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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
Rally and Celebration.
SOUTH HAVEN, FRIDAY, OCT. 81.
Everybody Come.

\ union Columbian celebration and
grand Peoples rally will be held at
South Haven. Oct. p, 1892, when the
Hon. Jerry Simpson will address the
people. A grand street parade will
open the exercises at 10 o'clock. 4. M,
followed by a strictly non-partiSan
address in honor Of the courageous
hero of 1892. \ basket dinner will be
served. after which the Hon. Jerry
Simpson will speak upon the issues of
the day, followed by ether prominent
speakers. The famous Quenemo Glee
Club will furnish the music for the
afternoon meeting. Brass bands
and good music will enliven the morn
ing exercises. A cordial invitation is
extended to other townships to assist
in making this the monster rally of
southern Sumner Come one. come
all, and bring your well-flled baskets
for a days enjoyment.
Tea. coffee and good lunches can be
had on the grounds by those who
came without baskets. Come from
near and come from far and partici-
pate in the crOwning rally Of the cam
paign. BY order of committe.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The scheme of the Republicans to
discOncert the Peoples canvas by the
arrest of Chairman Bridenthal on a
trnmped-up charge miscarried. When
the case came to trial they were sur.
prised to know that Mr.. Bridenthal
was ready for trial. They wanted tC
put it off until after election. They
demurred. When the Judge over.
ruled the demurrer, they were ready
to dismiss the case. But Mr.. Briden.
thai would not have it that way. He
insisted on a trial. Failing to pro
duce any evidence, they ''threw W
the sponge" and wanted the case dis
missed. Mr.. BIS attorneys insisted
on a verdict of acQuittal, which wa
rendered. And thus another boom
erang has recOiled on the desperate
schemers. What next?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The hOOdlumS who rOtten-egged
Candidate Weaver down in Georgia
were simply intimating, in their own
peculiar and emphatic southern
style, that he could do more good for
the cause of Democracy by leaving
Georgia and preaching calamity in
the northwestern states.-MOnitOr.
On, no, they wasn't. They were
simply initiating their Republican
brethren of the north, who, when
lacking for argument and support, re-
sort to rotten eggs. Has the Monitor
forgotten the outrageous conduct of
its party hOodlums in this city just
after the last election? Has it heard
of the egging of Congressman Otis at
Princeton? Has it heard Of the
shooting of Sam Jones in Indiana?
Has it heard Of the Caldwell affair?
Will it deny that the Republicans
would hang every Pup1list speaker in
this state if they dared to? The G. O.
p. is great friend of free speech as
long as it does not disturb their
chances for success. We see no differ
ence between the hOOdlums of the
south and the hOOdlums of the north.
They are partisanly blind, bigoted
class, who cannot bear to see their
principles" exposed to view. This
does not apply to the rank and file OF
the parties, but it does to the leaders
and hOOdlnms. Whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad"
The &. o. p. managers of Kansas are
mad-fghting mad. Their political
destruction is near at hand.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
To Read Before You Pray,
Boston Globe.

Boston Globe.
The wages paid the 5,263 children
under fourteen years Of age working
in the Rhode Island mills are indeed
melancholy texts for those who preach
the protection Of American indus
try" The average wages is Sl.25 a
week and in many cases it Is as low as
Il cents.
1t is to Ue remembered that the
work done by these children at from
a cents to sl.25 a week is necessary
work in the process of clUthmaking.
Improved machinery with almost hu-
man intelligence eliminate almost
entirely the necessity for physical
strength. Hence the manufacturers
are enabled to get the work of an
able-bOdied man done for "A cents a
week.
The result is, as Commissioner
Goodwin shows, that fathers beg for
work while their daughters perform
what they otherwise would do fol
from Il cents to sl.25 per week. And
when it is necessary for the pool
mother to go into the mills in order
to keep the family above want, she
must needs invest her adult bodily
strength in toll at the same price
paid her ten-year-Old child.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
Judge BaShOre.

Judge W. o. BashOre of the 18th
Judicial District, will meet and ad.
dress the people at the following
times and places. All meetings at
7:3O pm. unless otherwise announced
Bluff townShip-LasellS school,
house, Monday, Oct. 24.
On line between Morris and Chik,
askia townships, place to be selected
by the township committeeman
Tuesday, Oct. 25.
DaytOn's Grove, Picnic and day
meeting. Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Perth in the evening 7:30.
Osborne tOwnship-Mayfeld, Thurs
day, Oct. q.
Jackson tOwnship-ROme, Friday
Oct. %.
Home Valley School house, Satur
day, Oct. 20.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

\ repetition and confirmation of
the calamity victory Of two years ago
will simply wipe Kansas commercially
off the map and every intelligent
man. not blinded by party prejudices,
knows it.-MOnitOr.
We don't believe the writer of the
above believes any such stuff. 1t is
an insult to and a SANDER on every in
telligentman in thenew party. They
are the owners of the realty and have
more at stake than the political buns
Iand designing, Ofiice-seeking dead
beats who are managing the Republi-
can party. They have more interest
in protecting the fair name and credit
Of the state than these political
Stand-ups who howl 50 long and loud
about our credit abroad. ISit reason
able, probable and even possible that
they would do anything to discredit
Kansas in any way? A man would
be fool indeed who would apply a
torch to his own property. But they
are tired of being neeced by the mo-
nOpOliStS. railroad corporations, trusts
and combines and propose to do lit
tie looking after their own credit and
best interests. They have ideas of
their own and propose to put them
into practice. And the repetition
and continuation" is sure to come.
Talk about blind party prejudice.
Why, that is just what ailS such men
as the writer of the above extract.
1t is the only thing that holds the
Republican party together. If the
POpuliStS were partiSanly blind they
would still be in the Republican
party. They have been reading and
thinking. The scales have fallen
from their ey9 and they refuse to be
longer led by the blind. That is what
is hurting the'g. 0. p. bosses. 1t is
not fear that the credit of the state
will suffer. 1t is a fear that the grip
of the g. o. p. on the thrOats of the
people will be broken and their sub
servient tools hurled from power.
The Monitor cannot deceive the peO-
pie by insinuating that all the intelli-
gence is still in the ranks of the G. 0.
p. Every Peoples party voter is well
read and will vote intelligently. As
much cannot be said of the old par
ties
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
APPOINTMENTS
For County Candidates and Local
Speakers.

Hon. A. G. Forney, Peoples party
nominee for state senator, Hon. G. E.
Meeker, nominee for representative
in 10Th district, Lyman Naugle, nom
inee for probate judge and Others of
the Peoples party candidates will
meet and address the people at the
following times and places. All meet
ingS at 7:3O p. m. unless otherwise
stated:
Ryan tOwnShip-MOnday, Oct. L.
Milan.
Morris tOwnShip-TueSday, OctO.
Der Is, Morris Center.
Dixon tOwnShip-ArgOnia, WedneS
day, Oct. 10.
Creek tOwnship-KingSley schoO1
house, Thursday, Oct. 20.
Conway tOwnShip-COnway Springs
Friday, Oct. 2l.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The Monitor says the principles of
the Peoples party will not bear dis
cuSsiOn and that we are afraid to let
our voters hear the truth told about
them in fair and open debate. This
is silly twaddle. The voters who
compose the Peoples party have
heard the issues discussed time and
again by Republican speakers and
would even turn out now to hear
them if they will agree to offer any
thing new or interesting. They do
not desire to waste their time in lis
tening to speakers who insist in
threShing over old chaff. As to being
afraid to have Jerry Simpson meet
Mr.. Long, the Monitor knows it is
not so. Long is not the equal of
Prince Hal and everybody knows how
Jerry "chawed" him up and showed
him under. If the Monitor wishes to
be honest, let it acknowledge that it
wants Jerry to draw the crowds for
them. If this is not the case, why
did they try to deceive the people by
intimating in their posters that Jerry
would be at the Caldwell meeting?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The leaders Of the G.. A. r. have
denied time and again that their
organization was in any way a parti-
san or political one, yet they never
lose an opportunity to favor and
boost the Republican ticket. At
their recent reunion in Washington
they refused to accept Jason Brown.
a son of John Brown, who was really
in the service. but had no discharge.
but they did not hesitate to disgrace
their order by admitting Whitlie
Reid, who has no shadow Of a claim
on their order as a soldier. Upon the
subject the Washington Post. Rep
says editorially:
il Mr.. Whitelaw Reid was taken by sur
prise when he got the Minneapolis nOmna-
tion, what must have been his astonishment
at nearing OF his election TO the Grand Army
OF the RepuhliCi
~ wv "a piN'tNlltl y has Dttu uul- ABOUT
rather carelessly on more than one occasion
IN the past. and there was no reason why Mr..
J Nhltelaw Reid. afrer having carefully set
his pegs for il, should have SWOOned with
wonder when IL came at last. But member
ship IN the Grand Army has hitherto meant
something specific. 1t has meant participa-
ton IN the titanic struggle Of lsj0-GA Ii has
meant the camp, the march. the battlefield.
the hardship. the suffering, the exposure and
the wounds OF war. The living men who
wear the badge and the dead who if living.
were entitled TO il, were victims and heroes
! OF hundred desperate campaigns. Whether
marching in patriotic celebrations. such as
/ We have just had here, or sleeping in their
/ halloWod graves beyond the Ohio and the pO-
tumac. they represent military service. pa
/ tent selt-sdcriiGc. yalOr, devotion and peril.
/ Their decorations have definite significance.
/ They are the men who interpOsed between
/ the union and its foes the splendid barrier Of
/ their thrODDiug hearts: who offered youth.
energy. fortune, life itself. upOn the altar of
/ loyalty and love; who earned o nation :
gratitude and honor for four long years of
martyrdOm. We share Mr.. Reds sur
/ prise, therefore. though not his qualification.
/ IN the fact that "a symbol OF such heroic I'M
/ port should have been conferred upon him.
| lie was never a soldier. and as there was no
reason why he should not have been one if
50 disposed. we conclude that he never want
| ed to be. Just why he was taken into those
immortal ranks at this latter day we find
I ourselves unable TO conjecture. unless the
/ Grand Army wishes to destroy the signf-
canoe Of its organization and abolish it, glOr-
| ious traditions.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
Jealous teachers.

One of the SillieSt, SchOOlbOy pleas
of the Republican press is that the
POpulists are afraid to come out and
hear Republican Spe akers. What rot
1t is hardly probable that there is a
POpuliSt voter in the state that has
not heard the principles of the G. 0.
p. discussed time and again. Moth
ing new is offered them this year. Is
any one fool enough to think that
these old speeches rehashed for this
campaign would have the slightest
effect in changing former Republi-
cans who have Joined the new move
ment? 1t would seem so by reading
the stand-up sheets. But they are
badly mistaken. As a general thing
the POpuliSt voter knows why he is
such and is about as well posted as
the stand-up orators. And in
many cases they could even enlighten
these wOuld-be educators of the peO-
pie on the issues of the day. They
know what they are about and do
not fear a discussion of the live issues
of the campaign.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
Hon, J. /, ORDER

OF Kansas City, will address the peo-
pie from Democratic standpoint at
Caldwell, Friday, Oct. p, at $50
p. IN.
Wellington, Saturday. Oct. %, at
7:3Op. m.
Turn out and hear an eloquent and
interesting speech.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The Republicans held a Long
rally at Caldwell on Thursday last.
There were twenty.three vehicles and
twenty-five voters in line. In the
evening about 200 from this place
went down on a special train and a
tOrchlight procession was INDUCED in
at night. Long spoke in the after.
noon and j. W. Ady at night. A SEN
satiOnal feature Of the evening was
the egging and rocking of Rev. Woods
of that place, presumably because OF
his activity in prosecuting violation,
Of the prOhibitOry law.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
In Defense Of Our County SuDerintend:


In view Of the misleading and erro;
seouS statements that are being cir
culated about our worthy county su-
perintendent, John W. Mclaughlin.
for the purpose Of deceiying the vo-
terS at the coming election and there
by defeating him for reelection. we.
the teachers of ArgOnia. Milan and
vicinity, take pleasure in saving to
the public that We know Mr.. Nc
Laughlin to be a true gentleman. a
fine scholar and an earnest friend to
all deserving persons, and have found
him in every way qualified for the
important Office which he mas so ably
and Justly filed. And We believe the
attacks made upon him come from
petty politicians and Jealous school
teachers and should be treated with
the contempt they so richly deserve.
And in behalf Of the great majority
of the teachers Of Sumner county will
say that the statements published in
the School and Scholar at Conway
Springs by S. D. Crane are false and
are published as Mr.. Cranes only
method of taking his unjust revenge
upon the county superintendent for
not employing him as a teacher in the
county normal.
Therefore we ask each voter to can
didly weigh and investigate the mat
ter before casting his ballot and not
be prejudiced against our present
able and efficient county super'ntend-
ent by a few cranky politicians and
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
RAY Us. WALLING.

The joint debate Saturday night at
Corbin between DR.. II. r. Walling
and Judge James 4. Ray drew a
much larger crowd than could get
inside the school house. A special
train, carrying fifty or more Caldwell
people, came up and quite a number
Of POpulists attended from Yelling
ton. Judge Ray opened the debate
in one hour and a quarter speech
and was followed by Doctor Walling
in a speech Of the same length. Ray
then talked fifteen minutes, Walling
fifteen and then Ray again fifteen.
The topics discussed were of a wide
range, taking in the whole differences
between the two parties. Judge Ray
admitted that the government had a
perfect right to own the railroads,
but in view of the fact that the states
had absolute control of their tariffs,
he could not see the propriety Of own
erShip. Notwithstanding this roSeate
view Of our possibilities, it has only
been a few days since the Judge was
expressing in conversation his fullest
contempt and impatience with rail.
way eXtOrtiOnS, showing that from
the nature of the ease, state and ma
tiOnal control are an absolute failure.
Notwithstanding the inter state com.
merce law has been in force for six
years, merchants in San Francisco are
now shipping freight from Chicago tC
New York and then by water around
the southern point Of South America
and up the coast to San Francisco, Ia
distance equal to four or five time,
across the Atlantic ocean, and saving
from twenty to thirty per cent. by
that circuitOuS route. In the face Of
such gross discrimination, who i.
there that can yet successfully con
tend for government control? The
interests involved are of so mucl
magnitude and of such a conflicting
character. that evasion and diScrim
inatiOn will always be the inevitable
result Of such policy. But the great
bugbear to government ownership il
the Judges eye is ''hOw are you gOins
to get them?" The government neveI
faced an emergency yet but what il
met it, neither will it fail in this
The savings tOthepeOple would alOn,
pay for them in a few years and it il
folly to suppose that craftsmanship,
atso low an ebb that plan for theil
absorption could not be developed.
Judge Ray also touched the 6nanc,
question and was eyerlaStiAgly ami
hilated by DR.. Walling. The Doc
tors elOQuence and logic poured fortl
in strains that knocked the last pc.
Il
from under Judge Ray and left hin
fOundering around, urging charges o
'natiOnalism" and socialism" agains
certain individuals, a matter entirel,
foreign to the platform of principle
under discussion.
The fallacy Of intrinsic value il
money was ably exposed and Judg
Ray was forced to admit that the fla
of money was its essence. The crow,
was attentive and good humOred an,
parted with the best Of feelings tC
ward one another.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

Weaver doesn't have enough spunk
to make good president.-MOnitor.
Oh, he don't, do he? Well, have
you read his Pulaski speech? Show
us a braver man in the old decrepit
Republican party. General Weaver
is no coward. He does not fight his
battles, as ingalls, and Others have
done, years after all danger is past.
He boards the lion in his den, so to
speak. John Jingles is always care.
full to be at safe distance when in.
dulging in the pleasant amusement of
'skinning rebels"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
Mr.. Steen.

The Hon. ]. W. Steen of Kingman
and the Hon. G. E. Meeker will meet
and address the people at the follow
ing times and places. All meetings
at 7:3O p. m, unless otherwise an
nOunced.
Belle Plaine tOwnship-Saturday
Oct. Is, afternoon and evening.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
COL. HARRIS,

Candidate for CongreSSnan.At.hrge
Will address the people at this place,
Thursday, Oct. q. He is a fOrcible
and logical speaker and should be
heard by every voter who wishes to
cast an honest ballot.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
Col. Harris.

Col. W. A. Harris, candidate fol
COngressman-at-large, will speak as
follows:
Belle Plaine, Day meeting, Oct
9th.
Wellington, Evening, 7:3O.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

And now they talk of sending Mr..
ingalls, out of the state to do his
stumping. Too bad, Let him stay
with US. A synopsis of mis- Topeka
speech is given this week.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

According to the Republican plat
form there will be no trouble in find
ing ways and means for the govern
ment to take charge Of the telegraph
lines, but the g. o. p. speakers hold up
their hands in holy horror when it is
proposed to also take charge Of the
railroads. You can't cross a bridge
until you reach it. When the govern
ment decides to take charge of these
public highways it will meet with no
difficulties as to how it shall be done.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
ATTENTION, MARSHALS!

All wishing banners or floats for the
great rally Nov. 4, should send in
their notices at once. Six words to
each yard square is enough to be read
well. Every old soldier, blue or gray,
who can ride four blocks on Washing
ton avenue on that day, should re-
port his name to me or the marshal
of his township. Also every lady in
tending to ride horseback should do
likewise. S. EWING SMITH.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

They, (the POpulistsD, could not
come within a thousand votes Of
electing a man to Office in this county
without the aid Of the Democrats
Monitor.
With the Democrats taking no part
in the election we could click you
out of your boots" But the Demo-
are as anxious and sincere for a
change as the POpulists and are going
to vote with us this year, so the g. o.
p. may prepare for chilly sail up
Salt river Nov. 9.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The Republicans Of Colorado have
actually made a proposition to the
Peoples party managers to vote for
the Weaver electors if the POpulistS
will give them the state officers. How
is that for gall?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
WELLINGTON, NOV 4tl.

Come with your banners
flying; come in delegations;
bring your bands and glee
clubs; bring your dinners.
Come prepared to stay for
the torchlight procession at
night. Everybody come
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

J. G. 'Strang, of Topeka, attempted
to make speech at the opera house
Tuesday night. In introducing him
the chairman announced that he was
sorry to see so many empty seats.
Later the crowd increased to a re-
spectacle size, but he could not create
a ripple of enthusiasm except by tell
ing lie about Jerry Simpson.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

Preparations for the grand rally at
this place Nov. are already under
way. Bluff township is already or
ganized and will be here in force. 1t
being the most distant in the county
should stir the closer townships up.
Get ready, everybody.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

If the Republican papers that are
claiming that Mr.. POwderly has come
out for their party will send for a
copy of the Journal Of the Knights of
Labor, Philadelphia, Of October g
and read his letter therein they may
conclude they have been circulating a
fully matured campaign lie.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

Come to the rally at Wellington on
Friday, Nov. 4. Lewelling and Simp-
son will speak.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

Chairman Hinchcliffe attended the
big rally at Hutchinson Tuesday, and
reports it immense and beyond de-
scriptiOn. The procession was four
or five miles long and the enthusiasm
unbOunded. The Peoples movement
is dying (?l out. Too bad.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The pearl button factory spoken of
in President HarrisOn's letter Of ac-
ceptance has been located. 1t is in
the Illinois state penitentiary at
at Chester, where sixty able
bodied cOnyicts are hard at work
filling orders under a contract in viO-
latiOn Of the state laws.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Simpson and Lewelling at Yelling
ton Oct. 1. Prepare to come.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

John JingleS has spOkeg. And he
is still in the rebel-skinning business.
The election manipulatOrS have
Overdone the thing in Georgia and
Florida. They will now have to face
the U. S. marShals and election su-
DerYisOrs.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
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