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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31
GUARDING THE CROSS WITH GUNS.

GUARDING THE CROSS WITH GUNS
This question OF political ex-
pansion is of course closely con-
nected with that of religious ex-
pansion. The political power is
invoked to strengthen and pro-
tect the work of the church. Not
all the preachers, however, be
lieve in the wisdom of this policy
Of guarding the cross with
Krupp guns. !" The Anti-Imperi-
alistic League Of New York has
just issued a pamphlet with the
aforementioned military title
by the Rev. Charles III. Park
hurst, in which strong ground is
taken against what he believes
to be the new "Mohammedan"
policy Of Christianity. While it's
arguments relate chiefly to the
Philippine war, they are also in
some measure applicable to the
present Chinese troubles. I>r.
Parkhurst writes (appealing es-
pecially to the clergy:)
''The point that [ want to
press, and upon which I venture
to hope [ shall have your own
cordial sympathy, is this, that
the idea of carrying the gospel
to the Philippines with the aid OF
shot and shellis not onlyno quo
tation from the Gospel, but it
distinctly antagonizes the divine
utterances which the gospel rec
ords and the divine spirit with
which, from beginning to end,
that Gospel is inspired; and that
bringing to them the story OF
the cross under the cover of our
gun-boats-redemption in one
hand and shot in the other-is
an infdel method of accomplish
ing evangelical results.
"The one solitary question
that we have to consider before
our congregations is this: Is it
in keeping with the expressed
mind of Jesus Christ that His
adherents should seek to extend
His kingdom by the use of
swords and guns? Can we con-
ceive OF His enlisting in the Phil
ippine war, or encouraging, or
even allowing His disciples to do
SO? How would Jesus and John
and Paul have looked pleading
the love of God one moment and
alternating by puncturing the
impenitent pagans with a bayo-
net thrust the next?s
''Of course it can be claimed
that the Gospel, like Washing
tons farewell address, is a back
number, but it is not to that
class OF mind that this appeal is
addressed. 1 am speaking only
to one whom [ believe to be
standing unwaveringly upon the
Gospel as being still true to the
mind and heart of God, and
therefore absolutely binding upon
the affections, consciences, and
utterances of every one who pre-
sumes to stand before the world
in Christ's stead as divine en-
bassador. With that under
standing, how, in the name of all
that is sincere and unsweryingly
loyal, can you or | look with
anything but grief and shame
upon any blood-shedding scheme
of gathering heather Filipinos
into the ranks Of the redeemed?"
Hon. T. w. MosELEY, of ST.
Tohn hoo hoon nrOyninont1xy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Following are among the people
from Barton county who are off on the
excursions to Chicago and other east
ern points: M. L. Crow, Geo. Weir
auch, Henry Weirauch, c. B. Gillis
aud wife, Mrs. Seymour Fosburg,
Marion Russell, John Donovan, John
Schaeffer, Mrs. G. ". Nimocks and
two daughters, Geo. w. Thatcher. My
Gilmore, A. 81. Schaeffer, w. E.
Beardsley and M. M. Kimler.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31


public? No more serious ques-
tion has ever been represented
to American citizens. Kansas
State Register.
i If ANY republican thinks the
democrats and populists of this,
the 7th congressional district
are not enthusiastic over the
coming convention, Sept. 18th,
| he is off his base. There is a GER
tainty of electing the nominee of
the Hutchinson convention, for
the delegates are going there
to do the right thing this time
to unite on one man and give
him their undivided support.
There are a number of able men,
both democrats, populists and
Lincoln republic ans, who Sc
names will likely come before the
convention. Good timber from
all over the district will be pre-
sented. Among the names that
will be presented by the various
counties are: Judge Milton,
lpopulist, of Dodge City; Claude
Duval, democrat, OF Hutchinson;
Hon. S. |. Hale, silver republican
of La Crosse; Glenn Fairchild,
populist, of Kingman; Rev. Yer
non J. Rose, democrat, of New
ton; Col. Thos. g. Fitch, demo-
craft, of Wichita, and Hon. Thos.
Mosely, democrat, of ST. John.
The DEMOCRAT believes Hon.
Claude Duval would be the
strongest candidate who could
be selected, but could cheerfully
support either of the other gen
tlemen should the united conven-
tions them the strongest. We
believe that all elements of
the question will be taken into
consideration, and the man Sc
lected who will not only get all
the fusion votes but who will
draw recruits from the opposi-
ton as we'll. We feel satisfied
that Long can be beaten this
fall, Notwithstanding the repub-
licans are willing to sacrifice
their state ticket in his interests.
Long is simply a sleek-tongued
party tool, a willing henchman
for the money interests and has
neither knowledge nor inclina-
tion to work for the farmers
and laborers' interests.
w. A. REEDER, the republican
candidate for congress in the 9Th
district in making a speech at
Stockton last week referred
to the inhabitants of the Phillip
ines as ''niggers," and reioiced
that so many Of those bad mig
gers were being made "good
niggers'' by the American bullets.
Not satisfied with that thrust at
several of his most substantial
supporters in the Sixth district,
he said: ''The only way in
which the niggers OF this count,
excel the white man is in the COM
mitting of crimes. There they
have got the white man beaten
a city block
IF THE democrats or populists
ever arrange for another big
meeting at Topeka, it will be
after Topeka ceases to be domi-
mated by a class of unpatriotic
inhospitable chumps, as she is
now. No self-respecting citizen
OF the city will sanction the
flittleness exhibited by the repub-
lican machine of Shawnee county
during the recent Bryan notifi-
cation meeting. And if they
continue to vote with that ma
chine they must expect to be
boycotted by every Kansan who
possesses sufficient pride to per-
Iceive the partizan bigotry of the
town.
AN OFFICER in the Doth Kansas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Probate Judge Breeden is adding t.
his house room by having q hous
moved in from the College addition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Shirt waist men are not barred in
the Great BeLd restaurants. You car
eat in your andel shirt if you want to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Senator John Armstrong returned
from Oklahoma last Friday. He re-.
ports corn plentiful down there, and q
good supply of other feed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

PLovER WANTED-S1- 90 q duzen
for all the choice Piover~ you bring
us MCNOwN & HAYS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

F. s. Mitchell, the Tailor, went tt
Chicago last Friday, to be gone q week
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

W. 81. Meacham took in the eastern
excursions, and is making visit te
the old .'tromp,ng grounds" in Illinois
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

The weather man really did run u
the rain flag couple of days last weet
Good thing-push it along some more
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Letter heads. cards, envelopes, in
any quantity you want, at this Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Sept. 3d-next Monday-will be
Labor Day" In Kansas. Don't be-
lfeve We will notice much difference
between it and any other old day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Mrs. Mahala Allison is up from Ok
lahoma on q visit with her daughters iE
Rortnu cOunty
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

j. W. McCauleY, of Topeka, has
been in the city the past few days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

| Miss Jeanette Turner has returned
to Kansas City. where she has employ
ment for the fall and winter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Ask to see those Sash Locks and
Broom Holders-the neatest thing
out. You will sure want them.
CHAs. PREssL, Agent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

To night-Aug. 81. is the date TO
the regular monthly meeting of th'
city Fire Department.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

George Brinkman made a flying visit
TO Kansas City the first Of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

For SALE, CHEAP-A new, 12~hoe
McSherry Hoe Drill. G., E. Wyman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

For SALE-4O head of pigs. Geo
III. Taylor, 10 miles southwest o
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

DR.. Shaw made visit to Topeka
last week. and was there on Bryan
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Ernest Hauser and Ida Sporn, both
of Ellinwoo were granted license te
wed. on the 25th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Hon. T. w. MosELEY, of St.
John, has been prominently
spoken of as a possible candi-
date before the conventions on
the 11th of Sept. for congress in
the 7th district. But Mr.. Nose
ley has notified his friends that
he will not accept such a nomi-
nation, and is in no sense a can
didate.
WHEN a party reaches the
point where it finds it necessary
to denounce the Declaration OF
Independence as a revolution
document" and to refer con
temptuously to the constitution
as an instrument fit only for the
day in which it was made, you
may be sure that it is contem-
plating some new and dangerous
Ipolicy. The Republican party
has done this. The new an6
dangerous policy is acquisition
lend exercise Of imperialistil
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

School opens, in the city schools
next Monday. The P. o. lobby viii
then need an addition to it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Henry Uden. the Hoisington res
estate and Insurance man, was trans
acting business in Great Bend, Mon
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Ed Llndas, manager of. the Albert
lumber yard. was q Great Bend visitor
Eridav
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

acting business in town Saturday,
from Grant township
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Tom lines has invested in the res
taurant business. buying out the Ira
Bardwell stand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

AUGUST 81, 19N
LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT.
Good seeding weather.
Our brass band is growing better
every day.
DC. Barrows was down from Gal.
| alta Tuesday.
Wheeler Racey was down from Gal
alta, Saturday
After today, September. Then
oyster are ripe.
Martin Menzer was in from the
north west, Monday.
La Crosse has Bryan Club composed
of former republicans.
Margie Chapel is visiting with Will
Kelley. at Hutchinson.
Capt. J. B. Rowley, of Larned. spent
Sunday in Grsa Bend.
Quite bunch of excursionists left
for Chicago last Sunday.
Oklahoma home this week.
G. J. Kreisel, the Olmitz miller. was
down to the county seat Monday.
Regular monthly meeting of the
city council next Monday night.
Have you seen the new grand stand
at the fair groundsr 1t is a beaut.
J. W. McCauley, of Topeka, has
been in the city the past few days.
any quantity you want, at this Office.
For SALE, CHEAP-A new, 12~hoe
McSherry Hoe Drill. G. E. Wyman.
George Brinkman made flying visit
to Kansas City the first of the week.
IS. Mitchell. the Tailor, went to
Chicago last Friday, to be gone week.
DR.. Shaw made visit to Topeka
last week. and was there on Bryan
day.
Ed Llndas, manager of. the Albert
lumber yard. was a Great Bend visitor
Friday.
Capt. c. L. Jones, the Usage of
Cheyenne WAS over from Hoisington
Saturday.
Remember the mass county conven>
tions q week from tomorrow-Satur-
day Sep. 9Th.
For SALE-4O head of pigs. Geo.
II. Taylor, 10 miles southwest of
Great Bend.
Mrs. Mahala Allison is up from Ok
lahoma on visit with her daughters il
Barton county.
Tom lines has invested in the res
taurant business, buying out the Ira
Bardwell stand.
Ernest Hauser and Ida Sporn, both
Of Ellinw wood, were granted license to
wed, on the 25th.
The DEMOCRAT is still patiently
waiting for some of its subscribers to
',sell some wheat"
To night-Aug. 81. is the date for
the regular monthly meeting of the
city Fire Department.
Ham Speck was a northsider trans
acting business in town Saturday,
from Grant township
School opens, in the city schools,
next Monday. The P. o. lobby will
then need an addition to it.
Miss Jeanette Turner has returned
to Kansas City. where she has employ
ment for the fall and winter.
PLovER WANTED-S1O 90 q duzen
for all the choice Piover~ you bring
us MCNowN & HAYS.
Probate Judge Breeden is adding to
his house room by having q house
moved in from the College addition.
Shirt waist men are not barred in
the Great BeLd restaurants. You can
eat in your apdel shirt if you want to.
The weather man really did run up
the rain flag couple of days last week
Good thing-push it along some more.
W. b. Meacham took in the eastern
excursions, and is making q visit to
the old "tromplng grounds" in Illinois.
Henry Uden. the Hoisington real
estate and Insurance man, was trans
acting business in Great Bend, Mon
| day.
/
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Remember the mass county conven>
tions q week from tomorrow-Satur-
day Sep. 9Th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Mrs. Joe Lsighty fell from farm
wagon. Friday, aud one Of the wheels
running over her bruised her up quite
severely.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Capt. G. L. Jones, the Usage OF
Cheyenne" was over from HOisington
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

The DEMOCRAT is still patiently
waiting for some of its subscribers tC
sell SONS wheat"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31
Kansas State Ticket.

Por Governor, or,............ JOHN w. BREJDENTHAL
For Lieutenant Governor, MAI. A. NJ. HARVEY
For Secretary of State, .........- ....ABE FRAKEs
For State Auditor, =. 49,. E. ]. WEsTGATE
For State Treasurer, ...... CONWAY MARsAALL
For Sup't of Insurance, WEB MCNALL
For Attorney General .. HUGH p. FARRELLY
For State SupNt of Scho6ls, LEVI HUMBARGER
For Associate Justice ce.DAvIDM MARTIN
For Congressman at Large, I'D. D. BoTKIN
For Presidential Electors,
j. B. FUGATE, G. p. CARsTENsON,
H j. RGTZEL, j. d. ifOSHORN,
r. W. TURNER, JAMES BALLOON,
TAYLOR RIDDLE, F. M. BRADY,
G.. H. NICHOLAS JAMES BECK.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Have you seen the new grand stand
at the fair groundsr 1t is beaut.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Heiko Feidkamp has rented his res
idence property to Mr.. Wooters, and
will go onto q chicken ranch. west OF
town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Regular monthly meeting of the
city council next Monday night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For President,
WILLIAM j. BRYAN.
For Vice President,
ADLAI E. STEVENSON.
For Senator, 35th District,
GEORGE B. ROSS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

AN OFFICER in the Goth Kansas
in writing to a friend makes this
statement: eve haye probably
driven over one million people
from their homes" OF course
such work as that is what makes
the spirit of patriotism belch
forth. No wonder Gen. Funston
says he is an anti-expansionist.
A million people made homeless!
And by a country whose fore
fathers suffered everything that
we might be q free people. Isn't
that 8Rxeof YeeQnd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31
CALL FOR A MASS CONVENTION.

Wellington. Kansas. Aug. %, 1900.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

: G. J. Kreisel. the Olmitz miller. wa
down to the county seat Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-31

Fred Aber and wife return to their
Oklahoma home this week.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-12

The American Barber Shop,
located two doors south of Hotel Pied
mont and in front of Southern depot,
IN. p. Brewers old stand. } Oh. Long.
ley, the handsome Manager, and Nat
Hyder, the congenial and accommo
dating BARRIERS, will be found as assis
tants.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-12

The war of criminal aggression against
the Filipinos, entailing an annual ex-
pense of many millions has already cost
more than any possible profit could ac-
crue from the entire Philippine trade
for years to come. Furthermore, when
trade is extended at the expense of lib
erty the price is always too high.
eve are not opposed to territorial
expansion when it takes desirable ter
ritory which can be erected into states
in the union, and whose people are
willing and fit to become American
citizens. We favor trade expansion
by every peaceful and legitimate means.
But we are unalterably opposed to the
seizing or purchase of distant islands
to be governed outside the constitution
aud whose people can never become
citizens.
We are in favor of extending the
republics influence among the nations,
but believe that influence be extended,
not by force aud violence, but through
the pursuasive power of high and
honorable example. The importance of
other questions now pending before
the American people is in no wise di-
minished and the democratic party
takes no backward step from its posi-
tion, but the burning issue of imperial
ism, growing out of the Spanish war,
involves the very existence of the re-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-12

on the strict maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine and all its integrity, both in
letter and in spirit as necessary to pre-
vent the extension of European author
ity on this continent, and as essential
to our supremacy in American affairs.
AT the same time we declare that no
American people shall ever be held by
force in willing subjection to European
authority.
We oppose militarism. 1t means
conquest abroad and intimidation and
oppression at home, 1t means the
strong army which has ever been fatal
to free institutions. lis what millions
of our citizens have fed from IN Eu-
rope. 1t will impose upon our peace
loving people large standing army
and unnecessary burden of taxation
and a constant menace to their liber-
ties. A small standing army and a
well disciplined state militia are amply
sufficient in time of peace. This re-
public has no place for vast military
service and conscription. When the
nation is in danger the volunteer SOL
dier is his eountry's best defender.
The national guard of the United States
should eyer be cherished in the patri-
otto hearts of free pepple. Such or
ganizaticns are ever an element of
strength and safety For the first time
in our history and co-eyil with the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-12

whole constitutional power of congress
over interstate commerce, the mails and
all modes of interstate communication
shall be exercised by the enactment of
comprehensive laws upon the subject Of
trusts. Tariff laws should be amended
by putting the products of trusts upon
the free list to prevent monopoly un-
der the plea of protection.
The failure of the present republican
administration with an absolute con-
troll Of all the branches of the national
government to enact any legislation
designed to prevent or even curtail the
absorbed power of trusts and illegal
combinations, or to enforce the anti
trust laws already on the statute books
prooye the insincerity of the high
sounding phrases of the republican
platform.
Corporations should be protected in
all their rights and their legitimate in
terests should be respected, but any at1
tempt by corporations to interfere with
the public affairs of the people bfAe
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-12
ABSOLUTELY PURE
CO., NEW YoaK.

can alliance with England which must
mean discrimination against other
friendly nations, and which has already
stited the nations voice, while liberty
is being strangled in Africa.
Believing in the principles of self
government and rejecting as did our
forefathers, the claim of monarchy, we
view with indignation the purpose of
England to overwhelm with force the
South African republics. Speaking as
we do, for the entire American nation,
except its republican ofiiceholders, and
for all free men everywhere, we extend
our sympathies to the heroic burghers
in their unequal struggle to maintain
their liberty and independence.
We denounce the lavish appropria-
tions of recent republican congresses,
which have kept taxes high and which
threated the perpetuation and oppres-
sive war leyies. We oppose the accu-
mutation of a surplus to be squandered
IN such barefaced frauds upon the tax
payers as the shipping subsidy bill,
which under the false pretense of pros
pering American shipbuilding, would
put unearned millions into the pockets
Of favorite contributors to the republi-
can campaign fund. We favor the re-
duction and speedy repeal of the wor
taxes, and return to the time-honored
democratic policy of strict economy in
governmental expenditures.
Believing that our most cherished
institutions are in great peril, that the
very existence of our constitutional re-
public is at stake, and that the decision
to be rendered will determine whether
or not our children are to enjoy those
blessed privileges of free government
which have made the United States
great, prosperous and honored, we
earnestly ask for the foregoing declara-
ton of principles, the hearty support
of the liberty loving American people,
regardless of previous affiliations.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-12

portunity for betterment. They are
the most efficient means yet devised
for appropriating the fruits of industry
to the benefit of the few at the expense
of the many, and unless their insaiate
greed is checked all wealth will be ag-
gregated in few hands and the re-
public destroyed. The dishonest palt-
ering with the trust evil by the repub-
lican party in state and national plat
forms is conclusive proof of the truth
of the charge that trusts are the legiti-
mate product Of republican policies,
that they are fostered by republican
laws and that they are protected by the
republican administration in return for
campaign subscriptions and political
support,
We pledge the democratic party to
an unceasing warfare in nation, state
and city against private monopoly in
in every form. Existing laws against
trusts must be enforced and more
stringent ones must be enacted provid-
ing for publicity as to the affairs of
corporations engaged in interstate COM
merce and requiring all corporations to
show before doing business outside of
the state of their origin that they have
no water in their stock and that they
do not attempt to monopolize any
branch of business or the production of
any article of merchandise, and the