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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
No Compromise With Populism'

The Republican members OF the
legislature could no greater mistake
than to fail to act in unison on the
matters that come before the legisla'
ture and particularly on the election
Of United States senator. The pro-
posal that they vote for some "falr"
Populist and fail to act together is an
insult to Republicanism.
There are degrees in men but no
degrees in the principles embodied IN
the Populist platform and party
They are antagonistic to the ideas OF
Republicanism and to the welfare OF
Kansas. The Republican members
Of the legislature are the representa-
tives OF $50, 900 loyal followers OF the
party OF Lincoln, Grant, Garfield,
Harrison and Mckinley. 1t is their
duty to preserve the organization Of
that superb body Of men so far as in
them lies. Their action will have
weight when IL comes to the election
Of a senator four years hence.
They cannot afford nor can the
party afford any flirting with the
Delilahs Of fusion and Populism under
the pretence Of good feeling. This is
not a matter Of feeling OF OF senti-
ment. 1t is a matter Of policy, Of
principle and Of business
Keep the garment Of Republicanism
untarnished, gentlemen; stand firm
for the principles Of your party pre-
sent united front, and battle FOL
good government and brand as q
traitor any man who proposes to be-
come a tool Of the opposition.
1t never pays to knuckle under
No compromise with Populism.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
Fifth District Republicans.

That editorial in the REFLECTOR re-
lating to the sound money vote has
been widely copied in the state press.
One Of the leading politicians Of the
Fifth district writes us concerning 1t
as follows; 1.-THE Fifth district Re-
publicans did make the best campaign
and the district does stand better than
any other district, and it is perfectly
right that other districts have their at
tention called to the facts and figures.
| hope that our lines will not be
changed. We are well organized now
and ready for future contests and il
not disturbed by new divisions Of ter
ritory we will be able to put up a
great campaign"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07


The report Of the State Historical
society secretary is largely devoted to
attacks on the State Library. Is it
not about time the State quit paying
for binding up in good covers the
quarrels of Mr.. Adams? The s. H.
S. which consists almost solely Of F.
G. Adams is all right in its way,
though perhaps too much Of a mause-
leum Of backnumber catalogues, but
why not stop trying to ruin the State
Library.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

"a number Of enterprising partisan
newspapers have seized on the recent
large bank failure in the west as a
convent text for sermons relative to
ante-election promises and actual
business realizations," says the New
York Financier. III the papers
which think so can show how, under
this or any other administration,
friendly or unfriendly to silver, bank
officials can recklessly loan millions
Of the institutions money to irres-
ponsible borrowers without endanger-
ing the banks solvency, a waiting
world will pay literally for the
saprat u
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Mr.. Bryan in common with many
people thinks the currency matter is
not yet settled and the battle may be
fought over again in 1900 on the same
issue. Perhaps, but party lines
would again disappear and again
Americans would vote as Americans
and not as Republicans or Democrats.
Mr.. Bryan does not appear to have
learned that lesson. He goes on re-
peating to WEAKNESS the catch words
of his last campaign. We hold it a
good sign that in city like Atlanta
they met with no popular response.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
A Social Strife.

The civil war in the United States
turned upon slavery incidentally, not
vitality. The cause of that great fight
Jay much deeper. In the same way,
writes Marion Crawford in Century,
the social war which is coming will
turn incidentally upon religion, and be
perhaps called religious war here
after; but it will not be declared for
the sake of faith against unbelief, nor
be fought at first by any church or al
lance Of churches, against atheism. 1t
will simply turn out that the men who
fight on the one side will have either
the conviction or the prejudices OF
Christianity, or both, and that their ad-
versaries will have neither. But the
struggle will be at It's height when the
original steady current Of facts which
led to inevitable strife has sunk into
apparent insigni6cance under the rag.
ing storm Of conflicting belief and un-
belief. The disadvantage Of the un.
believers will lie in the fact that be-
lief Is positive and assertive, whereas
unbelief Is negative and argumentative.
" " indeed easier to deny than to prove
almost anything. But that is not the
question. In life and war It is generally
easier to keep than to take, and, be-
Sides those who believe "eare," as we
say, whereas those who deny generally
care" very little. 1t is probable, to
say the least of it, that so long as the
socialists of the near future believe as
seytively that they have discovered the
ussas of saving humanity from misery
and poverty, and fight for a pure con.
viction, they will have the better of it;
but that when they find themselves in
The position of attacking half of man.
kinds religious faith, having no idea,
but only proposition, to offer in its
place, they will be beaten. That seems
IN Gvm the question Of divorce, but II
is not. Before the battle the opposing
forces ere encamped and intrenched at
a Atale distance from each other, and
ssah tries to undermine each others
suSwsrks. Socialism. collectively, has
day mine under social orders strong
est tower, which is called marriage, and
W. saifce Is beginning to shake from
its foundations, even before the slow
match is lighted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
About the National Banks.

The Monitor Of this city chuckles
with a goulish glee over the failure
Of the Illinois National bank and sug-
gests that the election of Mckinley is
responsible for it. Leaving out the
bad taste Of showing glee at mis-
fortune the Monitor seems to be un-
aware Of the record made by the
national banks Of this country.
Since the establishment Of these in
stitutions there have been 5,05S ma
tional banks in operation, scattered
all over the country, from the Allan
tic to the Pacific, and representing
the most diverse interests. During
the time they have been running they
have withstood the shock Of the close
of the war, the resumption of specie
payments, the financial panics of
1878, 'S4, go, 1913, and the years fol-
lowing them, besides the strain of
such campaigns Of folly as Organism,
and yet in all that time and of all
that number, handling billions and
billions Of dollars, only 1928 national
banks have been placed in the hands
of receivers, and it is fair estimate
to say that these broken banks, on
the whole, have paid fully 10 per
cent of the claims against them. This
record cannot be equalled by any
other commercial business in this
country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

We heartily agree with our esteem
ed contemporary, the Clay Center
Times, when it says that D. A. valen-
tine has performed the duties Of clerk
Of the appellate court satisfactorily.
He has unquestiOnably done so, as the
Times is in position to know, and
there is reason to believe that he has
put in more time than the four days
a month necessary to do the work.
Mr. Valentines performance of the
duties is highly praised by the attor-
neys and judges and is said to rank
among the best in the appellate court
records.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
Credentials Bank Wall.

Mr.. Breidenthal, Pop politician and
bank commissioner, is out with an
other financial wall. This time it is
that Kansas has too. many banks.
"Close up half Of them and the other
half can do the business" he says.
If you don't half of them will have
to 60 into bankruptcy or voluntary
liquadation.n A few months ago Mr..
Breidenthal issued another "scare"
circular in which be warned the Kan
sas banks to keep big reserve or a
general panic would strike them. 1t
seems to be bis business to brighten
capital in Kansas all he can. He
takes an especial delight in making
peoples hair stand on end and caus-
ing depositors In banks to worry. II
there are too many banks to make
profit some will quit Of course. 1t is
not necessary to order half the banks
to close by means Of scare head news
paper interviews. II Mr.. Breidenthal
knows Of any weak banks or places
where there are too many banks it is
his business to advise the officers as
to their best course, but it is not his
business, nor was it ever his business,
to issue an official wall in the news
papers every three months calling
aloud that Kansas businessmen don't
know enough to run a country bank.
Politics is one thing and business is
another but Mr.. Breidenthal seems
unable to separate them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
Kansas and Railroads.

The Chicago Chronicle contains an
exhaustive and able editorial on the
threats Of Kansas legislators to make
great reductions in rates. 1t calls at
tention to the depreciation in railway
business in the State and says:
A careful review Of the last pub
lished report Of the Kansas railroad
commissioners will disabuse the mind
laboring under the false impression
that the railroads Of Kansas can afford
a reduction in rates. From this re.
port it appears that all the railroads
in the State but two report their earn
ings and expenses within the State.
The aggregate earnings from all
sources, including business that pass
ed through the State, as we'll as bust
ness done wholly within the same
were sl7,1S1,237, while the operating
expenses incidental to the perform
ance OF such business we're $l3,437,-
624, leaving for the payment OF rem
tails, taxes, interest and dividends a
balance Of IS, sos, sos, or only 1854 for
each Of the 1862 miles Of railroad in
cluded in such report. 1t hardly
need be stated that after the first two
items were taken care OF there was
nothing left for dividends and not
sufficient for interest.
What the rentals Of Kansas amount
ed to is not shown, but it is possible
to ascertain the amount required for
for taxes. From the report Of the
state board of railroad assessors for
the same year it appears that the
average assessed value Of railroads in
Kansas was $6,7SS per mile and from
the report Of the Atchison officials to
the stockholders Of that company 1T
appears that the average rate OF taxa
ton for the year was 1888 per $780,
so that it may be faily assumed that
the amount required for taxes was
equivalent to 1927 per mile. Thus
it will bs seen that If the railroads
were not required to pay rentals
for depots, terminals and tracks OF
other companies there would have re-
NAMED for the stockholders and
bondholders the sum Of 1927 per mile,
a sum that is just equivalent to 6 per
cent interest on IS, 450. 1t is not sup
posed that even the widest advocate
of reduced rates will assert that the
sum Of 1927 per mile is a sufficient
return for the large investments of
capital made by the railroad COM
panies,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The Western Kansas papers say
that the experiments Of the state Of
commission Of irrigation out on the
high prairies do not amount to hill
Of beans. Kansas has probably spent
enough to find out that irrigation will
work where there is plenty Of water
and 1t won't work where there is not
but it knew that before.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The editorship Of the Globe-Demo-
crat will be given to one of three
men: Henry King formerly Of Tope-
ka and brother Of State Librarian
James L. King, Major W. B. Stevens
who writes the letters signed
"W. B. S" or Caspar Yost who was
the assistant editor under the late
Mr.. McCullagh.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The Gospel Union in Kansas City
City depends on faith for food andgets
chiefly apples and water. The man
who pins his faith to the great hog
packing center at the mouth Of the
Kaw must be prepared to be satisfied
with little.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Topeka Mail; Since the Populist
convention things have been going
from bad to worse in Abilene. Only
the other day an Abilene citizen, W.
H. barrow, was arrested on a charge
Of trying to kill his wife.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

How times change! The bit Of
Abilene sidewalk known as the Rialto
which in the boom times was covered
with handsome carpet did not even
have the snow shoveled off after the
late storm.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
Ed Little's New Year verse:

SO cut and kyarve no mo-,
This year shall be serene.
Here's luck to ~,
And health to you, Eugene;
That when this year Is out,
And these twelve months are spent,
Wen weep these days gone by,
When these days shall have went,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Although Kansas "went Pop" the
Republicans polled a larger vote in
1896 than in any previous year except
1888. Their failure to carry the State
this year was due to the complete
combination Of all the opposition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
The News wonders as 1t sees cream

The News wonders as 1t sees cream
cry job work sent out Of town or
given to job offices instead Of to news
paper offices II the creamery men ap-
preciate the scores Of columns the
Abilene papers have devoted to BOOM
ing their business. Well, they may
but appearances are kind Of dubious.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

kilograms sfrom Topeka say Ed
Little has again "formally launched
his senatorial BOOM" This is the
10th consecutive launching since
August 7, 1896. 1t ought to stay
launched this time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

A dispatch from Topeka says west
ern Kansas editors are taking corn on
subscription and the rush is so great
that they have to build large cribs.
The latter part Of the item is fshy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

II a boomer keeps at it long enough
he will win. Doc. McMaster's little
mining scheme won him half a
million, if reports are correct, but
that is only tride to what he ex-
pected to make out of Abilene real
estate once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The discovery of certain papers
that Kansas should be grorified on
Jan. 20 is not new. The Kansas Day
club has been doing it for five years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Abilene has solved the taxation
question and Topped off an occupation
tax which raised over a $1,000 a year
because it does not need it any more.
Abilene is one of the few business
like towns in Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The Outlook, one of the greatest
family papers in the world and in
many respects the best, has assumed
the regular magazine form. 1t is
much improved thereby.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The country does not follow China's
method Of chopping off the heads Of
bank officers when the bank fails but
public opinion drives the officers to
suicide which amounts to the same
thinp.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The Globe Democrat, having heard
all the evidence, remarks that Prof.
Coin is the most finished writer Of the
the year And Mr.. Bryan appears to
be the most finished speaker.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Kansas has reduced its bonded in
debtedness $4,000 900 in the past
two years, of which Dickinson's share
was $l7,SOO. A little enforced
economy is good thing sometimes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07


Mr.. Bryan has called his book "The
First Battle" The chapter devoted
to the "missing" probably will read
like a Republican recruiting list.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The Populist judges Of southern
Kansas know competent clerk when
they see him--Vic Murdoch is going
to hold his position as clerk of the APP
pellate court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Chancellor Snow says the yesr 1896
was one Of the three warmest in 80
wears. We did not think the cam
paign affected the thermometer that
much.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The man who "irst favored Nc
Kinley for president" will not be APP
pointed to Office under the next ad-
ministration; the people have elected
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The Pops idea Of standing up for
Kansas is to put in their spare time
cussing the East.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Maceo, 1t is said, is alive and will
soon come to the United States. II
he proposes to lecture there will be a
general regret that the assassination
reports were not true.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

More houses will be painted in
Dickinson county this year with milk
money than will be adorned by all
the street arguments on politics be-
tween this date and the millennium.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Mrs. Lease says she is not coming
back to Kansas while Leedy is gov
ernor. We may expect Mary about
Jan. IA, 1899.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The most level headed, keenest
minded writer on political philosophy
today is L. l.. Godkin Of New York.
editor Of the Nation and Evening
Post
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

In the State Historical society's re.
port appears little item of $4,7OO
for salaries. Why not itemize 1t and
see how much Of it gets away from
the Adams family.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

A number Of papers in Kansas are
running advertisements which tell
Santa Claus where to buy his pre-
sents. Give Santa u rest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Kansas editors who have been
promised ride from Topeka to Kan
sas City as an annual outing can
scarcely wait for the time to come.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

David Overmeyer has stopped clear
over into socialism. When a man
gets to going Pop it is hard to tell
where he will end.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Mr.. Bryan does not seem to have
got through Atlanta as successfully
as did Mr.. Sherman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The newly elected county attorney
Of Chadron, Neb, is Miss Estelle Mae
Davisson. 1t is very evident that the
voters did not know her second name.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

PETER is busy explaining how he
was connected with the sugar trusts
offices. PETER is a reformer for rev.
enue only.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

1t Is about as satisfactory to be a
poor newspaperman and be alive as
be a rich banker and commit suicide.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

The treasury showed surplus for
the first time in two years. The ad-
vance agent Of prosperity is casting
his shadow ahead Of him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

II Kansas gets the dispensary sys-
tenn it is good bye to pilliwink.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

Abilene has balance Of 5000 in
the treasury, January interest paid
and greets the New Year smilingly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

1t is understood that the Monitor is
out Of the reform business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1897.

II Maceo is dead he should say 50
and put u stop to this uncertainty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

18th ST., between Union Square and 9Th Az.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

Tn view of the ever present question Of ZEN
aions and the earnest efforts of many influen-
tial people to have all surviving soldiers OF the
war at once placed on tho pension rolls, the
magnitude of these surviving numbers thirty
two years after the close Of the war is startling.
There IL q very general impression that the ex-
soldiers of the war, By reason of the exposure
and hardships they suffered. are moro or less
hroken in health, and are hence more subject
TO the approach Of disease and death than the
average m aea w and ~ ,ountensnced BY the e...s eiT
diers themselves. largely from vanity, to oxag-
geratc the importance of their services to the
Col. Ainsworth's observations appear to ex-
plode this notion; he holds that the veteran
soldier OF the war VIII oatiast the ordinary gu.
the veterans may DO considered n selected class,
from among whom. by the operation OF the
law of the survival Of the httest, those of little
endurance and tenacity of life have been elimi.
mated, either by the yicissitudes of the war or
their subsequent results. The lot OF the aver
age veteran, too, is very much better than that
OF the non veteran. IN that the former enjoys
the benefit of liberal pension lave, enjoys pre-
ferment in municipal, state, and Federal en-
ployment, and is cared for ny relief associa.
tons and in Soldiers Homes when he needs
such care. These favorable conditions COM
hIned induco In Col. Ainsworth the belief that
the expectation of life of veterans OF the var.
in later years Mt least. Is greater than that OF
uon-yeterans OF the ga ne ages.
Another curious fact disclosed by theie stats
tics is that. because of the greater rare OF NOR.
fality among the SURVIVORS OF the higher ages.
and the consequent more rand decrease in their
lumber, the average age OF the whole ella IS does
not increase so rapidly as the age OF an indi-
yiduai member of It. For instance. Col. Aims
worth's estimate shows that tho average age
OF all survivors as rs years IN 1869. whereas
In 1905. thirty years later, u was only q
1895, as obtained by SCI aratcly applying the
life table TO each group Of survivors Of the same
age. differs BY moro than 40. 600 from the
Lumber obtaire ed by using an average ago In
the calculation.
| dIierent future dates. Col. Ainsworth had re-
course TO the experience OF insurance compa-
niles. as embodied In what 10 known as tho
'Thirty american OficeE Table (MaleI." In
speaking recently OF the foreRoing estimate,
which was originally made In 1890. he says, in
| the light of six years subsequent observation:
There Is NO ground for the belief that a more
accurate estimate than that, OF 1890 could
have been made then: OF can be made now"
war were borne on the pension rolls. 49,
I77 other survivors had claims pending, and