Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-09-14


State insurance is not a new
doctrine. Governor Lewelling..recom-
mended it's adoption in his message
to the legislature in 1896.
Judging from his reception at
Lawrence, Candidate Stanley will ex-
perience some difficulty in getting
down among the common people,"
c Obedience to the law don't suit Re-
publicans, and because Populista re-
quire it they claim that they should
be defeated -Aduocate and Ne,rs.
kirkpatrick is trying his best to es-
caIe from that joint debate with Con
gresham Ridgely. Kirk asked for
the meeting and should not run now.
johnson, of Nemaha' was the only
Republican who voted for the maxim
um rate law in the 1897 session and be
was promptly turned down by his
party.
Johnson county Republicans found
that it was necessary to advertise
two of the best speakers in the state
in order to get a crowd out to the
county convention.
The Frisco road now runs into Kan
sas City, thereby giving that city
thirty y-eight distinct lines of railway
Chicago has but twenty-three and
New York but thirteen.
There is not married man on the
Rep. ticket nominated in Clay county
last week and we may now begin to
Appreciate the sinful effect of Del
Valentin 8 stag parties.
The Manhattan Nationalist has
discovered that Gov Leedy is to
blame because the Secretary of War
did not order any of the Kansas
white troops to the front.
The latest republican kick is that
Populist conventions do not "reso-
lute'' in favor of reduction of salar-
les. They don't need to, as they have
already acted IN that matter.
Seventyfo four liquor licenses are in
force IN Topeka, all of them baving
been token out since July l. the date
On which Gov. Leedy's police COM
miesioners retired.
The Republican candidate for Sup
erintendent in Barton county has
abiding faith in the ability of his op-
ponent to win and has gone to north
central Kansas to teach school.
Stanley complains that Populist
labor laws only benefit a small por-
ton of the laboring class. He will
have some difficulty in showing that
the Republican legislation has bene-
fitted any of them.
T. w. Mosley, one of the bright
lawyers of Kansas has been nominat-
ed for County Attorney by Stafford
Populists. He is now at the present
serving his country as pri vate in q
Kansas volunteer regiment.
Stanley tells the people that he
will give the State a good honest
government. He undoubtedly makes
this pledge on his own responsibility,
:s there is nothing in the Republi-
can State platform to warrant it
A delegate to the Lyon county Re-
publican convention was offered $25
If he would vote for the gang candi-
date for representative but he refus-
ed to do so. The gang won though
by three votes.
The list Of Democratic speakers so
far announced Is as follows: David
Overmyer, John Martin, j. G.. John
SON. II. G. Solomon, e. E. Mui ply.
John II Atw BOD, w. 8. Glass, s. B.
Amidon, Charles Bucher, Claude
Duval, j. Mack Love and w. F..
Sapp.
Reports from Wichita indicate
that Mr.. Stanley will lose heavily
in his own town. The liquor men
are inclined to oppose him because
they are unable to determine whether
he is against them or for them, and
the prohibitionists occupy the same
position.
The opening day of the s2nd an
nual encampment of the G. A. r.
at Cincinnati surpassed all expect
tations. The reports of the raj
ways indicate 100000 tickets sold.
which indicates greater influx in
the next two days than was ever
known before at their national en-
campm ents.
According to Mr.. Stanley it is un-
for the people TO give