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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
A LAST WORD.

The next issue of the DEMOCRAT
will give it's readers the figures on the
result of the coming election. AS to
who of the three sets of candidates now
in the field will have the de:ired bal
ance in their favor no man can, for
certainty, tell; the paper which says
today that it KNOWS what the result
will be is either published by bigoted
fool or else it makes such assertions for
the purpose of affecting the election.
AS far as the democrat ticket is con-
cerned, we believe that it is in better
shape than either of its opponents. No
truthful word can be said against the
characters OF ability Of the democratic
candidates. They are all we'll known;
are all old citizens of the county who
have been here through the varied ups
and downs of the succeeding good and
bad years, and all worthy the support
of every citizen regardless of politics.
One thing we are glad to note, and
that is that our candidates have made
d
they have not cast reflections upon the
characters of their opponents either
personally or through hired strikers.
When they have canvassed the county
they have treated all men as honorable
and have made no effort to create
prejudice or start improbable stories.
With all the information we have at.
Aand at the present writing, we he
lieve the situation is growing better
every day, and that each and every one
of the democratic candidates will be
elected by reasonable pluralities.
Many democrats who last year voted
the third party ticket for the purpose
of breaking up the republican ring that
controlled state affairs for so many years
will this year vote the democratic
ticket Their reasons for doing SO are
various.
In the first place, the gentlemen on
the democratic ticket are each and
every one competent; they were selected
for their efficiency. by the delegates
and not by few ring bosses" or
manipulatOrs whose sole object was
personal advancement or perpetual
tion of their ring power.
Secondly, there are this year no legis-
lative officers to be elected, and no
reason for democrats to join hands
with any other movement in order to
beat a common enemy. The actions OF
the alliance legislature last winter also
proves to democrats that an element
controlled that house that was and still
is antagon,stic to democratic claims or
desires in state affairs, and that nc
relief can be expected through the
third party movement managed and
controlled AS it is by the prohibiton
element. -
Thirdly, democrats know that there
is but one party that can honestly ant
justly be held responsible for the
present unsatisfactory state of legisla
tive affairs, both state and national
and that is the republican party; ye1
the vast horde of third party agitator:
throughout the land charge the demo
cratic party with being equally to
blame for the things they object to
Such exhibition of inconsistency anl
unreasonable bitterness will drive
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
EX-PREsIDENT MCGRATH, of the

EX-PREsIDENT MCGRATH, of the
state alliance, is rather sore over the
defeat for reelection, and though he
claims that he is as good an alliance
man as ever, his utterances do not in
dicate that he and bis friends will do
much to make smooth sailing for the
present state officers. Speaking of the
element which defeated him. he says:
''Our supply of talent and brains is.
not large and unless it is all used in
the right place we can hope for no
recruits. The present crowd advocates
ideas which / can not support and a
majority OF the members of the alliance
repudiate them. They are free lovers
as their fathers were before them: they
are atheists and fight every principle
which goes to make up good society.
They never supported any man for Office
who was not in sympathy with their
revolutionary heresies, and L will not
be identified with any organization in
which their voices are heard in the
councils"
In closing the interview he asserts
his loyalty TO the alliance" cause as
follows
Il want it distinctly understood that
while regret the mistakes that have
been made, am still as devoted to the
alliance cause as / ever was and I will
90 everything in nv power To advance
! its interests. Remember. however.
that tie alliance Is not The peoples party
be confounded-'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
PAwNEE ROCK.

From the Globe.
Walter Bowman's young baby is sick
with cholera infantum.
Mr.. Gates informs US that his son,
Clyde, is down with the typhoid fever.
Sherman Mosberger was the happiest
man in Barton county last Friday. It's
a boy, weighing eight and one half
pounds.
Henry Boyle, of Albion township,
was nominated for commissioner of the
third district by the democrats. Wednes-
day.
On the evening of the 10th inst. tie
fifty-ffth birthday anniversary of our
friend Joel Miller was celebrated by a
merry surprise party in honor of the
event. Mr.. Miller was presented with
pair of gold bowed spectacles by Mr.
and Mrs. T. ]. Powell.
From the Leader
Hands have been very scarce around
here for some time. Threshing outfits
have been offering SI,75 day.
Jude Goodale, Richard Depue and
Charlie Gano went down to the Salt
Marsh yesterday for a four days wild
goose hunt.
A bouncing boy baby came to towr
Monday morning and hired ont as as
sistant to our genial barber, Sherman
Mosbarger. He was such bright LITTLE
''shaver" and pleased Sherman so vel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
CLAFLIN.

From the Banner
Mrs. E. o. Jordan is at the present
writing, quite i'll.
Mr.. Strader has opened up butcher
shop in the Schmitt building.
Geo. Schepple was taken suddenly
i'll last evening with severe case of
cramps.
Harry Stewart and Leon Delzen
were over to Great Bend Sunday. call
ing on their best girls.
1t is rumored that a number of our
young people viii soon embark on the
untried seas of matrimony. -
What is nicer than a sorrel-top girl
IN a bay window?-Ex. To be in the
window with her, you chump.
Frank Strothman, democratic candi-
date for register of deeds, was shaking
hands with friends In this city Sunday.
Mr.. S. is very agreeable gentleman,
and like the rest of the candidates, he
feels sure of being elected.
On drive over the north part of the
county last week we noticed more grain
drills running than we ever saw before
in one day. There viii be a much
larger acreage of wheat this season
than there was last, and most of it will
be put In in much better shape than it
was last season.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

LET THE fight on Tuesday next be
open. square and uncOmpromising.
Democrats do not need to be cautioned
against ''bushwhacking"- do not
do it that way. Our platform is plain,
our candidates the best, and our cause
is just. Forward to the charge!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

VOTE for Henry Klein for county
clerk. He is the best man for the
place now in the race. He will not be
found prostituting his Office for per-
sOnal gain o. amusement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
NEIGHBoRHOoD HAPPENINGS.
ELLINwOOD.

ELLINWOOD.
From the Advocate.
One would hardly recognize the old
opera house since Mr.. Dick has had If
overhauled.
Mr.. ]. L. Corbus, present proprietor
of the Merchants hotel will take charge
of the new Delmonico hotel.
Fred Wolf is authority for the state
ment that Cleveland viii be elected for
president in 'o2. We agree with him.
Howard florence, who had his arm
broken some time since. is again able to
take his place In the Ellinwood roller
mills.
The postal telegraph Office has been
transferred from its old site into a new
Office fitted up for it in Mat Dicks new
quarters.
Messdames G. w. Ecker, of Nc.
Pherson. James McVeigh, of Galva and
Mrs. Chapman, of Grand Island, Neb., .,
are all in this city, the guests of Frank
Baker and wife. The ladies took in the
cou-sing races on the Cheyenne bottoms.
John Bacon who has just returned
from visit to Indiana, says dust is
about knee deep there. They have
had no rain there for five OF six weeks.
He says the first green wheat that
greeted his vision while on his way home
was after he got west of Florence.
A prairie fire came near burning John
Conroy out of house and home Tuesday.
The FIRE was started by an engine.
People who live near the railroad will
be wise if they see that good fire guards
are made around their valuable proper
ty, as this is the time of year for the
engines to set out fires.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
The Coursing Meeting.

Saturday last the sixth annual run
ming meeting of the American Cours-
ing Club closed after very successful
week Of sport. AS a general thing the
jacks were plentiful, though hard to
get on the jump on account of high
grass: in all other respects the coursing
grounds were in good condition. Many
runs of three and four miles were
made.
In the American Field Cup stake, an
all age stake with forty-six dogs en-
tered, the final winners are: First
prize and cup, "Chickopee Lass" a
white and black bitch, sired by Chicko-
pee, out of Lilly of Killarney, and
owned by Mr.. J. j. Edmonds of San
Francisco, Cal. Second prize won by
the runner-up, ''Pearl of Pekin," a
white bitch owned by I. w. Bartell of
Denver, Colo; third prize by ''Ex-
aminer,"a a white dog owned by Chas.
S. Wieland of San Francisco, Cal.
In the Great Bend Derby stake, a
puppy stake with % dogs entered, the
honors were captured by DR.. Q. Van
Hummell's red dog, "Vans Peter 81
sired by Babazoun, out of Carmine, and
bred in the Kansas City kennels.
Great Bend captured second money, D.
c.. Luce's Living YETI being the
winner. Living YETI is white and
fawn dog, sired by Old Trales, dam
Dicks Darling.
John Grace, of California, judged
the races, and his decisions gave gen.
eral satisfaction, throughout the meet
ing. He was untiring in his zeal, firm
in decisions, anc exhibited a thorough
knowledge of all matters Pertaining
to ccursing.
On Saturday afternoon the club held
tits annual meeting for the election OF
officers, at the Morrison, with the fol-
lowing result: President. DR.. n. Rowe
editor of the American Field, Chicago:
vice president, DR.. S. ]. Shaw of this
city; secretary, Ira d. Brougher, OF
Great Bend; treasurer, J. V. Brinkman
of Great Bend; executive committee
Col. II. G. Lowe, of Lawrence, Kas., c.
G.. Page, of Aurora, Ills, and D. c.
Luce, of Great Bend, Kas. The com
mittee on grounds for the 1892 meet
ing are: A. G.. Schermerhorn. D. C.
Luce and Dick Taylor, all of this
county. A committee was also arranged
for to arrange an international course
ing meeting in 1898, the Worlds Fail
year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

By CONCENTRATING their fire upon
Frank Strothman, the democratic can
didate for register of deeds, the opposi-
ton acknowledges that he is the best
man for the place. Do not let their
"third term" bugaboo scare away a
single vote that belongs to Frank
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

A secret political party is a menace
to our free institutions Hutchinson
News.
HERE Caraway, why don't you hustle
down to Hutchinson and muzzle that
News2 Muster in your knights of
reciprOcality and storm the News office
gan;Zation any more harm. The fact
that the News utters the gospel truth
in the above two-line editorial need
make no difference; the truth is not
one of your favorite weapons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

Tom MALLORY should carry Home
stead township with big majority.
Boys, see to it that he does-and keep
the rest of the ticket even with him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

FRANK STROTHMAN is Z. man who is
above resortlng to any of the little,
mean, contemplate trickery in order
to gain votes. He never circulates in
sinuating stories, but treats his oppon-
ents as gentlemen at all times. He
should receive the vote of every man
who reads this paper, and everybody
else TO boot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

DEMOCRATS have no occasion to
trade single man on the ticket. We
are fighting for principle and expect to
win all along the line. Let Barton
county democrats rejoice next week
with Iowa democrats, and Ohio demo-
Gratis, and Pennsylvania democrats, and
New York democrats, and-ad snf-
nitune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

IT TAKES queer people to make up a
world. Down in Hiawatha, Kansas,
some of the woman of that blue stock
ing town became indignant at the paper
of the London Gaity Girls, a comic
opera company, and gathering up rakes
and pitchfOrks attacked not the Gaity
Girls, but the pictures on the bill
boards, scraping them off and tramping
them under foot in feminine indigna-
tiOn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

DEMOCRATS, get in hBeI On to
victory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
NUMBER 81.

that he had to set up the cigars to the
boys.
Henry Boyle, of Albion township, is
the democratic nominee for county com.
missioner for the third district. Now
you have the three before you, which
viii you take?
Rev. E. Brown, of Ellinwood, former
pastor of the Evangelical church in this
city, was on our streets Monday even
ing He viii preach to our people next
thursday evening IN the M. E. church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

BLESSED are tile peace MAKERS -
says the good book; and nowhere does
it say that there are am blessings in
store for men who Will knowingly and
with malice aforethought try to per-
petuate and keep in existance bitter
feeling such as was ingendered by the
bloody war of the rebellion. No place
in the good book does it say that
there are blessings to bestow upon any
man or set of men who, for the sake of
party success will villify and demean
members of any party because that
party is not his or theirs; and it
promises no blessings for an editor who
will knowingly and deliberately misrep-
resent the meaning or intentions of a
brother editor in any matter whatse-
ever. Brothers Caraway and Arm
strong are both professed christians
and church members, and we sincerely
recommend that they take down their
bibles, brush the dust from the covers
open them up and search for lines OF
precepts that will justify them in the
methods they seem to have adopted in
the present campaign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20

quencesof the immutable law ofsupply
and demand that the price of wheat
should advance and that the United
States should find a ready market at
fair price for all the wheat she has to
sell, Still we advise our farmer friends
not to hold their surplus wheat for
fabulously high figures, for Europe has
peculiar methods of reducing her bread
rations when wheat becomes scarce
and abnormally high. We have no
doubt that at times spectators will at
tempt to create corner and force the
price up to higher figure than the
demand will warrant, but such at
tempts will only react and cause per-
picking fluctuations of values.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20
State Fairs.

Several of the Southern States will
hold State fairs during the coming
autumn. Texas is taking the lead,
and is making a big effort for her fair
at Dallas. A large amount of money
has been raised for it, and the varied
products of the State will be grandly
displayed.
The Lone Star is keeping abreast of
the times and plays her advertising
cards in a way that dazzle, and at
tracts. Sparing neither time nor mon
ey, allowing no opportunity of adver-
Using to pass unimproved-has
brought her infinite possibilities to the
notice of the world and now she is the
leading Southern commonwealth in
wealth and population.
The people of Tennessee stand in
their own light, in that they do not
initiate the example of Texas and or
ganize agricultural and mechanical
fair associations, and keep them bouy
ant and progressive after they are or
gained. A State fair in Tennessee
would do more to arouse n generou,
spirit OF rivalry among our own peo
pie and stir them up in the great worl
Of industrial development than an!
other scheme for public progress anC
improvement that could be conceived
of. Taken hold of and managed OF
liberal principles, it would be a care
that would attract to our fertile ant
beautiful State thousands of worth,
and Industrious immigrants, who G,
elsewhere in search of homes, employ
ment and opportunities for the SAT
investment of capital
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20
Crops and Politics.

The Republican party press has
small respect for the intelligence of
the farmers.
1t is busy congratulating itself just
now over the big wheat crop and the
scarcity of grain in Europe. This
will make high prices, and with high
prices the farmer will abandon his
discomfort and return to the party
fold,
That is the song that is sung. 1t
assumes that the farmer will blindly
attribute his good harvest to the bene-
ficent rule of a Republican Admins
tration and meekly put the collar on
again.
1t ovcrlooks the fact that the farmer
is "close buyer" He knows what he
pays for his goods, and he remember
what he paid. last year. And when hi
goes to the store with the price of hi!
wheat and finds himself obliged t.
squander an appreciable proportion o
it in Mckinley prices he will have (
pretty accurate notion of what to at
tribute to Republican rule and wha
to thank the rain and the SUNSHINE
form Y. World.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20
Cheering to the Farmers.

We have at least bit of good news
for our farmer friends. Wheat has ad-
vanced to the prevailing price 'of one
dollar a bushel with an upward ten
dency This advanced price is not the
result of corner, nor of combine be-
tween the wheat raisers and Alliance
but is logical sequence of the short
age of the wheat crop in European
countries. In Russia, the great wheat
producing section of the continent,
it will fall short at least % per cent,
whilst the rye crop of that country
upon which the people chiefly depend
for sustenance will fall short 60 per
cent. 600,000,000 OF bushels of rye is
the average produ-t Of that country,
and the 60 per cent falling off means a
deficit of 360,00000O. The average
Russian wheat crop is 200,000,000, the
half Of which she exports, while she
consumes all OF her rye crop Accord
ing to the estimate of the most reliable
authorities, the wheat yield of Europe
will fall 200,000,000 short of the re-
quirements of home consumption, and
this deficiency must be supplied from
other sources. The estimated wheat
yield of the United states for the
present year is 500,0000O0, and she
can probably spare 100000 for Eu-
ropean necessities. This still leaves
260,000,000 to be provided for, with the
likelihood that Canada, Australia,
Asia Minor and the wheat growing
portions of South America can supply
part OF the deficiency, but the Euro
pean demand will still be in excess Of
the supply.
1t is one Of the natural and logical Sc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20
SOME men can't feel their heads
without taking their hand to it.
Another Boomer For this Section

Another Boomer For this Section.
A special dispatch from Pittsburg to
the Philadelphia Press, under date of
the 10Th, informs us that the Embree-
vile, Freehold Land, Iron and Rail
way Company have decided to erect a
timed plate plant in the South and
have selected our section as the most
eligible site for the location. This
company has a capital of $1,000, 900,
owns about $4,000 acres of mineral
lands, and is now putting up a num-
Der of blast furnaces, and they pro-
pose to erect the plant in connection
with these furnaces. The
Executive committee with
General Manager, Love has commenced
negotiations with the Pittsburg Iron
and Steel Engineering Company for
the building OF the timed plate plant.
John S. Wilcox, the general man.
ager of the Pittsburg Company, in a
conversation with a Representative of
the Philadelphia Press said, "The ex-
ecutive committee asked my advice as
to the ACCESSIBILITY OF erecting tin
plate works in connection with the
BIAS furnaces. I unhesitatingly gave
it as my opinion that it would be de,
cidedly profitable undertaking. |
gave them costs of everything in
detail and these they have taken
with them to England to lay
before the boards. The plans
have been prepared, and from the con
versatiCn have had with one of the
gentlemen, believe the project will
be carried out The steel and tin
ming plant will cost $6.5OO000. The
capacity will be 5000 boxes a week O.
finished tin plate, and 200 tons of stee
slabs for the open market.
1t is asserted by men who ought tt
know that there is bright future fol
the manufacture of timed plate in thu
United States. We are certainly il
the swim, and in a few years johnson
City will be the centre of manu-
featuring industries that will riva
the Pittsburg section Of Pennsylvania
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20
STATE NEWS.

Houk's majority over W, W. Wood
ruff in the primaries Of the Second |
district is 9,22S,
The First Congressional District
Farmers and Laborers' Union will
meet at Morristown, Friday, August
%, 1891.
Hamilton county has couple who
have been married over forty years
and now the husband is seeking to be
divorced from her who for SO long q
time cheered him with her smiles.
Chancellor Thomas M. Mcconnell
has decided the suit of the State
against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company in favor of the
State. 1t was for the recovery of one
hundred and sixty thousand dollars of
back debts.
1t is announced that Ohio capital
lists have purchased 10000 acres of fine
timber land in Sewer County and will
erect mammoth saw mill, to cost
100000, in Knoxville. The logs will
be foated down the Tennessee River
to that point, where they will be sawed.
They have snakes badly around the
saloons OF Knoxville. One negro was
bitten by a rattle and was only saved
by copious draughts of red liquor. A
huge RATHER confined in rat trap in q
saloon got out of his cage, and after a
lively racket was captured and returned
to his prison.
On last Saturday Mr.. VIM. Fox, liv
ing near Ebenezer, borrowed a horse
from Joe Lones to use for a short
while. While he was eating his break
fast his little boy turned the horse il
the yard. 1t ran against q bee hive
that was in the yard and turned j
over. The bees literally covered thu
horse and before they could be gottel
off they had stung it so badly that j
died in fearful agony in short time
: About sunset last Saturday twC
young men, VIM. Gray and JOIN
Smith, had fight at notoriou
house located at "the Rocks" near tn
western suburb of Morristown. Smit
was badly cut with a knife in tn
hands OF Gray, and Gray was almos
, instantly killed by having his skuI
broken by gun barrel,in the hand
of Smith. Sheriff Hays arrested an
e jailed Smith Saturday night job
t Sharp, Esq, held coroner's inque'
e Monday morning as to the cause {
Gray's death, and after the examine
ton of witnesses as to the ARRAY tn
e jury returned a verdict of Wilt
a murder at the hands OF John Smitl
Smith is in Jail awaiting his trial b
the circuit court next week.-Morri
town Gazette.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20
Brighter and Better,
Morristown Gazette.

Morrlstown Gazette.
Stephen A. Bowel is now chief
editorial writer on the Johnson City
COMET. Mr.. Bowel, though not an
aged gentleman, has as it were come
down to us from a former generation
of journalists, having had long ex-
perience on city as well as country
newspapers. He is an accomplished
scholar, a ready and forceful writer
and is a valuable acquisition to the
live paper and hustling town with
which he is nowconnected. Very cor
daily do we welcome him to the editori-
al traces again. Mr.. George A.Ross has
also been added to the COMET staff.
Mr.. Ross is said to be a bright and
breezy writer The COMET will no
doubt be more brilliant and scintillat-
ing than ever under the new regime.
1t deserves the success it has already
won, and will not step backward.