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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27
Absolved,

Rice comfy by majority of over
500; Stafford, by a majority of over 400;
and Barton county by majority of
over 200 have notified S. J. Smith,
senator from this district, that they
have absolved him from all obligations
to vote for the return of J. J. ingalls,
to the senate. As legislators are elect
ed to represent the people, instead of
party, we believe Mr.. Smith will see it
in this light and vote according to the
dictates of the people as delivered on
Noy. 4tb; not only in his district, but
all over the state by more than a
two-thirds vote. The will of the people
has been expressed with no uncertain
ty, and should be represented.-Lyon
Eagle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

ravine on foot. ISure enough, their
judgement was correct. The robbers
had turned as was expected of them,
but had also dismOunted and were
fleeing now on foot, evidently thinking
they could make better headway over
the rough ground.
Tom caught sight of them about 100
yards Gown the ravine. He had but
one shot left, in his Winchester, and he
determined to make it count. Draw
ing a bead on one Of the fellows he
called ssHalt!'' The man he had
covered" made move as though to
run, and just as Tom pulled trigger he
stumbled. 1t was fortunate stumble
for him, as the bullet cutting through
his hat shaved the hair on the top of
his head, and also persuaded him that
he had enough, and calling to his CON-
panion that he was going to throw up"
he put up his hands. Tom called to
the other to do likewise, and while he
covered the two with his empty Win
chester, Mr. Lands walked up and dis
armed the captives. They had d Win
chester and two reyolvers, with plenty
OF ammunition. and their cha
grin may be imagined when, after they
had been disarmed and secured, Tom
opened up his gun and showed them
| that he had not shot left. One of
| them said, Here. Mister, a man who has
your grit, and could capture us two we'll
armed galoots with an empty gun, is a
good one. Take our guns and keep
them-they are yours
The captured robbers are brothers
named Charles and William Schaffer;
it is reported they are old hands at the
business of horse stealing, having serv-
ed term in the penitentiary of Mis-
souri,. They are about % and 25 years
old. and it is learned have been operat-
ing with an Arkansas gang of horse
thieves. They .were brought to Great
Bend Saturday afternoon. Three of the
horses, with the spring wagon and
harness, they stole from. one farmer
and picked up the fourth horse from
another Osborne county farmer as they
came along.
The officers will receive reward OF
$500 for the capture. besides demon.
strating that they are men of nerve and
| well fitted for the positions they fill.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27
Go On the Witness Stand Yourself.

Brother Stoke wants TO KNOW why
the News editor don't file information
against the saloons in town, if there
are any. Why. for the simple reason
that it would amount to nothing: such
men as Brother Stoke would be selected
as jury men and witnesses, who would
swear they couldn't tell the difference
between beer and water. He dOSen't
deny that the saloons aAe in operation
though. AS usual, be finds fault with
out taking position himself.-News.
YOUR own language is your undOing,
Bro Townsley. For years and years
you have been singing the glories of
your republican party and it's prohibi-
tion handle; have been telling what a
teautiful thing is Kansas prohibition;
how admirably it worked; how enobl
ing, grand, moral and all around
magnificent was the pet law of your
political party. While you have been
doing this you have at the same time
been lone of the boys in all that it
implies. whenever you got out from
under the caves of your home church.
In the meantime the DEMOCRAT has
been showing up the double dealing
of your party and its leaders; has been
telling its readers the true inwardness
of republican love for prohibition and
thus doing its share to bring the mat
ter before the people in its true light.
You say that we ''dO not take posi-
| tiOn.'' and that we find fault If
. ..an find of tho Ar
published within the last three years
that does not clearly and plainly define
! the position of the writer on the prOhib.
itOry question We will buy you a silk
hat. or new prayer book with Chris
tian Science revisions. And, my dear
sir, we are not finding fault; we only
! suggested to you that you now have d
golden opportunity to practice wha,
you preach in the fullest sense
You say you do not file information
''for the simple reason that it would
amount to nothing" etc. The excuse
is transparent. Even in ''gloriou:
prohibition Kansas you would
have no trouble in finding plenty Of
men, who, from constant experience
covering almost every day in the last
ten years, would be able to tell 'stht
difference between beer and water
Why, you could go on the witness stand
yourself; make a competent witness, too
even though you came out of Missouri
''fOr judicial purposes
IN
you or your paper; both are doing gOod
work for tie resubmiSsion cause. Bu
we do rather delight in pointing Ou
the inconsistencies OF the ONCE domi
nent party in Kansas; and in showing
up its weakness we fairly rejoice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

A reward of 25 cents is offored to
the man, woman, or child who will
ascertain and report to this Office how
Bro. Stoke stands on any question:
aside from whisky, of course.-News.
BRO. STOKE stands, as de from the
whisky question" as fallows: On the
silver question-for free coinage; on
the tariff question-for much needed
reform; on the transportation question
for less watered stock, lower officers
salaries, reasonable and equitable
freight rates, no pooling or combining
to rob the people and no more land
grants nor voting Of bonds; on the
alliance question: long step in the
Hight direction;" on the Ingalls, ques
tio.1-close the mouth of the blather
skite before he can do Kansas people
amy nol,e harm, by retiring him int
-'inocuous disuetude;" on the question
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27
Let Them Remove.

Several loan companies are cOntem-
pfating the removal of their business
frnEe <&naaS on 4ecepat of fears of
unfav0. a. bic legislation. IL the people
were able to pay off their mortgages
this would work no injury to the state.
Situated as the people are it may be a
detriment to those needing assistance
in the way of loans. Dis
patch.
If there are loan companies in Kan
sas who fear to trust the business of
the state in the hands of the men who
are mere deeply interested in her sue
cess than any other class. let them pull
out, andGod speed their depa1 ture. If
they remain with us and charge the
same rates of interest as in the past;
if they are in a position to continue the
business that has taken the hard won
homes of thousands of farmers in Kan
sas the state can receive no benifit from
them in the long run. One of
the greatest curses of our state has
been the anxiety of SO many of our
people to go into debt. to mortgage
their property and trust to luck to be
able to pay off the Indebtedness and
keep up the interest. Men were en-
couraged to do this, were urged and
solicited by loan agents handling east
ern money, and many man has thus
lost his home OF his farm when, had
there not been such a willingness
Oh the part of the loan companies to
place money on Kansas real estate they,
the men who lost :heir homes, would
have been more careful about thus
runningsinto debt.
AS to the men who are now mCrtgag-
ed and who may have trouble In Secur-
ing money to pay off or renew theiI
mortgages they are in no worse fix
than they would be should they renew
with these same companies, at the
present terms. 1t would only be q
matter of time until the mortgaged
land would have to go out of theil
hands anyhow.
1t is indeed amusing to see how the
republican press of the state, great and
small, is predicting dire calamity te
follow in the wake of the turning ovel
of the state legislature into the hands
of farmers. Talk about ''clamity
howlers" and all that; il the ''gran6
old" played out party of Kansas art
not earning that name now we donf
know who are entitled to it. Tht
whole matter resolves itself into this
They see 1.-The beginning of the end.
they can read the hand writing on thu
wall and it is - Vor populi, roc Dei.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

HARVEY county was one of the few
counties in Kansas which went repub-
lican with the usual najorities, this
fail, and right on the heels of the cleo
tion the Newton National bank sus-
pends and carries down with it d num-
ber Of other banks and business firms.
Perhaps Judge Peters can explain the
50 Jealous in the interests of his
friends, the enemy, maybe he can
give an explanation of the matter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

is a great advertisement for Kansas.
Here is the way the advertisement
strikes the New York Independent, q
journal that goes into homes in every
state and has powerful influence:
A man who could say in cold blood,
and never be ashamed of it, and never
palliate or explain it away, that poll
ties has nothing TO do with the ten
commandments, and who could declare
that moral and religious considerations
must be as much expunged from politi-
cal contest as from war, is man for
whom moral community has NO use.
What a public man does to help his
constituents should be written plainly
in his record. If he has taken part in
beneficial legislation, if he has been
a moulder of opinion for the advance
ment of morals and prosperity, if by
the elevation of his character aud the
eminence of his scholarship he has re-
fiected the respect of the world upon
his state, a senator is valuable rep
resentative and advertisement.
Senator ingalls, has advertised HIM
self into an unenviable notoriety.
His cheeky" literary charlatanlsm has
kept the idlers talking about him. He
has the sort of reputation an eccentric
comedian gets on the stage. and is to
be compared with the real debaters as
Eddie Foy in his checkerboard tights
is with Booth or jefferson. The bad
example of unblushing subservience to
C corporations and special interests has
been set by him and if he could he
would make it respectable custom.
| He has in one place or another condem-
ed every position he has taken. If he
would stick to his sectionalist fame
blowing. or his prohibition or his tariff
votes, he might be supposed to be
serious if in error. He does not, but
tries to profit by prejudice and in the
next breath tell Kansas what a silly
thing its prejudice is. He labors to
make fools of his constituents and ther
laughs at them for being fools.
This Ingalls, advertisement is about
the worst Kansas has had. 1t amount:
to nothing to call him an able man o.
a good one if his friends are totally
impotent when challenged to produces
a debate in which he spoke with effec
except on the galleries full of lOafni
men and women or a production il
which he presented thought or inspira
tiOn.
Ingalls, is after a purchase of tn
legislature and the advertisement pie
4 would as well be dropped. d.-Kansa
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

CONGRESSMAN Walkers photo
graphs of the empty democratic seats
in the house of representatives were
striking and effective campaign docu-
ments. The people filed those empty
seats and emptied nearly a hundred on
the other side to fill them more to their
liking.-N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

Is IT not fact that the wages of
workingmen have been gradually de-
creasing for the last quarter of CEN
tury? Is it not fact that the number of
paupers, tramps 0and INDECENT persons
has gradually increased during all that
time? Is it not fact that the fortunes
of a favored few have been growing
rapidly during the same timer Is it
not fact that protection" has been
the policy during that whole timer
Topeka Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

ED. w. WOO0 who for many years
published the Central Kansas Demo
crat at Lyons, has gone to Carthage
Mo-, to take position on the editorial
staff of the Carthage Democrat. We
bespeak for Ed. a successful career in
his new home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

FROM democratic papers all over the
land comes demand for the general
adoption OF the Australian ballot sys-
tenn. 1t is proven, by experience, to
be the best system known to insure
free and untrammeled ballot, and
that is what the people want.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

WHEN JERRY SIMPSON gets to
Washington he is going to take front
seat right up in the amen corner. He
has proved himself the greatest vote
maker western Kansas has ever known,
and you can betcher life he will be
heard from again when the time comes
-Larned Eagle-Optic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

The man or the newspaper that
talks about the farmer deriding the
other parties does not know the men
he is talking about. It is true the
farmers are having lots of sport, but
they don't s'hate" the members of the
other parties, nor are they bitter
against them. They are having their
fun, and they are entitled to it. The
farmers have just as much sense about
those matters as other people. and the
insinuatiOns that are cast against them
are unjust and uncalled for.-Kansas
City Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

According to the Register whisky is
flowing free as water in Great Bend,
and we hope the DEMOCRAT is at last
satisfied. .-''Pumpkinvine," in Pawnee
Rock Leader.
No MY dear friend, the DEMOCRAT
is not satisfied. This paper is not and
never will be satisfied with the hipo-
critical course of the republican party
and it's organs concerning the liquor
question. 1t is not and never will be
satisfied with the prohibitory law as
now administered in Kansas law
which makes perjurers, hypocrits and
drunkards faster than any law ever
spread upon our statute books. The
DEMOCRAT has always taken the posi-
tion that the prohibition law was worse
, than dead letter, as administered by
the republican party of Kansas, and
should therefore be resubmitted to a
vote of the people, indie pendent of any
other election, and, if again carried
enforced to the strict letter the same
as any other law; but if not carried, a
law framed and enacted that would
place the liquor dealer in a position
to be held responsible for any and all
damage he may do; and the DEMOCRAT
will not be satisfied" until such vote
has been taken.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

LEAvENwoRTH-s police commission
marshal and two policemen are on
trial for stealing wine from the Thur
man BandaBa club. In these piping
times of republican defeat democrat
is hardly justified in kicking at the loss
of little red swiHe.-Larned Eagle
Optic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27
4 Bad Advertisement.

Republican organs that remain Or
gans are trying to work upon state pride
by repeating the formula that Ingalls,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

Down went Mckinley to the bottom
of the sea, dressed in his high pro-
tected clothes, )" sings the Kansas Farm
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

So far as the Register is concerned
it will not be found granting honesty
of purpose and good intentions to all, y
asking no favOrs and cOnceding no
ri9hts.-Register.
So FAR as the Register is concerned
it has never been found granting hon
esty of purpose and good Intentions
to any one who did not knuckle down
to its brass-plated republican ideas,
and its assertion, in commenting on
the newly elected county officers, that
| it does not do so with them is not
surprising though little indiscreet.
The hint that the paper will be found
'sasking favors and conceding rights
sounds peculiar, too. after having made
the former bold assertion as to its
position concerning the honesty of
purpose" business. Caraway, you have
made another s.bull."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

The Crime of '79 Must not be Repeated.
This is time for plain speech. We
say to Billy Buchan and the entire
crowd of Ingalls, strikers: Gentlemen,
if you had any idea you can corrupt a
sufficient number of members of the
peoples party in the house to secure
the re election of John J. ingalls,, you
had better abandon the idea, and at
once.
No such nefarious scheme can be
perpetrated next winter in Kansas.
Once already las the fraud unblush-
ing and mountain high been committed
to seat John j. Ingalls, in the United
States senate. Kansas was then made
Kissing and byword throughout the
country. Not again shall rottenness
reign supreme, and scandal be brought
upon the state.
Nor is it possible. No temptation
of money or Office could be placed before
any representative of the alliance in the
house so powerful as to make him for.
get for one moment the responsibility
of his position, or the certain conse'
quence Of such rank treason to his
party.
No representative of the peoples
party could vote for John J. Ingalls, and
live afterward in Kansas. The STAMP
of a Benedict Arnold would be placed
upon him. He would be lucky, indeed
if short shrift and rope did moi
await him.
We warn Billy Buchan and his mer.
cenaries against taking such desperate
steps as that of attempting to re-elect
John J ingalls, by fraud.
The crime of 70, (which shocked the
country, cannot be perpetrated in 1891
in Kansas.-TOpeks Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27
KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP.

Ny boy. as ysu tnrel this
Mundane sphere,
You may fnd many things
Kxceedingly queer,
That often win cause you to
Open You eyes,
In q manner expressive Of
Greatest surprise;
When you arouse from a
Golden dream,
AID discover that things are
Not what they seem,
If 5ckie Miss Fortune should
Give you the slip,
Look her square in the face
With a stiff upper lip,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

of woman suffrage-they suffer too
much; on the christian science Ques-
tion-there should be more christian"
and less ''science" among our church
members; on the question of Kansas
weather-it can't be beaten outside of
the "HolY Grail" on the question of
the price of wheat-it will come up
before spring, corn ditto, hogs like
wise, and other farm products in
proportion; on Jerry Simpson-he is
just the caper; on the "Prince''-he
was too previous in changing his ad-
dress to Washington d. c. If you
want our position on any question not
mentioned please call during business
hours and we will define it. Turn over
the 25 cents to the society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to republicans by the
alliance boys.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

The first number of the Kansas
Star, Col. w. E. Huttmann's new Wich-
tia paper, was sent forth last Sunday
morning the 23d, to enlighten and
entertain the public generally. The
Star is an eight page six column paper
and gives promise of winning its way to
popular favor. Col. Huffman is pro-
prietor and business manager, while
Henry w. Huffman is editorial man
ager. The Star will be sent to COM
plete the term of subscription given to
the Wichita Journal and will reach
many homes in Barton county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

WE are indebted to Ed f. Winter
burg for the following recapitulation of
the vote of Barton county, Nov. 4th,
1890
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27

THE New York World is right when
it says "a third party with right idea
or y moral principle is likely to do more
good than a big party waxed fat upon
the spojls and Of6ces.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

THE Central Kansas Teachers Asso-
ciation meets at Salina on the 27, %,
and 18th 0fthis month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-03

are inches of cracks or openings in
the stable then at night weigh the
fuel used that day. and strike a bali
ance. and if it does not set him think
ing Of his cattle consuming more food
to keep them warm than otherwise
need be done, and incite him to stop
up the cracks In the stable and barn,
then l shall haye miscalcuiated."
Surely hemlock boards, batten and
nails are cheaper for keeping out the
cold than it is to use up food or fuel
to drive it out when it once gets in
and it would be vastly cheaper to use
wood or coal to heat the quarters al.
Iotted to stock, than to waste all their
energies in burning extra food to
keep them warm. 1t would not only
save the extra food and energies. but
enable the stock to appropriate them
in the production of growth or of
more beef and dairy products. 1t is
poor ecc nomy for any man to try to
keep more stock than he has the ia"
cilities and means to properly care
fnr,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-03
For Ambitious BOYS.

A boy Is something like a piece of
iron, which, in its rough state, inst
worth much, nor is it of very much
use; but the more processes it is put
through. the more valuable 1t becOm.
es. A bar of iron that is only worth
S. in its natural state, is worth S12
when made into hOrse.shoes and af-
ter il goes through the different pro-
cesses by which it is made into need
les. its value is increased to $780,
Made into penknife blades it would
be worth $4,000. and into balance
wheels for watches, S25O.000. Just
think of that, boys: a piece of iron
that is comparatively worthless can
be developed into such valuable ma
terial! But the iron has to 60 through
a great deal of hammering and beat
ing and rolling and pounding and
polishing ; and SO, if you are to be-
come useful and educated men, you
must 60 through a long course OF
study and training. The more time
you spend in hard study, the better
material you will make. The iron
doesn't have to 60 through half as
much, to be made into horse shoes,
as it does to be converted into deli
cate watch.springs ; but think how
much less valuable 1t is! Which
would you rather be. horseshoe or
Watch-spring? 1t depends on your
selves. You can become whichever
you will. This is your time of
preparation for manhood. Don't
think that l would have you settle
down to hard study all the time,
without any intervals of fun. Not
bit Of it. l like to see boys have a
good time, and should be very sorry
for you to grow old before your time;
hut you have ample opportunity for
study and play, too, and l don't
want you to neglect the former for
the sake of the latter.-PittsbuTyh
Christian Adv0cdte.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-03
Food tor Fuel.

One of the greatest wastes on the
farm is the use of food to keep stock
warm. The food is not consumed in
the furnace of any modern heater for
the purpose of warming the quarters
in which the animal is kept. If it
were, and the quarters were fairly
tight, this would probably be the
more economical way of using it.
But it is burned up in the animal to
keep its body warm. Instead of its
using energies for growth or the pro-
duction of milk and beef, they are all
expended in burning fuel to keep the
machine warm and running. The
waste incurred in this way on many
farms is enormous. How great it
may be difficult to compute; hut
Galden Wilson, in the Ne'C York
Tribune, gives a gauge which will
approximate the loss as nearly, prob
ably, as it can be reached short of a
series of scientific experiments. He
says "Let the farmer select cold
windy day, and weigh the fueI he
consumes in one of his stoyes. On
an equally boisterous day open as
many superficial inches of apertures
from his room TO the weather as there