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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-21
HOlslNGTON.
From the Dispatch

From the Dispatch.
w. Bo1inger was over from the Bend
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lester Cox of the Bend spent
Sunday with Miss Rose Colgrove.
Doc Gray and wife and J. r. Brodie
and wife attended the play at the Bend
Tuesday night.
Rev. Hestwood of Great Bend was a
caller last week.
Web Langham spent Sunday in the
Bend and left Monday morning in COM
pany with Ed. Moses Jr. for the Worlds
Fair.
Glenn Humphrey and Miss Rose
Lowry were married at Wichita yester-
day, and arrived at Hoisington on No. 8
last night. Mr.. Humphrey has been
employed in Morrison Bros. store for
some time, and, having lived north of
town q number of years, is we'll known
here. The bride is one OF Barton
county's school teachers.
Elmer Tindall was killed in q Santa
Fe wreck, Sept IL. He was a member
of the Emporia Lodge No. lac, A. o. U.
W. The $4,000 policy was paid up
thirteen days after the death. The
odge was ready to pay several days be-
fore tina. but was delayed to wait for
the appointment OF guardian for
Elmer Tindall's months old child.
His wife died last July, and the child
ia living with it's grandparents in lola.
The last lot of scenery for the new
Oprs House arrived Monday and was
placed in the hall which adds 100 per-
cent to it's appearance. It is now one
of the best equipped opera houses in the
middle west. The scenery throughout
is first class in appearance and design
and shows that an up to date artist had
hold of the brush. The work was done
by G. E. Colman of Oswego and Mr..
Raglan can be congratulated on secur-
ing such fine artist to do the work.
Charles Grant Prindle was born in
Monroe county Ill, August II 1870 and
died at Hoisington, Kansas, Tuesday,
Oct IL after suffering several months
with Brights diease.
He was unable to secure any relief
rom his suffering so he went to Excel
sior Springs, Mo. in hopes tn at the
mineral springs might help him but he
gradually grew weaker and came home
Sunday night with no hope entertained
for his recovery. He took a sudden
sinking spell Tuesday noon aud died al
lis.
The funeral services were held at the
residence of his parents Wednesday
afternoon at 800 o'clock conducted by
Rev. Cornelius. The body was inferred
in the Hoisington cemetery. The
funeral was under the auspices of the
A. 0. U. W. lodge in which order he
carried 100000 life insurance made
payable to his parents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-21
Throssh Colorado And Utai,

q The Denver & Rio Grande and the
Rio Grande Western with theirnumer-
Gus branches penetrating the Rockies
have two distinct and separate lines
across the mountains. Tickets reading
via "The Scenic Line of the World
and "The Great Salt Lake Route, %
between Denver and Salt Lake City
or Ogden, are available either via the
main line through Leadville Canon of
Grand River and Glenwood Springs
or via the line over Marshall Pass
and through the Black Canon of the
Gunnison. Tourists to and from
Salt Lake City, Ogden or San
Francisco will find it to their advant-
age to have their tickets read in both
directions via this route, thus being
able to use one of the above lines
going and the other returning. Write
S. K. Hooper, G. P. & T. A. Denver,
Colo, for Illustrated pamphlets.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-21
SEWARD.

Dick Gates and John Seelye got back
from the big show poorer but wiser and
report that the water in st. Louis Is
not fit to drink
Herman Shutz is hauling rock for the
foundation of a big barn to be built on
his place just east of town.
Ed. Williamson and his father are
trying to sell out their farm on the north
county line to some parties from Ten
nesee with view Of moving to south
western Texas.
The fellow that writes those sayings
from here in the County Capital had
better look little out or he may get 1T
where the chicken got the ak.
Our Sunday school is getting a little
better in attendance but not what it
ought to be. Everybody is invited to
come every Sunday and help in the
good work.
The telephone company has put Cross
arms on all their poles so they can put
on new wires when necessary.
They are hauling the poles for a new
line which comes by John McGinty's
place.
Pat Keenan, "Sunny Jim" has gone
away to attend school and finish his
education.
Ed. Dewey's mother-in-law who has
been visiting here went back to Topeka
Saturday. as
All the boys who were on the jury al
st. John were glad to get back home
again.
John Seelye ia back again in his ole
place at the Lindas lumber yard.
County clerk John Kay was fixing
fences in this part OF the county last
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-21
trip to Great Bend last Monday.

trip to Great Bend last Monday.
Misses Martha and Ida Jacobs
visited with the Misses Burnetts last
Sunday.
The Pleasant Hill Literary Club met
and organized in the Pleasant Hill
school house last Friday night. We
would like to have every one. young
and old, take part in our meeting every
Friday evening. Every body cordially
invited.
The school roll is gradually increas-
ing. 1t is nearly the forty mark.
up all those couple we saw last. Sunday
night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-21
logans Monday evening.

,Logans Monday evening.
Miss Maggie Phillips spent Sunday
evening at Mr.. 81. j. Wigtons.
Mr.. L. D. Southern sold eight head
of cattle last week.
SToLEN-One physiology, one reader,
one arithmetic, one histor. one axe, tin
cup and looking glass. Finder please
return to district 81 and ample reward
will be given.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-21
PLEASANT HILL.

Has the wind been blowing hard
enough to suit you?
Frank jackson of Great Bend visited
friends and relatives in this vicinity the
latter part of last week.
There was dance in Fritz Kruger's
barn last Sunday night.
Charles Kattenhorn made q business
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-10-21
N@ANN@NANNNN~A%NS @S'eSs y y % y =
:CREAT BIG STORE;
With the Little Prices


stocked plntiuy
dispose of the goods The
dispose the goods and do quick the This have
what profit looks like this that
long
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
DOUBTFUL TEDDY.

when we take up the great ques-
ton of the tariff, we are at once con-
fronted by the doubt as to whether
our opponents do not mean what they
say"
Against that profound observation
of President Roosevelt may be placed
the declaration in the Democratic plat
form and that of John Sharp Williams,
the leader of the Democrats in the
House, on the subject about which Mr..
Roosevelt arrogates supreme authority
Williams thus defined the Democratic
idea on the tariff, which Judge Parker
approved:
1.-The Democratic tariff idea, like ev-
erything else Democratic, is founded
as nearly as possible upon the princi-
pie of equality Of opportunities and
equality Of burdens This same prin-
ciple extended to other matters of an
ticipated legislation will give you what
Democracy means, or ought to mean,
with regard to them. 1t stands for
equality of charges by railroads and
transportation companies, with destruc-
ton of the power Of secret rebate OF
open discrimination, whether against
corporations or localities. Neither
Government nor Government created
corporations ought to be permitted to
encourage or continue in course of
favoritism to any individual, any in.
terest or any locality"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
BRYAN ANSWERS ROOSEVELT.
Presidents Charge Against Wilson
Tariff Act Proved Unfounded and
Absurd.

William J. Bryan, in the Commouer,
quotes from Mr.. Roosevelt's letter of
acceptance as follows:
ut is but ten years since the last at
tempt was made by means of lowering
the tariff to prevent some people from
prospecting too much. The attempt
was entirely successful. The tariff of
that year QS94) was among the causes
which in that year and for some time
afterwards effectually prevented any
body from prospecting too much and
labor from prospecting at ali.'
This statement is in line with the
declaration in the Republican National
platform for 1904 that "a Democratic
tariff has always been followed by
business adversely; Republican tariff
by business prosperity"
Mr.. Bryan then proceeds to show
that neither the statement of Mr..
Roosevelt, nor the declaration in the
Republican platform is justified by
history. "As matter of fact" says
Mr.. Bryan, every panic during the
last thirty years originated under Re
publican rule and developed under Re-
publican legislation.
The gold panics which gave history
black Friday occurred during the
month Of September, 1869, when the
Republican party was in power.
1.-THE great panic marked by the fail
ure of Jay Cook g. Co. occurred in Sep
TENDER, 1873. Then the Republican
party was in power and eleven months
prior to the time of that panic the
Republican party had been reelected to
power.
1T is true the Wilson bill was passed
ten years ago. That was in 1894. But
that panic did not originate in 1894;
it did not originate in 1898; it began
long prior to the Presidential election
of 1892. That panic originated and
reached its worst under that famous
tariff law known as the Mckinley
bill"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
SHALL SEE THE DEVIL.
If Peacemakers Shall See God, What
is to Become Of Warmakers?

In a speech made in Boston Octo-
Der 4th, introducing Secretary Hay to
the International Peace Congress.
Mayor Collins, of the Hub, said that
if he were to paraphrase Bible text
to suit the occasion it would be this:
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they
shall see God; damned be the war
makers, for they shall see the devil
This utterance from Mayor Collins
in the presence of the Secretary of
State, while not directed at President
Roosevelt, is at least an excoriation of
the President when considered in con-
nection with a speech he made before
the Republican Club Of New York,
February 18th, 1899, when he said:
IF we ever grow to regard peace
as a permanent condition, and feel
that we can afford to let the keen,
fearless, virile qualities of heart and
mind and body sink into disuse, we
will prepare the way for inevitable
and shameful disaster in the future.
The peace which breeds timid-
ity and sloth is curse and not a
blessing"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
FRIEND ADDICKS.
How Mr.. Roosevelt Has Stopped o.
position to the Delaware BoodIer.

Thomas W. Lawson, who has always
been regarded as a shining light of
Republicanism and a liberal contrib
utor to the Doodle funds of his party.
continues his story entitled "Frenzied
Finance in the October number OF
Everybody's Magazine.
Much of this installment is devoted
to scathing arraignment of Roose-
velt's friend and trusted adviser. ].
Edward Addicks, of Delaware. The
incidents leading to Addicks' entrance
into the Boston gas field are fully mar
rated. The ''gas mans alleged finan-
cial crookedness and his known polit-
ical rascality are shown up in a light
that must bring JOY and peace to the
soul of Theodore Roosevelt-in horn.
An entire chapter is given to mar
ration Of the story of Addicks' cap
ture' OF the Bay State Gas Company
and the alleged corrupt methods by
which he profted to the extent of ST.
100000.
This man Addicks is one of the most
notorious political corruptionists in
the country.
Roosevelt, while Civil Service Com
missioner, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Governor of New York.
went out of his way to condemn him
and expressed contempt for any one
who would have political relations
with him.
During the first two years of his in
cumbency of the Presidential Office
Roosevelt continued his opposition to
Addicks and Addicksism, and used his
influence to bring about his overthrow.
He joined hands with the honest and
decent Republicans Of Delaware and
helped them to down" Addicks and
save the honor of their State and
party.
But how is it now? Does Roosevelt
still support the reputable wing of his
party in Delaware? Not at all. He is
hand in glove with the corrupt Ad-
dicks, has turned over to him and his
henchmen the Delaware patronage and
is apparently proud of Addicks as a
political lieutenant and confidential adj
wiser. In the opinion of the best men
in the Republican ranks in Delaware.
Roosevelt, in the hope of getting the
electoral votes here. has sold his soul
to the devil.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
PROTECTION ARGUMENTS MET.
Trusts. Combined, Defeat the Very
Object Of the Protection Theory.

OUJCct Va tnc EEottCtAou ncOEys
1.-The sole economic argument for a
protective tariff" said Colonel A. Fl.
Bacon, Of Brooklyn, in his recent
speech to the Travellers Club, lis the
ultimate benefit to the consumer by
means Of lower prices through domes-
tic competition. The gigantic trusts
have combined domestic plants so as to
defeat the very object of the tarif1
under which they thrive. Prices are
increased until shipbuilder on the
Clyde can buy American steel plate
$40 a ton cheaper than a shipbuilder
on the Kennebec, who now asks the
general Government for subsidy
equal to $40 ton to make up the diff
ference.
But says Republican President,
"a reduction of the tariff would de-
stroy the small manufacturers who
are still infants and wLo bask in the
shadow of the giant trusts This ar
gument is too simple for children even.
The tariff is to protect against the
foreign competitor, but the foreign
competitor must first destroy the larg-
est domestic manufacturer before he
can get at the infants. The battle
must be waged between the giants,
for the foreign giant could not occupy
the home field without first defeating
the domestic giant; and, under this re-
cent argument, any man by investing
a thousand dollars in a steel plant,
fifty years from now could defeat the
reduction of the tariff, even though the
American Steel Trust was furnishing
its product at every capital of the
world. No, the moment one domestic
firm becomes giant, its very life de-
ponds upon its fighting every foreign
foe, and it thus protects every infant
that coddles under its shelter.
But, again say the orators: Amer
lean laborers must not be reduced to
the level of the pauper labor of
Europe We are reminded of the
traveller and his dog lost in the des-
ert. Starvation stared them in the
face. The traveller cut off the dogs
tail, roasted it, ate the meat and
threw back the bone to the dog. This
represents the share of labor in the
tariff problem"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
PARTY PROMISES.
Fair and Definite Are the Democrats;
Absurdly Vague the Republicans.


Colonel Alexander s. Bacon, the
well-known Brooklyn lawyer, in closing
his excellent speech to thu Commercial
Travellers Club, said in conclusion:
'sThe Democratic party says: We
promise, now, to pass resolution similar
to that which granted independence to
the Cubans, who have thrived so much
better under their own than under
our military government. We do this
because it is admitted that the better
class of FilipInos, who would do the
ruling, are far superior TO the Cubans.'
"The Republicans say: We do now
solemnly promise that at Some time in
the future we will mediate seriously
upon the propriety of meditatiDg
again.
Democracy says: We believe in
expansion, but not in Imperialism. We
believe that the Constitution should
follow the flag, and that we should
have no territory that we do not ex-
pect at some time to adopt into the
family of States Expansion adopts
children. Imperialism buys slaves. Re-
publican Imperialism would conquer,
rule and bully the world, through brute
force. Democratic expansion would
take in only contiguous and homogene-
GUS peoples. 1t would extend the Mon
roe Doctrine TO republics everywhere
until all peoples are homogeneous re-
publics, despots remembered only az
a faint memory, and all the world at
peace, ruled by love, under the pro-
tecting arm Of the great republic"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
FOSTERS RANK TREASON.
Former Diplomat and Republican
Leader Against War Policy.

John w. Foster, an eminent Repub-
lican and accomplished diplomat. in an
address before the American Bar Asso-
citation few days ago said:
1T has been reported in the press
that the Secretary of the Navy has an
nounced himself iTr favor of a navy
equal to the greatest in the world
trust he has been misquoted. Our
Government should be ready to enter
into an engagement for international
disarmament, and not one looking to
further increase of the navy. This
country should hold itself to other and
far more peaceful pursuits in the set
Element of strife than to the making
of implements OF destruction and
DEATH"
This is rank heresy; in fact, it is
treason to Roosevelt. 1t is likewise
evidence that Mr.. Foster is pot looking
to the Administration for any more
jobs as arbitrator of international diff
ferenees or negotiator of treaties be-
tween this and other countries.
OF course Mr.. Foster is well aware
that the Secretary of the Navy has not
been misquoted. He is on record as
saying that he favors the construction
of battleship of 10000 tons displace-
ment, one that will knock the spots
or anything in this line yet launched
abroad. The Secretary Of the Navy is
tile Presidents Me, Too so it is safe
to predict that the gentleman with the
big Stick" will not be satisfied with
the size and destructive capacity Of the
battIeship Connecticut just launched
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He wants
ship one-lfth larger than the Con-
necticut. 1t is doubtful if he will be
contented with the navy until he has
battIeship as large as the biggest Brit
ish and the biggest German battleship
combined 4 battleship powerful
enough. without assistance from other
ships, to make any South American re-
public behave itself with decency,o
'.be orderly" and "be prosperous"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
" SELF.CONVICTION OF ODELL.
His Perversion of Peoples Money
Very Like Republican Practice at
Waahfn3tOn

His Perversion Of Peoples Money
Very Like Republican Practice at
Washington.
In his attempts to make satisfactory
answer to the charges of perversion
of the public moneys, made by the
Democratic Attorney General of New
York, Governor-C Chairman Odell not
only handicaps the man whom he has
put up to be his successor, but con-
yicts himself.
The New York Sun is not the only
Republican newspaper to bear out this
statement. The Pittsburg Dispatch,
not New York journal, it is true, but
one of the most powerful of the Re-
publican organs of Pennsylvania, is
amazed at the weakness and shame
facedness of the Governor Chairman's
answer.
1.-THE controversy" says the Dispatch,
"has resulted in betraying the Gov
ernor himself into the highest official
endorsement of irregular methods in
dealing with public funds ever made.
1t also includes the peculiar political
quality of an astute political manager
committing an action which identifies
his leading State candidate with the
fragrant irregularity endorsed by the
Governor.
"The Goyernor-C Chairman, in his re-
ply to Mr.. Cunneen's charge that the
Canal Board, acting under the Cover
nor Chairman's direction, had pervert-
ed $4,000 of the peoples money, by
allowing the payment Of that sum to
favored contractors for work falsely
alleged to have been done by them,
makes no denial of the payment, but
says:
"'That certain money was due for
losses which had occurred by reason
of the failure of the State to permit
the contractor to continue his work.
This is often done in business matters,
and it certainly was not improper for
the Canal Board to view it from this
standpoint"
Such confession as that has shocked
even Pennsylvania Republican or
gan. 1.-THE feature of this avowal,"
says the Dispatch, "that will impress
itself most forcibly on thoughtful
minds, is the remarkable principle as
serted by an eminent public man con-
corning the transaction of public bust
ness. On account of indefinite, I'M
specified and improved claims on the
part of contractor it is proper for a
public board to vote him money on a
separate claim proved to be fictitious
and fraudulent! And the public man
declaring this method to be mot i'm
proper is the Governor of the most
populous and wealthiest State of the
unionv'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
colored and white RepubIicans Row

APATHY" has been dispelled in
Grant County, Indiana. and there the
first blood Of the campaign has been
spilled. The trouble grew out Of rival
~ between white and colored Repub-
Leans at Landesville and ended in a
riot. One man had his collar bone
broken and another was badly
bruised about the legs and arms. Sew
eral arrests were made for rioting
and assault with intent to kill.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25

Uncle Joe Cannon, In all Of his
speeches in localities where gold Dem
ocrats are numerous. reminds his hear
ers that Judge Parker voted for Bryan.
and then asks, "Can you trust such
man 10 uphold the gold standard p
This is rich. Uncle" Joe's silver rec
ord is as follows:
In 1878 voted TO pass the Bland fires
silver bill over the veto OF a Republic
can President
In 1890 voted voted for the Sherman
silver purchase law.
Later he was one Of a few Republic
cans who voted against the repeal OF
that law, which was urged BY Grover
Cleveland. -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-10-25
PRAISE FROM SIR HUBERT.
Judge Parker's Public Character
EIoquently ExtoIled by the New
York Tribune.

Judge Alton B. Parker's refusal to
stand for the Presidency on a plat
form which ignores the money ques-
ton and leaves in binding force as
Democratic doctrine the free silver
coinage planks of 1896 and 1900 does
signal credit to the frmness and cour-
age of his public character.
Judge Parker is widely respected In
this State for the conspicuous ability
he has shown in politics and on the
bench, and for the purity and integrity
of his private life.
Every man who knows him esteems
him.
The Republicans of New York have
nothing but good words to say about
him in his private capacity and in his
judicial activities. New York Tribune,
July 10. 1904.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-04-27
How the Trusts We're Formed.


This is the way that a hardware
man sizes up things: The glue trust
went through because the members
stuck together. The leather trust put
It's whole sole into The matter and sue.
ceeded. The rubber men stretched a
point and made an agreement. The
wheel trust went spinning on to sue
cess. The. yeast trust was followed by
rise IN prices. The milk trust took
the cream of the business. The screw
men wormed their way together The ice
trust froZe out the outsiders. The gas
trust inflated things to great proper
lions. The starch trust stlffened
prices. The paint trust painted things
red. The oyster trust proved to be
no she'll game. The elevator trust
sent things up and down In a lively
manner. The wringer trust put a
squeezer on the little fellows. The
saw trust ripped things open. The
salt trust was far from fresh. The
crockery trust smashed prices. The
fertilizer trust caused stir in the
neighb0rhood. And the window glass
trust let in the light on many dark
things"