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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
WELLINGTON KANSAS THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 1894
To the Voters of the Seventh Con-
gressiOnal District.

Two years ago. when Chester /.
Long was candidate for congress
against Jerry Simpson, it will be re-
membered that the opening of the
Cherokee Strip was a subject of much
concern to people of Southern Kansas
in need Of homes. 1t was charged
that cattle men in the Strip were us
ing money and influence with govern
ment officials to postpone Its opening.
The people wanted a congressman at
that time who sustained no suspicious
relations with cattle men: and if evil
dence had been discovered that any
congressional candidate was in the
employ Of cattle men and receiving
pay from them, it would have insured
his overwhelming defeat. Yet in a
short time after the election two
years ago Chester |. Long was con-
ducting cases for cattle men in the
district court at Wellington, as the
records will show.
Now, as it transpired after the elec-
tiOn that Mr.. Long was an intimate
associate and emplOye of the cattle
men, what would most likely have
been his relations to them had he
been elected to congress? Being in
their employ. would he have worked
against their interests and in the in-
tereStS Of the masses who wanted
homes? Yet the interests of COrpOr-
atiOnS and mOnOpOliStS in general are
as much opposed to the interests Of
the masses as the cattle mems inter
eStS were. Under the present system,
each mans nand is against his neigh
Dor: and corporations especially,
which prOyerbially have no sOulS-no
censcience-fght the people for every
dollar that can be eXtOrted from
them. regardless of right. Chester |.
Long believes that the war Of cOrpOr-
ations against the people and of the
people against one another. is all
right. That is one of the liberties
he wants preserved. He lives by be-
ing employed to assist in that war.
He is at present the emplOye and az
tOrney Of the Santa Fe railroad,
which, by combining with other roads,
has persiStently robbed retail mer-
chants and their customers, the pro-
ducers of all farm products, and the
travelling public in general. Should
he 20 to congress this fall, he will
retain his connection with such cor
pOratiOnS and be open to employment
by Others
Now, voters of the Seventh con-
greSSiOnal district, sufferers as YOU
are from the power Of corporations
and trusts, do you propose to send to
congress a man leagued in business
with them to free you from their in
fuence? AVOTER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
Pie VS.. Piety.

A year ago MyrOn w. Reed was the
most petted man in Colorado. He had
the most influential church in Denver,
received the largest salary and his
sermons were printed in all the pa
pers. He became fascinated with pol
iticS, preached socialism from the pull
pit, declaring Christ was the first an
archiSt, and is now an OutcaSt, a
hanger-Ou at POpulist camps, a paid
jOke-maker to influence the farmers, a
vagrant and unknown. This should
be warning to all who try to mix
politics with piety.-AtchiSOn Globe.
1t never PAYS to be any kind of an
agitatOr and refOrmer. William
Lloyd Garrison was dragged through
the streets Of Boston with a rope
around his neck. Editor LOyejoy was
mobbed; and John Brown, who broke
the law in his efforts at reform, was
hung. All people who want to make
money, which, Of course, is what the
human race was planted on earth for,
should otadvOcate anything that up.
sets fixed OpiniOns.-Topeka State
Journal (Rep.)
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
THE POPULIST MUST GO.
A Union Pacific EmpIoye Ordered to
Quit the Company or Popu-
list Ticket.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Oct. III. f.
Pierce. candidate for state auditor
on the Peoples party ticket, has been
notified by George L. Black, assistant
superintendent of the Union Pacific
coal company, that he must either
withdraw from the ticket or leave
the employ of the company. The
order is said to come from the receiy-
ers OF the road.
The law Of the state makes it an
Offense. punishable by fine of from
500 to $500 for any individual or cor
pOration TO interfere with their en-
plOyes or in any way prevent them
from becoming candidates for Office.
Chairman Merritt has decided to
serve notice upon the coal company
not to violate this law and will offer
a reward of 81, 900 for the conviction
i of any person guilty Of such violence
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
David as a FlOpper.

David Overmver, who is now
preaching the doctrine of democracy
in consideration of his appointment
as railroad commissioner in case Nor
rill is elected, as earnestly advocated
the election of st. John as he does
now the democratic ticket. He fa-
yOred prohibition and ranted as earn
estly for woman suffrage as he does
now against it. He was rewarded by
the republicans electing him to the
legislature. When a member Of that
body he was the jealous nadvocate Of
theu excess fare bill, which since
proved so obnoxious. Two years ago
he sought the Populist nomination
for cOngresrman.at-large, but was
hardly known in the convention.
Now, Ostensibly democrat, he seeks
the Office Of railroad commissioner
under republican rule Like Richard
son, chairman of the democratic state
central committee, he does not want
the democratic ticket to receive more
than 10000 votes for fear his purpose
will be defeated. Parsons lndepend-
ont
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
A Common Liar.

The Star editor, Andy Richards, re-
sorts to the lowest, most c0ntempti-
ble falsehOOd to deceive the few read
ers of his paper.
He stated a few weeks ago that
Major Morrill,, had while in congress
prepared and introduced a silver bill
which was passed by the house, and
was recorded on page 1898 Of the con-
gressional record.
He went on giving the text Of the
bill and all that, just as If he were
quoting from the record.
Andy depended on the ignorance OF
the people to swallow his statement
without question.
Andy is simply falsiher, deceiv-
era liar. Why he should tell such a
story only the Waterbury wheels in
- head can explain.
ID. Morrill's name does not appear
in the congressional record at all on
the page referred TO by the Star.
Morrill, never offered free coinage
bill in congress at any time.
If Mr.. Richards will show US by tn
congressional record where Morrill,
voted for free coinage or personally
advocated such a thing, we will make
him a present Of new hat.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
Skull Bones.

]. V. Cunningham, Of Logan coun-
ty. Illinois, is visiting Harry Tillman
in Wellington this week. Logan
county is where Lord Skulley, Of Eng
land, owns 10000 acres of land. just
enough to make 80 farms of 100 acres
each. Skulley controls the affairs Of
the county, retarding development
and greatly embarrassing the whole
population. A dill was passed in the
Illinois legislature to compel Skulley
to either come to America and live
or divide this great body of land up
into farms and sell it. The bill went
through with a rush, and the citizens
Of Logan county were jnbilant over
the success Of their representative
who introduced tue measure. But
Skulley confessed the matter and il
went to the supreme court, which as
always true to gold and Great Britain
declared the law unconstitutional.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18

Quite a large crowd attended the
Populist speaking Saturday, the 18th.
1t seems that the Pops are not dead
YET as the Republicans would have us
believe.
The writer, in company with Seve-
raj Others, took in the Republican
torchight parade Saturday night. 1t
seems that their party is not as strong
as they would have us believe, as it
was composed mostly of boys and
young men not old enough to vote,
and there were a few Pops mixed in
Just for fun. And, to u>e slang ex-
preston here were very few men
who peeped through whiSkerS
The G. O. P. is strong for prOhibi-
tion, but it seems that some of them
were smelling stronger of bug juice
than prohibition.
Mr.. J. Ask was their hOnOred leader
whose nose was so brilliant that he
had little use for the torch that car
ried.
The remark was made by Staunch
old republican that the Lord didn't
know anything about the PopulistS
but we look at it this way: Tn,
Pops represent the children of ISrae
in bondage. The Lord was will
them all the time and spoke to then
through Moses, and delivered then
out Of their bondage. We are il
bondage and behold there is a God il
Israel yet. MORE ANON.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
Certainly Not.

Does government control Of the
Santa Fe railroad as applied to We'll
lingtiOn suit the PEOPLES VOICE and
the POpulists of this city and country?
Will Bro. Pickett and Bro. Naugle
please enlighten us on this point?-
Star.
Well; Andy, you're a geranium.
Certainly it does not. We don't be-
lieve in the government taking charge
OF railroad after the officials have
robbed it into bankruptcy and restor-
ing it to them, without expense, to be
robbed again. Government control
must have more permanency than re-
ceiyership. We must also have gov
eminent officials who are devoted to
government control, as a principle, to
carry out the plan and not men who
are opposed to the principle to execute
the control. Under the present man
agement OF the Santa Re, the only ef-
fort is to straighten out the affairs Of
the road so as to give the robbers an
other chance. We might mention G.
p. Huntington and other multi-mil-
liOnaires, who have made all their
millions in the railroad business
and yet in the hands of these million
aires the roads are bankrupted-but
the Huntingtons are not bankrupted.
The trouble with the present systemis
that all the 'econOmizing" is done in
cutting down legitimate operating ex-
penses, and increasing the dividends
and rake-off to the bOOdlers.
This is ''Bro. Puckett's" explana-
tiOn.
Perhaps BRO. Naugie" may be
able to further enlighten you.
We might also refer you to Judge
Ray, the republican orator Of this
county, who announced last summer
that he favored government owner
ship and control Of railroads.
See extracts from Rays letter in
this paper.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
To Prevent Strikes.

In the VOICE July 13, 1894, Judge
Ray had published communication
entitled ITO Prevent Strikes"
We make extracts from his arti-
Gle.
He is now the leading republican
speaker of this county and is working
for the election of Chester |. Long in
this district, who says, government
ownership means confscatiOns, cor
ruption and robbery"
Hear how Judge Ray felt during the
warm weather Of July:
"The present trouble comes, as it
has often before come, and will prob
ably again come, because the public
business Of the country, such as rail-
roading, transportation, expressing
and telegrsphing is not in the hands
of the public, the government. There
is no more reason for allowing private
persons to do public business, than the
public to do private business. In
other words, the government OF the
United States must either own The
railroads and other resources OF trans
portatiOn, or, by legislation, so con-
troll them as to be as effectual as own
ership would be.
III the railroads we're in the hands
Of the United States government, there
would be no cause for strikes, for
Uncle Sam pays promptly and good
wages. The railroad employees in the
United States are OverwOrked and un-
derpaid, while the earnings and steal
ings Of the roads 90 to pay receivers,
attorneys, solicitors and presidents
from twenty-five to fifty thousand dol
lars per annum. On England foul
times as many men are employed to
the miles OfrOad as are employed here
anG the accidents are about seven in
the United States to one in England
The people Jught to take charge OF
their own business and stop the
wholesale robbery and injustice which
is being done by the railroads anC
other corporations. Wheat can bt
transported TO Chicago from here at q
profit for ten cents per bushel. bu
the railroads charge twice that sum.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18

State lIisior erl Society
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18

Republicans tell US how they are
gUing to give Pops hell this fall"
Well, as that is the Only thing they
have to give, it is ali that can be ex-
pected. But as that is the dose they
have been giving the country for the
past twenty-five years, there is Sus-
piciOn abroad that their stock in trade
must be low.-Kansas COmmOner.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18
Belle PLANE.

Joe Wright was in Wichita las'
Friday.
Frank Gerty spent Sunday in Wich
ita.
Dan Gilchrist was in Wichita Sat
urday.
D. F. LShafer was in Wellington
Saturday.
Guy Haythorn spent Sunday in
Wichita.
H. r. Funk made a business trip tc
Wichita Monday.
Thos. Vauselous returned from
Blackwell Sunday.
G. A. Barry made business trip tc
Wellington Monday.
Granville Irwin is confined to his
bed with typhoid fever.
Miss Maud Kirby visited in We'll
lingtOn Saturday.
Richard Kinds left Friday morning
for Kansas City.
Charles Brewer was in Wellington
Saturday evening.
BENJAMIN Hatfield, wife and daugh-
were in Wellington Friday.
Charles Allen came up from the
Strip Thursday,
Charles and William Buck were in
Mulvane Saturday.
VII. Carter spent Saturday and
Sunday in Wichita.
Mrs. Hinkle, of Mulvane, visited
her mother here this week.
Mrs. James Henderson spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Wichita.
George WillfOung came up from
Blackwell Sunday and returned Tues
day.
Mrs. Oscar Aliens mother and
brother, of Iowa, are visiting the for
mer at this place.
Abe McQuitty left Sunday evening
for Pike county, H., where he expects
to make his future home.
Senator Forney and the glee club
attended the POpuliSt speaking in
Wellington Saturday evening.
A. G. Forney speaks in MillertOn TO-
morrow. The glee club from this
place will attend the meeting.
John Bruster and wife and Benja-
min Hatfield and wife were the guests
of j. c. Frazee and family Sunday.
Lee Harrison and Misses Ella and
Gertrude Mark attended the Walker.
Gaddy wedding at Udall Sunday.
John Niece and Lula Barnett were
married near Lamont, o. T, last
Wednesday. Mr.. Niece and Mis-:
Barnett are too well known here t,
need any comment. We join theil
many friends in wishing them a sue
ceSSful and happy life.
Regardless of the fact that Judge
Naugle stood before the people O
Belle Plaine Commissioner Griffith
included) and testified that he hat
never laid in a bill for five hundred
dollars the law allowed him above hi
receipts from his office, yet Mr.. Grit
fifth says he is drawing the same quar-
terly. Mr.. Griffith doubtless refers t
the salary allowed under Paragraph
2524 Revised Statutes, which is giveI
the probate judge for attending t.
the druggist permit business. This
salary the law says the probate judg
SHALL have, leaving the board no dis
cretion whatever. The salary Tor al
lowance) referred to by Judge Naugl,
was under paragraph 1745 which tn
law says the board may allow, an
leaves it optional with the board az
cOrding as they think the needs of tn
ease demand.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18

Buckingham'S Dye for the Whiskers
is popular preparation in one bottle,
and cOlOrS evenly a brown or black:
Any person can easilO apply 1T at
home.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18

Another letter writer has come to
the front. Lawyer Acers. who v as
agent for Pete Kline in his attempt to
Prostitute the POpulist state admins
tration-and who claims that success
IoOsted upon his banner-bas cast an
other indignity upon Gov. Lewelling.
Why-ifsatisfed that all these charges
OF corruption are true and susceptible
of prOCf-why do not interested par
ties begin impeachment trials?-Ox-
ford Register Bep.l
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-18

The central committee of the prOhi-
bition party met at Wellington last
Monday afternoon and placed the
na,, ASof Ivan D. Rogers on their
tickeU a candidate for county at
torney. The nomination was unso-
IlcIted.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-04
Local observations
March Weather Summary.

Following is a summary of the meteoro-
logical conditions prevailing at Indianapolis
during the month of March, as observed at
the weather bureau:
Mean barometer, goes; highest, 30.56, on
the 9th; lowest %. 10, the 18th.
Mean temperature, AZ; highest, so. on the
Goth; lowest, 12 on the 26th; greatest daily
range 81, on the 10th least daily range, 1,
on the 23d. Mean temperature for this
month in 1871, AZ; 1872, 30; 1873 SS; 1874. 42;
1915, 81 1876, 49, 1877, &c. 1SIS 50 1873, 42;
1880, 49, 1881, 81 1882 45; 1888, 3S: 1884, II; 1885,
SO; 1885, 80: 1887, 3S 1888, SO; 1882 43; 1890. &c.,
1891, Sc; 1892, 81; 1898, 40; 1894, AZ. Mean
temperature for this month for twenty
three years, 80. Total excess in tempera-
ture during the month, ga; total excess
since Jan. !, 393.
Prevailing direction of wind, southeast;
total movement of wind, 6,064 miles, maxi
mum velocity of wind, direction and date,
2S miles, southwest on the 9Th.
Total precipitation, 2S2 inches; number
of days on which .01 inch or more OF pre-
cipitation fell, IL. Total PRECIPITATION Qn
inches) for this month in 1871, 400; 1872. 1.3l !;
1873, 800: 1874. 5.79; 1875, 523: 1876, IA; 1877,
523; 1873 129; 1879, 1856; 1880, 403; 1881, 4Ol !;
1882, Gil; 1883, 325; 1884, 3O1; 1885, 3D. 1885,
2S5; 1887, 2.7S 1883. 4.26; 1889, 215; 1890, 446
1891, 5.77; 1892, 1.93; 1898, 269; 1894, 2s2. Az
erage precipitation for this month for
twenty-three years, 3.72; total deficiency in
precipitation during the month, LA; total
deficiency since JAN /, 1.41.
Number of cloudless days, 6; part cloudy,
13; cloudy, II.
C. F. R. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast Official. Weather Bureau.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-04

age, 7%GSc; II to 16 lbs average. SAaSiEc;
20 10 % lbs average, 7G7i4c; u to % lbs aver
age, SQSl4c; 20 10 lbs average, Sl4NS15c.
Shouiders-Eng glish cured, u lbs average,
SIC; 10 lbs average, Sc.
Hams-Sugar cured. IS 70 % lbs average,
9s44l0izc; 10 lbs average. 10izc1024c; .l2la lbs
average, 1iG1hc; 10 lbs average. uA0n4c;
block hams, l0al0l4c, all first brands; sec
onds, iaT:&.c less.
California hams. sugar cured. 10 to II
lbs average. sac.
Boneless ham, sugar cured, Si9d9lzc.
Picked pork, bean pork. clear, per BRIL-
$l40l6 rump pork, S12.50q13O0.
Breakfast bacon, clear firsts, 1i2qi2c;
seconds, 10d11c.
Lard-Kettle rendered in tierces, S34 d9c;
pure lard, SAqS2c; cotton-oleo, &C.
Seeds.
Clover-Choice recleaned, 6O-lb. $3.50
$50; prime $685.: English choice S525:
prime, S525G5.5O; Alske choice, $S.25qS 10;
Alfalfa. choice s535Q5.55. Timothy. 45-lb
bu, choice S2d2.15; strictly prime. S2d2 10.
Bluegras rass-Fancy. 14-fb bu, $115d1.20; extra,
clean, S5I90c Orchard grass-Extra, 81. ESQ
1.75 Red tOp-Choice, 55d65c; extra clean,
3Sn4Oc. English bluegrass, 24-fb bu. $2.750
Timers Supplies.
Best brand charcoal tin &c, 10x14, 14x20,
12xl2, Sc. 1891; TX, 10x14, 14x20 12x12. $500
y; lC, 14X20, roofing tin, S575d6; &c. 2US23,
Sll.5J0l2; block tin. in pigs. 25c; in bars. &c.
Iron-N iron, &c; c iron. &c; galvanized,
40 per cent. discount Sheet zinc 55zG6c.
Copper. bottoms, 20c. Planished copper 24c.
Solder, 1501ec
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-04
LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Trade Rather Quiet, Eggs and POuI-
try Lower and Provisions Easier.

Trade on the wholesale streets and on
Commission row Is rather quiet, but some
thing OF an improvement over last week.
In prices there were few changes yester-
day. Eggs and poultry both drop another
1zc. Shippers will to-day pay but &c for
eggs. Receipts are large and demand good,
but not such as to take all the eggs arriv-
ing. The provision market carries an easy
tone at the revised quotations Of yesterday.
Potatoes are scarce and frmer. Cabbages
and onions are in good supply and selling
lower than a few days ago. Oranges are in
light supply and firm at the advance Of 25c
on Monday. The seed market is very ac-
tive ali kinds of clover 25c higher: other
seeds unchanged Staple groceries are NOV
ing well and prices unusually steady.
The local grain market is back in the old
dull rut, attendance on Change small and
bidding tame. Track bids yesterday ruled
as follows:
Wheat-No 2 red. 55c: No. red, &c;
rejected 4Og5Oc; wagon wheat, 54c;
3Sl5c: No. 3 white. 3Sc; for one color. 3S12c;
for grade: No. white mixed. 36c; No. 5
white mixed. SEC; No. white mixed Bic;
No. 2 yellow, SEC; No. 3 yellow. sc; No.
yellow. 3f4c; No. mixed. 36c; No. 3
mixed. S424c; No. mixed. Sic; ear corn.
size
oats-No. white. Sslsc: No. white. S2lkc:
Jected. 23125c.
Hay-Choice timothy. a1.5O: No. l. s11.25:
No. 3, 50; No. l prairie. $50; mixed. IS;
clover. Sff150 per ton.
Rye-No. ,. 45c for car lots; 40c for wagon
Rran s1s
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-04
Transfers 20; consideration. 36,78O
Mr.. Ref Responds to Mr.. symme..

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Mr. Samuel D. Symmes, State secretary
of the A. p. A, denies in Saturdays Jour
nal the circulating OF literature ridiculing
the manner of Catholic worship, and tries
to make the public believe that he doubts
the existence Of such literature. This COM
pes me to prove that Mr.. Symmes is hand
ling the truth very recklessly. Some time
ago a party who had been in correspond
ence with Mr.. Symmes in regard to organ
izing an A Z. A. council turned over to
me all letters and circulars he had received
from 1'r. S. The letters are all written
on A. a. A. letter heads. on which Jacob
Meitzlers name appears as State president
and Sam d. SymmeS State secretary All
letters are signed by Sam d. Symmes. State
secretary, and postmarked Crawfords-
vile. Some of the circulars have Sam ID.
Symmes written across their face. Here is
an extract from one indorsed by Mr.. s.:
'Of the 1A.00O Irishmen that enlisted in
the civil war, 10000, or u per cent, de-
But the best one in the lot is the one that
gives the date when every Protestant Will
hand R Din in his checks. and when Yankee
Doodle" will be knocked out and the Pope
will be yanked on a throne in the Windy
City. Here is a copy:
"Is it not the avowed purpose of the
Romish Church to establish the temporal
mower or the independence OF the HOLY See
in the United States in September 1893, by
force of arms? Are not the knights of st.
John going to Chicago in September, 1893,
10 join in the parade with guns and ammu-
milton? Is this not a Romish gun-powder
plot? Is not all Romanism a fraud,
sham, a humbug and open treason?'
No doubt these Democratic times kept
that plot from materializing-no money, no
powder, no war Now, unless some Romish
emissary in your Uncle Sans postal service
has been tampering with Mr.. SIS letters
by opening them and inclosing A. p. A,
literature; unless that was done, II looks
like Mr.. s. was guilty as charged by me
in the Journal OF March o. 1 have the doc
umentary evidence in my possession that
will convict him before any jury OF his
own selection Members OF the A. L. A are
barred from serving on jury.
JACOB RIEF.
Iawrencebure Ind April 3
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-04

washed coarse or braid. 13G15c; unwashed
fine merino. 1O413c; tub-washed 18Q2Oc;
bury and cOtted wool. Sc 10 10c less than
above prices.
RAW FCRS.
Following is the price list for central and
northern Indiana and Ohio for prime skins
Extra coon, Slu2; large coon. soc; medium
coon, COc; small coon, 40c; large mink Sl.l0;
medium mink, soc; small mink 60c; black
skunk, $50; half stripe skunk. soc: narrow
stripe skunk. 40c; broad stripe skunk, zoe;
H.25 gray fox. i0665c otter, s3dS; Ken
tuclEy skins. 10020 per cent. lower than
prices quoted above.
HIDES, TALLOW. ETC.
Hides-No. l green hides. 212c: No. l G.
S. hides. SIC; No @. ). hides, PC; No. l
calf hides, &c; No. calf hides. 2lac.
TallOw-No. 1 tallow, 4$lc; No. yellow.
&c.
Grease-whlte. 411c; yellow. Slkc: brown.
Bones-Dry. s12a1s per ton.