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People's voice., 1900-08-09

more than twice the amount needed to
reproduce shops, depots, road bed and
all other railroad property in the state.
Never in all the worlds history-in
Rome or in feudal times in Europe, on the
Rialto or anywhere, were people so mer-
cilessly, outrageously robbed in broad
day as are the wheat raisers of Sumner
county, by the railroads doing business
in it. That free men would quietly sub
NIT to such treatment and that without
a protest, and still vote to place in power
a party which is responsible for the con-
tinuance of such wrongs seems incred-
ible. But such is modern Republican
ism. Every buShel Of wheat in Sumner
county has at least ten cents a bushel
above a reasonable rate taken out of it on
its way to the seaboard. Ten cents ad-
ded to the value Of every bushel Of
wheat would mean more than twenty
five per cent. added to the value of every
farm in the county. 1t would mean,SIoo
more this year for every family in the
county on wheat alone than will be re-
ceived. With increased profits and
power, with an organization made more
perfect each year, with competition elm
mated and the party in power abso-
lutely under the control Of the railroads
and other kindred robber organizations,
the common man is powerless. He is
plundered more mercilessly tharwere the
peasants by the tax gatherers'of old.
Improved methods of production have
brought attendant evils and increased
wants, which under the present unjust
conditions give all the benefits to the
cunning, constituencies few who are able
to exploit the many. These conditions
will intensity until the breaking point is
reached. The common man will rise in
his might. A government of and by and
for the people will prevail, trusts will be
abolished, the Republican party will 60
out of business permanently, and with
it the rule, "do your neighbor or he will
do you" A brighter day will dawn, in
which justice, fraternity and equal rights
to all shall take the place of special priv.
ileges and the rule of gold AMI greed
and cunning.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

1t may be proper for professor of the
County High School to sit as delegate
in Republican convention in view of
the fact that the board is Republican, but
even Republicans, who desire decency
and honest administration of affairs in
the county attorneys Office, will question
the propriety of Prof. Kelly's actions in
the county's convention. He not only
made the speech re-nominating Ready,
but was his most earnest supporter. A
teacher does not lose his rights as a
citizen, but decent regard for his posi-
ton and the influence he is supposed to
exert and his relations to those of all
shades of belief should lead him to at least
place himself on the side of law, en-
forcement of good government and not
become the champion Of one who has
neglected his duties, refused to prosecute
all classes of criminals, shown his alb
solute incompetency to fulfill the duties
of his office and forfeited the respect Of
the best people in his own party to an ex.
tent that although he was the sole nom
inee of his party in convention a motion
to make his nomination unanimous was
met with storm of nos loud and nu.
merOus and from all parts of the house.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

The following, copied from the Kan
sas City Journal in the Daily Mail of
May 10, 1895, is interesting as illus
trating how absolutely dependent upon
the party boss Republicans are for their
opinions. The party had not at that
time declared itself upon this question,
but so soon as it did those who dared
continue to think for themselves left It.
Those who did not remained and have
from year to year become more and
more subservient until now those who
remain will accept anything their party
may dictate. The article is headed
''Wheat and Silver" 1t follows:
Amid the believing bulls and grOwl-
ing bears of the grain pit, the price of
wheat has gone up few cents, and then
rose the howl Of the gold trust organs:
Where now is your argument that silver
and wheat sympathize with each otherp
And as cotton gained a few points the
echo is heard on the cotton question
as well. A fact is a hard thing to get
over. As people in general do not have
time to look up the answer to all the
falSehoods ahoat or to the deception
practiced by the money lenders news
papers, It may answer all this noise and
confusion to look at the market quota
tions March and April, which cover the
period the Japan-China treaty was in
f1uential from its indemnity demand of
100000, 600 silver then, on the price of
r that metal. For example: On the 7th
day OF March, last, silver quoted in New
York at CO.'S cents an ounce; cotton ur
= lands at SIS cents. And on the same
day wheat for May delivery sold in Chi
cago at 53B cents per bushel. So much
for that date, and it may be we'll to fix
the figures in mind, so the next can be
= compsed with facility.
SSn March 18th, Just three weeks later,
silver rose to sixty-four cents an ounce
while cotton went up to s 9-I6, and
wheat to 554 cents, close enough for
SOul pal lSOu-SllbSl lOSC lllGC CSUIS,
wheat two cents and cotton one cent
Then once more:
"On April 23rd, only little over an
other three weeks interval, silver sold
for sixty-seven cents, cotton TX and
wheat 50 7-6 The same relative1 prices
almost to fraction.
I'VE shall not preach a sermon on
these remarkable parallels, but use them
simply to punctufe the gas pouches of
the gold organs and the repeaters of as
sertions they only know about from
sound, The campaign of education,
has begun, and the recent rise in wheat
has been seized upon to break the crush
ing force of the facts of the gold stand
ard on the price of farm products.
"At the same time this has been going
on, aud for all the years since 1873, a
silver dollar buys the same amount of
cotton in India and Mexico that 1t al
ways did, and does so today. So that
the Manchester spinner buys dollars
worth of cotton and wheat at Bombay
with his 80 and 50 cent silver bought Of
our mines, and has the margin to beat
our farmers on. That is bed rock busi.
ness fact. kansas City Journal.
People's voice., 1900-08-09
Democratic Party Convention.

A delegate convention of the Demo
Gratis Sumner county is called to
meet in Wellington, on Saturday,
August 25th, at II o'clock am, for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for
the following offices;
Probate Judge, Clerk of District
Court, County Attorney, Superintend-
ent Of Public instruction, State Sem
ator, Representative 73rd District,
Representative 74th District, County
Commissioner End District, Three
members Board Of High School Trus-
tees.
The basis of representation Of said
convention will be one delegate-at-
large from each precinct and one del
egate for each 25 votes and major
fraction thereof cast for Hon. Jerry
Simpson at the November election in
in 1895. This apportionment will en-
title the precincts to the following
number of delegates.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

The VOICE should go into every fam
lily in the county and especially into the
family of every Populist and every
Democrat during the campaign. MANY
do not take it. We wish to ask of each
reader of the paper that an effort be
made to bring in at least one new sub
scriber. The paper will be sent until
December Ist for IS cents: stamps taken.
Take out one for mailing. Attend to
this today. No sample copies will be
sent out during the campaign. An earn
est effort is being made to furnish a
paper that will benefit the people of the
county. If it pleases You send us in a
subscriber for trial trip. Attend to this
at once. We are doing all in our powe,
to further the principles which we be.
lieve should prevail. If you wish them
to succeed say good word and send u:
subscriber.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

The grain dealers organization con.
trolls the price of every bushel of grain
marketed in the United States. It is a
robber trust at your own doors. The
VOICE will tell how its work is done and
suggest a remedy. We want the VOICE
to go into the home in Sumner county
during the next four months. Get your
neighbor to take it. Only IS cents. At.
tend to it at once.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

One OF the most unfortunate and un-
called for things that has happened in
connection with the whole Seventh dis
congressional muddle is a recent inter
view which l. P. Campbell, the Populist
nominee, took to the Office of the State
Journal while in Topeka, July 3rd, for
publication. 1t follows:
The nomination took place about s
O'Clock in the evening, after the ad-
lournment of the Populist convention,
and while l can't say that all the dele
gates were intoxicated, l do know tLat
men who made the speeches and were
instrumental in nominating Duval were
drunk.
81 think nine-tenthS of the delegates
were smoking at the time, and when the
question of nominating a candidate for
congress was taken up forms rose and
staggered in the murky atmosphere, and
arms wildly cut it in fantastic designs.
Such expressions as 'Duval, by -, or
nobody Well stick by Duval til -
freezes over were shouted. The result
of the intoxication and pandemonium
was the nomination Of Mr.. Duval."
We were present at the time men-
toned. The only shadow of truth or
foundation there is for the above is the
fact that some members were smoking,
though not more than is common in
many such gatherings and one drunken
delegate was allowed to make speech,
which in no way changed the result.
There was much earnestness, but no
profanity, and no disorder more than
is common at political conventions.
We wish further to explain the course
the VOICE has taken in this whole mat
ter. We preferred Populist and so
stated in the paper, but did not consider
either OF the two candidates before the
Great Bend convention, l. P. Campbell
or W. L. Brown, in any way so strong a
candidate as Claude Duval. For this
reason and in the hope of an amicable
adjustment of matters no name has been
pnt up in the paper and nothing has
been said. Both Campbell and Brown
have been very indiscreet in what they
have said and done, of which the above
is sample, Brown more so than Camp
bell. Developments since the Great
Bend convention have more than iusti-
fed our action in the matter. United
action of both Populists and Democrats
in support of one able, discreet and ac-
tive candidate has been the end, which
we had hoped aud still hope to attain.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

The friends of Harry Shapcott, of
Seventy-Six township, are urging his
candidncy for probate judge. He was
one of the founders of the alliance and
has been an active, earnest Populist ever
since the organization of the party. He
is in every way well qualified for the
position and would be elected if nomi-
People's voice., 1900-08-09
umber of delegates:

1t is recommended by the county
committee that the primaries for Sc
lecting delegates to said convention
be held at the usual place for holding
such meetings on Saturday, August
18th, at some hour to be named by
local committeeman.
1t is also recommended that candi-
dates for township offices and a COM
mitteeman for the ensuing year be Sc
lected by said primary.
The new committeeman will meet
Immediately after the convention ad.
journs to effect an organization for the
ensuing year.
M. c. CoRNwELL, Chairman.
W. E. WOOD, Secretary.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

One of the most interesting of contro-
Tersies between delegates to the Repub-
can convention, and one that will never
be settled, is, whether .0verholtzer or
Parsons received the most votes in the
convention. Many declare that Over
hOltzer had majority of one and was
osunted out. The boss had ordered that
Overholtzer should go, and go he did,
regardless Of the wishes Of his party.
People's voice., 1900-08-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the nomination of clerk of the
district court subject to the decision of
the Populist conventional. Robert
Gillian.
People's voice., 1900-08-09
How Sumner county People Are Robbed.
kKANHAS CITY

This is an exact repre-
sentation of the line Of
the Santa Fe from Kan
sas City to Galveston,
taken from their map.
The Rock Island is par.
allel and the distances
are practically the same.
The rates are the same
over all roads. The
shortest route over any
road from Kansas City to
Galveston is over zoe
miles greater than the
distance here given from
Wellington to Galveston.
The following are dis
tances and rates per
bushel on wheat over the
Santa Fe.
Wellington to Kansas
City. 262 miles. ..... sic
Wellington 10 Galveston,
no miles. es.............lS.6e &c
Kansas City TO Galveston.
9j2 miles. ...............9.9e
Chicago TO Kansas City,
455 miles. ......... sic
The bulk OF the wheat
shipped from Sumner
county goes direct to
Galveston.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

"0ff the Track" means great dis
aster when applied to fast express
train. 1t is Just as bad when it refers
to disordered blood or deranged stom-
ach. Hoods Sarsaparills puts the
wheels back on the track by curing
the troubles.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

Indigestion, nausea are cured by
Hoods Pills.
People's voice., 1900-08-09

For Associate Justice-DAVID MARTIN.
For GovernOr-J0HN W. BREIDENTHAL
For Lieutenant GOvernor-A. NJ. HARVEY
For Secretary Of State-ABE FRAKES.
For State Treasurer-CONWAY MARSHALL
For Attorney General-Hugh 2. FARRELLY
For Auditor-E. J. WESTGATE.
For State Sup'tendent-Levi HUMBARGER
For Supt endent of lnSurance-W. MCNALL
For COngressmsn at Large-J. D. BOTKIN
People's voice., 1900-08-09
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.
National.
State,

For President-W. j. BRYAN
For Vice Presidsnt-ADLAIE E. STEVENSON
People's voice., 1900-08-09

The aggregate value Of all grants,
bonds and other subsidies given to rail-
roads in Kansas added to the money
obtained upon mortgages upon them is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-15

Lixeas is d superanuated minister Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and
is now acting magistrate. Ills dauGhteI:
is one of the most beautiful and amiable
girls in she county and u great socilI
favorite.
Mr. Enns is quite a young man, and
mas lived here all of his life. where
he numbers his friends by the census
lists. because he is without enemies. ,I1is
life has been not only prosperous, but
pious. and he has made his own way
uron the highest plane that a village
career affords. The paper came to him
a few years ago for debt, which tic
former etitor owed him as printer.
and he took hold of it without further
preparation than Ele received as its
typesetter ana has made it one Of the
best. cieanest. brightest, liveiest local
papers in the State.
Mr. Fans has good property here, aad
is, yvfeu all is told. one Of the mast eN-
crnplary young men Of the place.
The marriage is to take place in the
Methodist Church. and Will be quite att
tractire. e. S. C.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-15
DEEP RUN CLUB
IS LIKELY TO
BE ARRESTED
Probable That Information VIII b
Lodged and Warrants Issued,
on Charge Of Hunting Deer
Ont of Season,
There is every reason to believe that

There is every reason to believe mat
the members OF the Deep Run tiunt Ciun'
jointly and .severally, Will within lew
DAYS be called upon to answer me chafse
of having unfawfully. engaged III the
sport OF deer-hunting, and with having
bagged one doe during the season that
the laws Of Virginia FORBID such animals
being 1Toiested.
1t will be recalled by readers of The
Times that a short time ago there was
lively chase after a tleet-footed doc, eH-
tending through a portion Of the county
of Hanover and taking in the thriving
town of Ashland.
Il was also related that 1.-THE quarry ran ran
through the main street CT the aforesaid
town. with the hounds il full cry behind
her, and that none Of the Inhabitants
knew of the occurrence.
WAS fUlNFOUNDID.
This assertion, however, circumstances
seem TO prove unfounded, since a few
days after the chase several gentlemen
of Ashland communicated with the tA!nerl-
can League of Sportsmen with view Of
having The hunters prosecuted Tor hunt
ing out of season.
1t is said that prominent lawyers have
been consulted on the subject by both
sides, and the opinion expressed aat
there is no ground for action, but that,
nevertheless an attempt will be made 10
reach the offenders
The facts in the case are these: The
Lakeside Park has been accustomed for
years 10 maintain a sort Of menagerie,
among the animals there being num-
Der of deer Al different times these lat
ter have escaped. and in each instance
they have been run down by hounds and
recaptured uninjured.
The doe in question, who is the cause
of the trouble. took it into her head 70
wander. and the Lakeside authorities. fol-
lowing their usual 1nethois, promptly
borrowed the pack of hounds of the Deep
Run Hunt Club and gave chase.
MET HER DEATH
The unfortunate doe, after her exhila-
rating spin through Ashland. look TO the
slashes. for which Hanover is famous,
and was there caught and killed by the
hounds before the riders, who were close
at hand, could save her life. The death
of the animal was much regretted by the
hunters, for they were not blood-thrsty,
and simply desired to return her to Lake
side where she might again enjoy life
in the green wales and beside the silvery
lake of that beautiful spot.
Mr.. T. a. S. Brine, secretary of tie
Deep Run Hunt Club. said last night that
while he had heard that warrants would
probably be issued. he had no positive
information as yet.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-15
DR.. CURRYS DONATION
Gives His Book, The South" to Rich
mond Col!c.c-Othcr News.

The income from the sale of the books,
The South and william Gladstone"
the rights oil which have been trans
ferre5l to Richmond College. Will be used
for scholarship funds. The income at
present will support one student, and the
prospect from the increased sales is that
several students will be thus supported.
Mr.. George 3. West. of Newport News,
one OF the trustees of Richmond College,
has founded another memorial scholar
ship in the college In memory of his
foster-mother. giving for the purpose
81 900. This is the third scholarship Mr.
vest has given, besides his liberal gifts
to the new buildings. He has also recent
" given one of the rooms in the Memo
rial Hall to be named in memory of his
deceased sister, Miss Elizabeth West.
The twenty-four memorial rooms in the
new dormitory hall will be marked with
handsome bronze tablets. Arrangements
have been made with j. 6 r. Lamb. of
New York city, who are leading artists
in such work, to make these tablets. The
first one has arrived, and is on exhibition
in the window of w. d. Moses & Co.
where it Will remain several days. 1t Is
of handsome bronze DX12 inches, hand
somely mounted on teak oak, making d
tablet 1896. The tablet on exhibition
is in memory of the late Harrison
Osborn. of Loudoun county. The room
was given as memorial by his wife,
Mrs. L. Jane Osborn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-15
DEEp-SEATED CASES,

hike ulcers. cancer. eating sores, painful
sweIlings. Blood Poison, ara quickly
cured, by IS. IS. B.. made especially for all
obstinate Blood and Skin Troubles. b p.
e. is different from other remedies. be-
cause B. B. Is. drains the Poison and
H,l,nors out of the Blood and entire sas-
tenn. so the symptoms cannot return.
Give it a trial. Thoroughly tested for
tf.irtr wears Sold at drugstores at 81
per large bottle, six large bottles ttul
treatrnentl. 50. ComErete directions with
each bottle So sufferers may test 3.
x. s., a trial bottle given away aoso-
lute!y free Write for 1t. Address or
call on BLOOD BALM COMPANY. No.
los Mitchell Street Atlanta, Ca. Write
to-day Describe trouble. and free NELL
cal advice given
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-15
DID NOT ENDORSE
ADMINISTRATION
Fourth District Republican Convea-
yention Was Remiss.
COLORED DELEGATE EULOGEZED
Large Sales Loose Tobucca-A Small
Eire-A Hound OF Gaicty Planned
for Easter Week = Sunday
School Celebrations.

PETERSBURG, VA, April ii-Special.--
The fact that the Republicans at thstr
convention in Petersburg this week failed
to erdorse the administration. is stlll be
ing commented upon. 1t IS probably an
oversight on the part of the convention
and should be classed with unfinished
business, but if so, it is still unexplained.
The overwhelming negro majority pres
ent caused 60 much confusion AID dis
scusicn, that TO tie eool-heade3 sceeta-
tors 1t seemed rather remarkable thAt
anything definite was ever ds teThllnsi
upon Dr. e. c. Mclean, Of M@ckleu-
burg. in nominating A. ". Harris color
ed as a delegate to the PhiIsGelPlt!a con-
yentf.n, said at the conclusion OF his
remarks Il will not eulcgize the name
/ shall rIace before this convention, Tor
the mere mention of that name Is slo-
quence itself" Mr.. Davis, OF PowAataIl
referred 10 Harris as that EcTGreoi LEAD
er of the grand old party" and said 1t
was the oroudest moment % his life 20
stand before TIE convention ana with ms
feeble voice second the nomination oil
A. W. Harris froE! DinwiGdie.
TO ADJUST LOSSES
Several insurance adjusters will be III
Petersburg next week for the purpose OF
determining the insurance On the prop
ety destroyed by the recent fire.
The sales of loose tobacco at the ware
houses this week amounted to lZg''9s
RE alarlc Of fire this afternoon was
caused by blaze ut the residence of Mr..
Charles Alley. on Halifax Street. The
department. responded, but its services
were not needed Only slight damage
resulted
SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS.
The week succeeding Easter viii De
ushered in by german Monday night at
Library Hall, given by the Nirsintan Ger
man Club There will be many visitors
to attend this german.
Card parties will begin again next week
There will be one for each day II tne
week.
Miss Henrietta ouinby is the guest OF
the Misses Friend, on Franklin Street
Miss Bena Harrison. of Leeshurg. is
visiting Miss Roper. on Market Street
Miss Harrison Will be in Petersburg seve-
raj weeks.
Miss Kelley. Of Fauquisr County, and
Miss Hippo. of Lancaster county, are
spending Easter with the Misses Hartley
Dr. and Mrs Irwin Gi.pin. who have
been visiting Mrs. Gilpin's father Mayor
Peasants. returned home this morning
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The monthly meeting of the Methodist
Sunday School Association viii be held at
Sfarket-Street Church tomorrow AFTER
noon at 4 O'Clock. This promises 20 be
one of the most interesting ana entertain
ing meetings that has been held under the
auspices of this association. \ Splendld
programme will be rendered
There will be special Easter music Al
nearly ali the churches tomorrow. Sol-+
enn High Mass will be celebrated at 81
Joseph Catholic Church ct 1o:So O'Clock
A. NJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-15
NO STRIKE OF PLUMBERS.
Considered as Prcmat,lrc-Conter
Committee Not hnDo;n.eu

1t is hardly probable that the journey
men plumbers Will 80 out on strike to-
morrow, as was reported yesterday, as
their action would be rather premature.
The increase in wages asked for by the
journeyn1en Will not take effect until June,
and the contractors have taken no def
mite action on the matter as yet. Several
tors, a committee was appointed 20 confer
with a committee from the journeymen
in regard to the matter, but the latter
refused to appoint Il committee for such
a conference.
When seen yesterday a prominent con
tractor said that he had heard nothing
of any proposed strike. and did not credit
the report. He said that such action on
the part of the men would be very hasty.
a meeting of the contractors Will be
held to-norrow Ia take further action in
regard to the demands of the journeymen.