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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
THE BIRMINGHAM CONFERENCE
In National Matters 1t Declared For the
PaOnIe's

In National Matters 1t Declared For the
Peoples Party.
The Birmingham meeting of alliance
officials frem the states of Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and
Kentucky, convened at Birmingham,
Ala, on the Sd inst. The object of the
meeting was TO consult as to the best
means of preserving the order from the
disorganizing effects of the coming
political strife.-National Economist.
The plutocratic press, with great
unanimity declares that the result of
the conference is the death ilnell of the
peoples party. As nearly, however, as
can be determined in advance of the of
| fetal publication of the proceedings,
| the conference merely decided that each
state alliance should use its own dis
cretion in their several state campaigns.
! In national politics the conference
pledged the vote of the southern al
| liances to the peoples party, as will
| be seen by the following associated
press report of the final clause of the
| address:
Finally, brethren, remember that devotion to
4, our principles can only be emphasized and our
| influence made effective by voting for our de-
! mands al the ballot box. We send greeting 70
/ the brotherhood in the north and great north
| west and assure them that our hearts beat in
unison with them in their efforts for industrial
! freedom and we will stand by them in all lauda
bic efforts to redeem the country from the
clutches of organized capital, and that we will
| stand with them at the ballot box for the en-
forcement of eur demands
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
A GOOD PLAN.
Gen. Weaver's Plan For Raising Campaign
Funds-A Levy Upon the Enemy.

Gen. Weaver's Plan For Raising Campaign
Funds-A Levy Upon the Enemy.
Gen. James b. Weaver, Des Moines,
Iowa, writes to the National Economist:
''In thinking over the best plan for
raising money, now so sorely needed in
the campaign, l have been impressed
with the following plan: Have our ma
tional committee designate a week to
be styled 'self-denial week. during
which every person who wishes this
movement to be successful will deny
himself or herself some luxury, or sup
posed necessity, for which they are in
the habit of expending weekly a sum of
money and, at the end of the week,
send the sum so saved by self-denial to
the treasurer of the national commit
tee This will extend to the
use of tobacco in its various
forms, liquors or other articles
of daily consumption which the
person or family may see fit to
abstain from. This ought to raise a
very large sum of money, and it would
tend to impress upon the whole coun-
try the serious character of our move
ment and the reforms which we advo-
cate. The idea is borrowed from the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
who last year raised over a quarter of q
million dollars in a single week in that
way. If this matter should be promul'
gated by the committee, and is taken
up with zeal by the reform press every
where, it will yield large sum. Their
the Fourth Of July collection added
ought to give us very considerable
| sum of money.
''This plan also possesses the merit
of being a practical levy upon tht
enemy"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

A Man Who Resented Interference with
His Property.

A Man Who Resented Interference With
His Property.
By and by the baloheaded man, who
had been asserting that the world was
created at least half a million years
ago, and that no one could make him
believe in the theory Of TRANSPORTATION.
leaned back in his seat and settled him
self down for q nap ! saw him take
on his nose before closing his eyes, but
it was q quarter of an hour before IL
attracted attention. Then a woman
looked back and noticed it and said to
her husband:
samuel, do you see that? You'd
better go and brush that fly of that
poor mans nose. It's wonder he can
sleep with IL; but s'pose he's tired
out"
"Yes, guess I'll do that much for
him." replied the man, and he rose up
and went back The fly was very
quiet, and he advanced his thumb and
finger and carefully picked it on and
dropped 1t on the floor.
"Wha-what is it2" asked the bald
headed man as he reused up.
a ny on your nose, eh.
"a fly, ehI Where Is it? Ali zee. -
He picked it up and replaced It on his
nose and said:
''Sir, would thank you 10 mind your
own business! This Is my fy. bought
him for ten cents Attend to your own
fly and will to minel"
He leaned back for another nap, and
after looking at him in q bewildered
way for half minute the farmer re-
turned to his wife.
What is it, Samuel2" she asked
'Nuthin'-nuthin' 'cept If had that
feller down In our tamarack swamp I'd
maui him It'll he couldn't breathe fur
maxim q fool of meP'-M. Quad, in N.
Y. World
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

Ine pcoplc, Is the essence or legal tender A.
though not relevant to the question. viii stats
that the owners Of gold and silver bullion. nov
stored In the United States treasury vaults
should be called upon 70 take such bullion Int
their own keeping, and the gold and silver
certificates and treasury notes issued therefor
be replaced with the peoples promises 70 TO
ceive
would now e stablish system OF banks.
national In fact and not in name only the ON
oials Of which should be bonded government
employees, putting q bank or banks In every city
and town demanding the same
These banks should receive the deposits Of
the people. and be responsible for their safe
keeping, and might pay, upon time deposits
rate Of interest not TO exceed two per cent, and
loan such deposits to the people upon real
estate and such other security as In now consid-
cred safe and ample by the present banks, at .
rate Of interest equal 70 that paid depositers.
and the expense Of the banking system added
thereto. These banks should be. in the fullest
sense, banks Of deposit loans, discount and ex-
change.
Now permit me to point out the advantages
such . system would possess over the present
system
I shall premise by averring that the credit Of
the whole people. or government il superior 70
the credit of any banking corporations that can
be organized After deduoting the legal bank
reserves gold and silver coin carried abroad
and used in the arts and paper money lost and
people in actual circulation more than 1900 000,-
600 of all kinds of money. With this q mount Of
money In actual circulation, various banking
| institutions (state national private, savings,
eto.) have deposits OF and given deposit certi6-
Gates for more than a, SOD 900 and their
| 'loans and discounts" are considerably in ex-
cess of their deposits With about soO0 0Oo, 900
| OF cash in hand they have given obligatory GER
tincates for nearly eight times as much The
| security the depositors have is nominally the
| banks cash capital and reserve. In reality
| their security In notes given by individuals
| cured by personal Endorsement real esta te
| or chattel mortgages. The governments credit
Is infinitely better than that Of the banks
while security that is safe and reliable to the
banks would be equally safe 70 the government
| 30 much for security.
| Now zs to cost The several banking institu-
| tions receive at least 10 per cent upon q, 300 =
| 900 000 This Is . charge upon those'who have %
| borrow capital for use In legitimate business
enterprises Of s<5o, ooo per snnum- Assum-
ing that they pay two per cent On the average for
deposits, the banks realise $3.50, 900 600 annual
| profit II the peoples banks average upon total
deposits of a 500 0J0 900. say ~ per cent inter-
est, IL would amount 20 eT, 500 900. The cost Of
| the banking system could not exceed another one
per cent, making in all total cost 70 borrow
srs of e1l2 500, 600 This is q difference In favor
Of borrowers Of s3s7 500 900; to the whole peo
pie difference Of sS9S, 600 900. So much for cost
Yours for government banks,
| GEORGE c WARN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
TEXAS FOLLOWS GEORGIA.
Extracts From the Southern Mercury
State Organ of the Texas Alliance.

Extracts From the Southern Mercury,
state Organ of the Texas Alliance.
The machine primaries should be let
severely alone. Don't go about them.
Go fishing-make ffog houses in the
sand, but don't monkey with tshee demo
cratic (P) primaries. They are sham,
a delusion, scheme to tie you up four
years longer.
We advise all reformers to keep away
from the Finley machine primaries.
Don't tie your hands, and thus pledge
your ballot to the machine candidates
Candidates for county offices, subject to
the action of the Hogg Clark Cleveland
Mills conventions, are urging their per-
sonal friends among reformers to go
into the machine primaries to help
them, as personal favor. It Is neither
right nor honest to ask you to surren-
der your honor, your manhood, your
suffrage to further personal ends.
Be free! Attend the reform prima-
riesl See that a club is organized in
your voting precinct on or before June
4. Let US teach the machine" gang a
lesson. Let US obliterate ring rule In
Texas
The precinct primaries for all reform
ers, will be held on June 4, in every
county in Texas When you meet on
that day to elect delegates to the county
convention don't fail to organize club
This is all important. No matter II
you have only four or five members to
start with. We have to meet machine
methods and we must have some reli-
able reformer for one Of the judges, one
Of the clerks, and to handle the ticksts-
Brothers and friends, we must work;
give not an inch-press right on. Moth
ing Is gained without effort. We must
be aggressive-we must force the issues
to the front
Again, by organizing a club in every
voting precinct, precinct conventions
can be held to nominate candidates for
county commissioners, justices of the
peace and constable. Let Us make the
fight for all, from constable to presi-
| dent.
When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubi.
con he said: ''The die is cast. The
bridges have been burned behind us.
| Nothing now awaits us but victory or
death" The same spirit animates the
reformers Of the present day. Having
left the democratic (2) and republic
an (p) parties, they have sworn:
by their altars and their fires
By the green graves of their sires, -
God and their native land, -
that they will persevere to the end.
That for themselves and those depend.
ent upon them they will tread the path
of defeat and If need be political death
but GO back into the old parties they
never viii.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
FOUND WANTING.

The People VIII Make the Fight For Inde-
pendence Outside of the Two Old
Parties.
The prophecy of the immortal Wash
ington, in regard to the baneful effects
of party spirit is rapidly ripening into
actuality A careful review of the
course of the dominant parties for the
last thirty years viii convince the aver
age mind that nothing but Sodom ap-
Piles have been gathered by the people
for all their fealty and frmness to the
pretended principles upon which they
assume foundation.
Thirty years rule by republicans
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
IS 1T TRUF?
Has There Been a Change OF Sentiment In
Relation to Free Coinage Of Silver

Has There Been a Change OF Sentiment In
Relation to Free Coinage OF Silver?
The subsidized press and single stand
ard advocates are just now Industrious
ly circulating the statement that a
"change of sentiment" has recently
taken place ON the silver question. This
is the excuse congressman give for the
failure TO pass the silver bill in the
house. If there is a change, what has
caused it? A few months, or even a
few weeks, ago you could scarcely find
a man in all the great west, northwest
and south who was not a persistent and
determined advocate of the free coinage
of silver, not on account of any special
love of silver, or any personal interest
in silver mines or silver bullion, but
because they knew that the gold was
owned and cornered by the plutocratic
millionaires, and that holding to a
single gold standard made these men
princes and rulers over u.s." The peo-
pie felt the need of broader base for
our money, felt the need of q money
freer from plutocratic control They
naturally turned to silver as the money
of the constitution, of the earliest days
of the republic and of the fathers. 1t
involved no experiment, it was simply
getting back into the channel worn by
eighty years of successful use. 1t com
piled with the wild clamor of a few
years ago for hard money" 1t afforded
the least Objectionable plan for an in
creased monetary base and broadened
financial system.
Now, if there is change of senti-
ment on this subject, what has made
it? Not single condition has changed.
In fact there has been no change of
| sentiment among the people in regard
| to the justice of free coinage. The in
dignation of the people, however. has
increased rapidly since the treachery Of
the democratic majority In its defeat OF
the Bland bill. and is crystalizing
| toward independent action 10 secure
| their rights and enforce their wishes.
South Carolina is falling into line
with the new party. The old bourbon
democrats Of that state will he left
Il again.
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IS YOUR TINE ouTs

If this notice is marked with
an x IL shows that your time
has expired. Please notify us
of the fact If you want the pa
per continued.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
CIRCULATION.

The "IndeZ' HIS, and can
grove the largest ciroula-
lion Of any paper in Bar
Der county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

The procession has started, the man
who gets in the way will get run over,
and the man who falls by the wayside
viii get left.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
CHURCHES.

GERISTIAN.-Preach every Sunday at
~ A io'Clock. a. M, and t;'iO p m, oy Eider
J. T. Nicholson. Prayer meeting every we'd
nesday night. sunday school At 100 a. m.
every sunday. Pastors residence ut the par
sonU &C ; study at the chapel,
NHErHODlSr EP Observation-Disclosures every
IVA sunday at 10 a M. aud 30 p. IA. sun
law SCHOOL every sunday at 10 a. IN. Prayer
meeunA every Thursday evening at : 30.
Strangers invited. }. VI. ARCHER, Pastor.
nHgSBYTERIAE.-Se every Sunday at
G Al a. m. and 80 y. m. Sunday School at
l0a NJ.
~ .TUOLIC CHURCH services once every
~ month la the Gobiclt building ON North
Ma street. hEN. v hARA' pastor.
nFaMAN BAPTIST BRErHREN.-Holdr reg
J lar services AT Miuscua, Barrier county
the econd and fourth Sundays in each mouth
At 'Orrcst school houseOn che second sunday
Ced r Creek school house ON the thlruSunday
By lders Shamberser smith and Neher.
O.. MARKS MISSION. Sunday school a
- go o clock on every Sunday afternoon, IL
the A X. hall. Children please come.
D ,IsIISr.-Preaching 1st and3rd Sunday1I a
- "a and at $500 y. III, every sunday. sun
day school at 10 o'clock, a IN. Prayer meeting
We, nesday evening Of cacn week. Rev. w. A
Cain Pastor. Residence on Cor. Lincoln Ave
and Cherry Streets.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

q II LOREN EDWARDS CAMP, No fl52
., Y ). of v, meets ON LIST ana % Saiur
day ,Venings of cuch month, in thelr nan OF
IT. RoNIG, Commander.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

PHr, t,,p~- .......... BESJAMiN HARRISON
IT1it. , -..tf.- senators .B. ". Perkins
of rsn- ....W W. a. Pctier
Member of con srcss a. Dit...Jerry simpson
Juds of g4th Judic.s. - st..... C. W. Mckay
state touutUr. jsth Dis .... Chester Long
Ucpi sentative. aOth Di-tuct.....f. W. HlckoX
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

X . ELDRED POST, No. Ia, meets
II, "A n, "a 4th saturday incach month
~ r. court house la n tStic.ue Lodge, at p. NJ
All pmrades cordially invited.
L. T. WILLIAMS, Post Commander.
Joan w. UPPERMAN, Ad1utan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

NAoMINo.67. .REBECCN DFGBEE. |. O. OF.
Nee the "a and 4th We'd. nights, each month
MRS T. 81. ALLEN, n. q,
MIS-. AUG. SCMtDT, Secy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

n IT NEI Fidelity Lodge No. S0.-
A, u, u, YY - Meets "a and 4th Fl iday
night. +. NJ hh hH'Eh' NJ "
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
T EON BEALs,
SOCIETIES.

n \ q LORRAINE CHAPTER, No. 80.
VI 1s ID Regular ,ulnmunlCatons' hrst
and lird MOrdaN evenings m each month.
Mrs. FGtNCIS EILIS, W. Nj.
NANNIE V. O'BRYAN, sec.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

DE .PuIA LODGE, No. l4O, X. of p, meets on
Mon. nv evening Of cuch week. at tue IA OF T..
nall VISITING kmRuts IN good standing inNi-
red r., lttcud } NJ. LAHEY, &. &.
\. NJ. HOUCHIN. X. OF X. ;.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25
George @. Wards Views
KAuaaa CrrY Mo March


am in receipt Of your favor Of the 9th inst,
In which you ask me 70 give my views upon the
following question: 'Tn view Of the fact that
the present bonds, upon which rests the nation
al bank circulation, are being retired, what do
you recommend a. a substitute therefor"
am deeply sensible Of the honor you do me
in thus asking for my views, but should feel
seriously afraid that such views would prove 70
be too radical for publication in your columns,
were II not for the fact that your letter ends
with these sentences "What We want on
these questions Is intelligent discussion and
not abuse full and free Investigation Of any
question can harm no one"
Now as to the question In point. might an
swer II b. simply writing the one word-''noth-
ing" But while aware of the fact that 10 tbs
editor Of a department in metropolitan daily,
brevity Ii the soul Of WITT ! am also con
scious that this answer would be too brief 70 be
satisfactory. I viii therefore briefly air my
views.
l. As the national bank currency 10 retired
from circulation, would replace such currency
with United States paper bills differing. how
ever, from the present treasury notes, In that
instead Of being promises 70 pay, they should
Be promises 70 receive. for an debts, public and
private promise % receive. on the part of
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

South Carolina is falling into line
with the new party. The old bourbon
democrats of that state viii he LETT
again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-05-25

ENSIGN ENCAMPMEIT No. 62, /. q. o. F
Mee.s trst and third Friday of each month
AtIF[ n T. G. K HARRIS, &. L.
w. II. ROUSE :. W. &c. WAISTAD, >.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-16
Big Strike of Chicugo Walters.

CHICAGO, June IA strike committee
of the Walters union visited all the
principal restaurants and cafes of the
city yesterday and presented an agree
ment endorsing their demands for shorter
hours and more pay to the various proprie-
tors for their signature. Only one restau-
rant, the Tacoma, signed the agreement
and thereupon all the walters on duty at
the Saratoga, Boston, Chicago, Rector's,
Siegel and Cooper and Lakeside restau-
rants were at once ordered out, the men in
the last named concern bein the only ones
who refused to comply with the order,
giving as their reason that they were salts
fed. The Walters union repudiates the
rumored saloon scheme.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-16

pies party state convention met here yes
terday with good attendance. NJ A
Householder, of Cherokee county, was
made permanent chairman. The creden-
tials committee was slow settling contests
and most of the day was spent in singing
and speech-making. John F. Willetts,
Peoples party candidate for governor two
years ago, declared in speech that the
Republicans had counted him out two
years aSo and asked the convention to see
that the men elected were seated A dis
patch was sent the Peoples state conven-
tion st Helena, Mont, urging them 10
stand firm 10y the New York movement.
1t midnight l.. d. Lewelling was nomi-
mated for govVnor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-16
New York.
The LOcnl Markets.

GRAIN, ETC.
wheat-9Od9ac.
Corn-4SG52c.
Rye-Tg0Sl-.
Oa-s- 32N3ic.
Bran Sic per cwt,
Ships uf-S 90 per cwt
lIay-Timothy, Sll913; prairie, i011l; clover
S9G10; baled, SI1 90.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Eair to choice, 12t.c: creamery, 22l2ic
Eggs Fresh. 14c; packed, lOc.
Pou.try-Chickens. lOG12H; turkeys, 12Lc
ducks, RYE; geese, 1Oc.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Apples-S2 @JGS2. IS per bbl.
PotatOes-25c
onions-s0Gs5c.
Turnips-45l SOC.
LIVE STOCK
Catte-Butchers pay for corn fed steers
3hG4hc; COWS and heifeIA, 2H93c; calves
SQ4Ec.
Hogs &c.
Sheep-+65c.
Hard 5Na7 80.
Soft-2 -0G2 80
Comm on boards SIG
Joist Scanting and timber, l2 to rs feet, SI3
Every additional foot in len.th 20 cents.
A shingles a. %
Lath - so
Fencing y to 1G feet SIS.
Stoc, bo rds, rough SIC
dressed SI7.
C. flooring SO
FinlshiDg Lumber dressedS3nGt $40
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-16
The Ticket and Platform.

The state ticket nominated was: For sec
retary Of state, w. \. Taylor, Franklin
county. judge of supreme court dong
term), Judge J. 5. Briggs, Monroe; (short
term) Judge Thomas Beers, Crawford;
clerk of supreme court, William II. Wolf,
Fairfield; member state board of public
works. Captain J. n. Meyers, Hamilton;
presidential electors-at-large, H. >. Stern
berger Miami; James p Seward, Rich
land. The platform is a standard pro-
nouncement of Democratic principles; op-
poses protective tariff and favors reform
thereof; declares for bimetallism; demands
the repeal of the Sherman act, and sub
mits the question as to how the circula-
ton of both metals at parity shall be
brought about to the national convention.
No Instructions for the Delegation.
The delegates-at-large are: Calvin S.
Brice, ex-Gov. Campbell, L. I. Neal and
Robert Blee. Alternates- large, Senator
NJ d. Shaw, of Wapakoneta; Senator w.
c. Gear, of Wyandotte; John F. Filler, of
Hamilton and Thomas j. Cogan, of
Hamilton. The delegates were not in
structed The only Cleveland man on the list
| is Cam pbell, the others believing Cleve-
| land not available The rooster was chosen
as the party emblem and the convention
| adjourned sine die.
III
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-16
Wants the Help of the Press.
Illinois Republican State Committe.

CHICAGO, June 16.-The Illinois Repub-
lican committee met here yesterday and
elected James H. Clark, of Mattoon, chair
man by vote of q TO Q. City Sealer
Jameson was elected secretary. Organ
ization matters occupied the remainder of
the session. y number of leading Repub-
icans were present, among them Governor
Fife, Lieutenant Governor Ray, Secretary
of State Pearson, Auditor Pavey and
Mayor Rheuna Lawrence, of Springfield.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-16
VIII Run Against simpson.

WICHITA, Kas., June 16. The Seventh
district Republican congressional con-
vention held at Kingman yester-
day resulted in the nomination Of
State Senator Chester l. Long,
of Medicine Lodge, Jerry Simpsons home.
Long is young lawyer, 81 years old, and
is well equipped to meet the sockless
statesman in debate. He is very popular
and will poll a heavy vote.