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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-02
IT IS THE CAUSE. NOT The MAN.

An editorial i'll TaE News spting
forth the necessity of removing the
three spoilsmen, Hill, German and
Brice, from the head and leadership
of the Democratic party, provOkes this
criticism from the San Antonio Elk.
press:
about a year ago this same pa
per had the warmest words of praise
for Senator Germans mastery fight
upon the force bill. 1t think that
in saving the New York legislature
to the Democracy, Governor Hill has
done most valuable service. When
Colonel Brice, a resident of New York,
was elected senator from Ohio, The
NEWS could see nothing wrong in it.
The present outburst is caused by
two facts: One is that after repeat
ed ballots in the Democratic caucus
Mr.. Mills was defeated for speaker.
The other is that Mr.. Mills was not
offered the Craftsmanship of tbs com
mittee on ways aud means That is
the whole story"
That is not the whole story. When
Mills was defeated THE News was one
of the first papers in the state to at.
tribute the result to the superior skill
of the. Crisp men in what it believed
at that time to have been purely a
personal contest. THE News Was
heartily for Mills and was sorry its
candidate was defeated, but refused
TO believe that his defeat had any
political significance until the New
York Sun, the Atlanta Constitution
the Express and other protection pa.
pers came to us filed with editorial
rejoicing over the triumph o the pro-
lection element in the Democratic
party followed by The assignment of
the committees by Speaker Crisp.
Then THE News was convinced that
the charge : that Hill, Brice aud
German, each OF whom are protection
lists and neither a member Of the house
of represeL tatives, were the real man
ayers Of the Crisp campaign was true.
It was a deliberate scheme to check
the growth of the tariff reform senti-
meut in the Democratic party and
thwart the will of the people. 1t is
not that Mills the man was refused an
Office. Texas can and will give him
better one He went down as
the acknowledged representative Of a
principle dear to the hearts of nine
tenths of the Democratic voters of this
country and when he went down the
great principle for which he stood
went down with him for the time be-
ing. "The defeat Of one man is moth.
ing, but the defeat Of great cause is
everything" AS to the fight Mr..
German made against the force bill,
The News is happy to accord to him
its hearty thanks and approval, but
that fight, gallant as it was, and OF
such value to the South, did not
license Mr.. German to enter into a
triangular intrigue to defeat the
will of the Democratic party which
was almost united against the protec-
tive idea. An overwhelming major.
ity of the Democratic party is oppos.
ed to protection but Notwithstanding
that fact Hill, German and Brce by
their adroit scheming made it impos-
sible for the party in the present con-
gress TO fight it. That's what THE
NEWS is kicking about, and that is
just the condition of things the Ex-
press as protection paper desired to
see. We will meet you at the con-
ventlon.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-02

Has Lieutenant Governor Pendle.
ton the time to attend an extra session?
Senator Tyler and Huling P. Robin
son are depriving him of great deal
of his time.
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CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.
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and Mrs Hobson, Mr. ard Mrs Thos
Doyle, of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs @ A
Richardson Mr. aud Mrs W w DeHart,
Mrs Grace, of Dallas, Mr. and Mrs r
Munroe, and Messrs Mccall, Taylor,
Castles, Dunnica, Weille, Burnham,
Davie, Thos Parker, Beers, King, j II
Banton, G II Massey aud Tbos
Dockery.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-03-17

by HAMLIN GARLAND.


Alliance. party in congress; not
merely because they are men of
radical ideas and direct from the
farms, but because they form dis
tinct and solid body, similar in
position to the little handful Of men
which Parnell welded so powerfully
in the British parliament. While.
there are nearly fifty congressman
who have Alliance leanings, there
are but nine who stand solidly TO-
gether as separate organization.
They refused to enter either Repub-
lican or Democratic caucuses in the
organization of the house, and they
stiff stand in this independent atti-
tude.
Such a position can be made very
strong. Already they have been
able to make themselves felt by
their united action and by their
adherence to principle. The
change Of their vote upon any
measure not strictly partisan in ma
ture might decide it's fate. They
believe, before the session is over,
they will draw others to their ranks,
and 50 represent, as never before,
the wishes and needs Of the Ameri-
can farmer. The house awaits with
curiosity and interest, not to say
concern, to see what rolicy they
will develop. These nine men are
mainly from the west, and represent
four states. Jerry Simpson, John
q. Otis, John Davis, Ben. III. Clio
YER and William Baker are from
Kansas; o. NJ. KEN and w. A.
McKeighan are from Nebraska;
Thomas +. Watson is from Georgia,
and X. Halvcrsen stands al ,he from
Minnesota.
Their position in the seats of the
house is significant. They form
sort Of hreakwater between the two
old parties. Simpson has a most
excellent seat directly in front of
the speaker, which he secured
through the aid of Otis, whose keen
eyes observed that page was hold
ing the seat for an Iowa man. This
places Simpson where he belongs,
at the head Of the little phalanx.
Behind him sits Otis, a jovial man
of middle height, apparently the
oldest man of the group. John
Davis sits behind him, with Nc
Keigan, Halvorsen and Baker at his
left, thus forming an L, which
Simpson says stands for luck, and
Otis says stands for lightning
political lightning. Glover, KEN
and Watson sit together at the e1-
IRENE right Of the Republican side
of the house. They regret that
they could not have secured seats
with their fellow-conspirators, for
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-03-17

was the lOglCal outcome OF DIS lie
and thought.
His success as a lawyer and as a
reformer lies, in my judgment, in
his wide experience of life. Like
Simpson, che knows how it is him
self" He was born in easy circum-
stances, and was afterwards de-
pendent upon his own boyish hands
for support. He became manual
laborer- "a plowboy; and this at
that time in the south meant q great
deal more than the northern boy
can realize. Then he was helped to
success by the poor people; and
now, standing at ease, successful
and independent, lie is filed with
desire to help those who helped
him. He understands their life and
needs.
His life of hard work and suffer
ing have made him a commoner and
radical "a dangerous man" to
some of the southern people,-but a
very mode rate and fair-tempered re-
former to me. He is simply one
more of the scores Of similar young
radicals and commoners of my ac-
quaintance. He not only types the
best economic thought Of the young
south, he leads it. He stands for
the further extension of the idea of
liberty. His faith in man and the
forward urge of the human mind
never fails him.
He has given up law as : profess
sion, and proposes to devote large
part Of his life to the cause Of re-
form. One Of the youngest men,
bers of the house, he will be found
to be one of the ablest when any
question is being discussed on it's
merits.
MANY remark his resemblance to
Alexander Stephens, whose district
he has succeeded to. The photog-
rapher remarked upon the striking
resemblance, which extends to his
ability. Simpson calls him the
coming man." and has deep re-
gard for him.
Like the other Alliance men,
Simpson is always in his seat, and
he wheels about in his chair to face
each speaker; and he studies each
face through his gold-bowed spec
tacles, as il he desired to read the
character of the speaker from his
own standpoint. His trim, boyish
figure and scholarly face is often
seen on the floor, az he rises to get
a better position to hear some
speaker who interests him.
He was born in New Brunswick,
which shuts him out from the presi-
dental race; or, as friend put it,
"But if he'd "a had little better
~Io,A Al. xooxxor onl
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all the farmers IN THIS country nave
got to be if they don't want to be
cheated out o their eye-teeth. The
farmer is gettin' over thinkin' he
he can stand on one side and do all
the workin' while some other teller
does all the legislatin', and come
out Just the same in the end. He
proposes to take hand at it him
self"
> John Davis has been farmer and
mechanic, and is now the editor
and proprietor Of the Junction City
Tribune. He is a veteran Knight
Of Labor, and is a member of the
general executive board. He is a
careful thinker. His thought, like
Simpsons, gets down to the funda-
mental facts OF human rights, to
broad basic principles. He is the
oldest reformer of them all, man
of unquestioned integrity and
ability. His canvass was a remark
able one, showing that he has the
confidence and esteem of the men
of his district, which is very large
one. He ran ahead of his ticket in
almost every county. He will be
found to be strong man upon any
question Of right and justice. He
is tall, of dignifed and retiring
manner, and has a New England
type of face. He is very inter-
esting talker, and one remembers
his fine earnest eyes as the most
noticeable of his features. He i'm
presses one as being a man of great
moral conviction, serious, earnest,
able.
Otis is dairy-man, which is next
door to being a farmer. He is an
alert man of fifty.fve or sixty years
of age, short in stature. He seems
to be shrewd, kindly and observing.
He jokes about "the breakwater
between the two old parties" and
eagerly looks forward to the time
when the old parties shall be forced
to take side upon the money ques-
ton, which he Tin company with
his colleagues) considers the most
important, because the most imme-
date issue of the day.
Glover is a farmer, and resents
the repetition of the joke THAT
Glover is a good name for farmer"
He is genial man of most care
free face, though he has had his
share of trouble. His face is round
and plump, his hair is closely clip
ped, and he wears q short gray
mustache; he looks like thought
full, companionable business man.
He told a reporter he was very
sorry, but there was nothing pic
turesque about him; he was only a
farmer-an uncommon sort of Q
Enruar. and fLa MAMMALIAN saanad
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ly noticeable in the case OF KEN
and Baker; their faces are heavily
lined KEN is small man with a
heavy dark-red mustache, and is
one of the younger men of the
group. Halvorsen is Swede, and
wears long red whiskers, cut away
at the chin He is quiet to the
point Of being reticent. He and
Baker and McKeighan have thus far
said nothing in the house, but
have made themselves felt in their
committees.
Watson is the solitary lawyer of
the group, and a very successful
lawyer. He is, next to Simpon, the
most striking personality of the
group. He speaks with a touch Of
the dialect of the south, and wears
soft nat in the southern way; that
is, with high crown, uncrushed.
He is small and active. His face is
perfectly beardless and quite thin.
His eyes are his most remarkable
feature, except possibly the abun.
dance of dark-red hair, pushed back
from his face. lie has been in the
Georgia legislature, and is likely to
be the best parliamentarian Of the
dissenting party.
He was born of well-to-do, mid
dle-class people thirty-five years
ago. In the great reorganization
which took place in the south, his
father was left without anything,
and he was unable to do more than
send his son to the village school.
Like thousands Of others north
and south, Tom taught school to get
money to 60 to college, and did
actually succeed in getting enough
to pay for two years at local Bap-
fist university,-the freshman and
sophomore years,--when he gave up
the fight.
He then worked on a farm and
taught school, studying nights-the
characteristic American chapter.
He put in his time to such excel
lent advantage that he was admitted
to the bar when he was nineteen
years of age, and began to practice
in his twentieth year. He said,
half humorously, half pathetically,
"The first S. fee l earned seemed
like it must be illegal, l earned it so
quick"
He ran for the legislature in 1882,
was elected, and served one term.
He declined to run again, preferring
to return to his law practice, which
was phenomenal for so young man.
His first fee was $3.50, which a
negro paid to him. When he ran
for congress last fall, his law prac-
tice in his small town and surround
ing counties far exceeded his pay
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-08


WINS no conflict bstwesn gentiemsn largely
interested I'M the mining industry and gan
tlAman interested In building irrigation
icanals md reservoirs. He looked upon
aich e~nterprissa ny No q large extent aIso
not determine tho constitutional qnsa.
ltinn, but ns B the ssuae pf that
body ID could DO d0termined. John
w. Thompson. ot Lewis and Clarke, en-
dpfssd Mi. Burton's views. On motion ot
A. N. Hotter, of Levi. md QIarke, the
pf to-day.
J.AlssW. ktrayolly of Cnater county, said TIN
governor had cnllsd the convention Tor the
purpose of considering tho action takell by
another convention at Shit Luke. tIhii
bustness. had not yetf bssL brought before
10 bring Mp tor consideration tho action 81
the Salt LakD convention 90 embodied III
the governors call, but flilod.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-08

Helena. Mont, Dec. ?, 1874.
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security would be so ably proven by a COM
petent state commission, aided by Il state
engineer, that no question of tho feasibility
of any enterprise would arise. Seventh
This argument that the national govern
ment should control because of any inter-
state complications that may arise is nn-
sound, for the reason that the United States
courts have jurisdiction over all litigation
between states n tho citizens of the aav-
eral states. The same courts would. under
the national plan, %adjudicnte nll disputes
arising from the use OF water from Il stream
penetrating Two or more states.
The Colorado plan can be disposed of by
the statement of tho simple fact that to set
mp n barrier between life and the means of
sustaining life is an unnatural condition.
and Therefore would not be tolerated for n
long period by tho people, Notwithstanding
the fact that the sthte controls. The fact
that a corporation hnH the fee-simple in the
water or the means OF distribution and de-
clares division Of profits from the proceeds
of sale ia sufficient reason why corporations
should not exist. The further fact that
nature decroes the uss of irrigation is mn
unRnswosable argument against monopoly
of tho distribution of water.
India is IL congregation of ignorance, pow
erty and slavery that. not being blessed by
comparatively universal civilization aH ia
hero exemplitied could not, through n uop-
ulnr vote Of tho MASSES. provide for I'M in
tstlipent Gysham OF irrfgaflon othef than DY
imperial management.
Irrigation in California in regulated by
the law known ia the Wright lnw,"
whereby fifty or more holders uf title. or
evidence OF title, to linda susceptible of
ono mode of irrigation from n common
source and by the same System of WORKS,
may petition the county supervisors TO
cause tho organization of II district accord
mig to the datails prescribed under tho law
which provides for tho election of Il dis
trict board Of directors, which board
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IN All IT'S BEARINGS

Discussion Not to Re Confined to tho Salt
Lake Platform.
At the meeting Of this committee on reso-
lutions laat night tho subject of the gov
ernor'a call was considered, The commit
tee were not of one mind about 1t. This
division Of sentiment resulted In the CONF
ittee agreeing to report TO tho oonvon-
ton today recommending u discussion
of the action of the Salt La ka convention
in committee OF tho whole. III this way
the entire irrigation question Gun DO
opened up and free discussion given to the
subject III all its bearings. This action will
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-08
THE CALL.
For the Convention Issued by Gov. Toole
- to the Counties.

For the Convention Issued by Gov. Toole
- to the Counties.
Whereas, Tn irrigation congress which
lately met at Salt Lake City, Utah. adopted
the following platform:
Resolved, That this congress is in favor
of granting in ttust, upon snoh conditions
as may serve the public interest, to the
states and territories needful of irrigation,
all lands now a part of tho public domain
within such states and territories, except
ing mineral lands, for the purpose OF de-
velopinR irrigation, to render the lands now
arid fertile and capable OF supporting a
population.
Resolved. Tint it is the sense of this con-
vention that the committee selected to pro-
pose and present to congress the memorial
of this convention respecting public lands,
should ask as a preliminary to the cession
of all the lands in the territories in accord
ance with the resolutions Of the convention.
states to be formed therefrom, of the pub
lie lands to be devoted to public school
purposes.
Whereas, Large areas of arid lands and
semi arid lands, situated Upon the great
plains in the Dakotas, western Nebraska,
Kansas and Oklahoma were settled upon in
good faith, by homeseekers, under the sup
position that they were entering agricul-
tural lands, and
Whereas, Tho settlers upon such lands
have expended much time and money upon
the ame and paid into the United States
treasury therefor many millions OF dollars,
only to discover that irrigation, to a greater
or less extent, is necessary in making homes
for themselves thereon; therefore, be it
Resolved, That tho representatives of all
the states and territories directly interested
in irrigation, do hereby pledge their unwav-
ering support to the just demands of such
settlers. that the general government shall
ceived from the Ssnle Of such lands toward
the procurement of the means necessary for
their irrigation.
Resolved, That this cong ress heartily en-
dorse the irrigation work of the agricul-
tural department. of the national govern
ment in the collection and discrimination
of informstion; especially it's admirable
progress reports covering the Whola field of
irrigation Developments, and that it fayors
largo appropriations for this work here-
after.
And whereas it is doomed advisable to
attain a direct expression of the people of
this state ugon the resolutions aforesaid,
now therefore. for that purpose and to that
end, a convention is hereby called to meet
at the city of Helenn, on Thursday, Jan, Z,
1892, at - O'Clock IN. The superintendent
of delegates has been made ma follows:
beaVerneeu, % Gnpteau, ~; custer, 4; DaW-
son, 2; Deer Lodge, 70: Fergus, 6; Gallatin,
8; Lewis and Clarke, 26; Mengllar, s: Mis-
soula. %; Madison, &; Park, 10; Silver Bow,
40; Yellowstone, 8.
The bo ards of county commissioners of
the several counties arc earnestly requested
to appoint delegates at their December
meeting, according to the foregoing APP
p%ortionment. based upon two delegates to
each 300 voters. Jos. X. ,IooLH,
Governor of Montana.
At i've p. m. the convention adjourned
until 10 a. n. to-day.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-08

NOTICE TO sTogKHohDERs OF :, THE 1Es
Jersey Blue Mining COMPANY,
truatees of the Jersey. Blue Mining Co, held
Leo. l., 1891. norice il hsreby given
f holders . q sp'''s sse n jsrses e i3lue tho M iisia;
company will bs hold in the ,company's oaice,
room ono, Power huilding, in the city Of Helena,
Men ana. on We lnosdsy, thu 10Th day of January,
1857. at four o'clock i'll the afternoon, for tho
parnose of considering a proposition TO cell the
antire property of sAia company AS follows, to-
wit.
All OF that certain paten'oa quartz lode miE-
ing claim situated il tho county OF liver Bow,
state of Montana. known Is tie Jersey Blue,
quartz lode mining claim. designated Gy Unitod
States survey AID ratent as survey lot no, 10 IN
section six W, in township, three, ~ north, OF
range. seven W west, principal meridian And
base line of Montana, together with all the dips,
gold and silver barring quartz, roaA and earth
thereia: j nd all tho II .htas privileges and iran
chisas therato %lnotlent, apIeauant ana h,ppur-
tenant, or rlierewi Ii usual y had aud en- Dyed: and.
tools, Implements. herslitanents and appnrtsn-
aneee thereto balongina or in amy wise ,appe..'&
tanning, an tho rants. tsstes anu pranth thereof;
anu, asa, all tho estate, r5Rht,. ttic, interest,",
ever as well IN law M in equity, of the tnid der
asy Elge Mining company OIL, 10 ofto sA d prem-
isea, anu every part and parcel %thereos with the
Appurt0t anon And snot other bnhlneBs AZ
may properly come before sai Hi m1nssNt1nsri
President.
II. NJ. PARNMaN,
j. j, MICKEY,
b. BROWN, s....
Helena. Mont, Dec. 2. lsaL
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READ WHAT THE GREAT TEMPERANCE LECTURER
HAS TO SAY. N

HELENA, MoNT., Aug. 20, 1891.
MY DEAR Mr.. LIssNER-It gives me great
pleasure to state briefly the great benitit i have
received from the use Of the llissner sp,ilg
kidney trouble, causing me intense pain. have
taken much medicine, with but little r lief. I
have used porous ~plasters. They gave me tenn
pora. v relief. The severe pains in my back yet
remsined. L commenced the use of the spring
water about five weeks ago and Immediately got
relief. | feal no more pain or aches. urinate
with perfect freedom, and have every reason to
believe am entirely cured. With my whole
heart DO I thank you for this water of life.
Yours in haste,
9& FRANCIS MURPHY,
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relieve the cotnmittsa on resolutions from
any npparntit attempt To dictate the az
precision 1T tho convention and at tho same
limo give syeTy deleRats nm opportunity TO
DO heard on any phase Of the irrigation
problem.
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BEFORE BUYING at any Of
thespecial reduction sales which
will be offered you as usual this
time Of the year, call and get our
prices. Our reputation as lead
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and we don't propose to lose il.
Samples and prices sent to any
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plication.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-21
EMPEROR DOM PEDRO's JOKE.
He Placed n Big Rock on the Track to Test
Railroad Brake.

Railroad Brake.
Pearson's Weekly.l
The late Emperor Dom Pedro, of Brazil,
once gave audience to young engineer who
came to show him new appliance for stop
ping railway engines. The Emperor was
pleased with the thing, and said: 1--WE will
put it at once to a practical test. The cay
after tomorrow have your engine ready: we
will have it coupled to nv saloon carriage.
and then fire away. When going at full
speed 1 will Unexpectedly give the signal
to stop, and then We will see how the ap-
paratus works"
At the appointed time the Emperor
entered his carriage and the engineer
mounted his engine, and on they went for
considerable distance; indeed, the young
engineer began to suspect that the Emperor
had fallen asleep, when the train suddenly
came to a sharp curve round the edge OF
cliff, on turning which the driver saw, to
his horror, an immense boulder lying on the
rails. He had Just sufficient presence of
mind to turn the crank of his brake and
pull up the engine within a couple of yards
of the fatal block.
Here the Emperor put his head out of the
window and asked what tfev were stopping
for. They pointed to the piece of rock, on
seeing which Dom Pedro burst into a merry
laugh.
''Push the thing on one side!' he called
out to the engineer, who had jumped down
from the locomotive; and when the latter,
in his confusion, blindly obeyed, and kicked
the stone with his foot, it crumbled into
dust
1t was block of starch that Dom Pedro
had ordered to be placed on the rails the
night before.