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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
Cumulative Plan of Voting.

There is always more or less fric-
ten about nominating convention,
and it is very doubtful if they reflect
the will of the majority. The chief
objection to the Crawford county
system of making nominations has
been that where there were several
candidates very often a bad man
would get more votes than any one
else and secure the nomination
We believe the nearer we get to the
people in these matters the more
nearly will the people get what they
wish, and we have been thinking
lately about plan of avoiding the
objections to the primary election
system. Now comes a fellow by the
name of Remsen and promulgates
the very scheme We had in mind
The following is clipped from the
New York World. Let the reader,
of the Voice read and study it
Perhaps it might be well for the
Peoples party to lead off with it in
Sumner county:
"A new system Of counting votes
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
Early Convention.

EDITOR PEOPLES VOICE:-Since eX-
pressiOnS of opinion relative to the
approaching national convention Of
the Peoples Party are in order, it
may be wise to review the situation
as expressed in the attitude of the
different political parties toward GER
tain great economic questions now
pressing for solution.
These questions have had their rise
through certain legislative enact
ments by congress" during the last
third of a century.
Briefly summed up they may be
enumerated as: The limitation Of
the legal tender, in the bill authoriz-
ing greenback dollars in 1862; the
granting to railroad corporations. at
various times, the public lands of the
nation without imposing restrictions
whereby the people have been pro-
tected from the evils of Over-capital-
ization and the excessive charges for
service growing out of it; the "Pub-
lie Credit Bill" of 1869. which virtu-
ally changed the public debt from a
lawful money to a coin debt; the
"bill' dropping the coinage of the
silver dollar in 1873: the revision Of
the statutes 10 1874, wherein the sill.
yer dollars already coined we're de-
monetized; the redemption act OF
1915; the restrictions imposed on the
silver coinage act Of 1873 and the
final eXpunging from our statutes of
every line favorable to the increas-
ing use Of silver in our currency in
1893, have eliminated in conditions
so distressing to the mass Of the peo-
pie as to have led to the separation OF
a large body Of the people from the
Republican and Democratic parties,
who seek to correct existing abuses
under the name Of the Peoples
party" After enumerating the
grievances complained Of, this party
published from Omaha, Nebraska,
such measures as they deemed neces-
saIy to redress the situation. These
measures are known as the "Omaha
Platform"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
Second Choice.
First Choice.
To ascertain the result the rules are

To ascertain the result the rules are
as follows:
l. II the name of any candidate
stands as first choice on a majority of
all the ballots cast, be is elected.
2. II no candidate is thus elected,
drop the name Of the one having the
least number of first choice votes and
add the second choice votes cast by
his supporters to the first choice
votes of the remaining candidates for
whom they were given.
3. If no candidate then has a ma
jority, drop from the remaining can.
didates the one having the least num-
Der of votes then to his credit. and
add the second choice votes cast by
his supporters to the remaining can
didates for whom they were given.
Repeat this operation until some can
didate has a majority Of all the votes
cast, or until only two candidates re-
main.
Applying these rules to the above
returns, it appears that the total vote
cast is as. and that no candidate has
received a majority. There is there
fore no election under rule l. This
makes it necessary to proceed under
rule 2. Instead of diSregarding the
will OF persons who think A most de-
siratle, their choice between B and c
is given effect under that rule. This
adds to BIS twenty supporters one of
AS, making BIS total twenty-One, 1t
also CARRIES six Of AS supporters over
to G, and gives him a total Of "a,
electing him by majority vote"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
The Rum Power Killed.
Twentieth Century:

twentieth Century:
The more one studies the career
and the character OF Senator Tillman
Of South Carolina the more do both
command admiration. A few years
ago the state was hOpelessly under
the domination Of the money power
and the saloon. by the way, 1t is a
noteworthy fact that wherever the
money power is in the ascendant. the
saloon flOurishes exceedingly South
Carolina, proud and superb old
commonwealth, had sunk into prac-
tical insignifcance. Tillmau has
changed all this. The rum power is
gone. The banker no LONGER rules,
The people have word to say con-
corning public affairs. The prosper
ity of the state increases daily. We
quote from the New York World
an enemy of TillmaL:
"Since Tillman roughly thrust this
system upon the state, the influence
of the barrOOm hummer and the
saloon keeper has been absolutely
destroyed. Tillman's bittfreSt enc
mics admit that he has not only re
duced drunkenness iD the community
but has achieved the unparalleled
feat Of removing the seat Of political
power from the saloon. He has done
this in the face of armed opposition,
of secret conspiracy, the mandates Of
courts and moral CrucifxiOn in the
newspapers"
Naturally, the usual abuse and
Misrepresentation are INDUCED in.
Tillman is represented as a monster,
a tiend incarnate. All attempts to
ridiCule him, to destroy his influence
and to nullify his efforts have so far
proved futile. Nor is it likely that
they ever will succeed. The senator
has the making of great career in
his varied qualities. Now that ne is
in national affairs, it is to be hoped
he will do for his country what he
has done for his state.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02

in elections is heing advocated. 1t is
known as the Remsen system and
takes its name from its author,
Daniel s. Remsen. lawyer of this
city. 1t makes possible, 50 it is
claimed for it, what has been called
automatic fusion" that is, true
majority rule in those cases where
there is no majority for any one can
didate.
Where there are more than two
candidates it often happens that no
candidate has majority of the votes,
Yet the candidates receiving the
most votes is always declared elected.
The votes cast for the other candi-
dates are therefore "vOteS in the air."
Under such circumstances majority
rule, the aim of our system Of govern
ment, is not realized. Mr.. RemSen
proposes to let voters express their
second choice among the candidates,
and to merge the second choice votes
with their first choice ones. The
candidate then having the highest
total of first and second choice votes
shall be declared elected. 1t would
often happen that this combination
would elect a candidate who, under
the present system, would be declar-
ed defeated.
The value of such method would
appeal at once to the numerous small
organizations in city politics whose
members vote for a principle yet new
er accomplish results.
The Remsen system, first advocated
four years ago. has been introduced
into Queensland, Australia. This
method has since been used in the
election of members to parliament
and it has given general satisfaction.
The RemSen method has been ap-
proved in resolutions adopted by social
reform and municipal labor confer
ence. In voting the voter places the
figure opposite the name Of his first
choice and the figure opposite that
of his second choice. In canvassing
the ballots, the first choice ballots
are counted and recorded first, and
then the second choice are likewise
counted and recorded. The record
might stand as follows:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
SubSOiIing.

"Last spring Hon, ]. B. McAfee
subSOiled part of his corn ground on
his farm, near Topeka. The hard
pan subsOil made it a heavy job, but
plenty Of team and perseverance won
the day. No accurate measurement
of yield from SUBSIDIZED and unsub,
sOiled land was made, but Mr..
McAfee estimates the grain on &C,
count Of subsoiling at 30 per cent.
During the dry weather the differ.
ence in favor Of the SUBSIDIZED appear
ed to be greater than 30 per cent.
But the rains came in time to greatly
benefit the crop and the unSubsoiled
made great effort to Obliterate the
difference, and succeeded in wiping
out a part Of the discrepancy. leaying
at gathering time, as above stated.
about 80 per cent. Kansas Farmer.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
On the lines here laid down more

than one million of votes have aligned
themselves. The principles outlined
there have been canvassed before the
people and are well understood and
have been successfully defended
against the reasoning and ridicule
Of the classes.
To materially change the platform
at the approaching national conven-
tion would be to put the reform party
on the defensive in explaining the sig
nificance of the change Of front.
This should be avoided and an ag-
ereSsiye campaign inaugurated from
the start. There is no reason for sup
posing that unity Of action could
be brought about between the pro
fessed" silver element in the two old
parties without the surrender OF
principles that are vital to the cause
of reform.
Willing, however, to test this ele-
meut 10 the old parties, call was is
sued by the Populistic delegation in
congress for a conference on Deem.
Der 2nd with the silver men IN the
senate, yet, Notwithstanding personal
notice had been served on each sena-
tor but five responded. OF these,
three were Republicans and two were
Democrats. These, in speaking for
the silver element in the two old
parties, said: "They did not think
that any concert of action among the
silver men looking to a reorganization
could be brought about at this time"
This was the view of Teller, Mantel,
Pritchard, Call and Tillman.
1t seems to me that it would be
criminal blindness to rely for aid upon
an element in the old parties that has
not a sufficient sense Of justice
to abandon political organization that
has foisted upon the country the
evil conditions under which the body
polite suffers.
From information in my possession
| baye reason to believe there are
elements hostile to the cause of re-
form who hope that in a reorganiz-
alton this element may be brought to
the front and by its presence defeat
all effort at reform.
1t seems to us that the past is elo-
Quent with testimony disproving the
theory of compromise" where some
essential principle Of right was set
aside. The fathers Of the constitu-
ton wOve into its web and wool hui
man slavery, but the error was recti-
fed on the fields of Gettysburg and
AppOmattox. Let the Peoples Party
throw its banner to the breeze with
out the compromise OF any essential
principle and extend to the honest
voters in the old parties an invitation
to join it in combating for the right.
When should the convention be
held? In this we agree with Con-
gresham John Davis. No more fit
ting time or one better calculated to
awaken enthusiasm in the masses
than to hold it on April 18th, the
anniversary Of the birth Of Thomas
Jefferson. 1t seems to US that all we
could gain by deferring it until after
the old parties were in field would be
the possible accession of some old
party politicians, whose presence
would rather be an element Of weak
ness than otherwise.
]. M. STOKE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
PaternaliSml
Christian Standard;

ODrlsUlan Sldnuaru'
Prof. Lester F. Ward has an article
in the Forum on "PlutOcracy and
PaternaliSm," which comes nearer
getting at the root of the matter than
anything we have seen on this sub.
jeCt for long time. He shows that
''PaternaliSm" is a cry raised against
any proposed legislation for the ad.
vantage of the people (suCh as a postal
telegraph law. or a postal savings
bank law by the very parties who are
demanding it in excessive measure for
themselves. The charge of pater-
naiism is chiefly made by the class
that enjoys the largest share of gov
eminent protection. Those who de-
nOunce state interference are the
ones who most frequently aud success.
fully invoke it," While they are in
cesSantly denOunCing paternalism-
by which they mean the claim of the
defenceless labOrer and artisan to a
share in this lavish state protection
they are all the while besieging legis-
latures for relief from their own in
competency. and pleading the baby
act thrOugha trained body of lawyers
and lobbyists" Every intelligent
citizen can name many examples of
this paternalism, extended to corpOr-
ations and mOnOpOlieS of various
sorts, and must see the justice of
Prof. Wards remark. The dispenS-
ing of national pap to this class
should rather be called "maternalism'
to which square, open and dignifed
paternalism would be infinitely pref
cradle"
Moreover, every intelligent citizen
might see, if he would think of it a
while, that a choice must soon be
made between plutOcracy and demOc-
racy. tits not, as some say, between
plutOcracy and some dreadful thing
they call socialism" but between
government by railroads and other
monOpOlies, for mOnopOlies, and gov
eminent by the people, for the people
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
Beware Of 0intments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucuous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used, except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is
tenfold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, Ohio, contains no mer-
curry, acting directly upon the blood
and mucuuus surfaces Of the system.
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
to get the genuine. 1t is taken inter
naly and made in Toledo, Ohio, by
Frank ]. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free. Sold by druggists, price 70 cents
per bottle Halls Family Pills are
the best.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
Makes it Entirely Credible.
Christian STANDARD:

christian standard:
There is an old proverb. "When
thieves fall out honest men get their
due" "On the strength of the con-
trOversies waged over Senator Sher-
mans book of chronicles, We may
modify the prOyerb to run: When
one who has been leading states
man for forty years writes a book
which puts the brand of dishonesty
and treason upon other leading states
men, it makes it entirely credible
that there may be something in tie
claim that even our highest officials
are not beyond the temptation Of
syndicates and trusts.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
SubsOil Flowing.

There is no longer any doubt that
subsOil blowing is of great advantage
as a cODserVatOr of moisture where
there is hard and dry subsOil. Sub.
soiling does not produce moisture,
but only assists in retaining it,
Where the soil and subSOil are loosen.
ed up. falling rains are more quickly
absorbed, and the water prevented
from running off. Some su0soils are
80 hard and dry that water falling
rapidly will nearly all be wasted;
whereas, if the subsoil were loosened
deep down, it would act as a reservoir
to catch and hold the water, which
would rise to the surface by capillary
attraction during dry spells.
But subsOiling does more than
merely to enlarge the capacity of the
soil to hold water-it enlarges the
storehouse of fertility for plants
which, before sbbsoiling, draw
nourishment from only the surface
soil; afterwards they draw from a
deeper stOrehouSe. hitherto locked
up.
Fall is better time to subsoil than
spring, from the fact that the winter
and spring rains have an opportunity
to soak in and be stored, ready to rise
to the surface should dry weather set
in, in the spring or summer. And,
besides, In the fall there is more time
to do this work.
We hope our readers whose land
has hard, dry subsoil, will expert
ment along this line. We are very
sure that should next spring or sum-
mer be very dry, they would find it a
very profitable experiment. Where
the subsOil is loose and eravelly, of
course subSOiling is not so necessary,
and might possibly prove Injurious
st. Louis Journal of Agriculture.
Let every farmer who reads the
VOICE try five or ten acres in snb-
soillng as an experiment. We be-
lieve it means great deal for this
country.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
Bucklen's Aruiea saliva

The best salye in the world for cuts. bruises
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores. letter
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eruptlonSs, and positively cures piles. oruO
pay required. Ii IS guaranteed u give per-
dect satisfaction or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by F. b. SNYDER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
Office of THE PIONEER PRESS COMPANY G. W aonsIck,

ST. Paul MINI Z,
Dear been tobacco d for during the
th t9OaD smoker fully
O. WHoRfrc
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02

A number of young people of this
city attended ball given at the
hotel in Hunnewell Tuesday evening.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02
The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chi
cago, says: 81 regard DR.. Kings New
Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for
Coughs, Colds and Lung Complaints,
having used it in my family for the
last five years, to the exclusion Of
physicians prescriptions, or other
preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: 81 have been a minister Of
the Methodist Episcopal church for
so years or more, and have never
found anything so beneficial or that
gave me such speedy relief as DR..
Kings New Discovery. Try this
Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial bot.
ties free at F. B. Snyder's drug store,
The Wellington lovers Of the pig
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02

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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02

Parsons Liquid Electricity is the
only medicine sold in Wellington that
is positively guaranteed to CURE
Rheumatism or no pay. Six bottles
will do it. For sale by Haltiwanger.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-02

The Wellington lovers of the pig
skin are now saying to Arkansas City
fright back at you" They have chal-
lenged Arkansas City for game, but
they decline.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-11
BOSTON SUICIDE KNOWN,
Was William Humbert, For merly Pro.
fessional Base Ball Player.

Lynn, Mass. November 10-The man
who committed suicide in Franklin
square, Boston, this morning is sup
posed to be William H. Humbe and
not W. h. Feeley. Humbert had been
tenn porarily employed by Geo. Swain as
Cigar salesman. Pending settlement
of suit with the West End Street rail
way company from which he expected to
receive SO, 600 he had been in Boston
since last Wed nesday attending to the
matter an d his wife had been there since
Saturday in search Of him.
i About year ago ID um bert sustained
an injury to his head while riding on
a street car and this injury coupled
with failure to receive the damages as
early as he expected, may have prompted
himself to suicide. Humbert lived at
No. 272 Essex street, the address
mentioned in his farewell letter and he
is said to have lived happily. He was
once professional bali player, and
played short stop on both Boston and
the Chicago league teams. He had
many friends in this city.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-11
SNOW In THE NORTHWEST
The Dakota Blizzard Travelling
Eastward.
HEAVY SNOWFALLS REPORTED IN
SEVERAL STATES.

st. Paul Reports Three Inches and Twice
That in Southern Observation-Disclosures
in Years Says Colorado-Iowa Gets a
Foot in Some Places.
st. Paul Minn,, November 1O.-From
two or three inches of snow has fallen
In this city since yesterday mo orning. In
Southern Minnesota and Iowa the
depth is reported to be twice that.
Ihe storm originated the Dakotas
two days ago, and now extends on nearly
all over the northwest.
Marshfield, Wis, November 1O.-A
blizzard of first magnitude Is blowing
here, snow has fallen irregularly since
last Thursday and today more snow fell
than at any one time in the past
Marshfield, Wis, Novembe 1O.-In
two hours about six inches of snow has
fallen. Indications point to at least a
foot before morning.
Leadville- COL. November 1O.-The
hea West snow fall in years at this season
began yesterday and continues. |.
Sioux City, Iowa, November 1o.-
Snow to the depth Of six to twelve in
ches fell in this section last night and
today.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-11
GIVE COUNTRY A CHANCE.
A Rest from Political Agitation
Needed.
THIS THE SENTIMENT AT GATHER
ING OF BUSINESS MEN,

On Occasion of Banquet Given Mark
Hanna in NewYork-National Chairman
Expresses Hope That Sound Money
Bodies Will Retain Organization.
New York, Novem ber 10.-Luncheou
was given this afternoon in the Banouet
hall Of the Equitale building By Isaac FL.
Seligman of the banking house of j and
W. Seligman & Co. in honor of Mark
A. Hanna. About so or 40 guests were
at the table, among them being Gen.
Horace Porter, Cornelius N. Bliss, Carl
Schurz, Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, Presi-
dent of the Mercantile Trust, Seth Low,
d. o. Mills, and J. Edward Simmons.
President of the Fourth National bank.
Mr.. SeligmaD, in the course of some
remarks. emphasized the Importance of
joint action in the future by the Repub-
licans and the national Democrats in
settling the currency question. He paid
tribute to work for national honor and
credit done by Mr.. Hanna, and then In
troduoed that gentleman.
Mr.. Hanna spoke at some length, he
state that the administration recently
chosen would go into Office without
pledges Of any kind and wholly uneom-
mitted as regarded the formation of a
cabinet. This statement was crested with
applause. Mr.. Hanna spoke on the
general character of the work done by
political organizations in thesrecent cam
pagin and said that both Republicans
and the national Democrats would pre-
serve their organizations intact to fur
ther the good work so auspiciously
begun. He hoped that this organization
would be enabled to enlist all good
citizens in the work still to be done, to
bring about thoroughly good conditions
of business.
There were several other informal
talks, and the general opinion was ex-
pressed that after SO many years of
stormy discussion in the country, abso-
Lutte rest WAS needed and no new politi-
cal question should be pushed to the
front to disturb business. It was felt
that business men-should have al oppor-
tunity 60 build up national industries
and If that were done there would be
such an advance in general prosperity
that laboring men as well as business
men would feel the beneficial results of
last election