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The herald., 1898-02-09
Doubt

doubt Of any sort cannot be removed
except by action" On which ground. too.
let him who gropes painfully in darkness
or uncertain light, and prays vehementiy
that the dawn may ripen Into Day Jay
this other precept we'll to heart. wnicn was
to me of invaluable service: do the outy
which lies nearest thee" wnicn tnou Anow y,
ready have become clearer.-Thomas Car
The herald., 1898-02-09
Doodle and Knife Among Buckeye.

There is too much personal politics in
the Republican party in Ohio to make
the atmosphere of that state congenial
to the development of statesmen in that
party. There is too much treachery, too
much knitting and boodling, too much
discreditable wire-pulling. Statesmen
are not fitted to act as feud chieftains-
when the oath is taken, political Indians
must lead the trail on the warpath, and
the bloodiest scalping knife brings the
award of precedence.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The herald., 1898-02-09

1t begins to look as If the remaining
territories will have to secure admission
by treaty, if at all. New England and
the east might consent to admit them
upon condition that their senators re-
frain from voting, but not otherwise.
The popular idea in that section Is that
the desert country lying west of Buff
falo should not be represented in the
upper house.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Dramatic Novelty

II understand Scribner's play strikes a
new note"
II should say so. The villain reforms
and marries the heroine, and the hero,
from excess Of virtue, turns missionary
and goes to South Africa. ca."-Philadelphia
North American.
The herald., 1898-02-09
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Miscalculated

The Republicans were going to start thu
mills and open up markets for American
products The Dingley bill was to do al
this, yet we find now that the cotton man
ufacturing business is paralyzed the mills
closed and American fruit Is denied ad
mission to Germany. all on account of Mr.
Dingley and his little bill-Visalia Times.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Modern Methods

Diggs-I just finished reading an account
Of how they burned heretics at the stake
In ancient times. Such barbarism would
not be tolerated in this enlightened age.
Biggs-No, indeed! The modern hereto
is let Off with a roast in the religious jour-
nals-Chicago News.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Fool Talk Of Hanna,s Friends

1t sounds all very well for the friends
Of Senator Hanna to talk about reading
certain men out of the party, but 1t would
be much more to their advantage IL they
would keep them in the party. If all the
Republicans in Ohio were read out of the
party there wouldn't be much of the party
left.-Peoria Journal.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Strict Discipline

do you have strict discipline in your
Officer"
Eyes. Nobody dares to laugh unless the
boss does."-Chicago Record.
The herald., 1898-02-09

A member of the Poker Davis gang
grand larceny. There must be some
mistake about it. Grand larceny is
stealing.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Night wind

The wind blows up and the wind blows
down
The silent streets of the sleeping town:
The wind blows high and the wind blows
low,
1t sweeps the stars and 1t sweeps the snow.
o wild, free wind, in thy wide, free race
Hast thou found OF Peace the ap'oink
place?
The wind said, Eyes, that place know.
,Tis where the dead lie under the snow.
katherine q. Worcester In Boston
Transcript.
The herald., 1898-02-09
will be admitted by every upright citizen.-s
Columbus (O.) Press.
Honest and Fraudulent Pensions

No one seeks to withdraw pensions
from those soldiers who are entitled to
them. under even the very liberal laws
now in force. What is sought Is. first.
to purge the pension list of fraud; Sec
cnd, to limit payments to soldiers en-
titled to them and to those dependent
upon them when the pension was earned.
New York Tribune.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Doesn't Like the Japanese

The country does not want japanese
voters any more than 1t does Chinese
Also. the fewer Japs in the United States
the better 1t will be for American labor and
American industry.-San Jose Mercury.
The herald., 1898-02-09

The news report is daily burdened
with the opinions of Spaniards, at home
and on the island, as to the cause of the
are so conclusive as the one volunteered
that Blanco cant put down the rebellion
with a starving army"
The herald., 1898-02-09
No Show for Los Angeles

Los Angeles may well take a back seat.
San Francisco's school scandal is brand
new and warranted to grow stronger
while the Angel City article is decrepit
back number.-Fresno Expositor.
The herald., 1898-02-09
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as IL consistent with the
proper expression Of their views.)
The herald., 1898-02-09
Their Deserts

Sweets to the sweet" has been super
seeded by "salt to the salts in the British
naval regulations, where provision has now
for the first time been made for supplying
the tars with saline seasoning for their
food.-San Francisco Bulletin.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Not in It

How oft the praises have been sung
About our glorious mother-tongue!
OF father-tongue we never hear:
He never had a chance, l fear!
Judge.
The herald., 1898-02-09

1t is the undoubted purpose of the ad-
ministration to secure Hawaiian an
nexation by means of joint resolution,
of the scheme, the conditions are ripe
for such a departure. That the time
has not yet arrived is evident from the
The herald., 1898-02-09
More Satisfactory

Miss Wabash (of Chicago)-so you keep
boarders, do you?
Miss Beaconhill (of Boston)--No, indeed!
We merely have few remunerative
guests.-Chicago News.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Cheap Coal

No, Angelena. all coal dealers are not
heartless people. In Santa Monica. for in
stance, we have coal dealers who are sell
ing coal during this present coal famine
for 50 per ton less than Los Angeles deal
ers.-Santa Monica Signal.
The herald., 1898-02-09
An Extremist

"He is a man of extremes
"Yes. He is always talking at the top of
his voice, and offering to bet his bottom
dollar.'-Washington Star.
The herald., 1898-02-09
Getting Next

Getting next to $500 appears to be a
problem which has caused a good deal OF
trouble to some of the members of at least
two city departments.-San Francisco
Post.
The herald., 1898-02-09
No Chance for Argument

While the theory of overproduction in
commodities will admit Of debate, perhaps.
the overproduction Of rascality In politics
The herald., 1898-02-09

More blessed It's indeed to give
Than to receive, and yet
You'll find but few recalling TINS :
When paying up bet.
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

Republicans papers attribute the
defeat of Brown of Pratt to the fact
that he stood out so prominently for
the maximum rate law, deducing the
conclusion that Populists have aban-
doned that issue. His defeat was
not due to that fact at all, neither
have Populists abandoned that issue.
The corporation supreme court has
driven US to change our method OF
getting at a maximum law. To get
a maximum law we find it necessary
to get it through a board Of railroad
commissioners, like Iowa Republ-
cans are doing at this time. The
Republicans of Kansas having sold
their party, absolutely to the rail
roads, confessed by Judge Albert
H. Horton before our state board OIL
railroad assessors) the Populists are
the only party to whom the people
may look for relief. Republican:
lined up against any railroad legis.
lation in the last legislature. They
are afraid to cut loose for fear of los.
ing ther $4,000 campaign fund.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

The POpulist state committee has
elected j. W. MOrphy censor Of all
editorial political matter to appear in
their newspapers during the cam
paigD. Each week he will prepare
and send to all Populist papers several
columns Of editorials, especially on
state matters, and they will be ex =
peCted to print them without CON-
nent. In this way Uniform arguments
will be made and the present DISPOSE
tion of part of the Populi>t press to
take different sides Of every PROPOSE
tion will be avoided. This is an in
novation in Kansas politics and would
not be endured by Republican editors.
The POpuliSts who may kick will be
whipped into line Mail and Star.
Such talk is silly. Mr.. Morphy
has been supplying the VOICE, and
we presume all the Populist papers
in the state, with column OF polit-
ical news from Topeka each week
for more than a year past. We use
whatever suits our sentiment and con-
venience and throw the balance in
the waste basket, and We have no
doubt all our contemporaries do the
same. If this is censorship, we've
got it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

The information below from the
Hiawatha Democrat is printed for
the benefit Of the Monitor Press, the
editor of which is shedding a great
food of tears because this unholy
corporation has been restricted in
its efforts to bleed the shippers, and
through them the stock raisers of
this state:
We notice that some of our Populist
brethren have been caught by the
Republican cry that the stock yards
have been driven out of Kansas and
into Missouri. Dearly beloved, don't
be caught by any such chaff. The
only thing that has left Kansas is the
name. The land is still on Cue Kau-
sas side Of the line. The pens are
still there and business goes on Just
the same as ever. Kansas collects
just as much taxes as she ever did and
Missouri collects no more. The state
of Kansas has just as much jurisdic.
tion in the matter as she ever had.
The stock yards companies have
been beaten at every turn of the road
and are now under bonds to paw back
to the shipper all illegal ChIrges as
soon as the case is finally decided in
the supreme court. Kansas has them
on the hip and the stock raisers OF
this and adjoining states are $500 900
year better of on account of IL.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28
will defend them and denounce

will defend them and denounce
those who attempt to hold them in
check as enemies of the public good.
The new rates established by the
late legislation on the subject saves
the people of Kansas alone over
$500 per day. 1t is no wonder such
business men as ]. P. Barden OF
Winfield are in favor of continuing
the present sort Of administration,
in preference to going back to loot,
ing and boodling and plundering.
There are a whole lot of solid bust.
ness men in Kansas who have no
sympathy with the gang of plumber
ers who now want possession of the
state again in the name of the Re-
publican party.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

The average POpulist editor thinks
the fall in the price of wheat good
text for an exulting editorial.-MOni-
tOr-PresS.
Not at all, neighbor. They re-
greet the low prices not little, but
since they have so persistently in
sisted that the price of wheat or any,
thing else cannot remain up perma-
nently under the gold standard, while
you fellows said it could, they can't
suppress entirely their risibilities
over the case of ga Daniel come to
judgment" 1t isn't low prices we
want; it is higher prices we are de-
handing by our advocacy of a
change in our governmental policy.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

1t will be noticed elsewhere in a
dispatch from Topeka that the Santa
Fe attorneys have filed a motion in
the supreme court to quash Attorney
General Boyle's application for a
writ Of mandamus to compel the
Santa Fe people to make return Of
their rolling stock for taxation. The
company claims that they can be
compelled to pay only on the roll
ing stock actually in the state on
the first day Of March. The VOICE
will not attempt to decide the case
off hand but will merely suggest
that rigid application of that con-
struction Of the law would enable
the company to evade taxation
much the same way as cattlemen
who used to drive their cattle into
Indian territory before the first of
March, in former days. For in
stance, the Santa Fe could shift its
rolling stock largely out Of Kansas
before March l, and back again be.
fore the date of assessment in other
states. We do not know on what
date Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, and
other states make their assessment
but in Illinois it is the first of May.
This would leave ampl. opportunity
| for evasion which we do not believe
the courts will allow. Should the
Santa Fe be successful in this effort
other roads would be quick to take
advantage Of it. The only safe
plan is to apportion the whole roll
ing stock of the entire system to the
different states and counties accord
ing to mileage, as heretofore, then
the company will pay on all that it
owns and no more. If this ID done
the alleged reduction in assessment
Of railroads in Kansas for tsxatiou
will have been turned int Az in
crease.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

ton Of any law concerning old
soldiers as the pension department
at Washington. Acting on this
policy they arrested c. J. Stillwell,
a veteran whose acquaintance is
wide through Sumner county, be-
cause he had not paid his occupa-
ton tax as real estate agent. Mr..
Stillwell paid his tax without con-
test. Verify the Republicans 'have
it in" for the old soldiers in these
latter days-and they offer little but
SANDER for the new soldiers now in
in the field.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28
Millions Given AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know Of one concern in the
land who are not afraid to be generous
to the needy and suffering. The pro-
prietors Of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, coughs and colds,
have given away over ten million trial
bottles Of this great medicine; and
have the satisfaction OF knowing il
has absolutely cured thousands OF
hopeless Cases. Asthma, bronchitis,
hoarseness and all diseases OF the
throat, chest and lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on F.B.Snyder drug
gist and get a trial bottle free. Regular
size 50 cents and 81. Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded. 3
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

The original Investment of the
Kansas City Stock Yards Company
was 100000. To this amount of
capital stock nothing has been added
except the accruing profits and from
these the company has been able to
improve and add to the value of its
property four or FIVE millions of
dollars-they claim it to be worth
SIX millions. Judge Clark, who was
the referee in the litigation pending.
placed its value at not less than
three millions. Besides this in
crease several dividends have been de.
clared. All this inordinate gain came
on the shippers, and in the last
analysis of the people who raise
stock in territory tributary to the
Kansas City market. Yet when il
is attempted to curb the rapacity Of
such cormorants Republican papers
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

The following bit OF news was
printed by last Saturdays Topeka
Capital in as few words as possible.
Insurance Commissioner Webb Nc.
Nall yesterday turned into the state
treasury $1,000 as fees and taxes
collected by his department from the
insurance companies.
This is a regular habit of Nc.
Nails, who seems to be the only
Insurance Commissioner in this
state that ever contracted it. Nc.
Nall has collected from the insur.
ance companies and turned into
the state treasury $500 since Jam
uary.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

claim to the passage of the valued
policy insurance law. They occupy
more than a half column of space,
giving the history of the bill in de-
tail, showing that the bill was passed
in 1898, and that il never touched in
anything but a Republican harbor
during its entire voyage. notwith-
standing the Populists have had
control of the senate since the cleo
ton of 1892. 1t is stated with de-
gree of satisfaction that Senator
Richter, now the party's candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, was the
author of this bill. Granting that
all their statements are true, with
out examining the records TO con-
firm, (which We admit is a danger
Gus policy to follow let US follow the
matter a little further. If Populists
had turned partisans like Republi.
cans do, they would have refused to
support anything that bore the Re.
publican brand. One OF the leaders
in the house on the Republican side
of the last Legislature said privately,
speaking Of the text book law, then
pending: "That law is good thing;
my people want it." Only few hour:
later he made a bitter speech
against it urging all Republicans tc
vote against "this Pop law" And
so it went with the stock yards law
the fee and salary law, the pending
railroad measures-all the Republi
cans lined up against them, regard
less of their merits. Not so with tn,
Populists. When the Republican,
presented anything containing bene
fits for the people the Populists &C
cepted it, as in this case.
But in this case, as in many others
the Republicans left a loop hole 70
the corporations to crawl Out
Whether done Intentionally or no
we cannot say. Republicans hav
filled columns of space telling o
"bungling. Pop legislation" The,
will pardon the VOICE if it &C
cuses them in this instance of bung
ling-either designed by or carelessly
Mr.. Richter is a lawyer and ough
to have been able to draw a bill per
fectly. Experience has proven tina
the insurance companies evaded hi
law by omiting in their policies ;
proper description Of the properly
| insured. Thus when fire came along
the holder Of the policy was at theil
mercy. The last legislature found il
necessary to amend the law by max
ing it incumbent on the insurance
company's agents to examine and
schedule the property to be insured
failing in which the insured conlt
recover on every article in detail re-
CARELESS of the description. Thu!
after all the Populists are entitled tc
the credit Of making this law effec
tive.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

Republican papers are saying that
the Populists Of the last legislature
voted down a proposition for a con.
stitutional amendment providing for
the initiative and referendum. The
statement is not true. In the senate
the Populists had the necessary two.
thirds majority and passed it. In
the house a few Republican votes
were necessary to complete the re-
qulred two.thirds, but not one could
be obtained. 1t was Republican
votes that killed the measure, and
by this act they denied the people
OF the state direct voice in legisla.
ton.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28
We have Just received the Thirty.

We have just received the Thirty
Second annual catalogue of the
University of Kansas for the year
lS97-90. 1t shows a faculty of fifty
seven members and an enrolment
for the present year Of 1901 students
from eighteen states and territories,
the largest attendance in the history
of the institution. The catalogue
gives much satisfactory information
to the friends Of the University,
showing as it does magnificent
growth in material equipment and
attendance Of students. A copy of
the catalogue will be sent on applica-
ton to the Registrar, Lawrence,
Kansas.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

A recent circular from the pen,
sion department affords anothe r
proof Of the esteem in which the old
soldier is held by the present
administration. The ruling OF the
department has ever been that the
pensioner should exhibit his certifi-
cate and discharge to the officer
attesting his voucher. This ruling
had lain dormant for years; it was
complied with only when conve-
nient. Even Grover Cleveland's
administration, about which the
the Republican, never tire of twitting
pensioners, allowed the liberal
administration Of this ruling, but it
remained for the latter day "smart-
alexis" of the present administration
to call for strict compliance with
it. Many an old soldier, or
his widow, has been compelled to
make the second trip this month to
get his or her voucher completed,
all Of the time smarting under the
clouded implication that all soldiers
are dishonest and not to be trusted.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

So far Republican papers have
failed to name state where a Re.
publican governor has appointed
a single military officer who belonged
to another political party. Gov,
ernor Leedy treated the opposition
fairly. This is wholly at variance
with the policy of Sumner county
Republicans who object even to the
selection of a school trustee who
does not swear allegiance to the Re
publican party.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

The Populisls are flooding the
state with convict mined coal and
thereby work terrible injustice to
the free miner, Republican papers
are saying. The Leavenworth Times
(Rep) says: "There were 100000
bushels of coal sold from the Kansas
penitentiary in 1895, $4,000 bush,
els in 1896, $4,000 in 1897, and this
years sales will not amount to 5OO,.
900 bushels"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

1t is recommended by the county COM
mittee that the primaries for selecting dele
gates to said convention be held at the usual
place of holding such meetings, on Saturday
August 10th, at o'clock. If necessary for
any cause to change from this time the com.
mitteeman OF the precinct will give due and
sufficient notice.
1t is further recommended that nominal
lions for township offices be made in the sew
eral townships at these primaries.
IVAN D.ROGERs, Chairman
J. RoBT. GILLIAN, Secretary.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

Chester may say charge" but in
Sumner county there are some
fellows who may be little slow
about putting it on their books un-
til they know something about where
the pay is to come from.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.
STATE
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.

A delegate convention Of the Peoples
party Of Simmer county is called to meet in
the court room in Wellington on Wednesday,
August oath, at 1850 m, for the purpose
OF selecting candidates for the following
officers:
Probate Judge.
Clerk Of the District Court
County Attorney.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Two County High School Trustees.
County Commissioner Third District.
Representative SEVENTEEN District
Representative Seventy-frst District.
The basis Of representation of said cOnven-
ton will be one delegate for each ten votes
and major fraction the of cast for Hon. Jerry
Simpson for congressman at the November
election in 1896. This apportionment will
entitl1 the precincts, townships and wards to
the following number Of delegates:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

A Populist legislature made il
possible for old soldiers in Kansas
to sell or yend merchandise in any
of the cities Of Kansas without pay.
ing occupation tax. 1t seems, how.
ever, that the Republican admins.
tration of the city of Wellington
insists on the same narrow construc,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

Republican politicians are = crafty
set. Fact is craftines Is essential
to preservation in their sItualion.
They have challenged h< cpqIlst
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

W. F. Brown of Pratt county was
turned down for a denomination to
the Legislature and B. D. Crawford,
the county attorney was named.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-07-28

The Illinois Democratic state
convention has incorporated in its
platform plank favoring the initia-
tive and referendum.