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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
A BIT OF HISTORY.

THE Democrats of today are not
the only enemies OF labor that ever
existed. They are the legitimate
sons Of their fathers and descendants
Of their grand-fsthers who sought to
degrade white labor and push IL
down to level with the slave labor
Of the south in 1892. In the House
that year, Hon. George McDufYie, OF
Georgis, was chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee and the lead
er on the Democratic side. Here are
a few quotations from him:
Replying to Davis, OF Msssschu-
sets, who had asked whether IL was
expected that northern white labor
would compete with black slave
labor on equal terms the Democratic
leader gave an answer not lacking
In honesty or csndor.
LET me tell the gentleman once
for ALL" Numbered McDuffie i'm his
great free trade speech summing up
and closing the debate on the Demo-
cratic side, that 1 utterly disclaim
his right to make any inquiry or
question rs to the description Of Ia.
Dor employed In the southern states
and to assure him that IL God gives
the people Of the South the spirit of
his ancestors and mine he will be
obliged to compete with just such
labor as they choose TO employ and
upon terms, too. Of perfect equality"
General MeDuffie was Q perfectly
consistent advocate OF q tariff for
revenue only. He didn't make the
slightest concealment of his desire
to cheaper labor. Replying further
to the Northern champions Of pro-
lection he said:
~ will Eow tell the gentleman /
from Massachusetts,, IL he will par
don the liberty, what il the natural /
price Of the manufacturing labor Of /
the northern states estimated In /
money. IL is precisely the same as
the manufacturing labor of England
and not q cent more.
Gen. McDuffie did not demand the
entire repeal Of the tariff, but said
he would be satisfied IL IL was
brought down to the basis Of revenue
1nly. Answering the claim that
his would compel northern factories
aud workshops to close, he said:
1.-THE people Of the North will con-
inue to manufacture IL the duties
ire entirely repealed. The only
Inference would be that they would
rave to curtail their enormous
profits aud reduce the ertrdrogdnf
RACES Of their labor and cell their
cheaper"
After the close Of the session of
congress and the defeat Of his bill to
make q horizontal cut of the tariff to
% per cent, Gen. McDuffie return
d to his home In south Carolins
nd in Q speech he warned his con.
tituents to prepare for . contest
Nth the North: told them that the 7
orthern people were declaring
penly and boldly that "the free Ia
or Of the North must not, shall not,
e degraded to the same footing with 9
he slave labor Of the South" Short.
y after this Gen. McDufiie was q
lected Governor Of his state and In q
10 message to the Legislature he de- {
Jared the lsborine population, Z
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

LIKE as true men and good Re-
pnblicans the men who were opposed
to Harrison, and those who had pri-
waite boOms OF their own have quit
their kicking, folded up their little
boomlets and put them away in the
closet for four years more. In other
words even the small opposition to
the president has been dissipated,
and now all are Harrison men. IL Is
not found necessary to instruct
delegates to the Minneapolis con-
vention any more, for everybody is
for Harrison. or course there are
still few fellows suffering from
nightmare, who i'm their delerium
declare that Mr.. Blaine must run
whether alive or dead, but they are
even fewer than Democrats who
want General Jackson nominated.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
OUR sCARE-CRow ASSESSMENT.


We have been looking carefully
over our exchanges for the past
week or two to see IL any changes
were to be made In the assessments
Of this year and those of former
years. In Dickinson county only
has any change been made. In
every other county In the state SO
far heard from the assess ment 10 to
be made on the oRe-third basis of
former years. In some instances
stocks Of merchandise, money and
collaterals have been raised, but not
farm lands, stock or graiu have been
raised.
1t occurs to us that this manner Of
assessing property was to be remed-
led by our late lsmented legislature,
but IL seems 1t was not. The farmer
whose motto is "equsi rights to all
and special privileges to none" prob
ably chuckles to himself as he beholds
his own assessment sway down."
and that Of the pestiferous "middle
men" and the .'plutocrat" who holds
9 mortgage on his place, placed
way up" The middle man and
the plutocrat 10 much less liable to
than the farmer.
This assessment business IL doing
more to keep recruits out Of Kansas |
than all the calamity bowling that |
has been done In the past two years.
The eastern people who see our pa.
pers become scared at the low valua-
lion and high rate Of taxation.
Something must be done to remedy |
his evil at once. Our calamity
friends have shown themselves
either incapable Of dealing with the
,vil or too dishonest, which ever
way you choose.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

AN insurance law that Superin-
tendent Bill Mcbride should enforce
and hasn't SO far, IL that one which
makes 1t necessary for every insur-
snce company doing business in any
Kansas town to print its annual
statement in the local papers Of gen.
eral OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES World.
We have noticed, that, also. Once
In q while we used to see a grist Of
these statements jim some little sheet
about as large as q postal card, with
9 circulation Of full three quires.
We do not wish to be hoggish about
ii, but these statements ought 10 be
published in the official papers Of
every county In the state.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

JOHN Brown is one Of the histori.
Gal characters Of Kansas, whose
name will ever be associated with
Che early: and exciting struggle
for a free state. No history of either
Kansas or Of the United States is
complete without him. In many
respects he was a misguided enthus-
last, but all his impulses and efforts
were in the direction of the better.
ment Of the condition of men. The
citizens Of Salins will have an sppor.
tunity on the evening of March %,
to hear Major j. X. Hudson Of To-
peks speak on the subject of John
Brown and His Times" and should
take advantage OF 1t.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

What we want at Smolan, q hard I
ware and drug store. an elevator
and Q coaiyard. Any gentleman
thinking OF starting 10 business
would do well here.
Emil Beck. ESQ.,, will be married
March Is, get your tin pans boysi
A basket dinner at 'Lunberg 8
H." March 81, lS92. A spelling
school will be held In the even NO. \
good program. The three Dialogues:
THE Sons aud Daughters Of Gloryu
lsee JOURNAL for Bird "The coal
heavens revenge, (colored) char.
DR.. Cureall; Bill Mullins, Edward
Hanback, Just from Home (colO \
char, Billy Buttercup, Mr.. and Mrs.
Skidmore.n are the funniest vet
heard. Lecture on Music,n by
Pompey squash, (col.,) declams-
lions, songs, etc.
TALK WITH THE "oLp FoLKs.u
Through the columns of the Jour-
NAL we will try to show parents the
mistakes which are often committed
by them. One Is keeping their
child from places Of amusement lex
elusive OF saloons etc. The mistake
In this can be seen by any sensible
person; the children are watched
like convicts, kept at home under
strict orders, and never allowed to
go out Of sight; all children want To
enjoy themselves, keeping them at
home will make them bashful. un-
able to express their thought before
even the smallest audience, aud be-
come known as "block- heads
Now parents do you expect anything
great from this class Of children?
Now do be reasonable. IL YOU
don't want tn amuse yourself by at
tending the thester etc why not let
your boys and girls do so? Don't
expect your children to be as
steady" and "old. fashioued' as
you are. Pm afraid they'll get in
to bad company" you say don't fret,
IL they don't get into any worse
company than that which is found
nj the theatre etc, you needn't be
afraid. You may succeed in keep
ing them at home a few years but
mind you won't do so very long,
they will soon get tired of your
absolute monarchy" and leave you.
Remember We are all born free and
equsl. Do you whip your boy for
using tobacco while you use 1t YOUR
self? Stop and reflect. You want
him to stop using the weed when
you haven't got courage to do so
yourself. III you don't see him use
1t, you think you stopped it do you?
you're badly mistaken, you can't
make boy stop using tobacco; the
average boy IL as obstinate a. a pig.
The same applies to drinking and
swearing. III you drink or swear
don't expect your boy TO be other
wise. Continued to be- We Will
row leave off for this time and we
ask all that don't believe what We
say to please say IL in the JOURNAL.
say which points don't agree with
you.
COUNT POGO D'ARGENTo.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
COUNT POGO D'ARGEN
New Cambria Chatteripx..

/. n. Cox closed a successful term
OF school In district No 81 wednes.
day OF this week.
Jacob r. Stifiier returned Saturday
evening from short visit to his old
home in the Keystone state.
Mrs. A. Kring has been very sick
Tor some days past, but is now i'm.
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns are rejoicing
over the first born, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kephsrt en-.
tertained their friends in their new
home Monday night.
D. N. Bstdorf has moved his re.
sidence out on Main Street.
Mrs. Geo. Throne has bought tbs
baker residence on Main Street and
now occupies II with her son Row,
Quite u number of Cambriaites
went to Salina Monday night to see
"Our Irish Visitors"
j. ID. Walck went to Minneapolis.
Kansas. the first Of the week 10 en-.
ter the employ Of b. +. Markley.
JEWELL
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Our blooming dangerously Dem
ocratic" house goes right on voting
to allow rebel war claims by the
million dollars worth. The other
day they voted to pay several hun
dred thousands of dollars in these
claims in less than ten minutes. A
Republican representative. thinking
the house Vas in a good humor over
its work, brought up q special PEN
sion bill, the beneficiary being q
poor widow. IL took two hours to
finally lay il on the table. We need
only again TO remind our Alliance
brethren who are old soldiers that
they are now reaping their just re-
ward for their waywardness and
folly. You know what the Demo-
cratic iackass-tiger will do when IL
Is unchsined. do you like it?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

JUST exactly what some fool Re-
publicans are trying to accomplish
BY keeping up the Ingalls, fight Ii be-
yond our comprehension, unless IL 10
the defeat of their own party. AS
we understand it, Mr.. Ingalls, is not
seeking an office, nor asking support
from anyone, yet there are those who
would go so far as 10 bar him from
even voting the Republican ticket.
Now that is not right. We In all
probability, will need the vote Of
Mr.. Ingalls,, this fall. and IL he is
desirious Of aiding the party beyond
his own vote, We know of no one
who has the right to bid him keep
quiet. III he was q candidate for
Office, this discussion would have
some meaning, but as IL is, there IL
absolutely no more reason why Mr..
Ingalls, should be discussed at this
time, than that J. K. Hudson, ID. r.
Anthony, or q score Of others should
be. III the republican ticket this fall
IL 10 win, there must be work done,
and this 10 no time for Leaders 70 be
fighting for preference.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
THOSE RESOLUTIONS.

vi tue uTet peBe VI tuss pePch VIII
be found the resolutions adopted by
the Methodist Conference at their
recent gathering In Kansas City,
Kansas, and which, from political
standpoint, have caused quite q
Juror all over the state. We are OF
the opinion that the action Of
that body was entirely uncalled for.
and unwise Just at this time. The
Republican party has done all for
prohibition in Kansas that has been
done. and In all probability is the
only party that ever will do any
thing for it, while all this time the
prohibition party has insisted son
being in the field each year with n
ticket, and their speakers have
fought the Republican party bitterly.
In the campaign Of 1884 the 10000
votes that were given st. John for
president on the prohibition ticket,
would have elected the brilliant
Blaine to the presidency by 10000
majority. Instead, they were the
direct cause Of placing In power q
party that never bas, nor ever will,
In any way, aid the cause Of pro-
hibitioD.
But as to the resolutions. They
demand q prohibition plank in the
Republican state platform this year.
II II is not done they threaten to
take 100000 members with them
from the Republican, to some other
party. They do not say that they
will all support the Republican
ticket IL a prohibition plank is put
in, or that there will not be q prohi-
bition ticket in the field IL the Re-
publicans will again champion their
cause. Oh no. They demand the
plank, and reserve the right to run Q
full state and national prohibition
ticket, that can only accomplish one
thing, and that 10 the defeat Of the
Republican party, the same as in
1884. They seem to have lost sight
Of the fact that the Republicans have
given them q prohibition law, and
that the Republican party lost their
Attorney General candidate In 1880
on the grounds that he was q prohi.
bitionist, and that at this time there
is no effort being made by the Re-
publicans to defeat prohibition,
There has never been a suspicion
that the Republicans would, at their
state convention, pass q resolution
denouneing prohibition, yet the
Methodists feel called upon to
threaten the party IL they do not
again endorse law that is already
on the statute books, and which IL
today as well enforced over the
state, as II ever will, or can be.
We have no fight with the Metho-
dists, but as ! Republican newspaper,
we have some rights in the premises,
and we do think their action, COM
ing as 1t does, on the eve OF q nation.
al conflict that will be fierce, aud q
doubtful state contest in which the
Republican party stands alone for
the honor Of the state with all the
elements Of discord srrsyed against
it, and when at most there has never
been anything more than an intima-
ton that prohibition should this
year be q secondary matter with the
party, is uncalled for and ungrsteful.
and by taking the action they have,
the Methodists have defeated the
very thing they sought to accomplish,
namely, 8 prohibition plank in the
Republican state platform OF 1892.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

A RUMOR gained currency last
week to the effect that mortgages
had closed out the Washington Post.
The report was started by persons
out Of pure spite who wished they
could dispose Of the paper. The
editor, Mr.. J. T. Hole Is making 1t
mighty warm for some people in his
county. He claims to have q mission
to perform, ami 1t il certain he is
going at the work courageously and
effectively. The loss Of the Post
and its able editor to the Republican
press Of the fifth district at this time
would be little less than a calamity.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Mr.. HUDSON. having fired the wsd
OF Mr.. SouthdOwn Tor whatever his
name is) has ceased being aggressive
and is forced TO assume the defen-
sive. When an army does this it
indicates that it is getting licked.
The Capital may object to lying in q
nest Of its own making, but it will
have to do it, even IL it takes the
hair OF
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smolaa seribblines.

We had . rousing snowstorm the
18th inst. "well' says the growler
al knew that Smolan fellow would
be wrong about the weather. Even
the best Of rs make mistakes.
Hurrah for Smolan! According to
the latest cencus, the population il
80 persons. Mr.. Oscar Anderson re-
ceived bran new girl last week, we
failed 70 get the date. John Beck
our wide-awake merchant also re-
ceived little daughter March IL.
Miss Christina Broman and Mr..
VIM. Venn were married March 9.
II 10 reported that the Hessian- flies
were Matched during the warm
weather and we're beginning to at
tack the late wheat but We suppose
this snow put stop 10 it.
We have found out through trust
worthy parties, that Gust Holt IL
going to "batch," ~ he bought q
number Of household goods ct Mr..
sale.
Mr.. N. A. Rosluud's sale was held
The 9Th inst. Most Of horses, cattle
stc., brought fair prices.
The salvation army left for Faluu
est Thursday.
Mr: John p. Brodine 10 going south
his Spring.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

A WICHITA man eravely assures
the state board Of railroad commits.
sioners that they have the unani-
nous backing Of the five jobbing
houses In the four interior towns in
the state.-Ransas City Gazette.
And the five iohbing houses have
the unanimous backing of the thous-
ands Of retail houses Of the interior
and western part Of the state. These
retail houses have the backing Of all
the people. See?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
THE STATE PRESS.

Scott City News: HCsmpbell had
defeated Mckinley in Ohio he would
have been q leading candidate for
the presidency. Mckinley was vic.
tofious, but the victory has not given
him presidential boom. This hard
ly seems fair. But then Campbell
would have defeated a much bigger
man than Mckinley did, aud his
party 10 harder up for good presi-
dental timber.
lola Register: At the late session
Of the legislature the Republican
senate passed bill which provided
that all railway and other corporate
property In the State should be
assessed at its true value ia D,oney.
but II was killed In the house. Re,
member this when the caIamity
orators tell you next fall that the
Republican party Is bound hand and
foot to the operations,
Newton Republican: The rail.
roads agreed to do the fair thing by
Kansas towns In the matter Of freight
rates and were to begin March /.
After two days the roads received
word from the association, whose
headquarters are at Chicago, to re.
store old rates and accordingly the
old discriminating rates were re-
placed. Kansas people are patient
and long suffering but q day of
reckoning 10 coming.
Gaylord Herald: ave meet In
the midst of nation brought to the
verge Of moral, political and material
ruin," walls the great crank confer
ence recently in session at st. Louis.
By substituting the word "crowdu
for 'nation" the statement IL
correct. Nobody will at
tempt to deny that that crowd was
on the verge OF moral, political and
ruin.
Republic City Nevs: Two years |
ago the one great object upon which
al the energies of the combined op-
position was concentrated, was to
turn down the republican party
md II was turned down, hard. This
rear every ism, every hobby, every
'reak, every side issue that has hung
% the skirts OF the republican party.
rill be relegsted to oblivion until
he state 10 redeemed from the lead
,rship OF such men as have DETAINED
Ter during the last two years in
very part Of the Union.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

"bseoched or va6iedched," danger
ous element in the body polite.
The only difference between the
Democratic party Of that day and
this, IL, that then it was bold enough
70 sag right out what IL meant, but
now Il goes behind the eabaIistic
term reform" to accomplish the
very thing its predecessors hoped to
do. II has been found to be unsafe
to follow the Democratic idea here
tofore, how In IL now?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

MRS. JOHNS, In writing some let
tiers from Medicine Lodge, about the
sugar industry, touched the free
trade Kansas City Times I'm q very
sore spot. The free traders might Is
well give In entirely II the women
are against tn EN-. Mrs. Johns let
tiers were faithful presentations and
very interesting. Let the good work
90 on.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

JOHN SHERMAN says q war over 30
trivial matter as years seal fishing
between the United States and Eng
land would be q crime against
civilization. So ii would. But keep
your shirt on, Uncle John, there
will be no war. Old Salisbury will
leave" after he sees we mean bust
ness. Chill thought she could bluff
US, or that we were simply "fooling, ("
but che came up to the trough and
took her milk when your Uncle
issued his ultimatum. 1t will be
even so with England. II Old Sal.
does not give in before, he will when
this government says what 1t will do
and what ii will not do.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

ANOTHER howl Is due from the
Democrats, the Senate judiciary
committee having reported favor.
ably on the confirmation Of Judge
VIM. A. Woods. The present indi-
cations are that the Democrats will
feast upon crow this year and wash
1t down with gall and bitterness.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

A PLATE writer wants to know
what can be done to relieve Wash
ington Of its oppressive conven-
tionalism. This seems to indicate
that Senator PETER, Jerry Simpson,
Ben Clover and Milkman Otis are
not doing what was expected Of
them on their election. PETER IL
likely to rue the day he pruned his
beard and Jerry to curse the day he
damned aopks
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

AFTEB tie left wing of Prices
army" took mp its residence In Mon.
tans great number Of ex-Uniou
soldiers moved down into southwest
Missouri to homestead. Naturally
this made that section Republican.
To overcome this the Bourbons Of
that state have cut the state up into
congressional districts shaped like
. shoe-string. One Of them, the
sixth, 10 shaped like an inverted J.
II 10 . part Of the Missouri Demo-
Gratis religion to keep Republicans
out Of power, 20 1t will be seen that
they are not doing anything wrong
or disreputsble.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

EX-SENATOR BLAIR, OF Vermont,
and Congressman Holman, Of In
diana have booms for presidential
nominations of their respective par
ties. or course the two booms have
at least one man behind them, but
that Is about all there IL to them.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
Notes from The IYesIeran

<Nottr
Examination Saturday and Mon
day.
All promises we'll for next term.
Instructor Jones has two more
cases Of insects ready for the mu-
seem.
The Faculty expect TO attend the
conference at Concordia-so do sever
81 Of our students.
Next term the special training
class for teachers will review ALI
branches required for q First Grade
certificate and large class is already
organized. Some of the college
students who expect to teach are to
take this work.
The Senior Preparatory class num-
bers twenty-five and eleven appear
Friday night and eleven SATURDAY.
night, with orations, essays, decla-
nations and music. Admission free,
exercises will begin at eight o'clock.
Profs. Scott and Jones have lust
finished the large specimen case on
the east side of the museum room.
All specimens can now be kept out
OF the dust and safe from specimen
collectors. Friends are invited In
place in our museum any specimen
you wish exhibited where many will
be benefited by it.
The Spring term begins Tuesday
March 18th. lie! every student he
on hand promptly, and finish the
term ana year I'm good form.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Iowa Democratic Legislators have
agreed upon q reapportioument
measure that gives to the Republic
cans five and the Democrats six con-
gressmen. There 10 no increase in
the number Of congressman in Iowa,
and no complaint that the present
apPortionment is unjust, hence no
reason under the sun for changing
the districts in any way. 1t is Just
such dirty little jobs as this that
people may always expect from the
Democratic party. Why in the
name Of common sense will they
allow themselves to be fooled by
such a designing and Infamous or
ganiZation.