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Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
FARM HANDS AND KITCHEN
GIRLS.

From the Nickerson, KS, Argosy.
What has the alliance party done OF
tried to do to better the condition and
elevate farm hands and kitchen girls
Nothing. The whole cry is for the
'sfarmer," the owner of the land. In q
number of alliances that we have heard
of in this county the price per day or
month was fixed for farm labor and
kitchen girls, and in every instance the
price was cut down. This is the way
this hypocritical reform party wants to
reward labor; cut down wages SO as to
make slaves of men and women who de-
pend on daily and monthly labor for q
living, and compelling them to work
twelve to fifteen hours per day. This is
exactly the plan pursued by the rail-
road companies in cutting down the
wages of section hands, the men who
keep the track in a condition for travel,
as important part of the work as any
in railroad business. No monopoly ever
ground down harder on it's employees
than the loud mouthed, long winded re-
formers. Apolitical party is known by
it's work.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
REclPROclTYIs COMPETITION.

The tariff question as we have it now
is not thing of free trade at all, be-
cause there is no barter of anything. II
is competition, pure and simple. What
does Europe furnish? Let us simply
look at the map. Gibraltar is on Iati-
tude 46 deg. north-so is Nashville,
Tennessee. The product of the soil of
Europe is what is grown from Tennessee
to the north. st Petersburg is on lati-
tude go deg.-and Labrador is south OF
that. France lies between 45 deg. and
80 deg.-the northern line of the United
States is 49 deg. These facts of geog-
raphy tell the story of 'free trade" be-
tween us and Europe. In soil products
and in mechanical products it is simply
q life and: death competition. But south
of us, from semi-tropical Mexico to trop-
ical Central America, Cuba, Brazil, Co
lombia, Ecuador and Peru, it is what
one has not for what the other has, and
that is the only free trade that can exist
between peoples. Trade is not compe-
tition, it is exchange; commerce is not
to undersell like commodities, but it is
barter mine for yours.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
KANSAS RAILROADS.

Emporia Republican: The Santa Fe
stock yards at this point will be the
finest yards of any on the line az soon
as the improvements are finished. The
capacity win be doubled
The Santa Fe has sent out circulars
calling the attention. Of teachers to the
National Educational association which
meets at Saratoga in July. Halt fare
rates, $50 for the round trip, viii be
given, and the tickets win be placed ON
sale July $40 inclusive.
Ottawa letter: The city council has
received through the officers Of the Of
tawa assembly an offer from the Santa
Fe Railway company to haul from Jop-
lin, Mo-. al the gravel that might Be
necessary to lay walks through Forest
park, this city, preparatory to tho an
auA meeting Of Ottawa assembly. The
Santa Fs brings th0usands Of people to
Ottawa every year to The asssmbly, and
has always been very kindly disposed
toward it. According to the terms Of
the ofer, Ottavs is to load The gravel at
Joplin and unload Il hare, and that win
Be tho only expsnss to ths city. II vas
estimated chat the oost would b q pee
oar-lood
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
NO PRINCIPLES AND NO POLICY.

There is no use talking about any
business being done by this congress,
and the sooner the appropriation bills
are passed and congress adjourns, the
better. Democrats never could legislate,
and the more there are Of them the less
they are able to do. Having no princi-
pies, or even q policy, they never know
when proposition is presented whether
it is good or bad, or wise or unwise- for
there is no standard to try it by. So,
with a majority Of 160 in the house, they
cannot report tariff bill, but are max
ing boys play Of reporting . dozen bills
repealing dozen clauses, none Of which
they ever expect to become laws, and
which il passed would but confuse the
revenue resources and break up all sys-
tenn in the customs of the nation. II il
simply open confession Of inability tc
legialate at all, or the admission that nc
legislation is needed.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
WHAT DOES TARIFF REFORM
MEAN?

Murat Halstead has been trying for q
long while to get from some good demo
cratic authority an Ineligible definition
of what democrats mean by "'tariff re-
FORM" The present congress has not
enlightened him any, and he picks up
the Boston Herald with some exaspera-
ton, therefore, for it's use Of the glitter
ing generality. He says:
1.-The childishness of this iteration be-
comes Irritating. Mr.. Cleveland is a
professor of tariff reform, and yet he is
as incapable as Morrison or Mills to
frame reform tariff law. He never
knew anthing about the tariff and took
radical and crude position because he
was superficial, conceited, vain and
bumptious. He has not made busi-
ness proposal and nothing of the kind is
to be expected of him under any circum-
stances. The Boston Herald has not
attempted to tell us what tariff reform
means, and will go on lodging, because
it must. The party has no place for
plain business"
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

valus of our Cuban exports Of twslvs
oehsr Glasses Of articles affected BY til
treaty amounting. for the eight months
ending February Is, to 81, ,288. .089. The
main increase was in agricultural prod
ucta the value OF lard exports showing
an increase Of $613, ,782, and that Of
meats showing an increase of $212, $50.
Taken as whole, our Cuban exports
promise to more than double in the first
year of reciprocity.
For "humbug' policy reciprocity
seems to be doing pretty we'll It is
opening up new markets for great
many bushels Of American wheat and
for great many barrels of American
pork, as well as markets for American
machinery, furniture and manufactures
OF wood. IF that kind of thing is
''humbug," the American people are
willing to be humbugged to their fullest
capacity.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
IF CLEVELAND HAD BEEN RE-
ELECTED.

Extract from Congressman Joseph
Taylor's speech against free wool and in
defense of the Mckinley law:
"In the town in which I reside the
people voted tax of $4,000 to secure
the location of factories, and we now
have rolling mill which furnishes en-
ployment for several hundred men,
many of whom are receiving twice as
much wages as they did before the Nc
Kinley bill became a law. II Cleveland
had been reelected no such enterprise
would have been undertaken. And the
value of such industries is shown by the
fact that not single democrat or re-
publican, in population of 5000 peo-
pie objected to paying his share of this
$4,000. The constitution of Ohio for
bids taxation of this kind, and it can
be done only by unanimous consent.
This is good illustration of the feeling
that exists among the people in regard
to the value of home industries and
home markets when politics are thrown
aside.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
WHATiT MEANS.

From Tie Kansas City, No., journal
From all quarters come reports oi
surprising republican gains. In Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Rhode Island,
and other states the results are similar,
and in all OF them the Republicans have
scored remarkable victories. Coming
upon the threshold Of q presidential
campaign, these results have MON than
ordinary Significance. They are too gem
eral and too sweeping to be the outcome
of merely local issues. Evidently there
is common cause operating in these
different states and different sections Of
country. What does this popular up
heaval mean?
1t means that the country has lost
faith in the democratic party and has
become impatient with it. It meane
that the people now understand the de-
ceptions and Misrepresentation prac-
tioed by democratic leaders and news
papers regarding the republican tariff
policy. It means that they are satisfied
with the excellent record made by the
late republican congress and with the
admirable administration of Benjamin
Harrison. It means that they disap-
prove Of the gerrymandering methods
by which democratic legislatures seek to
rob lawful citizens of Just share Of
representation. 1t means, in short, that
the republican party is going to carry
the country in November by one Of the
largest majorities polled since the war.
This is the correct interpretation Of
Tuesdays election results. Those who
do not recognize the fact now will do 30
later on.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
DEMAND THE RloHrTo LIVE.

From the New York Mail and Express.
1--WE demand the right to work, was
the most conspicuous motto on the
banners displayed at meeting Of Lon
don's unemployed thousands yesterday.
Yet the free trade policy Of England,
which is mainly responsible for the dis
tress in British labor ranks, 10 the one
which the democratic party seeks to e.
tablish in this country.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

considered It unjustinabls It that pssiod,
the honeymoon being in the nrse quar-
ter. He objected to the pup, carped at
it and, when the pup made tracks in the
house during the late wet spell, he
picked him up by the tail and slung
him out in the cold mud. The young
bride rescued the pup and fed to her
mothers. She also ordered wagon
and carted the furniture to her mothers
house, for she bought them with her
own money. At the present writing the
bride is very much attached to her pup
while the husband hasn't got even the
smallest kind of an abode in her affec-
tiOns.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
STOCK AND FARM.

From Hartland: There is q large
acreage Of wheat out. Farmers are
plowing for spring crops. The country
looks prosperous, business better and
the people hopeful.
Grain6eld Cap Sheaf: A farmer in
Barber county raised $50 worth of oats
per acre on $15 land. We beat that last
year out of sight in this county. There
was $50 worth of wheat harvested from
hundreds of acres of SIS per acre land.
From Osborne: Grow alfalfa is the
watchword with the farmers of Osborne
county. The Osborne News publishes
several handsome testimonials of farm
ers and stock raisers who went to rails
ing alfalfa last year and made money.
Burlington Nonpareil: The winter
wheat has been somewhat injured in the
county by the severe pounding Of the
hail, but the most of it is still all right.
Captain H. N. F. Reed informs us that
hail has spoiled nearly forty acres for
him, but still the majority of his wheat
gives promise Of good crop.
Cedar Vale Star: J. 8. Dunkin got
1915 for the cattle he took to market
last week. They averaged 1,176, and
had been on feed since the 18th of Oc-
tober, and sold above the market, not
another lot of that weight bringing so
good price on that day. He paid $25
head for 18 of them, and $50 head
for the other four last summer.
Santa Fe Monitor: Frank and Mar
shall Colburn, of south Finney, finished
sowing their spring wheat the fore part
of the week. All together they will
have in about 300 acres of small grain.
We don't know of any other country
where you can SOW wheat from Septem-
Der to April and make crop.
Pratt Republican: Something novel
in the way of wheat harvesting in Pratt
county. F. g. Afford has Just sold
Richard Pearson, of Cullison, a cham
pion binder which will cut swath eight
feet wide. Mr.. Pearson will attach his
traction engine to this binder and Pratt
county will have it's first experience in
with steam power. The e1-
ira bundle capacity and patent trip at
tachment enable Mr.. Afford to guaran-
tee the champion in all kinds and con-
ditions of grain, and all who know of
Mr.. Pearson's experience with steam
power know that he will make success
Of it.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
THE TARIFF AND AoRIcULruRE.

From the Iowa State Register.
Samuel PEBBLES, an Iowa farmer, has
summed up his faith in protection in the
following pointed language:
"a tariff for revenue only, if it means
anything, implies the following effect:
"a general reduction of the existing
duties on imports.
ITO be followed by larger importa-
ton of foreign made fabrics.
ITO be followed by falling OF in
the demand for those made at home.
ITO be followed by the closing Of
American workshops.
ITO be followed by relatively great
or number Of men engaged in sgricul-
ture.
ITO be followed by an increase in the
supply Of farm products, with no cor
responding increase in the demand
ssTo be followed by . reduction Of the
farmers profit
u, for one, do not like it.
This Is an admirable statement Of the
political faith of Mr.. PEBBLES. For
pointedness, breyity and clearneas, it
has not been excelled The price Of
cotton was never a. low a. Il is nov.
Why? Because the amount OF cotton
produced last year exceeded tho amount
consumed BY 2000, 900 bales This not
Tor tho United States. but for tho whole
world. The conclusion = that The farm
ees Of the south must raise lees cotton.
ltes tsads would drive hundreds and
Thousands Who now find employment n
fnctoeias to farming. The nunb~ q
eouauuern vould b dscrsaeed md -
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
KANSAS CHURCHES.

At Conway Springs twenty-five per-
sons were baptized on Sunday at Slate
creek; all we're members of the Baptist
church.
The Atchison Globe investigated the
Wednesday night prayer-meetings in
that city, and of the two thousand men,
bers in the churches visited only 28O
persons attended the services, 200 of
whom were women and II men.
North Topeka item: Sunday after
noon the river bank between Harrison
street and Topeka avenue was lined with
colored people, who had assembled to
witness the baptismal services of the
Second Baptist church. Rev. Barker
baptised some forty-eight of his.
new converts. The water must have
been pretty chilly, but the little flock
went in without finching and came out
shouting. Revival meetings will be
continued this week at the Second Bap-
tist church. Services are held in the
afternoon and evening, and so great is
the enthusiasm that standing room is
scarce IN the church.
Wichita letter: Quite disturbance
has been created in Presbyterian church
circles here by the summary dismissal
from the Lincoln street church of Rev.
w. P. Haworth because he became tenn
porary owner of lot of dogs, which he
took in on debt. A few Of the elders
took it upon themselves to dismiss the
pastor, and his late flock are indignant.
Mr.. Haworth has been in the ministry,
for twenty years and had no intention
Of leaving it for the business of dog
fancier. The dismissal, however, has
forced him to depend temporarily for a
living on his dogs, and he has Just issued
a catalogue at the head of which appears
1.-THE more see Of men the better
like dogs"
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
REPUDIATEs PEOPLES PARTY.

The alliance in Fulton county, Geor-
gia, has repudiated the third party. Re-
ferring to the meeting at which an at
tempt to ratify the st. Louis platform
was voted down, the Atlanta Journal
says:
"In this alliance the third party move
ment is considered as quite dead.
You see,' said one of the demo-
cratic members, we are for the alliance
and against Introducing politics into it;
especially any kind of politics which are
opposed to the grand old democratic
party"
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
A PLAIN ILLUSTRATION,

II congress were to pass law that
every farmer should receive from the
government legal-tender notes for $143
for every 800 worth of wheat, or corn,
or cotton, or tobacco, the farmer would
gain by it exactly what the silver mine
owner would gain by the Bland bill.
It would be unjust. Even the farmer
would see that it was unjust. But it
would be less unjust than the Bland
bill, because every one could understand
it's operation. No one would be de-
ceived by the prete1t that congress was
making money plenty"
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
UNEQUAL FOREIGN COMPETE
TON.
Faom the Wichita Eagle.

Faom the Wichita Eagle.
"Our peoples party congressman
from this district is opposed to placing
wool on the free list, unless the tariff is
removed from woolen goods" s"-Emporia
Republican.
That is just what the free wool bill
that passed the house proposes, as we
understand it. 1t places woolen manu-
factures as well as raw material on the
free list, thus depriving both the Amer
lean manufacturer Of the protection
heretofore accorded one or both against
unequal foreign competition.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
UNDER THE M'KINLEY BILL.

From the Inter-Ocean.
Under the Mckinley bill Americans
imported $40, ,0O0, 900 less of wooden
goods last year, and used 81, ,000, 900
worth more than they did the year be-
fore. Democrats will scarcely want to
use this fact in campaign document.
The trouble with the modern tariff de-
stroyers is that the Mckinley bill has
been already long enough in force to
prove its value to the people.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
SINCE TfiE ENACTMENT or TfsE
M'KiNLEY BILL.

The labor bureau Of Maine reports
that the new factories built and old ones
enlarged In that state alone since the
enactment Of the Mckinley bill viii
give employment to Ats additional
men. A still more encouraging report
is made by the labor bureau Of New
York From the way its election went
Wednesday, Rhode Island could make
the same kind of showing.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
FIT WASN'T FOR THE FACTS.

| AsoVIoWuS tuo tIduo OI tu0 Oult0C
States in textile manufactures during
the first three months of this year, the
Dry Goods Economist says, quoting the
great firm of A. Van Bergen & Co:
Collections have been in better shape
and business all around has been better
to do. Bankruptcies have been fewer
than in 1891. The action of the tariff
has increased the manufacture in Amer
lea Of low-price worsted goods. As q
proof, one of our mills is building new
factory at Camden, Me-, and another ID
increasing it's production by extension
OF plant. Domestic dress goods have
sold much BETTER
The report is sadly out of keeping
with the democratic predictions of the
inability Of the American people to buy
clothing because of '.higher prices on
account of the tariff
But let us continue to quote from
the great organ of the American dry
goods trade:
"Another agent, who represents a
well known dress goods mill, reports
trade as good as in 1891. + Cred
its are much better and bankruptcies
fewer. Prices are lower than in 1891,
with the prospects that during the next
six months they will be further reduced" :"
".Prices lower than in 1891, with pros
poets of further reduction during the
next six monthsp And this in the pages
of trade journal whose editorial opin-
ions ever have been unfriendly to the
Mckinley bill!
But let us continue to quote:
'Frederick w. Haynes, of Lawrence
& Co., reports the condition Of the COT
ton goods msrket in excellent shape, an
increase in the sale of goods of better
qualities and wearing features. The
volume at business has been larger than
during the corresponding quarter of
last year. Credits are in q much i'm
proved condition. The change in the
financial condition of to-day, as COM
pared with year ago, is most notice
able feature, and the prosperity in the
west has added largely to the increased
business"
Everybody remembers that the dem
ocratic and free trade press said that the
Mckinley bill was framed to fatten the
east upon the flesh of the west. But
after eighteen months operation of the
bill it asserts that it is ''the prosperity
of the west that is the noticeable feat
ure.
But let us make one more quotation:
''This points to still greater trade
later on in the year. The west is devel-
oping to wonderful extent, and distri-
buttons are being made from western
and southern centers that previously
were made from New York. The ten
dency of the manufacturing industries
is to better qualities of goods, better
styles and more originality and general
excellence"
OF late, finding it useless to report
the old falsehood about ''higher prices"
the free trade and democratic press has
been busy in saying that prices are
kept from rising by lowering the quality
Of goods sold, but the trade organs tell
Us that the demand everywhere through
out the United States is for better quail
tiles than ever before were offered.
IF it wasn't for the facts how admira-
bic would the free trade theories be.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
ALL PATRIOTIC DEMOCRATS AP-
PLAUO.

From the Chicago Herald. Oem.)
The exports of hams to the island of
Cuba have increased threefold since the
reciprocity treaty went into effect, and
the business is growing at q very rapid
rate. This is the kind Of "humbug"
that pleases the American people not
little
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

produoes hczsassd nj ol,an&s
would b Z double lo0 TO ths fhxnnszs a
tho country. Il = only BY diversi6sd
employment that this country can evse
prosper. That il ono reason Why free
trade falls to satisfy tho conditions ce
the country.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23
THEIR IDEAS NEBULoUs.

From the Colombo Sun.
None Of those democratic leaders who
are 20 vigorously declaring that tariff
reform must b the one great, absorbing
issue Of tho approaching presidential
campaign venture to tell IN interested
country Just what tariff reform i.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

Sig. Bsrbini, fhc great sr7iss. + N Ne ''SS BadS
Enthusiastically !: 1 am 90 glad to meet you.
What - your specially in drawing3 Sionor
Barbini (of the opera): Crowds, asnorina,
crowds.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

we were married you didn't 60 to club every
night. He: couldn't, my dear, when
had to call ON you every night. am not
away from home any more now than was
then.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

'sWhy do you leave me, BridsetF' asked
madam. TT 10 too fanfrom the 1re depart
ment, num-" returned the cook. Surely Jon
loikes company"
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

Mrs. Wyckoff: Thomas! You never told
me you were married beforel Ah, men are
deceivers ever; they say that even Adam had
first wife. Mr.. Wyckof: SO he did; but
il was his second wife that raised Cain.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

Mrs. Gadd: Did you ever notice how po-
lite and attentive Mr.. Gayfellow is to bus
wife? Mrs. Gabb: Yes. Looks mighty sus-
picious.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

Dukane: Nm. LAngtry seems to be enjoy
ing herself in France. Didwiddie: Yes: the
jersey Lily Is one of the flowers that bloom
in the spring, tra-la-la.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

Stranger: This is dead town. Editor:
Yes. Stranger: How do you manage to
make living out of it2 Editor: I'm
coroner.
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

A basshan player may cover : auod dsal
of ground md yst not b 'sin ~ VIII amort-
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23


the net receipts $95. This is the largest
amount raised bv any school in the city.
At the close, Superintendent Bloss, in q
lhort speech, thanked both the pupils
and the audience for having done much
towards making the evening 80 pleasant
and profitable.
Baldwin letter: The Academy Of Lam
guage and Literature adjourned sftel
electing the following officers: Presi.
dent Ida A. Ahlbom of Baker university
vice president, Ada Gray, Topeka; SEQ
retary, Florence L. Snow, Neosho Falls
executive committee, T. E. Dewey oi
Abilene, Prot. O. g. Dunlap OF the
State university, and Prof. l. p. Whit
tsmore Of Washburn college. The last
cot Of tho academy was to unanimously
order that the minutes, including Presi-
dent Dewey's address, be printed in
book form. The next years session
win be held at Lawrence.
Wichita Eagle: Something moro than
two weeks ago, two young people ol
this city, after very brief oourtahip
married. The young ma~'s mother d
not well-to-do. but abe made the young
eoaple wedding present OF . pup
vhioh evideace.of a6ection On the pari
q The mother -in-law tho young wifs
pgissd highly, and abe hvished upon :.
n the wealth Of her 16-year-old affec.
tion. The pstting and endssrmsnts be
s1ovsd upon the Pup By the bride vers
distastsful to TIE young husband. vhf
Western Kansas world., 1892-04-23

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