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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
JINGO JUGGkERv.
The Disturbing Element In the Republic
an Party.

The Disturbing Element In the Republic.
an Party.
An Oregon friend of Mr. Blaine is
quoted as saying, by authority, that the
Secretary sis not advocating reciproci-
ty for a Presidential boom, but only
for the good of the country" This
alleged confdant of the Maine poll
tician's ambitions adds that s'Spain and
Spanish-speaking countries annually
consume 1000, 900 barrels Of flour not
produced in their countries, the duty on
which is $3.50 barrel
This may not have any political bear
ing, but it sounds remarkably like the
sentiment Of that letter about ''single
bushe1 Of wheat or a single barrel Of
pork which beyond question was a
powerful political factor IN the contest
between 1.-The Man from Maine and
his ambitious and bumptious rival, ex-
Gar Reed.
The Blaine spokesman concludes by
saying that 'sthe United States could
furnish every one of those barrels Of
-four, if they got the chance. You can
put it down that Blaine won't run in
1892" This is clear case Of ''non-
sequitur. 10 attempt TO construct 30
strong platform for Blaine for the
won't stand on it would be sort OF
nonsense in which astute politicians do
not indulge.
If the Republican platform for 90 Is
going to be the Blaine platform OF
partial free trade through optional rec
iprocity. il is hard 60 see how any other
than Blaine himself can stand upon it.
President Harrison clearly could not
| vrs
Cabinet officer. If the President should
make that surrender, ne would surely
ALLEVIATE che Mckinley elements as
represented by the declaration Of the
officers and organs Of the Protective
Tariff League and the Manufacturers
Club.
With respect TO principles, as well rs
with regard 20 possible candidates, che
condition Of the Republican party is
one OF seemingly hopeless discord and
diSOrder-N " Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

aheir desks, ''be prepared for an offer
90 relieve several of you of your
arduous duties. Hmm clearing his
throat preparatory to reading.
"Mp OWN DARLING"
pretty stroRg that" interjected
Smith, a society reporter.
$50 on, Tommy. Don't blush.
Well never tell her you read it to us, +"
encouraged the real-estate editor, as
Tom hesitated.
''It isn't mine, confound your said
c1Dm, mad in a minute at the jeers OF
his compeers.
There seems to be some mistake,
but go on, Tommy''-urged one of the
0thars-''it isn't often we get any so
sweet here's
Tom, recovering from his momentary
lapse OF temper, resumed:
Can you doubt for a moment your own
Kitty loves you: Can 1 never convince you
that value you for yourself? 1 know Of no
man 1 think SO noble. so dear. so good-''
.What're you giving us?" said one.
THAT isn't in it. You're making it
up,' said another.
I'm not. It's every word here
so, yes, it's all right! It, meant for
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
To For
eignerS-
What it Costs

What II Cost6
A Missouri FARMER figures 10 out that
when corn is so cents a bushel, II costs
81 cents of corn value to make a-three-
cent pound of hog-for which under Re
publicanism there Is no market but
ssthe Home Market" So IT is IN fine
sarcasm of the Home Market" advice,
'.feed your spare corn to fatten your
pork" that he says: "Fifty-cent corn
and three-cent hogs IL equal to the
Louisiana Lottery"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

III 4 Il ~ IN II L L IL IL
sat at his desk in
his privat, Office
sorting out his
mail. The most
u n prom i s i n g
looking letters
he passed over to
his sub" for eX-
animation, while
/ no S e marked
g. personal y and
the least bulky
he kept for his
own sacred peru
sal.
Between him.
S elf and this
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

sub there was no love lost, but a
smouldering feud existed which in any
other place would have ended in the ex-
Termination of one or both. As it was
the cold and rigid discipline of a city
newspaper office kept them in check,
SO chat the only outlet for their feelings
was sneers and singing sarcasms.
Tom Woods certainly did not love his
supeeiOr, and was firmly of the opinion
that no one else on earth did. But
FROM this particular morning was Go be
clated che change of that opinion, and
ma was to he convinced that some one
did, and his carefully-cultivated, ten
deTly-nurtured cynicism was 20 have a
r,nle shock.
He took his share OF the mail and
strOlled into the city room, where he
dropped into his swivel chair, and, after
propping his feet comfortably on The
cop of his desk, began an examination
Of u. The first was an imperative re-
quest from o Clark street ''peeler" 60
withdraw charges detrimental to his
character in the issue of the day before,
csn pain of broken head. This Tom
perused immoyably and flung into the
waste-basket. Several others followed.
Einally he took up one in a deep orange
envelope of the most flaming hue. ''An
epistle in red he murmured.
It was quite thick, and when he cut
it open he saw it was on cream satin
paper slighsly scented with stephan
oUiS," and written in faultleSS hand,
Out quite large.
s'Some schoolgirl" said Tom.
''Listen. you fellows!" this to several
reporters, and deSk-editOrS at work al
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
THE RESULT Or OPPRESSION.
Tie Outcome Of . TyfonnicA1 eystena Of
Me1ciless 41Action.

=
Merciless 4xaction.
The Farmers Alliance is the product
Of indignation and despair indignation
at the merciless exacSions imposed on
the Agricultural interest by the Repub-
ican party and despair that the other
great National party would ever be able
70 obtain the supremacy and right the
wrongs perpetrated by its powerful ad-
veSa1y. &.T a rsf
That this int1i Snasion was originally
well founded is beyond question 10 is
doubtful if the all-importanN industry
Of agriculture was ever subjected in
any country, except, perhaps, in feudal
France just before the Revolution, 60 80
many crushing burdens as the Repub-
Gcan party heaped upon il in this.
IL is also beyond question that the do
epair Of the Democratic party ever COM
ing into power was also originally well
founded. Those who organized the Al
3iance saw nothing between them and
eternal spoliation but the unaided
strength Of the farmer.
Since this vista was presented times
have altered. The policy Of the Repubr
Gcan party has been changed only 90
intensity il, and the indignation which
was originally justified by that policy
has now more justification than ever.
The relief that party pretends 20 give
10 merely illusory; the burden has in
reality been grievously augmented. end
the hypocrisy which seeks 20 sugar over
the superadded wrong is fresh motive
fo4 new detestation.
Bit on the other side Of the picture
there has been genuine and decided
change. There il no room now for
despair rs to Democratic supremacy
and the permanence of that supremacy.
The Republican party has had its day
and must go. The exigency which
called it into existence Is long over.
Tbs great party of the future in this
country is the Democratic party, and no
oppressed popular interest ever looked
to that psrtJ in vain.-N. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
MILLIONS AND BILLIONS.

Thomas 6. Sherman Discusses .The Com.
ing Millionaire" striking Figures
Wealth and Taxation Burdens For
Workers and Millions For Idlexs-Indi-
rect Taxes Will Create the BilIien2ire.
Are we 60 have a millionaire? We al
ready have by far the richest men in the
world We have one man worth $780,.
900. 900 and church corporation worth
the same amount. We have five persons
worth each 500, 600, 600 OF more We have
nine persons and estates worth each
$50, 600, 600 or more, and six worth S40.-
600, 600 or more.
Why should we not have also a bill
ionaife? Shall we not have one? Such
are the questions which Thomas q.
Sherman discusses in the Forum mag
azine for January. and his answer is
that the millionaire is certain TO come if
our present sy stem Of indirect taxation
continues in force long enough A mil
ionaire now worth soc, O00, 600 has but
70 sit still and invest his interest judi
ciously, and in less than forty years we
will have q new wonder Of the world
Millionaire.
Mr.. Shearman showed In the same
magazine for November, 1889, that the
total wealth o. the country averaged
about 81, 600 per head Of the population.
On this basis he shows in the current
number OF the Forum that the present
distribution OF wealth in the United
States is as follows:
Glass Families. FearA.
Rich 1s2,0O 81, 367 900
Middle ----.....---- f,200Op s,JD.O0ooO
Working---- i1,seo.W il,215.oo0yOD
The wealth produced in 1890 il est
mated, according 60 The census returns
OF 1880, at about s13. 600, 600. About four
per cent Of this must be allowed FOR
repairs and replacement; and after this
deduction is made the net product Of
wealth for 1890 was distributed approx
mately as follows:
kamaies Arsra9e Increase Total fncreas.-
I0,m. -s25,D A5Dm0p
1,gO,OO. 1,2O l5n%UD
II $50, OD- go 6-5B, 600
Leaving taxation out Of the account
the $50, 600 rich families can save about
two-thirds OF their income, while the
rest OF the families can not save more
taxes are mainly levied, not upon prop
erty owned, but upon money spent
About seven-eighths Of our taxes are
indirect Even local taxation upon
banks, mortgages, merchandise and
houses, which is usually reckoned as
direct taxation, is In reality indirect.
since these taxes are shifted back upon
the final real taI-payer-the worker and
consumer. The tariff tax il OF course
the most familiar form OF indirect taxa
ton, but il Is not the only indirect tax.
Mr.. Sherman estimates that all this
Indirect taxation upon expenses aver
ages about Is per cent This would
make the tax burden borne by the $780,
600 rich families, which spend only one
third of their income, S225, 000, 900 for
1890; and that of the other families,
which spend fuur-f fths of theirs, $780,
600, 900. Mr.. Sherman estimates that
about one-third of the whole amount
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

Batten-I understand that you have
stopped boarding and gone 20 house
keeping. Where are you now?
Flatten-We are living with . serv-
ant girl.-Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
a Preventive

He-I can't understand how . pretty
young girl can commit suicide,
She-Especially when she knows the
daily papers viii print her pictures-
Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
AN EPISTLE IN RED.
Szischance Chat Befel che ~Old
Mans" Love Letter.

Written for This Paper.1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
"BY yOEEr" SAID fO.I.

| that caused Tom some uneasiness. He
| looked at the date and consulted the
| calendar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

Inc WeaNh pfOduced IN 1871 - est
mated, according 20 Che census returns
OF 1880, at about s13. 900, OO0 About four
per cent Of this must be allowed FOR
repairs and replacement; and after this
deduction is made the net product Of
wealth for 1890 was distributed approx
<oilo~S.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-15
GARRETT, KAs., Sept. 18th, 81
NOTICE.


To whom it may concern
Dot mine frau hafe left my ped
und posom und took oop NIT pold,
pad mans-und | thinks dot dey hafe
done something's dot vas not right
purity soon already, und I will not
be responsible for der consequences,
und | now declares vone divorce,
und will pc free to do as it please
me.-Plaindealer.
COLONY, KAs., Sept. 1881.
EDITOR PLAINDEALER There will
be a Democratic mass meeting at
Colony, Kas., on Thursday, Sept.
II, for the purpose of reorganizing
the party in Anderson county, Kas.
COMMITTEE.
My Dear Mistress Demo: I will
write you an tole you how sympa-
thize NIT you in your late pereave-
ment und loss ov strength. Dou
knowest dot mine heart pied for you
III your drOubles. Put now, since
der old gal hafe gone nit anoder
mans off, | hate got me vone divorce
und pees free. Now my dear Mis-
tress Demo, please remember dot
dou vas mine first love ,und dot ven
ever der old gal would got away
from home und schmile on der
wrong schap, We would slip ofer
tn see you, und We help support und
strengthen you several times al
ready, ven der old gal would got
away from home. | moost see you
und talk ofer old times. Please be
at home Ply yourself on der 18th
inst, und | will come down. Re-
member am free und lonesome.
PLAINDEALER by
HANS VINKEL, acting.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-15
Who Does the HOwling:


The Peoples party leaders have
borne with misrepresentation with
a degree Of patience that is unpar-
alelled. The howl that goes up
from every EDITORS sanctum, and
from the throat of every opponent
of the Peoples party, is continued
repetition of calamity howlers. "
Really, the men who ars classed as
calamity howlers" are not howl
ers at all, but their speeches are
made up of facts that their oppo-
nents have. not even attempted to
answer. We may not be posted,
but as we understand the meaning
of howl, it is an unmeaning noise !;
and if our definition is right, it is
the opponents of the Peoples party
who are doing the "howling."
There is no more argument in the
stuff about Mr.. Simpson not wear
ing socks, or Senator PETERS long
beard, than there is in the howl of a
dog, and very little more meaning.
1t would seem that downright i'm
becility or damnable knavery had
overtaken Republican leadership in
the state of Kansas. If the Peo-
PIES party is setting up an unmean-
ing howl, why don't the wise men
Of the Republican party go to work
like intelligent beings and down the
howl by showing the people that
there is nothing in it? The Peo-
PIES party leaders invite the fullest
investigation of their claims and
principles. They have been, and
are, proclaiming their principles in
every state in the Union; and
everywhere the masses are listening
as the masses never listened before,
and not only listening, but the
masses are moving, or getting ready
to move, as the masses never moved.
Does any intelligent being claim
that this is all brought about by
mere "howling" The truth is
that the great liberty-loving, free
born citizens Of America have been
crowded, robbed and trampled upon
by the money power of this nation
until this great uprising is almost
spontaneous. No howl is needed.
Deep down in the hearts of fifty
millions of people is found an in
tense longing for the dawn of a new
and better era for laboring people,
and for humanity. That longing
will soon swell into a cry that will
be heard in every nation, and it will
not be the cry of calamity" any
more.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-15

We are in receipt of the initial
number of the United States Invest
or. published at Boston, New York
and Philadelphia. the money centers
of the nation. One column of this
paper contains a list of mortgage
foreclosures in three counties Of
Kansas, to the number Of one hun
dred and thirty-eight. And yet we
are told that there are no mortgage
foreclosures in Kansas. This list,
remember, is one weeks issue only.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-15

he'd much az sed we cuddent be
thrusted (bad luck tn 'em y; but
be,jabers, we made oop our moinds
tibet we wud show 'em a thricl
wurth 2 NV that, SO we whit an
christened oursels wild gud minny
names, an he'd 'em put doom in {
book in tina different wards. An
thin oil moind tina tonne whin Bill
Twade used tn sa tn me tina noight
afore 'lickshun, "Pat," SEE he
"here's tin dollars, an OF wants yel
tn be on hand airly tha-morry marn
in, wild az minny av yez frinds ez
yez kin gin, an vote 'em airly an
often, an eff yez gifts dhry, tax vel
frinds doom tn tina "Fra-an' -Aisy'
an Ticker oop." An now, wher
we gifts used tn this illigant wa Nv
yOtin'. sum thafe Nv the wurrulC
Gums an thries tn alter tina plan ful
tina Austhralun schame, whit names
tibet Patrick O'Toole must go by
hissel' tn vote, an be schwindled
out Nv his whishkay ans seegars
Blud an ounce but it's a outrage,
so # IL!
Now, Misther President, don't
yez know tibet tina Dimmlcratik
takit wuz alters 'licted in Noe
Yorruk hi tina rason NV this nate an
illigant way Nv wat tina inimy wud
say shtuffin' tina ballit-boxes (shpake
it aisy, Misther Prisident); an thin,
whin thay shtopped tibet, begorra,
didn't we invint tina nate an CON
vanient way in repairing, an, wild
tina Ticker an seegars an votin' air
ly an often, we alters 'licted our
min.
Now, ycz mushent lit tina inimy
make anither change, fur OF wuz
expecting me ould uncle an me ould
aunt here frum tina old Dart thish
fall, an tina hey tin byes an sax
girruls, an OF wur expictin' tn vote
'em ez usual, but eff yet lit this
klamity PARTLY bring this haythen
way Nv votin', an thin lit tina Pro-
habition partly take ava our ticker,
be the powers, tina Dimmicrthic
partly IL gone tn tina divil intoirely,
so it IL, an tina wud be no more ILL
giant tonnes, dhrinkin' whishkay an
wakkin' Nv tina inimy az didn't vote
tn PLACE ms, an bedad, it's mesel'
Patrick O'Toole, az wull be afther
packin' oop me dnds an be gittin'
back to the ould country agin, so
vi wull.
Now, Misther President, moind
whit OF sa, fur OF am yez, in CRATE
CRATE, Patrick OTooLE,
Wv the Buddy 4 Ward, Moo Y orruk.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-15
An Open Letter.
Misther Cheerman NV tina Nashnil

| MlSther Cneerman NV ina NaSnnl
Dimmicrathik Partly:
Oh takes the liberthy NV addriss
ing yez thish letther to inform ye
that oil, ash an ould vother in TIN
Dimmicrathik partly, wants tn a!
yez a quisthurn. Thay till me the
tina k'lamity PARTLY ish thryin tn al
Their tina ould way NV votin', an he'
sum haythen plan tn thry an taxi
away our Ticker. Oh would 1jist loik'
tn hev yez tell wat thish Ashtralul
systum NV votin' names. They sa.
it names tibet whin Teller wantsl
tn vote, he hash tn go along wi(
hissel to sum sacrit place an make
DOT his takit wild nooboy wild hin
but hissel, an tibet yez dassent az
Teller to drink, nor gev him ;
seegar. Now, be the piper the
plade before Mouzis Misther Prisi
dent, this schame wull niver du a
all, at all, an OF wants yez tn til
'em so, quick, 'caze eff yez don't
an thay git this haythen way start
id, tina Dimmicrathik partly will &C
to tina divil entoirely, so it will.
Och hone! fur tina gud oult
tonnes NV Bill Twade-pace to his
remanes Shure, them wuz thu
daze NV fra whishkay an fra foights
Bad luck tn tina dirthy shpalpane
wot ish thryin' tn make change.
Oh moind the tonne whin in Noe
Yorruk, 'lickshun day, OF used tn
60 tn the poles tn vote, an whin OF
seed a mon shtandin' in loine watin'
his turrun tn vote, an OF found out
tibet he warrunt wild us, why, OF jist
guy him a nate, gintale shkilp under
his year an knocked him out Nv
tonne, du we moind, an thin, whin
tina polace wud cum oop, oil wud
hev him arristed fur disthurbin' tina
pace, an the polace wud lug him
off, an he didn't got to vote at all
at all. O, musha musha but
thin .wuz illigant tonnes
Oh moind tina tonne whin OF used
tn go tn tina "Fra-an'- Aisy", kept
by a gintleman be tina name NV
Mickey Muldoon (he's dead now,
an tina noight before 'lickshun, a lot
Nv us wud mate tn the "Fra-an'
Aisy" tn fix oop tina takit, an if we
found we wusn't very shtrong,why,
we wud jist open nate little sacrit
dhraw made in tina bottim Nv tina
ballit-box, an put in few exthra
takits on our own hook fur Bill
Twade an his frinds, so we wud /;
an thin, whin poor ould Bill got ar
risted fur helpin' Nv hisseP to a
shmall loan Nv mummy, an tina rack
it got found out dad luck to 'em J,
thay whit an made tina ballit-boX NV
glass, an thin we sed gud-bi tn tina
nate little sacrit dhraw. Thin sum
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-15

GET up club and help along the
good work.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-15

s>e-WRITE FOR&s
@CLUB RATES.&s
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-25
concerning Pnttarles.

The Daily CRISIS of East Liverpool
says: Messrs. Howard, Moses, Camp
bell, of the International, and Dale, OF
Dale & Davis, all Trenton potters, ana
Joseph Mayer, of Beaver Falls, were
in town yesterday, attending the meet
ing of the White Granite Executive
Committee. They came here to con-
suit on the sizes of ware, for one
thing, those eastern potteries being
all mixed up in their sizes, while
the western manufacturers have uni
form standard. The yellow men OF
the whole country adopted this system
in January, and it is said to be working
with good effect. The question OF sales
to jobbers and retail dealers was also
discussed, and it may evidently result
in uniform set of rules being adopted
all over the country. One rule which
created much discussion was the pro-
posed classification Of customers, the
idea being for the manufacturers to deal
as much with the jobbers as possible,
and let them do the business with the
small jobbers and retailers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-25
PIoUA TIN PLATE MILL.

There has been much fuss over the
big tin plate mill at PiQua, Ohio, that
had Just been put in operation when
Major MCKINLEY spoke in that town.
The working Of the mill, with roller
attachment, etc, was telegraphed all
over the country, also that the enthusi-
aSm Of :he thousands present was I'M
bounded. Now comes the truth about
this great industry and from the follow
ing account, extracted from Columbus
paper, we surmise that the Pioua tin
plate rolling mill, etc, is not to be COM
pared in any particular to Manufacturer
CROOKS big mill at Martins Ferry. At
all events we don't believe that the
CROOKS mill is compelled to borrow any
pig lead. But to the proof. The paper
says:
Several days ago Captain Leopold
Keller, Of Piqua, put me in possession Of
all the facts in connection with the alleged
tin plate factory at Piqua, with permission
10 use them and give him as authority
whenever it became necessary.
The facts are exceedingly brief. This
company advertised among other attrac-
tons on Friday evening last, when Major
Mckinley spoke in Plqua, that the rolling
mill would turn out American tin plate.
AS the day approached they discovered
they had neither pig tin nor pig lead in
which 70 dip their sheet iron, and went to
the water works department of Piqua, Of
which Captain Keller is the head, through
a firm Of plumbers, asking the loan of 500
pounds of pig lead belonging TO the depart
ment to do an extra job Of plumbing.
Captain Kelfer declined to make the loan
because the plumbing firm employed nom
union men. Then misrepresentation OF the
rolling mill came to him and frankly stated
that they were in a hOle-that they could
not make the ''tin plate" unless they could
borrow the pig lead for the occasion, and
agreeing to replace it by this morning.
Asa personal favor Captain Keller let
the company have the pig lead, which was
taken to the rolling mill and transformed
into bath, and from it was made every
square inch OF 'tin platen manufactured in
PiQua. This mill has no pig tin, either
Welsh or American. This is all there is
about the great tin plate industry in Piqua,
aud there is hardly enough Of it to make q
Mckinley blu1f.