Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
POLITICAL SHORT STOPS.


ing that. Mrs. Lease has just lost
ground, also-with house and COM
Portable mortgage on it.
branches of the Colorado Legislature
This is fearful example of what hap
pens to respectable state when it goes
The sheepmen insist that they are en-
titled to the credit for McKinley's cleo
ton But they do not demand recogni-
ton In the shape of a muttonhead in the
cabinet
ley has reached that stage in his public
tons TO start things." Wen, MT. McKin-
ley was elected chiefly for the purpose
Gov. Aitgeids heart doesn't go out
to murderers only. He is partial to this
not without compassion for other Grim
mails. Along with the seven murderers
glars, forgersr and highwaymen-
That the Pennsylvania railroad shops
at Altoona are to go on full time this
week is in the nature of good news.
When the rust is off, and the rails are
shining, fires start up in the furnaces,
wheels hum, and a man becomes SO busy
buying and selling that he merely whis-
ties at the croaker's cry of ''hard times"
The losses of the wool growers from
mated at S ST. No o s II ap nm from
this that if the Wilson law should con-
tinue in effect for protracted period the
wool-growing industry might become EN-
barraSSed.
It is within the power of the people
of this country, without reference to the
past, to make the new year a success.
They can do it if they will:
Work hard;
Save money;
Pay their debts;
PatroniZe home industries;
Pay a living wage to labor;
Keep up courage in American institutions.
Ex-Candidate Bryan, the new Daniel
come to Judgment and the modern Solo
club in Ohio: IF we were right in the
position taken during the campaign we
| are still right, and if opponents were
wrong during the campaign they are
still wrong" That mans reasoning pow
ers are something wonderful.
In the multitude of speeches on St.
Jackson's day in which free silver was
exploited, we fail to discover that
said a word concerning the fact that
during Jackson's presidency of two
terms. or eight years, not single stand
ard silver dollar was coined, its coinage
having been discontinued by executive
order of predecessor in Office, that Old
Hickory did not revoke.
The great Smith carpet mills near New
have been idle for some months have re-
sumed operations. The proprietors prob
ably wish to make carpets while they can
| pet mills, at Lowell, Mass, will also
sumo work today
| 1t is true Massachusetts, is not treating
| the colOred man and brother right in try
! ing to bride him to go out of the country
| till his term as member of the governors
| council expires, but this is better treat
ment than he would have received in
some other states In South Carolina,
for instance, he would be sent out Of the
| country for a much longer period than
year, and there would be no bribery
nonsense about it.
There is joy in Bethlehem One thou
sand men ' no have been idle for long
| time will go to work today. There is a
| good prospect of work for months to
come-not only for the supply of ordinary
=. fa otIJ of Sfpa in
| turning out ordnance and armor plates
| for the government, for which the great
| shops at Bethlehem have special faclll-
ties.
commission to Washington early in the
| Mckinley administration to enter into
| some sort of reciprocity negotiations. If
| liberal and fair minded they should be
occa sions. to get a jughandled arrange
| mept with the handle on their side, they
should be shown the door. The new tar
] if law will be built for Americans, not
Canadians.
A free-trade organ speaks of the great
trade and the gold standard. We have
the gold standard and protection in this
country, and the greatest English statis-
| tician said some years ago we We're grow
ing rich faster than any nation had ever
done in the history of the world Ours
is the richest country in the world today.
About one person in six in England dies
| a pauper. Free trade makes the rich
richer and the poor poorer.
ing around so cents for some days, show
ing that the market is expected to range
| higher next summer than for some time
1t is reasonably certain that when har-
vest comes the American farmer can sell
his crop at an advance of about 30
cents bushel over last summer and per-
United States is 475, 900 900 bushels. and
this would mean a gain of S142,5OO,O 600
to the wheat growers The collateral
benefits would be much greater. Land
would advance in value and the farmers
condition would be in every way inn
proved.
ence between international bimetallism;
| and the free and unlimited coinage
of silver by this country alone; still, less
might bring about a more general use OF
both metals. while the latter means sill
yer recommendation in this country Bry-
an insists that free coinage of silver in
. this country would be bimetallism, when
it would result in monometallisml The
experience of the world, the wisdom of
Jefferson and Jackson on this subject
have no. influence with the leader of the
! | silver gabfest.
Bryan made a speech at a travelling
! mems dinner at Lincoln a few days ago.
He sneered at the Republican party be-
cause it has not already repaired the
danger done by the Democratic party in
, | the four years it has been in power.
, Bryan commended that the commercial re-
| ports show that confidence, if restored,
. has not restored prosperity The Re-
, the mere fact that Maj. Mckinley, if
) alive. will be inaugurated President of
the United States in March next, has
: given an impetus to business affairs that
they have not felt since the present tariff
went into effect.
The movement of two articles of prom
: inence from this country abroad is one of
: | the most interesting events at present.
, Wheat is going on a large scale, and in
! New York there is congestion The
: total of available supplies is the smallest
of no