Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24


w. ]. Bryan for president last fall,
when we said that this country was
practically controlled by the money
power. and that all public institutions
were so rapidly coming under that
power that it would not.be long until
the man not millionaire would have
no voice IN the government of the re-
public unless there was change.
We took exceptions to the ruling OF
the supreme court On the income tax
law, which ruling saved millions of
dollars to the wealthy at the expense
of the poor. and the great New York
World called US anarchists.
We asked that the country's hnan-
ciaI system be regulated so as to give
labor fair showing. and the World
called US 'sfools and lunatIcs.'
We demanded that the money with
which the mechanics and the farmers
products were measured be made the
same as the money which measured
their debts, and the World snarled
s'repudiators, imbiciles," etc.
We pointed out the same conditions
which are illustrated in the Worlds
editorial herewith appended. and were
called .scalamity howlers and agitators
of the most dangerous kind" But the
big round world still moves, and the
big New York World is coming to its
milk. Concerning the prison incident
at Washington the World says:
In his petition to the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, Lawrence
Ball asks that he, whom the law pre-
sumes to be an innocent man, shall
have IN the Washington jail the same
rights and privileges that are given to
lone Elverton r. Chapman, a convict
serving Usensence, and not, like your
petitioner, merely accused of crime
and awaiting trial"
He first describes his own treatment.
He asserts and supports with afidavits
that she has been denied the privilege
Of seeing as visitor within the proper
hours his brother" and that he has
been refused the right to receive
plain, wholesome food brought at the
proper time and in usual circumstances
by his brother" He then details the
mode III which .Convict Chapman" IS
sdoing time" for insulting ''the most
august deliberative body in the
world
Convict Chapman has visitors at all
hours, uses the telephone, receives
and answers letters and kilograms,
which are not examined by the warden.
He is luxuriously quartered in two
cells, Zone for bed room and the
other for an Office or reception room.
He has been allowed to have said cells
carpeted with Oriental rugs and fur
nished with brass bedstead and with
a chiffonier, with plate glass mirror,
washstand. private towels and other
bathing appurtenances, which are not
furnished to your petitioner, although
he has friends who are willing and
anxious to provide the same.
Further, Convict Chapman has ''a
clothes tree, his cell is also furnished
with Ia portable bath-tub and other
prisoners are ordered TO convey him
water for bathing purposes" In his
''ofFice" are "a writing table. pens, ink,
oaDer. students lamp, an easy
clair" etc.
Ball next addresses himself to Con.
vict Chapman's bill of fare-''fresh
meet and vegetables daily brought to
him and especially prepared by q
cook, I" s'knick- knacks'' from the Ar.
iington," delicate soups, frogs legs,
ducks, quail. guinea fowls, ices, sher-
bets, Roman punch, confectIons, "etc,
And he adds with pathos:
Your petitioner has been denied the
privilege of receiving one round steal
with few fried potatoes Said Chap
man is waited upon by servant from
the Arlington, is allowed the use Of 2
knife and fork and a napkin, while
your petitioner IS forced to sit on the
side of his bed, or standing, to cal
from tin box with his fingers corr
bread, corued beef and cabbage, her
ring and potatoes and the corsest fare