Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-07-05
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I'm Trego county, Kansas, Al of
the go cases docketed at the May
term of court were for foreclosure
of mortgages. That is a sample of
the Kansas farmers prosperity UNI
der high tariff which Republican
congress is trying to increase
On Friday, May Both, it appeared
verbatum in the editorial columns of
the ST. Joseph Gazette without cred
it. and on Friday, June 14th, where
should it meet our astonished gaze
but In theeditorial columns Of our
aged contemporary, the Landmark,
as new and fresh as life and without
mark to show that it was not
original editorial matter. Just take
what you want, boys, but please
have the honor to give due credit
when you clip from the argus
Argus.
This is a small matter to quarrel
about and particularly when you
take into consideration the fact that
the article in controversy was first
taken from the WORLD and without
credit either. The St. Joe Gazette,
the Landmark and the Argus have
all obtained their inspiration from
the WORLD and they are all welcome
to it and any other item of news
which we can furnish them. But
when they draw erroneous conclus-
sons therefrom and make statements
which the facts do not warrant we
feel impelled to utter our protest.
1t is true that at the May term Of
court there were Al foreclosure cases
on our court docket but at least half
of these were old cases and number
Of them had been commenced several
terms before, but for some reason
best known to the mortgages,
judgement had not been asked for
and the cases were continued from
term to term.
The record is bad enough, that we
will admit, but pride in our county
is strong enough with US to desire
| that 1t be made no worse than the
facts will warrant. There have
been fewer foreclosures in Trego
county than in almost any
other, and the great majority of
the foreclosure cases here have been
where the parties are non-residents.
This fact can be clearly demonstrated
by the sheriff's returns Oh the sum-
mons issued. The majority of the
mortgagors made government entry
of their lands in 1885, and after liv-
ing thereon for six months commut-
ed and paid out, borrowing every
dollar they could obtain on mort
cages and then leaving the country.
The majority of them never intended
to make this county their home,
and only made their entries for
speculation and with the intention
of selling their six months time to
the mortgage companies, which
they did, and in many instances re-
ceived more than their time was ever
worth to them before. This class of
adventures was never of any bene-
fit to our county and are entitled to
no commiseration or consideration
at our hands. Some of them are
now Boosting of how neatly they
took in the mortgage companies.
Neither have we any sympathy with
the mortgage companies. They are
not entitled to any, and, as a rule,
they can take care of themselves, al
though some Of them have gone in
to bankruptcy on account of it.
It is the homesteader who came
here expecting to obtain permanent
home for himself and family to
whom our sympathy extends. To
those who have borne the heat and
burdens of the day. To those who
have braEely battled with the ele-
ments year after year, vainly hoping
and praying that some means might
be devised whereby they would be
enabled to save their homes and pay
their honest debts. Outside of crop
failures and low prices, the principal
causes of depression here has been
the exhorbitant rates of interest they
were compelled to pay. No agricul-
tural community in the world can
long pay the rates demanded with