Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-25
FROM HEADQUARTERS
News Items From the once OF the
National COMMITTEES.


In Senator PETERS report on s'agri-
cultural depression" we find the fol-
lowing taken from the New York
World" of Dec. 3, 1893. Contrast this
display of royalty with the condition
of wealth producers. The scene was
At the opening of the season at the
Metropolitan opera house in New
York. Here it is:
With the turning on of the electric
lights, flashes of MANY hues scintillated
from the tiaras and necklaces worn by
society's queens, for Monday night was
veritable blaze of diamonds. The
wearers displayed themselves in the
cushioned, padded and silk lined
boxes, much as casket Jewels are
shown in the stores. Somebody has
figured up that twenty-five hundred
millions of dollars are possessed by the
men who own the grand tier of private
boxes, and somebody else of the same
inclination estimats d thai in the two
rows of boxes last Monday night Sl9,-
600, 900 worth of jewels were displayed
by the occupants. Allowing that at
least SO, 900, 600 worth were scattered
over the remaining parts of the house,
for diamonds were in profusion in the
| orchestra and many'gems were noticed
as high up as the family Gree, that
would make altogether a rough esti-
mate of at least 500, 900, 90 worth of
diamonds in the general display"
The seigniorage Bill and the PIutocrats.
The New York World of March Il
gives description of the efforts being
put forth in the east b. the bankers.
! chambers of commerce, etc, to bring
pressure to bear on Cleveland to veto
the seigniorage bill.
The New York Chamber of Com
merce appointed a committee of eight
cen bankers and millionaires to come
to Washington BY special train to in
form the President that he must veto
this bill.
The sound money convention of com
mercial organizations also took ac-
ton by issuing a circular requesting
| all constituents, bodies and organiza-
tons and individuals holding sound
money opinions to urge President
Cleveland to veto the silver seigniorage
bill 1t also recites the fact that the
Board of Trade of Philadelphia and the
Chamber of Commerce of Boston had
taken similar action.
After reading the above one is forced
to inquire whether congress or the
plutocrats of the east are running this
country. 1t will ever be thus until
the people of the south and west know
enough TO unite at the ballot box and
down this eastern gang.
E. =. Debs Burns All Bridges Behind
Mr.. f. V. Debs, who is president of
the American Railway union, publicly
declared himself a Populist in a
speech at Terre Haute, Ind. lie is a
man of great personal magnetism and
is at the head of an organization of
railway employees that numbers 2O0,-
OOU voters. He has always been a
democrat and an admirer of Dan
Voorhees,, but now declares that there
is no difference between Voorhees, and
John Sherman, hence there is no place
left for him as an honest reformer
but the Peoples party.
And Still They Come.
Nsws comes from Texas that two
very prominent and influential demo-
Gratis OF that state have seen the light
and are now Populists with all the en-
thusiasm of new converts The gen
tlemen referred to are S. o. Mode, a
prominent lawyer of Fort Worth, and
Mr.. j. g. II Buck, . substantial and
intelligent citizen of Hill county.
Reform Literature.
The demand for literature at head
quarters is immense. Our congress
men have had all the speeches printed
and circulated that they are able to
stand. Most of the people are of the
opinion that congressman get their
speeches printed free, but this is a
mistake. They have to pay for every
one they send out. Our Populist sena-
tors and representatives have made
large mum Der of speeches that if cir
culated among the people would make
Populist votes by the thousands and
tens of thousands. The national COM
mittee has undertaken to furnish
these speeches at cost to the people.
An advertisement to this effect has
been sent out to our reform papers,
and it is very essential that the people
be informed where and at what price
this literature can be had. For q very
few dollars q whole county can be
supplied. Every one should write to
headquarters for price list