People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-15

MS been justly proud OF his military
career and southern associations, and
is red hot, rank populist, so he and
are graf friends. The next day after
the southern silver democrats laid
down and licked the feet OF King
Grover, | met the old colonel and
greeted him with:
"How are you, you old rebel?"
Don't call me rebel" he said. 81
never had anything to do with the re-
bellion. have always as, ociated
with gentlemen. | never had any
thing to do with towards. don't
know anything about these so-called
gentlemen from the south. | don't
want my children to ever suspect
had any association with them.
want my children to think | was in
Asia at that time. If l thought they
would ever hear even a rumor that |
associated with that gang would 20
and hang myself. Nos I'm not a
rebel and never was l never heard
of jeff Davis in my life. / tell you
was in Asia at that time" Nhereupon
the old colonel turned upon his heel,
walked away, murmuring to himself,
No, sir. | never assoc ated with
towards"
Much has been said about the i'm
practicability of government loans,
and many people seem to think it an
entirely new idea and original with
the peoples party, when in fact moth
ing could be further from the truth.
Several governments have loaned
money to the people. But it is not
necessary for US to go far to find in
stances of government loans. In many
Of The western and some Of the south
ern states the public school funds are
loaned out on real estate and only the
Inherent used in defraying the ex-
penses Of the schools. Among the
states that thus loan their funds we
mention Missouri, Oregon and Indi-
ana. A gentleman from Kansas re-
Gently wrote to the superintendent Of
public instruction of Indiana in re-
gard to this matter and received the
following letter in reply, which ex-
plains itself
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 8, $685.
w. A. Redding, Navarro, Kan: In
reply to your letter of recent date,
mUst say that the state OF Indiana has
permanent school fund amounting
70 &J,Sj6.0sj. and the law provides
thsG Il easil be los ed to farmers or
ether persons, on real estate security,
at e per cent cnDua ~. The interest
ie used to prg teachers and support
She common Schoo $. The principal
faud cen not lie used for any other
purpose except Looming 1t is d.
vid5G 20 the SCI eral counties of the
state, and tle law makes it the
duty Of the aHdi,ur of elch county
10 tEke Application for loans and ex-
anime The abstract Of title to the land
offered rs 5 curly, and if found per-
feet he takes Il mo tShge on the prop
erty and draws is warrant on the
county treasurer for the money.
/ When rn9 Interest . comes due il is
paid tc the county easurer, as h is
the custodian OF 10 h the principal
and TIE inleres-.
I This process has bcn in operation
here about twcnty-eie 1T years and we
find it Convenient and profitable, as it
makes az easy loan 10 The people and
brings l. SiJL.3Jj 10 he support of
: cur COM ION schools ca h year.
Years iruIY
HARVEY D. Worries,
STATE Srpt. publc Instruction.
Inquiry has dis overcd the fact that
these loans are both Sc e and salts
factory, ye ther, are REQ lie living in
those stat who insist the it can't be
done. Such IS the uit @. blind par
tisan ignoraI &c.
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We. clip II. N The GIoce Democrat
tie following editorial p .rag.'aph:
If we had f.ve. popul.st ugitators
We would hav1 fewer IT a.-res like
3 lran rc-oCf ~. al. ......1 - l. Il