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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25

There VIII BE But Two Parties IN 1902
the People and the PlutOcracy.
Mr.. Cleveland's bold stand in opposi.
ton to the silver bill is the political
feature of the day. It's bearing on the
new party movement cannot, we be-
Eeve, be oyerestimated.
The one thing that has hitherto stood
in the way of the new party movement
has been the democratic party Among
farmers, the republican members of the
Farmers Alliance, chiefly in the west,
have been willing to leave the republi-
can party, but the democratic members
of the Farmers Alliance, chiefly in the
south, have not been willing to leave
the democratic party. Among the oiti-
zens and wage-making class also, it is
notoriously the democratic party which
has held them spell-bound, tied by its
empty delusions. In both farm and
city population, therefore, it is the
democratic party which has stood in
the way of an independent political Ia
Dor movement.
Now see the effect upon this of Mr..
Cleveland's position. The silver bill Is
dividing this nation politically into the
rich and the poor more than any meas
ure considered in congress for many
years. The banks, the great capitalists,
the mortgage holding class, and their
defendants are to man opposed to free
silver. Irrespective of party lines they
rush in Boston to Faneuil hall, terrified
lest their mortgages be paid in silver.
On the other hand, the farmers of our
country are unalterably devoted to free
silver. Mr.. Cleveland has declared
against free silver If now the demo-
Gratis accept him as their leader, and
thus declare against free silver, and for
the banks, for the rich, for the capitalists
of our land, will it not inevitably drive
off the farmers and the workingmen of
our cities into new political movement?
Or if, on the other hand, the democratic
party throw Mr.. Cleveland overheard
and declare for free silver, will it not
mean the breaking up of the demo
cratic party, and therefore the neces-
sity of peoples party. The republic
an party is in it's death throes. The
farmers are leaving it in the west, the
rich men are leaving it to rally around
Mr.. Cleveland
We hope now the democratic party
may soon die. Under Cleveland's lead
it will be a rich mans party. Without
Cleveland can it have power enough to
live? We hope that this measure of
Mr.. Cleveland will convince every farm
er, every working man, of the folly of
ciinging to its corrupt and money loving
spirit.-Living Issues
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Unknown Exchanges: "It will be
observed that the grades of sugar
placed upon the free list are grades not
used by American consumers. Not a
pound of them can be got in any market
In this country. Who gets the benefit
of this free trade sugar? Nobody but
the refiner. While the refiner is pro-
tected in all the higher grades or re-
fined sugar such as are found In all our
retail markets, he is enabled to import
the crude article from which his re-
fined product is made free of duty. This
is the way the farmer and laboring
man are protected by our benefcent
government. Glorious countryl Glori-
Gus republican partyl Hurrah for
Humphrey and Ben Harrison, Tom
Reed and the &. o. p.l Woop her up
for '92.''
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board to represent each organization
above specified of five members each.
OF whom the following were present:
L. +. Livingston, of Georgia, and Ben
Terrell, of Texas, for the Farmers AL
lance and Industrial Union: 7. V. Pow
derly, John w. Hayes and A. w. Wright
Tor the knights of Labor; r. M.
Humphrey, of Texas, and ]. j. Rogers.
OF North Carolina, for the Colored
National Farmers Alliance; Ralph
beaumont and L. P. Wild, of Washing
ton, ID. G., for the Citizens Alliance. A
temporary organization was had by
electing Ben Terrell chairman and L.
p. CAN'T, of Georgia, secretary.
On motion confederation was agreed
upon to be known as ''the Confedera-
ton OF Industrial Organizations" upon
the basis agreed upon at Ocala. Febru-
ary, %, 1892, was fixed as the time for
the next meeting, and the place left to
the executive board, to be published six
months previous to the annual meeting.
At the meeting the National Farmers
Alliance will be represented by one
delegate from each state. So far as the
conference called for May, Is, 1891, is
concerned, in an interview published in
the Kansas City Star, on February IL,
expressed the opinion that many of
the signatures to the call for such con-
ference were affixed thereto without
the consent of the parties, and named
Mr.. Powers, Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly and
Mr.. r. NJ. Humphrey as three whose
names were affixed without their con-
sent. Time will prove that was cor
rect in my surmises
GEORGE c. WARD.
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POINTS WORTH NOTICING.
A Few PIanks Suggested For the Consids
alton of the New Party.

A Few PIanI1s Suggested For the Consider
alton of the New Party.
Congress has been passing measures
condemned by the people at the last
election because of the moral defect in
our constitution, by which the laws it
passes are not referred back to the peo-
pie for veto or approval as is done In
the real democratic republic of Switzer-
land. The first demand of intellectual
reformers is therefore for the ''initia-
tive" and referendum
l. A real government by the people.
All important laws passed by Congress
during the previous year shall be SUBJ
mitted to the people to vote on at the
annual elections in November. Any
measure shall be submitted when thirty
representatives demand it in congress,
or when thirty thousand citizens petition
for it.
2. When thirty thousand citizens pc
tition for the passage of a legislative
measure, it shall be taken up and de-
bated by congress and submitted to the
annual popular vote. All measures ap-
proved by the people to be constitu-
tional.
3. Increase in wealth requires a pro-
portionate increase in currency for the
transaction of business, and any further
contraction of the currency to suit
money lenders would paralyze all in
dustries. The proper increase at the
present per capita can be secured by
paying the school taxes of the nation
through an annual issue of legal tender
notes by the general government, to be
paid in monthly instaliments to the
states and territories in proportion to
population. School books to be in
| cluded in said taxes.
4. Concurrence in the sub-treasury
| plan. A graduated income tax
5. The tariff to be adjusted by fixing
by law the minimum wages that labor
must be paid in the protected industries
and by allowing capital fair interest
on its Investment The scale of wages
to be fixed annually, one year before
| taking effect. Eight hours to be legal
days work in mines and factories
| 6. When trusts exact exorbitant prof
its, receiver to be appointed to man
| age the business and sell the goods at a
fair profit.
Z. Alien ownership of land to be pro-
hibited and a special tax to be imposed
on land now held by aliens, until alb
sentee landlordism is taxed out of ex-
| istence.
S. The natural monopolies to be grad
ually owned by the people, beginning
with the telegraph. Railroads to be
Under government control until they
become public property.
These are few planks suggested tc
the new party which every decent man
could support and which the old parties
! could not successfully combat.
The labor on the farm must help te
protect the labor in the factory, If II
! would secure its cooperation and the
/ consequent success of BOTH. Hag
gerty. in Journal of Knights of labor.
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Personal Note by Editor.

We have travelled few miles in our lifetime.
and know what it is to be uncomfortably
housed in poorly upholstered car and rudeIy
tossed up and down on old iron rails that are
laid on dirt road bed. We have been there;
but 1t was always on other roads than the
Santa Fe. Their main line between Chicago
and Denver is hard to beat The rails are of
heavy steel. the track smooth and rock-bal-
lasted; and the through "CannonbaII' train
that flies at 5O-mile per hour speed ever this
elegant roadway is as pretty bit of work
manship as Messrs. Pullman ever turned out.
Each vestlbule sleeper is model of luxury,
and as easy as cradle. Chair cars, library
cars and day coaches are all carefully adapted
to the travellers every want. The Santa Fe Is
rightly named 1.-The most comfortable line"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25

Kingman Democrat: Republican
organs, true TO their penchant for rails
ing false issues, are endeaYoring with
all their skillful deception to distract
attention from the real and greatest
issue before the American people. In
their intense agony over the Waterloo
they met last fall in their defense of
tariff robbery and other practices not
less vicious, they now, by the greatest
misrepresentation endeavor to distort
the views of private citizen into ma
tional issue. Mr.. Cleveland is not the
candidate of the democracy and may
never be; but If he should be, the re-
publican party dares not come out for
unlimited coinage of silver So that
whatever Mr.. Cleveland's views may be
and whether he becomes a presidential
candidate or not, all this republican So
licltude is the rankest hypocrisy. Tar
iii reform has not carried the country
by nearly million votes and the ma
tlonal house of representatives by $50
majority to be set aside short of COM
pleteness. 1t will be the great issue in
'92 and the republicans may as well pre-
pare to meet it-and their doom.'
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FARMERS ALLIANCE.
NEWS OF THE MOVEMENT.

-Reformers all agree on more money.
We will not quarrel on the means Of
getting it in circulation, but will discuss
the question in a friendly spirit Any
way is far better than no way.-Mis-
souri, World.
For information concerning the for
nation of local orders OF the organiza-
ton known as the National Citizens
Alliance. address the national secretary,
Ralph Beaumont, 239 North Capital
street. Washington, d. G.
One hundred thousand men in the
United States now own more wealth
than the other 10000, 900 people. Do
the former pay more than half the leg
islation? The 10000, 900 unquestionably
have the power to remedy this. They
can do it only through a new party.
Both the old parties are machines
owned and operated by this 100000
Living Issues.
We dislike very much to say any
thing bad of dead people, but Window
was a tool of Wall street while alive
and died just after a speech before
money kings at a banquet" And
banquet is but polite name for
carouse. Poor people get together and
''have a time"-that's d plain, old-fash-
Toned drunk" Rich people get to-
gether to ''have time"-thats ''ban-
quet." The poor imbibe beer and
whisky, while the rich imbibe cham
pagne; but it would still be banquet
for the rich and a roaring old drunk"
for the poor man, even if the beverages
were changed. Chicago Sentinel.
Scarcely week passes without the
papers recording some new farmers or
ganization. AS sign of healthful un-
rest and as an evidence that the farm
ers are thinking, this is gratifying. But
where is the utility in this multitude of
organizations? The interests of the
farmers everywhere are identical, at
least upon the questions with which
the organizations purpose dealing.
Why, then, is it necessary to organize
numerous organizations? True, sin
the multitude of counselors there is
wisdom" but to our mind Gin unity
there is strength is more applicable in
this case. To us it seems that if the
various farmers organizations would
agree upon plan on which all could
work, their objects would be attained
more speedily and with greater ease
Journal of Knights of Labor.
Social problems are assuming giant
proportions. The relations existing be-
tween capital and labor are daily grow
ing more strained. The stream Of
misery grows broader as colossal for
tunes rise slyward. The poverty in all
our great centers of civilization, as well
as throughout the landlord and mort
gaged-cursed frontiers, is, year by year,
growing more terrible and more gener-
al. There have been 1850 foreclosures
of farm mortgages in Kansas during
the past six months. In the city Of
New York there are over 100, 900 people
who earn less than go cents day.
Thousands of this number are poor
girls who work from eleven to sixteen
hours day. Last year there were over
$4,000 families forcibly evicted in that
city, owing to their inability to pay
rent. One person in every ten who died
in New York in 1889 was buried in the
potter's field. These are facts which
may well give rise to anxious thoughts
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25
IngersolI on CaIifornia.

Mr. lngerson says: THE climate of south
ern California in winter closely resembles that
OF Egypt. Its equabIlity IL constant, and its
dryness is proverbial. The only complaint
made is, that it is too nearly perfect Resi-
dents bred in the eastern states confess now
and then that rousing storm would give
them grateful sensation. But this sentiment
meets with no favor from the man who has
Just fed from superhuity of wetness and
chilling gales. TO him perpetual summer
seems perpetual paradise, and to the invalid
dreading the advance of disease the still and
arid atmosphereis as the breath of life"
The most comfortable way to reach the Pa
cifc Coast is via SCnta Fe route. Weekly ex-
cursions in Pullman tourists sIeepers at low
rates. Apply to G. T. Nicholson. G. p. IA,
Topeka Kas. for folder
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YOU ARE III A BAD FIX.

But we will cure you If you will pay us. Our
message is to the weak, nervous and debilitat-
ed, who by early evil habits, or later indiscre-
tions. have trified away their vigor of body,
mind and manhood, and who suffer all those
effects which lead to premature decay, con-
sumption OF insanity. If this means you, send
for and read our Book of Life. written by the
greatest Specialist of the day, and sent, (seal-
edl, by addressing DIR. Parker'e Medical and
Surgical Institute. 153 North Spruce street,
Nashville Tenn. 2IyI
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25
An Even Climate.

New Mexico is noted as having one of the
most equabie climates in the world. Sudden
changes of temperature are almost unknown.
1t is an ideal place for winter residence. Very
low excursion rates to Las Vegas Hot Springs,
where the celebrated Montezuma hotel is 10
Gated, 1t does not cost much to run over from
Hot Springs to Santa Fe, the capital. noted for
it's scenic attractions. Inquire of local agent
Santa Fe route, or address G. T. Nicholson.
G. p. & T. A.. Topeka, for copy of New Mexi-
co folder lust Issued
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Both ...e old parties are terr;b

Both .--e old parties are terribly
afraid there viii be third party, and
each of them are wasting time, and
breath, and ink, and paper in trying to
convince those who are dissatisfied with
the existing state of affairs that there is
10 need of third party: that the organ
ization of third party is a jump from
out the frying pan into the fire; that the
reforms needed can be brought about
through this or that old party. If this
Were true there would now be no de-
n1and for reform, for the reforms would
have been brought about long ago
Chicago Sentinel.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25

Three young men were seen to
empty the contents OF a sack on lot
in San Francisco the other day. The
contents consisted of $50 counterfeit
SILVER dollars Some children found the
coins and In short time that section
of the city was 50 flooded with bogns
money that even genuine silver dollars
were refused by tradespeople.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25
watsr-arelon strup.

The Charleston News and Courier sug-
gests that il the watermelon should be
utilized for the production Of sirup it might
become formidable rival with sugar-cane
and the sugar beet as the source Of the
sirup supply. The taste of watermelon
sirup is pronounced to be excellent
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25

Foster, of Ohio, takes WINDOWS
place as secretary Of the treasury. His
principal recommend seems to be that
he Is in harmony with John Sherman's
financial policy. That means that he Is
the tool of Wall street and the pluto
ernta
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State Omcers
aarhnr County omcers
pnSTAL.

Po-tufTice atMediclnc lodge open from A
T. pm. Sundays one hour on arrival Of mail.
Money order, open A. NJ To 2. NJ. Satur-
days =. q. open until y. NJ. Eastern mall
closes promptly at 4. NJ.
H. NJ. AXhINE, p. NJ.
H. A. Blows Assistant.
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The saddest imnadi

The saddest impediment to proper
education of wage-workers' children is
the capitalistic institution of child labor,
that most hideous disgrace Of our civili-
Eation.-Journal of Knights Of Labor.
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Hay For Sale.

! h ave large quantity of extra
good Hay, for sale, baIed or in stacks
l.. w. STOREY,
l31-tf) Sharon, KaDs.
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Thousands Of Families

Bless the day when they lear5ed the use of
Humphreys Specifics Nos. and !. Coughs.
Colds, Bronchitis and sore throats are cured by
them. A
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have good farm horse for sale at o.
q bargain. Have no use for him. wnlA26
trade him for cattle. 42tf
j. o. HAHN.
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Hogs and Cattle.

want to buy fat hogs and cattle in
large OF small lots.
% r. NJ. SPARKS. Apent.
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CHURCHES

PAPTIsT.-Preacnlng each sunday mt II a.
DIN. aud at go y. M, at the courthouse. sun
day school at 10 O'Clock, n IN. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of each week. Rev w. a.
Cain, Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave.
and Cherry Streets.
NHRISTIAN.-Preac every Sunday at
~ IL o'clock, a. IN, and 1880 p. m, by Elder
j. Il. Nicholson. Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night Sunday school at 10 o. clock II m.
every Sunday. Pastors residence at the par
sonage study at the chapel,
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.-Services every
4N1 Sunday at IL 100 u. IN. and Z 80 p. m. sun
day school every Sunday at 10 a. IN. Prayer
meetina every Thursday evening at $50.
Strangers invited. ID. w PHILLIPS, Pastor.
DRESBYTERIAN.-Se every sunday at
4 ii a. IN. and 80 p. m. Sunday School at
10 a. m. Il. NORTH, Pastor.
episcopal. St Marks. Lay services will
Il be held at Mr.. Martins residence, Sheldon
house, Second Avenue" west, every Sunday at
9p. IN. All are cordially invited to come.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Services on End
Sunday of every month at SherlOck's hall, at
1900 a. IN. REV. BITTER Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST BRETHREN-IIold reg
" ular services at Mingonu, Barber county,
the second and fourth Sundays in each month.
At Forrest school house on the second Sunday
Cedar Creek school house on the third Sunday.
BY Elders Shamberger. smith and Nehcr.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

PHEsIDRNT. NT............... BENJAMIN HARRIsOE
L iste states senators. ..........P y. Il. Plumb
NtnsuS. ...... W. A. Pefler
Mcm5er of Congress. 9Th Dist. Jerry Simpson
Judge of Ath Judicial Dist.......G W. Mckay
state senator. 3Sth District. Chester ]. Long
Representative. gOth District. F. W. HickoX
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-25

DEIPHIK LODGE, No. 40, K. of p, meets on
Monday evening of each week, at the h. of p.
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing inVi-
ted to attend. q. ID. CODDGNGTON &. G.
n. A. BRowN, X. of Il. q $.
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n n q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 80.
VI Lis Os Regular Communications, first
and third Monday evenings in each month.
Mrs. FRANCIS ELLIS, W. NJ.
MAMIE V. o. BRYAN, Sec.
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sOCIETIES.

CYPRUS CHAPTER No. 63, X. a. M, meets
in Masonic Hall every 2d and 4th Thursday.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
CHESTER /. LONG, II. p.
L. ID
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THE NEW PARTY.

Kansas City, Mo.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-14
IEXAS IMMIGRATION.


Falls county has received quite large
number of settlers this year.
Pittsburg News: \ large number of i'm
migrants will come to Camp county from
the North next fall This is official.
Floyd county has been the objective point
for Il great many prairie schoorers this
spring.
a great many prospectors have been at
tracted to Navarro county lately and the
result is many new settlers.
Texan Press There is not an individ
uGl that we know of in Crosby county that
IS holding down. section Of land for
bounty purposes. Every man that has
taken up q section, done so to make him
self home, and has gone 10 work on 1t.
Trains on the Denver are filed with pros
pectors from al portions Of the country and
large numbers daily stop off at Iowa Park
says the Texan.
FRANKLIN April 12.-The citizens of this
county met on the 9th inst and began a
plan Of organization of the entire county
INTO an immigration society. This IS one of
the wealthiest counties in the state and
favored bynature more than any 1t is
conceded fact that the BrazoS bottom farms
in this county are the finest in the state or
in the South, while our uplandS are good.
A thorough organization Will be completed
by May , 1891, b. I mass meeting OF citi
zens at the courthouse on that day The
plan of work is not yet completed, but indi
cations are that $1,000 or $500 will be
raised and an agent sent direct TO tell Of
our resources and our country. By this
means we hope to have success, and the
plan is to place 1000 bona tide homes OF de-
sirable citizens in our borders in the next
twelve months. The people of the county
mean business and will 50 to work in a
business-like manner. Hon. John E. Craw
ford, formerly judge of this county and
now ! member of the law firm Of Simmons
& Crawford, was made president OF the or
ganization. Hon. c F. Cobron, formerly
member of the law firm of Campbell &
Cobron and now county attorney OF the
county, was made secretary, and Johp
Michel, banker and member of the firm
of Michel Bros. 81 Decherd, was made
treasurer With these men at the head Of
the organization nothing but success viii
they have.