Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.


nessee. Mr.. Brown does not claim "a
be politician but he is an observing
citizen and knows what is going on.
His business is connected with agricul.
tural pursuits. Personally he does Ees
think that the Alliance viii amount 10
much ID Tennessee. When asked whe
Tennessee would support for the speaA-
ership, Mr.. Brown said: "You can
count on my state being a unit for Mr..
Mcmillan. No other man is thought ofe
and his claims will be pushed with ali
the strength the Tennessee delegations
possesses" In regard to the presiden-
tial question, Mr.. Brown said there was
nothing heard of Hill. Cleveland has
crippled himself temporarily among the
people there by reason of his attitude
on the silver question, but the party
would rather have him and take the
chance on the silver question than touch
Hill.
Deducting sza, a,oz9. 900 on deposit In
national banks. which is really already
devoted to the payment of current ex-
penses, and $40. 100000 of fractional
| silver coin, which is not legal tender,
and cannot properly be considered as
cash available for liquidating accounts,
the net balance in the United States
treasury yesterday was but 81, 900.
1t is interesting TO note at this time the
gradual dwindling of our once magnifi-
cent treasury surplus. And the money
has not gone back into the pockets Oh
the people, whence If came, but into the
possession of comparatively few bene-
| hciaries of an extravagant system of ad-
ministration.
William Malone, Petersburg, Va, is
at Chamberlains. 1t used to be written
s.Mahone, Virginia - The whilom
leader Of Virginia republicans stood yess
terday at the corner of H and Fifteenth
streets, smoking black cigar. 81 am
here on Business he said In answer to
a query, lust to meet friend. No,
there is nothing to say about politics fog
six months yet. Ohio is having the
monopoly just at present." What do
you think of the farmers alliance In
Virginia, general? They don't amount
to much yet, as they haven't gotten
Itsgether ssRcientiy. They can't hurt
us anyhow But am in favor of any
ism in Virginia that will bust the DEM
ocracy."
The party that followed the lead of
Mckinley last year suffered the most
disastrous defeat if ever experienced.
But it has not lost faith in McKinleyism,
nor IN its ability to get one more victory
by fooling the workingman with the de-
lusive cry of protection. The cry is
still for more tariff. 1t is quite evident
that another knock-down blow must be
dealt at the polls before the shrewd
| leaders, who have invented reciprocity
as an antidote for protection. shall be
able to enter safer and more tenable
ground.
The school and college commence
ment is here IN full foCce and and effect.
1t is a great time for the pupil and col
legian and their families and nearest
friends. To the young such time can
never come again in all its tide of hope
and interest. The student who passes
successfully may have something like
revival of the feeling when the time
comes by and by for him or her TO play
fond parent at commencement.
Not satisfied with the high duties on
wool that are breaking the back Of the
trade, the Ohio platform insists on still
higher rates. From the protective
point of view, that the greater the tax
the greater the benefit to the country,
there is a possible consistency in this
platform demand; but to mortals who
are not touched by theoretic frenzy it
has the appearance of midsummer mad:
ness.
Uncle joe Cannon says the democrats
slipped up on the republicans IN the last
election. There IS a great popular
opinion to the effect that the republican,
, monopolized both the slipping ul and
the slipping down on that memorable
occasion
= = +
Senator Sherman may comfort hin-
self with the balm that the ssback-
ground" is, after all. the safest ground
ID Ohio.
It TUE LATEST man in TIE world lives in
}. Missouri lie has just invented an
S automatic milking machine worked 10y
s the cows jaws while chewing the cud
is .Tbe milk runs into bucket suspended