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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
WILL GO 1T ALONE.

The Democrat editors of Kansas
held a convention at Topeka last
week and prepared an address.
Among other things contained there
in is the following:
''After thirty years Of devoted adj
hesion to principles and measures,
through Misrepresentation and ohio
guy, the old veterans in the warfare
for liberty cannot be crowded aside
by new recruits and amateurs who
were auxilliaries of the enemy in the
great battles of the past"
The address continues:
ITO those who say that the gov
eminent cannot control the railroads
without owning them we answer
that the proposition that the rail-
roads are beyond control exhibits
them in the form Of such monstrous
power that the bare thought of their
exercise by official authority is apall-
ing, while to. purchase and pay for
them would bankrupt the nation.
We therefore recommend legisla-
ton with a view to the control of
the people, whose chartered servants
they are, and we believe there is suf-
ficient virtue and intelligence in the
people, to accomplish this desirable
end.
To those who would have the gov
eminent become a purchaser of the
surplus products of the land, we say
sush course is in PLAN violation Of
the constitution and if followed
would result in governmental con-
troll of the whole substance of the
land and in dealing cut of the neces-
sites of Life to the people by the Of
fetal dispensatlon. It is such a
chimera as even the down-trodden
and half-crazed communists of the
old world have not permitted them
selves to dream of.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
The Best Through Line to st. Paul
and MINNEAPOLIS.

LIS via the new "Hedrick Route" from
Kansas City, through Excelsior Springs,
Ottumwa, Hedrick, Marshalltown, Mason
City and Austin, via the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul and Iowa Central
Railways. Shortest Line, Quickest
Time aud Lowest Rates. Train
leaves Grand Avenue and 22nd st. depot
of Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way at Kansas City, at 1000 A. NJ. daily
except Sunday, arriving at st. Paul next
day at 7:45 A. NJ, Minneapolis 7:55 AM.
For Through Tickets and Sleeping
Car reservations apply to nearest Cou-
pom Ticket Agent, or address Geo. 81.
Foote, City Passenger and Ticket Agent,
No 600 Delaware st., Kansas City, Mo
J. 81. VEITcH, General Agent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

The Missouri Pacific Railways NAN
line, by way Of Cofeyville and Waeoner,
to Little Rock and the Southeast. Which
has been open for several months. Nh
inaugurate new departure in train ser.
vice on August 31st. A through daily
passenger Train, consisting. of coaches
and Pullman Buffet Sleeping cars, viii be
established between Kansas City ana
Little Rock, with sleepers RUNNING
through to Memphis. Going south. the
train will leave Kansas City about d
o'clock in the evening, connecting al
Little Rock for Hot Springs and all points
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
NEARLY all the western countie

NEARLY all the western counties
have announcements in the agricul-
tural report as holding fairs this fall
but the date for Ellis county still
shows blank. What is the matter
with our boys?-Free Press.
The matter down there, If we are
correctly Informed, is that those
who should be principally interested
in agricultural matters are nearly
all wanting an Office, and they have
no time to fool with such things as
county fairs and kindred topics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

GOVERNOR MERRIAM, Of Min
nesota, has earned for himself the
gratitude and respect Of all decent
men on account Of his attitude in
preventing q prize fight at St. Paul
last week, and yet some papers who
claim to be reputable denounce him
for his action and boldly declare
that his political days are numbered.
Ii things have actually come to
such pass N America that the
chief executive Of a state commits
political suicide by endeavoring to
enforce its laws, and particularly its
moral laws, it is high time that we
have a revival, not of religion, not
relating to economic questions, but
of morals and common decency.
Our attitude on the boycott is pretty
well understood, but there are ex-
ceptions to every rule and we would
draw the line right here and say that
no paper which encourages, directly
or indirectly, an infraction Of any
moral law, is entitled to the support
Of those who condemn vice and i'm
morality.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

COLONEL A. A. HARRIS chairman
OF the Democratic state convention
which nominated Governor Robinson
last fall, in explaining his position as
to the future policy Of the party in
this state said:
II am unalterably opposed to any
coalition between the Democrats
of Kansas and the so-called Peoples
party. There are two reasons for my
opposition. Speaking as a Kansan
l know that the success of that
organization last fall has worked
great, if not irretrievable, disaster to
every material interest of the state.
/ believe that its success in the
county elections this fall will only
add to the disaster. As democrat
/ dislike any union or fusion with
an organization which, if successful
this fall, may become factor in the
presidential election Of 1892, with
the possible result of dividing the
democracy of several of the south
ern states and turning those states
over to the republicans. Fusion
might assist a few so-called demo-
Gratis Of commercial instincts to
office, but it would tend to further
disorganize the democratic party Of
the state"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

THE theory Of producing rainfall
by the use Of explosives is probably
all nonsense and on par with a
thousand other schemes that have
bid fair for time to revolutionize
our community. At the same time
we can afford to try these expert
ments. Experience and observation,
as the result of these practical ex-
periments, are valuable, and if we
weary not in well doing we will be
rewarded some time-perhaps when
we least expect it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
W. C. JONES, chairman of tn

W. C. JONES, chairman of the
democratic state central committee,
says:
.'These planks in the peoples
party declaring in favor Of the pur-
chase and ownership Of the rail-
roads by the government, and their
sub treasury scheme, will never re-
ceive the endorsement of the Demo-
cracy.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

But q great change seems to have
come over the spirit Of their dreams.
Flushed with victory and looking
forward Tor more and even larger
worlds to conquer, over-estimatlng
their own strength, doubtless, and
opposed to sharing the loaves and
fishes of political plumber with their
late allies, the alliance edict was
issued to keep in the middle of the
road" The alliance lion and the
democratic lamb had lain down to-
gether and the lion had apparently
absorped, eaten up, the lamb. 1--WE
use the word ''lamb" in this con-
nection not as the representative Of
innocence, but rather to represent
a victim Of misplaced confidence.
In the words Of President McGrath,
the democrats those who amounted
to anything-''were all in the ALI
ance fold anyway, and why should
there be any fusion" This may be
business sway out' but the idea of
reciprocity for past favors seems to
be conspicuous only by its absence.
But the axiom, as old as the party
itself, "Once democrat always a
democrat" still fingers and lives in
the democratic breast and doubtless
will until the end of the chapter
and those who have belonged to the
party for the reason that it best rep
resented their political beliefs have
also concluded that the absorbing
process has gone on long enough.
Or, rather, to be entirely accurate in
the use of language, we might say
that the democracy were greatly
assisted in arriving at this con-
clusion by the action of the alliance
in saying that it had no further use
for democracy in Kansas and, with
out the least equivocation or circum-
locution, has plainly and in unmis-
taxable terms said so. Which of
the above reasons have been most
cogent we leave to the intelligence
of our readers, but the fact remains
that the democratic panty Of this
state will make a very earnest at
tempt to stand by their guns here
after. They now realize that CO.
quoting with the alliance has been
almost irretrievable, ruin. They
further consider their treatment,
forbearance ceases to be a virtue and
there is nothing left for them but
an appeal to arms. To the alliance
''they have petitioned, they have
demonstrated, they have duplicated,
they have even Frustrated them
selves at the foot of the
throne and implored it to accept
their assistance. Their petitions
have been disregarded and The petit
TONERS have been treated with con-
tempt and informed that their help
was neither needed nor desired. In
view Of all these facts, it now ap-
pears that there are three separate
and distinct political parties in Kan
sas and chat each will endeavor to
keep in the middle Of the road
hereafter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
eow,cx6 WEIGH. Editors and publishers
SATURDAY, AUG. 1, 1891.

THE Knights Of Reciprocity don I
seem to have very taking way with
them in Kansas. The Republican
party spelled with an upper case "R
with a little reciprocity mixed IN as
an annex, is good enough for most
of us.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

Gents Summer Drawers, 80, 38 and
SIC per pair.
Gents Summer Under Shirts, 80, 80
and &c. each.
Ladies Gauze Vests, 10, 25 and 47c,
each.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

Safety Pins, No. 3, per paper, Sc.
Our Laees are at rock bottom prices.
Challeys, Sc per yard
China Silks, 13c per yard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

We established low prices in Wa-Kee-
|ney, and propose to continue in the same
plan. We find our customers are pleased to
knowthey can buy their goods at prices to
suit the times. It is entirely satisfactory to
us. we are always willing to aid any laud-
able public enterprises. If any person can
undersell us we want them to do it. We
are here to stay and will be found quoting
prices in the World
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

Ladies Rubbers, all sizes, 35c.
A beautiful line of Gents Ties, 4, 5, IL,
20, %, o, 25, 3S and 45c each.
An elegant Plush Slipper for Gents,
latest shades, all sizes, $1.59.
A laundried White Shirt for 49c.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

Pure Jet Dress Buttons, 10c per doz.
Our Ribbons are unsurpassed for style,
quality or price.
Our line of white goods is complete.
The incest line, best patterns and low
est priced embroideries in the city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

A Corset for SOC, hummer.
Agate buttons, &c per gross.
Child's Bibs, fine, for 1Oc.
Thimbles, Sc.
Mourning Pins, per cube 16 doz., 19c.
Safety Pins, No. 2, per paper, &c.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

Stick pin here! L. L. Muslin at SC
per yard.
Knitting Cotton Sc ball.
Pins 2 and Sc paper.
Ladies and Childrens Handkerchiefs,
2, 3, 4, 5, Z, 8, 9, IL, IS and 24c each.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

Table oil cloth Zoe per yard.
The best line of hats in the city.
Shirtings from Sc per yard and up.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01

Sickers. yellow, $1S8.
Slickers, black, 1928.
Gents light weight Slickers, S2.28,
best grade.
A Gloria Silk Umbrella, % inch. for
$50.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-08-01
SELL CHEAP FOB READY PAY.

Twill warrant all my work. Please
give me- call / am north Of Opers
Block and in the rear Of DR.. farmers
Drug Store 4 z. LIPE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09
THE sCHMERTZ EMBARRASSMENT.

Among those who know the generous
and kindly spirit which William E.
Schmertz always exhibited in his long
business career in this city, the regret will
be sincere and general that financial re-
verses should now come to him. This
feeling will be intensified by the circum-
stance of his protracted ill health, which
without doubt is the chief cause of the
embarrassment of his affairs. 1t is assert
ed that when his business comes to a set
tlement balance will be found upon the
right side, and that temporary conditions
are more responsible for the present en-
barrassment than want of good assets to
meet all claims.
This latter favorable outcome would be
indeed what might be expected from Mr.
Schmertz's long success in business pre-
vious to the past year, and from the well
known character for prudence, conserv-
atism, and close attention to details which
he always maintained until his health
failed him. The community of which he
has so long been useful and respected
member will wish him safe upon his feet
again, and meanwhile will extend un-
affected sympathy in the misfortunes,
with the confidence that they will prove
but temporary both as to health and
pocket.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09
THE MANCHESTER CANAL.

The Manchester Ship Canal, now ap-
preaching completion, affords interesting
figures for students of the canal question.
1t is worthy of notice that this great enter
prise, which is to turn the city of Man.
chester into seaport, set good example
in avoiding the modern vice of stock
watering The total capitalization is S45,-
000,00 of paid-up shares and SIS 000, 900
in bonds guaranteed by the city of Man
chester. In the items of $s, SOC, 900 spent
in buying the franchises of the old Mersey
and lrwell Navigation Company, and
about 100000 expended for securing
legislation and paying for litigation, there
may be room for certain degree of litiga-
ton. But this company represents a
marked contrast from the rule which
seems likely to be followed by the Mica
ragua Canal Company, of building the
work on bonds and making the shares
pure water.
With the sum of about S45, ZOO, 900 for
actual construction 35H miles Of canal
have been built, with an average width of
172 feet at the bottom and 23O at the water
level, and with water depth of 80 feet at
low tide. Comparing this result of actual
work with the estimates for the Ohio
River and Lake Erie Canal, it will be seen
that it represents work of one-sixth the
length, but many times greater in sectional
area. The comparison of the purposes of
the canal is, however, the most cogent.
Manchester is city of perhaps twice the
size of Pittsburg and it spends little
more than twice as much money to be
made a seaport as is necessary to make
Pittshurg lake port. But Pittsburg has
far greater prospects of expansion than
Manchester, and the proportionate import
ance of the cost of transportation in pro-
portion to the value of her products is
more than four times as great.
1t is a moderate assertion to say that the
incentives to Pittsburg to secure the con-
struction of the Ohio River and Lake Erie
Canal are more than twice as great in pro-
portion to the cost of the work than those
which have brought the Manchester Canal
into existence Pittsburg capital and
enterprise ought to show itself to be as
wide awake as that of Manchester.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09

much money was lost or won either by the
break of Friday or the rally of yesterday.
There has been as yet no attempt to ex-
plain the break but the advance of yes
terday is generally attributed to the action
OF the Standard in abOlishing premiums.
Exactly why the reduction of fresh and
marketable petroleum to the level
Of the stock that has laid in
tanks for years should add
forty per cent to the value of the entire
production is something spectators can
find an explanation for at their leisure.
The most cogent phase of the abolition of
premiums Is that the Standard has, tenn
porarily at least, such complete control of
the crude market for actual consumption
that it can abolish premiums. If there
were any fields where competitors could OBJ
tain fresh oil we may be sure that the pre-
MUM would not be abolished there.
The fact that this is an entirely con-
trolled market, and that the speculative
public is not concerned in the fluctuations,
furnishes the most manifest theory Of
their cause. The manipulators are trying
to arouse new speculative interest The
old supply of lambs was fleeced and killed
off long ago. Whether new stock can
be developed by the discovery that if a
man had bought oil on a margin of 30
cents Friday night he would have quad
rupled his money by Saturday noon is the
question on which the persons that push
the market up and down are experiment.
inp
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09

a plan for denying to the public Of the
United States exactly that blessing, and
has been one of those who industriously
preached the doctrine that absolutely free
competition is destructive?
Every word quoted above is strictly
true; and its truth was affirmed by an
equally high authority many years ago,
when the New York Court of Appeals in
declaring the illegality of one of the
early attempts at pooling asserted that
the suppression of competition would
render carriers "safe against the reduction
that would otherwise follow mean accom-
odations and want of skill and attention. )"
This principle is exactly the one demon
strated by Mr.. Depew's observations in
Europe. If there is such thing as consis-
tency in the railway presidential mind, it
must forever remove that gentleman
from the ranks of those who are besieg-
ing each session of Congress for legisla-
ton to permit them to carry out their ia
vorite schemes for suppressing competition.
Mr.. Depew draws this contrast for the
sake of showing the argument 1t presents
against the socialist programme of gov
ernmental ownership of railways. 1t is
an entirely valid argument In that connec-
ton; but it is equally cogent in showing
that the best way in which the railway
can avert that disaster is to reform its
abuses, and to especially abjure its pet
scheme of suppressing competi ton in order
to pay dividends on fat capitalization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09
DREW LIKE A MAGNET.
Bobby Gaylor Successfully Opens the Season
at the Bijou Theater.

Bobby Gaylor Successfully Opens the Season
at the Bijou Theater.
Bobby Gaylor, in Sport McAllister," in
augurated the season at the Bijou last
night. Every seat down stairs was occupied
and there was standing room only in the
balcony and in the gallery, where men were
literally piled in on top of each other. The
best evidence of the success of the show was
that this immense crowd sat through
it from 8 o'clock until 1l:S0 while the
mercury courted the nineties. The play
itself is a mine of mirth, representing the
intrigues of two Irish politicians, both of
whom are candidates for Sheriff. 1t gives
full play to all Bobby Gaylor's speciality work.
As for the great Irish comedian, his very ap-
pearance was an "open sesame" to public
anything without receiving an encore.
From the "Ir1sh Arab to a ward politician
was a great jump, but Gaylor has accom-
plished it by simply changing politician
to ''McAllister."
In the last act. where an amateur the
atrical is given, the public is given an in
sight into stage management. The actors
scenery is set before the entire audience
First q man run out with q cottage,
while another bears mountain, and still
others move mountains into position and
start silvered rivers a-running at its base.
The musical and dance features are all good
and new. Miss Georgia Parker kicked her.
self into favor without the slightest effort
All the girls sang with q vim and q vigor
that was catching. Among those who won
especial applause were Miss Beatrice Nor
man, Nellie Franklin, Lille Carroll and
Myrtle Tressider.
The Duquesne Theater will open a pre-
liminary fall season on August "a with
Cleyeland'S MinStrels
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09
CEASED TO BE Funny.

The recent activity of Mr.. Allies, the
city real estate agent, whose outbreaks
have caused successfully connections al
church, at camp, and at police court, sug-
geSts very decidedly that. where eyi-
dences of violent arrangement are ex.
hibited, official restraint and competent
care should be set upon the subject. 1t is
unfortunate, of course, that Mr.. Allies
mental equilibrium has been upset; but
the authorities have shown altogether too
much delicacy about putting him under
effective control The antics yesterday,
in which his former partner suffered as
sault and several other individuals were
badly frightened, might have been FORE
seen from previous exhibitions
It is much the best for subjects of
violent delusion to be placed where they
can do no harm In this particular in
stance the community has been quite
educated by Mr.. Allies gyrations during
the week up to the point of believing that
a brief period of enforced retirement
would be fitting The affair of his being
az large has ceased to be at all funny, and
it should be allowed to proceed no farther.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-09
MIR. DEPEw's FRANKNEss.

Mr. Chauncey NJ. Depew, in a recent
newspaper article, drew strong contrast
between the conveniences offered the tray
cling public on American railways and their
absence on Continental lines. Some of the
appurtenances to railway cars which are
taken as matters of course in this country
are utterly lacking on the Continent;
while European travel is utterly without
a comprehension of the system by which a
man can from bis hotel in New York direct
his trunk to be checked, and give himself
no more worry about it until he orders 1t
taken to his room in San Francisco.
These things are undoubtedly true. Yet
the most remarkable part of Mr.. Depew's
contrast is the explanation he gives of its
caases. He correctly attributes the short
comings of the European railway system
to its ownership in great part by an auto
cratic and non-progresSive government
Having no rivalry, the government
monopoly is without incentive to improve
ment, while, as Mr.. Depew says, Ameri-
can improvements are due tokeen compe-
tition. Mr. Depew further strengthens
the position as follows:
A QOZen OlHorenG railway lines We actively
with each other for the traffic between New
York and Chicago, but a Frenchman about
to take his departure from his beloved Paris
has no choice in the matter. One company
will take him south, but only one; another
runs to the west or north, but neither has a
rival; and it is so in every part of France.
The result is, therefore, that while free COM
petition has blessed the United States with
the model railway system of the world,
France, lingering still in the darkness of
monopoly, has not yet acquired what some
good people call realizing sense" of her
own inferiority.
This is a remarkable outburst of frank
ness for railway president. 1t has not
been surpassed except by the utterance of
Mr.. George B. Roberts in Pittsburg some
time ago, in which he declared his belief
that the interests of Western Pennsylvania
were entitled to the competition which his
corporation had shortly before success
fully suppressed. But with this declara-
tion of ''the blessing of free competition"
in America and the burden of its absence
in Europe, is it not remarkable that Mr..
Depew has for the past ten years or more
stood as one of the foremost advocates of