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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
E. J. PIERCE, Chairman

II is the Kansas way to combine
state pride with financial gain SyR
Dixon, who took the big corn train to
st. Louis, not only advertised the
state and himself, but nlpped a neat
little profit OF s., 900 out Of the scheme
He was given $50 by every county
which vas represented 10 the trai1-
and there were forty cars. He bought
the corn at market prices and Of
course sold it at market prices
freight and the usual profit added
The railroad, it is reasonable to pre-
sumo, gave him special rate iE adj
dition to passing his boomers and the
brass baud. He had TO feed the men,
bers OF the band, but bandmen usnal-
ly eat soup, which is not expensive
But be that expense much or little
the profit on the corn was enough to-
pay il, leaving the 5000 contributed
clean profit Hurrah for Dixon =
Kansas City Star.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25

1t may be fearlessly asserted that
ia the history of the humau race no
nation ever before possessed IL, 900, 900
instructed citizens"
l commend this article by this
Englishman to those who think we
must depend upon Great Britain for
our financial policy. But the gold stan
dard advocates tell US that gold under
free coinage will leave us. The fact
is that the capitalists aud bankers
have been boarding gold ever since '73
and the masses Of the people see very
little OF it. At all times there is a
considerable quantity of money
boarded and this sum at all times is
equal to our gold coinage and the
country wOnld be in no worse condi-
tiOn with the gold boarded than it
would be with the same amount of
any other currency boarded. That
the great financial concerns are hoard
ing gold and have been for years Is
shown by the accumulation Of gold by
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
PROGRAMME.


lOl. m.-Souy BY Glee Club.
0iatiOn-by L. W. johnson.
S0ng-by Glee Club.
Noon.
Up. m.-SOng by Glee Club.
Address-by Senator A. G. FsIney;
SnSg-by Gee CMh
Closing Ad1ress-by R"v.J. VI Va
Laughlin.
Song-by Glee Club.
Fat mans race, free for ali 9EeF ga
years and weighing 200 lbs OF over.
Sack race, free for all.
Barrel race, free for all.
The speaking will be varied sroH8
the mOnOtOnOus spread-eagls speeches
and will be If unusual interest.
Remember the place, five miles west,
Of Perth; nine miles north Of Caldwell
By Order Of the Committee.
Z. J. PIERCE, Chairman
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
Home Market.

This market report Is corrected regularl,
every Thursday morning and may be reflex
upon as being accurate.
Butter, good, Sc. to 10c.
Eggs &c cash; Sc trade.
Hens &c.
Broilers I C. per. ID. II lbs. up
Turkeys 4(d5c; old Toms not wanted
Ducks and geese not wanted.
Beef cattle 2 00(d ESQ
Hogs2 25(d2 so
Corn 17(GlSc.
Kafir corn l6(dl7.
Wheat, hard 40 soft IS
Hay 100000
Potatoes selling Iowa 30. Colorado
potatoes 50. new potatoes s..
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
Morning, 1890:

No. bicycle Race, four blocks, with
mount start, best two in three, eight
to enter; priceS-tirSt, $50: second,
silver name plate; third, % cents.
No. Boys Race, 100 yards (unGer
10 years old; prize, Sl.OO
No. 3.-Fat Mans Race. 80 yards;
prizes-frst, bottle Uf pop; second,
package of gum.
No. SACK Race, free for all, 30
yards; one prize, sl.OO.
No. j.-Potato Race, free for all; one
prize, Sl.OO
No. 6.-All-FOurs Race, free for all,
so yards; one prize, Sl.OO.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
The Following Races Will Take Place OIL Wask-
ingtOn Avenue Immediately After the Close
of the Afternoon Program at Fonda Park.

No. 7.-WheelbarrOw Race, free fcG-
all contestants to furnish wheel
barrOws): 80 yards; one prize, sl.00
NJ. S.-Barrel Race, free for all (cOB-
testants to furnish barrels, have
hands tied, and roll barrel with
their feet, 80 yards: one prize, 81 60
Ne. Foot Race, free for all, lC(S
yards: one prize, Sl.OO.
No. l0.-Burro Race, free for all two
blocks: one prize, sl.O0.
No. ll.-Freman's Drill by yelling
ton Fire Department; one dry run,
100 feet, laying 200 feet of hose; ore
wet run. 200 feet, laying 100 feet Of
hose and throwing water
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
Fourth of IuIy.

The Great Rock Island will sell ex.
cursion tickets to all points within
200 miles except Riyerdale, Zyba and
Perth, at II fare for the round trip.
Sell July Bird and 4th returning July
9Th. E. F. HIeeINs, Agent.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25

WELLINGTON, KS, June a, '96.
Hon. John W. HaugheY, Chairman Republi-
can County Committee.
Dear Sir: The adoption by the St.
Louis convention of a single gold
standard platform, makes it impos-
~sible for me to support the Republi-
can ticket in the approaching cam
paign, and it is proper for me to ten
der my resignation as a member of
your committee, and in doing so l
shall take the opportunity to express
my views upon the all-absorbing
silver question.
My first vote vas pOlled in 1870, and
for the Republican ticket, and l have
--nexer failed to vote that ticket and
take an active interest and part in
the campaign every year since. IL is
useless for me to describe the sensa-
tiOnS which one experiences in con-
templating severance of ties that
bind him to az organization in which
he has spent twenty-Six years OF his
life, or to express the grief it causes
him, for None except those who
have experienced it, can fully appre'
ciate the ordeal through which he
passes"
1t would be egotistical 10 me tC
think, after question has been dis.
'cusSed for twenty years, as has been
the silver question. that I can present
any new ideas, and l will content my.
self by giving the points which in
press me as being the most salient
ones.
From the foundation of the govern.
ment until 1873 We hadle bi-metallk
currency, and with that system We
progressed beyond all expectations
every one admits. Prior to 1873 We
all recognized the fOnoe of the cOnsti-
tutional provision, whichSays; "NC
state shall make anything but gold
and silver coin tender In payment OF
all debts" and when the Republican
party, at all times, declared for bi.
netallism, it was supposed that it
recognized that bi-metalliSm was OF
the constitution, aud no Republican
suspected that in 1895 that great
organization would disregard this
constitutional provision, disoMn sill
yer, declare for the single gold stand
ard and thereby champion the in ter.
est Of the owners of gold and the
owners of gold miRes.
The declaration in the platform tC
the effect that we are opposed tonthe
free coinage of silSer, except by ia
ternational agreemeRt," is all but an
insult to intelligent men, for they all
know that recent events make that
an impOssibility.
1t would have been just as consist.
elt in the convention to have added
to the tariff plank a declaration for a
protective tariff, provided England
would give her consent, for there is
just as strong probability that such
consent will be given as there is of an
international agreement upon the
currency question.
II the declaration for an interna.
tional agreement is not hypOcritical,
it is confession that free coinage OF
silver is proper measure, and reduces
the question to the single one Of the
ability Of the people Of this country,
in conjunction with nlne-tenths OF
the other people Of the world, who
are today on a silver basis, to main.
tain bi-metallism as against the gold
standard nations, or force them to
accept our policy.
II the trainers Of the gold plank in
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
The Fourth at L. B. CoryelIs Grove

Tic fUurtH dl L D. SUTyeH UHVNeF~
The arrangements have been COLD
pleted for the celebration OF thee
Fourth at L. B. Coryell's grove in
Chlkaskia township. No pains VIII
be spared to make this gathering one
of unusual interest to all who wish TO
come. We have a line grove, plenty
Of good water and the best OF people.
So everybody cyLe and enjoy them
selves at least one day in the year
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25

Ine platform, before writing 1t, had
Carefully digeSted the article of that
noted English statistician, Mr.. Mul-
hall, upon The Power and Wealth
of the United States" they would
have had their patriotism 50 rein
forced that they they would have
been ashamed to make such a declar-
alton. Mr.. Mulhall says in an ar
ti3le in the May Forum:
IF we take survey of mankind IN
ancient OrmOdern times as regards the
physical, mechanical and intellectual
force of nations, we find nothing to
compare with the United States in
the present year Of 1895. The physi-
cal and mechanical power which has
enabled a community o; wood cutters
and farmers to become, in less than d
hundred years, the greatest nation in
the world, is the aggregate Of the
strong arms OF men and women,
aided bg horse power, machinery and
steam power applied to the uSeful
arts and sciences of everyday life.
The working power of an able bod
led mule adult is three hundred foot
ton daily, that Of horse three theus-
and, and Of steam horse power four
Thousand; on this basis we find that
the working power of the Uaited
States was at various dates apEroxi-
mately as follows:
MILLIONS OF FOOT-TONS DAILY-
HAND. HORSE. STEAM. TOTAL.
! 1910 ...-. LAOS 1900 300 T1,346
as95 .----...-. 6,4O6 $500 s7,7Oe d29,3Os
The working power or foOt-tons
daily, per inhabitant, has almost
dOubled,since 1910, and the absolute
effective force Of the American people
is now more than three times what il
was in 1870; more than three-fourths
OF the total steam power Of the nnion
is employed for traction purposes on
railways;and in steamboats,, waich is
not surprising when We remember
that the area Of activities is as vast
as all Europe aud that the merchan.
disc transported by rail in the United
States is shown by the Official return:
to be double the amount OF land car.
riage 10y railway of all the other ma.
tioRs Ofthe earth collectively.
The United States possesses almost
as much energy as Great Britain,
Germany and France collectively, and
| that the total ratio falling to each
American is more than two Freach.
@en or Germans have at their dis
HOsal.
An ordinary farm hand 10 che
United States raises as much grain as
taree in England, four 10 France, fge
in Germany six in Australia.
The intellectual power Of tbe
great Republic is in harmony with
the industrial and mechanical. Ed
ropean states have certainly made ef-
forts to diguse popular instruction,
aud with considerable success, but
Americans have left them far behind
in generous and wise-minded expen-
diture on education as may be seen 10
the following table:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
HE RESIGNS.
Judge James A. Ray Tenders His
Resignation as Committeeman
and Bolts the Action of the
St. Louis Convention.

He Only Voices the Sentiments Of
Scores of Good Citi2ens.-His Rea-
son for the Faith That Is Within
Him-Let Others Speak Out
atOnce While the Influence
for Right Will Accom-
pliSh the Most Good.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
GRAND CELEBRATION
FONDA PARK, WELLINGTON, KAS.
WeIIington'S Celebrated Military Band
Wellington Choral Union, % Trained Votes
Park Program.
Afternoon, l::SG

There will be Athlrtr Cycrcisc> AZ.
the close Of the afternoon pr gram, cs73
Washington avenue.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-06-25
Firenan's Grand Ball
in the Evening at ArmOry Hall.
Admission SOC. Music by Smiths Orchestra
Reduced Rates OH All Railroads.
A Grand Display Of.
Fireworks in the Evening,

workingmen may expect If the Ohk8
tool of the bankers and manufacturers
is elected president.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20

100000 for the first ten months OF
the present fiscal year. The people
are suffering from the democratic
tariff policy; the deficit goes right on
accommodating; gold continues to
leave the treasury and will do so un-
til the revenues exceed the expendi-
lures, which will not be until the re-
publican party enacts a protective
measure; the gold reserve is again
getting down dangerously close to
the $l00,000,0 mark, and 1t is
probable another issue of bonds will
furnish to the people another object
lesson on democratic incompetency
before the summer is past.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20

ment of the majority of republicans
In the county, state and nation. No
good republican ever desired dishon-
est money; that desire is solely for
inHationists who have heretofore
found their place in the greenback,
populist and other similar movements.
The republican party has never fav-
ored deprecated currency; it was
republican Legislation that, through
resumption, made the greenback dol
lar as good as any other dollar of
American money. The republican
party has heretofore favored "the
use of silver as currency" and we
believe does so to-day, but surround
ed by such regulations as will not
place the country upon silver basis.
True, there are many republicans
who favor free coinage at Ii TO /,
but they are in the minority, and freely
admit that they will be satisfied with
a change Of ratio or other restrictions,
provided only silver has place in
our monetary system.
The st. Louis convention would
make no mistake if it should adopt
the Indiana financial plank as the
declaration of the national republi-
can party.
While it would not antagonize the
eastern republicans, it should be
satisfactory to the silver men of the
west. The protective principle is
the very foundation stone of repub-
licanism, and the financial plank
should be broad enough to give all
protectionists room in the party.
The currency question is yet an open
one, and there is no reason why the
party should make an extreme dec
laration for either the gold or the silver
men until the sentiment of the party
shall form and crystalline and de-
mand such declaration. There should
be be place for all protectionists
within the republican party, and in
the party they should have perfect
right to hold their individual fnan.
cial beliefs and to agitate them within
the party.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20
A Model Platform.

To the mind of the NoRTHERNER,
the Indiana republicans have suc-
ceeded in formulating for their state
platform perhaps the best exposition
of sound financial doctrine and good
repubhcanism that has come from
any state convention this year. The
Indiana financial plank is as follows:
1--WE are firm and emphatic in
our demand for honest money. We
believe that our money should not be
inferior to the money of the most en-
lightened nations of the earth. We
are unalterably opposed TO any
scheme that threatens to debase or
depreciate our currency. WE FAv-
OR THE USE OF SILVER AS CURRENCY,
but to the extent onl y and under
such regulations that its parity with
gold can be maintained. And, in con-
sequence, we are opposed to the free,
unlimited and Independent coinage
of silver at a ratio 16 to l."
This is exactly the position the
NoRTHERNER has occupied in all its
discussion of the currency question,
and we believe represents the senti-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20

DUN's trade review for last week
said: at is now too late for business
to change material until the pros
pect of the coming crop is assured
and definite shape has been given to
the presidential contest by the con-
ventions. AT present there is less
business than year ago." This
does not agree halt SO well with the
brazen democratic claim that ''busi-
ness is improving" as it does with
the NORTHERNER's belief that there
will be no material business i'm
provement until the re-enactment OF
a protective tariff.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20

WE believe that restriction of for
eign immigration should be inaugu-
rated, and that speedily. Already
this year 10000 Italians have come
into this country, and as many more,
it is said, are awaiting transportation
from Italian ports. An investigation
shows that nearly one-half of those
already admitted could neither read
nor write their own language. The
illiterate ''dago" is but a type of the
vast annual influx of foreign illit-
crates. While a protective tariff
can and will protect American labor
from the competition of such depraved
and ignorant humanity abroad, it
cannot and does not protect it from
such competition at home. Restric.
ion of immigration and tariff protec-
ton should 90 hand in hand.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20
Free Trade Lesson.

From the State Republicans:
An excellent sample of the beauties
of free wool in their bearing upon
Michigan farmers, was presented to
the State Republican on Saturday
last. About year ago Robson Bros.
of this city purchased some 10000
pounds of wool on account OF the
Swift River Company of Enfield,
Mass, manufacturers of fine cas-
simeres. Because of the extraordi-
nary influx of foreign woolens, the
trade with this house, in common
with that of every New England
wooden manufactures, fell off to such
an extent that their purchases Of
wool were not utilized and their
wool warehouses are crowded with
the old crop. The wool purchased
at Lansing for the Swift River Co.
has been stored in this city, and a
few days ago the company was noti-
fed that it would be necessary TO
move the old crop to make room for
any new purchases. At the same
time an inquiry was made if the COM
pany intended to purchase wool at
this point the present season.
In reply the secretary of the COM
pany wrote that they probably would
not purchase wool at western points
this season; that their warehouses
were full, their mills closed, and
they would like as much time as
possible before removing the wool
stored here. He also adverted to
the fact that while American mills
had closed under the provisions of
the Wilson-Gorman tariff, our Eng
lish friends were running night and
day on goods intended for the Ameri-
can market. Presumably similar con-
dition of affairs may be found in
nearly every interior wool market in
Michigan if inquiry is made. A good
grade of wool that sold last year for
9 cents, was purchased at Lansing on
Saturday for z cents, and we learn
that combing wool, worth IA cents
last season, has been purchased this
year for II cents.
While a farmer was unloading
some 7-cent wool in Lansing, on Sat-
urday, bystander remarked that it
looked rather hard. eyes," responded
the farmer, "but i have no kick COM
ing. / was fool enough to vote for
the party whose policy brought this
condition onto the country, and made
7-cent WOOL"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20
6. /. GOODALE,
UNDERTAKEN.

desire to announce to the peo-
pie of Paw Paw and vicinity that
| am engaged in the undertaking
business in Kalamazoo and will
be pleased to promptly attend to
the calls of any Paw Paw friends
who desire my services, without
any extra charge. Telephone or
telegraph at my expense day or
night.
+. L. GOODALE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20

THE treasury redemptions by gold
during the first seven days of the
present month amounted to $4,000
900, which is more than twice the
amount for the three months of
March, April aud May, 1892. In the
whole year of 1892, the redemptions
were but 100000 as against 1885,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20
The Main Issue.

In the presldentlal electlon Oh iour
years ago, the democracy rode into
power by exciting a popular demand
for a change from the time horored
republican policy of protection, to the
democratic one of tariff for revenue
only. For the first time in thirty
years, the free trade principle was in
the ascendancy. True, the first cleo
ton of Cleveland was upon the same
issue, but at that time he had not the
congress with him, and so in effect
his election and administration, SO
far as the tariff was concerned, were
practical cipher. In 1892, however,
the stall went with the hide" and
democracy had full sway. The Will
son iniquity, better known as ''perfdy
and dishonor," was the result. From
the time the votes were counted
that decided the elections of '92,
can be reckoned the commence
ment of the hard times. From
that election date the closing of fac
tories, reduction of wages, scarcity
of money, issues of bonds and other
elements that have produced the
general depression that has prevailed
until the present time, and that will
prevail until the protective system is
re-established.
Some political agitators would
have us believe the question of tariff
policy was decided at the congress
sional elections of 1894. So it was,
so far as evidencing the temper Of
the people is concerned. But when
it comes to any change, the election
of republican congress two wears
ago was as powerless to accomplish
tariff legislation as was the first
election of Cleveland, when a repub-
lican congress prevented the inaugu-
alton of free trade. No party except
the republican party is pledged to
the protective policy; no hope Of a
repeal of the present tariff law and
the enactment of a protective measure
in its stead, can be found in any other
party.
In the accomplishment of a return
to our former prosperity, the first
step is to enact such protective
measure as will reopen factory doors,
re-employ American labor, and re-
claim the American market for our
own manufacturers and farmers. This
work must be done by the republican
party. The American people, real
izing this, will ratify at the polls this
fall, the overwhelming republican
majority of 1894.
That there are other questions of
national import, cannot be denied.
But as at no election for years there
is this year one dominating issue,
one supreme object to be gained, and
no differences in opinion as to the
other matters should be permitted to
stand in the way of the accomplish
ment of this great end. Then, the
American policy of protection once
again fairly inaugurated, it will be
years before any party will again
venture to repeal it, and demands
can be made without danger for
other reforms that, perhaps, have
been already too long delayed. Then
new issues can be safely joined, and
then, as in the matter of protection, we
have the most unbounded faith that
the republican party will be upon
the right side of every issue, and
that the ultimate and successful solu-
ton of every great question will
come for the next forty years, as in
the forty that are past, through the
channel of republican legislation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-20

Gentlemen, you will find it
more satisfactory to get your
clothing from tailor, especially
when you can get them made
from your measure for ready
made prices. Garments made
from measure wear better. Call
and be convinced. Fit guaran7
teed.
w. l.. MILLER.