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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-04-26

WHY cannot Mr.. Turner'S friends
advocate his claims without abusing
Mr. Hanback,, and why cannot Han
backs supporters pursue the same
policy with regard to Mr.. Turner?
These interrogations are addressed
more particularly to the newspapers
OF the district. We admire the zeal
of our contemporaries iu behalf of
their respective candidates but some
Of them will occupy the humiliating
position of either supporting cam
didate whom they now declare to be
entirely incompetent and untrust-
worthy, or Of boiling the party
nomination. Fight for your candi-
date with all the zeal and all the
forces you can command, but do
not descend to personal abuse of all
the other candidates. Then, when
the people have spoken, and your
choice is not the choice of the con-
vention you will not appear ridicu-
lous and inconsistent in supporting
the regular nominee against whom
your batteries of abuse were d.
rected.
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THE ALLIANCE IN POLITICS.
A Farmer May Be Nominated for
Congress BY the Sixth District
Farmers.

The situation in the Sixth con-
greSsional district has become COM
plicated by a proposition of the
Farmers Alliance of Phillips coun-
ty that farmers candidate for con-
gress be nominated by the Alliance.
The Alliance also resolved to sever
all relations with political parties
and to refuse to recognize any can
didate who may be nominated for Of
flee by political party, although he
may be identified with the Alliance.
The meeting also adopted an ALI
ance system of nominating candi-
dates for county offices, which is
that the sub-alliances shall each
choose one member who would make
an available candidate, which names
shall be submitted to the county al
lance in July, and the county ALI
ance shall designate which of those
named shall be candidates and for
which of the several offices each
shall run. The expense of election
eerlng shall be borne by the county
alliance.
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Wa-Keeney Township Caucus

Pursuant to call the republicans
of Wa-Keeney township met on
Saturday, may 10Th, at the court
house FOR the purpose of electing
delegates to the county judicial con-
vention and also to the county con-
gressional convention.
On motion S.M. Hutzel was elect
ed chairman of the meeting and S.
R. Cowick, sec'y.
John H. March moved that the
meeting proceed to elect nine dele
gates to the county judicial conven-
ton. This motion, after some dis
cussiOn, prevailed.
As there was but one ticket in
the field it was moved by A. H.
Blair that John A. Nelson, candi-
date for district judge, be requested
to announce the names Of those he
wished elected as delegates and al
ternates. The motion carried and
Mr.. Nelson, after thanking the
meeting, named the following dele
gates and alternates all of whom
were ratified by the meeting:
Delegates-A. S. Peacock, w. E.
TiIton, George Baker, S. L. Short
hill, F. H. Conger, A. H. Blair, J.
w. Carson, w. c. Olson and Geo.
Pinkham.
Alternates-R. c. Wilson, John
H. March, James Kelly, D. Per-
Shing, 0. A. Cortright, Riley Moore,
H. C. Bryant, Geo. Galloway and
F. NJ. Morgan.
A motion was then made by Geo.
Pinkham that the meeting proceed
to elect nine delegates and suitable
number of alternates to the county
congressional convention, which
motion carried.
There seemed to be no particular
contest as to whom should be elect
ed as said delegates, but quite a va
riety and diversity Of opinion as to
hOl0 it should be done. Numerous
motions and amendments were off
cred and altogether it reminded us
little of the Democrats in congress
wrangling over Speaker Reeds
rules. 1t was finally decided on
motion of j, H. March, to proceed
to elect viva voce, one at time, and
the following were declared elected
as delegates and alternates to the
congressional county convention:
Delegates-S. L. Shorthill, Geo.
Baker, w. S. Harrison, E. D.
Wheeler, James Kelly, A. P. Law
renee, Geo. Pinkham, C. q. Gibbs,
A. 2. Hinshaw,
Alternates-O. L. Cook, Riley
Moore, Theo. Courtney, J. NJ.
WEIGH and J. II. March.
On motion, adjourned.
S. NJ. HUTzEL, Ch'mn.
S. r. CoMICK, Sec'Y.
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Minutes of Trego County Farmers
Alliance.
WA-KEENEY, Kan, April II.

WA-KEENEY, Kan, April IL.
Pursuant to the call of the coun-
ty organizer. G. W. Tunnel, the
delegates from the different sub-alli-
ances met in Wa-Keeney April u,
1890, for the purpose of organizing
a county alliance.
Ben C. Rich was chosen Temporal
~ chairman and Hudson Harlan
temporary secretary.
On motion the following commit
tees were appointed:
On Credentials-S. 7. II. Baird.
Adair; J. C. Buchanan. Glencoe:
Theodore Courtney, Banner.
On Permanent Organization-I.
L. McGarvie. Kinney's Greek: J.P
Marquand, Pleasant Ridge; ]. NJ.
Welch, Wa-Keeney.
On Order of Business-W. H
Wilcox; E. D. Wheeler.
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Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens. that
for years we have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklin's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have new
er handled remedies that sell so well, or
that give such universal satisfaction. We
do not hesitate to guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready to refund the
purchase price, if satisfactory results do
not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
on their merits. \. b. JONES, Druggist.
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ROAD NOTICE.

To whom it may concern: In pursu-
once of an order made by the Board of
County Commissioners of the county
of Trego, in the state of Kan
sas, in regular session on the seventh day
of April, 1890, notice is hereby given that
F. H. Conger, Geo. I. Verbeck, Pierce
Metz, L. G. Wilson, John B. Hogan,
John F. Wolf, W. H. Damn, S. r. Cowick,
G. J. Ferris, Sam. f. Kelly, G. NJ. Henkel,
Geo. J. Shepard, z. d. Wheeler, NJ. W.
Gift, L. G. johnson, Chas. H. Gibbs, and
G. A. Hoar. householders Of said county.
residing in the vicinity where it is pro-
posed to lay ont and establish the road
below mentioned, have presented to said
board their certain petition, praying the
laying out and establishment of public
road in said county as follows: Begin
ming at the northeast corner of section
number nine (9) township number twelve
02) of range number twenty three (23)
running thence south on the section line
between sections nine CO. and ten Q0
in township twelve 90 range twenty
three (23) to the southeast corner of said
section number nine co township num-
Der twelve 90 range number twenty
three OBJ and there ending. And that
Henry Cutler, Geo. w. Kessler, and F.
NJ. Morgan, viewers duly appointed, will
meet at the northeast corner of section
nine CO.. township twelve ~ range TWEEN
ty three, (23) on the 22nd day of May
1890, and proceed to view said road and
to give all parties hearing. Witness
my hand and the seal OF said county af-
fixed at my Office in said county, this 7th
day of April 1890.
G. A. HoAR, Co. Clerk.
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In our issue ofApril 9Th ''Inquir-
err wished to know, in substance,
if there was any kind of grain that
could be raised with certainty in
western Kansas that could be used
as a substitute for corn, in fatten-
ing hogs. Last week we received a
reply from one of our best farmers
in answer to "Inquirers interroga-
ton, but not in time for publication
in that issue. 1t has since been
mislaid and we cannot give it this
week. We consider that our col
umns cannot be used to better ad-
vantage than in the discussion of
Just such questions as the one re-
ferred to.
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THE silver committee are willing
to agree that the treasury notes
issued in the purchase of silver
bullion shall be redeemed in coin, or
lawful money, as bullion, as pro-
vided by the house bill, but persisted
in maintaining the promise that the
government, and not the seller of
bullion, shall have the option of de-
termining the method in which it
shall be redeemed.
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For a number of years [ have been
subject TO violent attacks of infammatory
two months. On the first of this month l
was attacked in the knee and suffered
severely for two days, when l procured
bottle of Chamberlain Pain Balm and
it relieved me almost instantly [ there
fore most cheerfully recommend it to
those who are similarly afflicted every
where. R. d. Whitley, Martindale, N. c.
Feb. 1888. Mr.. Whitley is very promi-
nent man in this place and his disease
was very widely known as he suffered
such severe pain. W. NJ. Houston & Co.
Merchants, Martindale, n. G. 30 cent
bottles for sale by H. J. Hille
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1t was resolved that the resolu-
tons of the meeting be sent to the
alliances of the other counties of the
district and a committee was ap-
pointed to work up the proposition
to nominate candidate for con-
gress. c. Star.
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EIGHT hours for work, eight hours
for sleep and eight hours for rest
and study. This is the proper divis-
ion of time and can be made at the
present time except with farmers
and newspaper men. The American
people as a rule work too much and
take too little recreation. If an
eight hour system could be made
universal and generally adopted no
one would be injured thereby. But
little can be accomplished in this
direction until the people are edu-
Gated to the extent of making gen
eral movement.
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THERE will be a public meeting
at Collyer, on may End for the pur-
pose of organizing a Surveillance.
The meeting will be addressed by
Ben. C. Rich and G. w. Tunnel.
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W -AACShOl l. " AOOlC. OdHACA n
IS. Peacock, Kinney's Creek.
A. A. Cockrell was appointed tenn
porary door-keeper, and T. O'Toole
temporary inside door-keeper.
Upon the report of the committee
on credentials as accepted the follow
ing delegates were found entitled to
seats in the alliance:
Kinney's Creek Alliance-A. S.
Peacock, Ben C. Rich, l. L. McGar-
vie, Daniel Pershing.
Wa-Keeney-S. Shorthill, E. D.
Wheeler,-J. NJ. WEIGH.
Banner-T. O'Toole, Theodore
Courtney.
Coehran-oren Joseph, John
Halbleib.
Pleasant Ridge. Musgrave, ].
P Marquand, J. F. Barclay.
Glencoe. Buchanan, D. Will
son.
ogallah-C. C. Yetter, A. B.
Cooper.
Adair-A. A. Cockrell, S. T.
Baird, D. Horton, VIM. Delker.
Willcox-W. H. Wilcox, Hud-
son Harlan.
Committee on order of business
report the following:
Report on order of business.
2 Report of credential committee.
3 Permanent organization report.
4 Appointment of door-keepers.
3 Calling of roll.
6 Election Of officers.
7 Report on resolutions.
s On credentials and bylaws at
next meeting.
Report of committee on perma-
nent organization recommend that
the following officers be chosen:
President, vice-plesident, secretary,
treasurer, chaplain, lecturer, assist
ant lecturer, door-keeper, assistant
door-keeper, sergeant-at-arms and
Judiciary committee Of three. Of
ficers to be elected annually by bal
lot at the last meeting in July.
Motion made that the officers to
be elected should hold until the last
meeting in July.
On motion the officers were chosen
singly with the following result:
President, l. L. McGarvie; vice
president, S. T. Baird; secretary, H.
Harlan; treasurer, J. p. Marquand;
chaplain, S. Shorthill; lecturer, Ben
c. Rich; assistant lecturer, J Mus
grave; door-keeper, Theodore Court
ney; assistant door-keeper, A. A.
Cockrell; judiciary committee, w.
E. Tilton, A. B. Cooper, G. w. Tun-
nell; sergeant-at-arms, J. c. Buch-
anan.
The officers were duly installed
by the county organizer,
All were then instructed in the
principles Of the order by Brother
Fuller, of Ellis county.
On motion a committee of FIVE
were appointed on resolutions, to
report at next meeting, consisting
of Messrs. Rich, Baird, Cooper, Pea
cock and Welch.
Same committee on constitution
and bylaws.
A communication from Judge
Pfeifer was then read, in which he
offered to address the people of Ire
go county on the 26th inst, but af-
ter some discussion it was decided
that the time would be too busy
and had better be postponed, while
committee of FIVE, Messrs. Nectar
vie, Musgrave, Wheeler, Peacock
and Baird, were chosen to confer
with the Judge and arrange a time
for a future meeting.
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THE Adair Alliance will be ad-
dressed on the evening of April goth
by Ben. C. Rich, county lecturer
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SENATOR VANCE has intoduced a
bill providing for a system of ware
houses for farm products, to be
owned by the government, which is
to issue its notes on deposit of
grain therein.
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The promptness and certainty of its
cures have made Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy famous. 1t is intended especi-
ally for cough, colds, group and whoop-
ing cough, and is the most effectual rem
edy known for these diseases. 80 cent
bottles for sale by II. J. Hille.
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S. L. COWICK, Chalrm.a al
NJ. W. Cliff, Secretary.
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City.
SOCIETIES.

A F. "A. M.-Wa-Keeney Lodge, No. 14S meets
~ every second and fourth Monday evening at
Masonic Hall, in Opera Block.
PIERCE METZ. Sec'y. A. b. JONES, W. NJ.
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A o. Z. W.-Wa-Keeney Lodge, No. I4s, meets
IA. the first and third Tuesday evenings of each
--Onth at Masonic Hall.
VI. D. HoLLIsTER, Rec. GEo. BAKER, N W.
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7 o. o. F.--Wa-Keeney Lodge, No. 304, meets
every Saturday evening at Masonic Hall.
Transcient brethren cordially invited.
O. /, Cook Sec'y. A. W. HoTCHRIss. n. 6.
- A. R.-Captain TregO Post, No 1877, meets in
AZ the evening of the 1st, and at O'Clock P. NJ.
81 the Sd Saturdays of each month"; at G. A. r. Hall.
j. N. WEIGH, Adjt. j. W. CARSON, Com.
WY r. C.--Captain TregO, No. 140, meets the lst
w and Sd Wednesday evenings of each month
nj O. A r Hall Mrs. 5. Al. HUIZEL,
LILLE M HARRIsoN, Secy President.
The advocate., 1890-10-01
From Franklin County.

The work ls steadily and surely pro-
crossing. The farmers are thoroughly
In earnest. Thomas @. Stephenson, Of
johnson county, addressed meeting Of
tho people OF Pomona, which address was
we'll received. On Sept 20 the peoples
county convention will be held In Otta-
wa, when a full county ticket will be
nominated We want TO say, Mr. Editor,
that we are still following the advice Civ
on by THE ADVOCATE after the June CON
ference (The advice was, got In the
middle Of the road and stay there.)
Franklin county got in the middle Of the
road when A. r. Allen was nominated
for representative in congress. She was
there when j. +. Wlllets was nominated,
and when that November election day
occurs she will still bo there We have
read, during the summer, Of numerous
professions, and on election day there
will be another procession, 1t will be
two hundred miles wide and four hun
dred miles long, and will be composed Of
the voters of the state of Kansas.
j. n. MAXEY.
The advocate., 1890-10-01

Higgins, O. NJ. Hoyey and the balance Of
the republican state ticket we're present
10 place themselves before the public
Nor that the old soldiers were highly in
censed at the idea Of few in this town
(who controlled the committee) making
a republican rally out Of what should
have been, by rights, a soldiers reunion.
As TO the number present, there we're
only about 1900 TO 1900 at any one time,
and two-thrds Of those were there merely
10 SEQ and hear the republican "pow-
wow," and hear what kind Of rot the old
bosses would "outo on the side" In
the same special the demagogue who Is
the father Of the unmtigated lie, says,
"The alliance county ticket is considered
very weak" but does not sny the bosses
had endeavored TO geo DR.. w. Hicks, the
peoples nominee for representative, to
pull Off from the alliance and accept a
nomination mt the hands Of the republi-
cans, which he AN'ly rrfused to do The
bosses are a badly scared outfit and know
they are beaten now. Il has been CON
ceded by some Of the honest republicans
that VIM. Baker would be elected by
from 5000 to 5000 majority over McNall
in this district, for Congress.
We are all wide awake in this neck-o'-
the-woods and are arranging for two
days rally on October 31st and Novem-
ber tst, at which time and place Capt.
@. A. Powers, Of Indiana; Mrs. M. q.
Lease, of Wichita, and j. +. Willets, our
next governor, will be present, with
other prominent reform orators, and
big time will be INDUCED in. Respect
fully, j. e. GARNER,
Publisher Farmers AdUdace.
The advocate., 1890-10-01

LACROSSE, pepL, 10, loJU
EDITOR ADvooATE;-I notice in your
last issue that you had received, through
the delegates TO the republican state con-
vention, information that the alliance is
fast falling TO pieces, and that it's mem
bers we're going back to the old parties.
You ask, how Is this, brother alliance
men? now arise TO answer, that In
Rush county we are gradually increasing
in numbers and our members are becom-
ing convinced Of the truth more and more
each day, that In order to obtain relief Of
the depression now upon US we must
unite and stand together, firmly bound
as against the old party lash which has
already begun and will soon be heard in
every part Of our land We, as alliance
men, have become firmly convinced tis
but the old tale Of years gone by, and
that we, by past realizations and present
experience, can but realize, and must say
that in the dnely-worded platforms and
willy decoying speeches we can but hear
the bugle calling us forth as victims to
the party politlcians-as often times be-
fore. And now, Brother Editor, believe
that the people Of Rush county, and the
the state of Kansas as well, are free
American people who love life, liberty
and freedom, and they are rapidly becom-
ing educated to the facte now before
them, and as they love liberty they must
demonstrate the fact by prompt action
for themselves, and that they will estab-
lish the fact on the 4th day Of November
that they are free American citizens, by
going to the polls and electing men that
are not Of the politicians, office seekers
trusts, combines, pools, millionaires, etc,
but men who are Of the people, by the
people, and for the people. Believing
that God helps those who help them
selves, and that we are engaged in n
righteous cause and just action, let us
stand as American citizens for the rights
Of our God, our country, our families,
ourselves endorsing firmly the principle
Of equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none. f. U. MILLS.
The advocate., 1890-10-01
DOVE, Kan, september 10, 1sOO.
9. A. FRLL.


EDITOR ADvoCATE:-I have scarcely
ever seen anything In your great paper
from Dover Alliance No. 449. have
read the reported scheme Of the state
house officials concerning the farmers
turning out to the republican rallies this
fall. All l have to say is this, went in
10 the United States army for three years
or during the war, but in twenty-six
months time / witnessed the great sur
rOnder Of Lee at AppomattoX. During
my term Of service was shot nearly all
10 pieces and was discharged in 1866. /
went home and went to voting, thinking
I was voting for true republican princi-
pies, and followed this down until Har-
risOn was elected, Now have joined
the alliance and / am going to vote for
the principles Of the alliance, because it
hes more honesty ia It's platform than /
have found In the old party. meet
many comFades,and the first and last
The advocate., 1890-10-01

EDITOR ADvoCATE:-Mrs. Lease adj
dressed about two thousand persons at
Weir yesterday, the 10th. She is a Won
derhul speaker; eloquent, with a clear
voice, and logical. Well, you have heard
her and there is nothing more TO be said
only, would TO God that all the tollers Of
America could listen TO her. II you have
any loose change about you, you may as
we'll invest it in chances on Cherokee go
ing solid. Oh, yes; we have got some Of
the Judas type, and some good alliance
men who are waiting for J. j. Ingalls,
second Christ TO come to relieve them,
but they are scarce enough TO be looked
on as ancient curlosities-the first class
as comparatively harmless, the other as
more deserving Of pity than censure. We
have one other class-the demagogue---
Of whom the partisan papers warned us
In time, falling to secure nominations In
the alliance they accepted chances on
the other side. AT first we we're inclined
to believe the press waa joking, but now
6nd the warning was timely. Candidates
are mostly alliance men, or Knights Of
Labor, endorsing the st. Louis demands.
The idiots thought they could carry the
alliance with them when they accepted
the nomination Of the old parties, and
now are houndering, like Bunyon's man,
in the slough Of despond, doubtful which
side they will come out on, When we
held the convention we thought we had
Initiated about all In the county, but we
have lnCreased-some new sub-alliances,
and all are increasing In membership,
Coal Valley receives from one to three
each week, citizens alliances prosperous,
also assemblies; and after figuring on re-
suits the Cherokee stalwart editor Of the
Sentinel says, "Where are our folksS
Where are the dem. and rep. votes to
come fromp A. r. LEEPER.
The advocate., 1890-10-01
SpIynY, KANs.. Sept. 20. 1890.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:--In a late issue Of
your much priced journal / see Mr..
Ward, although sound on silver, still be-
lieves in feeding the infants,
He instances one "unanswerable rea-
son" why the farmers Of this country
should be for rotection--that the "Eng-
lish farmers are a unit on the subject.
Now, don't like to be personal, but Mr.
Wards article shows he is, at least, toll
erably we'll posted, and he must know, il
the English government were to put a
Mckinley tariff on food products the
English farmers would have as much Of
bonanza as our manufacturing infants
here have.
We must give the English farmers
credit for being for their own interests;
England IMPORTS food products, EXPORTS
manufactured goods, &c, &c. Conse-
quently the English farmers are in favor
of shutting out foreign - American -
wheat and beef, raised on our Cheap
"pauper" land against their "high-
priced" land. The English government
once placed a tariff on food products, and
held 1t there until the people we're re-
duced to the starving point, "BREAD was
made a monopoly of'-the government,
unwilling to iniure the land-owning Gin
fantile syndicates" and monopolists, reg
ulated the price Of bread by law, but was
finally compelled TO declare "free trade"
in human food to prevent revolution.
Our farmers, who claim to be the most
Intelligent agricultural people on earth,
who must find foreign market for their
productions, have been voting for TWEEN
ty-fve years to enhance the prices Of
what they must buy, when by so doing
they have driven millions of capital to
develope the culture Of wheat in India,
Africa and Russia. Mr.. Wards citing
the English farmers as being In favor Of
as an argument why our farm
ers should also be in favor of it, shows
either misinformation on his part or con-
idenoe in the art Of "gulling the credu-
lous," Respectfully
8. Il. X.