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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
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More Lies.

The Rice County Tribune says that
during the month of October there
were released farm mortgages in Rice
county to the amount Of $41 ,986.45 and
recorded $40,875.S9. City mortgages
were released to the amount of 1920
and recorded Sc, O48.92. Excess of re-
leases over those recorded 1892 "a"
The Rice County Eagle knocks the
stuffing out of the above statement,
by saying that in September the sheriff
made deeds to the amount of $50, $685.
3S, and had 10 more sales in the papers.
1t may be poor policy to publish such
matters, but when republican papers
pervert the truth to make it appear
that the farmers are ''Iousy with
money" and are paying off mortgages
at lively rate, it becomes necessary to
publish the real truth. The sheriff IS
the great mortgage-hfter of Kansas,
and not county in the state has this
year paid off 10 per cent. of its mort
gage debt, without the assistance of
the sheriff.
In Pratt county on the trial docket
there are 1913 cases, of which five are
criminal and 1913 are foreclosures. On
the motion docket are 173 motions. Of
these 173 motions, III are for the con-
firmatiOn of sheriff sales. A grand to-
tai of $50 farmers who are so prosper
Gus that they are now paying off their
mortgages and getting their farms re-
LEASED by the aid of the sheriff. Kan
sas made good crop this year, and
farmers are paying some of their debts,
and If allowed to hold their farms,
would, in two or three years of good
crops, pay all their debts. But it is
nonsense to show sheriff sales as an
evidence of prosperity for anybody ex-
cept the sheriff, printer, lawyer and
loan companies. The farmer does not
enjoy such prosperity, and the state
will suffer in the long run. The Tope,
ka Capital, with many slurs at the peo-
pies party, says the mortgage indebted.
ness in fifty counties has been reduced
to the amount Of over two million dol.
lars in five months. Take out the re.
auctions made by sheriff releases, and
the amount left will scarcely be 10 pei
cent. of the amount mentioned. Let
up on such prosperity racket, or ex
pect to have the whole truth thrown al
VOu
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
Hard Questions.

Holden (Mo.) Enterprise: 1.-THE late elections
should teach the alliance people at least one
thing, namely; II you want reform and want
it quick. vote with the democrats"
Alliance Waterman, Marshall, Mo-:
That Is square proposition, but be-
fore we can accept the conditions, we
would suggest that the Enterprise clear
away one little cloud. What would the
alliance do out in Kansas when the
democrats fuse ,oith the republicans and
Uote republican PLATFORM The Enter
prise is 25 years, 8 months and weeks
old; in all those years it has persistently
argued that democracy 1.-THE democratic
party meant all that was pure. That
republicanism 1.-THE republican party
was all that is corrupt. In line with
those teachings it now tells the alliance
that the quickest way to get reform is
To down the republicans and vote with
the democrats. Now, we repeat, what
answer will it make to the Kansas ALI
ance man who says: "Well, Mr.. Enter
prise, we can't vote with the democrats
out here in Kansas, can we, for they
have got a-straddle of that corrupt re-
publican platform you write so much
about, and are voting with republicans
To down our reforms what can we do?''
Get right up in meeting, Brother Tat
low, and dlspel this cloud"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

There is no branch Of the public
service but has been materially i'm
proved during the present national ad-
mnistration," says the Kingman
Leader. But there is not word of
truth IN the assersion. A few days
ago we received letter directed to the
Index" Spiyey, Kansas. The letter
was forwarded to the Index at Attica,
where it belonged, and from there to
the INDEX at Medicine Lodge. We re.
turned 1t to the writer. The
Spiyey Index has been removed t.
Athca. If any branch of the public
service is Improved, somebody tell what
branch, and wherein the improvement
consists.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
Central COMMITTEES Meeting.

Eight members of the peoples party
state central committee met at Topeka
in secret session on the 25th. Even the
telegraphic dispatches say that they
represented the liveliest political corpse
that has ever figured in a state cam
paign. Levi Dumbauld, the chairman,
Dick Chase and Frank McGrath, who
had been quoted as saying that every
thing had gone to the dogs, all got to-
gether, and the love feast was demon
strative as banquet by the Bandana
club at Leavenworth. The meeting
was natural result of the elections
and the supreme council convention at
indianapolis. 1t was decided that in
the future the peoples party, as a ma
tional institution, must keep open po
litical headquarters in Topeka. Then
came the important question as to
whom should be given charge. An
executive committee consisting of Dick
Chase, of Cowley county, and the presi-
dent and secretary of the committee
was appointed, and everything placed
in the committees hands.
Chase and Frank McGrath have al
ways been at war. AT this session Nc
Grath made the motion which gave
Chase the craftsmanship of the execu-
tive committee. Nobody thought of
questioning McGrath's motives or his
loyalty. The Indianapolis convention
was talked about and the unanimous
opinion prevailed that in the future the
peoples party, acting as national or
ganization, must refuse coalition with
every other political organization. 1t
was held that the new party, with a
vote liz, 900 out of a total of $50, 900, as
shown by the last election, controlled
the state. At Indianapolis it has been
decided that the farmers mutual ben
eft association should act with the
farmers alliance and industrial union,
and at Toledo that the knights of La
Dor should unite with the peoples par
ty. This would add something like 80
600 to the new party in Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

The G. o. p. papers are publishing a
SO called Witticism, stating that it took
she alliance papers two weeks to get up
nerve enough to claim victory. Jes'
sol You see the telegraphic service is
in the hands of republican manipula
tors, who are given to lying. When the
true returns were received by Nail at
Topeka, and the rea! truth could no
longer be suppressed, the alliance pa
pers at Topeka published the facts, and
then it became known that the only vic
tory won was by the people, against
the united efforts of the g. o. p's. BY
the way, what will become Of the re
publicans next year, when the demo
Gratis will surely refuse to help themp
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
sHYLook.s METHODS.

Tor . Loan OF One Third of the Value of .
Farm shylock Gets the Farm and All
Other Property of the Borrower.
1t does not make any difference how
much lying the republican and demo-
cratic papers and politicians do about
the mortgage Indebtedness of Kansas.
how much abuse and calumny is heaped
upon the so-called calamity howlers,"
the fact still remains that the mortgage
mills are still grinding all over the
state and hundreds of farmers are still
going to the wall AS sample of how
the old thing works-how Shylock's
Rrists are turning out, the Topeka Alli-
ance Tribune takes the following ex-
tracts from private letter written by
q man at Kingman, Kan, to a friend in
Ohio, and which was published in an
Ohio paper, in which the writer says:
I'm this county within the last year
a number Of farms have been sold by
the sheriff as low as ten dollars per
acre and costs, the balance of the loan
being left in personal judgment
'Out Of 1873 farms sold by the sheriff
since January 1, in this county, after
the loan companies secured title to the
property, personal judgment of $50, 600
Is on file in the clerk of the courts of
fee against the unfortunate men who
took the loans and lost not only their
equity, but are doomed for life to q
specter of a personal Judgment know
OF one case where ON a personal judg-
ment Of this kind they sold mans
corn in the crib at eight cents per
bushel and took in all his stock, horses
and cattle, and sold them for a nominal
sum, after getting by law a deed for
his land which they sold for more than
the loan, thus robbing the farmer of
his crop and stock
"Second-It is matter of frequent
occurrence for receiver to be appoint
ed, who takes absolute control of crops
and farm when the loan company, or
its agent, makes affidavit that they
feel insecure for their loan. This is an
ex parte trial and the first thing the
farmer knows is some fellow takes
charge of everything. Fourteen re-
ceivers were appointed by the court
here inside of two weeks, just before
wheat harvest. Another way the crops
are taken by the loan company is this,
every mortgage has interest coupons
attached which are signed by the mort
gagee at the same time he signs mort
gage proper. If the mortgage is de-
linquent in interest instead of fore
closing principle mortgage, coupon be-
ing note with interest, is sued before
justice of the peace, Judgment taken
and levy made upon anything the mort
gage possesses, that is not exempt by
the law of the state"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
Rubbing 1t In.

Wichita Eagle: what it (the democratic
party of Kansas) needs is to be chucked in a
deep hole and the hole drawn in after it. This
is demanded not only for the sake of decency,
but for the sake of the health of the body poll
tic: The purifying organism, by its continued
presence, is poisoning the whole atmosphere
with its nauseating emanations. Bury it out
of sight once and for all time; it is beyond re-
suscitation to health and usefulness"
Alliance Tribune: 1T is said lin
gratitude will damn man quicker than
anything else," but if this is not piling
it on thick then we don't know what,in-
gratitude is. Was it not sufficiently
nauseating and humiliating for demo
crat to vote republican ticket, without
heaping further indignities upon himf
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
"Enforee The Law.'

IF the judge of the court, the county attor-
ney, the sheriff ana the probate judge wish to
enforce the law, it will be enforced.
The above IS an editorial extract from
the HaZelton Express. A correspon-
dent, signing himself observer" re-
plies In the Express, as follows. which
is such fair statement OF the case that
we reproduce the answer in full:
THE above heading and extract from last
weeks Express, is very good 80 far as il goes,
but it don't include quite enough. Suppose all
the officials named, honestly and sincerely
wished TO enforce the law, how are they going
to do it unless they are backed up by strong
public sentiment in their favor? To illustrate,
let US suppose a case: Mr.. John Doe is charg-
ed with the illegal sale of liquors; the officers
90 10 work with an honest determination to
punish him; he is arrested and arra1gned for
trial; he employs counsel, and the first thing
he does is to demand jury of twelve men.
The sheriff goes to work TO hunt up the requf-
site number that are qualified to sit in the case
man after man is subpen9d and passes
through the unlimited questions, and is polite
ly told to stand aside; the process is kept up
till the defendant is satisfied that he has few
friends on the jury that will either acQuit him
or hang the jury. Now they are ready to pro-
coed with the trial; witnesses come on the
stand and testify to the truth of the charges;
the defendant enters plea of not guilty; the
attorneys argue the case; the court fnstructs
the jury regarding the law, and the jury re-
tires and proceeds to try the case from their
standpoint; the result is either a verdict of not
guilty or hung jury.
Where 10 the blame to be placed? The off,
GERS have done their duty honestly; they were
compelled under the law to grant the prisoner
certain rights in the trial or violate the law
themselves. Is it not almost absolutely neces-
sary that the officers have the support of the
majority Of the people before they can do their
duty successfully? l consider it the duty of
all law-abiding people to assist the officers to
see the law fully enforced without fear or
favor.
While the officers may be little careless in
the matter, 1 think if every citizen would take
the interest they should there would be less
grounds for complaint against the officers.
must confess that the way the people seem to
regard the matter, there is little to encourage
the officers
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

Ten days after the election the Kan
sas City Star had heard enough news
from Kansas to warrant it in the fol-
lowing: 1.-The republicans of Kansas,
while their victory of last week proves
that there has been considerable
change of sentiment since the alliance
triumph of 1890, do not view the future
with confidence. They attempt to con-
ceal this, but q study of the returns of
the recent election Is proof conclusive
that as the situation now exists the
democrats and alliance, by combining.
can control the state in all branches of
government. This knowledge was
brought out at the Topeka conference
of republicans and it was determined
to begin the work of reorganization
early next year. An opportunity
is here presented for the democrats to
gain an advantage, but will they make
their usual blunder. 1t would be re-
freshing to witness the democrats of
Kansas go into a canvass with the
whisky issue eliminated from their
~latform. The people are not thinking
Of nrohi. scion, resubmission or any
other whisky idea jus. INV nc one
,rao+ o,,,..t;o., az, that Is
sue the democrats and alliance could
unite and win. Of course 1t would only
be half loaf for the democrats, but q
half loaf is better than no loaf at all,
especially as the democratic party of
Kansas has never had even fragment
Of a loaf"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
More Anarchy.

The lawrence Record, republican.
says:
The red flag is the harvest sown by the Nc
Kinley bill.
There is scarcely a county in Kansas to-day
that could not be carried by close union of
democrats and peoples party men againsts re-
publicans.
There is nothing left for the farmer but the
privilege of paying the taxes the government
assesses upon him for the benefit of the manu-
facturer.
The farmer deserves equal rights with other
classes-those rights are Indignantly rejected
The party to which they have turned for re-
lief answers with sneers and shouts of drunk
en- acclaim over the partial victory of policy
which plumbers them of millions more for the
benefit of the already pampered classes"
The Record would probably denounce
An alliance nan,-r as an anarchist" for
less cause than the above.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

During the campaign every little re-
pi.blican paper was proclaiming
Plumb's greatness as a statesmen, and
we believe thai four-6fths of the papers
knew that Plumb vas a third-rate
man, and only howled for pcc'itical Ell
feet. Now the campaign is over. a.~'d
we Will occasionally hear these same
papers express their true views of
Plumb. The Kenslngton Mirror, re-
publican, says: "A great many repub
lcan papers are throwing hot slugs in
to Ingalls,, and praising Plumb. In
gals made calamity speech in hopes
that it would turn the calamity legis-
lature for him. and Plumb made ca
lamity speeches in advance, 50 that he
might easily flop into the alliance in
the event of its ascendenoy in this
state. Since the death of the old crit
ter, Plumb is out with I'VE killed the
bear"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
"a SIGN OF PROSPERITY"

Debts Are an Evidence, Not OF Necessity,
But of an Astounding Overabundance.
Some Of the politicians and political
papers, now that Mr.. Porter's census
compels them to acknowledge the
mortgage Indebtedness of the country,
have changed front, and now declare
that mortgages are signs of prosperity
-"exponents of property and prosper
ity," the Chicago Tribune puts it The
State, St Paul, Mimi, thus illustrates
the workings of this ''sign of prosper
ity:"
"a farmer, living within two hun
dred miles Of St Paul, located twelve
years ago on piece of land, the pur-
chase price of which was 81, $50. He
paid down in cash $50, giving an 'ex-
ponent OF property and prosperity for
the balance of ST., 200, drawing interest
at eight per cent per annum Then
he went to work. He was and is a
sober, industrious man, given to read
ing and conducting his affairs in a
methodical and business like manner.
He Is married man and has chill
dren, and is devoted husband and
father. During the twelve years
that have elapsed he has paid in
principal and interest, on the 'ex-
ponent of property and prosperity
$1,525. During this time also he has
labored from break of day till the
mantle of night in generous pity OBJ
scured his vision, and is now, though
young in years, broken in health and
hopeless in spirit But why does he
not own his farm? Hasn't he paid
S275 over and above the principal
called for by the exponent of property
and prosperity" True. but that isn't
all, aud here the benignant character
Of the exponent of property and
prosperity is especially revealed
the man still owes on his farm 81, 100.
Add what he still owes to the amount
paid and you have s., SIS as a practical
demonstration that the mortgage is an
exponent of property and prosperity
for the fieecer who has already
been paid the principal named in his
bond and still practically owns the
land which the farmer has cultivated
in the sweat OF his face and to the adj
vantage of the state, together with the
structural improvements put upon it,
amounting to about $500 more"
The mortgage is an exponent of
property and prosperity" for the idle
and speculative class, but it is burden
to the wealth producer upon whose in
dustry its crushing weight is laid
Mt Vernon IlL) Progressive Farmer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

Marsh Murdoch is tickled half to
death at the taffy the g. o. p. press is
giving him, in talking about running
him for governor. These fellows were
abusing Murdoch two years ago, be-
cause he ventured to give his party a
little sound advice. If the state has to
put up with another republican govern
or, we would like tor him to be a man
who has an idea of his own, and Muir
dock is about the only republican who
could give anything like general salts
faction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

The Winfield Courier, rabid republic
can, says: 1T is the duty of all news
papers and of all law abiding citizens,
no matter what their political opinion
may be, TO support and sustain all Off
GERS ofAe lGU in the performance Of their
duties. If then, they are powerless to
enforce the law it will be time to enact
a new law or strengthen the old law, so
that it may not become a dead letter
on the statutes" Now will the Cresset
and Kiowa Journal please define their
positions on the above questions?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
Money Only Represents value,

Attorney General Alderman. in speak.
ing of the legal tender act. said: 1--WE
repeat money is not substance, but
an impression of legal authority-a
printed legal decree"
1.-THE theory of the intrinsic value of
money has been abandoned by the best
writer's and speakers. -Ency clopedia
Britannica
Metallic money, while acting as
coin, is identical with paper money, in
respect to being destitute of intrinsic
value. NORTH British Review.
IAN article is determined to be
money by reason of the performance
by 1t of certain functions, without re-
gard to its form or su distance. Apple
tons American Encyclopedia
Metallic money whilst acting as
money, is identical with paper money
in respect to being destitute of value.
Coin, so long as it circulates for the
purpose of buying and selling. loses its
intrinsic value. As commodities, gold
and silver are capital, but as money
they are mere representatives of value -
Charles Moran, of France, in his Work
on Monev. --
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

Whenever you see the statement tina,
some county in Kansas reduced its
mortgaged Indebtedness during the
month Of blank to the amount of so
many thousands of dollars you will
hnd that the sheriff and district
clerk of that county have done 50 per
cent. of the reducing. Kansas is get
ing out Of mortgage debt. and is also
getting out Of resident land-owning
farmers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

If the democracy of Kansas had help
ed the Peoples party at the recent cleo
ton, the way would have been clear for
the Peoples party to have given the I'M
washed democracy few offices next
year, without regard to fusion. Now
the democrats will be compelled to vote
with the Peoples party, and will wait a
year or two longer for its reward.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

Bradstreet seems to be publishing a
humorous sheet. Every week it an
nounces that business is rapidly i'm
proving, and each week it gives the list
of failures as nearly double what they
were year ago. This week there were
23S against 15l for 1890. This is Harri-
son prosperity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

Non Con: How do the politicians
manage to figure out great republican
gains in Kansas this year? The two
old parties fused, and no one can tell
what the republican vote was. The to-
tai vote of the state was several thou
sand less than last year and the peoples
party cast several thousand more votes
this year than last year"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02
The republican party is a party

The republican party is party of
"reminiscences. 1t must ''look back
ward for encouragement, and must
look over the last twenty years of its
existence. The peoples party is par
ty of the present and future. 1t is or
ganized for the good of the masses who
are now on earth. Its object is to give
immediate relief to the suffering, re-
peal unjust laws, and enact laws deal
ing out exact justice to all men.
Which will you serve?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

If money has intrinsic value how hap
pens it that ten dollar greenback will
purchase thirteen Mexican dollars, each
one of which contains $50 grains more
of silver than our dollar, while you can
swap our silver dollars even for the
greenbackP Now you gold bug fellows,
don't be bashful, but tell us. Of course
you know, but tell US.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

Kansas democrats are now giving as
all excuse for voting the republican
ticket, that they wanted to down the
alliance, so that the alliance would vote
the democratic ticket next fall. Some
people can be whipped into loving their
enemies but the alliance Is not of that
L..
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

The Lawrence Record, republican,
says There is scarcely a county in
Kansas that could not be carried by a
close union Of democrats and peoples
party men," The Record might have
said: There is scarcely q county in
Kansas that cannoC be carried by the
peoples party, provided the democrats
and republicans do not Join forces.'
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

Immediately after the election the
republicans claimed everything, and it
has taken three weeks to find out the
true condition of affairs. Many east
ern papers, such as the New York Sun,
have not yet learned how the state yot-
ed, and never will. 1t does not suit
their purpose.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-02

The next war among civilized people
Will be bloody one. Recent improve
ments in fire arms make 1t possible fol-
three men to destroy more lives in an
hour than a regiment of men could
have done in day, few years ago.