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The advocate., 1894-07-04

reform press for these many years. Here
is q sample from George Martins Kan
sRs City Gazette OF June 20:
We do not understand that Mr.. BuChan
is such an OvershRdOwing individual that
everything in the county and the distriCt
must be sacrificed, and that everybody else
must stand aside. He has been in the
saddle for tWenty years, and he has made
NO record outside Of Doodle aud q very
offensive boSSism. He has never been
identified with anything but political job
berry and manipulation. We do not know
that he has ever had any interest in a busi-
ness movement in the city. It ls dead sure
he has never been identified with a moral
issue or movement in all these years. He
is not great stumper or speaker, and he
has never furnished anything profound OF
interesting through the medium OF writing.
On the contrary he has great credit on all
sides for spreading political rOtsenness and
Generalization.
BuChan served in the house duHlnR the
sessions Of 1873 and 1875. He began SER
vices in the senate in 1877, and in this ca
paOity he continued until 1892, when he was
defeated by a vote Of 5,052 TO 6,175 for his
competitor. The majority against him was
1,124. Harrison's majority in the county
was 361. The republican county ticket at
the same election received msjorities rang
ing from 600 TO 1000.
The only active work done in that can
vaSs was By an anti -BuOhan republican
club. II 10 understood that if il had not
been for his dem oOratic support he would
have been beaten by at least 200 msjority.
Why was thisP Because Mr.. BuOhan made
no other reputation in the state legislature
than that Of boodler.
Under his bossism republican politics in
WyGndotte county were dsmoralizsd. This
may be understood when il is eaid that his
defeat at she polls in 1892 followed unani-
NOUS nomination at the primaries. The
question for the nominating convention of
the Second district 10 consider is: Can the
party 90 before the people with candidate
possessing such a record, and after the peo-
pie Of his own county voted him out? Can
we face the charges that will come up from
all parts Of the state concerning his bOod-
ling while state genatOrp Can we face the
stories TO be heard everywhere Of his black
mailing operations, his hold.ups Of people
having claims against the state while chair
man of the joint ways and means commit
teep Can We face the awful affidavit made.
and now part of the public records in the
Hillmon insurance case? These charges
have been iterated and reiterated for years,
and there has been nO:defenss, pslliation or
explanation attempted.
The advocate., 1894-07-04

BooMTOwN, KAs, June 20, 1894.
x. Gold ISGdCs, Monopoly Chamber, NeuO York
Cty:
DEAR UNoLE:-Mcst Of your sugges-
tionS have been put into effect. The
others will be. / like to work for the
"redsemers" along lines unsupported by
the Pops. We try every possible device
to divide them. heard scarcely muir
muir against Lswslling or any Of the
state house crowd in the calamity con-
vOntion. Yet all our papers are filed
with accounts OF bitter revolt against
the machine. Such Of our men as read
will gulp down all that stuff and will
think that the Pops are at last at the
point of dissolution, as we have reported
them to be for four years.
As for pressing debtors to the wall,
that is already worked TO the utmost.
By the way, our state bankers are afraid
to discriminate against Pops too much
for fear Bank Commissioners Briedenthsl
may find some not invulnerabls spot in
their makeup. But there are thousands
Of men In our state who dare not say
they are Populists. The more influen-
tiRl q man is, the tighter We hold him
down. With the banks, most OF the law
yars and most Of the editors united
against certain class Of men, they have
to be fanatics in order to hold out
against US. And they are fanRtical
Christ, the RpoStles, the Albigenses, the
Lollards, the Crusaders, and such peo-
pie are their patterns as q class. In his
own estimation, every calamityite is
hero, martyr and statesman combined.
Tell him he is visionary. He points to
Columbus, Gutenberg, Fulton, Steven
son, Morse and other discoVsrers and in
ventors. Tell him that Populism is CON-
trary to reason and the judgment Of our
wisest men. In answer he cites Galileo,
Harvey, Jenner, etc. Refer to the bitter
opposition from the ruling classes. He
tells Of William Lloyd Garrison, Wen
dell Phillips, Lovejoy and those in gen.
eral who suffered in che Rnti-slavsry
He trots out the HuRusnOts,
the Puntans, the Quakers, Roger VIII.
liams, Lord Baltimore, Oglethorpe,
Georgia Colonista and such people who,
avery school child knows, were NAL
treated and perSeCuted because they ad-
Vancsd new ideas.
The contest win be AMIDST Gasoalouu
The advocate., 1894-07-04
Truth About Buchau.
W. M. NAUT.

AS fsctional differences come up in
the republican party, one by one the
fraudulent statesmen fall ct the hands
Of their own fellow republicans. In
performing his work the slayer usually
EsiterAtes the assertions made BY the
The advocate., 1894-07-04
UNCLE AND NEPHEW.
interesting Correspondence On the Subject
of Business Politics.
TCoNTINUED SERIES
CONTRACTION CoURT.
WALL STREET, New YORK,
june 25, 1894.

DEAR NEPHEW:-1n Gn0 SuCnEO BhMe
we are playing for the possession OF the
world, gold is always trumps. The
LIQUOR business 10 our right bower. De-
spite the number Of hands against us,
we are always ready to 60 1t alone. Yet
the people rarely take q trick. Hearts
and spades do not count for much. But
the diamonds and clubs stand high.
Can't you got the pisbeiBn forces de
yided in your ststeY That is the best
thing you can do. Work upon the pre-
iudices Of those who want Office. Di-
vide them fOr or against the state house
gang. Whenever you find one Of them
who considers one particular plank Of
most Importance, make him think that
it stands the least show OF enactment in
case Of his crowds success. Sow seeds
OF dissention. Stir up personal jeRl.
ousiee, hRtreds and animositles. Arouse
RntaRonisms. Get them on our side by
any possible means. Remember, we
must win. Money will not be counted
during the campaign. The creditors OF
the East would better spend half Of
what they possess. than lot the snar-
ChiBts again triumph. We must win.
But you know this. SO did the repub.
lican convention. They did not put two
bankers on the ticket for fun. It will,
indeed, prejudice hsyseedS against us to
give all the offices to lawyers and bank
Ora. But that does not matter. We
have to win with money or not at oil.
You doubtless know that every COM
pSny, corporation or individual doing
business in Kansas and the Western
states, IL favorable to the rule Of money
and brains, instead Of sentiment, has
been instructed to use In our behalf ali
power possessed az creditors. Every
Popullst will be made to feel the prss-
sure Of debt. True, so long az these
cattle can vote, they may 60 into their
booths under the internal Australian
system and can vote as they please. But
we can keep them from publicly ex.
pressing their views. This means q
great deal for our side.
Whenever opportunity is afforded, you
should compel voters, upon one pretense
or other, to demand assistance in pre-
pairing their ballots, so that they may
mot vote against us. BY all means do
this In all doubtful cases where you can
apply the screws. Watch the calamity
newspapers. II any Of them get into
debt, see TO it that the obligation passes
into the hands Of someone who will
make them ease up on their uttsranCes
or push them to the wall. This scheme
has bsen worked in the West 10 q great
extent Even a crazy Populist knows
enough to keep his mouth shut and his
pen still, when his business is about to
DO destroyed or his homo taken from
him. When you find an active crank
investigate to 6nd out il he ia in debt.
Push him TO the utmost If he ia. II the
creditor is inclined to be lenient, call on
the people Of quality in the East. Lay
the matter before them and money will
be forthcoming to get the debt trans
ferred into the hands OF men who do
not let sentiment stand between them |
and business.
We would like to see more capital
made out Of the talk OF the West seced- |
inc. InsinuRte that every calamitvita
The advocate., 1894-07-04

for place, while theirs have been at work.
Our papers are bringing out the idea
Of war without quarter in this contest
with anarchy and socialism. We urge
all school boards even to refuse to hire
teachers who believe in raising less
corn and more hsll;" in other words, who
believe in working less and thinking
more, and then putting their thoughts
into the ballot box. We need more men
who "Work like a horse, live like hog,
and vote like fool"
The enemy gives great prominence to
the initiative and referendum system Of
It takes with many people,
too. They relish the idea Of getting more
power into their own hands. We have
that same tendency which Justin Mo.
Carthy deplOres in England, "to hand
over the power to the platform and the
press, and to make legisls tive bodies
only courts Of registration FOR the "ds-
Cislons OF the public out Of doors" !"
Alexander Hamilton and other aEisto-
Gratis Of revolutionary days very wisely
wanted to limit the power Of the rSbble.
But We will do 80 yet.
AT last we've dropped prohibition from
our state platform. It never meant any,
thing since st. John was defeated. But
it did catch lots Of votes Of che ChuIohly
crowd. That plS K held the temperance
Cranks. Then by 80 tasting sufficient
number Of toughs, Gums, drunksrds and
gamblers on each ticket, We held the
whisky element. Frequently our county
officers have been men convicted Of vio-
lsting the prohibitorV law. The rspub-
lican treasurer Of Standup county was
under convection for running a Joint ILL.,
legal sRloon) at the time Of his election.
Our sheriff's and county attorneys are
almost always hand in glove with tho
jOintists and bOotleggers who carry on
an illicit traffic in intoxicants. But un-
less public sentiment is strongly, very
strongly in favor Of the law, the officers
make only semblRnce Of enforcement.
Some Of the church societies are taking
up the fight for prohibition. One large
and influential society Of Christian
young people in this state lately re-
solved that they would not support
party that was silent on the question Of
OF course, this sanity
crowd has not many votes, but these viii
60 to the tbird.psrty prohibitionists in
stead OF to US as heretofore. The Pope
won't lose any to this other party Of
cranks, because they have never taken
any stand on the liquor question other
than placing that law with all others,
and upholding equal enforcement.
The rains in central and western Kan
Sas are likely to cut down the opposition
vote. Crops are growing we'll. Farmers
are hopeful Instead Of studying finance
and other problems OF government, they
are working sixteen hours q day. II
they keep this up until election, they
may 30 far forget the past as to vote our
ticket, or at least part OF it
We are especially dssirous OF captur-
ing the state house Of representatives
aud the associate justiceship this fall.
We need the latter in order to have 6
majority OF the supreme court 30 that all
our acts may be approved. We need the
former to block unfsvoERble legislation
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-11

A mass meeting of Maryland Democrats
was held in Baltimore on Monday evening
last 10 protest against the failure of the
United States Senate to act on the tariff bill
The meeting was composed largely of the
solid business men oil the city and there was
also good representation from the several
counties Of the State. The meeting was
presided over by Daniel Miller, and among
the number of prominent Democrats seated
on the stage was Gov. Frank Brown. Stir
ring speeches were delivered by number
OF prominent Democrats of the State, and
pointed resolutions condemning the tardy
action OF the Senate were adopted. Among
the speakers was Mr.. Philip d. Laird, Of
this place.
at seems TO me-" said Mr. LAIRD, shat
there is peculiar significance in this great
meeting. Eighteen months ago most of those
who are here TO enter solemn protest met
IN a spirit of rejoicing and thanksgiving
that at last the harvest OF so many years oil
toil aud earnest effort and on deferred hope
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-11
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.


SnhI 1Gh OSC.
An ACT to repeal and re:enact with
amendments Section 1874 of Article
10 of the Code of Public Local Laws
title Montgomery County" subtitle
'.Liquor and Intoxicating Drinks.'
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton one hundred and thirty-four of Ar
ticle sixteen Of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title montgomery County" sub
title Liquor and Intoxicating Drinks u
be and the same is hereby repealed and
re.enacted with amendments SO as to
read as follows:
1874. ANY person, Corporation, Com
pany or Association, violating the provi-
sions of the preceding section, by SELL
ing directly or indirectly, bartering or
trading any kind OF intoxicating liquors
in said county, upon conviction ON in.
dictment, shall he fined not less than
fifty 1850 COZ dollars and not more than
three hundred $500 00) dollars, and
offenders for each offense, and in de-
fault of immediate payment of the fine
and costs herein imposed the offender
shall be imprisoned in the Maryland
House of Correction for not less than
two (2) months, no more than six (6 J
months, provided, that nothing con
tanned in this Act shall apply to cases
pending, nor TO violations of the law
which have heretofore occurred, but all
such cases and violations shall be prose-
cuted and punished as If the law hereby
repealed was still in force.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
OF its passage.
Approved, April Chit, 1894.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-11
AS 1T SHOULD BE.

Those members of the lower house Of Con
gress who were absent during the month Of
April were docked at the rate of $136 so per
day for all the days they admittedly failed
to answer at roll call, except when absent
by reason of sickness
We think one oversight or weakness in
the framing OF the law is that II allows each
member to keep his own time. II would
have been much more effective in the de-
sired object if those members failing to an
swer at roll call were required to give or
explain TO the clerk the cause of their alb
sence Very few members of Congress are
disposed to surrender any portion of the
$1,000 year allowed by law. Many are
liable to give themselves every possible ad
vantage and doubt in making up their GER
titicates of absence. 1t is also quite possible,
too, for those with easy consciences TO make
sickness extend over many Gins Of absence
II this law is enforced with any fair de
gree OF efficiency, it is more than likely there
will not be so many complaints of a want of
a quorum in the future. Members want
their salaries, and when they appreciate the
fact that absence only cuts them down they
will attend to the duties which their con.
stituents assigned them and which the coun
try expects. The Sergeant.at arms is by law
their paymaster, and therefore much will
depend upon his nerve in carrying out the
law
The passage of this law is y step in the
right direction and II enforced, as il should
be-, it will be productive of good results.
Members OF Congress are like other people,
they are employers themselves and expect
their employees to be on duty and to do the
work they agree to do for the money that is
paid them. What they exact of IL oRu
employees should be exacted of then They
should not only be willing but ana 'cas 10
serve the public on the same basis that q
private employer is served by those N his
employ.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-11
A CAUCUS INCIDENT.

An incident occurred in the Democratic
Senatorial caucus on Thursday afternoon
of last week which has not yet found its
way to the public.
Senator Coke, of Texas, in brief but very
earnest speech declared that he would sup.
port the tariff bill, with all the proposed
amendments and any changes that might be
decided upon. But he protested too many
concessions had been made. He said the
selfshness of certain Democratic Senator'S
a small minority-had induced concessions
OF which he did not approve. Warming
up to his subject, the Texas Senator boldly
charged that certain Senators were guilty
of specializing on the tariff schedules during
the pending Of the bill. He knew Of Sena-
tors whe had made money by taking ad.
vantage of information gained as Senators
and of their determined insistence upon GER
tain changes. Senator Coke was interrupted
with a cry of shame them! name them y
from half dozen Senators.
81 will do So" replied the Texan very
deliberately. "Mr. Chairman" and here he
turned as If TO select from the assemblage
those he deemed guilty Of speculation. "Mr
Chairman, will"-Right here chorus OF
voices called "NOi mol "StopW The Sena-
tor stopped 1t was suggested that to go to
the extent Of personally naming Senators
charged with SO grave an offense might break
up the harmony process which was work
ing so nicely. Senator Coke said he was
ready to give names, but in Difference TO the
suggestion Of others present he would re-
frain. Senator Coke declined to say what
name or names he would have uttered had
he been let alone.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-11
NOT THE RESPONSIBLE UNBH
PLOYED.

That manifestation of wild, lawless and
Irresponsible unrest which has taken the
form oftramp armies has apparently reached
its terminus. There are ether detachmo
numerically larger than the body now al
Washington, but this vanguard has coucen
trated most attention because it was the first
to approach the Capital, and its COLLAPSE has
aided in parayzing the others. Some Of them
may prolong feeble and desultory exist
ence, but the vitality OF the movement Is
letting these scattered assemblages Of idle
men disband and dissolve with the least
menace to the communities in which they
are located.
None Of these predatory or violent move
ments have embraced any portion of the
great body of responsible unemployed The
American workiugmen have not followed
these tramp marches, and have not been
concerned in the outbreaks that have come
at the same time and that have sprung in
part from the same impulse. The mob at
Cleveland, which wantonly attacked the
mills and factories with the Anarchist spirit,
was made up altogether of ignorant and de
based foreign elements. The riots in the
coke regions come from the same imbruled
classes. American lives are sacrificed 10
defense of property, but no Americans are
found among the aggressors. The selfish
policy which has employed these degraded
and vicious men Tor the sake of cheap labor,
finds its retribution in such periodical out.
breaks. But with all that provocation the
intelligent workingmen are not seen follow,
ing or encouraging violent demonstrations,
Through period OF stress and strain the
body OF the unemployed have borne them
selves with good temper and rational spirit
They have had much TO incense them, ye
they have not participated in any turbulence
and have scarcely even made that protes
which their immediate interests would seen
to demand.
The responsible labor of the country out
side OF q few personal appeals have con
tented themselves with the protest of tn
ballot box They have realized that unde
our American system the ballot box is afte
all the final and conclusive arbiter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-11
was about 10 be garnered for the blessing Of

was about TO be garnered for the blessing Of
"fhe instructions TO Congress upon the
subject Of the tariff were as plain as human
| language could make them. Five years Of
discussion had exhausted the subject, and
| the sober, second thought--the final judg-
ment-of the people had declared in favor
| of reversal OF the tariff policy OF the gov
eminent,
"The great council of the party under.
stood this fully when, with enthusiasm and
| against the protest and votes OF the con.
servatives,' it adopted the straightforward
amendment of the tariff plank of the plat.
form No man, repeat, can hesitate about
its meaning Stupidity itself cannot misun-
derstand 1t, nor the genius OF perverslty mis-
interpret IT,
with majority of the Senate enrolled as
Democrats, 1t has not been possible, SO far
TO pass this Democratic measure. OF whom
were they afraid? The Democratic masses,
at least, were not to be alienated by the
keeping OF Democratic pledges Day by day,
under the conditions which they sought to
remove by the election of '92, the burden has
grown heavier, until the strong muscles OF
business and industry have relaxed under
the strain, and employer and laborer are
PROSTATE and powerless before the giant OF
senatorial delay. We have seen that the
causes of this state OF affairs do not lie In
uncertain indefinite instructions, nor in any
change OF popular views since the instruc-
tions were written. Neither are they TO be
found in Republican opposition, which every.
body expected, and which well-organized,
harmonious majority could easily meet and
overthrow. They are not found even 10 the
wish and purpose OF majority OF the Dem
ocratic Senators, and they are hostile to
every effort of Democratic administration.
They are found in the determination of q
few 10 rule or ruin the Democratic party.
The arena OF the filibuster has, thus far, been
the committee and the conference, not the
floor of the Senate.
"And when 1t Is remembered that this
stubborn opposition of the minority was in
defensibe upon principle; that every hour
it continued weakened and Inundated the
party; that delay was staying the steps of
commerce, Gripping every branch OF indus.
try and converting the artisan into the tramp,
we have a reason for being here which no
Just man can dispute.
i. ain the light of the transactions OF the past
y. rec months, it is too much to expect that
ne party's pledge will be fully kept by the
party's agents. But the time has arrived
when action of some sort is imperative, when
the prevailing anxiety and suffering must be
relieved, when the certainty of bad or
half-hearted law will be infinitely better
than uncertainty and delay. But your de-
mands should be none the less full, your
protest none the less strong and straight
forward on that account, and should con.
vince our public servants that, although
they may forget or ignore the promise, the
people remember 1t and cling to the faith,
and upon other battlefelds, under other
leadership, will win q final triumph for
Democratic principles"