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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Adopted by the State Convention in ses-
sion at Topeka July 8, 1894.


The Democratic party of Kansas in convention
assembled declares its abiding faith in the eternal
principles OF Democracy among which are:
Strict construction of public powers 10 the end
that the government may not be subverted and lib
erty menaced by conseant assumption of unauthor-
lied powers by public functionaries.
Local self government, the largest personal lib
yielding hostility to all forms of Capitalization,
constant dstrust of power rigid economy In public
affairs.
we endorse the wise and patriotic action of
President Cleveland and the efforts of all true
Democrats in executive and legislative stations in
ali that they have done to carry out the principles
of the last Chicago platform. The administration
assumed control Of the government at time when
Republican extravaganza, profigacy and dishonesty
had left the public treasury exposed to nkruptcy
beset with trials and perplexities rarely exper-
fenced by statesmen the direct results of the waste
full extravaganza and infamous LEGISLATION OF the
Republican party. But 1t has met every response
bilIty braved every peril and risen equal to every
emergency.
Wo endorse and reafirm the declaration of prin-
ciples announced by the Democratic national con-
vention the 22d of june 1892, at Chicago, eSpec-
tally the provisions of tue platform which declare
that 1--WE denounce Republican protection as a
fraud robbery of the great majority OF the Amer
lean people for the benefit of the few. We declare
ITO be a fundamental principle OF the Democratic
party that the federal government has nc constitu-
uonal right TO impose and collect tariff duties
cept Tor the purpose of revenue only, and demand
the collection of such taxes shall be limited 10
and economically @ admSn;stered, - and we demand
suen speedy iegislaio along the line of tariff re-
auellon as expressed in the Wilson bill and the
last natonal democratic platform as Will lift the
load now burGening the industries of the land,
lend new life to business and open new avenues to
labor.
Believing that wealth should bear a fair share of
the public taxation faver the income tax as
opposed to the indirect burdens OF tariff taxation
and hail with delight the action of Democratic
congress in adopting that feature as part of our
system of taxation.
We again declare iu favor OF bi-metallc cur
reney aud the free coinage of both gold and silver
upon equal terms at fair ratio and without dis
elimination, the end that the growth of the cur
rency may keep pace with the growth of business,
and that the debtor may not be met with con-
stantiy reducing for the products of labor.
We favor however, ratio of 16 10 /, and that all
currency be kept at parity, and of equal value.
We favor sufficient appropriation by congress
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

A TOPEKA loan firm has remitted
oyer $4,000, 900 East since 1890 for the
payment of Kansas mortgages. This
gives an idea of the great leakage of
the West and is only a drop in the
bucket as compared to the stupeAdous
amounts sent back East from all over
Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and
the West in the liquidation of iudebt-
edness. Then is it any wonder that
the West is continually cramped finan-
cially and the East is reaping the
advantage of the earnest toll of the
West? When the West gets its debts
cancelled and learns the lesson of
greater dependence upon itself, then
will this section become enriched and
prosperous within itself. It is trues
that the East is the mother of the young
West, and has furnished sustenance
for the infant, but that infant has
become grown now, and it is time for
it to pay off the debt to the parent and
do business for itself awhile.-Kansas
City Star. --
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
ELLINWOOD.

From the Advocate.
School will begin in about FIVE weeks
more.
Governor Leweliing is billed to speak
in this city on Saturday, August nth.
Everybody who comes to Ellinwood
says they like the town because it is
built close together.
|. Six joints are running in Ellinwood,
and there has not been an arrest nor an
occasion for one for six months, that
we know of.
A good many people are like pigs;
they get in such habit of squealing
that they squeal all the time whether
they have any reason to squeal or not.
If man spends three-quarters of an
hour trying to unlock the front door
with buttonhook, how much did he
spend at the club during the evening"?
Fishing and swimming are good in
the river. The high water has washed
cut many and deep holes, and the
water has gone down now until what is
left is quite clear.
The apple crop is the most plentiful
this year Of any year in the history of
Kansas. Home grown apples are sell
ling on the market for 81 per bushel,
and they will get much cheaper as the
season advances,
Uncle Jake Klein, of Cheyenne town
ship, has an apple tree that has been
blooming right along since early in the
spring. Apples have set from the
blooms several times, and now the tree
has several sizes of apples on it-some
quite young and others nearly ripe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

1t is recommended that the delegates
from the several counties be selected be-
fore Saturday, July 28, ga, and the sec
retaries of the several county conven-
tions or mass meetings are requested
to send the credentials of the delegates
to the secretary of the congressional
committee, VIII E. Stoke, Great Bend,
Kanss without delay.
By order of the congressional COM
mittee.
john S. RICHARDSON, Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

a WOMAN, who is a suffragist, was
heard to remark one day this week:
"WelI, if this hot weather continues
don't see what we will do. My hus-
band does SO dislike to wash and iron
this hot weather. You would scarce
believe it but he is getting so careless
about the house work that he often
goes to work without making the bed
or sweeping and actually left me ts
bake the bread the other day" Hus-
bands this viii never do. You must
prove to the world that your wife is
not the slave these women politicians
picture her to be. If your duties. are
such that you can't do the house " ork
hire man to do it and let your wife
study the great and all important polit-
ical questions of the day.-GreeIey
County Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

OK THE first of the month the gov
ernment went into the business of
printing its own postage stamps. For
many years the printing of currency
and stamps was in the hands of private
contractors. But now every form of
security is put out here in the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, and the
same bureau is trying to do satisfactory
work with stamps. The only work now
left to outsiders is the printing of GER
tain engravings and of the postal cards
and stamped envelopes of the postofice
department. AS for the printing of
the postage stamps the government be-
lieves it can be done cheaper than and
as well as by private contract, nOtwith-
standing the claim made by private
contractors now, as when the currency
was taken out of their hands, that the
bureau has poor facilities.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

An important measure passed the
lower house of congress last Saturday
for the amendment OF the federal con-
stitution, changing the mode of elect
ing United States senators by electing
them by direct vote of the people.
This has long been talked of in this
country, but this is the first move made
to crystaliZe the sentiment into law.
Its popularity was shown by the vote,
there being thirteen more votes for it
than the necessary two thirds.-Hutch-
inson News.
THE election of U. S. senators by
direct vote of the people has long been
demanded by all people who desire
more representative men in that branch
of congress, and it remained for dem
ocratic house to take the initiative
steps in that direction. Had some of
the present members of the senate been
dependent upon the votes of the masses
for their seat they would never have
been put in position to block iegisla-
tion and play horse with the public
while they coined money in sugar
speculations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
ty viii be made of this business in this
portion of the state.
PAWNEE RocR

PAWNEE ROCK.
From "Bm Dalton. Esq"
w. E. Clempon got a pension last
week.
John Lindas was east last week on
business.
Arthur Logan is still very low with
typhoid fever.
There is talk of camp meeting here
in September.
Mrs. A. Daniels has been on the sick
list for some time.
Cal Reed fell off of stack of wheat
and broke his arm.
Geo. Gano and E. Smith are s.tben
sports of the town.
One of Geo. Bauer's daughters is
very low with fever.
J. w. Ratcliffe went east to purchase
some apples last week.
Frank Belt and wife attended church
in Great Bend, Sunday last.
w. R. Brady got all the votes that
were cast, at the school election.
T. P. Chambers expects to move to
the east part of the state next week.
Mrs. Angie Milligan came up from
Oklahoma Thursday, on a visit.
Rev. ]. w. Ratcliffe has regular ap-
pointment to preach, south of the river.
]. H. Daniels is sod-cutting. He ex-
poets to put in I35 acres of wheat this
fall.
Bill Lewis says there Is no fun gong
to school meeting when they all vote
one way.
S. Mosbarger, our barber, looks each
man square in the face to see if he
wants a shave.
Charley Riggs met a wire fence, on
his way home Saturday night, and
wrecked his buggy.
]. H. Daniels made purchase of a
sod cutter and drill. Look out next
year for good crops.
]. B. Hardey is threshing his wheat
this week; it is averaging him over 20
bushels to the acre.
Mark Keynes says he would be can
didate for office this fall but he is afraid
of the democrats and pops.
Geo. Gano went to the Bend Satur-
day to see the remains of the 4th, and
to invest little in base ball.
Misses Dora McDougal, Susie Unruh,
Mary Kelley and Mr.. Henry Radcliffe
are attending the county normal at
Larned.
]. R. Baker went to Larned last
Thursday and bought 500 bushels of
wheat. He employed Amos Hulse to
buy wheat for him there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

OLD DMAN-AsHAMED OFKANSAS has
earned as undesirable reputation as
those other braves, Sitting Bull, Scar
faced Charlie and Shacknasty Jim.
Even the republican politicians get
around in the back alley and wonder
what possessed the old man to give
himself away that way right on the
opening of the campaign. They
know, of course, that his aristocratic
nibs really thinks himself much better
than the rest of Kansans," but they
Thought he knew enough not to go off
half cooked" Morrill's goose is cooked.
1t is only question now of which will
get the smallest numDer of votes the
prohibition or republican ticket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

WICHITA, KAN. May II, 1S94-A
delegate convention of the democrats
of the seventh congressional district of
the state of Kansas, is hereby called to
meet at Hutchinson, on Monday, Aug
ust 9th, at o'clock, p. M. for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
congress for said district.
The several counties will be entitled
to the following delegates under this
call:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

MANY people owe US; we owe some.
Possibly it might fetch US in few dol
lars to dun, rip and snort upon this
auspicious occasion, but we shall not
try it. We need the money the Lord
knows but from our twenty years ex-
peTience with delinquent subscribers
we are inclined TO think that the devil
only knows whether we will ever get it.
This will fall under the eye of many a
subscriber who knows he owes us and
is able to pay US. We leave him alone
with his chewing tobacco and his con-
science.-Hays City Sentinel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

Paw nee Rock is the oRIy prohibition
town in the eOnnty,-RegIster
Ii will also be noticed that Pawnee
Rock is by far the deadest town in the
couDty.-EllinWoodA Advocate.
WE HAD not learned that there was
anything dead about Pawnee Rock
except her republicsnism- Then too,
if Col. Bill Dalton" shoots straight
land we think he does) Pawnee Rock
lacks several kegs, numerous barrels
and various jugs week being PRO
hibition" town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

1t is recommended that townships
hold their caucuses to select such dele
gates at such time as best suits the
convenience of the voters, and that a
list of the delegates be sent the secre-
tary as soon as selected.
FRED ZUTAvERN, Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

THE high-falutin' Z. S. senate re-
ceived quite shock to its dignity when
President Cleveland's letter to Chair
man Wilson was brought before it.
While we are inclined to doubt the ad-
visibility of such letter being written
just at this time. we have not bit of
sympathy for any wounded dignity the
senate may harbor. Had the demo-
cratic members of the senate all
worked together as faithfully as did
the democrats in the house to formu-
late reform tariff bill in conformity
with the pledges of the Chicago platform
we could have had some legislation on
that question long ago, and the country
would have been in much better shape.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

WHILE the Kansas republican papers
are still declaring that woman suffrage
is populist fad, the republican central
committee accepts the aid of all the
woman suffrage organizations offered
and Mrs. Ellen Foster will be imported
to make repu blicaa speeches. Garden
City Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
NUMBER 10.

out all of Barton county. Farmers,
give them call. It is said to work to
perfection.
Albert Talheim said he ran IS miles
an hour with the boys to Great Bend
Saturday evening, on the hand car; but
they had not enough wind left to whistle
with after they got there.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

EUGENE FIELD says, I'VE have no
hesitation in declaring that the news
paper writer who can write a timely
newspaper article just now without
Offending somebody is a daisy from
DaisyviIle, Daisy county,"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

THE DEMOCRAT is going through its
exchange list carefully, and is going to
cut of all papers whose editors have
not sufficient editorial courtesy to give
proper credit to matter copied from
these columns, or who use the slovenly
and lazy ''Ex." We will possibly not
''spite" any Of the boys by this little
exhibition of crankism, but we will at
least satisfy our own sense of what is
right
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

them. When our good fathers framed
the constitution of the United States
they said we, the people of the United
States, in order to form more perfect
union etc.. not we, the male people.
George Washington-whos signed that
constitution-signe it for both man
kind aud womankind, for the prattling
children, for old age and for humanity.
Every man, woman and child was
represented in that convention.
''They say if women demand the
ballot it means that men have been
unjust to woman. Are you prepared
to vote that kind of condemnation
of your own selves? Would you go to
the ballot box and register yourself as
a monumental scoundrel? For the
man who does injustice to woman is
that very thing.
''All the great rights are sacred
equally to men and women. In many
instances women have the advantage.
When these men speak to you about
injustice practiced ON women by men
point them to the laws. 1t cannot be
done; it is SANDER On the age In which
we live.
1.-The province and sphere of the
mother is the home. The man goes
out into the world and works because
he is a man and ought to. Man fells
the forests, navigates the streams,
builds cities, deIves in the mines and
carries on the wars and the great af-
fairs of peace because he is man and
ought to. Around these great things the
laws cluster. The law touches man at
99 places where it touches woman one
and it never touches woman except
with tenderness and partiality.
Women who step beyond these bounds
deserve to be sternly rebuked. Man
should attend to his affairs and woman
to hers and both will have their hands
full.
''They say suffrage is progressive.
1t is the history of all nations that the
nearer barbarity the nation approaches
the more women engage in the hurly
burly affairs of life. AS mankind rises
in the scale of civilization the woman
proportionately evolves herself into
the lady. 1t is not because women are
not sufficiently in telligent to vote that
we object to the duty, but because she
is woman. The Indian, the idiot,
the maniac and the convict are not per-
mitted to vote because they would de-
grade the ballot and woman has no
vote because the ballot would degrade
her,
''If this proposed suffrage amend
ment should carry this state you would
have 20 years more of empirical and
esthetic legislation, 20 years more of
supreme effort to make everybody good
and clean and sweet. All the peculiar
and Unbalanced people of the four
quarters of the glohe would come here
as the place of the Ell Dorado of their
hopes. You would see the gnarled
spectacled and savagely moral. They
would come like the locusts of Egypt
like the grasshopper, like the army
worm and chinch bugs that invade
your fields.
''Thls is matter Of profound con-
Germ to our state. Vote it down and
the people abroad will be satisfied that
Kansas has been restored to reason
and released from the insane asylum,
and from this time On will De governed
by common sense,
There is but one party that dares
to stand up and tell these fellows of
their folly aud that is the great, eternal,
indestructlble democratic party"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02

If Kansas were a Province of her
own, shut out from the entire world,
she could live ainost as comfortably as
she does now. Kansas has most all
the necessities of life within her own
borders.-Eilinwoo Advocate.
Now that S quite good joke for an
EllintCood paper to get off, What
would you do for beer?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
NOTES FROM OUR NE1GHBoRs.
CLAFLIN.

From The Leader
Frank German is working in Shultz'
blacksmith shop.
Doug Wantland started for the Strip.
He went by wagon and will look after
his claim there.
The times are said to be so hard in
some sections that the birds have been
using last years nests.
The saddle, bride and blankets
which were borrowed" from Jim Carey
a few months ago were returned Tues
day, much to Jims delight.
A load of corn sold for SO cents a
bushel Monday. This is more than we
are paying for wheat. Corn is indeed
king this year.
We heard the other day of Kansas
farmer who kicked about a riding plow
because his seven-year-old daughter
could not run it. Well bet dollars to
''buffalo chips" that he is one of the
fellows who spends his time figuring
how the country is going to be saved
from financial ruin.
We notice Brother TownsIey, of the
Great Bend News and Tribune, copies
our little effusion anent the ''chigger"
and credits it to"Exchange. Ifthere
is one rule of this Office that is observed
to the letter it is never to copy any
thing without giving it proper credit,
and we naturally take exception to
having others break it, so far as it
effects US. If an item is worthy of
being reprinted, it is worthy of being
credited and properly credited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Associate Justice.
]. D. McCLEVERTY.
For Governor,
DAVID OVERMEYER.
For Lieutenant Governor,
SYDNEY ]. COOKE.
For Secretary of State,
EDWARD ]. HERNNING.
For State Auditor,
w. E. BANKS.
For Attorney General,
lanes KINSTRY.
For State Treasurer,
B. LANTRY.
For State Superintendent.
MILES WYCOFF.
For Congressman at Large.
]. G. LOWE.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-23
CHICAGO MARKETS..
rHE hoard OF TRADE.

CHICAGO, Sept .. -Wheat-Opened quiet
and firm. small fraction IN advance. The
frmness Was in consequence of the in
SPECIFIED receipts here. which turned out to
be much less than had been estimated
The estimated receipts were leo cars and
the number actually inspected los. The
general condition Of the speculative situa-
ton was unchanged. The feature of the
day Was the heaviness OF the Northwestern
receipts, which. at Minneapolis and Du-
luih amounted 10 $40 cars. compared with
only Coo on the corresponding day of the
year before. The speculative business was
local in character and rather light in vol
ume. Fearing the probability of a heavy.
increase In the visible, the crowd was bear
ish and all the more inclined 10 sell
on account of the weakness of corn
December opened at S5s.c and sagTed
YEARLY Co SIsse. which was the price when
the minute warning bell sounded the eau
ton to prepare for the close. The desire
10 sell increased, and 64i8o was reached
near the end, Ai<aS4ssc being the closing
price. CoTn-opened firm but did not
long remain so. Ii gradually became
weak, then weaker aud was weakest at the
end. Stop orders were reached at every
isc decline below SIC for May. and as the
closing value was a.i.e there were numer-
Gus opportunities for the stop loss orders
20 come into play. The weakness was
principally in consequence of the pressure
TO sell September. which, for the ilrsi time
this season. sold ~ a discount rs compared
with Nav. and tor the first time in about
two months cash corn vas cheaper than
cash wheat The receipts were fiftv-seven
ksFr all nj ~
September was 53Ssa al the opening. S0fsc
at the close. while May declined lie from
the highest 70 the lowest price made to-
day. oats-wsrs aetive from beginning TO
end. selling sas stiu very urgent, mostly
long stuff. and prices were again lowered.
The general disposition vas 20 close. and
the price Of May declined from S4s.c, the
opeuiaR price, 70 sc. the lowess point. and
at which price the market closed. decline
Of ssc; October ranged from 2Shsc 10 So c.
cosgng &c under the latter. hog receipts
hetng light and the grain markets rather
lrm az the opening the AFst transactions
in the provision market showed some
sfeadtness. That stale OF feeling was soon
exchanged tor cue % extreme weakness.
Some orders on the decline we're reached
in great plenty from the appearances OF toe
offerings. and the packers, led oy brokers
fer John csashy. made Il easy for stop
loss orders to BE- reached. There vas very
uttle recovery froga the bottom prices at
the close. although good deal OF covering
ofShovt- Was in progress dUuag toe last
fflrea minutes q the session.
Clossnxs ~ hsai-Loser; sepseFub Der.
SIS. gFse; December. Ss1ss<sfase.
Cara-Lonegs sepEsE0sr. 5ics octo-
Der, agt.e
osss-Nsak and lover: Septsm Der.
-Nlc. october, .>ssc-
Rye Inactive a. as.
harley Efatl =. a4st atiac
FiAxN~ed--~ tsady a. sl&2
Iimothv-xA &lstAsA
Pork Loser September aud January,
siASa
Lard 80 L0Nsfs September Aad ocsober.
s. -. January. sa5A
Rses-lsossr. tAesosss. $l.5Ia, January.
SAH5s.