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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
BARBER COUNTY PLATFORM.

We, the representatives of the Peoples par
ty of Barber county, in delegate convention
assembled hereby heartily endorse the action
of the Cincinnati conference, believing that
the declaration put forth there is one of the
most important events of the century, and we
invite the voters of Barber county to stand
with us for the overthrow of the combinations
of capital which have first forced one party
and then the other, to submit to their selfish
demands.
We present not merely theory, jefferson
ian or Lincolnian; but like those great states
men, we ask you to meet the conditions which
confront you, and with their fearless states
menship. ''Sink or swim, live or de- we have
unfurled our banner for 92, emblaZoned with
the battle cry Equal rights to all, and spe-
c1al privileges to none"
We condemn the action of our state senate
in obstructing reform measures demanded by
the people; and while we could not expect the
house. in single session, to reform all the
abuses which have grown up under republican
action for the past twenty-five years, we COM
mend them for what they did, and demand
that they shall continue in the good work till
it shall be fully accomplished.
We commend the efforts of the county Of
GERS to enforce the law, and we believe tn
moral sentiment of the county condemns mock
trials at the expense of the people. We pledge
our candidates to be law abiding men, who will
not wink at crime or corruption, and we pledge
ourselves to aek the resignation of any one
found guilty of the same.
We demand an economical administration of
national state and county affairs, and strict
accounting for all money taken from the peo-
pie in the way of taxation, and we denounce
the boasted extravaganza of the recent billion
dollar congress.
We believe that the politics of the past has
become corrupt, and that change will prove
beneficial, and thus believing we invite all
persons who are interested in the welfare of
our state and county to unite with us in our
efforts to bring back the decalogue INTO poll
tics, and to prove that purity in politics is not
an iridescent dream.
We commend Judge Mckay for his firm
stand in administering the law without fear or
favor, and we denounce the spirit of dema-
gogy which has attempted to bring him into
reDrOach.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
Tariff Reform and Free silver.

It any man should face an audience
in Alabama and contend for the present
financial system. defend trusts, syndi-
Gates and com bines and insist that rail-
roads had the right and should be pro-
tected in issuing watered stocks and
bonds, he would be hooted and ieered
from the presence of those he attempted
to address; yet those who contend that
the producers and laborers of the coun-
try will have prosperity restored to
them by tinkering with the tariff, with
out it being possible to reduce it ten per
cent and the free coinage of silver,
without any other relief, are really and
substantially contending for exactly
what they would be jerred out of coun-
tenance and hooted to shame for pre-.
tending would afford benefits. Come
down to practical business with these
speakers on that line, and ask them to
show the figures and ask them to dem
onstrate what they claim. Make them
go into details, and treat the matter
specifically. Do not permit yourself
to be hoodwinked and deceived by a
pyrotecnic display of glittering gem
eralitieS. Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
Silver Demonetizatinn.

When silver was demonetized it was
at premium over gold. 1t was de-
monetized by the perpetration of a
fraud about which no man, except
John Sherman and the clerks of the
finance committees and engrossing
clerks OF congress, know anything.
Yet while such is the fact, how strange
it is that an effort to restore silver to
the same position it occupied at
the time of the perpetration of
this fraud should meet such vio-
lent opposition! How strange it is
that such great ealamities are
ascribed to return to the same happy
condition, when no calamitles existed;
but on the contrary, . most satisfac-
tory condition obtainedi Fustian and
theory have run wild In their efforts to
conjure up and invent impending disas-
ters when absolute demonstration and
experiepce show that all their appre-
tensions are as baseless as the fabric
of a dream and as hollow as John Sher-
mans soul of an honest prompting in
behalf Of the people. e.-Alliance Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
sHERMAN'S OBJECTIONS.

They Are UnpatriOtic, Frivolous, Fnne.
cious and Easily Answered.
The active part that Senator Sher-
man is taking in the Ohio campaign,
and the fact that upon the result Of
that campaign depends his reelection
to the United States senate, gives him
prominence that must be recognized
all over the country. He is naturally
devoting himself largely to the finan-
eial question, and, as might be expect
ed, champions the cause of the gold
monopolists against the cause of the
people. But the only objections Mr..
Sherman has yet made to the free coin
age of silver are, that England and Ger
many have not agreed that we may
have free coinage, and that the legal
tender silver dollar does not contain a
gold dollars worth of silver.
The first of these ought to be salts
factorily and conclusively answered by
simply pointing to the flag of our coun-
try, and asserting our national indie
pendence. The manifest fallacy of the
second ought to answer itself. 1t is
Mr.. Sherman's idea that the gold dollar
shall not only measure the value Of
every days work and every product Of
labor, but that it shall measure all the
other dollars II the silver dollar must
play second fiddle to the gold dollar, and
must have agold dollars worth of silver
In 1t, then the nickel dollar composed of
twenty fve-cent nickel pieces must con-
tain gold dollars worth Of nickel and
the copper dollar, composed of a hun
dred copper cents, must contain a gold
dollars worth of copper, and the paper
dollar must contain a gold dollars
worth Of paper. These things Mr..
Sherman does not pretend to contend
for; he singles out silver as the victim
OF himself and his co-conspirators, who
are determined that his gold idol shall
rule without a rival
The people, on the other hand, con-
tend that the law shall fix the amount
OF metal in all of these coins, and gold
and silver shall be equal before the
law and at the mints; then the gold
dollar Will be worth Just as much
as the silver dollar, and the silver dol.
lar as the gold dollar. Neither would
play second fiddle to the other, and both
would be used to measure the value Of
labor and its products. SO that a given
amount of labor would represent a
greater number of dollars Labor and
its products were thus measured preyt-
GUS to 1878, and justice to labor de-
mands the restoration Of these meas
ures, Senator Sherman to the contrary
notwithstanding. Mt Vernon QIlsl
Progressive farmer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
FREE COINAGE.

The Double Standard OF Bi-Metallisn
Would Automatically Keep the I've
Metals at Parity with Each Other.
The Boston Herald sprinkles IT. ed-
itorial columns with references to 80
sound currency" and honest cur.
rency. This sound" and honest"
currency, of course, means the eur.
reney measured by the single gold
standard. Such talk may satisfy peo-
pie who are gullible, and IL no doubt
satisfies the goldolators whom our Bos-
ton contemporary represents, but the
people, know. II the Herald does not,
that the adoption of the single gold
standard, in response to Great Britain,
was not only the most dishonest piece
OF legislation the country has ever seen,
but has resulted in system of robbery
that has cost the wheat growers and
cotton planters of this country hum
dreds of millions of dollars every year.
The people know that the single gold
standard is essentially a dishonest one.
1t is standard that robs the debtor for
the benefit of the creditor, and places
the money power of the country in the
hands of a few money sharks who
flourish off the blood of the poor. 1t is
dishonest, because gold has long ago
passed beyond the true money value,
and is too precious to be used as a
measure of values. The most frequent
cry of the goldolators and their organs
is that the free coinage of silver
would make that metal the Standard
of value. What of it? Such q result
would demonstrate beyond all possi-
bility of doubt that gold has grown
too valuable to be employed as a money
standard. What would be the resultP
Simply this: Gold. ceasing to be the
standard of value, would thereby be
deprived of the functions that add to
its value, and would gradually approxi-
mate the true money value. Silver, on
the other hand, having restored to IL
the potential money value, would grad
ually grow in this direction until gold
again became the standard of value,
the two metals alternating. The grain
of truth In the contention of the 60 ldo-
lators that the double standard Is inef-
fective resides in the fact that bimetal-
ism does not result in the double stand
ard, but in the alternating standard
that prevents both metals from rising
above the true money standard at the
same time. When silver becomes more
valuable than gold, the alienation Of
the double standard makes gold the
standard, and SO on. ALI the financial
sense does not lie in the north and
east, nor among the money sharks and
goldolaters- The people know that
the only sound. safe and honest cur
rency is that which is the result of the
alternating standard growing out
of bimetalism.-A Constitution
(Dem)
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
A Gold Rnsia.

Secretary Foster recently made a
statement that if he found It necessary
he would sell bonds to keep the coun-
try on gold basis This, it is expect
ed. will have reassuring effect on
lenders and influence time money gen.
orally. Banker.
That is to say that Mr.. Foster will
give the peoples note, payable, princi-
pal and interest, in gold, to get gold to
meet the nations expenses Why not
pay those expenses in legal tender
paper money and let the gold-bugs
keep their gold2 It Is his turn Just
now. but it viii not be long until the
people will have q chance to deposit
their ballots to get the country of
that ''gold basis" it is now grounded
on. GEORGE c. WARn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
Free Coinage.

The statement is sometimes made
that gold and silver can never circu-
late side by side on an equality, be-
cause the cost of the two metals varies
greatly; in point of fact, the cost has
nothing whatever to do with the ques-
ton. Statistics seem to show that
each dollar of silver that is extracted
from American soil costs more than
one dollar in gold. It is likely, also,
that each dollar of gold costs more
than Q dollar for its extraction. The
ratio Of gold and silver can be fixed by
government now as 1t was fixed by the
Latin union In the past, and If the
mints Of the world be open to free
coinage of both metals there VIII be
no danger that they will part company.
or that either will command an an
preciable premium Vernon Qli.l !
Progressive Farmer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21

The rings and the rascals got In
their work Tuesday on the Tennessee
house of representatives The refusal
Of that body TO abolish the barbarous
conviet-lease system is distinct victory
for the benedciaries Of that viilainous
law. 1t was expected, however, and
nothing is now left for it except that
good men shall organize for q cam
paign of education and an appeal To
the conscience of the people. Mash
vile Tenn Weekly Toilsn
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
OUR CIRCULATION.

MEDICINE LODGE, KANs., Sept. "a.
l hereby certify that the BARBER
COUNTY INDEX has printed and circu-
lated, each Wednesday, from the 21st
day of April. 1891, to the 2lst day of
September, 1891. an average of 936 cop
les each week w. G.. MUsGRovE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 24th day of September, 1891.
III. S. Lands,
Clerk District Court.
By Aug. Schmidt, Deputy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
Notiee or Sale Of sohnol Iana,

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 3lst day
H of October, 1891, at the County TreaslIrer:s
Office, In the court house, in the city of Ne3i-
cine Lodge, between the hours of ten o'clock
sale the north one-haIf of the northwest anar-
ter, and the south one-half of the Southwest
quarter; all of the southeast quarter; the east
one-haif OF the northeast quarter, ali In section
range fourteen tI4l, west Of 9Th p NJ Az
praised at three $500 collars per acre.
e. B. PECK
SOt4 County Treasurer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
Do You Want a Reform Paper From
Dixieg

The Montezuma Record is the only
square out. shoulder hitting, all wool
and yard wide reform paper in Geor-
gia. 1t is an s page, column paper
and is red-hot all over. Price 81 a year,
80 cents for 6 months. Sample copies
scents. No free samples. Send us
your name and help us in this great
battle for reform and good government
controlled by the people. and not the
politicians. Address, RECORD.
sm Montezuma. Ga.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
PeopIe's Party Meeting.

The following appointments have
been made. A number of candidates
and speakers will be at each meeting:
Cedar Valley, Wednesday, October 2Ist.
Cedar Hill, Thursday. October end.
Sharon, Friday. October 23rd.
Franklin school house, Monday, Oct 18th.
Lockard school house, Monday, Oct. 18th.
Canema, Tuesday, October 2Tth.
Lodi, Wednesday, October 18th.
Hazelton, Friday, October 3Oth.
Picnic, Kiowa, Saturday October 31st
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
Petty Dcspots.

The so-called democratic papers in
the south are moro vindictive, intoler-
ant and unfair to the alliance leaders
than they ever were to the republicans.
Not . week passes without vile and
base sianders are circulated against
some alliance leader by the so-called
true-blue democratic press. and most of
them know they are false and SANDER
ous when they print them. The little
petty despots who disgrace tripods will
some day ind out that their policy is
the worse that could have been pur-
sned.-Montgomery (Ala) Alliance
Hernli
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
Plain Enriish.

If the reform editors and .E6e anti.
monopoly howlers like Pora, Macune
and others had been pa5ing their fares
tor the past three ysafs instead of dead
Deatlng over tie Richmond & DanviIle
rallroao oa free passes, its circum-
stances would be better than they are.
@Statesville Landmark.
NIB. RAMsEY-Please say through
The Progressive Farmer that If any
man says have ridden on free pass
over any railroad as president of the
alliance. he deliberately lies
7. L. Dor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
State Officers.
Barber County omcers.
SOCIETIES.

a A. +. Il A. NJ, Delta Lodge No. II
IA Regular communications, first and
x " third Saturday evenings i'm each
w month. All affilating and non-affli-
ating masons In good standing, cordially in
vited TO attend II. A. BURNETT, w. NJ.
I.W. STOUT. Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21

81 have some very cheap farms for
sale, taken on mortgages, which want
to sell at just exactly what they cost.
This Is chance to get farm cheaper
than you will ever see again. ADV.
. Emporia lKan. Gazette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21

CYPRUS CHAPTER No. SO, X. A. M, meets
In Masonic Hall every I'd and 4th Thursday.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
CHESTER /. LoNG, II. p.
K. B. PECK. Sec'Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21

n u q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 80.
VI liz Ns Regular Communications, first
and third Monday evenings in each month.
MRS. FRANCIS ELLIS, W. NJ.
Mamie v. o BRYAN, Sec.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
Medicine LOdge and Sawyer
STAGE LINE
q. w. COULTER, PROPRIETOR.

WILL carry passengers. baggage and express
w between Medicine Lodge and Sawyer.
Will leave Medicine Lodge on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday, at 80 a. m. and arrive at
Sawyer at IL 30; leave sawyer at As p. M; ar
rive at Medicine Lodge at 200 ID. IN. 80
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21

A number of subscriptions
have expired. We are carry
ing them a while to give them a
a chance to renew. Don't de-
lay too long. 1t costs money
to buy paper.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21

DELPHIA LODGE, No. 140, K. of p, meets OT
Monday evening of each week, at the X. of p
hall. Visiting Knights in good standing invi
ted to attend. j. B. GANO, g. g.
IRWIN II. STAFFORD, X. of X. & 5.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
GRAND RALLY
AND
PEOPLES PARTY
P|CN|C!
KiOWaI, Ks.
Saturday
Oct. 31st.

This will be the last; grand
rally of the Fall Campaign,
and everybody should turn
out and help make the day a
Feast of reason and a flow
of soul"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
". H. UTLEY

and other prominent speak
ers will be there. Bring your
baskets we'll filled, and come
prepared to hear the live is
sues of the day expounded.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21

A. O. u W. EsS!'y Esss. "a LSa5o Sa5 4tS S? Friday s$
night. E. NJ. BYERLEY, NJ. w.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
THE TRUE ISSUE.

The True Contention Of ssThe People,
They Demand the Free Coinage Of Silver
In Order to Get ON the Gold Basis and
Arrest the Depreciation in the Value OF
Their Property.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-13
HIGHER COURTS.
Business Observation-Disclosures of the
Commission of the Court of Appeals.


49, Commission of the Court of Appeals.
Especial to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEN, May 12-The supreme
court to-day entered orders as follows:
Affiuned-O'Connor vs.. Andrews, from
nallas; City Of Bonham Us. Taylor ct al,
from Fannin.
Reversed aud remanded-AIissouri Pa
citic Railway vs.. Bartlett, from Bell.
Smyth vs.. Smith < Walker, from Johnson.
Appeal dismissed-Eddy and Cross vs..
Danenborg, from Cooke.
The court approved findings of the COM
mission of appeals as follows:
Attirmed-NatiOUa. Bank Montague vs..
Wayburn: from Montague Meyers ct aLvs.
Pickett ct a. from Wilson: international
and Great Northern railway ct al. Us Clark
x Dyer, from Robertson; Smith vs.. StcV-
ems q al, from johnson.
Reversed and rcmaBded-Johns IS. Har-
din ct al, from Wichita; Halbert ct n. rs.
Afford, from Dallas; Sattcrthwaite Is.
LOOMS < Mclaughlin, from Fl Paso.
Reversed and rendered for $500U-Ameri-
can Legion OF Honor vs.. LarmoUr. from
McLennan.
Appeal dismissed-keatingI Improvement
Company vs. Farrau; from Dallas.
All the members Of the newly created
commission Of appeals have arrived and
have organized by the selection Of Hon. c.
Z. Garrett OF Brennan as presiding Judge.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-13
ASSASSINS
Following the Czarowitz Around
with Murderous Intent.
WOUNDED BY A JAPANESE.
The Imperial Traveller Making Political
Tour of His Fathers Empire. Which
is Attended with Imminent
Danger-Journey Short.

ATrEhPT TO AssAssISATE THE cZARowITz
BERLIN, May PA dispatch received
f.! here from Toxic, capital OF Japan,
announces that an attempt has been made
upon the life Of the czarowitz. but that the
imperial traveller, though seriously
wounded, is considered 10 be in no danger
OF dying. Particulars OF the attempt At
assassination, received here, are the most
ueagrC. The only details given are that
the CZar0witz was suddenly attacked by 4
Japanese who was armed with d sharp
sword. The japanese, before he could be
overpOwered, succeeded n ;nfiictlng severe
wounds upon the cZarOTltZ, who defended
himself gallantly. The motive of the
attack IS not given IL the dispatch received
here,
The Czarowitz, who has been travelling
in India and China for some time past, re
Gently returned 10 Hong Kong from Canton
and started for Foo Chow and Hankow.
After leaving China he started for Japan
and expected, according 10 the route mapped
out Tor him, 10 reach Vladivostock al the
end Of May, where he was 10 inspect the
new Russian war port and dOckyards being
built at that eastern terminus OF the Trans
Siberian railway. The occasion of the
Czarowitz's visit TO the extreme limit Of the
Russian dominion was 10 have been made
the occasion for much ceremony and popu-
lar rejoicing.
Upon leaving Vladivostock, the car
oWitZ was to cross the AMOR territory
into Eastern Siberia, escorted by the COVER
nOrs of the respective provinces, and was TO
be present at number of gorgeous solemn
ties at Irkontsk and Tomsk. The imperial
traveller was then 10 go To Omsk, capital Of
that portion of the Russian empire. Al the
end of August the czarowitz was to reach
Orenburg, on the European frontier and
was 10 preside at the three hundredth an
niversary OF the formation OF the CossacR
troops of Ural, of which the czarowitz is d
lamar or chief.
The czarowitz was then TO return 10 St.
Petersburg, either travelling via s5amara,
Penza ana Moscow, or by steamer up the
Volga, from Samara 10 kybinSk, ana pro
ceeding thence by rail to St. Petersburg.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
LONDON, MAY IA dispatch received
here from Japan confirms the report that
an attempt has been made on the life Of the
czarowitz This dispatch, however, says
that the attack upon the heir TO the Russian
throne was made yesterday and that the
scene OF the attempted assassination was AT
hioto, now officially called Saiko. OF the
Western capital, former capital of Japan,
on the island Of Hondo. twenty-seven miles.
by rail, northwest OF Osaka, and about two
hundred and fifty miles southwest OF Toxic.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-13

ton rapid transit company, but Mayor
Scherf3us will veto it The vote on the
final passage Of the ordinance stood TO 8,
and should the same aldermen decide, as is
Unlimited TO pass the ordinance over the
veto they will have the necessary two-thirds
majority 1t required over four hours Of
hard work for the council 10 pass the fran
after adjournment whether or not the six
aldermen favoring the measure will stick
together when action regarding the mayors
veto is taken.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-13
lNN0CENTS FAXED.
= Watch and JeWeIry Company. Doing
an 'Isst2lIment Plan" business in
Galveston, Has Skipped.
Specialize the Gazette.

Spec a 10 the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tx. MAY l2.-Thc Chicago
watch and iewelry company. q. \. Weber
manawer, whose place of business was in
the Alvey building. corner Tweuty-seconi
and Market streets, which sold watches
and iewelry on the inst2llment plan, has
quietly skipped the town leaving numerous
victims to regret their folly il patroniziuS
such fake concerns. When the departure
was made no one exactly knows, it being
so uettIv managed, but the discovery was
made this evening when 4 lot of victims
called II the rooms in anticipation of q dis
tr:bution Of prizes and found them dark
ana deserted. Il then suddenly GaWucd
upou these ''inuoccntS" that they had been
faxed. Then = wild rush was made for the
chief Of poiice's Office and their story laid
before the chief. and that individual
promised he would attempt 10 overhaul
the manager Of the concern il possible.
How much the concern got away with it IS
difficult u learn but it IS thought 10 be
considerable as its patronage was large.