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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
Election ProcIamatlon.

oTATE of Kansas, Sherman county, SIS. To all
~ whom these presents shall come, greeting:
Kno ye that 1, the undersigned, sheriff of Sher-
man county, Kansas, by virture of the authority
in me vested, do, by this proclamation, give pub
first Monday in November, A. d. 1894, there will
be held general election, and the officers at that
time to be chosen are follows, towit:
One Associate Justice,
A Governor,
A Lieutenant Governor,
A Secretary of State,
A Auditor of State
A State Treasurer,
A Attorney General,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
a CongTeSSman-at-L Large,
A Congressman sixth district,
A County Representative,
A County Attorney,
A County Superintendent OF Public Instruction,
A Probate Judge,
A Clerk of the District Court,
A Commissioner of the second district,
A Township Trustee,
A Township Clerk,
A Township Treasurer,
A Justice of the Peace,
A Roadoverseer,
Two Constables,
Also for or against the following proposition to
amend the constitution of the state of Kansas,
namely: That section I, article s, on the constitu-
ton of the state of Kansas be amended so that the
same shall read follows: section I. Every
person of the age of II years aud upwards belong
ing to the following classes, who shall have resi-
ded in Kansas six months next proceeding any
election and in the township or ward IN which ne
or she offers VOTE least so days next proceed
ing such election, shall be deemed qualified
elector. First, citizens of the United States.
Second, persons OF foreign birth VINO nave de-
ciared their intention to become citizens OF the
United States, confoTmable to the laws OF the
United States on the subject of naturalization.
And voters of electors Tor said officers will be
received the polls of each election district in
said county.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand at my Office at Goodland, in said county,
this 18th day of October, A. D. 1894.
SIMON KEMP, Sheriff.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
FarewelI Word.

In leaving Goodland I am reminded
of so many in the city and county who
have shown me kindness that it is i'm
possible for any spoken word of fare
well to reach them all and SO 1 call on
the newspapers to help me out. Kind
words and deeds have been so many
and constant here that I have been
glad to take some share in the hard
ships of these hard years with you. 1t
is not staffy' but the simple truth to
say that I have here met and known
the Quickest and cheeriest set of peo-
pie have ever known. am not sorry
to leave the treeIess, cropless prairies,
but the people who live upon them l
leave with sincere regret. 1 wish es-
peciaIly to thank the large and genial
company of those who recently gath
cred to show their good viii to me, and
all who took such pains to make it
pleasant evening that we spent to-
gether. The present from the railroad
men that was so unostentatiously
handed me was received with gratitude,
not only for itself, but for the kind
ness to me that was back of it.
am glad to record here, too, my ap-
probation of the good viii shown once
more by the people of our sister
churches of the sity. May God in
crease the spirit of fellowship between
these churches still more in the days
IN come.
I wish also to express, by way OF
public testimony, my appreciation OF
the loyal and self sacrificing support
that I have received within our own
church. have never been sorry that
over a year ago, while foreseeing the
rigor Of the hard times that my people
would be called upon to pass through
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

WHEN the Republicans went into
power silver occupied the money throne
Jointly with gold. When, after "A years
of uninterrupted control, they turned
the affairs of state over to the Demo
Gratis, silver had been demonetized
and gold made the only money. This
is history and in the face of these facts
how dare they claim to be the friends
of silver, and to deny that the demone-
tization of the white metal should be
laid at the door of Republicanism?
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
NO UNCERTAIN SOUND HERE.

Judge Nugent, candidate for gov
ernor on Peoples party ticket in Texas,
opened his campaign Aug. "a in a
speech that has no uncertain sound.
The prospects of their success are very
encouraging. The closing paragraph
of that address is worthy to stand be-
side the utterances of our own LeweI-
ing:
Finally, fellow-citizens, let me say,
that tho great, vital, controlling ques-
ton of the times is the labor question.
A thorough analysis of the situation
discloses this questions of questions
lying at the center of the social diff
culties into which our country has
been led. Solve this question so that
the man who produces wealth shall
own just proportion of it, and those
difficulties will vanish as mists before
the rising sun. Labor, slowly rising
from the dust of the ages, stands at
last erect upon its feet. Already it
confronts capital, not to provoke strife
but for reconciliation and peace. 1t
does not ask charity, it demands JUS
tice. 1t does not ask that capital be
enslaved, but that 1.-THE age-old
burden bearer-be made free. It de-
mands for itself not superiority but
equality, and it knows by wise instinct
that in the opening epoch now dawning
upon the world. equality is coming to
it in the sure unfolding of Gods pro-
violence. This it knows, and it rejoiees
that in that day of deliverance the
doom of special privileges shall be
pronounced and equal rights shall
come to all alike.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

I nevertheless decided to stay and
share in the struggle, and that told
the church then that released them
from financial obligation beyond the
effort to do the best they could.
have received more money since then
than I had any reason to expect or did
expect. and know that much of what
I have received has meant genuine self
sacrifice on the part of those who paid
it.
May God bless these churches and
these people, and SO bless his own
"Good News" that Jesus the Lord
shall be seen in His own attractiveness
by all. Sincerely your friend,
GEORGE ii. PERRY.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

For Commissioners. W. TEAGARDEN.
county commissioners where his bust
ness ability has been recognized by al,
and to which the successful guidance
of the county's financial affairs must
in part be credited. He, in conjunction
with the other members of the board,
have redeemed Sherman countY's
credit and has made her collateral
sgilt-edg A vote for him is vote
for a competent administration and
one that will not be lost.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

The REPUBLIC would like to have the
man who is intending to vote the
Democratic ticket come in and let US
see what he looks like. THE REPUBLIC
does not believe that there is a Demo
crat in Sherm an county who is taken
in by the Republican annex-Over-
meyer. Governor Click and Senator
John Martin speak in no uncertain
tones about the annex.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

to Nebraska. and in 1886 came to Sher-
man county where he has since resided.
All who are acquainted with Mr.. Kent
know him to be a man well-titted for
the office for which he is named. A
vote for Mr.. Kent is a vote that will
not be lost.
L. H. Haney, our candidate for clerk
of the district court, was born IN Van
Buren, county, Iowa, in 1856, reared
upon a farm. By industry and hard
application to his studies he secured a
good common school education, which
he applied successfully for several
years as a school teacher. In 1885 he,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

For Representative-FRANK H. SMITH
or the citizens of this town or county.
His name is synonymous with honesty
and integrity. He is a man that is
conversant with and posted on the great
civic and financial questions of the
day, and is well qualified to represent
Sherman county in the halls of our
state legislature. He was born in In
diana county, Penn, and is a graduate
of the State University OF Iowa. He
came to Goodland in 1889 where he has
since followed his chosen profession
that of medicine. He was elected mayor
of Goodland in 1898 by overwhelming
majority Citizens of Goodland and of
Sherman county can do no better SER
vice for the interest of the county than
by casting vote for our next county
representative-Fr II. Smith.
R. A Kent, our candidate for probate
judge, is a farmer and lives near
Edison. He was born in Wapello coun-
ty, Iowa, Feb. 20, 1860. He resided
there until 1872 when he removed to
Pennington, Ills, and attended college
four years. He returned to Iowa where
he resided until 1885, when he removed
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
For Superintendent-R. Q. SMITH.

For Superintendent. G. SMITH.
cannot be spoken of Mr.. Smiths prin-
ciples as teacher, and he may well be
considered one of Sherman county's
best. His interest in the intellectual
growth of the country is shown by his
regular attendance at the teachers as
ISOLATION and in various other ways,
manifesting his devotion to the edu-
cational cause. He holds a first grade
certificate and is eminently fitted for
the place to which he will be elected
Nov. 6.
John H. Hartzler, the candidate for
county attorney. was born in Wayne
county, Ohio, in 1863 In 1872 he went
with his parents to Iowa where he had
the usual experience of the farmer
boy, getting his education in the com
mon schools of tho county, and at the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

November 6, 1894, must register, in per-
son, on or before October 26, 1894
Office open from 10 a. m to u m, and
from to 6 p. M M. E. O'DoNNELL,
City Clerk.
NOTICE OF CLOSING REGISTRATION BOOKS.
Notice is hereby given that the regis
tration books of the city of Parsons
viii close Friday October %, 1894, at 9
o'clock p. m.
Dated at Parsons, Kansas, this 18th
day of October, 1894 A. II. TYLER,
City Clerk
The fact of the case is that Billy is
holding so many offices now and want
ing so many more, that he imagines he
is greater and can violate the laws of
the land with impunity.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

The attack of the News and Dark
Horse upon the county commissioners
is very unjust, and will act as boom
erang. The great howl about county
warrants being at trifiing discount
for short time. They never take into
consideration that the voters of Sher-
man county voted to have safety, fire
proof vaults built, or that times are
hard and taxes unpaid, or that the tax
alton has been reduced lower than ever
in the history of the county, or that
tax sales have been lighter than ever
before, or that the valuation of prop
erty has been reduced over 100000, or
that more people are destitute and IN
the need of assistance than ever before,
or that the county does not owe bond
that is due, or that all interest on
bonds has been paid in full, or that
the county has all state taxes paid up
to date, or that there is now in the
treasury nearly $4,000. The irrigation
plant at the court house grounds is a
"bete noir" to those two gentlemen of
the Dark Horse and News. If there is
a man in Sherman county who does
not believe that irrigation plant is
worth hundred times the $500 it cost
to the farmers of the county he has
not yet been heard from. It has taught
them that Sherman county can be irri-
gated, that success can come out of
what looked to be disastrous failure,
that comfort can be made to take the
place of want. It has instilled hope
into the hearts of our business men,
put courage into the breasts of our
yeoman, it has replaced confidence into
the Golfers of capital. 1t has proved
that the desert can be made garden,
the desolate wastes reclaimed and
made land in which it is good to live.
The smallness and mendacity of these
attacks are such as should shame the
profession that is forced to call these
things a member. The record of the
Peoples party commissioners of Sher-
man county is one that any conmu-
nifty should be proud to point to, and
all attacks made against it viii be no
more effective than the charge of a
water rat on the armored sides of an
iron clad
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

For County Attorney-JoHN HARTzLER
Southern Iowa Normal school. After
spending about four years teaching in
Iowa, he came to Sherman county and
took homestead here in 1886. Since
that time he has been engaged in
demonstrating and teaching school. He
has studied law to some extent and
will make a good county attorney.
George w. Teagarden, candidate for
commissioner from the Second dis
trict, is known by every person in the
county as a man that is capable to fill
the Office to which he certainly will be
reelected. His record in the past is as
open as the day, and upon which even
those not his friends can find no blot.
He has served one term on the board of
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
PubIIcatIon NotIca.

(First published Oct. a5.)
TN justice court, Sherman county, Kansas, be-
L fore P s. Darling, justice of the peace, in
and for the city of Goodand, in said county
William Jupe, plaintiff, VS. A. E. King, defend
ant. The above named defendant. A. E. King
will take notice that he has been sued in the
above named court, and that unless he shall APP
pear and answer the bill of particulars filed by the
plaintiff or before the 10th day of November,
1894 at O'Clock a. m of said day. said bill of
particulars will be taken true. and judgment
will be rendered thereon accordingly for the sum
of 81 and costs of suit, and for the foreclosure
of the attachment lien therein granted.
E. s. KNIGHT, P. S. DARLING,
Attorney for Plaintiff Justice of the Peace.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

The Peoples party candidates are
competent to fill the positions to which
they will be elected. They are men in
whom confidence is placed and will fill
the positions of trust, to which they
will be elected, in a manner that will be
great credit to the party that honored
them by placing them in control of the
county affairs.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
REPUBL1cAN PROOF.

We have frequently stated that joint
keepers, gamblers and lottery men in
the various towns along the Missouri
river are for Morrill,. Every Indication
leads to this conclusion. They are
openly espousing his cause, and as
openly laboring for the oefeat of Lew
cling. The whole criminal element in
these towns are not only working for
Morrill,, but contributing money to
further his campaign Morrill's elect
ton means long session of uninter-
ruption for them to ply their criminal
occupation.
While the Lewelling administration
has not been able to drive all these
men from the state, through the inter
ference of Republican courts and Re-
publican officials, and the Republican
communities that comprise the bulk of
the voters of these towns, still many
of them have been driven into bank
ruptcy in their efforts to avoid Lew
e1ling's attempt to enforce the law.
These gamblers are heartily sick of the
Populist administration, because their
profits have been largely consumed in
their efforts to avoid the enforcement
of the law and fighting the Populist
officials.
Inasmuch as many of our Repubi-
can readers are likely to imagine that
we say these things from partisanship
and not from information, we will
quote the following from that distin-
guished Republican organ, the Leaven-
worth Times, which is now supporting
Morrill,, but which desired to see some
other Republican nominated, and just
on the very ground that Morrill, would
be tool of the criminal element in
this state. In justice to the editor of
the Leavenworth Times, it must be
said, whatever may be the rest of his
faults, that he probably has
more money, in years gone
Oy, than any other man in fighting the
Joint keepers, gamblers, etc., in this
state. His remarks are as follows:
The Leavenworth Times wishes again
20 assert land will continue to do so as
ong as the facts are denied) that Nor
ill has paid money to newspapers, and
hat his friends are using large sums
If money to secure his nomination.
And we do not believe there is an hon
sst man in Kansas that is well posted
put knows and believes this statement.
Money has been used here by Morrill's
iXers, and the name of Morrill, has
Oeen used here to assure the policy
shop swindlers, the high and low gam
bling dens that Morrill,, if elected gov
,rnor, will let every policy shop and |
rambling hell run wide open during |
lis administration. And this state |
nent is proven by the fact that every
gambler, policy-shop man and pimp in |
his town is for Morrill,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

AS election draws near, interest in
the men who are destined to fill the
positions of trust and assume the
guardianship of Sherman county's af-
fairs, increases. The Peoples party of
Sherman county this year, as in the
past, has brought forward ticket COM
posed of men of sterling worth, whose
competence and ability merit the posi-
tions they have been chosen to fill.
To this, in some extent, should be cred
tied the wonderful success of the Peo-
pies party in this county since the
conception and birth of the party in 1890.
The confidence of the public has never
been abused, every promise made has
been fulfilled, every official, elected by
this party, has laid down his official
duties with clean hands and has left
behind record that needs no defense,
and that adds luster to already bright
escutheon of Populist administration.
Below we give our readers short in
PRODUCTION to the Peoples parties can
didates for the several offices for which
they have been nominated:
The first one we present to you is our
candidate for representative DR.. Frank
Fl. Smith. Mr.. Smith is to well and
favorable known to require any en-
comium or introduction to our readers
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

Ex-Governor Click and Senator Mar
tin have come out advising the Demo-
Gratis to vote the Peoples party ticket
as vote for Overmeyer means a vote
for Morrill, That advise is useless
The Democrats are not SO foolish as to
be taken in on Morrilrs annex, over
meyer. AS Ex-Governor Click and
Senator Martin represent the rank and
file of Kansas democracy, their advise
viii be unanimously followed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

The Populist meeting Monday night
in Grant township was one of the
largest ones ever held this fall Grant
will come in with great big majority
for the Peoples party.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
THAT IRRIoATINo PLANT.
Tenants Roar Made without Any jus.
ificatiOn Whatever.

Tenants Roar Made Without ANY JUS
ificatiOn Whatever.
A fine example of the lying proclivi-
ties of the Republican managers in
this county, is the statement that the
windmill and reservoir in the court
yard cost over $1,000. True the Dark
Horse, early inthe campaign, published
an itemized statement showing the
total cost to be s637.6O, yet the Demo
cratic annex, the News, claims it cost
over $1,000. The facts regarding this
matter can be aseertained at the court
house. The plant cost less than s700,
and that includes $50 which the Re-
publican mayor of Goodland forced the
county to pay for water used in pud-
ding the reservoir.
At the meeting of the farmers insti-
tute held in Goodland last spring, re-
solutions were adopted recommending
that test be made in Sherman county
as to the practibility of irrigation by
pumping.
In accordance with this, the commits
sioners at a special meeting, on fur
ther petition of the leading taxpayers
of Goodland, decided to erect the wind
mill and build the reservoir. AS this
meeting was held in March there was
no time to advertise for bids and the
commissioners unanimously decided to
commence work at once, and the I'M
derstanding was that only firstclass
IvO1,Ez onJ Iootorio1 Ch017I1 no opoT,1Ouad
The result was that while the plant
may have cost more than another that
would furnish the same amount of
of water, yet that fact remains to be
demonstrated; and this plant has de
that irrigation by wind
power and storage in reservoirs is a
success when water can be found at
less than 200 feet. This fact alone is
worth thousands of dollars to this
county, and has given new life and
hope to the farmer and business man
of the county.
Another view of this matter is the
court house grounds were rented this
year and brought in $50 rent, in addi-
ton to this the trees in the court house
yard were watered and cultivated, saw
ing at least another $50 to the county,
so that this year the county has al
ready had an income of over 500 from
an investment of something less than
s7OO.
We do not expect the Republican
of this county to tell the
truth, they would not be. following in
the lines laid down by the state com
mittee if they did. No one expects
their Democratic annex to tell the
truth, but we do protest against these
men discouraging the cause of irriga-
ton in this county by their infamous
lies.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
The Republican parts of the dresser

The Republican parts of the present
campaign is a disgrace to Civilization
and the great state of Kansas. They
have printed and circulated literature
that should have been barred out of
the mails. They have attacked the
characters of honest men by paid for
charges from swindlers, conmen. falzirs
and joint keepers. They dived down
into the deep depths of pollution and
brought forth the most rotten particles
in the pool TO enlighten the intelligent
and honest voter. Their whole cam
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

IT is now whispered in Kansas City
that E. N Morrill, is one of the leading
members of the A. P. A, the new know
nothing secret society. It is claimed
that he is an officer of the Leaven-
worth worth lodge. This accounts for
the Republican support of that organi-
cation.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

AS USUAL, the Republicans have be-
gan their regular system of lying about
the populist candidates. Their latest
is that Commissioner G. w. Teagarden
is an A. P. A. There isn't the slightest
foundation for the story. Mr.. Teagar-
den, if anything, is anita. P. A.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
a black Eve to calamitx

Some Kansas mortgages are evil
IDENTIFY pretty good. Notwithstanding
the reign of the Popufsts. A large
number sold in this city yesterday at
auction brought over 90 per cent of
their face value at maturity.-Phila-
delphia Ledger toct 16.)
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

SENATOR Don CAMERON of PennsyI-
vania, is reported as about to take his
departure from the ranks of the Re-
publican party and follow in the foot
steps of Senators Stewart and Jones
over to the Populist camp.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

paign has been of falsehood and bill
lingsgate. It has served to disgust the
better element of the party, which viii
help swell the Peoples party majority
to the $4,000 mark.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26

ated from the Pittsboro High school in
1882. He came to Nebraska in 1888
where he engaged in various occupa-
tions, then began teaching which occa-
patton he followed until 1888, when
he cast his lot with the people of Sher-
man county on his homestead where
he has since resided. Too much praise
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
PEOPLES PARTY MEETINGS.

For the Campaign of ISo4-WheFe
Held and at What Time.
The Peoples party meetings for the
campaign of 1894 will be held at the
following places. All are cordially in
vited to attend: