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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
WELLINGTON KANSAS. FRIDAY. JUNE %. 1894
"Greater England

The following isan extract from an
editorial in the Financial Ne,cs Of
LendOn England. Read it.
There can be no doubt about it, that
il the United States were to adopt a
silver basis tomorrow, British trade
would be ruined before the year was
out. Every American industry would
be protected, not only at home, bat
In every other market. Ofc0urse, the
States would suffer to certain extent
though having to pay her obligations
abroad in gold; but the loss on ex-
change under this head would be a
mere drop in the bucket compared
with the profits to be reaped from the
markets Of South America and Asia,
to say nothing Of Europe.
The marvel is that the United
States has not long ago seized the
opportunity, and but for the belief
that the way of England is necessarily
the way to commercial success and
prosperity, undoubtedly it would have
been done long ago.
Now, Americans are awakening to
the fact that $50 long as they narrow
their ambition to become larger En-
gland" they cannot beat US. 1t has
been a piece of luck for US that is has
never occurred to the Americans to
scoop us out of the worlds markets by
going on a silver basis, and it might
if, irritated by the cOntemptuOuS
apathy Of our government to the grav-
ityof the silver problem, the Ameri-
cans retaliate by freezing out gold. 1t
could esily be done, and we propose
shortly to show, by evidence collected
from perfectly unprejudlced sources,
that even now the process has begun,
and is proceeding at rate that will
astonish most people, and probably
make this country regret that it did
not at an earlier stage fashion its
monetary policy on principles of
friendlineSs to other nations, instead
of on basis of shOrt-Sighted selfish
ness.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
ChSter !. Long.
Enid OK Wave.

Enid OK Wave.
For the second time the Republi-
cans of the Big Seventh Kansas dis
trict have nominated Chester |. Long
for congress and this time by accla-
matiOn. Being personally acquainted
with Long, we can say that he is a
real gOOdloOking fellow, as fine an
appearing man as can be found in
Kansas, but, that is all there is to
him, we can say no more for him.
regular "old gang republican,
and is owned, body and soul, by the
railroads who spent thousands OF
dollars trying to elect him eighteen
months ago; were he in congress now
he would be found voting against the
people of Enid in their struggle
against the Rock Island.
Long is not honest in mind, prac-
tice or principle; he is man of the
world with an oily deceitful tongue.
He will never be elected in our Opin.
ion, but if he should be, he can never
stand up with the honest Jerry Simp-
son, the Democrat POpulist, in any
way shape and manner, except that
he is better looking than Jerry.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
The First Strike.

The first strike on record was led
by an agitatOr named Moses and took
place in Egypt over 1900 years ago.
Moses was a Jew, and it is a singular
fact this race have furnished all the
great socialists. Karl Marx, Lasalle,
KrapOtkin and BakOunine were all
Jews; and so was Jesus, who was so
radical socialist that he whipped
the national bankers and the temper
cent-a-mOnth deacOns Of his day out
of the stock exchange of the temple
and called them thieves, robbers, ETC.,
and it became necessary to suppress
Him by the strong arm Of the law to
prevent a rising Of the lower classes.
Moses was not only an agitatOr and
leader Of strikes, but he encouraged
the strikers to borrow a lot of gold
and jewelry which was never returned
to the owners, and he caused the
death Of number deputy marshais
and "PinkertOns" by enticing them
into the dangerous ford of the Red
ea.-Exchange. =
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
LAWYERS and MILLI0NAIES.
They Carry the Custom of Taking Fees or
Any Side, Into Legislation,


Any Side, Into Legislation,
The president, speaker six of the
heads of bureaus, etc, are all lawyers.
In the senateLfrOm Congressional
Directory shows:
Sixty-four lawyers,
Five Bankers,
Ten merchants and manufacturers,
One doctor,
One farmer.
Four of other vOcatiOnS.
In the house:
Two hundred and fOrty-fve lawyers,
Twenty-One merchants and manu-
facturerS,
Eight Editors,
Five doctors,
Twenty-eight farmers,
Twenty-Five of other vOcatiOnS.
There are numerous milliOnaireS in
congress. There are many represen-
tatiyeS of the banking interest, the
great railways and other corporations
and the mOnOpoliSts-all placed there
for the purpose Of effecting legislati on
in their behalf, or Of preventing any
action adverse to the interests of those
who own and control the United
States today.
Twenty-Five millions of agricultnr.
lists.
Twenty-Five members of congress
= per cent.
Fifty thousand lawyers-l-14 of pei
cent population.
In cOngresS-7O per cent!
Labor classes-Twenty millions.
In CongreSS-0!,.
Where has the evil come from which
desolates the union? The federal gov.
ernment and its legislation.
Who controls absolutely the des.
TIMES and happiness of our country:
One lawyer president.
Three hundred and thirty lawyers
and bankers in congress.
Nine supreme court judges
In the states, in smaller degree
Two hundred lawyers in fOrty-fOur
supreme courts.
Twenty-Five hundred lawyers and
bankers In the legislatures.
So we have an Oligarchy Of about
3,OO0(out of two classes of $4,000 in
number) who are higher than our pre-
tended constitutional guarantees as
to the ''life, liberty and property" Of
100000 of citizens, who have labOred
under the delusion that the oligarchy
were simply servants of the peOple.r
BLANTON DUNCAN.
Los Angeles, Cal.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Belle PIaine.

No need Of rainmakers in Kansa!
any longer.
Miss Gertrude Mark is visiting in
Belle Plaine this week.
Scott Nye is making cider for vine
gar.
There will be a basket meeting al
Palestine next Sunday.
Net Bishop unloadeda a new steam
thresher here last Friday.
Joe Sparger is up from the STRIP
cutting his wheat.
Robert Smith had the misfortune
to lose his barn in the recent storm.
VIM. Hatfield was handing out the
cigars Friday and Saturday-it's a
boy.
High Oyerstreets barn was turned
almost around during Mondays
storm.
Harvesting is about done. What
was not harvested by machinery was
harvested by hail.
John COwen left Monday for Kan
sas City where he will visit his broth
er and two sisters.
Ye home correspondent was last
last week in the harvest field between
Two fOaming rivers.
Mrs. T. B. Loer left on Tuesday OF
last week for a three months visit
with relatives and friends in Illinois.
Miss Florence Barton was home
from Oxford over Saturday. She re-
turned to school again Sunday morn
ing.
John and Mack MOgan left Tuesday
for Enid, O. T., near which place
they expect to locate in the near fu-
ture.
1t is a positive fact that one of our
old bachelors is soon to quit the
pleasures of single bliss and trOt in
double harness.
There will be basket meeting in
the grove south of town the third
Sunday in July instead of the fifth,
as announced in a previous issue.
Miss Clara Ross returned from En-
poria Saturday, where she has been
taking a course in kindergarten work.
She commenced her summer school
here Monday,
A terrific wind, rain and hail storm
struck this vicinity last Monday af-
ternoon at two o'clock and lasted I'M
til six in the evening. Crops are
badly damaged, garden truck beaten
int the earth, wheat threShed in the
sheat and buildings, windmillS and
Other property suffered similarly.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
Republican Tricksters and Fkers.

Among the Republican leaders and
Wellington convention txers Of this
county is the noted secretary OF the
party, whom "A Subscriber" has de-
scribed in the VOICE Of May Is. Said
secretary canvassed the late judicial
Republican convention and declared
to the delegates that unless his man.
dates were obeyed, he would turn the
konitOr- Press over to the opposition.
He made ii win, too.
For county attorney, an old news
paper man, who claims the defeat Of
Frank Hunt, Republican for COM
missioner OF the Third district, who.
as one OF the tellers OF the cOnyen.
tiOn, purposely deceived it: Of which
he bOasted that lie beat Tyler StuTm
out Of the nomination for county
treasurer, after having received
majority; who worked with the Op-
position and assisted them in defeat
ing Charley Elliott on the Republi-
can ticket, because the convention
was not fixed TO his taste.
The old scheme to defeat Burnette,
the Republican nominee in the late
judicial convention, was detected 80
quickly and exposed by one outside
of the tixers, that the wOuld-be pro-
bate Judge spoke out in meeting so
unblushingly, and convinced the con-
vention that he would not take any
thing out of his reach unless he
could get it,
All that is needed is for the dele
gates to meet in Wellington at a
fixed time and take their Quinine.
Why not the people meet en- masse
and elect pure ticket for county Of
fcers, irrespective Of political pref
erences.
HUNNEwELL SUBSCRIBER,
An old soldier and a Republican.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
Mayfield.

George R. Steele is at Ham Deers
harvesting.
Harvest is now here. Many farm
ers in our vicinity are cutting their
wheat.
Nayfeld has been visited by quite a
few tramps on their way to join the
Coxey army.
Rev. C. B. Parkhurst preached two
very interesting sermons at the c. P
church Sunday morning and evening.
Quite a number of our Mayfeld
people attended Children's day exer.
cises at Silver Creek Sunday, June Il,
Miss Lula Sanders, of the Strip,
has been visiting friends in our yiCin.
ity. She returned home Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. Deer, who had the misfortune
to break his leg, is improving rapidly.
But he has been suffering from rheu.
matiSm the last week.
Children'S day was observed at the
Baptist church Sunday evening, June
10. The church decorations were
very nice and the rpcitatiOnS by the
little people were well rendered.
Quite an excitement was created in
regard to the spiritualist show last
Thursday evening. | will not say
whether there were any spirits OF
not, only an old man with white
scarf about his neck.
Mr.. Hamill's infant son, who has
been suffering for some time with
brain and spinal trouble, died Sunday
evening, June 10. The funeral ser.
vices we're conducted at the Baptist
church Monday evening, June IL. by
Rev. John Evans. The bereayed
parents have the sympathy of the en-.
tire neighbOrhOOd.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
The Suffrage Meeting.

The equal suffrage campaign in
Sumner county opened last Friday
evening in the Methodist church at
Wellington. Judge Herrick presided
over the meeting and Rev. Sumner T.
Martin of the Christian church in
vOked the divine blessing. Miss Lizzie
Campbell made an address of welcome
and introduced the speaker Mrs. R. L.
Child who delivered an intelligent
and intelligible address.
Saturday afternoon Misses Elizabeth
Yates and Helen L. Kimber addressed
a meeting composed largely of women.
In the evening Rev. Anna Shaw
made one Of the best speeches that
we ever heard upon the subject. The
VOICE will reproduce part Of her
address next week. The Rev. Black
of the Baptist church delivered the
invocation at the last meeting, and
Miss Allie SaylOr sang patriotic,eQual
rights solo.
The meetings closed Saturday night
but the ladies remaining in the city
over Sunday. Miss Yates and Miss
Shaw occupied the pulpits of the
Methodist and Christian churches
delivering sermons that were appli.
cable to the men as well as women,
The local club feels encouraged.
Arrangements were made for the
organization of suffrage campaign
clubs in all the townships of the
county.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
Los Angeles, Cal.

All meE who are employed at USE
Full labor, merchants, doctors, some
lawyers, teachers, preachers, farmers,
railroad labOrers-in short all who
are either producing something USE
full, or employed in distributing the
same where it will do the greatest
good to the greatest number-muSt
open their eyes to the fact that all
speculative business for mere profit
draws it; sustenance from the people
who are engaged in real production
and diStribut on. Gamblers do not
increase wealth.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
Contraction is destruction.

Contraction is destruction.
Enforced idleness is the laborer's
hell.
The gateway Of liberty is barred
with gold.
Lillian has gone to Europe TO rus
tie another husband.
We eGn't want governor who is
ashamed of his fellow citizens.
Snow is death on bugs-the gold
bug will be showed under next fall.
The jelly-fsh and the sponge govern
the suckers. What fish these mOrtals
be.
Behold, the one senator who re-
fuses a bribe shall expose a hogs
nest.
If the people would quit using SUI
gar and coffee for awhile the trusts
would tumble.
When the Pops are in the white
house, we'll all sing joyful song
not funny, but happy.
II the United States treasury were
guarded by the POpulists, it might be
in as good condition as the state
treasury Of Kansas.
When Kansas is redeemed from
crankism" there will be openings for
several great breweries and few
hundred saloons in the state.
Mr.. Morrill, has already lost a fine
opportunity for holding his tongue.
Every speech he makes in the coming
campaign will be votes in the pockets
Of the Populists.
Keep on your shirts, gentlemen,
you cannot hOot and ridicule the peo-
pie to scorn this time. They know
more than they used to know. They
are laughing some themselves at your
excitement.
Labor has concluded to stop the
manufacture f milliOnaiTes. There
is an OyerprOductiOn Of these high
priced luxuries that has overdrawn
the public fund Of common comforts
for common people.
The president kissed his baby on
the eighth anniversary Of his mar
riase and 10. it was telegraped to the
uttermOst ends of the earth. Won
der il that was the first time the old
man kissed that kid?-Conway Stcs
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
COrbin.
Fine rain Monday,
Corn is growing finely.

Corn is growing finely.
Oats are poor crop scarcely worth
cutting.
Wheat will give a better yield than
was expected, but will be in most
cases badly shriyeled,
Parties who began heading wheat
last week had to stop an account OF
the wheat ripening slower than they
thought.
COxey can't get any new recruits fol
his army here, as those that were idle
now have employment in the harvest
field.
Considerable wheat will be thresh
ed out of the shock by strippers, as a
great many of them don't want tC
make the trip back to threSh.
Lou Reece has purchased a new
separator and engine, Lou always die
good threShing aod isnow prepared tC
do better than ever.
The Wellington people who were
fishing at Drury. must have beer
following Cleveland as cartOoned in
last weeks VOICE fishing for amuse
ment, as from the number Of person:
there could have been no profit,
DR.. Willhoit made a trip to the
north part Of the state the fore part
Of the week on business.
Quite a number of hail stones fell
during the rain Monday, which did
cOnsidera bic damage to windows on
the east side of buildings.
The shipping of cattle from the
south seems to have commenced il
earnest, some days four and five trair
loads pass through on the R. l. Ry
The rain Monday did some dam.
age to headed wheat stacks spOilt
the little pOtltOeS, and some begin II
think they wort raise a nubbin Of
corn.
Martin Heckerman went to the
Strip last week to attend the wed
ding Of Professor Spurlock and Mis-.
Anna Summers, both formerly Of Cor
bin. Tue wedding took place at POnt
Creek. The newly married couple
intend residing in Medford. Mal
happiness attend them through life
Martin reports fine trip and a gen
eral good time.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

1t is irritating to read the pipings
Of the little weazened stunted parrots
that run republican papers. They do
not think. They can't think and
they are too lazy to try to think. Their
perpetual sQueaking and repetition Of
"you can't change things, because all
history shows they have always so ex.
listed, "(Or words to that effect, )is like
the habit Of the dog turning round
three or four times before he lies down
on stone pavement. No matter
how much imitatOrS love it, truth Gus.
tom demands that the vail be rent
The blind man becomes reconciled to
his cOnditiOn-but once given hope OF
restoration to sight, he sees already
that his consultations are nothing com.
pared to sight. When you see that
our present system is unjust, incom
plete and temporary, that should be
reason enough for thinking and work
ing for change. I
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
Serious, Curious 4 COmical.

The King is but a man as am. The violet
smells to him as 1t doth TO me. Tie
element shows IL TO him as IL doth te
me- All his senses have but humaK
conditions. His ceremonies laid by In
his nakedness he appears but a man
SHAKESPEARE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

ashamed OF hhnsaS.
A state independent,
Sick Of the boss,
Closely intent on
Truth without gloss.
Handle her carefully,
Doubt not her bravery
Boldly and prayeriully
Casting out knavery.
Steady by jerks,
Toiling like turks,
Whilst the sweat slowly
Drips from her brow;
Respecting the lOwly,
Following the pillow.
HOot not with scorn,
Howl not fOrlOrn;
Plainly and reasonably
Note the needs Of her,
Watch the deeds Of her.
All done peaceably.
Flaunt not her errors
Uncle Sans faifest daughter
She fears not scarecrOws nor terrOrs;
Pioneers taught her.
Look up her record,
Grounded in freedom,
Brave husbands and wives
Risked here their lives.
Looking forward. not backward.
Here came "a father,
Here came mother,
Then came u sister
To keep house Tor brother,
And from home came sweethearts
Longing to greet hearts
That beat fIr each other
But. Alas. for the greed
Oi the speculatOrS' creed.
And worship %. gold,
Idlels are fed.
And producers Ot bread
Turned uuu IN the cold.
Fatherly. motherly,
Sisterly. hrctherly,
Feelings were crushed;
Gold with craSping hands
GObbled the lands,
Even God who commands,
And conscience, seemed hushed.
Where the sun shines
And the butterfly dimes;
Midst riches untold
In valley and prairie,
In pasture and dairy,
Stand homeless William and Mary
Mortgaged and sold.
The rough side Of trouble
Made people think.
And see through the bubble
And foam Of monopoly sink;
Facing the blizzard.
They discovered the giZZard
And gall Of the gold-bug clan
Grinding and plundering
The labOring man.
Then the worm turned,
And her heart burned
Liberty's fire kindled
From Goals In the ashes.
BehOld-hOw il flashes.
Listen 20 them quietly,
Heed their demands,
Nor consider lightly
The Kansas farmers callOused hands
&C. A. P. Wellington.l
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
Sanders Army.

LEAvENwORTH, June l9.-Judge
Thomas sentenced Sanders common
veal army as follows:
Thirteen men fined s2j each and
committed to the Douglas county jail
at Lawrence; six men, Sanders staff
officers, fined $50 each and committed
to the Sedgwick county Jail, at Wichi-
ia; 40 fined $50 each and taken to the
LeayenwOrth county jail; 80 fined $40
each and committed to the WyandOtte
jail; 30 fined $40 each and committed
to Shawnee county jail at Topeka.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

The POpulists Of Arkansas will
march across the country in wagons,
on horseback and afoot, to the state
convention at Little Rock July 10.
Meetings will be held and speakers
provided for every delegation, so that
they may spread the gospel as they
90
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

1t looks now as if the Republican
is the only party not in it this year.
Even the st. Johnites have plat
form that means something.-Tope-
Al preSs.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

There are no funds in the state
treasury Of Virginia for paying the
militia bill of $4,000 which was made
in the effort to force wOrkmen. to ac-
cept the terms Of mine ''owacrs.n
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

II the nation owned The Coz. mines
miners would receive better wages,
and the people colld buy their coal
cheaper.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

In Texas Republicans belonging to
clubs composed Of both blacks and
whites, were excluded from the Re-
publican state league convention.
Yet the negroes are told that the
Republicans are their friends.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

Hon. John Davis received the un-
qualified endorsement Of his constit-
uents and was renominated by accla-
nation as candidate for congress
man from the fifth district OF Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

Is it not about time that some IA
cetiOus Republican exchange was ris-
ing to remark that the "POpulist
party is going to pieces?"
The banking system is as much the
peoples fault as the bankers fault.
We have nothing against bankers as
individuals, but we oppose the system
-.ru believe ii should be sJo.ished.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23
no. A..
KANSAS AND HER SHAME.

THE republican candidate for governor
Major Morrill,. the banker, says he Il
ashamed of Kansas
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

Let the mOnopollst
Beware Of the POpulist
Right and courageous.
Weary Of ceremony,
Believing in silver money.
Convinced that bonds are outrageous.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-23

HUNNEwELL SUBSCRIBER,
An old soldier and a Republican.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-08-18
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, William =. Edwards aud Sallie
Edwards, his wife, 10y their certain deed of
trust, dated May 2sth. lsSa. aud accorded IN
book s6. ut page $40. in the Office Of the ~
cortler of deeds for Lafayette county. Mis-
souri,, conveyed Ia the undersigned iruste,
the following described real estate, situated
In the county of Lafayette. aud state oi Mis-
souri,, to-wit: Sixty tG0l acres orf the south
end of the west half Of the northeast quarter
Of section fourteen tit). township fiity-onc on
ot range twenty-five t.5D To secure the pay.
mcnt of the principal and interest of n ~ceriain
piomissory note, In said deed of trust d.scrih
and, whereas, default has been made ia
the payment OF said note, aud the IN.
terest thereon, rs provided In said deed
of trust, by reason whereof said note
and interest has become due and PAY
able; now, therefore, public notice Is hereby
given that ], the undersigned trustee. will. AZ
the request OF the legal holder OF said note. la
accordance with the provisions Of said deed
or trust. proceed Ia sell and sell the real
estate in said deed OF trust described, at pub
lie Nenduc, 10 the highest bidder. for cash. NJ
the court house door In the city of Lexington,
Lafayette county. Missouri. on
MONDAY, August -, lSYi,
between the hours of mine o'clock in the fore
noon and i've O'Clock In the afternoon of that
day, Ia satisfy said note and all interest there
on, and the costs of executing this trust.
GEO. NJ CATRoN,
s-2SIt Trustee.