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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

A Republican County Convention for
Dickinson county viii be held in the court
house in Abilene, Kansas, on Saturday, 5 pit.
l2th 1891 at II O'Clock q. m, for the purpose
of making the following nominations:
One candidate for the Office of County
Clerk.
One candidate for the Office of County
Treasurer
One candidate for the Office ofSheriT.
One candidate for the Office of Register Of
Deeds.
one candidate for tee Office of County Sur
veyor
one candidate tor the Office OF Coroner.
Two candidates for the office Of high
School Trustee.
Primaries for the election Of delegates to
the said County Convention will be held in
the several precincts on Thursday, sept, TO-,
1891, from ? to 4 O'Clock p. N. in the country
precincts and In the city precincts from 10
Up. m.
At the time Of Folding the Primaries Tor
the election of delegates to the County Con-
vention those precincts in the Second Com
missioner District will also elect a separate
set of delegates to attend a District COnven-
tIon to be held in Abil ne on Saturday, Sep
TENDER y. 1891, at the close of the County
Convention, to nominate a candidate for
County Commissioner of the Second Dis
trict.
The basis Misrepresentation for both County
and District Conventions shall be the same
as: that followed in 1889 viz:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
Esnaciallz for Republicans.

The call for the republican county
convention in Dickinson county appears
this week in all the republican papers
of the county and the fall campaign is
now on-Or practically so. The work
lies before US and no weakened policy
will win a victory next November. The
republicans of the county must
straigbten their spinal columns, screw
up their courage and take issue with
the demagogues and denounce the fall
laciOus doctrines and walls of distress
that are not only injuring the credit of
individuals but also of our grand state.
Do not agree with, nor knuckle down
and consent that the living aud logical
policy of the republican party is wrong,
in order to avoid the deriSion and abuse
which the peoples party leaders and its
press unjustly and without truth,
thrust upon you.
Be just, but above all things, have
the courage TO be just to yourself, your
party and to Kansas. A battle is half
lost when you half agree with the
enemy. The republican party was
never more right than it is today. 1t
was never more the friend OF the far
mer and the advocate of prosperity
and American advancement than in
the present year of grace.
The country over is ackn Owledging
in spite of all democratic and peoples
party diatribes that the Mckinley bill
embodying the republican theory Of
protection is one of the most benefcent
measures ever put on the statute books.
No amount of lying will convince the
people otherwise. The people know
already whether they buy their sugar
at reduced rates: they know whether
they pay dollar more for a blanket
than before, as alleged by democrats;
they know whether that tin cup has
advanced in price, in short they know
substantially that not a single article
in use among the common people has
advanced in price ard they know they
were deceived last fall when they we're
led to vote against the republican party.
They have absolute proof that McKin-
ley was right and his popularity is
becoming such that there is strong
possibility that he may be the nominee
of his party for president.
The republican party is right from
principle; it has no idiotic reputation
or fat money schemes; lis worthy of
your hearty support Stand up and
work for it, talk for it and vote for it
both in the primaries and at the elee.
ton,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
MISSOURI ALLIANCE.
President Hall an the sub-Treasury Schel
In the State Convention.

President Hall an the Sub-Treasury Scheme
in the State Convention.
WARRENsBURG, Mo-, Aug. 26.-As
soon as President Hall called the Mis-
souri, alliance convention to order he
introduced A. H. Ruthroff, who well
coined the delegates in behalf of the
city of Warrensburg. President Hall
thanked him for the welcome.
After singing a pastoral hymn to the
tune of Though Like a Wonder the
Sun Goes Down." President Hall an
nounced that he was ready to deliver
the annual message of the president,
and at once proceeded to do so. The
sub-treasury and third party men lis
tened on one side of the hall, while the
Hall alliance men occupied the other
side. He warned the sub-treasury and
third party men that they would
be side-tracked in their enter
prise by disaster and argued
that the hope of the alliance was in
holding the political powers of the
country in check and influencing them
to Just and helpful legislation. He re-
viewed the great political issues of the
times and put his opinion on them as
he is well known to have done hereto
fore.
The president then appointed COM
mittee on credentials and instructed 1t
to report to the convention in the after
noon. He then called Mr.. Ruthroff to
the chair and gave the convention to
understand that it would have its own
way until he returned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
Cheap Money in South America

The Argentine Republic which has
government almost exactly like the
United States has recently, as is well
known, suffered a financial crash that
has shook the world. The Argentine
troubles were due almost wholly to an
attempt to put into practical operation
a scheme for making money "cheap
and plenty" almost identical with the
sub-treasury and per cent land loan
scheme of the farmers alliance. In
view of that fact a resume of the his
tory of Argentine fnanciering for the
past seventeen years is like great
object lesson to the American people.
Briefly told, in 1874, with paper
money at par with gold, the Argen-
tine Republic began an experiment.
For eleven years there had been in
operation at BuenOs Ayres, the Hy-
pothecary for mortgage] bank, which
had been chartered to make loans on
real estate at half its value, which was
to be fixed by the banks appraisers.
The plan was similar to Senator Stan
foId's scheme for this government.
Bonds called cedulas, running twenty
four years, at 6 and per cent interest,
we're issued to the land holder for
fixed fee. These cedulas were bartered
in the exchange, became the basis Of
wild speculation and so much was
made out of them by a famed inside
ring that the fictitious prosperity in
tested the entire republic, and the gov
eminent officials sought to obtain
control of the bank. There were
500. 600 600 of cedulas out in 1888, ten
years after the Hypothecary bank start
ed and in 1884 the bank was by law
annexed to the National bank, the fiscal
agent of the government, and the issue
of cedulas went on until in 1890 the
Hypothecary bank had out 500, GOO, 600
and the National bank 1896, O0O,O 600
making the total amount loaned upon
land in seventeen years 1854, OOO, 600, or
$40 per capita for the entire popula-
ton.
This is exactly what the alliance
leaders are demanding in this country
and should they have their way they
would bring upon the nation as terrific
ruin as the plan did to Argentine. We
want none of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

ablest lawyers in the state will not be
questioned by his opponents. 1t IS
equally true that he possesses in an
eminent degree the capacity to see and
appreciate both sides of question or
controversy, and that he will deal out
justice to all irrespective of party or
clique, and with the keenest sense of
right.
In selecting him for their candidate
the people have been guided by the fit
ness of the man for the place, and by
nothing else. They have laid aside all
personal and party feeling and have in
view only the best interests Of the peO-
pie, the district, the state. The people
should win in this fight with this
secret ring. 1t is our duty not to be
content with simply winning. We
should win the fight triumphantly, de-
sisively, overwhelmingly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

Our foreign commerce for the
fiscal year ending June 80, was
the largest in our history, amount
ing to s1,729. 1885,, 1896; under the
first nine months of the Mckinley
tariff law we imported merchandise to
the value of $685., zoe, O05, while for
the same period in the year before our
imports amounted to only 1898, 769, 905;
under the Mckinley bill the goods
admitted free of duty amounted to
$295, 96S, 665 against $2OS. 1888, s73 for
the same period in the year before.
How the democratic lies by which they
secured control of the house of repre-
seatatives last year are going home to
roost.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

The W. c. T. U. is making common
dable efforts IN Dickinson county in
the cause of temperance. Its members
should remember, however, that in
this state and at this time the old
methods Of procedure are not the
thing. 1t will do no good to clamor
for more law. Kansas has all the tenn
perance law that can possibly be re-
quired by any organization no matter
how radical. Nothing has been left
ungranted that the temperance people
asked. The duty of the hour is simply
one of enforcement and the w. G. I.
U. will find its highest purpose in go
ing about this task in a businesslike
manner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

AT the meeting of the Georgia state
alliance resolution providing that no
alliance man should vote for any man
for speaker of the national house of
representatives who is not in full ae-
cord with alliance principles was
tabled. You will notice that down
south the alliance is not pledgiDg
itself to any fool schemes that will cut
it off from working with the democ-
rscy. 1t is left for the northern suck
ers to desert their party completely
when that party is the republican.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

Has the superstition of the world de-
creased? Learned men say it has and
then something comes up like the
coat of Treves and makes one almost
certain that the dark ages are not yet
ended. This coat, claimed to be the
original seamless garment of the Sa-
vior, will be visited, it is said, by q
100000 pilgrims, none of whom can be
admitted without paying for a permit
furnished by one of the Catholic bish-
ops. What makes the situation more
remarkable is that there are seven
other ''hOly coats'' each claimed to be
the original while as a matter of fact
not one of the eight probably is older
than the 10th century.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
Jack the shipper.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Aug. 26.-John Creeb,
who was arrested on the charge Of
cutting the tails of of horses at Provi
dence church, nine miles northwest Of
here, was found guilty in one case
and then pleaded in eleven
more. The fines amount to s175 and
in consideration of his agreeing to
leave the county by January next the
prosecution viii allow twelve other
eases against him to rest for the time.
While the farmers were in the church
Creeb with large knife cut Che tails
OF tVenfv.fouz horses
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
The Alliance Candidates Greed.

believe in holding office.
believe that the man should seek the
Office in whatever political party he
thinks he can find it; and further be-
lieve that he should seek it for a first
term, second term, third term and
for as many other terms as there is
any reasonable probability of finding
it.
1 believe that the greater the num-
Der of Offices, the greater the oppOrtun-
tiles will be for holding Office and
therefore believe that the government
should own and operate all the "means
of transportation, thereby creating
the necessity of an army of 1000, 900
federal officers to carry on their opera
ton.
1 believe that ''public debt is a
public blessing" to this end 1 believe
in creating a public debt of So, SOC, OOO,-
600 by purchasing all the railroads in
this country.
L believe in adjustable political prin-
ciples, to the end that chronic Office
seeker may renounce his allegiance to
one party and affiliate with another at
will or whenever self interest seems to
demand a change.
1 believe in the Oeala platform.
l believe in the st. Louis platform.
1 believe in the Cincinnati platform
and all other platforms that are tenn
porarily popular.
l believe that no man always except
ing myself should own more than $50
acres of land.
L believe in a paternal form of
government.
L believe that the government should
issue all the irredeemable fiat money
that the people can use.
l believe in equal rights to all, and
special privileges to none" except to
those who happen to have land and
imperishable products.
L believe that the government should
loan to me and other farmers who hap
pen to own land all the money we
want at 2 per cent per annum, to the
end that we may reloan it at al ad-
vanced rate of interest to those who
are so unfortunate as not TO have land.
l believe that the government,
''when demanded by Inc and other
farmers, should advance to us on our
imperishable products all the money
we want, not exceeding so per cent of
their market value at 2 per cent per
annum, to the end that we may hold
our crops, "bull the markets. and
advance the price of living to all labor
ing men who have no imperishable
products we claim as q Especial
privilege to none'' except those of US
who have corn, wheat and cotton to
sell.
1 believe in direct taxatiOn;'
20 this end believe in taxing Ameri-
cans instead of foreigners; and
believe especially in taxing not only
the personal property of ali American
manufacturers, but 1 believe in taxing
these American manufacturers in
comes, to the end that all foreign
manufacturers may have the free use
of our American markets without pay
ing either property or income tax, l
believe we ought to encourage foreign
manufacturers.
believe that the entire machinery
of this government, especially the
judiciary, ought TO be under the con-
troll of q secret political party.
l once believed in "a non-partisan
judiciary, unadulterated democracy,
pure and undefiIed politics, and great
deal of other sentimental nonsense,
but 1 have got away beyond that now.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
Ex-senator HarIan SICK.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Ia, Aug. 26.-Ex-
Senator James Harlan, of this city, was
taken with sudden chill at noon yes
terday, followed by prostration which,
for time, seemed-serious and alarmed
his friends and caused apprehensions
of fatal results His physicians have
succeeded in placing him in a compare
lively safe condition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

The alliance clamors for a daily
paper. Why has it not supported the
ones it had? Every one has died of
poor support. The fact is that the
men who belong to the peoples party
don't need any daily paper. A patent
inside and outside filled with anarchis-
tic rot from Winfield suits them better.
That's what they get in their weeklies.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

One man earning good wages in an
industry in this country is worth half
a dozen in the same industry in Europe
as customers for the western farmers.
The essence of protection principles is
to make more buyers for what we have
70 coll
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

. The monster cooperation scheme of
the peoples party in Kansas that is
being so widely advertised as having a
capital of 500, OOO, 900 is chiefly remark
able for the fact that its projectors
haYe not 20 hundred dollars all COM
bined except what they can gull the
farmers out of.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
Delegates.

The Central Committee urges upon Repub-
Iicans throughout the county to attend the
Primaries ana send full delegations to the
above named conventions TO the end that
able and capable men may be p aced in NOM
ination and party vi,tory in November be
thus made more certain.
by Order OF the CentrarCommittee.
E. II. DISGEE, Sec'y. J. g. HOLLIEGER.
Chairman
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
Fhird Parry pemocratic Prlnciples.

Governor lIiiman, OF south Carolina
has been talking to the people of North
Carolina, and he said some things that
the Inter Ocean deems it wise that the
farmers of Kansas should know;
wherefore it reprints them from the
verbatim account of Governor Till
mans speech at Red Springs, n. c., as
given in the Charleston News and
Courier:
In Kansas and other northwestern
states" Bleeding Kansas" the black
est Of black republican states-which
helped to make US in South Carolina at
least subservient to the black horde
that once dominated over our state, the
farmers with poverty staring them in
the face and the sheriff behind them
with their mortgages unpaid, have
been driven to adopt democratic princi-
pies in spite of themselves. Applause. I
They haven't the manliness to come
out and say we have been wrong and
you were right. Instead of joining the
democratic party outright, they want
to organize third party.
They won't come right square into
the democratic party, although admit
it is hard for a fellow who has been
voting one way for twenty-five years to
confess he was wrong; but we don't
care how they help US so long as they
do help us. Laughter and applause.
If they want to vote for democratic
principles in the third party, in Gods
name let us send them joyful greet
ings; for if we can divide those fellows
up there we'll have a showing then,
won't we boys? Applause.
So that all that Governor Tillman
sees in the third party movement in the
northwest is that "if we (the SOUTH
can divide those fellows 1.-THE north) up
there we'll have a showing Them
And what will happen if the farmers
of Kansas and the northwest 'vote for
democratic principles in the third
party" as Governor Tillman expects
them to do? Said the governor in his
speech at Red Springs, Look at the
pension STEAL" and the Charleston
News and Courier printed pension
steal'' in capital letters in its account
of the speech: Look at the pension
steal. The Confederate soldier who
fought for the principle, home and
Preside has to bear loss, poverty, the
struggle for existence. And the Union
soldier, because he was on the win
ming side, receives a bonus from the
government, of which the Confederate
soldier and the whole southern people
must pay their part"
Such is Governor Tillman's opinion
concerning legislation for the relief of
wounded or disabled solGiers who
fought to preserve the nation, or for
pensions to the widows or orphans of
those who died to preserve it. He
thinks that the Confederate soldier
who fought to destroy the nation, and
the southern people who tried to dis
member it, should not be called upon
to pay any part of the expense of a
war for which they and they alone are
responsible. The party that believes as
Governor Tillman does would quickly
repeal all pension legislation if it were
strong enough.
1t seems strange that the people of
the north will longer be fooled by such
bare-faced jugglery. as the peoples
party leaders are indulgiug in. There
are the plainest of reasons why the
northern rank and file are being made
tools of. How long will they stand it?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

Senator PETERS latest demand for
money is that it fought to be issued
just like postage stamps to anyone who
might call for it." Is it possible that
he has been living in a town where post
age stamps were given away? So far
as money is concerned he can get all he
wants any where lust like postage
stampsn-by paying for il.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

The republicans at ElDorado had a
windmill on wheels in the procession
grinding out bushels of slips of paper
upon which were printed. ISL, PETER,
Simpson s. Co." 1t did not take the
crowd long to catch on and yells of
approval greeted the unique institu-
TONS course.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

The Wichita Eagle says of recent
alliance meeting that one orator adj
dressed the audience as ''fellow citi-
zens, ;" and somehow his speech didn't
seem to take. The next speaker said
LEADERS of the alliance" and the ap-
plause was uproarious.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

a new work under the title "Illus-
trious American Lawyers" will con-
tain sketches of two well known
Kansans, 'John J. Ingalls, by Capt.
Henry Inman and George R. Peck, ?,
by Charles s. GIeed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

One dispatch says ingalls, sailed for
Europe on Saturday. Another says
that he is at his home in Atchison. It
does not make much difference either
way but it proves that somebody is
doing sons tall lying.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

One hundred thousand persons have
already arrived at Treves to see the
holy coat PROFESSIONS of pilgrims,
chanting as they march, are continually
passing through the streets
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

The alliance papers get things little
mixed sometimes. In giving an account
Of the conversion Of Judge Nicholson,
the editor of one of our reform ex-
changes probably wrote it, "the judge
has burned his bridges behind" etc.,
but the irrepressible eompOsitor had it
sburned his britches behind. "-[Salina
Vor,rvog
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

Let us be men," shouted Mrs.
Lease at an alliance picnic the other
day. But the other women present
wouldn't agree.to it and the scheme
fell through Emporia Republican.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27

The Winfield on-Conformist, one
of the rankest anarchistic sheets in
this country, is to move to Indiana.
Luck is coming Kansas way after all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-08-27
NoN-PARTIsAN TICKET.

For Judge of the Eighth Judicial Dis
trict,
JAMES HUMPHREY,
of Junction City.