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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29

the democratic platform declares 1t to
be. 1t INTAKES foreigners only. 1t APP
plies to our poorest instead of to our
best customers. And It favors other
countries at the expense OF our own.
The presidents contention as to the
effect of tariffs on wages is thoroughly
disingenious, not to say dishonest. He
knows that the duty under the Nc
kinley law in many schedules is more
than the entire cost in the articles pro-
tected, and yet he repeats the deceptive
clap trap about the necessity of cover
ing ''the difference in wages" between
this country and Europe. He claims
that ''protective duties strongly tend to
hold up wages, and are the only barrier
against a reduction to the European
SCALE" when he knows that the wages
in free-trade England are from 80 to
100 per cent. higher than in any prOtec-
zionist country in Europe, and that the
variation in wages in the same indus
tries in the different states in our
union, under the same tariff, are as
great as the difference between the
average wages here and in England.
1t is characteristic of this nefarious
system of false pretenses that it should
convert the letter of acceptance of
special pleader.
! The passage upon the force bill will
be variously interpreted, but fairly
read it seems to be an abandonment of
the extreme policy embodied in that
odious measure. Two years ago the
president tried to press a force bill
through congress. He now talks sOOth-
ingly of a non-partisan commission to
devise some scheme for counting the
negro census as republican votes. He
affects to see, however, in the new
political movements IN the south and
1.-THE recent decisions of some Of the
state courts" hope that ''the arbitrary
and partisan election laws and prac-
tees which have prevailed may be cor
rected by the states, the laws made
equal and non-partisan and the cleo
tons free and honest" Such a solu-
ton. he says, would be received with
rejoicing by his party-the party of
Wanamaker's pharisaism. Quay's cor
ruption and Dudley's bribery-inas-
much as "a healthy and patriotic local
sentiment is the best assurance of free
and honest elections"
This is the democratic doctrine; and
while the smooth sayings of candidate
cannot be accepted as binding upon his
party, it is evident that President Har-
rison, like Mr.. Reid and the other lead
ers of his party, is anxious to drop the
force bill issue. At least he refrains
from defending it, and definitely sug
gests another and far better method of
settlement
But, as we have said before, Mr.. Har-
rison cannot wipe out the republican
record: he cannot hide facts with pal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29

grouped industries of 81, 1000, 900 for
the year 1891, the year following the
passage of the Mckinley law, over
that of 1890. with net increase ID the
amount of wages paid of So, SO. 600, the
average being S2S year, or about so
cents a week for each employe. Upon
examination it is discovered that the
grouping of these industries is most
remarkable performance. For in
stance, under the head of ''cloth
ing" there are found 1876 different
trades, this including the making of all
sorts of wearing apparel, inside and
outside; cotton and silk, blankets, bags.
shoddy. worsteds, woolens, ribbons,
hats, sleigh robes, trimmings, bed
quilts, buttons, table covers, feathers,
and even feather busters, millinery
ornaments, flower materials, masonic
and society goods, etc.
Under the head of Metals there
are found nearly two hundred different
branches of industry, from the making
of bells to that of wire fence. Then
there is no separation whatever of pro-
tected from unprotected industries
The building trades occupy conspic-
uous place, also the undertakerS' bust
ness, gas-lighting electric appliances
and many other things which bear nc
relation whatever to the tariff. The
whole thing is jumbled up with the
manifest purpose of simply making a
grand total in accord with precon-
ceived object. It cannot be told
whether there has been any actual in
crease in the rate of wages paid or not;
but in view of the wen-Snown fact
that there was a general PARALYSIS of
trade in many branches during 1890, the
inference fairly is that the increased
earnings and the increased product are
the result simply of more hours of
labor, with the corresponding improve
ment in machinery and general meth
DDS of production constantly noted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
FARM PHILOSOPHY.
What New York Dairyrnan Wants sa
What He Don't Want.

What New York Dairyman Wants sao
What He Don't Want.
want my cows to be MIXED at regu-
lar hours each day.
want the same millzer to milk the
same cows each time and in the same
order.
That the milk shall be turned into
the pals on milk bench after finishing
each cow.
That soon as possible the milk
shall be carried to the dairy house and
strained.
That the cows shall not be eating
while being MIXED. but stand with
eyes closed, chewing their cuds aud
thinking of nothing but letting the milk
come full head
That if a milker is to whistle, he
should whistle good, lively time, and
| milk in time to his music
That every cow in the dairy shall
know the man that milEs her is friend.
That all extra food fed shall be ut
| night. when the cows are at pasture.
That when I pass through the cows
| in yard or field, / shall have to GO
around the COW rather than have her
start off to get out OF my way.
| want to know just what esch COW
| can do in amount Of milk and butter.
/ To raise my own cows SO can have
| the pleasure of seeing them develop
| and have the pleasure of studying. the
possibilities of breeding for q purpose.
To make butter that is just ss good
| as can be found elsewhere.
To know each spring where my eut-
| ter will be wanted in the fall
To see less poor butter put on the
market, so the consumption of 1t Will
be nearly. If not quite. doubled.
To have every dairyman try to excel
in the dairy business, so that he may
not only benefit himself but the dairy
| interests in general.
To have the privilege of being left
to make butter after that process that
| is best suited TO the circumstances
under which am obliged to work, and
not be called an ''old fogy."
| To shoot the next man who comes as
an agent for something that 1 could
not possibly use in my dairy, and, be-
| cause l will not purchase or give a
| testimonial, tells the next man he
meets that that old hayseed back
| there is fossil and must be of Noah's
| time"
And 1 don't want any other man to dc
as l do if he can be more successful by
some other method.-Cor. Country Gem
| tleman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
The Successful Farmer.

The young farmer who thinks he can
farm as did his grandfather and sue
coed with an education that covers a
meager knowledge of reading, spelling.
writing and arithmetic will find when
too late that he has made an error that
will render his life well nigh useless
The farmer of the next twenty-five
years will be a thinker. He will be
the dominant actor in government. His
papers will be the dai1ies and his mail
will be delivered to his house His
business viii be systematic and he
must keep accounts that will show
what crops and stock are profitable
The coming successful farmer must not
only be educated in the ordinary Eng
lish branches, but he must have a good
practical business training. Such an
education is as essential to the farmer
as to the man in the counting-room.-
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
PECKS BAD BREAK.
A Republican journal Riddles the AbsuI
Juggie with Figures

A Republican journal Riddles the Absurd
Juggie with Figures.
If Commissioner Peck'S report came
from a different source it would be en-
titled to general public respect In
fortunately, however. it Is a matter of
history that this particular bureau of
labor, so called. has more than once at
trarted attention by its sensational
performances, putting forth documents
that would not bear the light of honest
examination In this case Mr.. Peck
has given to the American people a
paper the reception of which fully
illustrates jas character. AS the matter
stands this eport las already become
a powerful boomerang. At the first
fire of criticism it goes to pieces like a
house of cards. An hours study Of
this paper by any citizen OF ordinary
mental capacity viii result in its being
thrown aside as absolutely worthless
The report pretends to give the re-
suits OF inquiries addressed to some
5000 employers in the state of New
York, and shows in effect an apparent
net increase of production in 60
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
A cAMPA,eN DOCUMENT.
The Presidents Daring Adaptation OF
Protection Paradoxes.


The Presidents Daring Adaptation OF
Protection Paradoxes.
President Harrison's letter of accept
ance is simply a stump speech in the
form Of an epistle. 1t is less docu-
ment to elucidate his views or to ex-
plain his party's purposes than an at
tempt to gain votes by accommodating
those views and purposes to a hostile
public opinion.
Four years ago Mr.. Harrison had
only contempt for ''cheapness." Now
he argues that the law passed to in
crease prices has really lowered them.
The paradoxes of protection never had
more daring adapter than the presi-
dent. According to him the same law
has increased prices to the farmer and
made food cheaper to the consumer;
has lowered the cost Of manufactures
by taxing their raw materials; has ena-
bled the producer to pay higher wages
by reducing the price of his product.
In one respect only has Mr.. Harrison
the entire bravery of his bour bonism;
he defends the billion dollar congress
from its initial usurpation to its closing
outrage. That the people condemned
this congress, and incidentally his adj
ministration by majority OF more
than 1900, 900, is calmly ignored by the
president. He says that "a vote of
want of confidence is asked by our adj
versaries,'' as if that vote had not been
given in 1890 and repeated in 1891. The
election this year is simply demand
for Judgment upon a verdict once rem
dered and confirmed.
President Harrison's tardy recogni-
ton of Mr.. Blaine's action in forcing
the partial amelioration of reciprocity
upon a bill that had no original saving
clause will hardly atone for his pre-
vious action in claiming all the credit
of it. Good as far as it goes. this so
| called reciprocity is still "a sham," as
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29

day. Lay the bundles in rows conven-
lent for loading and let them lay for
twenty-four to thirty-six hours to wilt
and dry to some extent. Here is where
a saving of labor comes in, for fodder
corn, if taken up at the right stage,
will not weigh nearly as much as when
grown, consequently is much easier
handled and makes sweeter ensilage.
Cut the corn one-half or three-fourth
inch in length and use as many teams
as necessary to keep the machine busy.
Construct a platform at the machine
to unload fodder on for convenience OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
Handling LOUSY Hens.

The best way to treat hen that Is
very lousy is to dust her well with fine
ashes. Sift coal ashes, and then sift
again with a -four sieve, as the ashes
must be very fine. In each peck of
ashes mix half pound OF insect pow
der. Hold the hen over the ashes, head
down, and throw the ashes in among
the feathers by the handful, using the
ashes freely, rub a few drops OF lard on
the head and turn her loose. The lice
will be destroyed at one operation.
Farm and Fireside-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
FOR FINDING LEVELS.
A Useful Thing When Used with DIscr
ton and Judgment.

a Useful Thing When Used with Discre-
tion and Judgment.
Take a broom handle or similar stick
and tack on small straightedge near
the top, as the cut shows. braced by a
square of tin between the two. The
straightedge- must be level, as the
instrument hangs on loop of cord
through a small hole in its upper end.
On a still day you will then have a per-
feet road grader and level Begin at
the top or bottom of the hill. as you
choose, but keep the same grade
throughout by sighting the same dis
stance each time. Suppose you begin
at the top; you stick the stake and
take, for example, 10 feet down in the
direction of your proposed road. Stand
erect. Place the lesel to your eye and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

During the fifteen years of the
low tariff era-from 1916 to 1S6O-.here
were but seventy-four strikes reported
in an official way. During the fifteen
years from 1873 to 1892 there have been
over 5000 strikes. involving a very
large proportion Of the entire body OF
Albany Argus.
1t is significant that democratic
gains are reported at Lewiston, one of
the most important manufacturing CEN
tiers in Maine. The workingmen Of
that city have not apparently needed
the hysterical shouts of republican
protects against the policy Of establish
ing wider markets for their surplus
products.-Chicago Times.
In his long letter of acceptance
President Harrison uses every bait
known to the political fisherman for
the purpose of catching votes, and
writes himself down the practical poll
tician, rather than up as the broad
statesman. It is the specious and
special plea of an attorney who is to
receive as contingent fee all he may
recover in a bad case.-Louisville Times.
The presidents labored argu-
ments in defense of McKinleyism are
chiefly noteworthy as being based for
the most part on assertions and claims
already amply discredited- Mr.. Harri-
son, for instance, parades the Aver
figures on tin plate and terne plate as
conspicuously as if the humbug of brag-
ging over mere finishing shops for
Welsh-made plates as American fac
tories had not been thoroughly ex-
posed in and out of congress--Boston
Globe.
We have to sell our wheat in free
competition with all the rest of the
world The price in Liverpool fixes
the price for us and no governmental
bonuses add to our incomes Whes we
come to buy we have to pay for all CT
our commodities the fictitious and in
fiated prices which the protected es-
Establishments of the manufacturing
zone exact of us. We sell in the cheap
est market. We buy in the dearest
What we produce stands on its own in
trinsic merit, and ON this alone. For
what we need for consumption we have
to give double price: first, what it is
really worth, and second, what the
tariff laws empower the moneTed
barons of the east to compel in Nc
dition
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29

feeder. 4 fodder rack should be used
on the wagon with pair of steps TO
drop on the ground while loading and
swing up in transit. 1t can be attached
to back end Of rails as seen in Fig. .
and will save both time and labor.-N.
f HOu7oStead
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
FARM AND GARDEN.
CORN FOR THE SiLO.
Explicit Directions tor Cutting and Hand
ling the Crop.

Explicit Directions tor Cutting and Hand
ling the Crop.
When the ears begin the glaze cut
the corn with a machine similar to the
one shown in Fig. 1. A frame is made
about six inches wider than the rows;
to the hind end is fastened a pair of
low wheels and TO the forward end two
knives. These are bolted at IA and
the angle may be changed by moving
the braces. The knives should be made
thin and kept sharp. Sled runners
may be used in place OF the truck, but
it draws harder. Two rows are cut at
once and one man can cut and lay of
in bundles from six to ten acres per
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
CHAPTER ".

It was during the winter following
her return to New York that Kathleen
became engaged to Alonzo Lispenard.
The betrothal was still relative nov
city. Mrs. Kennaird had been delighted
by it. She affirmed it far better than
having a cripple for a husband, even
though he might have made his wife
Lady Egbert Poindexter. Now, at last,
to this fatigued strugglcr would come
the blessed release of repose. Not tn.
repose of rest, however. Margaretta
Kennaird was OF the kind whose most
peaceful hours are spent in the hustle
of bathrooms, and for whom there can be
no more distracting mental turmoil
than simply staying at homo!
The remark which we have heard re
garding the richness of Kathleen's cos
tune worn at her lovers little banqrs.
in her honor contained an undeserveG
sheer. Mrs. Kennaird had gone rather
deeply into debt since the enga cement,
but she had not borrowed a dollar OF
Alonzo. Her course, however, had wor-
ried Kathleen not q little. and it was
with reference to that same sable
trimmed garment that the girl had said:
Mamma, what is the Use of such
splendor? livery body knows we can
afford it,
My DEAR" was the reply, nobody
knows very much about us, financially.
I read in the society column of some
paper the other day that my late hus-
band had left me only seven thousand
dollars year. couldn't help wishing
he'd left me one. But I'd just as LET
have it thought that possessed ten II
you can't be comfortably well off, the
next best thing is to appear So"
81 don't agree with you. think just
the opposite" protested Kathleen BE
sides, mamma, there's but one way that
these bills can be paid"
Certainly, there is but one way, dear.
You viii pay them after you're Mrs
Lespenard."
ssBut it isn't nice
ITO mention the matter now? Very
true, it isn't. But you brought 1t up,
my child. I've always insisted that
taste and silence are twin sisters, and
that our salvation largely depends on
the things we do not say"
no BE coNTNUED.I
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
PAP FOR THE PARIY.-N. Y. World

Finally, these tables include as work
ers men, women and children, and do
not show the average amount earned
by the entire nearly three hundred
thousand persons.
The fact Is. no pretended investiga-
ton upon the subject of tariff and
wages has been presented from any
source for many years past of less
merit in any possible way than this
paper of Labor Commissioner Peck. The
political party against which it is mani
testify directed can riddle it until there
is absolutely nothing left of it. Not
only that, but the document is sure to
prove a destructive boomerang in the
discussion of the wisdom or unwisdom
of the present tariff law, its advantages
or disadvantages to the working peo-
pie. For instance, the average in
crease of earnings for all classes in the
1856 branches of trade SO absurdly in
Guided under the head of Clothing is
shown to be about 80 cents a week, or
4 per cent. over that earned in 1890;
while, as is well known. some of the
schedules of the tariff relating to
clothing show an increase OF 80 to 60
per cent. Again, what sense is there
in putting out a document of this sort
to try to convince the working people
of New York that their wages have
been raised, their financial condition
bettered? That is matter which
every laborer certainly can tell for
himself when he gets his weekly en-
velope and pays his weekly bills.-Phil-
adelnhia Teleprao oh (ren)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29

you at once see whether you should
move to the left or right to sight the
point where you previously stood
Again move down whatever number of
steps you at first decide upon and re-
peat the sights to the bottom Much
heavier loads can be drawn upon such
roads than where the grade is variable.
Loads viii often go round points in
stead of over them, for the pot-bail Is
no longer when lying down than
when standing up.-C. d. Sweet, in
Farm and Home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29

A SOIL may retain potash and phos-
phoric independently of vegetable mat
ter, but nitrogen is only fixed by the
agency OF carbonaceous matter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29

HEDGES may be evened some with
the shears now. Do not cut back too
severely before winter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-30

to empower the board to fix and deter
mine the qualifications themselves, or to
add to or substract from the qualifca-
tons of the statute. Yet when the
Augusta Board made the filling out of
this application an indispensable
condition to registration, they viz
tually set up new qualification
not recognized by the statutes. Judge
Libbey's name is left off the vot-
ing list simply and solely because he
would not fill up this application. That
he had all the qualifications of
the constitution and statutes the board
acknowledged to him, but because
he would not fill up the paper,
they refused to put his name on
thus directly setting up q new quail
fication not recognized by the constitu-
ton or the statutes. To determine
whether man possesses the qualifica-
tions which the law lays down the board
has undoubtedly the right to ask him
certain questions, but when that ques-
ton has been determined it does not have
the right to leave off his name because
the determination may not have been
arrived at by some particular process.
Yet this is what the Augusta board has
done in Judge Libbey's case. Obvious
ly the Board has exceeded its powers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-30
To the Editor Of the Press:

To the Editor of the Press:
The attention of the Women's Maine
Indian Association has been called to a
renewed attempt to induce Congress to
deprive the Indians in Colorado of their
land It appears thatin 1885 these 1ndi-
ans were persuaded by the United States
Government to exchange their much
larger territory for a smaller one, but
much more fertile, lying on the south
west border of Colorado. 1t is only one
hundred and ten miles in length and fif-
teen in breadth. The eyes of the neigh
boring white men are covetous. These
men wish to persuade Congress to pass a
law by which they can make these poor
Indians move away. Fooled in their eff
forts to secure such legislation from the
last Congress, they now renew their at
tempt. They have the ears of the con-
gressmen. They will present specious
arguments. They will utilize western
prejudice against the Indians. They do
not care much for the plighted faith of
the government.
The Women's Maine Indian Association
joins the National Association in an ap-
peal to the President and Congress in
behalf of justice for the Utes.
The noble ladies composing this organ
ization are profoundly grieved to learn
of this second attempt to drive away the
Utes from their lately acquired homes.
They entreat the men in power to heed
their petition.
They implore the Senator and Con-
gressmen Of Maine to withstand the
unjust efforts now being made to gain
the assistance of Congress in forwarding
the selfish plans of certain white men in
Colorado.
HENRY BLANCHARD.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-30

The full correspondence in the CHILEAN
ease shows that the attitude of the
CHILEAN government is entirely satisfact-
ory. The apology for the Baltimore
affair is ample, and the Malta note is
amply attoned for. There is no longer
any danger of hostile outcome.
The effect that the affair is
likely to have upon our relations with
the other South American States is a
matter of some interest. If Chii's rela-
ton with the other states had been
friendly doubtless it would tend to do us
some harm. But Chili's conduct has
been such as to excite the hostility
of a good many of her sister republics,
and therefore, we are inclined to think
that few of them will extend much
sympathy to her, or feel called upon to
criticize the United States on her
account.