Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-04-17

still a few honest politicians in the
land" Most of them are in the Gene
teries.-Newspape- Union.
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Any populist has reason to doubt his
or her identity as such, if he is not in
vestigated at an expense to the state
of few thousand.-Ashland Clipper.
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There may be something IN name,
but the appointment Of A. G.. Merritt
for grain inspector strikes the Abilene
Reflector as decidedly lacking in merit.
Wichita Beacon.
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We presume the Supreme Court is
packed against the greenback also.
Look cut for suit 10 be brought,
claiming the greenback unconstitutlon-
aI.-Missouri World.
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Oklahoma will be fertile field for
the money-lOauer. The legislature
has repealed all usury laws and any
rate of interest which may be named
is legal.-Harper Advocate.
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The Legislature has adjourned and
will not convene for two years hence.
The city elections are over. The time
has now arrived to talk business and
get down to practical work. Western
Star.
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The liberty loving American people
have succeeded for more than a hun
dred years in every contest against
wrong and oppression, and we have
faith in their ability TO win III this
contlict.-Wichita Commoner.
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There are thirteen candidates for as
sistant bank commissioner under Mr..
Jobes. Thirteen is an unlucky number
and if Mr.. Jobes is at all superstitious
he had better get Alex Terrell to make
it fourteen.-Anthony Bulletin.
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Cy Leland reads the notice served
on him that he can't 60 10 the national
convention with less interest this year
than usual. 1t has come earlier than
ordinarily, and there are two May
frosts to get show at tx. Star.
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Why not dispense with the legisla-
lures and congress? Let the supreme
court make the laws-they construe
them to suit the money that's put up
and save the cost of the law.makiug
bodies to feed the poor bondholders!-
Pratt Union.
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Now, ladies and gentlemen. we will
witness the greatest tumbling feat in
the history of circus performing 1t is
the most stupendous exhibition on
earth, and consists of the republican
party defining its position on silver
Alva Review.
The greatest crimes in America are
national cTimes-crlmes that turn
American citizens out to Starve. steal
or beg; crimes that destroy manhood,
debauch pure wOmanhood, and murder
helpless children.-Topeka Advocate.
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1t looks as though the problem of
the unemployed was at last in fair
way of solution. A large number of
this class of citizens appear to have
gone into the business of robblng rail
road trains and employment will prob
ably be afforded the remainder in
guarding against these sdepredations-
State journal.
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If those who have so recently become
converted to free coinage Of silver will
give the same thought and unpreiudic-
ed investigation to land, labor, and
transportation, together with the mon.
ey question in it's entIrety,as they gave
to the silver question, they will become
as enthusiastic in the support of those
principles as they are in the support of
SIINoI.-Odllna Union.
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TWAS generally supposed that Gov.
Morrill, had evidence enough to GUST
Dick Chase, but it seems to be the gov
ernor has relied mainly on ex-convicts
TO accomplish party demands. Chase
will probably get fired. If he does
honest people will never believe him
guilty. The whole business is one OF
the rottenest cases of political investi-
CATION we ever heard of and a disgrace
to the great state of Kansas.-Kiowa
Review.
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Inc damaging pleuro- pneumonia
scare given wide and unnecessary pub
licity through the office of our "busi-
ness" Governor Morrill, appears as one
of his latest efforts to restore conf
dence" in Kansas cattle; likewise his
appointment of john England Challen-
or as state accountant illustrates our
chief executives anxiety to introduce
Br t sh methods into our common
wealth and so captivate the conf
dence" of my eastern friends.'' After
this English, quite English fashion.
you know, is Kansas redeemed. y
Junction City Tribune.
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Sol. Miller has swallowed it all and
accepted the appointment as member
of the board of public works. In his
paper he says: "When we refused the
other appointment it was said that we
did so because we were mad. Now we
are asked to refuse another one, in or
der to be consistent. If we did so we
would be mad again, no doubt. But
we can't refuse this one. There is an