davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30

The constitutional leaning toward
donkeyism which has been characteris-
tic OF Kansas for two or three years
and which has beer believed to be the
trait of the peoples party exclusively,
appeared in an aggravated manner in
our delegates at Minneapolis. Some
party Or other may always be de-
penned on to furnish those who make
Kansas look mouse colored. The nine
of our delegates who voted for Nc
KinIey had no more authority and no
more reason to do so than they had TO
vote for Grover Cleveland. Having
shown that they were not connected
with the convention in practical or
sensible way they will now come limp
ing home like CANNES that had been
in the wrong company--Newton Re
publican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30

A HAPPY condition of things is where
the farmer may be seen spending his
money with the tradesman of his county
town, keeping the largest possible Por-
ton of money at home and, without
hurting himself, building up strong bus
iness concerns. The more money a
community can keep at home the lower
interest rates will fall and the easier
worthy borrowers be accommodated.
If we are ever to have the blessings Of
low interest and advantageous terms to
borrowers we must locate our capitalists
at home, among US, and to do this
everything should be bought here that
is sold Or produced by our ovn people.
This admonition applies to the town
people fully as much as to --oS1r friends
In the country Trade at home, keep
the money at home and build up strong
institutions at home.-KiDgman Demo
cTat .,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30
Samples of Grain Wanted.
United States Dept, of Agriculture,
Washington d. C.. June 10, 1892.

w. w. SowARDs, Hoisington, Ks.
DEAR SIR:-I am gathering together
comprehensive collection of the cere-
ais of the United States to form por-
ton of the exhibit of this department at
the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
During the season of 1901 l took ad-
vantage of the services of the statisti-
cal correspondents of the department to
secure, from the various county fairs,
such samples of corn, wheat, oats ETC.,
as were staple IN the various counties,
and In this way have received several
thousand samples. Knowing of no fair
held IN your county 1 took no measure
to secure samples therefrom. IN order
to make the exhibit as complete as pos
sible l should like to obtain from your
county at least the samples enumerated
at the end of this letter. May | so far
rely upon a continuance of the good will
which you have always shown to this
department as to ask you to obtain for
me from the producers, within the next
80 days, such a series of samples of
grains as in your opinion will properly
indicate what your farmers are raising.
If possible, samples of loose grain
should contain two quarts, and of corn
consist of three ears.
If you indicate a willingness to assist
me will send you the packing material
necessary to forward the grain to this
office. Thanking you in advance for
what you may do, l remain,
Very Respectfully
EDWIN WILLIS, Asst Sec'y.
LIST OF CEREALS DESIRED:
Four samples of Wheat.
Two samples of Oats.
Two SAMPLES of Rye.
One sample of Barley.
One sample of Cora.
/ have directed him to send on his
sacks, and we will send samples that
will paralyze the whole department.
Therefore, please bring in samples of
the above grain to this Office
w. w. SowARDs,
Statistical Correspondent for Barton
County, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30
CLEVELAND AND STEVENSON.

Such are the standard bearers select
ed by the democrats in convention at
Chicago last week, a full report of which
will be found on the inside pages of this
paper.
No man can say it is not strong
ticket, and few men who have taken
the trouble to keep the drift of public
thought will say that it is not the win
ming ticket 1t was named by the prog
ressive democrats; by the men who be-
lieve in a government of the people by
the people. The pronounced spoilsmen
the men who only see in party sue
cess a means of gaining lucrative posi-
tons of place and power-were in the
convention from the domineering east,
from the treacherous state Of New
York, but their efforts to stem the tide
that was flowing to Grover Cleveland
were unavailing, and the choice of THE
PEOPLE, the man of the NATION, was
triumphantly chosen as our candidate
for the presidency, while western man,
General Stevenson of Illinois, was given
the next highest position in the gift of
democracy.
The DEMOCRAT hoists the Cleveland
and Stephenson banner and will follow
it to victory. We had hoped that, in
consideration of the fact that the west
was almost unanimous for the adoption
of a free silver plank in our national
platform, some western man could have
been united upon to head the ticket.
When, however, we reflect that the
third party, called the peoples party, IS
determined to place presidential ticket
in the field and make the fight princi.
pally upon the free silver question; and
when we consider that the free silver
issue is a sectional one-with the west
and south arrayed on one side and the
east upon the other-when we consider
these things calmly and deliberately,
we know that the adoption of free sill
yer platform by the democratic nation
al convention would not have strength
ened the party in the west one bit, and
would have so weakened it in the east
that the detested party of Force bills
and McKinleyism would again have
been enabled to ride into power and so
further entrench themselves behind
breastworks of favoritism and unjust
laws as to have the common people of
the land forever at their mercy. To
thwart the plans of the republican party
for thus suppressing the popular fran
chise and levying tribute from the de-
fenseless laborer, the action of the Chi
cago convention was wise and statesman
like, and we shall heartily support the
ticket with the consciousness of beng
in the right.
Kansas democrats are well pleased,
and there is strong hopes of throwing
the ten electoral votes of our state out
of the republican column and into the
peoples party column where they can
do no harm to democracy.
The action of the state convention on
July 9th will determine whether or not
Kansas will assist to foist upon the free
voters of the land such iniquities as the
Force bill and Mckinley tariffs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30
force, should not be allowed to enforce


those is the enforcement of their
peculiar notions by which they attempt
to make people believe things to be
wrong which large minority believe
to be right. OF this class is prohibi-
ton, in the present case it prohibits
any use no. matter how temperate of
liquors as a beverage, and thus in its
principles gives the exact same right
to prohibit any other private, personal
Or individual practice of any kind, no
matter how innocent or sacred, on the
order of majority. There is no es-
Gaping this.
Let us see where prohibition leads
us. The principle of the present
prohibitory amendment is that an in
nocent act becomes pernicious, or that
perniciOus act becomes innocent, the
monenta body of politicians or the
merest majority" in legislature says
so, which is not only Illogical. but
peculiarly unified for free people
and is destructive of liberty. The in
evitable result of all sumptuary and
prohibitory legislation is that an act
innocent in one state is pronounced
wicked in an other, that the state
usurps the functions of the churches
or other ethical sources of morals, the
worst of all that our ''morals" become
the shuttlecock of politicians. Thus
the absurd spectacle of men condemned
in one state to lose their liberty and
property for an act which in The next
state is declared perfectly proper: and
one legislature declaring to be criminal.
that which the next legislature may
declare to be not criminal, thus max
ing private "morals'' defnable by
the will of majority who thus
tyrannize over any minority
who believe the direct con-
trary to what they believe. This is
the exact situation. Prohibition
teaches that it is the will of a majority
and not its own wickedness that makes
any act wrong. Prohibition means
this that all fixed principle and cri-
terion of right and wrong lies in the
will of the majority. This is prohi-
bition in a nutshell. Then if a ma
joritY in any section or state believes
the ceremonies of some church, or that
going to any one certain church, or
that staying away from another certain
church is detrimental to morals and is
wrong, is it of course right and just to
abolish those ceremonies, Or those
churches, or the staying away from
some certain church as attempted by
the prohibitory laws of some of the
colonies 200 years ago? This, and
nothing else. is prohibition in its naked
form, pure and simple, when brought
to its inevitable and right conclusions.
We hope this is plain enough for every
mind. There is no natural power in
existence that could protect minority
in the exercises of their religious
practices any more than their individual
practices under prohibitory principles,
for the principle places private moral
conduct under the arbitrary will of
political majority and is subversive of
the very foundations of all liberty
Junction City Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30

JERRY SIMPSON is in favor of fusion,
that is for democrats to fuse on Jerry.
Speaking of presidential possibilities,
he said in an interview: 1.-The eIector-
al votes of Kansas are not the only
ones likely to be taken from the repub-
lican column. 1t may be done also in
Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dako-
ia, and from present indications,
would not be surprised to see Colorado
carried by an opposition ticket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30
FRANK McGRATH, formerly state

FRANK McGRATH, formerly state
president of the farmers alliance of
Kansas, has such hatred of democ-
racy that, seeing certain success OF
that party by the aid of the peoples
party carrying so many republican
states, has suffered weakening of the
backbone and hops ignobly back into
the G. o. p., where he will of course be
taken up tenderly and coddled by the
joyous republicans. Democrats in the
third party will probably go on with the
snipe hunt and be found holding the
bag in the early November days. Eel
lows of the McGrath stripe will '.stay
in just long enough to start the party
down the middle of the road to igno-
minious defeat, when they will dodge
out and back to the g. 9. P. trough and
eat crumbs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30
CHICAGO, CITY OF DESTINY.

Our first visit TO the second city OF
the continent, the enterprising, ex.
panding, pushing. resistless and noisy
western metropolis, Chicago, will be
long remembered with pleasure and
profit. One week spent in the wonder
full city will enable the visitor to see
more wonders of architectural and
mechanical skill than lifetime spent
among the lesser cities of the land. and
one leaves its busy streets with feel
ing that the very highest of the Crea-
tors greatest work was attained when
He created the intellect of man and
skilled his hand to carry out his
thought.
We made the trip from our quiet
Kansas town. to this grand center of
commerce over the great Santa Fe
railroad, one of the principle arteries
which carries the bounteous products
| of the west into the heart of trade and
brings out upon the broad pralries of
Kansas the things which make life
worth the living. This road is a pictur-
esque one as we'll as the shortest con-
nection between Kansas City and the
pride of Lake Michigan. While the
Chicago end of the Santa Fe is not as
straight and smooth as its main line in
Kansas, it appears to be the aim Of the
management to furnish not only quick
transportation but comfortable accom-
modations and courteous train men.
From observations taken while flying
over the ground at the rate of so miles
per hour we learned that Illinois has
not taken so well to the abundant fall
of water this year as has Kansas.
Thousands of acres of farms in the
level lands are under water, and all
spring work has been kept back until
it is now too late in the season for any
thing like a corn crop to be assured.
Very little wheat was seen. The grass
crop will be good, if the sun shines
enough to enable the farmers to make
hay" In the Missouri river bottoms
the crop prospect was little better.
But it did look queer to western
Kansas man to see little patches called
farms stuck here and there in the dense
growth of iack-oaks, emphasized by
ten by twelve log hut and we'll sweep.
Why people will prefer tc farm" un
der such drawbacks rather than skim
over the prairies of Kansas with rid
ing plow, drill, or header in their
seasons, is one of the enigmas of life.
Iowa, we also observed, has not been
able to close the flood gates, and much
water has covered her corn fields so
that apparently not half the t;llable
ground has been broken this spring
and what crops are in are not up to
their usual condition at this time of
year.
The Worlds Fair buildings at Chi
cago are going up rapidly, and when
completed will be wonders of architect
ural beauty. Our visit to the grounds
was made during heavy rain storm
and the enthusiasm which might have
been awakened in our breast over the
mighty preparations for the grandest
exhibition of the age was put to sleep
by the soggy sound of the soaking rain.
However, if the kind fates array them
selves on our side, and few hundred
delinquents come to our aid and put
the balance on the proper side of our
subscription book. We hope to visit the
Columbian Exposition in 1898 and en-
JOY the fullest fruition of our expecta-
tion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30
inhabitants, to the unacquainted

| 1nhaDltantS, TO the unacQuaintet
observer.
Among the crowd of men seekin,
employment in this city this weel
could be seen faces of all description
including negroes and Indians.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will serve ice cream and cak,
on the Fouth day of July, in the pos
Office building in the afternoon ani
evening.
The reputation of the Elllnwooi
Cream cry is not limited to a few 10
ca lities. This week this institution
re ceived an order for 5000 pounds Of
butter from New York City, which
was filled with promptness and dis.
patch.
In our issue of last week we unin.
tentionally omitted to mention the fact
that fine girl had taken her abode al
the residence of our genial and pros
porous farmer friend, John Doherty
All are doing will, even John seems to
/ be standing the shock quite well.
PAWNEE ROCK
! FIom the Leader.
Rev. Dixon and family returned
home on Friday from their trip through
Stafford and Reno counties. They
visited in Hutchinson and Nickerson
| while they were gone.
Joe and Jack Milligan and their
| brother, James, returned home from
the Arapahoe country last Sunday.
Joe and Jack have each got claims and
expect to go back to them right after
| harvest.
Will Sweeny, brother of Mrs Marsh
Mosbarger, is here from Missouri.
He will remain through harvest. Mr..
Sweeny says he belongs to the alliance
in Missouri, but that they are going
back and are losing ground right along.
A 13 year old boy of II. S. Baird, 6
miles north east, had his left leg bad
ly fractured on Tuesday by horse
falling on him. The horse stumbled
and fell with the boy on him. Dan
iels and Koch were in attendance and
report him doing nicely.
Mr.. John Hepler's brother. who
stopped off here last fall on his way
from Los Angeles, Cal, to his old
home in Illinois, is here again. He
will ram o;y, upf;I n flor l,crx,ac+ MI -
in company with John and his family,
he will 60 to Galveston, Texas.
Last reports from the sick before
going to press states that two of
Booze's children are better and the
other two not so we'll. One of WI
Warmers little ones is down and Earn
est Smiths youngest child is complain
ing. Mr.. Warner has moved into a
larger house, the Metcalf house, south
of track.
Our Pythian Sisters lodge met last
Thursday afternoon and elected the
following officers;
Mrs. M. T. Logan, M. E. C.
Addie Benefiel, E. s.
Miss Jessie Vosburg, E j.
Mrs. Cora Baker, Manager.
Dora Crook, M. of r. & c.
M. J. Smith, P. of T.
Ella Morris, M. of F.
Minnie Belknap. G, of o. F.
Jennie Bowman, Z. G.
Mrs. Slocum, of Topeka, the Gran d
Chief, and an assistant from Hutchin-
son are expected here this or tomorrow
evening when the members, eighteen
in all, will be initiated into the mys-
teries of the order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30

c. K. HOLIDAY, JR..
EDITOR TOPEKA GIFT ENTERPRISE
ESTEEMED SIR:-Go soak your
head You were never in it. See?
Respectfully,
KANSAS DEMOCRATIC Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30

ELLINWOOD.
From the Advocate
Mrs. Elizabeth Sauer is here from
Hurley, Wis, looking after her farm
ing inte rests.
Buns are about two layers thick
under the shade trees near the depot
this week.
How lonesome we will be here in
town when harvest begins in good
earnest.
r. B. Herold will run one of the big
gest threshing engines in this part of
the state this year. It will be a fifteen
horse power.
The crowd around the depot when
trains arrive would indicate that Ellin-
wood is a town of Eve or six thousands
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30

w. G. JONES, Chairman.
w. H. L. PEPPERELL, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-30

Statistical Correspondent for Barton
County, Kansas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-19
Childish Deprayity.

On Saturday five boys, whose ages
range from 10 to IA years, were arrested
charged with attempt to commit a Grim.
inal assault on a little girl eight years OF
age At hearing before Mayor Kennon
on Monday they were convicted of indie
cent assault and lascivious conduct, and
each fined $500 and costs. The testimo-
ny at the trial was such as to show con
ditiOn of childish depravity in both sexes,
that is simply amazing. It's hard to be-
lieve that children so young should pos
sess such immoral inclinations. The
fault is very clearly with the parents in
allowing their children on the streets at
night, and in not keeping guard over their
companions and conduct at all times,
This may serve as warning to parents
as to what their children are capable of
in the way of immortality, but it will not
lessen the disgrace of this offense.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-19
Another Comfy Heard From.

The Cadiz Republican prints Senator
Nichols card of withdrawal with the fol
lowing predatory remark:
The next best thing to success in any
contest, is to be able to meet defeat with
composure, which Senator Nichols does
in the following admirable statement
and which shows him to possess the no.
bleness of mind and heart which his
more intimate friends have alwaysclaim-
ed for him.
Continuing it says: While the aboye
statement takes Senator Nichols out d
the contest as candidate, and turns htl
delegates over to Colonel Poorman. az
cording to the agreement, SO far as he J
personally able to do it, it will not haye
any binding effect on his delegates, except
so far as such delegates voluntarily alloS
themselves to be influenced by that soft
of an agreement. AS individuals they
will be free to act as their best Judgment
shall dictate Having been instructed to
support Senator Nichols, and no one
else, they will now be free to give their
votes to Colonel Poorman, General Hol-
lingsworth, Governor Richards. or Judge
Mccoy, and will be equally free, so far a.
instructions are concerned, to support
either of them. Y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-19

Mead township, both precincts, is as
follows: 413 horses, valued at S26,585;
1898 head of cattle at $40, ,762; 6222 sheep
at $751; ,522; 6O5 hogs at S2Ol3. Total of all
property Sl45, 1886.
Last year this township had 1858 horses
worth $50, ,15O; 976 head of cattle valued
at s19,O66; 6276 head of sheep at Sl7 ,355;
653 hogs at S2796. Total sl7O,355. Loss
S24,OaO.
Warren township, outside of Barnes
vile, makes showing of total of $685.
507, as compared with total of S25l, ,l34
last year.
Several other precincts have reported,
but no other townships are complete. A
glance at the figures. shows that the
different Assessors have proceeded on a
widely different basis of valuation, and
the whole county is likely to show de-
cided falling off in the valuation of per
sonal property.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-19
UNPARALLELED OFFER
Both The New York Tribune and II
Chronicle for Sl.5o Year.

Both The New York Tribune and The
Chronicle for s1.5o Year.
This week we make an unparalleled Of
fer to our subscribers. For Sl50-the
price of THE CHRONICLE alone-we, will
send both THE CHRONICLE and the New
York Weekly Tribune to any subscriber,
old or new, for one year. If your sub
scription to The CHRONICLE is not yet
expired, credit for one year from date of
expiration will be given, while your sub
scription to the Tribune will begin at
once. To new subscribers, the subscrip-
tion to both papers will begin at the
same time. The regular price Of the
Weekly Tribune is one dollar year, and
by this offer you get two papers for the
price of one.
The Tribune is the acknowledged Re-
publican organ of the nation, and you
cannot do without it during the cam
paign when you can get it and your local
paper at the same price. Cash must IN
variably accompany the order. Read the
display advertisement in this paper, and
then send in your order to THE CHR0N-
ICLE
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-19
An Eminent Sncness

The France Medical Institute. located
at 3S and 40 West Gay Street, Columbus,
Ohio, is having an extensive business.
A Neaos reporter called at the Institute
and found DIR. France and his assistants
in the midst of throng of patients.
Their consultation rooms present hand
some appearance, having been remodeled
and refurnished Throughout. The doctor
is most affable gentleman, and the
patients who visit him at once realize
that they are in the presence of friend;
man of not only extraordinary skill in
his profession, but with heart full of
sympathy and interest that at once gives
new hope and encouragement. The class
of patients who call at the Institute are
not from the ignorant and unlettered.
but from those whose cultured minds
have led them to discern the advantage
of the physician who makes chronic
diseases speciality, over those who are
in the regular practice. They have had
hundreds of patients in Columbus and
surrounding cities, who would bear testi-
mony to their skill if called upon, but
they refrain from publishing their names
and portraits to advertise themselves,
out of consideration for those who
naturally shrink from having themselves
paraded before the public, and they
thank them for their kind consideration.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-19
SOME BRIEF ITEMS
Letter From a Land of Fruit and
Flowers.
Phoenix a Great Place-For Congress
From the Fifteenth District-A
Fragrant Industry.

w. N. Miller, who lately went from
this place with F. w. LOngley and wife
to Phoenix, Ariz., writes some interesting
items relative to his new home. He is
located at a place called Frog Tank, 36
miles from Phoenix. The place, while by
nature beautiful, has not yet felt the
hand of man to any great extent.
Phoenix is described as beautiful place,
apricOts, peaches, figs, almonds are ripe
now, and are exceedingly plentiful. Fig
trees are planted along the streets for
shade. Pineapple and banana trees are
just beginning on their second crop
Orange blossoms laden the air with their
delicious fragrance. while every sort of
flower blooms in each yard, and jostle'
each other in a luxuriant riot of dazzling
color, symmetrical form and exquisite
perfume. The thermometer just now
stands at between 80 and 100 in the
shade. The town is situated in fertile
valley with cool mountains about it.
Fruit is cheap. but the price OF manu-
faetured commodities is high. The poor
est sort OF cigar commands fifteen cents.