People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-01
FROn OnAnA.
Something about the Big Show as De.
scribed by Commissioner A. c. Lambe.

EDITOR VOICE:
Thinking perhaps few lines dss-
criptive OF this great exposition
might interest some Of our Sumner
county citizens is the only excuse
can think Of for rushing into print on
this occasion. l will confine myself
principally TO the Agricultural dis
play. 1t is conceded by those who
are recognized TO be competent judges
to be equal, If not superior, to any
thing ever shown 10 the world, 10
quality and only exceeded 10 quantity
by the Columbian at Chicago. Some OF
our friends in Sumner may want to
take this with grain OF salt. To
those doubling Thomases l will say
all they have to do is just to come up
here to be convinced. About the first
impression one receives on visiting
this immense building filled to over
flowing with the product OF the farm
from Texas TO Washington is, why
should there be found within the
borders OF all these United States q
single man, woman or child who lacks
for their daily bread? Then to the
east Of this is an immence structure
where we find the Armours, the Swifts
and the Cudahys with their large
floor spaces filled as only an artist
can with the beef, pork and lard
this all raised, fattened and sold from
the farm. In connection with this
thought we find that one OF these
firms but few short years ago was
bankrupt but today can count his
wealth by the millions.
A nut for the farmer to crack;
Does the farmer receive his just
share Of the proceeds OF his invest.
ment and toll incident to providing
all these bounties? The farmer that
can solve this problem to his satisiac.
tiOn Is truly blessed and in the com.
ing election this fall will not be
found whOOping it up for the corpora
tiOns, trusts and combines from Mark
Hanna to town constable. BY the
way see by telegram to the Kansas
City Times that you have had a
county convention In Sumner and in
connection will say that while the
personel Of that ticketis different in
some particulars from what we
thought it would be 1t meets my
hearty support of all true refOrmers,
While | think it is not necessary for
me to reassert my POpulism trust
am looked upon as member In good
standing, yet desire to say that it is
not after that order that believes il
is necessary to keep up our organiza.
tiOn by electing Republicans to office.
There are number of valid reasons
why our candidates should have the
unqualified support, and one is that
they represent principle that has
given our state an administration that
all honest citizens should stand shoul
der to shoulder in supporting. II
has given US school book law, a stock
yards law, fee and salary law, q
grain inspection law, state banking
law, and has made the only effOr,
that has ever been made In tie state
to regulate railroads, but perhap:
you will say and with some truth thai
l have strayed from the text. Bt
that as it may | trust you will pardon
me.
A word about the Kansas display
We have one among the best on tht
ground, make this statement with
out any qualification knowing Kansas
people will be here and are here a
present in great numbers. This in
cludes the Agricultural, Mines anC
Mining, Liberal Arts and HOrticul
tural. There are big crowds here al
present, al average OF about twenty
fl'e thousand daily and still increas
ing. We have tried to get rates or
railroads and are still at work along
that lire but am frank TO confess WI
don't meet with much encouragement
10 the premises. 1t can't be possible
the wish to punish the state OF Kan
sas but it looks somewhat like thel
have some design in ignoring US a.
they give Oklahoma rate OF one CEN
mile for their day which is the l6tl
of September.
lear the waste basket so will close
Resp. yours,
A.C. LAMBE.
Real Estate Sales.