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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

1t seems so strange that the party
which claims to be the "only friend
of silver" should be afraid to declare
its friendship when its people get to-
gether. 1t will do for Dick Blue to
go about the state during campaign
making such hypocritical claims,
but when lot Of Republican clubs
come together they rob the claim Of
all its force. But the election is
over, and, by the way, what has be-
come of that campaign sky rocket
they called BlueP
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
FOnrth Of InlH

W. M. Lindsay and B. F. Myers, Of
Sumner township, were in Monday Sc
curing speakers and making prepara-
tiOns for great celebration at Gift
ford's (now Beatty's) grove two miles
south and one-hali mile east OF Ans0n.
Judge James A. Ray has promised TO
be present to address the people, and
other speakers have been invited and
are expected to be present. A CON-
mittee is at work formulating a pro-
gram and an interesting all day cele-
bration is assured. Preparations are
making for large crowd.
The people at Belle PLANE are max
ing preparations for a great Fourth Of
July celebration. Their grove is a
beautiful place and will catch lots of
people. Walter Martin and Orie
Funk were in Wellington Monday
making circuit Of towns advertising
same. 1t is under the auspices Of the
Sons Of Veterans. Post Commander
Ed H. Madison will be the orator.
Oxford has the bulge in some re-
spects and will doubtless draw largely
10 the eastern part Of the county.
People are going from every direction
to hear Ed Hackney, the young ora
tor who won the honors In the State
University and represented that insti-
tuition in the interstate contest this
spring.
We understand that w. NJ. Ready
is to be the Fourth Of July orator at
Hunnewell. "Wes" makes, a, first
class speech, so everyone says who
has heard him.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
Congressman Bryan In Wellington.

Hon. W. ]. Bryan, the noted Nebras-
ka orator, spent Sunday In Yelling
ton, and met large number Of our
people Of all shades Of political belief
all Of whom were very favorably i'm
pressed with him as a gentleman.
During the afternoon he visited the
Garlands. He and Tom and Fred
Garland went to school together and
the Garlands have very high regard
for him personally. Mr.. Bryan is
billed to speak In Wichita 10 August
and promised to speak here on the
afternoon Of the same lay. Prepare
lions will be made for a great crowd.
He went to Ed to speak Monday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

II Harry Woods is so anxious to vim
dictate violated law, why didn't he
prosecute his brother-in-law, Will R.
StOtler, for acting as umpire Of a
prize fight in Wellington a short time
ago? He knew all the facts. But
such a prosecution would not help to
boost his father or him either, into
an office.-Mail.
Here is news for youl The Voice
confesses its inability to keep track
Of all the "dirt" the redeemers are
up to and it affords US qualification
to know that schism in the ranks
reveals so much.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

1t is generally conceded all over
the county that our present county
clerk, Chas, Sadler, will be renomi-
mated without opposition. Mr.. Sad
Ter has proved himself to be Que OF
the best and most efficient clerks Sum-
ner county ever had, and it is custo-
mary to continue an official for a
second term, where he has given such
general satisfaction. Mr.. Sadler is a
true Republican and deserves the
compliment of a denomination and
the News has no doubt he will be re-
nominated by reclamation and reelect-
ed bya larger majoity than before.
Caldwell News.
Depends wholly upon how many
promises can be made before con.
vention, and how successfully he can
trade on them at election. No one
doubts that he is a true Republican.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

II Harry Woods is so jealous Of the
laws vindicatiOn, what's wrong with
his looking after the open saloons of
Caldwell? Or is it more congenial to
him to meet one Of their proprietors
occasionally in Wichita hotel?-
Mail.
This is the unkindest cut of all.
That Andy Richards, in the light Of
the last campaign, knowing the OBJ.
legations Harry contracted to the
joints, and in spite Of them so warm
ly endorsed by Andy through his
paper and by the people at the polls,
would now expect Harry Woods to
enforce the prohibitory law On
top of all this Harry has taken a
lesson on "local sentiment" from the
Sunday School Governor OF this
great state. Take your medicine,
good people, don't vince. It's hard
on the morals Of the community,
but it's the maxim of the sentiment.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
The Kansas CITY Times of ,

The Kansas City Times Of the
18th, contains the names of fourteen
tipping. shop keepers in Kansas City,
Kan, who had been fined $50 each
TIE day before for violation Of the
liquor law, and the paper states tina,
it was "the best days business yet
done by the present police board"
This is the old trick of letting the
saloons run under "hnen license.
The saloons will run right along
until thirty days more have expired
and then submit to a fine of $50
again.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
Where Our MOneu Goes.

County Treasurer Spencer on
Monday sent away $2O,2l4.92, Of
which sl9, S56.sS went to the fiscal
agency at New York to pay interest
on the school, county and township
bonds, and S7,857.29 to the state to
pay interest on school bonds held by
the school fund commissioners. OF
this latter amount about $4,000 is
partial payments on the bonds, the
law permitting partial payments to
be made on these bonds at any in
terest payment. This is the regular
semi-annual interest payment, al
though there are number Of bonds
upon which interest falls due at odd
times, which are not included in this
amount. Treasurer Spencer says
fully $4,000 per year goes
out Of this county Exclusive OF the
cities to pay interest on the school,
county and township bonds. The
municipal bonds are paid from the
cities direct and he has nothing to
do with them. These payments will
amount to nearly half as much more.
The city Of Wellington has S62,OOC
in bonds out, on which she pays
$500 annual interest, and the city
school district has S64, 500 in bond!
out, drawing sS,43O annually; total.
$3.50. All the municipalities in the
county have more or less bonds out
In all, Sumner county doubtless
sends out $4,000 annually as inter
est on county, township, school anC
municipal bonds.
This, added to our mortgage in
debtedness, is terrible drain upor
the people. l, certainly calls TO-
wise and economical management U
our county and state affairs to tn,
end that our resources may be hus
banded to meet these obligation
without bankrupting US. Let all pc
litical buncombe be cast aside ant
the same wise care given to TIT
county's business as is bestowe'
upon private business, and We Wi
in the end come out ali right. Nov
Of all times do we need good, care
full, conscientious men at the helr
in the management of county affair:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

The VOICE prints Mayor Savage's
veto message elsewhere. The mayor
and council are in conflict about the
appointments. The points made by
the mayor are we'll taken. The
council is trying to usurp his prerog-
atives. 1t is ..the mayors privilege
to name the men, and the councils
duty to confirm them if they are
good men. tits preposterous to say
that out Of the many good men
named by Mayor Savage for sexton
that none of them are competent
By not confirming some one of them,
and by pressing this ordinance to
passage the council shows that il
wants to name the man instead Of
the mayor. This is wrong in prin.
ciple and contrary to the spirit Of
the constitution. Suppose the Popu.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

Its safe 20 say that whiskey never
had as free flow in Kansas since
the adoption of constitutional pro-
hibition as it has now. The state is
in absolute disgrace. Not only are
the large cities running open sa-
Icons, but the smaller towns. en-
couraged by the attitude of the
governor and the inactivity of the
county's peace officers, who hide
behind the bold enunciations Of the
governor, are reveling in open viola
ton of law. AT Girard last week the
bar was Immediately in the rear of
the hotel Office, separated only by a
screen, and it seemed to be supplied
with almost anything that might be
called for. In Pittsburg there was
no disguise Of open saloons. Who
can truthfully say that the situation
is any better in Sumner county? In
Salina the Populists elected the CITY
attorney this spring. He began a
crusade against the violators of law
and convicted them in police court
Application was made to the pro.
bate judge (Rep.) for a writ O
habeas corpus and the application
was sustained on the ground tina
the ordinance was unconstitutional
because of search and seizure
clause in it. On appeal to the dis
trict judge rep the probate judg,
was sustained. Thus the city attor
ney is at standstill. A large mas.
meeting of citizens was held anc
resolutions passed supporting tn,
city attorney. A new effort will b,
made. What we have said of thes,
towns is true of the whole state
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

Judge Burnette instructed the Jury
In the Campbell & Hood damage suit
against the county commission.
erS, that il they found from
the evidence that the contract
was awarded to Mrs. Herring in pur-
suance OF a political deal or under
standing by virtue of which the Stan.
dard was to pursue any particular
course politically, then the whole
contract was void and neither she
nor Campbell & Hood could recover for
any services rendered under it.-Mail.
With an impartial jury, working
under such instructions, what would
be the matter with knocking the dye
stuff out Of the present county print
ing contract If it wasn't a bold,
bare-faced, bald-headed, political
bargain, we would like for some fel.
low on the inside to give the deal a
better name if he can, and not call
it anything worse.-South Haven
New Era.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
The MEANING Of "ExGOriate."

Speaking Of the recent develop
ment OF political scandals in Sumner
county the South Haven New Era
remarks that with such object les
sons before US there is some little
excuse for the masses hardening to
the wholesale charge Of fraud in high
places, that has been shouted and
sung over the country for the past
few years."
And again the New Era says:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
Furniture ut Wholesale Prices.

We represent the largest manufac-
turers Of household furniture in the
world, and sell to anybody at factory
prices. All shipments direct from the
Chicago factory. Our large furniture
catalogue mailed TO any address on re-
ceipt Of cents in stamps to pay post
age. Our special baby carriage cata-
logue, showing So new styles, mailed
free. American Furniture Agency,
retail proft-smashers, Galena, Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
"After reciting few of the points ip
the case the Daily Mail closes with

"After reciting few of the points in
the case the Daily Mail closes with
the remark: Comments we will
leave to you, gentle reader There
is something very seldom about
Andy's allowing his readers to do
their own commenting, he usually
likes to do it for them; and when a
case gets too unsavory for Andy 10
handle, you may depend on it there
is something very rotten closer at
home than Denmark.
We know Andy has not forgotten
his promises made to the public
when he first took the taber as editor
Of the Sumner County Sun, regard.
ing the explosure Of rottenness and
the course he would pursue with
those who walked not in the paths
OF rectitude and perpendicular up
rightness; but for fear he has forgot.
ten the definition Of 'Excoria,e,' we
will say that according to Worches.
ter it means TO strip the skin from;
10 skin; TO fay While not much Of
a skinner ourself we stand ready to
leg for the editor Of the Mail any
time he wishes to make good in this
case his promise to the public"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
The levy for next years taxes will

The levy for next years taxes will
have to include a sinking fund for
the payment Of the Santa Fe railroad
bonds which begin falling due. We
barely escaped it this year. These
bonds amount to sl45,O 900 and have
fifteen years to run before the last
payment. 1t will require about a
two mill levy each year. Township
bonds are coming due also and sink.
ing funds must be created for these.
Some of the townships began their
sinking funds this year. Illinois
township leads in this matter, having
already S77O.4l in her sinking fund
April LIST, since which time it has in
creased. 1t is the duty Of the town.
ship treasurer Of that township, I'M
der the direction Of the township
board, to invest the money in this
sinking fund and stop the interest on
these bonds. Inasmuch as We have
arrived at the period when sinking
funds will become common, we will
quote the Law with reference to them
so that those interested NAV know
how to proceed. 1t will be found in
Chapter Goa, Sections l, 2, 8 and 4,
Revised Statutes, 1889:
SECTION lit shall be the duty Of county.
township and city treasurers In this state to
invest all moneys In their hands belong
TO any sinking fund In the manner provided
for In this act.
SECTION 2.-The county treasurer OF any
county Shall, by and with the consent OF the
board OF county commissioners, invest all
moneys In his hands which have been levied
and collected as sinking fund TO redeem the
outstanding bonds OF the county. as follows:
First, In the bonds OF the county for which
such sinking fund has been levied, provided
the same can be purchased at price not ex.
ceeding Their market or pr value. Second.
II no bonds for which said sinking funs has
been levied and collected can be purchased.
then said funds shall be invested I'm other
bonds OF the county. at price not exceeding
their market or par value. Third, II no
county bonds can be purchased, then said
funds shall be invested in bonds OF the state
OF Kansas, provided the same can be pur-
chased at price not exceeding their market
or par value; and II no lnds OF the state can
be purchased, then the sinking fund shall
be invested In bonds OF the Upited States
SECTION 3-The treasurer OF any township
In this state shall, by and with the consent
OF the township board, invest all moneys
which shall be paid into his hands belonging
to the sinking fund OF such township in the
same manner as that prescribed for invest
ments made by county treasurers, except
that the bonds OF the township shall be first
purchased, II they can be obtained at price
not exceeding their market or par value
SECTION 4.-The treasurer OF any city In
the state shall, by and with the consent OF
the mayor and common council OF such city,
invest all moneys which shall be paid into
his hands belonging TO the sinking fund OF
OF such city In the same manncr as that pre-
scrib,d for investment made by county
treasurers, except that bonds OF the city
shall be first purchased, IL they can be OBJ
tanned at price not exceeding their market
or par value.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

Eugune V. Debs and his fellow.
strikers Of the American Railroad
Union are now in jail serving out their
sentences for melting the i'll advised
and short-lived strike among the rail.
way men last summer.-Monitor.
Press.
Yes, there by order of a corpora
ton court, denied the right of trial
before a jury Of their suffici.
ent cause for murmurs from the
graves Of the fathers of the consti,
tuition.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

Jerry Simpson is not banking on the
continued existence of the Populist
party enough to prevent him joining
in with new organization that looks
as though it might be worked to give
him another office. Monitor Press.
Which is lie and a SANDER, made
out of whole cloth. Oh, what a
hard time you have had killing that
Pop. party, which according to your
prophecy was going to die the first
year after its birth. Save your con-
science, nelghbor; the people are on
to your racket
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

The meeting Of the reform editors
at Girard last week was one of great
inspiration and profit. There was a
large attendance of the editors and
the people of the county turned out
en- masse to hear the address Of Jerry
Botkin Tuesday afternoon and Of
Jerry Simpson Tuesday night. The
large auditorium iG Fnpo If the court house
would not begin to accommodate
the crowds on either occasion. The
people Of Girard are extremely hos
pitable, taking the editors to their
homes for entertainment. Girard is
one Of the prettiest towns in the
state and will always hold warm
place in the hearts of the Reform
Press. Abe Steinberger Of the Daily
World, couldn't do enough to make
it pleasant for the boys. The next
meeting will be in Wichita Septem.
Der 18th.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
Silver Dau at Winfield.

there was a large crowd at the
Winfield Chautauqua Saturday tc
hear Jerry Simpson and Hon. W. ]
Bryan. Mr.. Simpson spoke in the
forenoon on "the Single Tax ant
the farmer" He held the attention
of his audience to the close and CAV,
the people many good points t.
think about.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced in the
afternoon amid great applause. He
impresses one not as a bigot but a.
a plain representative Of the com
mon people. His style is not ora
torical; his great force seems to b,
il his memorable logic. He hac
the entire sympathy Of his audience
He thoroughly exhausted the subjec
Of bimetalism and left absolutely ne
ground for monometalists to stanc
upon. He said you could no more
have bimetalism with only on,
standard metal than YOU could have
a biped with only one leg. You car
not have true bimetalism withou,
giving the debtor the privilege o.
paying in either metal he chooses
At present the creditor is given thi.
privilege, and the disparity between
the two metals is growing greater
every year; because they Away!
choose that metal which is highes
in the market and there is never any
chance for the cheaper metal to gair
its lost vantage ground. 1t was thi!
policy that forced the government tc
issue bonds 10 get gold. Give the
option to the debtor and the selfish.
ness in human nature will promp'
him to pay in the cheaper metal
which would operate to raise it.
price to that of the unused metal;
and when its value surpasses that o
the other metal debtors would imme
diately change to the other meta
and hence the parity" that is pratet
so much about nowadays would be
maintained automatically. This
point is incontrovertible.
Mr.. Bryan also laid great stress
on the point that gold bugs never
tell the people what their program
for the future is and at this time have
no remedy to offer for the evil times.
Mr.. Bryan paid Jerry Simpson a
very high compliment. He said
that when he first came to congress
they scrutinized his feet, but it wasn't
many weeks till they discovered tina,
the seat Of his power was above his
shoulders, and that when he got up
to speak they all listened, for they
knew that Jerry never spoke without
saying something Of importance on
the point at issue.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

George Martin, editor Of the Kan
sas City, Kansas, Gazette claims that
VIM. Bird was Populist until last
August. No wonder he went to steal
ing as quick as he got into Office
Mail.
The temptation was irresistible
after he became a Republican and
saw so much Of it going on around
him-including the notorious exam.
pie set for him by his chief, Govern
or Morrill,.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
Court EXDensSS.

In these days Of forced economy
in the private affairs Of life it is
but fair to expect economy practiced
in the conduct Of the county's court
business. Itappears upon investiga-
ton, however, that the reverse has
been true under the present regime.
We haye no desire to needlessly
find fault with Judge Brunette. We
had heard several speak Of his ex-
travagance in conducting his court,
and determined to look up his jury
expenses (per diem and mileage) and
compare them with former periods.
We did so with the following result:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27
The Arkansas City Traveller

The Arkansas City Traveller is
more honest than some other Re.
publican papers. in confessing that
it knows nothing about the silver
question. The Monitor Press Of
this city is against free coinage but
we should like for some one to put
his finger on a single editorial it has
ever printed in which it attempted
to give reason for the faith that is
within it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

When Lyman Naugle of the Wei.
lington VOICE goes after a niger in
the wOOd-pile he gets him every time;
and when the circus is over Lyman is
still laughing good-naturedly, while
he watches the community having a
fit in a hOg-wallOw. He is sure of his
facts and not afraid to publish them.
-EldoradO Advocate.
No trouble to catch ringers" in
the Sumner county wood-pile. II
is like going after rats under a corn.
crib.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

The Monitor-Press people are
hoist by their own petard. They
shouted "iraud" louder than anyone
else when the printing contract was
let, then turned around and bought
it in, performed services on it de-
spite the protest Of those in authori-
ty, sued the county and got left.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

Modification reigns beginning at
the state house and extending into
every county in the state. 1t is a
condition that calls for an uprising
Of the people regardless Of party. II
it is allowed to continue without
protest to the close OF Morrill's term
there is no telling what will be the
result. Anarchy and disrespect for
law will have so blighted the minds
and hearts Of the people that it will
take years to recover from it. 1t is
certainly a time when law. abiding,
home loving, patriotic Kansans
should take counsel, as they will at
Topeka July 4th.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

The Mail is forced to acknowledge
that its party was a coward at Cleve-
land. What on earth will it do
when it is "cornered" in its next ma
tional convention1 Compromise on
a straddle, Of course. And then af.
ter the election, if they are success
full, the gold bugs will have the string.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

The Oxford Register claims that
the resolution endorsing Governor
Morrill, in the Cowley county con-
vention was passed. The Winfield
Courier, Sentinel, and Free Press all
say not. The Sedgwick county con-
vention also refused to endorse him.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27

list senate had pursued that policy
with Governor Morrill,. What a
howl of "usurpation and anarchy"
would have been raised. Mayor
Savage deals out some deadly sar'
casm in his message.