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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

American power, and are uneasy
about it. IF it is good thing, tell
them 80, that they may look pleasant
while the trusts rob 'em. Tell US
what benefit Kansas people get out of
high protection, gold standard and
trust monopolies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

Every woman in the land will now
get squeezed. A $50, 200, 900 corset
trust has just been formed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

Our challenge, of June 10th, to the
various republican papers of Barton
county, todiscuss the question of what
benefits our people derive from 1.-The
protective tariff, goldstandard, trust
creating power" which has wiped out
SO many Kansas industries during the
two years of McKinley's administra-
ton, has remained unnotlced. Come,
my republican brethren, let us have
some light on this subject through your
columns. Our people are all beginning
to feel the heavy hand Of this un-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

VOTERS of the different township 8
should keep in mind the fact that
township csucuses are called to meet
on the evenin ! of July 10Th to select
delegates to the conventions at Hois-
ington on July 22d.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

If WE could destroy every vestige
of the laws which are the outgrowth
of the immortal document penned
by Jefferson; if we could oblIterate
every written word that has been
inspired by the idea that this is "a
government of the people, by the
people aud for the people, we could
not tear from the heart of the hu-
man race the hope which the
American republic has planted
there. The impassioned appeal:
"Give me liberty or give me death,
still echoes around the world
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

Don't be forever roaring about loaf
ing boys" The ''loaing girls'' are
just as bad-and there are lots of them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

JONES of Toie do-the only Jones
on the beach, just now-has put
himself clear out of the Republican
party with which he has been
nominally affiliated until recently
He says: II haSe no hopes of the
Republican party doing anything
different from what they have already
done. The Republican party is drunk
on power. 1t is the party of trusts
and while the platform will denounce
in unmeasured terms the trust and its
attending evil, it will merely be a
bid for votes. The Republicans will
be in favor of Imperialism in its
fullest sense and of course this Demo
cracy will refute. "-Jerry's Bsyonet
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

THE republican party opposin
trusts would be like father repudi-
ating his child" says the McCune
Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

MORE trusts, more watered stock.
More watered stock, more robbery of
the people. More poor people. more
trsmps. More tramps, more hell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

The city school buildings will soon
be- undergoing much needed repairs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

A DISPATCH from San Francisco of
June 22d, says: There is deep
grumbling among the colored soldiers
of the Twenty fourth Infantry be-
cause they are soon to leave for the
Philippine Islands to fight race they
regard as kindred to their own strug'
CLING for freedom Some eff them
tried to have a statement published in
daily paper, but officers cf the regi-
ment prevented it. A number of the
men have taken advantage of the
privilege of accepting their discharge
and the companies have been thinned
out considerably"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-07

WE ARE prou d of the patriotic
spirit exhibited by the citizens of
Great Bend and vicinity on our na'
tion's birthday. 1t makes US believe
that the Declaration of Independence
still has a warm place in their hearts.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
4 BICYCLE DECADE.

The bicycle, ,popularly called "wheel''
or "bike, is no longer regarded by the
unprejudiced mind as 'devilish ma
chine" made only for city .'swells" and
soaring horses; but rather has come to
be looked upon as permanent and
necessary implement to be used by any
and all persons who desire SO to do.
True, ten years ago lady or gentleman
of dignified standing, while yenturing
out on the new device, was very apt to
find herself or himself largely deserted
by those of his own rank and classes
among the sporting people of the com.
munity. This little implement, like
all other novelties, has been forced to
run the gauntlet of prophecies, scorn
and abuse, land now, after more than a
decade of the most rigid tests, quietly as
sumes an enviable place among the not
so-much luxuries as necessities of the
common, as we'll as the 'uncommon,"
people.
Ten years ago, when one was seen
scurrying along on the silent racer, he
was thought of as one who was seeking
enjoyment only This condition has
passed away, indeed the purpose of
wheeling has been quite reversed dur
ing this briet period, for now the handy
little machine is mounted far more
often for business than for pleasure. 1t
may carry one to and from his daily
labor; it may transport the benighted
or delayed business man in rapid tran
sit to his place of business; it may
greatly assist the overworked teacher
In making up lost time: it may swiftly
convey the messenger dispatched to
ecure the physician's services for
ONE one sadly ILL.,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06

The proposed combination is yet far
from complete in point of detail, but
the presence in this city of the repre-.
sentatives of the greatest interests of
the United States led Mr.. Gates to say
that in all probability the next few
days will see it whipped into tangible
shapes.
AS an evidence of the rise in prices
consequent upon the rush of business,
Mr.. Gates told OF an order placed here
by the Russian government last Oc-
tober for 10000 tons of steel rails. 1t
was agreed that the price should be SIG
or $16 so. but the Russian government
tackled on certain specifications. one Of
which was that the steel should not
contain more than one tenth of per
cent of arsenic. The company rejected
the proposals, and after vainly trying
in the markets of Europe at an ad-
vanced price, the order was again
offered to the American concerns with
the objectionable clause eliminated,
but was refused at an advance of S11.
snow the Russian government"
said Mr.. Gates, sis between the devil
| and the iron works. 1t wants the rails
for the trans Siberian road, and can.
not get them in Europe or America
without waiting months"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
LABOR'S MISTAKE.

Organized labor has made another
grave mistake by resorting to violence
and the destruction of property belong
ing to the Bunker Hill Mining Co., at
Wardner, Idaho. The grievance
against the company was that it re-
fused to accede to the demands of the
Miners Union, and was employing
non-union men at a lower rate of wages
than the union demanded. Such acts
of violence are without excuse.
Whatever differences that mag exist
between employers and employees
should be adjusted in different way
than the blowing up and burning OF
property. By such methods nobody is
gamer.
The proprietors of the Bunker Hill
mine had perfect right to employ
whomever they pleased, and on the
other hand the miners had right to
demand reasonable compensation for
their labor, but they did not have
rlRlb W TcoOTU W Vic LACoho ohOJ Mn
Whenever organized labor employs
the means that were resorted to at
Wardner it brings the organization in
to contempt. 1t makes law abiding
citizens view all union labor with sus-
picion, and throws stain upon the
objects of honest laboring men who
band together for the purpose of
mutual benefit and self protection.
When such organizations undertake to
regulate civil affairs and destroy life
and property they become criminals
and lose the respect of all who recog-
nize the supremacy of the law. The
Idaho Miners: Union has certainly
made a most serious mistake, and has
given organized labor a blow from
which it will not soon recover. Such
In outbreak is especially unfortunate
It this time, when labor unions are
with their oppressors. 1t
will certainly be to the advantage of
aborers who belong to the various
,nions to lend their assistance in bring. |
np the Wardner rioters to justice.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
OUR FOUNDATION STONE.

Free com petition is one of the foun-
datiOn stones upon which modern
civilization rests, the other two being
the right to own lands and make con-
tracts. That free competition is
crumbling to the dust and that mighty
combinations of capital are establish
ing industrial despotism in its stead is
one of the terrible facts with which
the present and the future has to deal.
In destroying one of the foundation
stones upon which civilization rests
can we preserve our civilization?
That is not yet determined. By such
men as Mayor Jones, of Toledo, and
others eminent for their learning,
state or national socialism is suggested
as remedy. Socialism might be a
remedy and might promise higher
civilization than we now have if there
were any assurance that it was adapted |
to man, but having observed no change |
in the nature of man from the Begin |
ming of his career to the present time, |
and therefore finding nothing to war;
rant us in believing that any change
is taking place in his nature, it seems
to US that socialism would in com.
paratively brief period degenerate
into an ironclad despotism. Man must
be free. each TO work out his own sal
walton in the industrial world. His
own intelligence, industry and moral
worth must be the measure of his sue
cess. If there be men who are go indo-
lent or cowardiy that they would de-
sire the state to assume all RESPONSE
bilities for them and thus relieve them
of their burdens, they should also re-
that there are other strong
aggressive men who would be very
glad to do this work instead of having
the state do it, and that in selecting
the state for master the chances are
it will be taking step backwards
toward slavery and despotism instead
Of step forward toward higher
and a greater freedom.
No citizen can view the array of
of capital as it is being {
ormed into trusts without forebodings 1
,f disaster to those who cannot COM
,ine their interests. {
All thoughtful persons are compelled
o ask themselves what it portends, c
vhat the result will be upon the lives /
# their children and the generations C
hat are to follow US. All persons who
ssume such responsibilities 40 the
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06

Creator intended that the citizens of a
republic should assume, are compelled
to ask themselves what are their duties
at this time, and what is to be done to
check the growth of com binations
which, if unchecked. will hold the lives
and property of the people at their
mercy.
The first thing is to understand that
these com binatiops cannot exist with
out the authority of law. They are
the result o! franchises granted by the
state and the nation to a limited mum.
bur of individuals comforting upon
them certain privileges and immuni-
ties. They are abs olutely at the mercy
| of the law making power and will be
unable to pursue course dangerous
to the welfare of the people when the
| people, through their government, fix
for them their proper limitations.
There, it becomes a Question of poll.
tics. We must put in power party
representing the people and not the
com binations of wealth. We have
already reached the point where the
antagonistic forces in our politics are
the corporations on one side and the
people on the other.
We would not arraign class against
| class, the poor against the rich. the
| weak against the strong were not the
lines being drawn by those who have
| combined to control the industrial
| institutions of the country, and
were not those people undertaking to
influence the administration CT gov
ernment in their own interest. Under
such conditions the only hope o. the
masses rests in defeating the trusts at
| the polls and thereby secure control of
the government. If they fail in this
| the cornerstone of our government
| must tutter and fall.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06

The press of the country is indulging
in considerable talk about Tom Reed g
retirement from congress and from
politics, and advancing all manner of
reasons, some going SO far as to say
that he has been scared away from
public life because of his opposition to
the administration imperialistic
views. Such an assertion is childish.
Reed is too big a man to DO frightened
by Hanna's puppet. Probably if the
truth were known, it would be found
that he could not and would not sane.
ction the corruption of Alger and
Hanna and rather than cause an open
rupture In his party, Withdraw from
the contest tor leadership of the lower
house. Reed is still a man, ana will
some day be heard from again in public
life
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
the navy department from Admiral

the navy department. from Admiral
Kautz:
AUCKLAND, Maya lsub dated Apia,
April 2O.-To the secretary Of the
Navy, Washington: Allquiet at Apia,
Mataafa and his chiefs agreed to keep
outside the lines prescribed by the
British senior officer present, and un-
til the commission meets there will be
no more fighting. Signed, KAUTz."
The cablegram was mutilated in
transmission, but the meaning is plain
confirming the press report that a
truce had been agreed upon ip samoa,
and that there will be no more hostili-
ties pending the reaching of q conclu.
sion by the commission now on the
way to the islands.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
UNDER MARTIAL Law.
Report to This Eject Has Been Receive
From wardner

Report to This Eject Has Been Received
From wardner.
WALLACE, Idaho, May 4.-The re-
port by wire from Wardner this morn.
ing is that the country is under martial
law, but no official announce ment is
made here yet. The hegirs from
Canyon Creek still continues, the men
going out over the mountains as we'll
as by train, The snow on the noun
tains is 10 feet deep and soft. 1t will
probably takesfrom two to four days to
go from Burke to the railroad in Mon
tana. The Hecla mine closed down
yesterday, being out Of mel. Other
mines are working short of men, the
Tiger suffering less than .he Standard
or the Frisco. No new men are
coming yet, but some are expected
daily from Butte, where the Coeur d.
Alene men are mostly going. One
company of soldiers reached Mullan
last night. another this morning.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06

The Occur d'Alene miners are con.
tinuing their evil work against Or
ganized labor by threatening to again
blow up the Bunker Hill mill if it is
rebuilt, and to wreack yengence upon
the managers if they attempt to work
their properties. Such men as they
are not friends of labor, but the worst
kind of enemies. A man who will not
work and refuses to let others earn a
livelihood is the worst kind of an an
archist. Idaho will do its Elf credit by
feriting out and prosecuting every
one of the mob who participated in the
dastardly deed of last SATURDAY..
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
TRE wHITEwAsaINa RePoRr.
It win be Answers TO the Prs.idsns's oas..

Il WIN be Answers 70 the Presidsnt's Ques-
- tlons.
New YORK, May A special 10
the Times, from Washington, says:
From an administration source, It is
learned that the report of the beef in
quiry is reply in series Of answers
to the questions put by the president
to the members of the board. These
questions, 1t is known, were not made
until about the last week of the inquiry.
They were presented by tho recorder
of the board ss showing the expecta-
tions of the president. Neither Gen.
erral Miles nor Major Lee, his repre-.
sentative before the board, had heard
Of the questions until they were read
just before the board was ready to
make report; indeed, at time when
it was ascertained that the board had
partly made up it's report.
From another source 1t is ascertaiued
that the board found that It would be
difficult to make report that would
be satisfactory, unless some such list
Of questions was propounded so as to
give the board an opportunity to make
categorical answers. The board did
not possess wide powers. General
Miles has held the opinion, it has been
repeatedly asserted. that it had no
legal form. 1t was not court of in
quiry, for such courts are called only
at the request Of an officer who wishes
to be relieved. The president called
it together as sort Of board of survey
on beef, and in order that 1t should
respond to his expectations he semitic
its members the questions read and
published.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
COLONEL SUMMERS
LEADS TO VICTORY
He Charged the Enemy
at Maasoul.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-The war de-
partment received the following dis
patches today:
MANILA. May 4.-Colonel Summers,
with six battalions, including the
Second Oregon, the Dakota regiment,
the Third infantry, and piece of~the
Utah light artillery, of Lawton's d.
vision, proceeded north this morning
to Maasoul, where they crossed the
river and charged the enemy in strong
entrenchments, driving him north
ward, and inflicting considerable loss.
His casualties were two wounded.
Both Wheaton and Hale, of Mac
Arthur's division, found the enemy 10
force and strongly entrenched, and
commanded by Commander-in.C Chief
Luna, about four miles south of San
Fernando.
Hale, on the right, dislodged the
enemy. and Wheaton, on the left, lead
ing in person, made brilliant charge,
scattering his forces, infiicting great
punishment. Several officers aud en-
listed men were seriously wounded.
Macarthur proceeds to San Fernan-
do in the morning, delayed by the
partial destruction of the bridge across
the river. 1t is not believed that the
enemy will make another determined
stand until he effects his retreat to
Mount Arayat, short distance from
San Isidor.
The situation is as follows: Lawton
holds Bailung, taken May after u
rapid movement from Angat. where
he left supplies with wagon train,
pack animals and rations. He scat
tered the strongly entrenched enemy
to the north and northwestward, cap
turing large amounts of food supplies,
and has his detachments thrown out to
the north and eastward. His success.
full movement is attended with great
difficulty because of the character of
the country, and the rain and heat.
He now covers our railway communi-
cations, and will be supplied from
Malolos.
MacArthur's colamn was coucen.
trated and took up the advance on San
Fernando at $50 this morning. We
do not apprehend sharp resistance
on the part of the enemy, who will
probably leave the railroad and retire
in northeasterly direction to the
north of Lawton. The destruction of
the railroad near Calumpit necessitates
dependence on wagon transportation.
The enemy to the south and east of
Manila, 5000 strong, is opposed by a
sufficient force under Ovenshine and
Hall. His demonstrations thus far
have been properly met by these Of
ficers, with slight losses. Many re.
quests have been received from out
lying cities for protection against in
surgent troops. Otis.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06

operation of those who have such
chilly dread of imperialism? Remem.
bering that Dewey's victory was the
first step toward expansion, and that
any reliuquishment of our rights in
the Philippines would be virtual
notification of the patriotic feature of
his heroic engagement. it would be d
virtual stultiication TO celebrate the
anniversary of great naval victory
that was the first movement towards
the policy of imperialism that may
lead to the downfall of the republic
etc."
In this effusion Geer displays his
unpardonable ignorance of the senti.
ment of those who oppose Imperialism,
and of the causes that led to Dewey's
great victory at Manila. The naval
battle of May l, 1898, was in no sense
a step toward expansion; it WAS not
fought with a view to subduing the
Eilipinos, but was in war to iberate
them and the Cubans from the oppres-
sion of Spain. When the war with
Spain was begun it was Announced by
the administration. which our verbose
governor worships, that 1t was not a
war of conquest but one of humanity.
Dewey went to Manila to drive the
Spanish out of the Philippines, and
not to extend the dominion of the
United States To assert that his vic
tory twas the first move toward i'm
perialism" brands the party who gives
it expression, either as lacking COM
mon sense or of being economical
with the truth
The governors questioning the pa
triotism of those who oppose imperial
ism is entirely uncalled for. There
are those who glory in the victory of
our greatest military genioLs over the
Spaniards with whom we were engaged
in war, but do not approve an attempt
to govern people without their
consent or butcher them because they
object, yet who are as patriotic as the
victim of circumstances who sits in the
governors chair at Salem.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-06
TOO FOND OF TALKING

If some of Governor Gears friends
don't put muzzle on his tongue pretty
soon the state will become a laughing
stock for having governor whose
brains are in the wrong part of his
anatomy. He is becoming entirely
too fond of expressing his views, and
il seems whenever he has oppor-
tunity to express himself he must fling
a dirty insult at everybody who differs
from him 10 opinion. The other day
the New York World asked him to ex-
press his views upon celebrating May
LIST as Dewey day, and this is the
reply he sent.
..Certainly this should be done, but
will it be possible TO secure ths co