yesterdays
stew, half cold apple pie, and a plate
of homemade pickles; and around this
meal gathered four little Demands, with
ravenous eyes, while Harry, the eldest
brother, who had been doing some
amateur white-washing, was making a
hasty toilet in the sink-room: and the
two grown sisters superintendent the
banquet
Mr.. Bernard was engaged in writing
his next Sundays sermon, and his wife
was at neighbours house, helping to
nurse cross old woman, who had worn
out everybody's patience but her own.
Enough, 1 SUPPOSE" said Leslie,
"but not very appstizing. Now, is it?''
Poor folks haze no business to ex-
pect appetizing food" said Clara, short
ly. ''In fact l don't think they have
any business to live at all. Dayy, take
your fingers out of the. sugar-bowl. Ida,
sit up straight"
s'Why, Clara, what's the matter?''
said Leslie, gently. moving the bowl OF
sugar out of young David's reach, and
helping to perpendicularize the small
Ida in her chair.
''Oh! / don't know replied Clara
*sPm cross
No need to tell us that observed
Harry, seating himself 1T is one of
the very few facts patent to all observ-
e-s. Where is father?"
Its that donation party" said Clara.
with an impatient, backward toss of her
auburn hair.
'sEh?- said Harry
81 hate donation partiesr' cried ont
Clara, recklessly carving the end of
ham into opnctuous shavings. 81 think
they're an insult to people, So. there's
Harry whistled; Leslie smiled: the
children all stared
II they want to do papa q favor. .
went on Clara. breath less1y, loading uu
the children's plates with All sorts 81 in.
conRruous materials. why don't they
nay him HIS salary. tnstead of ssattfne &
F. 4
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07
THE FARMERS NEED.

MT. Blaine Witness that the Mckinley
Bill Ia Hostile to the Interest of the
Farmer.
After Mr. Blaine's recent letter 20
Senator Frye, it does not seem neces-
sary to go into any very elaborate argn-
ment to show that the present tariff and
the proposed Mckinley tariff are hostile
to the interests of the American farmer.
Mr.. Blaine is protectionist of unim-
peachable orthodoxy. and Republican
of the straightest sect He. more than
any other one man, is responsible for
the radical position which his party now
occupies on the tariff question, for twas
under his leadership in the campaign OF
1854 that the party came to advocate
protection for projections sake. Yet he
says in the Frye letter:
Il do not doubt that in many respects
the Tariff bill pending in the Senate Ia
a just measure, and that most of its pro-
visions are in accordance with the wise
policy of protection But there is not .
section or line in the entire bill that
will open the market for another bushel
of wheat or another barrel of pork"
That is very serious charge, it means
that Mr.. Blaine's Republican friends
have constructed tariff bill which,
however much it viii help the various
trusts, is sure to have disastrous results
upon the largest and most important in
dustry in the countryside agricultural
industry.
II there is one thing thatSthe farmer
needs more than another it is market
He has large surplus each year which
he can not dispose of at remunerativs
prices The supply is largely in excess
of the demand. and so prices fall to such
an extent as to threaten the farmers
with Bankruptcy That is the situation
under the present tariff The markets
are too narrow as it is One would
think that those charged with the con-
struction of new tariff would remedy
this defect And yet after the McKin-
ley-Reed crowd mas done its work,
| the great Republican chieftain de-
clares that their tariff will not open
the market for another bushel of wheat
or another barrel of pork" The farm
ers did not contribute to Dudley's
blocks Of Ave. fund, therefore they
are left out in the distribution of favors
Our foreign market for breadstuffs
grows narrower" says Mr.. Blaine
What relief do the tariff builders offerf
Absolutely none The proposed pro-
lection is a sham, for the farmer is sub
ject to ne competition in the home mar
ket The effect of the increased duties
will be to still further narrow his mar
ket. for they stand in the way of trade
that is their avowed object-and they
are sure to provoke retaliation on the
part OF foreign nations And when that
war of retaliation begins-nay, it has
already begun in France and Germany
lit is the farmers products that viii
suffer.
Mr.. Blaine is right And it is encour-
aging to know that many of the farm
ers. notably those in Minnesota. have az
last got their eyes open to the way in
which they have been humbugged- II
is about time they were beginning to
| look out for their own interests
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

And ne are <onfrooeo0 VITA fno ehnkEo
that ne ara sim blu1der1ag I'D T0etng = n
the Interest Of few thousands and ~ IL
in various forma Its most humSliafing -
pect % in the fact ta9f it makes ear prUo-
perisy partial and makes the uzass Of IT,
people the servants of the few, and doos q
in the name and under the gu - Of protest.
ing labor and cherishing our infant indus
tries-
As the remedy. finally. to Al this NM
reasonable high tariff policy Of exclu-
sion Butterworth says we must s.remoxo
all the barriers that hamper our COM
merce and rule us out of the markets ok
the Western Hemisphere" We must not
yield to the clamor of few along the
border who would ignorantly or selfish
ly sacrifice the broad interests Of ma
ton of sixty-five millions Of people to
the special, peculiar and wholly partial
advantage (if it could. in fact prove an
advantage. which 1 utterly deny.) Of .
very few" for this is Nation not .
neigh borhood. and our legislation must
be fashioned to promote the good of all !"
Now let Butter worth vote as he
thinks, and all friends of q low and
reasonable tariff Will believe in his sim
cerity, and claim him as co-worker fog
the best interestsof the ccuatry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07
A DEFICIT AHEAD.
One of the Results Incident to Rapacious
Republican Rule.

One of the Results Incident to Kapacious
Republican Rule.
The expenditures of government for
the current fiscal year will exceed the
revenues for the first time in many
years. Congress, in other words, has
spent more money than the people will
pay into the Treasury.
The revenues for the current fiscal
year have been estimated by the Treas
ury Department at 1886. 600, 900, and the
postal receipts will amount to Sos, $780,
900. making in all $3.50. 500. 900. That is
the estimate of our income for the year.
What are our expenses to be? The Phil
adelphia Press, in warning the Repub-
lican party of the danger of a deficit,
gives the following total of appropria-
tons as they actually stand at present:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07
The Fermeut I'm Nebraska.

A lawyer, who lives at Broken Bow
Neb., has written q letter to friend In
New Yeak, which shows how the press.
ure of hard times is forcing the farmers
there to turn their attention to the tar
if. He says:
81 am certain that IL you were here
and could see the distressed condition
of our farmers your convictions upon
the leading questions you advocats
would, if possible, be strengthened
The facts are that a great revolution in
public sentiment Is here The FarmerSs
Alliance is an educator OF the people,
and our farmers are seeing their help
less condition in the hands of the cor.
porate powers of the country. Il is use.
less to say that times are most excruci-
atingly hard and the farmers are almost
destitute in some localities, to say moth.
ing of their inability to meet their obli-
cations Our farmers here arc
waking up. and in this Congressional
district viii nominzse and elect.
too, a low tariff man, and in
my Judgment this State viii b
porations Our Western coun-
try is breaking out in open revoit
against high protection and the old
dominant parties IAN no longer hold tho
party lash over the voters of this com
munity and compel them to fall into
line The time is now ripe for great
change, and it is coming. too and it
viii be. from appearances now in this
part of the State, political cyclone
The Mckinley bill has done good work
in this county, and has lost the pro-
tectionists thousands Of votes .
Our farmers are groaning under the load
of taxation and oppression of projection
as they never have before, an& they are
discussing and investigating these great
questions from a bread and butter stand
point In our county. at the May term
of court, $40 farm mortgages were fore
closed and the system of landlordism 10
becoming rooted here
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07
MeKinley's Medicine-

Whenever any mandatory closes isB
doors Il gives great delight TO the thick
and-thin protectionist oagan IL the tel
egraph will only say that the concern
failed because of the tariff agitation
and the consequent fear OF disastrous
competition from abroad" The proteo-
tionists raise their hands Ia holy horror
when they can point to . case of thiD
kind where the British free traders
ruin American industry But now No
Kinley, the good tariff doctor himself,
has been giving the wrong kind OF ned
icine and some Of his patients are d.
ing The smelling establishment *
Messrx BahIbach & Son. Of Newark. \
J.. Is preparing to move to Uexico -
get free silver Lad oreA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07
AN ACCEPTABLE OFFER.
Story Of an Old-Fashiened DOna-
ton Parity

STHIS all we've
got for dinner?"
said Leslie Ber-
nard, r a t h e T
dolefully.
8 l S n t i t
enough ?" retort-
edClara. her sis
ter.
7 h e dining
room in Glen
wood Parsonage
was unmistaka-
bly shabby. 1t
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

Excess Of suppressed Democrats. 80. 1S7. SS4
Any one who chooses to do so may
verify these figures from the official re-
turns. They are plain enough to need
little reinforcement They explain
just what the Republicans mean when
they talk about the suppressed" vote
in the South. They show that the sup
pressed vote in Republican States of
the Northeast and Northwest is largely
in excess of the suppressed vote in Dem
ocratic States of the South; and they
demonstrate that until the district sys-
tenn is abandoned for something better.
and human nature SO changed that
those who have the power to rule will
not exercise it, there will necessarily
be suppressed vote IN every election.
The gerrymander is not a necessity,
however, and these figures demonstrate
that the Republican strongholds are
worse gerrymandered than the Demo.
cratic Sentinel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

1t must be held in mind that in these
States under the district system the
minority has no representation in Con-
gress whatever. Now compare the
tables:
Number of suppressed Democratic
voters in Republican States ........ .5S4, 937
Number OF Republican voters suppressed
in Democratic States. 1890. .-......... 397. 053
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-07

=
over it to keep him from losing it Yes.
the farmer has a home market and he
holds it by a title above the power of
Congress He is shown tariff schedule
which runs the whole gamut from snap
beans through peas, onions, peanuts,
squashes. cabbages, eggs. oranges, hops.
corn, rye, and wheat-an of which is as
useful to him as duty on tin whistles"
McKinley's farmers tariff is further
derided by Butterworth:
What use to him (the farmerl Is a tariff on
wheaf7 We don't import any OF what avail
is duty on eorns We can't bring peck
from abroad But we have succeeded in
shutting ourselves out of the Canadian mar
ket. where we sold over 7i-0oo. 600 worth of
farm products each year But" says the
adversary, I'VE shut the Can adian out OF our
market" Yes. we burned the farmers can
die at both ends Weseuchered him by shut
large part of his surplus and kept our peo-
pie from buying of the Canadian what We
don't produce in kind and quality at home
And what are the protected manu-
facturers doing to deserve the high pro
lection that we are giving them at the
expense OF the farmers? Butterworth
answers:
m the meantime ft is claimed with a show
Of justice that the favored ones are charging
your home folks more for the output c<thefr
plants than they charge foreigners for many
lines Of goods And there are those VINO
deem IL possible that the people viii ap-
prove Of that course of conduct. rely ing
u Republican Senate to disregard the pro-
tests OF those who suffer
And what a fne attack Is this on the
present rage for high and higher duties:
rrpesf a=sain-s-d the approving echoes
are coming back frofn all points of the COM
pass-tilzf every Increase In the rate of pro-
fectiye duty eyoad what IL essential TO
cure mznufa tnTers an equal rppor-
tnnify with their foreign walls an the CON-
pesftfvs field Il xrssss wrong 70 she tax
payers fiir e. >-snsrrz. and - anft-Repub-
l5c<x II h = bsasz1<-r ia xt Il Aka r. erfrne
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-05

Hos ~ seeare Nes taFA-~-
We believe il. sI1 favor t-~ mote
p 1--we 2ld leL 1--we u Crane h4p.-s
c.lze1s gaat ulea aua money u coue
t.o1 abroad l1ea let rs ul--e 80 tQ--
part z1a make sael iupof-1--ts as
u- attract ire 1esI elements " tie
peocle here. Ia. 1ms ot wooden SIDE
walks al l.9c< paFsmen-s ana trog
po1as la t1e center ~ e4nal-s..
s-o--o be ta1gs U t1s past The
coaEiry Is growing "a every direction.
lasgs c.l5s are 3a.8g bl-t up GA al
E. lee 0l as.
IL we want u preserve our former
good name 4moog tle pocp-e, tAe1 4e.
l, .eaEA VISION .l tune, ~ as e. secure
q snare 81 geleI4l cIs-roll.e- ~ t-e
TAI 1ca seeking -afes-li.- = s'Jiile-
81 here. The CeEel0Qm ol -.i@ @~etl .a-
ulEcleley aLa good cile- SAP IS --o-
acc0lpl l.s-ed -l a day, of o. az -tl ~
Legislature .-ole. ol IS al eNo1-si Dat
Ue Ilusg lo oa tle l3JA-o0-, ~
wcfSi we must 10y TIE looaaa-
L-4 t0l Tie tul44e, ID ot1er
lJ move forward allh greater ease
Naea tle tlme comes, g. DO quicker
and more substantial WoIA- rs hr nave
uot lae rgnI 10 work against anA op-
pose every legitimate lnpIoF elnelt
nom mere selfish sIaudpO ~. IL J., a
matter ot general Interest - tue people.
4 halt doz-nmeu slOuid not be allowed
O. taxc the rolus ut0 their Own hands
aud run down the ely great ana best
interest. They have not the Iishl 70
hamper and hedge "a our adN@lceil4eht
and enhancement Ot property.
Nov while tne Common OOunc.l ana
the Board oI Public Works arc getting
ready L. improve Canal-st, let tien
nouiy tie telegraph aud telephone
companies 10 arrange Tor tneH "lre,
and have the unsighty poles removed.
Ia.s improvement once made, a. lt
should Ue made, Tor years 10 come VIII
/ add - per cent. t. Canal-st. property.
/ -ot oLly that, bat increase the NaIue
| of property at large.
| Lei our citizens take particular pans
/ 20 notice the present condition O.
( CanGl-st., especially the foot OF tres-
cent-aye. Then take the same pans 10
notice the street after the improvement
/ has been made, aud II made, as il
should be, II win not be long before
/ Grand Rapids Will nave miles ot IN
proved streets and sidewalks, many OF
Incm stralshtencd Out and evenly
| graded.
Again We call the attention OF our
| citizens particularly to the present con
| dltion o. Grand river, the flow OF water
and the freshness OF the atmosphere a
/ YOU ross the bridges then take the same
! particular PAINS 10 notice It's condition
after the water has gone down 10 az
! insufficient quantity 10 not even coYel
/ tie river bed. Look along the nvei
! banks, notice carefully the unlnvltlne
/ sights, and iuhale It's sickenIng OdOrs
! Then tell Us II the proposed stralgnten
! ing out process IS not IN accordance
with your better Judgment and refined
| civilized tastes. There are "A few men
however, who much prefer 70 1--we u
the slum and to .nhale the vile slcken
ing stencil, but they should cut no tg
ure in TINS much needed improvement
Ii there Toe such characters IN Grant
Rapids, who prefer pestience to health
let them depart from Us, the city car
well afford TO do without them.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-05
T. J. Lamb Il Company


HFar ESTATE ANH COMMISSION
opposite 81 Aivl Ael'i
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rienf Tor .ala- good mal NIth Auiilr m .let
cana III .uer n I.t IaraU business N4a I4as
cfiV nr.terfy lH uurl ragmeut
~. 1atr-s rrs esf near fs. sfadIsaf.
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Telegram-herald., 1890-06-05
CanDbeI| & Underwood
os Monroe Street,


Morton House Block. Telephone so.
Have for sale at low prices and on easy
terms
ON the original 0akdale Park plat. q resi-
deucc and l5 business lots.
On TIE silver Greek Park addition 20 Oak T.
Park. l#H nice residence lotsi above lots PlAl-'
feet. wIth alley back.
Als1 ~ choice residence lots on Naclson-ave.
and AGamSst. street car ans 30 front o.
these lots
Eighty I've beautifliI lots on their new Wind
Ssr Park addition. Adjacent f1 Ninsor 81
difion. They own All The aoove lots aud when
desied. viii furnish lumber 80 those ~ishing
- hgii8.
They have also - very choice lots ieft . n the
original Mlnsor addition near corner Of hast
So. and Flffh-avc.
TAev wish 90 sell % lots before June J. snd
ir order O. 90 50 WII make very iow prices
Title perfect. Abstracts iurDIshf1 10 every
pure baser.
Ofher business taxing their tine and atfcu
tion 90 fuI. yfhev have frr 1o1 90 offer for - .
their heauf .fUl resort grounds y acr@f - hf
terminus of the j.. J.. q =. suburban kair
ROAD. nearly ore quarter inI.e frontage on fle
south side ~ kerd Late. Hith mammoth
pawn ON unw being comp .efed also base fsl
PARK. etc. These are ty Tar fhe finest grounds
on Reed Lake
Ttov u 60 seI fhis magn Ifcenf property verE
Ior of exchange fYr vacant CTS or sarbIrbs p
lots
Here is oBiek fortune for the right man.
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-05
The Buyer 5 Guidel

ENEN ID = great 4na growing cF
T. Axe thls. there are pcope NJ.
want G. dispose of their property -1r
lold reasons. coaseq aentN thsrt 60
t4lz4 ns So t.e toane al a. times.
1 SOLICIT tho sale 81 property ,a-s
WILL bs q bargain tor tie purohasea
I Do NOI care 10 Isl property g.at
people ae not csTe about selling
II NOC have property T. oreF ai .
low figure 1 can nna yol . qu.cS
baYer
rHERE has heen . large number 81
houses aad lots and vacant lols
paced .u ny 4anas ur.ug the past fcs
aAAs c. ssl-
NJ IlsI ot property is Ake new
vi stock ci gouds-N0u can nud l4si
wat soa W2iI ln . haT-aln and ou
youI OWE texans.
II NQI ever thpk of buy.nE 5 home
oI want 80 investment a. Aclp You
80 n lte come Ia &no see nle.
~ N0J have o. work daring the aays
come lD, IA Ihe Cyeuins
Telegram-herald., 1890-06-05
THE LAWS BRUTAL WORK.
DEATH IN THE PENITENTIARY OF A STARK
COUNTY GIRL.


COLUMBUS, May 26.-Ada Vogal. a
Stark county prisoner, aged Il, from
Canton, died az the penitentary tonight.
She was received for one year for steal
ing dress pattern. The deceased
comes OF a good family. Her father
and sister were notified of her illness,
but nave not arrived. Her trial was
postponed from time % time, and her
disgrace bore heavily upon her mind.
finally driving her to insanity. After
being confined in the Canton Jail a year
she was taken 10 Toledo Asylum. After
being restored 10 reason she was re-
turned to Canton Jail, where, after
seven months, she again became de-
ranged, and WIS taken for the second
time 10 the Toledo Asylum. Beng the
second time cured, sine was taken back
10 canton, tIied and convicted, and died
of humiliation and grief. She had the
reputation Of being the prettest woman
ever ia the Ohio Prison Wes'crn Re
serrc Reporter.