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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

ANYTHING to break Webb McNall's
hold on the people is what republi-
can campaign hangers are looking
fo- Webb has custom Of asking his
audience wherever he speaks if any
one knows of cases whore insurance
rates have been reduced since he be-
came insurance superintendent. He
has yet to find a place where he did
not get response in the affirmative
By several persons present. The
Kansas City Journal admits that this
is the case but alleges than he has q
man travelling with him to whom he
pays 81 per day to make these affirm
ative answers. At one of his meet
ings last week he asked the usual
questions and a half dozen persons
stated that their rates had been re-
duced. McNall selected one Of the
most prosperous looking ones in the
crowd and inquired whether he lived
here, if he was in business and how
long he had been there. The replies
disclosed the fact that he was q well
to do local business man, that he had
been q resident for years and that
his rates had been materially reduced
"Well, McNall said "the old fiippi-
ty flop Kansas City Journal has been
telling a story on me to the effect
that 1 had men hired for the purpose
of answering my questions as you dc
and want to find out whether you
were one of my men and if I owed
you two dollars wanted to pay it,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

Over our leased private wire we are
In touch with one of the heaviest
operators in the Chicago Grain and
Provision Pit. GET IN TOUCH WITH
Us. Will make you money on very
small investment. Absolute inside in
formatioc at moderate cosr. We are
soecuaators and handle the accounts
of others on proportion OF profits.
DONE do anything until you hear
from us. Our sdvices and their in
variable fulhllment il incontrovertib.e
evidence OF our reliability. Avoid
bucket shops. Ba1k references on
eppaication. Address, Western In
veetmsnt and Informstion Bureau,
KAaaas CITY, Ne. "a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

SCARCELY day passes in which
some prominen, colored man does
not announce his determination to
bolt the republic an ticket this year
and vote for Gov ernor Leedy and his
associates. The revolt among this
class of voters is growing rather than
diminishing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

COLONEL FITcI is justly proud of
the Twenty first Kansas. He thinks
that there are fe ii any better regi-
ments in the service. As evidence of
the fact that lie has a right to be
proud of his boys he cites the fact
that when General Breckenridge
visited the camp his regiment was
ordered out as the guard of honor.
This made the toys feel pretty good
but they felt very much better when
they were orde ed out for similar
duty when General Alger, the Secre-
tary Of War, visited the camp. In
view of the fac. that this regiment
was in camp With dozens of other
regiments from all parts OF the union
the compliment paid was nigh one.
Republicans pers ought to take
notice that many militia regiments
were IN this camp at the time that
these complime nts were given and
that Governor Leedy's "incompe-
tents" have managed to make splen-
dld name for thu state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

coinage of gold md silver at the ratio
of sixteen of silver to one of gold and
the issue of legsl tender notes for ail
debts il prefersAse to the issue of in
terest- bearing bonds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

A Topeka republican who attended
both the populist and republican
state conventions says that be will
this year vote the populist ticket, and
that he will do go because the work
of the Hutchinson convention con-
vinced him that the republican party
was being controlled by few leaders
and fixers, and that he never attend
ed state convention where 30 many
OF the delegates participated so freely
IN its work as was the case at the
Populist state convention. He be-
iieves that it ls safe proposition for
the people Of Kansas to support thst
party which is nearest to t he people
rather than that which is controlled
by few bosses.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

INSTEAD Of a deficit in the state
treasury as was generally predicted
by republican p, pers, the treasury is
in good condition. II PopuIists are
kept in power there will be no more
trouble OF this SORT.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

Rev. ]. W. Browder, pastor of the
colored Baptist church of Leaven
worth says that he can never support
Stanley, but that Leedy is his choice.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

ATTORNEY General Boyle is speak
ing to enormous crowds every where
He has held scar ,ely a meeting this
year which has OF been attended by
at least twice as many people as ire
in the habit of t1rning out to repub-
lican meetings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12
THE PLATFORM.
Adopted by the Peoples Party
State Convention at Topeka,
June 18th: 1898.

We hereby TT affirm our allegiance to
the Peoples party national platform
adopted at st. Louis in 1896.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

One OF the best known daily news
paper llen in the state, q man who
is regarded as good judge of politi
cal contests believed at the opening
of the campaign that Stanley could
not be be defeated. During the last
two weeks he has travelled over the
state considerably and he now reports
that in his judgment Governor Leedy
and the entire state ticket will be
re- elected.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

II pair Of shoes are too small they
may nt . woman, but IL they are too
large abe has q It.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

with the State owned lines. And
above all, let them pay big dividends
On watered stock. But let the people
Of Kansas once get taste of State
owned road operated in the interest
Of all its citizens, and they would
trouble the corporation lines very
little.
There will be readers of this
who will say, "This is visionary and
it cannot be DONE" But let them
read the New Time and see where in
Texas the people are building road
without the aid of Wall street or of J j..
7. Morgan & Co. Then, should
Colorado on the west build road. it
would connect with the main line
through the center of Kansas; then
should Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Texas conclude to build roads, Kan
sas would be in the van. And the
products of the producers of some of
the Mississippi valley States could go
to the Gulf seaports and not have to
pay tribute to Rothschild & Co.
Let every reader of this think this
plan over and let us discuss this
question thoroughly, and demand
legislation along theses lines, as this
is the only way we can expect to get
justice from our present system of
trusts and combines.
Ex-Governor Larabee, of Iowa,
says that every mile of railroad in
the United Stats is capitalized for
$50, 900 per mile, and $4,000 per
mile will duplicate our present system.
Now why should. the producers of
the United States be taxed to pay
dividends on fictitious values of S5O,-
600 per mile. Let the people ans
wer- Then let US be up and doing
the earliest possible moment and stop
this drain of the producers products
to the Golfers of the vampers who
live off of the toiler.
AS to wages, according to United
States Labor Commissioner Wright.
the producer produces products to the
value of 81 5000 per annum. Pay
every employe fair wages. No one
to receive over s. 900 per annum.
Let the State set the price and adhere
to it strictly. 1t is not necessary to
pay $4,000 or 100000 to its officials
per annum to get good honest work
done, while good honest section men
get only IS to $1.1O per day. Give
no one passes, except the men actually
employed. Do not use the pass as il
is used by our present railroad system
for bribery and Doodle. Favor nc
one at the expense of the many !;
treat all alike. Let merit be the line
on which men keep their places, not
Doodle; honest work, honest pay.
Now readers let us air this thorough.
ly. 1t will be called impossible, and
l will be called fool-especially by
corporations president, managers, and
socialist and anarchist in the seam
breath; but how many ridiculers evel
discovered new world, an X-ra y
invented steamboat, telegraph OF
q submarine boat or studied out any
other invention3
Winona, Kas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

The Twenty -brst Kansas arrived
at Fort Leave1worth last week.
This regiment brought home eighty
six sick men and had to leave some
in the camp hospital as they were
not in fit condition to be moved.
The regiment mede fine appearance
and has won good name for the
state wherever il has been.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

We oppose the issuance of all
bonds and we condemn the Republi-
can party for its action in fastening
upon the people large bonded debt
ostens'hly for war revenue, but in
reality for the perpetuation of the na-
tional banking system.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

The people of the entire nation are
wondering when the republican ad.
ministration expects to give some in
timation of it's determination to re-
peal the revenue tax imposed for war
purposes. The opinion is freely ex-
pressed that in view of the fact that
the D;ngley bill is producing in
sufficient revenue to run the govern.
ment that it is the intention Of the
administration to retain this tax in
definitely to prevent a deficiency
from occurring.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

The republic ans have become so
alarmed over the revolt among the
colored voters that they are prom
ising ". B. Townsend that if the
ticket wins they will appoint him as
assistant state auditor. Townsend is
the man who vas defeated for the
nomiu alton for Auditor at the repub
lican state COZ 7ention because the
politicians sale that the colored
voters would be all right any way.
Their o3iiion OF this matter seems TO
have undergone a change.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

We denounce the Republicans In
both houses of Congress for the
unaniinity with which they have fol-
lowed the dictates Of foreign and
domestic bondholders in voting against
an income tax ard one fourth Of l per
cent tax on railroad corporations which
are being enriched by government
contracts, and ais o their refusal TO tax
Wall Street trans actions.
And We also 6enounce as unpatri-
oiic the action of the Republican
party in following the dictates of
those who would speculate and make
gain out of our present war while our
brave volunteers risk their fortunes
and lives in defense Of our flag and
humanity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

We demand the immediate suspen
sion o. the metropolitan police law
and also its repeal by the next Legfs
iature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

Resolved, That we send to our vol
unteer soldiers orlr high appreciation
of their patriotic devotion to the
country and ever facility be extended
to them to vote a the coming elections
and that their pay be increased to $40
per month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

We demand the enactment of q
freight rate law giving to a court of
railway comm m;ssioners to be elected
by the people, the power to fix rates
and classification of railways and the
further power to compel the railways
to make full reports with reference to
their business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

We favor service pensions for sll
survivors Of the Union armies of the
Civil war.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

Recognizing the great saving and
benefits to the people from the text
book law passed by Popuist Legis-
lature and put into operation by a Pop
ulist administration, we favor its ex
tension along the same general lines
to include all text books and school
supplies as far as possible.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-12

We demand the free and unlimited
The age-herald., 1898-12-18
HUMPHREYS

abated. The majority know that there is little time to do what has to be done this winter It Is anxious to avoid any excuse for an extra session. It will be satisfied If it can pass the Nicaraguan bill, make the necessary appropriations for the next fiscal treaty.
 There will be little or no effort made to legislate for the new colonies.
 Bailey stands sentinel
 Very few are to be found who would ad- wise taking up the government of the Phil ippines or Porto Rico until the regular ses- sion of the Fifty-sixth congress Even a majority of the democrats are willing to let things run along for another year. They will not fail to get in every argument possi- ble, however, against expansion and watch carefully to see that no binding leg S. lation slips into any of the measures which are to be passed Bailey is keeping a pretty close watch out for all such moves. He declined to go to Atlanta in or der to remain on deck. There are too many promoters about Washington just now, too many schemers at work to leave the majority with free swing.
 The republicans bear a good deal of watching, for they form mighty close cor poration. They do not think the constitu- tion should stand between friends Bills of an extrayagant nature are piling up in the committee rooms. Many enterprises are being considered, which, if passed, would keep the war tax going for long time to come. But one measure, seemingly most meritorious, has recently passed the senate which is of interest to every lawyer who has access to the supreme court.
 New Temple of Justice
 It provides for a new supreme court build ing. The necessity of this has been forced upon congress by the recent fire in the capi- tol. The senate has passed at several con- gresses a measure authorizing a new tenn pie of justice, but it has always failed in the house.
 The senate has always looked after the interests of the departments much lcloser than the house. If bills for the approprfa- tion of money to erect federal buildings had to originate in the house as revenue bills have to do, there would be few buildings put up in Washington. It is proposed to erect immediately in front of the capitol, in a relative position to that occupied by the congressional library, a marble structure to be known as the temple of justice. It will be under the Jurisdiction of the supreme court, but space will be allowed for the court of claims and the court of appeals of the District of Columbia.
 Senator MosriIrs Ambition
 Senator Morrill, who was chairman of the committee which planned and built the li- brary is ambitious to devote the last years of his public life to the erection of build ing suitable to the highest court of the land. His idea is to embody the purest type of Grecian architecture in it's construction and to make it the completest court build ing in the world.
 The present court room in the capitol is so small as to accommodate only a limited number of lawyers. When a case is being heard in which there are an exceptionally large number of attorneys some are unable to find room in court. Before this congress
The age-herald., 1898-12-18

Our stock of oranges, apples, nuts, candies, etc., is very large and we are prepared to make low prices.
 FoWlkes & Myatt Go.
The age-herald., 1898-12-18
WASHINGTON DULL
 WITHOUT M'KINLEY Attention Ol the Country Has Followed
 His WanderinSS. THE CENTER HAS MOVED And Interest WaneS in the DOinSS at
 the Nations Capital QUESTIONS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE Are Being Discussed by the House and Senate, But the Reporters Have
 Flown and Space Writers
 Are With the Executive.
QUESTIONS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
BY ARCHIBALD ". purr

Washington, December 17.-(Special) 1.-The president has carried the attention of the country with him. Washington is dull enough with congress away, but 1t is doubly so with the president and his cabinet ab- sent. One not living here would hardly think the absence of one man could make such difference in the life of a city. The White House is certainly the point from which all lines radiate Not one-fourth as large as the capitol, it has thrice its inn portance in the routine life of the capital city. The best description of Washington with the president absent was made by Secretary Whitney. He said the entire city seemed aimless. So it does.
 In spite of the fact congress is in ses- sion, that there are being discussed in the house and senate questions of international importance, that the week has been un- usually gay in a social way, still every one realizes that the center has moved, that the city's gearing, politically and socially, has changed and the wheels in consequence are not running smoothly.
 Not the Same Fest
 . There is not the same zest in the debates in congress. Possibly for the reason that tne speaker knows that the president can not pay him any attention and will not read in the papers what he has to say. Then, too, 1t is discouraging to speak when one knows that the first column of the first page is taken up with the presidents wan derings. It used to be the same thing in the time of Cleveland when he was duck hunting. Senator Blackburn once refused to debate a question because, he said, he could not compete with the president; that he might make the most important argu- ment, but if Cleveland happened to have unusually good luck with his gun every thing he had to say would be thrown in the waste-basket to make room for a dis play head about the presidents days shoot ing
 In England It is said that public interest is considered wherever the court is located. We have no court to move, but public in- terest follows the president, whether he be in Chicago, Tuskegee or in the east of South Carolina.
 Morgan's Great Speech
 Here is Senator Morgan been making one of the greatest speeches of his life, but who has followed him closely and how many papers have condensed or cut down what he has said, because for the moment the Nicaraguan canal bill Is of secondary interest to what the president had to say about reunited country. The committees have been doing great and important work, and from next week to the week after Christmas the results of this work will be seen in congress I said on the opening day that congress at this session was unusually serious; that it realized there had come to it one of the most important periods of it's history. The seriousness has in no wise
The age-herald., 1898-12-18

seeing the members even from his own dis trict and is utterly helpless when trying to get member from another state to favor a measure. The man who appointed him has been beaten by the present member from his district, and most likely is bitter enemy. The pay of naval officer is much lower than an officer holding relative rank in the army but there is little complaint of this by the officers of the navy, but they do ask the right to have something to say about the personnel of their service, which right, by the way, will be denied them again unless public sentiment will direct its force upon the house of representatives.
The age-herald., 1898-12-18
Death of anO Old Ensineer

Huntsville, December 16.-(Special.)- )-John E. Glenn, Sr.. aged 40 years, an engineer on the Memphis and Charleston railway, died at his home here this morning. He was an employe of the railway when it was first operated. Mr. Glenn was 65 years old. A wife and four children survive him.
The age-herald., 1898-12-18
Birm ngham Artists

Some idea of the talent which Birming- ham possesses in many of its artists can be obtained from the excellent display of water colors and oil paintings now on ex- hibition at Colby's, on First avenue. They were all executed by Birmingham. artists, and consist of landscapes. still life stud ies and figure pieces. They are ale very creditably executed. v"
The age-herald., 1898-12-18
Two Months Extra Pay

Washington, December 17-Representa- tive Hull, chairman of the house committee on military affairs, today introduced bill giving two months extra pay to volunteer troops recently serving abroad and one month for those serving at home
The age-herald., 1898-12-18

Our Xmas turkeys will be extra fine this year. Give us your order now.
 Fowlkes & Myatt Go.
The age-herald., 1898-12-18
CURE A COLLIN DAY

CURE A COLD IN DAY Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. 2Sc. The genuine has L. 5. c. on each tablet. 9-l-8m
The age-herald., 1898-12-18
Lobbies for Army Bills

When an army bill is up the Hobbies throng with officers seeing this member or that senator, while they keep the wires hot using all the political pull known to them to make this or that member vote for the measure. Always stationed in their own country, they have gradually secured heavy social backing which is one of the most potent influences in public life The
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-09-24
Hood's pills cure Sick Headache, 2Sc
ne pIdn,t Know About Hnirpin.-

"'By Jovel" exclaimed the bridegroom,
as he sat down and tugged away at his mus
tache, this is too bad!"
They had just arrived at Niagara Falls,
and the porter had bowed himself out after
carrying up trunk that weighed 4S7 pounds,
for which he received a 50-cent tip
The frightened girl dropped her travel
ing hat upon the center table and stood as if
transtixed, with one of her gloves half off.
What is 1t, Harry" she asked
This is fine go, he muttered. "I won
der how in the world ever came to do such
foolish thing"
Then he felt in his pockets again, and cast
helpless look at the big trunk.
"You-you haven't lost your pocketbook,
have you" she asked.
mo, darling" he answered, "but I left
my keys at home, and the one that opens
your trunk is among them"
"Oh, is that all?' she exclaimed, with a
happy little sigh. "Here"-and she removed
harpn from her rich brown locks-"open
it with this. Now know that am the only
girl in whom you ever took real interest.
Otherwise you would have known. All,
Harry, dear, am so happy!''-Cleveland
Leader
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-09-24
PETITION DENIED.
Court Refuses to Grant tue Petition
of the Striking Miners at
Pnna, Ill.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 2O.-In the
Christian county circuit court at Tay-
lorville, Judge Dwight handed down
his decision in the case of the petition
of the Pana coal miners, asking that
the operators of the Springside, PEN
well and Pana companies mines be en-
joined from operating their mines on
the ground of conspiracy to depress
wages of complainants; intimidation
by force and other unlawful means;
bcycotting and preventing complain
ants from obtaining work, and operat-
ing their mines without n fire boss
and proper escapement. The court
denied the petition on the ground that
the conditions alleged in the two last
named charges to exist when the petit
ton was filed, have since been rene
died and the motion for temporary
injunction was denied, but the bill was
retained for such further proceedings
as may be proper.