People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-15
Ro0sterlfication.

Chester l. Long made a speech. He
thanked the democrats, congratulated
the republicans and roasted the DOB.
ulists. He said the prevailing popu-
lism meant socialism and anarchy
but said the party was now dead.
Chester certainly knows that he will
have more pOpulist contemporaries
in congress than Simpson had.
R, 7. Simons, the little giant
made a fiery, torChlight sort Of an ad.
dress, with flags and subdued music.
He has a flourish on a sliding scale
from the sublime to the ridiculous
with tucks all around the bottom and
lace at the top.
Major Ferguson ChewS the rag like
a goat He got real mad and said
some awful things about the popu.
lists. When bis voice runs up about
zine keys above high &C." and the
bearings of his eplglottis begin to
squeak, be has an unearthly aspect.
He talks like an old woman trying to
shoe" a flock of chickens from a
patch OF young pie plant.
Mr. Espy nearly forgot his piece,
and looked like little boy caught in
an attempt to sprinkle salton a birds
tail He finally blurted out, II am
proud to be a republican," then sat
down to study the geography Of Salt
river, where he contemplates a Jour-
ney in 1895.
Spicknall made very modest ad-
dress.
Harry Woods took occasion to roast
the VOICE and told a few of his ex.
perlenceS in the watermelon and fire.
cracker age. He said all the stale
mentS made about him in the cam
pdign were false, and admitted thai
he was an angel. Harry laughs the
mitter of very lightly. However,
the VOICE has no apologies to make.
At the same lime we should do moth
ing to discourage Mr.. Woods in the
discharge Of his duties. If he does
his duty in office the VOICE will back
him up-but if he fails or neglects
his duty we may have more to say
than we have said.
They also exhibited Simpson and
Chaddon, then h 'wled three times
Tor the &. o. p. and adjourned, the
happiest lot Of pie-eaterS on earth.
Ina bulletin soon to be issued by
the agricultural department., barn
yard manure is held TO be the most
efhcIent means at the disposal of the
farmer for Improvement OF the SOIL
Washington dispatch.
"He who makes two blades of grass
to grow where grew but one before.
is benefactOr Of his race" Secretary
Morton, he who advises the farmer so
vigorously to stick to his truck patch
and let statesmen attend to politics.
has, after much scientific inyestiga.
tiOn and great ex"ense to the govern.
ment, developed the important fact
that "barnyard manure" is the ;'most
efficient means at the disposal of the
farmer for the Improvement of the
soil, " and thus become a benefactor
OF his race. But for the advent of
j. Sterling Morton the farmer would
have been left in total ignorance of
tae magic benefits of 'barnyard ma
nure," and would have been abandon
ing his prosperous truck patch for the
willy and Improbable walks of poll
tics. Hurry mp the bulletin, Mr..
Morton! The farmers are dying for
inf lImatiOD on this pOint. Graat is
Morton.
Wasn't that grand display of re-
publicanism Saturday night? Drunk
enneSs, fighting, rowdyism. destrue-
tion of property, whooping, tooting
tin horrs, firing anyilS, and acting the
contOunded fool generally. IfKansas
Is redeemed" as they boast. thew
should meet quietly and return thanks
to Almighty God, instead OF trying to
oulid a suburb to pandemonium ana
decorating the devil with glory.
The local republican pie-eaters Sat-
ufday night burned enough boxes.
barrels, outh"useS, lumber, fences.
wagons, ETC., to have furnished and
Cooked a square meal for every DOOR
family in Wellington.
Suggestions about Rev. J. d. Bot.
KIN joining the Salvation Army are
a little ancient. He has been work
Ing in that army all summer
feter Kiln is preparing t. resum
gambling operations after January