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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

IT Is amusing to see how kindly tie
republicans take TO the middle of the
road'' democrats who are kicking about
the state and congressional situation.
Their sweet language and Sinking at
tentions remind one of the efforts OF Z
half dozen second hand clothing deal
ers gathered around a green country
man en- whom they think they can FFoEs
of some OF their rubbish. They are
all attention and al smiles, and TIE
green ceuntryman thinks he Is jusi
some pumpkins when lie has them gath
cred about him We SAN just such AT
exhibition on the Santa Fe train Gem
ing from the east last Thursday morn
ing, and brother Crouch OF tae Hutch
inson Times was doing the country
boy act.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

EVERY visitor to Kansas City during
Pythian week is loud in praise of the
elegant manner in which visitors were
treated by Kansas City's whole souled
residents. The accommodations pre-
pared were sufficient for the immense
crowd, and every citizen of the city
seemed to be member of the infor-
nation bureau, and took upon himself
the duty of making the visitors feel at
home. Kansas City is indeed an ideal
town for hospitality and good cheer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
T. A. Program.

Teachers Association. Great Bend
Kas., September 10th, 1892. at 1:30 D.
m. in the high school.
Compayre's Lectures on Teach
ing, chap. I, IL, III, w. T. Clark
American Literature, introduc-
tion and C. I, IL, III. E.E. E.Morrison
The relation of the parent to
the school Esther Wilms
How to teach fractions. Ed. Howard
Recitation. EIlora Landrum
Penmanship. J. W. Campbell
Mental Science, Memory. C. f. Bell
A.U. r. LIyEsAY. Pres
Executive ESTHER WILLMs, Sec
Committee. W. L. CLARK.
ELLA Day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
STAND UP FOR KANSAS.

In their ''stand up for Kansas"
battle cry the republican party very
plainly admits that the state of Kan
sas has lost or is in danger of losing
something.
That this state has suffered some
what in reputation is fact that might
just as we'll be admitted. The older
citizens will remember the time when
1t was considered an honorable distinc-
ton to be a Kansan. But since that
time Kansas has been more or less an
object of ridicule in the older states.
The first stab given the good name
of Kansas was the aid business. On
occasions, when there was a partial
failure of crops, every dead beat in this
and other states were turned loose to
beg for "Kansas sufferers" Tales of
suffering and destitution were related
which gave all who might listen to
them a bad impression OF Kansas.
The second injury afflicted on this
state we are sorry to admit, was by its
friends, the tariff reformers in other
states. When Kansas with her eighty
thousand majority in 1888 said that
''the tariff is not a tax" and 1.-THE for
eigner pays the tax" tariff reformers
all over the country began to ridicule
this state. The Kansas farmer was
represented as dilapidated indi-
vidual in ridiculous cartoons. And
underneath these cartoons were given
with shameful accuracy the argu-
ments used in Kansas to induce the
farmers to vote for high protective
tariff.
The tariff barons as well as other in
telligent people of the east saw at a
glance that the Kansas farmer was not
protected, and with one accord they
dominated him chump. In tie east
ern states the high tariff was mere
matter of dollars and cents, and while
the people of that section were getting
the dollars and cents they regarded it
as the most natural thing in the world
that they should. favor a high tariff.
But the idea of Kansas farmers voting
for it they'regard more in the light of
a burlesque than anything else.
The causes enumerated injured the
state of Kansas by causing her citizens
to be made the object of ridicule in the
older states, but the great injury to the
financial interests of the people of this
state was after the organization of the
farmers alliance. The republican party
and not the alliance or peoples's party
is responsible for this injury to the
credit of the state.
When the farmers alliance threatened
the overthrow of the republican party
In Kansas nearly every republican
paper in the state began to slander the
farmers organization.
Their contempt for farmers who as
sumed to control the politics of the
state knew no bounds. The whole
machinery of the republican party was
put in motion to ridicule the farmers
organization out of existence.
The farmers organization was re.
presented as lawless. They were called
communists, anarchists and dynami.
ters. Deadly explosives, the manu-.
facture of which was traced uncomfort
ably near republican headquarters
were attempted to be shipped to peo
ple's party strongholds.
The republican machinery was put t.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

en- last week. 1t seems that he stepped
on the main drive belt which, although
detached from the engine, was still. Ii
motion, and was thrown very suddenly
with the above mentioned results.
The orders for the products turned
out by our creamery is so big that they
have had to put on team in the east
part of the territory in order to get
milk to make enough butter to fill their
orders. They viii also probably get
cream from Lyons, Chase and Nicker-
son and will soon be running one Of the
largest establishments of this kind IN
the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

FOR Congressman at Large.
W. A. HARRIS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President,
GROVER CLEVELAND,

For President,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
For Vice President,
GENERAL A. E. STEW VENSON.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
wALrER N. ALLEN, E. B. CABBELL
A. j. MoALLIsTER, L. ID. REYNOLDS,
s. A. MARTIN, NOAH ALLEN,
H.C. BROWN, A. G. SHINN,
D. E. BARRY, Il. A. WHITE.
KANSAS STATE TICKET.
For Governor.
L. D. LEWELLING.
For Lieutenant Governor,
PERCY DANIELS.
For Secretary of State,
R. S. OSBORNE.
For Attorney General.
JOHN T. LITTLE.
For State Auditor,
VAN B. PRATHER.
For State Treasurer,
W. H. BIDDLE.
For State Superintendent,
II. N. GAINES.
For Associate Justice,
s. H ALLEN.
For Congressman at Large,
W. A HARRIS.
For Congressman, 18th District,
JERRY SIMPSON.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
PAWNEE ROCK.

From the Leader
Miss Mary O'Rourke, Of Denver, is
visiting with her parents.
Nearly every farmer says his wheat
is turning out better than expected.
The late rains have revived the grass
so that it now looks as green as in the
spring.
Merritt Flick received quite an injury
from a fall off a horse Saturday. He
was unconscious for a time but is al
right again.
Many farmers around here had
wheat on the ground when the rain
came last week. One man had 10, ooo
bushels.
A fine rain fell here Saturday night
and another Tuesday afternoon, put
ting the ground in good condition fo1
plowing. About Il inches fell.
A letter received from Walter Hen
derson, formerly of this place, says
everything is dull with them il Cowley
county. He says he would move back
here on his farm if he had house.
They all want to come back; twas ever
thus.
WATERMELON PHILOSOPHY.
The melons beauty IS more than skin
deep.
The ripe melon soon has the heart
taken out of it.
You never know you have had enough
melon until it is too late.
The farmer finds that his melons are
here to-day and gone tomorrow.
The worst judge Of a melon we evel
saw was the one who sentenced US fol
stealing IT.
Some men viii eat a dozen melon.
and then swear because they have-th'
stomach ache.
There are two ways Of raising melon!
the agricultural and the predatory.
The latter is the easier until you &c
caught.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
CLAFLIN

From the Banner
The site for the new Christian church
has been staked out on Main street and
work will begin as soon as it is possible
to secure laborers.
Notwithstanding the low price Of
wheat, our streets are crowded every
day with farmers teams that are draw
ing the wheat to market.
A very copious rain visited these
parts Tuesday, that did much good to
the growing corn and pasture, but was
insufficient to very materially help the
fall plowing.
On Thursday of last week, one of
our energetic young men, Mr.. Chase
Elmore and Miss Mary kellogg, of
Gibbs, Mo-, were joined in the holy
bonds of wedIock. Mr.. and Mrs. FL
m ore have taken up their residence in
this city for the present, and their host
of friends will join with US in wishing
for them long, happy and prosperous
life.
| Claflin has been the scene of another
fight or two this week. A young man
by the name of HORNE, but who gave
his name as Smith, got full of '.juice Of
the forbidden fruit and while in that
condition made a horse trade with Z
! stranger, but after re-considering his
actions, concluded that he had beer
beaten, and declared the trade mo so. >
To this the other fellow objected and
the affair wound up in a little mill
Constable Ingersoll undertook to arres
the young man HORNE, but he objected
and had hand to hand russell with th'
officer, but was finally overpowered ant
was taken before Justice Stewart, wher,
he was convicted on several charge
and was bound over to next term o
district court. He now languishes Il
dungence vile at Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01

For Congressman, 7th District,
JERRY SIMPSON.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
GRAND OPENING.

On May %, 1892, the steamer City vi
Marquette commenced making regular
daily trips between Kewaunee, Wis,
and Frankfort, Mich. Boat will leave
Kewaunee at $50 a. m. arriving at
Frankfort at $3.50 p. m. making close con-
nections with trains Of the Toledo, Ann
Arbor & North Mich. Ry for all points
East; returning leave Frankfort at $50
p. N. Immediately after arrival of trains
from the East and reaching KeWaunee in
time for the early morning train Of the
Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western +. h.
for all points in the west. See that
your tickets read via the G. B. W. & st.
P. and X. G. B. & w. r. Rds. forming
the Kewaunee short line the New and
popular route from the Northwest to
New York, Boston, etc.
If. J.B. LAST, G. A. P.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CONVEN.
TON.

Notice is hereby given that the Convention OF
District, in the State Of Wisconsin, will be held
at the Court House, i'll the City Of Green Bay,
Brown county, Wisconsin, Oh the md day Of
sept A. D. 1892, at , O'Clock i'll the afternoon
for the purpose Of placing in nomination a
candidate for Congress in the above named Sth
District to be voted for at the next general
election to be he'd, as required by Law, on the
Sth day of Now A. D. 1892, and also to transact
any other business that may properly come
before said Convention for their consideration;
The several counties in the Sth Congressional
District win be entitled to the following
representation Of delegates in said convention:
Brown ;, Door 3, Portage &, Outagamie &,
Wuupaca :, KcWaunec ,, Wood /,
". d. CoNNoR, Chairman,
Republican Congressional Committee for
the sth District Of Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
AMERICAN CITIZENS.

Years ago, a girl of ten, striv-
ing always for the real meaning of
things, asked her teacher, as the
class wrestled with the eloquence
Of Everett and Webster in the
Fifth reader, "Why do they
say; men thought, men hoped,
men feared "Weren't there any
women them" "Men is used here
in the sense of people, and in
cludes men and women" "Who
used it SO first and why didn't
the person say women and say
that meant both?" "You ask too
many questions" was the reply.
Then again reading Jackson's
"Appeal to South Carolinians"
giving to all her inhabitants the
proud title of American citizens"
1--WE, too, are American citizens"
The teacher was again questioned.
"Why is it grand to be an Ameri-
can citizen? The teacher replied,
"an American citizen can take
part in government" "How?"
"By voting" But women can not
vote" certainly not" "Then
all the inhabitants can not have
the proud title of American citi-
zen." That little girl did not then
realize that the questions which
puzzled her so, were questions
over which the supreme courts of
different states were to be exercised,
trying to decide in Minnesota
whether women were inhabitants
and in Massachusetts, if they we're
persons, and finally in the supreme
court of the United States whether
they were citizens. Could she
have forseen that they were to be
decided by that high tribunal to
be citizens, she knew SO little of
precedent, and pure masculine
reasoning unadulterated by
womanly Intuition" that had she
been favored also with a fore
shadowing of the. platform of '92,
she would have clapped her hands
with childish exultation over such
a sentence as this: 1--WE demand
that every citizen Of the United
States shall be allowed to cast one
full and restricted ballot" for with
only one glimpse into the future
she could not imagine that the
poor bondsman who could not
even read, because to teach him
was to commit a crime, should
stand at that proud height a real,
not nominal American citizen,
while she and her girl schoolmates
given the Duties of American
citizens" Examples of Ameri-
can patriotism,' The American
flag" The intelligence of the
people, the safeguard Of the
nation" as childish tidbits of in
formation and preparation, were
to stand helpless as the man with
out a country, to see, not only the
dawning of the Negroes hour, but
to see the Indian raised from
national paupers to be national
protectors: to see traitors pardoned
and restored to civic honors; to
see the prisons opened and felons
pardoned that they might escape
the direst Of ali penalties, the loss
of franchise; while she and her
mates then left alone with the
only other disfranchised class
must question thus and have no
kind teachers to reply, "have we.
to educate and train these idiots
into sound men and women and
wait to see them enter the promis-
ed land before we are called?"
And what is the value of Ameri-
can citizenship without the safe
guard of the American ballot?
G. V. LAYTON.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
Eighth Congressional District.

The Eighth Congressional Dis
trict as laid out for us by Boss"
Wall & Co. under the apportion-
ment of 1891 comprises the
following counties: Wood, Portage,
Waupaca, Outagamie, Brown,
Kewaunee and Door. 1t was
intended to be a we'll fortified
Democratic. district. The vote in
the elections of 1884 and 1888
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
BuckIen,s Arnica SaIVe.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever sores, litter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains Corns, and all skin eruptions
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by
John E. DAILY and Johnson, Hill & Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

The amount paid out by the
Federal Government in sugar
bounties during the past fiscal
year was s733o,o44. Of this
sum the Louisiana planters alone
secured s6,S7o,5oo, more than
six-sevenths. Yet Louisiana votes
and will probably continue to vote
the straight Free-Trade ticket at
every election.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
every election.

The Chicago Ne7os-Record is
authority for the information that
Mr.. William A. Pinkerton is a
Democrat and that 90 per cent. Of
his men are Democrats, too
Workingmen inclined to blame
Protection for the Homestead
troubles should make a note Of
this.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

Since the new Tariff became a
law Rio coffee has declined in
price 24.3 per cent, and sugar
1873 per cent. Dun's Commercial
Agency reports the average fall in
the necessaries of life at IS per
cent. Dun's report would have
been a good thing to incorporate
into the Republican platform.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

No cause can be hurt by such
attempted bullying and Justification
as that of the Democratic Con-
vention in dealing with the socalled
"Force bill"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

When the Rebellion came to an
end, and the last musket had been
fired from the ranks of the Demo-
cratic party in the South into the
bosoms of the defenders Of the
Union there was a disposition, all
round, to let by-gones be by-gones.
The valor and the heroic endurance
of the Southern rebel met with
due recognition from the Federal
soldier and to the generous pity for
a fallen foe was added the patriotic
desire to see rebuilt the waste
places of restored Union.
Grant had said: Take your mule
go home and pillow your land
keep the peace and you shall not
be molested" and the Republican
Party, as magnanimous in the
hour Of victory as it had been
courageous in the storm of war
set the seal of approval upon the
great generals summary settle
ment An era of good feeling
prevailed throughout the whole
country. In the North a feeling
of forgiveness towards the South
was almost universal-a willing
ness to extend general amnesty
to shake hands in friendship and
amity and cry quits. In the South
there was a genuine surprise at
the moderation and clemency
extended to them. They had
been taught to believe they would
be ground to the dust.
This kindly state of feeling was
rudely shaken by the assassination
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

The Southern free-trade Bour-
bons were willing to split the
Democratic party up the middle
rather than permit it to straddle
the tariff question again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

What more in the way Of a
tariff plank could the importers
and British manufacturers ask of
the Democratic party? There is
no pretext now for any delay of
the campaign funds expected from
the sources named.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

The Democratic tariff plank is
wonderfully like the deliverances
on the same subject by the old
labor-owing free traders in the
days when they held black work
ingmen in bondage. The doctrine
is precisely the same.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

of Lincoln, The accession of
Johnson and the attempt by him
to bring the rebel States back into
the Union by proclamation, with
guarantees, without any agree
ment as to future good conduct
changed still further this former
good feeling. We will not weary
the patience Of the reader by 60
ing into the various measures
proposed, rejected and finally
accepted. But now, as during the
war the Democratic party filled
the same obstructive, disloyal role.
Everything that was done by the
government was denounced as
arbitrary, as unconstitutional and
as trampling on the liberties of the
citizen. The Democratic party
in the North advised the South
that they had lost no rights by the
Rebellion-had forfeited no rights
were not bound to submit to
any conditions but had a right to
come back into the Union and
resume their places as if nothing
had happened.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

I claim no other credit than that
of having attempted, without
sparing myself as to labor, to
discharge public duties conscien-
tiously.-Ben1a1vln Harrison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
RECONSTRUCTION.

To those of us who passed
through the exciting period of the
Rebellion-to those who sustained
the government at home, on their
farms, in their workshops and
oflCes-no less than they who
bore arms in its defense in the field
the recital of the events Of that
time, brief and sketchy though it
be, sounds like an "oft told tale"
"Why revive" it is said, "these old
passions and Enthusiastically
wave "thc bloody shirt" why
drag up from oblivion into
which it should mercifnlly pass
the bloody record Of murder,
violence and wrong which followed
the COLLAPSED" Well! the reason is
soon given. Political parties have
many human characteristics.
They partake, in the nature of
things of the passions and impulses
of the men who form them, and it
is not by their professions but by
their acts that they are to be
judged Now, we are on the eve
of another decision by the Ameri-
can people as to whom they will
entrust the government of the
nation, and it is proper that all the
facts bearing upon the past and
present relations of parties to the
people should be submitted. 1t is
in the nature of an argument to an
intelligent jury. And, in this
connection it is we'll to bear in
mind that generation has passed
away since the close of the Re
bellion, SO that at least tWo-thirds
of this voting jury must depend
upon history for a correct under
standing Of the cause on trial.
Again, the great tide of immi-
grafton has landed on our shores
nearly half a million Of people a
year-a multitude fleeing from
oppression abroad in the hope of
finding liberty and prosperity with
us. TO this jury, thus mace up
the Republican Party confidently
appeals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

If John Bull is not satisfied with
the tariff plank of the Chicago
convention he must be hard, in
deed, to please.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

The Force bill" plank of the
Chicago Convention shows that it
is not yet possible for the Demo
cracy to declare their sentiments
without trying to play bully and
crack the whip in the old style.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
~s@WAR DEcLARED!@s~
No Quarters for HIGH PRICES. Down
With Them.

War everything but Fair Honest Straightforward the
dollar values We have just received new stock OF Clothing
Boots Shoes Ladies and Gents Furnishing Goods Notions
Linen Tnware &c. prices that regular values
half in two. Our Motto is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

| wish to express my thanks,
with heart that overhows with
gratitude, to the faithful body of
friends who have been so solicitous
in my behalf, and, more than that,
to that great body of well-disposed,
order-loving, patriotic Americans
who have always received me
kindly.-BenJan1in Harrison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given that a Convention of
the Republican Party, Of the County Of Wood,
Court House in the City Of Grand Rapids, in
said County on the 10Th day of July, A. d. 1892.
ut one o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose
of elccting Delegates to represent Wood
be held at the city Of Milwaukee on the 18th
day of August, \. D. 1892, and also to elect /
delegates to represent Wood County at the
Republican Congressional Convention, for the
18th District of Wisconsin, to be held at the city
Of Green Bay, Brown County, State of Wisconsin
on the md day Of Sept, A. D. 1892, and also for
the transaction Of any other business that the
Convention may deem proper to consider.
The several Towns, Wards and Villages in
Wood County Will be entitled to the following
representation of delegates III said convention:
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