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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-10
READ THIS.
Tom Watson Gives the People
Some Choice Bits of History.

Magistrate 10 $0O,UUU. he III Iur-
nished, free Of charge, with an ele-
giant residence called the White
House. First comes the expense Of
electing him but the funds for this
purpose are furnished by the whisky
ring, the sugar trust, the railroad
syndicates and an occasional specu-
lator who buys him an Office and
pays for it in advance las Van Allen
did,, we need not attempt to 60 in
to that part Of the subject. Having
declared the result of the election,
the next thing is to swear in the
the president. Formerly the cost
of doing 50 was next to nothing.
For instance, Thomas Jefferson rode
on horseback to the capitol, hitched
his old mare to the fence, walked in
and took the oath without its cost
ing anybody cent. And the
beauty of it was that he kept the
oath after he took it. But the
Democracy of to-day is ashamed of
the simple ways of the men and
women of the olden time. To ad-
minister the oath of Office to Grow
er Cleveland on March A, 1898, cost
you the sum of $3,27S.66. The
items for this expenditure will be
found on pages AT, l4S, l49 and
$50 Of the report of the secretary
of the senate for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1898. The above
sum does not embrace the cost Of
the inaugural ball or and other in
direct expenditures Having sworn
the president in, we duly install
him at the White House, and we
proceed to provide for his comfort.
In the Sundry Civil Bill, passed by
the house March 20, 1894. find
that you supplied Mr.. Cleveland
with $4,000 for new furniture
and repairs; $1,000 for fuel for
mansion and stables; $4,000 to
repair the flower house $1,000
for same, $4,000 for same, and
$1,000 to buy picture of Benz.
Harrison, the Republican president
who preceded the present Republic
an president Then you supply
Mr.. Cleveland with $4,000 to pay
for lamps, matches, lamp-hghters,
gas and gas-ftters, fuel, etc., and
$766.5O for electric lights. The
sum total of these items is upwards
of $4,000. Turning to the appro.
priations for 1898, l find that
$4,000 was appropriated for the
same purpose. Thus Mr.. Cleveland
has drawn $4,000 out of the treas
ury since March, 1893, for expenses
in the White House-n0t counting
his salary, and the expense OF
swearing him in. And the misery
of it is that he refuses to observe
the oath of Office after its costing
SO much to have him take it.
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with secretaries, clerks, door-keep
ers, stewards, ushers, engineer, etc.,
at the yearly cost of more than
$4,000. Then for fear there may
be shortage somewhere, you supply
him with a contingent fund.-
amounting Tin 1881 to $4,000. In
their campaign books Of 1880 the
Democrats accused the Republicans
of wasting the peoples money on
these White House expenditures,
but the regular annual sums now
spent in running the presidential
establishment is greater than 1t
has ever beed since the salary OF
the president was cut down from
$780, 900 to $4,000 The presi-
dents cabinet is composed OF the
heads OF the different governmental
departments. There are eight OF
these gentlemen, and they cost us
$4,000 year each. The vice-pres-
ident also gets $4,000 per annum.
Each of these gentlemen will be
more fully treated when come
to the different departments over
which they preside.
THE MALrBY HOUSE.
On the north side of the capitol
groun DIS stands large brick build
ing known as the Maltby House.
1t used to belong to the Republican
campaign committee. They unload
ed on you at a heavy price, though
YOU had no real use for it. The
building has eighty-odd rooms
Some of them were turned over to
committees who claimed there were
no conveniences for them in the
capitol building. By far the great
err part of the house, however, is
occupied by the senators them
selves. Each senator, with few ex'
ceptions, has a private Office in this
building of yours, and this private
Office is furnished at your expense
This private Office, unless rumol
lies, becomes the place OF free and
easy enjoyment on the part Of
your senator's. Much ugly talk is
current in Washington concerning
this Maltby Houses and the manner
of people your senators meet there
But it only concerns me to give YOU
an idea of how your money is spen
upon these private rooms, and the
facts l shall give you come from the
last official report of the secretary
of the senate, made August 7, 1893
to Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, vice
president.
On page 1872 Of the report | fine
that you spent $l.152.1O for clocks
for this same Maltby House +! Forty
clocks for our senators at one clip
and you paid eleven hundred ane
lfifty.two dollars for them. l an
afraid to guess how much it will
i .-x ~.a., 40 cot fhasa CLOCKS WOunf
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-05-10
ON THE
FOURTH DAY OF JULY, 1894,
AT IL O'CLOCK |! !!

The of representation is fixed at six members les)
from each village township ward the 10Th Congressional dis
desire that each village township ward be represent
least delegate and not exceeding SIX
possible Those delegates who cannot attend invited to
rousng letter the chairman secretary the commit
tee occasion Let every good Popuist do his
best and respond to this call
DON'T FORGET
this party of the People and for the People, organized to
antagonize onopoes and concentrated wealth We
expect the cordial support of all who dissatisfied with the pres
financial and industrial situation which has been
upon struggling by GOLD and GREED Leave the
fossized paret the dead bury their deadand Unite
for the salvation of the great good and free government
left us by Revolutionary fathers
If instance, there be found only ONE Popu1st IN
any community he invited join at Yonkes Independ-
ence Day from his locality and to inform the
be done awaken interest among s
neghbors. COME ONE! COME ALL !!
Several speakers will attend.
By order of the County Committees.
ALEXANDER G. SUTHERLAND,
Mclean Ave. Yonkers, N. Y
CAPT. GEO w. LLOYD,
1916 Franklin Ave-, New Rochelle, N. Y
DAVID RoSSEAU,
$40 Mot Ave-, 18TH Ward, New York City
JOHN CAHILL, Chairman,
Box 81, North Tarrytown, NY.
MICHAEL ]. MURPHY, Secretary,
North Tarrytown N. Y.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-13
Profitable for Com...issioners.
4OtdI.sss &C.. $3.50.
SGD Trivial Cases.

81 found that the number of cases brought
before United States commissioners in this
district from July 1, 1882, to November l,
1893, TO be LIE. OF this number l,OlI were
held to bail by TIE commissioners ana f02
were discharged. OF the l,0lI cases heIu to
bail the grand jury refused 10 lndlct fUl,
making S5j cases not OF sufficient import
Ghcc u variant an Indictment. 1t IS not
reasonable 10 Charge the grand juries with
failure TO perform their duty when, out Of
10l1 Cases Submitted to them, they found
6l6 indictments; and 1t IS put leasonAple
10 suppose mat Upon Suit!ciehl teSt!tllotlS
they would have found indictments against
the other 4Q1 cases submitted. 1t Is also
reasonable 20 calculate ihtt - per cent OF
the cases upon which indictments are based
will fail of conviction on q 1lnal trial before
"a petit jury. By taking this estimate as a
basis and taxing the entire expenses of
the court in the district fer the term cover
81 BY my examination Grom July J. 1892,
to November l, 1SS3l. VIZ, $-i',J't.Ji, we ma
that it costs the government 900 Tor each
man conv.cted. and a large majority Of the
la &. for ret;.il ,:s liquor.
"Dissecting these facts and figures to ar
rive at the cause of this prOtiigate increase
of eNpenSas. ind that the "4lLefehce u
tween the items of fees and expenses Of
marShals and amount mo nj Paid q %t@es e Tor
fiscal year 1892 II be $t3tl.Sl for the fiscal
year 1898. including the, months Of July,
August September and October, to be
-:This points very clearly to the fact
that a eery large sum OF the amount ap-
propriatcl for the expenses of the courts
is unnccessariIv expended in the payment
of witnesses When we take into consider
alton the fact that out of 1A79 cases tried
the grand jury failed to indict 401 Of those
hcld, making a total Of SOB frivolous cases,
with an average Of three witnesses 10 each
case ana the further fact that in the 491
cases ignored by the grand jury the same
witnesses q ."G2) wero re-subpenaCd to tes-
tifv before the grand Jury. We are forced
to The conclusion that The greatest cause of
this nrot]i"ate increase is attributable in
very greet degree to The tridin~ character
of cases hror"ht before tho commissioners.
St:E"t{iF,.. St-ite Of 4 frairs.
'To satisfv myself fully as to the char
acter of eases tried 10y the commissioners
and the manner Of PROCEEDINGS before them,
and to fully test the legality Of the ac-
counts of deputy marshals, l took the tes
timony of several persons who had been ar
rested and tried before commissioners
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-13
JUDGE STONE is DEAD.
AIabnrna's Distinguished Chief JUS
tic. Gnu.. 20 Die Grc:lt MAI oriaa..

tic& zone iHS treat
Montgomery, Ala, March u-Judge
George W. Stone. chief justice of the state
supreme court died this morning about IL
O'Clock at his residence III this city. He had
been able TO attend to mis- duties until two
days ago, when he was compelled to keep
himself at home. Old age was the primary
trouble but the immediate cause of his
death is heart failure. lie will be buried
here on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, from
the Presby terian church
Judge Stone was native of Virginia, hav-
ing been born in Bedford county. that
state, on October "a, 1911. His parents re-
moved to Lincoln county. Tennessee. in
1917. He read law at Fayetteville, Tenn,
and admitted to practice in 1884. he
located III Talladega Ala. in 1910, In 1913.
on the death of Judge Eli Shortridee, he
was appointed to fiji the vacancy on the
circuit court bench by Governor Fitzpat-
rick. lie held this position until 1879, when
he located in Lowndes county. In 1886 he
was elected to a seat on the supreme court
bench; serving this state well in this honora-
bic position until 1865. In 1876 he was ap
pointed associated justic~. of the supreme
court by Governor Houston, being elected
chief justice in 1881, in which capacity he
served continuously until his death.
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in the world-to pause before hurrying to
its passage bill which. in his Judgment
contained within it things as indetenslbie
as ne had ever known III bill. He mt
mated that he would like more time to
present his objections to il. NO senator,
he said, had dreamed that the bill was TO
mo matter" said Senator Harris. what
people may have dreamed or not dreamed,
If the senator desires further tilne ne sNai'
II hope the third reading will be reconsld-
ered." Mr.. Allison pleaded.
II prefer being frank , being agfeeapie:
said Mr.. Harris, land / shall not consent 10
its going back to the amendment stage
After some further coiloquy the bill was was
allowed to go over till tomorrow, prlncipaly
for the accommodation of Mr.. Sherman, put
with no indication that there would be- to-
morrow, andy amendment or yleldlns VI
the parliamentary advantage which IL oc-
cupies.
After action on Mr.. Allison's motion y, TO
reconsider the next vote is to be on the
passage of the bill.
CAN'T Head it Off.
Washington March 9.-(Special) 1.-The re-
publcans, by one act today, acknoWledlg saia
that the democrats euchred them in thelr
silver game; Finding they could not MAKE axe
democrats rushed it to a third reading;
they abandoned the idea today and agreed
to vote on the seigniorage bin for 81 next ext
bill in exactly the shape it passed the
house.
The only reef on which it can now be
wrecked will be found in the white house;
The cuckoos claim that Mr.. Cleveland VIII
veto it.
John Sherman delivered a long TRADE
who think Mr. Shernan's utterances viii
make the president even stronger against
the bill than he was. Added to Mr.. Shers
the national bankers and large moneyed
interests. Whether Mr.. Cleveland will go
with these people and veto the bill, or VIII
yield to the great mass of democrats in
and out of congress. remains to be seen;
Everybody knows that he is an opponent
of the measure. but in f re of the demands
of the democratic lear in congress, IT
is not believed he will
He may dodge and allow to become
law without his signature.
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Radcliffe CLAIMS sELF-DErENsE
But His Attorneys Are Arguing for q
Continuance of the Case.


Kosciusko, Miss, March 10.-(Special)--
Rev w. z. Ratliff, editor, legislator and
leader of the third party in
this district, against whom the
grand jury of the circuit court now in
session has this week found two bills of
assault with intent to kill and murder S.
A. jackson, druggist and legislator, on
Mar n 81, today brought into court
The prosecution, represented by District
Attorney W. S Hill and Anderson Hayden
& Davis, announced ready. After large
number of witnesses names had been
called. many of whom did not report, the
defense represented by Allen q McColI
and by Dodd q Armistead, made argument
for continuance on the ground that so many
since they had been first summoned, had
and, after contest by the prosecution, Judge
ment for continuation until Monday morn
ing at 8 o'clock.
There 10 excitement and very little
feeling visible about the case, which prom
ises to be one of the most noted cases
celebres in the annals of Mississippi on
account of the political prominence of the
parties.
Ratliff claims self defense, and this teo-
ry, so far as that portion Of the encounter
which took place the outside OF the court
house when Ratliff was being led out by the
sheriff after the hand to hand fight in
the courthouse seems to be supported by
many witnesses. The courthouse is exposed
to public view on the square. There is a
large number Of eye-Witnesses to the affair."
many of whom probably are not yet known.
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Charges Against Cowart.

Birmingham, Ala, March S.-(Special)-
A petition was presented in the federal
court here today asking that V. Lee CoWart
a young lawyer of prominence who TWO
months ago was appointed by the depart
ment of justice as assistant to Examiner
Chambers, be barred from practice in that
court. The petition, which is in the form
of an affidavit, says the affiant eX-Deputy
Marshal c. c. Reid believes Cowart has
been a notorious Violator of state and pa
tional laws; that he has been an Illicit
distiler; that he aided an embeZzl9A to
escape from the Winston county jail Na.ls
that he is man of exceedingly bad eli
acter a number of afiidavits intende "a
prove his statements were presented
the petition.
Judge Bruce, presiding, granted tse
nisi and gave Cowart ten days III
prepare his answer.
Cowart has been exceedingly active =
securing evidence against the alleged r.
ring federal officials and this is a lick back
at him, Cowart claims. Two of the COM
missoners who are on the gridiron employ
ed the attorney who is prosecuting the case
He says the atlantis are personal enemies of
his and that he feels no apprehension what
ever in the matter
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SCOOPED THE STATE.
Alabama ns Read the Report of Mr.. Oh
" it'll Il can Internst

mers with Keen Interest.
Birmingham, Ala, March 7.-(Special. J.
The people here are Dragging on The Con-
sttution tonight.
Its exclusive publication this morning of
Examiner Chalmers's report is7the talk of
the town.
A Great Service.
The universal opinion here ia that The
Constitution has done the public a great
service in printing the report in full. The
people have right to know these things
they say. Such practices as those noted in
the report have been prevalent with the
minor federal officers of this district for
years, it is believed. While the people
have complained, it IS only recently that
their complaints have been considered. The
examiners suggestions that commissioners
be put on salaries and that none but COM
petent attorneys be eligible to the office
meets with unanimous sanction here.
A sensation Mt the Capital.
Montgomery, Ala, March 7.-(Special.)-
The report made by MIR Chalmers on the
frauds in Alabama was read in The Con-
stitutiOn here with the deepest interest
Everybody is talking about The Constitu-
tons scoop. The business and professional
men have a good deal to say about the local
papers getting left on the publication.
Friends of some Of the commissioners say
that the officials will be able to make
defense when the proper time comes
But the report has certainly created
great sensation The Constitution has been
in great demand. Everybody who takes an
interest in politics has read the story The
compliments paid The Constitution are
couched in the strongest terms.
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MAY GET OVER TIllS.
Mr.. Cleveland Is Now Disposed to Veto
the Bland EiEi.

Washington, March S-The statement is
made by one of the most prominent men
in public life that President Cleveland will
veto the Bland seigniora&c bill if it passes
the senate. This gentleman talked with
the president yesterday regarding the mai
ter and the reason given was that the bill
would be destructive of the repose which
now surrounds the financial condition Of
the country and. further. that it would
tend to weaken our credit abroad.
Secretary Carlisle is known to be unfa-
vorable to the bin and he is, understood
money that would result from the coinage
of the seignioraGe is not needed and that
it is his intention to sell whatever bonds
may be necessary to supply the deficiencies
of the national treasury. and this without
any regard to the contention raised that
this money ought only to be used in com
pliance with the terms Of the resumption
act.
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Total e. =. $50, e53 q $50, 1854 S1S2, 1873 SO
Expenses 1891 and 1892 combined. Sill ,991. 90
Excess of expenses for fiscal year
1888 over 1891 and 1892 combined.S 40, 446 rs
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IOldl .9LJf ,10S u
In order to ascertain the cause of the
enormous increase of expenses in this dis
trict l collected from the records of the
marshals office the following table OF ex-
penses, by appropriation. for the fiscal
years 1891 1892 and 1893, the latter embrace
ing the months of July, August September
and October of the fiscal year 1894, and also
a list of United States circuit court COM
missioners with amounts of accounts of
each approved by the courts from July l.
1900 t1 SputaplheT 81 1872.
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But this amended remedy will prove as
futile as the original and the evil will 20 on
prospering Some more radical rem
edv must be invoked to rid the de-
partuent of justice of this disgraceful blot
1T seems TO me from all the authorities
T have been able to gather, that United
States commissioners as now appointed, are
entirely independent of any officer or tri-
,e removed except by impeachement or
conviction of crime. In Eek parte John Van
Or,len 9 Batch. IS. Dist. N. y, 1850 the
court. Belts, j., used this languages
"'A commissioner in the execution of the
1f1ties Of his office, under the act of Sen
teI1iber Is, 1850, % statute at large 46.) is in
no legal sense, a magistrate inferior to the
rirctljJ court. No provision is MAGE in that
act or in any other, subiecting his proceed
nor are his functions declared 20 be subordi-
nate to the authority of any other tribunal
The court, in making the appointment of
commissioners, fulfillS an agency imposed
upon it by congress and no more acquires
thereby supervisory authority over him,
or his proceedings in his Office, than the
president or the senate has over judges APP
pointed by them. He is not even an officer
OF the court.
BnncnI t;,e Law.
THE office of commissioner being statu-
rory Office, a radical change if not a RENE
DIV for the present evil. is easily suggested; ;
that is to repeal all existing laws on the
subject of appointment of &C nmssioners,
E IS; u law pacing the appointing power in
the hands of the president with power to
remove for cause, limiting the appoirtm ent
to licensed lawyers of good standing In the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-24

Ardmore Chapter, No II, Royal Arch Ma
sons, meet In their ball over Within ston 4
store the fourth Thursday night in each month,
II. BRuCk. III yh Priest.
A. h. siLLIMAN, Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-24
A PROPER DIAGNOSIS.

The Durrant Eagle has closed
its first year of existence with its
last is3Ie. In sInnl-iz'ag the
the incidents, successes and
drawbacks attending its career,
it speaks of that element known
in all towns as pull backs, as
follows:
"Most all the leading business
men have patronized us literally.
We have no fight to make against
the rest, but it is a well known
fact that a merchant who will not
support an enterprise that builds
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-09-24
NEGRO IMMIGRATION.

Guthrie, o. T., Sept. a.
The international immigration
Society, of Birmingham, Ala. :,
who have a contract with the
Liberian government to bring
them 5000 immigrants, have Il
large number of agents at work
among the negroes in this terri
tory and are securing many re-
cruits for their colonies.
Within the past week two car
loads of negroes have left here
for the recruiting headquarters
of the company in New York,
and in "A few days will be followed
by several more car loads and
will sail for Liberia on a steamer
chartered by the company about
Oct, /. Each family of colonists
is promised that on their arrival
the government of Liberia will
give them free, twenty-five acres
of land and the necessary imple-
ments with which TO till it
Democrat.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

To the merchants who desire
TO catch the city trade, as well
as that of the country, the ARD
MoREITE offers the best medium
of Advertising. It enters and is
read in nearly every house in the
city, not once a week but every
day, Sundays excepted. Its rates
are liberal and its policy is to
give value received. 1t labors in
aad out of season for the good of
Ardmorc, thus benefitting every
business man by its efforts. For
this reason it has claims for pat
ronage that should be duly rccog-
nized by them in return.
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ritteu for rnK hnDNonhirE.
L WOULD BE FREE.

Iwould he free, entirely free,
From fashions burdens and re-
sirsints;
And live as living suitelh me,
With none of aflcctaiion's feints.
Free from suspendrrs and suspense,
From collars, cuffs, aud neckties
gay;
I'd live a life of common sense,
And put all foolish modes away.
AT home" for cliques on certain days,
Means "do not come unless AL
viscd;
Lrst YOU might see our slatterp ways,
Blu, come when weare advertised
AT home" in print don't make part
OF my programme, hut far above
In accents that would reach the heart,
I'd say "ai home" 10 those | love.
I'd have my friends and ncighbors
call,
Whene'rc they felt like doing SO;
And when cared TO see iheni all.
Straight to their houses | would 20.
"No cards" except the winning smile,
On folks who do not smile by rule;
Whose truth aud honesty bcguilc,
With charms fresh from natures
school.