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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
But Still.

There are rainy days and gloomy,
when the clouds obscure the sky, when
the wind goes wailing westward with a
sobbing, plaintive sigh; when the dis
NAL mists are rising like a dank, sepul-
chral veil. when the brook is moaning,
mournful, and the skies portend gale;
but still
There is also gladstone weather, when
the sun is shining bright, when the
winds are making music in a rapture
of delight; when the brook goes flowing
onward in its sparkling SILVER sheen
and the birds are singing carols in the
swaying branshes green.
There are mournful, murky mid
nights, when the wind seems like a
breath cold and chilly, moist and ghost
ly, from the bloOdless lips of Death;
when each shadow seems a pantheon,
and each sound upon the air, like the
hollow, hOrrid groaning of spirit in
despair, and yet
There's the glory of the dawning.
when the shades have passed away.
when the coursers OF the darkness flee
before the swords of day; when the
grim and grizzly spectres haunt our
waking eyes no more, when the wailiug
winds are resting and the weary nigh t
is ore.
There's black and silent ocean roll
ing meath starless sky, where in
ceaseless, sad procession, pantheon
boats are gliding by: where the silence
is eternal. and the darkness deep and
dread, where the boats are guided on
ward by the spirits of the dead, but
still
There's heaven DER the waters, far
across the oceans breast, where the
darkness never settles and the oarsman
is at rest; and its ever thus with NOR
tals-When the hour the darkest seem s,
then the dawn is surely coming, with
its golden, glowing CLEANS Walt
Mason.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The democratic party of Barton
county, in convention assembled, proud
of it's history in the past and confident
of victorious and successful career
in the future, declares as its basis of
political faith and practice, as follows:
1st-We are in favor of tariff reform
of the kind that will lessen the burdens
of the people and De in the interests of
humanity and economy in the admins
tratiOn of government.
2d-We are in favor of placing gold
and silver on a parity; of the free coin
age of American silver and an increase
of the circulation of good and lawful
money.
3d-We favor the substitution of
greenbacks or treasury notes for the
national bank currency.
4th-Believing that the network of
railways that cover our land, built
mostly by aid of the government, are
managed and manipulated with an un-
just discrimination against the agri
cultural classes, we therefore favor
more stringent laws, both state and
national, for the management and con-
troll Of all systems of transportation in
order that few men may not rob the
many nor the wealthy fatten off of the
labors Of the few.
5th-We favor legislation both state
and national that will suppress and
destroy all mOnopolies, trusts and
combines that interfere with or attempt
to regulate the prices of common neces-
sarIes of life.
6th-We favor the adoption of the
Australian system of voting, believing
that the safety of our land depends
upon a free and untrammeled ballot,
uninfiuenced by money. secret societies
or personal surroundings.
7th-Believing that the simplest and
least complicated laws are the best, that
the machinery of government should
not be burdeped with the ownership of
industries or enterprises that require
the employment of great numbers of
people or the investment of large sums
of money in business ventures, we
therefore condemn the government
ownership of railroads and land loaning
scheme of the So called peoples party.
Sth-The great cardinal principal of
the democratic party is faith il self
government of the people, therefore we
condemn the last state legislature of
Kansas for refusing to submit to vote
the pYohibitory amendment, knowing
when they did SO they were setting at
nanght all rights Of ths people to peti
tion or demand hearing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
The Rohber. Tariff.

Roger q. Mills in speech in Ohio
recently said: 1.-The scourge that is
tormenting the land and driving con-
tentment out of SO many homes is ex-
cessiye taxation. Remorseless, confis-
eating taxation, indirect, concealed,
hypOcritical. exhaustive and blighting
taxation. Not your state taxation that
is levied on wealth and requires from
you less than one dollar on every hun
dred dollars of your property; not your
county or other local taxation that is
levied in the sight of your eyes, and is
imposed, too, on wealth. But it is
that other taxation that comes over the
wall like thief i'm the night, that
muffles its feet and gloves its hands
with the softest kind of kid, that con-
ceals its features with the smack of
patriotism; that taxation that tells you
it is making you rich, when it is rob-
has earned; that taxation that like a
vampire fans your cheeks with cooling
airs that sooths you to sleep and while
you are slumbering buries its beak in
your veins and draws your life away;
that taxation that by jugglery decreases
the prices of what you have to sell, and
increases the prices of what you have
to buy; that taxation that passes by
accumulated wealth, and lays all its
remorseless exactness upon articles
which men, women and children are
compelled to buy in order to live; that
taxation that concentrates and in
creases the power of wealth. reduces
the wages of labor, shuts the laborer
out of employment, paralyzes produc-
tion, restricts consumption and plunges
the c0untryinto the depths of destress
this is the case of all our troubles,
and to this we should direct all our
thoughts, and use all the power with
which we are invested to remove it,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
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Address,
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
ALBERT.
From "Spunk- /"

From "spunk-"
Jeff Calvert's new house is nearing
completion.
Mrs. Ada Worden was IN Great Bend
Friday last
]. w. Wilkinson was IN Great Bend
Tuesday of last week.
c. F. Hayes visited with Grandpa
Mitchell's, Sunday last
The excursionists returned from
Kansas City Friday noon.
A lady friend from the east is visiting
at A. E. Beye's this week.
Farmers are calling for dry weather
just now, as it is too wet to seed well at
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schoader attended
the Adventists' conference and camp
meeting at Topeka. last week.
John Campbell and Warren Wilkin-
son attended church Sunday evening at
Haun's school house, In Rush county.
SOUTH BEND & WASHBURN.
From -sBouncer-"
The farmers are making good head
way sowing wheat.
John Riegel burned up two stacks of
wheat while burning stubble last week.
NJ. ]. Herbert's mother viii return to
her home In Indiana shortly. NJ. ].
will return with her,
Maggie r. Meier left Monday of this
week for Chicago, where she viii spend
short time with her brother, 0. c.
Meier. Nj, D.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
specimen of this creature within a
stones th-ow of home.
PAwNEE ROCK,

PAWNEE ROCK.
From the Globe.
Mrs. Nairn left Thursday for Great
Bend, to reside.
]. B. Halter left for Tacoma, Wash
ington, Thursday evening.
We understand the property that
was owned by Aaron Garverick has
been sold to Mike Tarpey, brother of
James Tarpey, of this township.
George Hall, of WatronsviIle, Tuscola
county, Michigan, brother of John Hall,
arrived on the evening train Monday
for short visit to his relatives.
VIM. Murty dropped In on us today.
Mr.. Murty has just returned from the
new Eldsrado. He says If is a good
country. but Barton county is be..e-.
Tom Mallory, the nominee for sheriff
on the democratic ticket, gave the Globe
Office a pleasant call Friday. Mr.. Nal
lory was around getting acquainted with
the folks, and like all the other candi-
dates, is confident of success.
Benjamin P. Unruh gave this Office
pleasant call Wednesday. Mr.. Unruh
is one of our oldest citizens, having
come here at an early day, and by
using economy and taking advantage of
the rich soil of Barton county, has OBJ
tanned competency that exempts him
from hard work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

DIR. LASH is not an offensive par
tisan; is democrat, though nominated
on an alliance ticket. He is not resi-
dent of the county seat, it is true. but
is near enough for all practical pur-
poses. Give him your support for cor
Oner on election day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

Tom MALLORY is a self made man:
one who knows all the ups and downs
of life; courageous, cool, and trust
worthy man; just the man who is
needed to fill the Office of sheriff of
Barton county. Vote for Tom and
you will help elect an exemplary public
officer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

KANSAS can boast greater defus-
ion of popular education and smaller
per centage of illiteracy and crime than
any other organized community on the
face of the globe; and for all that par
tains to strong and vigorous state the
history of civil society furnishes no
parallel. Chicago Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

WE HEARTILY endorse that part of
the peoples party platform which reads,
I'VE demand the election of president
and vice president and United States
senators by direct vote of the people. J"
This would give the democrats control
OF the government and all of the reform
needed would be brought about in short
order.-Ellinwood Advocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

BARTON county wants the most COM
petent men Obtainable to fill her offices,
therefore the voters of Barton county
will not hesitate to cast their ballots
for the candidates on the democratic
ticket, everyone of whom is known to
be better adapted to fill the offices to
which they aspire than any of tEeir
competitors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

HENRY J. KLEIN is one of the finest
penmen in the county; quick at figures;
punctual in all duties; speaks German
AS luently as English; has not asked
your votes before, and will, We believe,
receive your support as the most COM
petent man for county clerk now before
the peOple
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

BERNARD MARKEY has served the
public faithfully and well; has saved
many dollar for the farmer by advis-
ing him in matters concerning survey
ing. Give him your support at the polls.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

r. F. PLEGER is thoroughly COM
pctsnt, careful and trustworthy, and
40 man could make better officer in
the county treasurers' office. Vote for
him
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

The Olathe Democrat got weak
kneed or boodle-befuddled and sold out
to the peoples party not long ago. But
the democrats of johnson county are
up and at 'em again. and a neat, newsy
and well edited democrat paper, the
OlaLhe Herald, was started last week.
May it prosper while it is young and
when it is old keep it up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

FRANK STROTHMAN never neglects
his duties as servant of the people;
you know him to be painstaking and
accommodating at all times. He speaks
and writes German as well as English.
Keep him in the Office of register of
deeds with your suffrage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
ELLINWOOD.

From the Advocate
Z. Hager, one of our rustling farm
ers, has already sown over zoo acres
of wheat.
A. Auchstetter, the butcher, has
purchased neat delivery wagon to be
used tn helping to contribute to the
comfort of his customers.
Matt Dick has purchased the old
opera house and is having it repaired
and rehtted and will In a short time
occupy it as a hardware and implement
store.
The following are the names of the
persons who left to attend the old
soldiers reunion at Ellsworth: H.W.
Hall and son Burt, w. P. FEEDER, Fred
Lichesky, Fred Eberhardt, and Dave
Reaugh.
BoRNATo Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Zwek, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, girl. All
doing well except Frank, and he will be
all right in a day OF two. Franks
daughter is just two days younger than
Grover Cleveland's.
BoRN:-To Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Dan
ner, OF Burton, Kansas, on Oct. 4, a
girl, of usual weight and dimensions.
Clint was married several years after
Grover Cleveland was, but his family is
just as large and his daughter is just
exactly as old as Growers.
Barton county has always been
spoken of by all parties as the banner
county of the state. 1t is one of the
two or three counties of the state that
has nearly always had a democratic
majority. 1t would therefore appear
that democracy and prosperity were
synonymous.
1. w. Jones, who has been operator
here for the past year, and who has
made many warm friends In this city
by his honest and cheerful disposition,
has been transferred to Nickerson,
whittier he went last Monday. We
very much regretted seeing him leave.
Threshing has practically stopped for
the present, not because it is all done,
but on account of the unlimited amount
of dampness that pervaded the atmos-
phere and penetrated into every wheat
stack rendering threshing impossible so
to speak, besides farmers were just
waiting for such chance to sow their
wheat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

The American "drummer'' is the
greatest of modern missionaries. He
does more to wipe out sectional lines,
disprl shriveled localism. disseminate
knowledge and make men broad
ranged, manly and liberal than all the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
NEIGHB0RHOOD HAPPENINGS.
HOISINGTON.

AO1o4NdxONs
From the Dispatch
The Tribune supports part of the re-
publican ticket and part of the demo-
crat ticket.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Brown, on Wednesday, October s,
1891, a nine pound girl.
The wheat that was sown before the
rain is coming up nicely and is making
good growth.
A. H. Baker is at Kansas City and
other points in Missouri. His wife will
return with him.
Degen & Co. have opened out in the
postofice building with their clothing
and dry goods department, and in the
Dennis building with their groceries.
The new creamery in Logan township
has commenced business. With butter
the price it is at present it seems as
though creameries could be run with
good profit.
The Beacon appears to be constantly
on the lookout for something to get
scared at. 1t has discovered that the
republicans and democrats have com :
bined on certain candidates in order to
defeat the alliance, and has worked
itself up into almost a frenzy over its
supposed discovery. The worst scare
it will have Will be in Novem Der when
it discovers that its party has had its
day and is relegated to the rear.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

priests and preachers between the two
oceans. He is the product of nine
teenth century civilization and its
prophet.-Austin, Texas, Iconoclast.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

Mr.. Stoke intimateS that the central
committee of the peoples party has
awarded the Beacon $500, for it's SER
vices this fall.-BeacOn.
We HAVE never at any time inti-
mated anything of the kind. We
simply published what we heard, and
from good authority, that the Beacon
editor had received 5000 from the cam
didates in the field. Whether or not
the statement was founded oD facts we
cannot say; we simply gave it as a
statement; and as the Beacon man is
known to have had that amount, all in
a pile, just about that time, the circum-
stantial evidence is pretty strong, and
we don't see just why Bro. Armstrong
should hop onto us for our comment
on his good fortune. 1t is the mission
of the DEMOCRAT to give all the news,
and such windfall as 200 big, round
dollars coming to Kansas newspaper
man is SO uncommon that not to men,
tion it would show a lack Of news
paper enterprise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

There is something inexpressibly
touching in the spectacle of a young,
lovely, and tender hearted girl weeping
over the pathetic chapters of novel in
the parlor while her old mother is in
the kitchen doing the washing. Clafin
Banner.
THE something inexpressibly touch
ing'' in such case should be clap
should be touching" not too gently the
tender part of the ''tender hearted
girl.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15

THE good (?) Mr.. Wanamaker has
been so shocked by the discovery that
the saleswomen in his store wear bright
colOrs and lOw-cut dresses that he has
issued general order that hereafter
they shall dress in black The order
does not apply to the cut of the dress
as well, and the mischief is enhanced
The devil has powerful ally in pretty
woman with low-cut black dresses
Florence RullptiD
The rustler., 1891-11-13

MGR 7. s. PRESTON. old at the time of
his death. His father was Zephaniah
Preston, vice-president of the Connee-
tieut Mutual life Insurance Co. His
parents were very pious and inherited
all the prejudices of Protestants
against the Catholic church. Young
Preston graduated from Trinity
college, at Hartford, in 1s43 and
three years later was ordained an Epis-
eopal minister. After his ordination
he was attached to the church of Rev.
DIR. Seabury, grandson of the first bish-
op of the American Episcopal church,
and subsequently TO St LulSe's. His
term of service as an Episcopal clergy
man lasted only three years, for in 1919
certain religious doubts, which he had
entertained regarding the principles of
the Episcopal church resolved them
selves into certainties to his mind and
he became converted to the Catholic
faith
The rustler., 1891-11-13
BOLD BANK ROBBERS.
A Cashier Called Tip and Compelled tn
to His Bank and Open IL For Robbers

A Cashier Called Tip and Compelled to Go
to His Bank and Open IL For Robbers.
DAKOTA CRY, Neb., Nov. "A
courier reached here this morning at 3
o'clock and notified Sheriff Ryan that
the Homer state bank had been robbed
few hours previously by the boldest
outlawry ever known In this section.
The bank is the property of the FL
deity Loan & Trust Co, of Sioux City,
Ia, and Herman Freeze is the cashier
and only employe. He lives four blocks
from the bank building and was ut
home alone.
About o'clock this morning Freeze
was awakened by some one knocking
on the door When he answered the
call he was met by two masked men
with drawn revolvers who demanded
that he go with them to the bank.
This he was forced TO do.
Arriving there the men demanded
that the safe be opened and the cash
turned over This also Freeze was
compelled to do. Before doing this
they gagged Freeze with handkerchief,
which prevented him giving an alarm.
There was in the safe 81, GOO in cash, all
of which was taken.
The robbers then took the cashier to
the door and, tying his hands behind
his back, fastened him to the door lock,
and bidding him good evening, disap-
peared in the darkness
Freeze soon freed himself and gave
the alarm, but up to the present time
no clew has been found
The rustler., 1891-11-13

Turthsr r.rtaeul<E. af ths whei~.@as ns-
lease ef caaxasa. NJ the rsans@sss
memntmAm~~Fs
KxoxvuLE Tenn.. Nov. The dis
satisfaction % the miners at Brioeviiie
and Coal Greek with the Law which
authorizes the employment Of eonvicfa
In the mines which caused trouble .
few months aro. has now taken on .
verF sensational aud serious phase.
This city was thrown into great excite
meat late last night BY the report that
the eanvicts IN the branch prison at
Brieeviile had been released by the
miners and their stockadc burned A
man from nriceville brought word that
1000 miners surrounded the stockade
and that the guards thereupon gave up
the convicts. who were given citizens
clothes. The stockade was burned One
hundred and forty-one convicts were re-
leased No one was killed The miners
were surrounding the stockade at
caimba when this man left They
were armed with winchesterk The
guards who have been In charge OF the
morning and confirmed the report
At Coal Creek the stoclxade belong
ing 20 the Knoxville Iron Co. was not
burned. but the convicts employed were
released and all are now at large The
arms of the guards were all captured,
with trifing exceptions. No PERSISTENCE
was made and consequently there was
no bloOdshed
The miners who effected the release
seemed to have acted with the greatest
secrecy, showing a perfect organiza-
tion. There were no outward indiea-
tions of immediate action and people
were beginning 10 believe that the
matter would be left TO the courts for
settlement The acts of the miners
seem to be a surprise TO the people in
the vicinity OF Brieeville. Those who,
In violation of the law. released the
convicts repaired to the stoclxade soon
after dark. gave their orders and the
work was done All was quiet at the
mines this morning and no immediate
/ trouble was anticipated
coYvfCTs WILLING TO SURRENDER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. l.-Gov Blu
chanan received dispatches from state
authorities stationed ut Briceville and
Knoxville this morning confirming the
reports of the releasing of conviets by
mire-s. The latest accounts state that
1853 convicts were made free at Brice.
Vile AID 14s at Coal Creek. A colored
convict telegraphed the governor at II
o'clock to-day from Clinton, stating
+ that he and 1862 others were In that
town and vicinity and asked what he
must do
The rustler., 1891-11-13
TRAIN ROBBERY.
Masked Robbers Hold Up n Train In n
brasIsa The Amount Taken Not Known.

Masked Robbers Hold Up Train In Ne
braska-The Amount Taken Not Known.
OMAHA, Neb, Nov. 5,-Kansas City
and ST. Joseph passengers on the Mis-
souri, Pacific train, which left Omaha
ut 1880 last night were treated to an
old fashioned train robbery at West
Side, n suburb, at II o'clock.
Four masked men took charge of the
train when it stopped ut the station.
One covered the engineer and fireman
with n Winchester while the others
proceeded to plumber the train.
With drawn revolvers the men ap.
preached the coaches and ordered the
passengers to throw up their hands but
at the door they retreated and attacked
the mail ear.
by threatening to blow open the
door with dynamite the express mes
senger was induced to admit the rob
bcrs and the car was plundered.
The rustler., 1891-11-13
THE ITATA CASE ENDED.
The Jury Instructed TO Return Verdict o
Not Guilty.

Not Guilty.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Nov. ). Judge
Ross, of the United States circuit court,
granted the motion of the defendants
to instruct the jury TO return a verdict
OF not guilty In the case of the United
States against George A. Bart and Ri
cardo Trumbull, who have been on
trial here for a week, charged with
fitting out the Chilian steamer Itata
with arms TO cruise against the gov
ernmcnt of Chilli.
The court grants the motion on two
points; first, that the indictment Is de-
fective, being formed under the neu-
trality laws in not stating that state
of war existed in Chilli and that the de-
PENDANTS We're belligereuts and had
been recognized as such, and second,
the charges would not hold because
the statute contemplated n state of
war also that veasel coming to the
United States to get arms and carrying
them peacefully away was not fitting
out any expedition that had already
been set on foot in Chilli and was being
conducted from there aud not from the
United States. This decision will also
result in the dismssing of the cases
against the vessel and her arms.