Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-21

tration-the fourth year is not yet com.
plete. but corn is at this time above thA
Wheat. according to the same author
ity brought t9 the sed farmers tn, the 10
72.S: 1887. sos: 1888. So; 1899. 5s4, showing
nshss an rin t har fosr
fourth year is not complete, but wheat
is now above the average.
Ess scs fs ss s sss ss ISIS 49,
average during the four years of Mr.
Cleveland's administration than during
tration-the fourth year is not yet COM
plete. but cotton is now above the aver
age price.
Advance in Merchandise.
to use his income In the purchase of the
necessaries of life he finds that the trusts
for for lumber. nails. wire, harness. hard
ware. stoves and agricultural Implements.
t1 Gee e a.so and IN addition to these drains
upon his income he must meet an increase
Let the parent calculate how long it
win take farmer to become independent
t6s es Of 9ns ie with the
| of the man who profits by governmental
Sa ai his sn sosnslyn 1sh ~ ses
strum men Of me monopoly; and tf men
young ,ss nin man. s~ xbsaio s a safes Has the
| farmers son, or the farmer himself any
| reason for giving support to the repup-
Net to the farmer in 20 point Of Of num- num-
the wages shorten the hours 3n imp, improve
an inviting one? Is he receiving a fair
share Of the proceeds Of his toll? And, II
pail PAL I ask ask. in the first place. whether
man needs? 1t is an insult to the wage
Garner to say that his thoughts are en-
Republican editors and speakers assume
that the laboring man is all stomach
plains only when he is hungry. and is
happy whenever his hunger is appeased.
The Full Dinner Pail.
eff a full dinner pail were the only
had plenty to eat. it would still be neces-
sary for the republican party to show
icies and the laboring mans food supply
If bountiful crops come to the farmer he
ton: # a. famine abroad raises the price
of farm products here the farmer does
Ing the famine. # an unexpected and an
unpromised increase in the gold supply
sse e2ss can the republican party Claim
credit? The Question, is not whether
present conditions. but whether he Is en-
joying his share of the blessings of the
eminent. compare the iaboring man
with the trust magnate, and see which
the laboring mans income has increased
as rapidly as his living expenses.
But even If every laborfng man was
prosperous. and even if that prosperity
could be traced to republican legislation
must look Fl goltasa1 qgsstionS from rd 5hs
to barter away future security; he can;
not afford to sleep while his industrial
,, can he be enticed Into an imperialistic
trap. no matter how well the trap may
We're threatened with idleness by en-
the support Of the republican ticket
Many of them We're told not to return to
, cessful at the polls After the election
: some of these employers closed down their
vances have been made in any branch of
industry since 1896 remember that some
the REDUCTIONS Which occurred &C after the
last election
: At this point Mr.. Bryan touched
: upon the coercive methods employed
v by republicans in 1896, showing also
t the oppressive tendencies of all mo-
4 nopolies. He mentioned also the dis
5 | ordinations of railroads N favor OF
capital.
n Dangers of Militarism.
rs your son safe when large military
n | establishment is being built up to pro-
. tect syndicates organized to develop dis
there We're Ms only
t in the regular army. In December, 1898
, the president recommended 1T that at the
to do his don bda ffs bill
s peace was signed and before hostilities
out in Mana hy yhe did %s
$ issued by the Philippine Lumber & De
+ velopment company will explain. The
t Loan & Trust building: 1s5 Adams street
some valuable timber rights have already
= been secured. and negotia tionI for Others
: in getting first foothold in the islands
' pany will be ahead of ali competitors
It also quotes from an article in the
countries the labor problem is ,, easily
e plentiful and fairly good The capital.
l list may see an advantage in militarisn
! ing ing mains MANS share? He viii furnish sons
n for the army and will u help clip to pay the
t it. his lot is to Die for the dividends OF
q us your son safe when the doctrine OF
d equality before the law is repudiated ane
e used in support of kingcraft are called in t.
: justify taxation without representation, ape
l. Governed? Many have given their supper
It to an imperialistic policy without full,
: realizing what Imperialism means. Mr.
e Gompers, president of the Federation O
|: Labor, in his report made to the orga MIA
Gon last December, warns the laborins
It man to beware of the dangers of imperial
l. ism and says: But beneath it all there il
d the purpose of those who have lost faith il
S the principles of our republic, those wht
l. have no confidence in or reliance upon thu
s honor, honesty and stability of our peopl
n and our form of government, and who ain
lie to erect a throne of despotism upon tn
0, tomb of freedom, whose initiatory step Il
t a large standing army, and who, will