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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
THE CRIPPLE CREEK STRIKE.


A great many people when reviewing
the miners strike at Cripple Creek
look on the moneyed side only. They
give capital all rights and labor none.
They overlook the fact that all values
and all wealth are created by labor;
that without labor capital would cease
to exist. They claim that 50 per day is
too much wages to pay a Iaboringman,
and that these highly-paid men squan-
der their money recklessly in high liv-
ing and ritous revellings, and overlook
the millions of dollars that is spent
every year by the wealthy in European
pleasure and imported luxuries, which
go to enrich the foreigners, while the
pittance that the laboringman has to
squander is spent at home, and helps
every man, woman and child in the
country. Labor spends it's thousands
at home, while capital spends it's tens
of thousands abroad
The true cause of the Cripple Creek
lockout was a combined move on the
part of capital and the Republican
party. Millionaire Moffat was building
railroad to Cripple Creek and desir-
ing to get all the hauling of ores, he
and his associates demanded that the
men work nine hours instead of eight,
which he knew would never be submit
ted to, and would close the mines until
the road was completed, thus shutting
off the hauling of ores by freight
teams. This was the capital part. The
Republicans of Ell Paso county, know
ing that the majority .of-the Cripple
Creek miners were Pepulists, desired
to have them removed and their places
filed by Italians, whose votes they
could control and by that means carry
the county for the decomposed organi-
zation, whose only claim for honor rests
with membership of Abe Lincoln and
the freeing of the slaves.
The miners are battling for exist
ence, principle and the recognition of
labor They are right and should re-
ceive the support of all the industrial
classes.
| Nearly every correspondent on the
field lay the blame of blowing up the
Strong mine on the mine owners and
admit that the strikers are innocent of
any attempt to damage property or in
fringe on the liberty of anyone, only as
far as their personal safety demands;
that the claim that the main body of
strikers are Catholics and foreigners is
utterly false, and that less than one
tenth of them are either Catholics o
foreigners. This is a stand made by
American labor for just recognition
and property holders had much better
go little slow and not push the fight
too far if they would still possess that
protection and safety that they have
heretofore enjoyed. The pages of
French history present a parallel that
they would do well to study.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
Hazard Circular.


Slavery is likely to be abolish
ed by the war power, and chattel
slavery be destroyed. This I and
my European friends are in favor
of, for slavery IS but the owning
of labor, and carries with 1t the
care of the laborer. While our.
plan Is for capital TO control la
Dor by controlling the wages,
This can be done by controlling
the money. The great debt THAT
capital will see to it Is made out
of this war must be used as the
means TO control the volume of
money. To accomplish this, the
the money must be bonded, and
the bonds must be used as the
banking basis We are now
waiting for the secretary of the
treasurv to make the recommen-
dations to congress. 1t Will not
do to allow the greenbabks 10
circulate as money any length of
time, for we cannot control them,
but we can control the bonds and
through them the bank issue.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

When it rains because we want it to-
Get warmer because we like;
When we order all our billiards
Tell the lightning where to strikei
The world will be jolly world
To all the maids and men;
With life a song the whole day long,
And we'll be happy theni
When crops grow at their own accord,
Without pillow OF hoe
When bill collectors cease to bring
The lengthy bills we owe;
The world will be Jolly world
To all the maids and men,
And birds will sing and cash will ring,
And we'll be happy then.
Hugh Blake Williams
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
State Convention.

A delegate convention of the Peoples
party of Kansas will be held in the city
of Topeka, on Tuesday, June u, 1894,
converting at 10 o'clock a. M, for the
purpose of placing in nomination can
didates for the following offices:
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
p Governor.
Lieutenant-Governor.
Secretary of State.
Auditor of State.
Treasurer of State.
Attorney-G General
State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Congressman-at-Large.
The several counties in the state will
be entitled to representation at said
,l,,,--o,,4;-,, - eoJJ1,,,.,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
Panic Bulletin.

The interests of national
bankers require immediate finan-
cial legislation by congress. Sill
yer, silver certificates and treas
ury notes must be retired and ma
tianal bank notes upon a gold
basis made the only money. This
will require the authorization of
from $500, ooo, 600 to $1,000, 600, 600
of new bonds as a basis of circu-
lation. You will at once retire
one-third of your circulation and
call in one-half of your loans. Be
careful to make money stringen-
cy felt among your patrons, es-
pecially among influential BUSH
ness men. Advocate an extra
session of congress for the repeal
of the purchase clause of the
Sherman law, and act with the
other banks of your city in Secur-
ing a large petition to congress
for its unconditional repeal, per
accompanying form. Use per-
sonal influence with congress-
men, and particularly let your
interests be known to your sena-
tors. The futare life of national
banks as fixed and safe invest
ments depends upon immediate
faction, as there is an increasing
sentiment in favor of government
Ilegal-tender notes and free silver
lcoinage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
mysteries of Florida

Two miles south of GAINESVILLE is prai-
RE. at certain seasons strangers wonder
why it is called prairie . for they look
out upon broad stretch Of water SO deep
that storms churn its surface into rolling,
white capped pillows. at times the com
merce Of the lake is done by the steamer,
while at other times there is not enough
water to float canoe In fact have
crossed the prairie in the steamer, and
again have gone over IdentiealIy the same
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

A GREAT many are of the opinion
that the Wilson bill is the cause of the
stringency of hard times, but in form
ing this opinion they overlook the all
important fact that the Wilson bill is
as yet not passed, let alone law in
force, and that the Mckinley bill still
continues to make the consumer pay
the tariff.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

THE Republicans of Kansas are rally
ing for the "forlorn hope" this fall,
knowing that they are beaten before
they enter the fight. By abuse and
misrepresentation they have one chance
in thousand to win and they are will
ing to take that chance hoping that by
copious villifications they can turn en-
ough Populists from their standard to
gain their ends. Be not deceived by
the slanderous utterances that are sure
to be made.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

The Circular issued the close of the civil
when victory perch the banners the northern
along the when the Peo
enjoying benefit of abundance of calculating medium
Bulletin issued in March, 1898 by the Bankers
national banks. Farmers mechanics labOrers
merchants look the above ne and behold the
this your hat and show them the
your support party that made these things possible
Help break the hacke that binds labor and industry the
readmll OF the money power.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
Bankers Circular.


It IS advisable to do all in your
power 10 sustain such prominent
daily and weekly newspapers,
especially the agricultural and
religious press, as will oppose
the issuing of greenback paper
money, and that you also with
hold patronage or favors from all
applicants who or not willing to
oppose the government issue of
money. Let the government is
sue the coin and the banks issue
the paper money of the country,
for then we can better protect
each other. To repeal the law
creating national bank notes, or
to restore to circulation the gov
eminent issue of money, will be
70 provide the people with money
and viii therefore seriously affect
your Individual profit as bankers
and leaders. See your congress
man at once, and engage him to
support our interests, that we
may control legislation.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

LEGAL tender notes will kill capital
ism-single tax will kill landlordism-
collective ownership of railways, ETC.,
will Kill corporationism, and with the
death of these hoary headed thieves,
pauperism and millionaireism will
vanish.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

THE friends of the devil are the first
to get mad when the real gospel of
Christ is preached in the-church. The
dupes of the money power are also in
the same fix when word is spoken for
the doWntrodden.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

The supreme court has decided that
Coxeyites cannot be held for stealing
train as long as they do not take the
rolling stock off the right of way. This
paper has held all along that it was
only the ride that they pilfered and
not the train, and it is useless to say
that those stolen rides will never be
produced in court as evidence.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

A NEW YORK manufacturer wrote to
a banker asking him his opinion of the
outcome of the present labor agitation.
The banker replied. A willing slave is
no more willing to have the shackels
struck from his limbs than the work
ing people are to lift a hand in behalf
of their rights. Some of their leaders
howl and try to arouse them. It's all
wind, nothing viii come of it. One
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

The father of the Denver agitator,
Herb George, is employed in a Chey-
enne Wells brick yard. In striving to
lead the down-trodden masses out of
the bondage of Capital, Mr.. George is
emulating Moses whose father, by the
way, was also in the brick yard bcsi-
ness, and the hope of every honest man
should be that the modern Moses may
be as successful as the ancient.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

The commonwealers at Denver fol-
lowed the example of Kelley and will
float down the Platte and Missouri
rivers and up the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers on their way to Washington.
This will do away with train stealing,
but probably some one will turn up
with water rights to harass and hinder
these men from getting to their desti-
nation.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

THE labor unions have at last awak-
ened to the fact that to succeed they
must go into politics and not leave this
all-important item to capital The
farmers, also, see things as they are
and are willing to put in with labor
and take hand at directing the ship
of state, which of late has been used
mostly as pleasure yacht for the
money kings and monopolists.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

HAS chaos come again? The all-dir-
Getting hand of the Master seems to
have been missing of late Floods and
misunderstanding storms on earth and
cyclones in the sun have upset the
general conditions of the universe.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

day, and will be an example for the
American citizens to show that no-one
has the right to enroach upon the sac
red precincts of the national capital
except he be an agent for the rich or
the monopoIists.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

TALMAGE thinks that the Lord had
reasons for having the Brooklyn Taber-
nacle burned for the third time. It
might be bunch for the reverend to
go into the insurance business and TO
take lessons in building fire proof
church
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

"DEATH to Interest,"" the slogan of
Jake Coxey, sounds as OMNIBUS in the
ears of capitalism as did "Death to
Slavery" John Browns slogan, on the
ears of slaveocracy. They hanged John
Brown-they imprisoned Jake Coxey,
but neither the grave nor the prison
can restain their souls from marching
Pittsburg Kansan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany, has
had tumor taken out of his cheek by
a surgical operation. Now if some of
the wheels could only be taken from
his Uranium, he might be an honor to
his iIIustrous grandsire.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

Mrs. LEASE, who has been danger
ously i'll for some time past, is now on
the high road to recovery and viii put
in an appearance this fall to help the
cause of reform and harass its enemies.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
Published Every Friday.
BY
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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
The TIRE greatest INFAMIES.

The history Of the downfall of American eaers and pro
primal the present alarming condition
industrial thrift plainly read the three fol-
lowing conspaces ruhfu be called the three greatest
history whose hearles potngs equal and
excel the cruelty of the fiddler of Rome:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08
BAK FIR RENOMINATED
THE FIRST BALLOT MAKES HIM
THE NOMINEE.

The. Convention Makes the Nomination
Unanfmous-The Best of Harmony Pre-
vaiIs-COnfdent of the Success OF Their
Candidate.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-06-08

GENERAL CoxEY will be turned loose
from the Washington City Jail satur-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26
pLEAsAXr WORDS.

In the nomination of Stuart r.
Reed, the Republicans of the
Third Senatorial district made no
mistake. Mr.. Reed is well equip.
ped forthe duties of a State Sena-
tor and is in every way worthy of
the honor. IntelliOeacer.
MIR, Reed is a young man of
ability and promises to be one of
the States foremost citizens. : :
He is well fitted for the duties of
Senator. Tyler Star.
There will be one grand Re,
Publican representative in the
next West Virginia Legislature,
at least, and that is Stuart +.
Reed, editor of the the Glarks,
burg TELEGRAsl. Ofcourse there
will be many more butnone more
useful than Bro, Reed. -Wetsel
Rc1tbiican.
The nomination is equivalent
to IN election and Senator Reed
VIII be an honor to and credit To
his Notwithstanding State
Jturnal.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26

"A most distressing accident oc-
Cured yesterday near Valley
Mills in Wood county which re,
suited in the instant death of
a Young man. Oliver P. Curtis,
sob OF Theodore Curtis was out
hunting rabbits. he was accom-
panied by a small boy. They
were separated and when Cur
It's companion came up to join
him he found Curtis lying on Que
side of the fence with a bullet
hole in his heart. and his gun
lying on the other side. The
young man had accidently shot
himself while climbing over the
fence. Death was instantaneous.
Young Curtis was is years Of
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26
Foster Comes Over.

j. M. Foster. a young attorney
here, who is well known through
out the county, has hung his
gate on the other post He has
hitherto been a Democrat, but
does not see how free lumber,
free wool. free salt and an in
sufficient duty on coal and iron
can benefit West Virginia. Now
the enemy will probably deny
that they have frequently sought
him out and begged him to sub
nit, and threatened him if he
..fiopped." They will probably
abuse and vilify him as they did
Floyd and Dorr and Dulin, but
he has a mind of his own
Weston Independent.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26
Deserving
IRE the Adherents Of Dernoc.
racy.
The Great Free Trade Party
Badly Ratified.

Republican skies are growing
brighter every day. The num-
Der Of Democrats who are de-
serting the party of free trade
are legion. Not only in Harrison
county but in adjoining counties
the tide is turning. Hon. Henry
6. Davis, the eminent Democratic
exhibited States Senator is work
ing earnestly for Dayton. The
Weston correspondent to the
1ntelligepcer says the Democrats
there are growing more and more
desperate. Their best men are
asserting the cause and tiocking
TO Dovener. Col. A. w. Wood
ford. who is we'll and favorably
known throughout the State as a
Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, has declared for Dovener
for Congress and Young for the
State senate.
Thomas M. Homer, oneof the
stalwarts in the First dist.
riot, says that he never
voted anything except the Demo-
cratic ticket, openly declares that
he has been shining long enough
politically and intends from this
on to vote with the Republican
party, as he is fully convinced
that tits the true friend of the
laborer. George Cottrill and many
others too numerous to mention
are now in the Republican coll
umu.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26
Their Last Resort.

The terrible desperation to
which the Democratic leaders afe
driven to prevent the storm that
is about to strike them, looks as
though they were in the last
ditch. They are at their old
tricks Of making afIidavits, pub
fishing alleged letters, accusing
Republican candidates of forgery,
theft, immortality. and all kinds
of depravity. Such methods al
ways reeoil and strike the author.
They accused the lamented Gar
field of all these things; ; they con-
nected Blaine's name with all
manner Of yileness. How awful
it must be with them now.
'Doyener's meetings are stiilfa
in advance of those Of his sppo
nent. Large crowds flock to hear.
him at every point.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26


experiments as are now discuss
ed and advocated. No promin,
ent Democrat of that day dream.
ed of such extreme and revolul
tiopary expedients as last winter
found expression in the Wilson
bill. Even the measure ia lis
present shape, toned down by
the Senate amendments, which
have been denounced as treach
erous, would then have been re-
garded with wonder and alarm.
But Mr., Blaiue's prophetic Wis.
ion has been realized, neyerthe
less. Demagogues and visiona
ries have come to the front with
their reckless chatter and their
grotesque rhodomontade until
the nation is . prey TO fear.
Capital is terrified, confidence
chilled. aud wise men wait for
the issue OF this amazing
paroxysm, The picture drawn
by Mr.. Blaine in 1855, aud &c
cepted then as a mere burst OF
eloquence and a trick of metz.
phor, is now before ua. a stern
and chilly reality. II he were
alive to-day he could not draw il
with a firmerhand and truer lines
with more startling colors
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26

School WIN Open Monday tlIe con

Iil ii
Arrangements have been made
ito fill the windows OF the school
house with improvised sash for i
few days and school viii open
Monday the Goth. Allpupils ex.
pecting TO attend at the new
building will please to report at
their respective grade rooms at
u o'clock, Saturday, where their
teachers will meet them and
organize work for Monday Each
pupil viii receive a slip contain.
ing the names of books needed
which may be purchased Satur
day afternoon and allmade ready
for Monday, thus saving time
and confusion on our regular
opening day. All pupils who
have never attended our schools
before win please to report ii
assembly hall on second door Of
new building where the Superin
tendent will grade them. Pupils
will meet their teachers at u
o'clock Saturday, at their grade
rooms because all the workmen
will be out of the building from
u to / o'clock. They will not BE
needed longer than one hour.
L. J. CoRBLy
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26
The Democratic candidates fol

The Democratic candidates for
Congress in West Virginia in
this campaign are resorting to
the vilest demagouguery in order
to win at the polls. There is no
depth of deceit too deep for them
to revel in. and they seem now to
deceive the voters by the same
methods pursued in 1892. Then
it was not such a difficult matter
to fool the people. But now it is
different. 1t is pretty hard to
make a man believe that times
are good when his pocket and
stomach are both empty Charl.
eston Nail.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26
f0raI

i
Pleasegive spaceto d few locals
from a new correspondent at
Oral.
John Starcher and sister Dor
thy are among friends
Our church was re-roofed with
slate this week.
Several Of our boys attended
Literary in Taylor Tuesday.
Our school held very appropri-
ate Columbian exercises with our
teacher M. d. Teter. as leader
It consilsev'
talks. essays and orations BIZ our
teacher. The following literary
part Of our program was ended
Ibygiying three cheers to the
memory Of Columbus and the
American Flag which decorates
our school ROOM We were dis
missed feeling that our teachers
efforts to Undue us with reverence
for our flag had brought forth
fruit. PupfLs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-10-26
Fairmlont.

The council at their meeting
last Tuesday night decided to
submit the question of bonding
the town to the amount of &c.,
600 for the purpose of putting in
a sewerage system for the town,
and the election will take place
on Dec. s. A very careful esti-
mate>of the cost has been made,
and the grounds gone over by
competent engineer corps. The
bonds will be payable $1,000 a
year, commencing ten years after
the date of the first issue.
The Fairmont aud Grafton Gas
Co. have completed the main line
to Grafton and will tackle the
lines through the town. The
company turned on a well a few
days ago that showed l,ooo
pounds pressure. The company
have the lines and the gas under
good control and the public can
expect good service this winter,
let it be cold or warm. free
Press.
The following special telegram
is from the Baltimore Sun:
ELLIOTT CITY, Md, oct. 10.
AT st. Johns Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Howard county,
this afternoon, Mise Minnie Lee
owings, the only daughter of
DR.. Thomas B. Owings, of Elliott
CITY. was married to Mr.. Clarence
wayland Watson, of Fairmost,
w. ya.-Inden.