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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16
WHY ALL's WELL IN KANSAS.
Il Is Because OF Sound None, ssd the
Protective rottcy.

Few people realize how or why the
condition OF Kansas is watched with
such solicitudc throughout the country
especially In the Western States.
The fact Is indispu,ablc that there Is
something about Its climate. the mcr-
Curial disposition OF Its people and the
conditions of life In Kansas that make
Il sort OF barometer for the rest OF the
republic. When there Il anything scri.
Gus the matter with Kansas IL IL Ger
tain that all Is not exactly right with
her ncighbors When there Is n drouth
In Kansas there Is apt to be n mighty
thirst In all the region west of the Mis-.
aissippi. When the rains and sunshine
bless Kansas with bountiful harvcsts
and the cyclone and grasshoppcr give her
n wide berth, the fatncss Is apt to extend
beyond her borders and fill the land with
rcaHn for rcjoicings and content.
When Providence frowns on Kansas
the heart of the nation is usually sorrow
fui for hcr-and for itself.
When Providence smiles on Kansas
the rest OF us generally bid au rcvoir to
melancholy.
Therefore Senator Fairbanks did well.
In opening the Republican campaign Mt
Marion. Kan, Sept. ], to remind his au.
ditors OF the change that had come over
their prospects since the days when the
whole land rang with the cry. whats
the matter with Knnsas;" Happily he
was able to proclaim, IL not from the
house tops. at least to the telegraph OPP
orators for dissemination throughout the
nation. that '.Alrs well In Kansas"
Swiftly he drew the picture OF the con-
ditions as they existed eight years ago:
kansas was suffering from the effects
OF Democratic administration. The in.
forests of her agriculture languishcd. Her
crops rotted in the field or were market
ed at unrcmuncrutcd prices" And much
more to the SAME effect. Then he point.
cd to the PROSPERITY OF the present, with
out need to rccapitulnte the blessings
that good crops, good prices, good govern
mcnt and sound money showcred upon
Kansas as from an exhaustlcss urn.
During the last seven years." he said"
mo one has shared the prosperity which
has come 10 the country in n fuller de-
gree than the farmers of Kansas" And
he, illustrated the prosperity of the State
by the increase in her bank deposits
from S33, 100000 in 1895 to over SSO.-
100000 in 1908" AS n matter OF exact
record It might be well to say that the
bank deposits In Kansas increase from
S30,520,i ,iST in 1896 to SSi,O55, ,11O. or
$50 per cent, while those of the whole
country increased from 1921 .S2S, ,330 to
S5i0,Gi9,T02. or slightly under 1874 per
cent.
Would the reader know how all this
wonderful prosperity came to Kansas? :?
1t was through her own industry stimu.
lated and protected by the sound econ
omic and monetary policies OF the Re-
publican party.
In 1895 corn on the farms OF Kansas
was bringing IS cents a bushel; last year,
according to the report of the Depart.
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NOT FIT TO BE PRESIDENT.
An "Evenins Post" Opinion of Jsdrs
Parker.

(Ncw York Evening Post. July l. 1o03.)
We presume that Judge Parker's greet.
ings In GcorEi, ns 'our next President
will not rufiic his judicial calm. Like
the rest of us, he has seen too many next
Presidents year before election.
They usually swarm like grasshoppcrs
in July before the nominating conyen-
ton. But the Judge will be subjected
in his Georgia address TO a pretty sharp
test OF his fitness for President, next
time or ever. VIII he have the courage
to speak a direct and wholesome word
to the people OF the South on the question
which Is rapidly becoming the leading ma
tionnl issue?
We mean, OF course. the whole matter
of abridged suffrage. denied citizenship.
refusal OF equal treatment before the
law. and the rccrudescencc OF slavery, MS
affecting our negro population. The
Southern papers are full OF II, and de-
manding that the South bo ''let alone
in its challenge OF human rights and dis
regard OF the constitution. Edward NJ.
Shepard told the people of New Orleans
that the South ought TO be left to go Its
own way. But can n man named as
'our next President agree to such n
local notification of national lawsi II
he can. he is not fit to be President next
year or any year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16
UNLIKE DEMOCRATS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF
REPUBLICANS NEVER SHADY.
Sale of Philippine boads to . Wsstern
Hank, the Highs,t bidder - Demo.
cratic Deal with the Belmont
Syndicate RiddIed.

The fourth instaliment of the $1,000.
COO Of Philippine bonds was taken at
1Ol.4l by the Western National Bank
of Oklahoma City. whose bid for the
bonds was the highest. The fact that a
western bank should outbid leading insti-
tutions Of Wall street for these bonds
suggests how the West IL rapidly gaining
In financial power and Importance. No
western bank would have dared TO bid
for such u large issue of bonds without
being perfectly satisfied that II could find
broad market for them amongst local
investors. The old financial problem of
the West was to get money from the
East The present problem Of the West
Is to find good channels for the invest.
ment of Its own money.
BY a transaction such as this We find
Investors In the Southwest become cred
itors of the Philippine Islands. In other
words. they are loanlng some of the
fruits Of their own prosperity under Re-
publican rule to help along the prosperity
of our nations wards In the Philippines.
The security which United States gov
crnment over the Philippines gives 20
lives and property. trade and industry,
makes the credit OF the islands good. SO
that investors are quite willing to pay a
premium for Philippine bonds. II the
United States government were not SOW
ereisn over the Philippines. II IL a Ques.
ton whether the islands would be able
to noat bonds even at a discount. hence
many needed improvements for the ISL
nnds could not be carried out. Were
the Democratic party TO be successful
In the election this fall. the owners OF
Philippine bonds would doubtless see .
quick slump In their market value.
Notorious Democratic neaL
II Is the Republican policy In tho case
of necessary issues OF bonds. like the war
loan OF 1S9S aud this Philippine bond
issue. to sell the bonds by popular sub
scrip'lon or by public competitive bid
ding for them. This gives the whole peo.
PIE an equal chance. and all sections of
tho eounty an equal chaneef,o secure
them for iicstmen, and 60 1alize what.
ever prof, eir ultimate ppreciatIon
seay bring; r ihs h IA rsi,s cts, l.'i glaRil
misunderstanding the ro.crh lent ignored
the small es,ors. aud han no use for
rny finaayal institution wesN of Wall
street.
For instance. on Feb. ls. 1895. the
Democratic Secretary OF the Treasury
signed a contrac, with New York syn.
dlca,e for the selling OF sJ:.3i5.ioo four
per cent bonds. These bonds tho syndi-
cate sold TO the public for SOS. ilG. .2ij.
clearing a profit for itself. out OF the
transaction. OF nearly 100000. The
price at which the bonds were sold TO
tho syndicate was equivalent to loiis.
when the existing United States four per
cent bonds. with less than half a. long
time 20 run. were bringing III on the
market. The syndicate dictated to the
government the terms Of the deal. ONE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT SYN.
DiCATE. AUGUST BELMONT. Is
THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AID.
WISER AND BACKER OF ALTON u.
PARKER OR PRESIDENT.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16

ment of Agriculture, It brought 80 cents
or exactly double as much.
In 1895 the price OF wheat on the Kan
sas farm was 81 cents per bushel; last
year. according to the same authority.
1t was II cents.
In 1895 the price of oats on the Kan
sas farm was II cents: last year it was
30-a ease where 80 cents was q joke
which the kansan appreciated clear
dowL to his boots.
During this period freight rates on
wheat per 100 pounds from Atchison.
Kan. to Chicago were reduced from "a
to 10 cents, and on rye, barley, corn and
oats from 20 to 10 cents.
In 1895 the revenue of the railways
per passenger per mile In the territory of
which Kansas Is the center was 2.2I5
cents; in 1902 1t had fallen to 2.23G
cents. In the same period the railroad
revenue from freight In the same terri
tory had fallen from 1.lGl cents per ton
per mile to O.91S cents.
There are good times In Kansas be-
cause Of good government. good crops.
good prices. increasing manufactures and
declining rates for transporting the fruits
or all kinds of industry to the markets
OF the world: and when there are good
times In Kansas there is little occasion
for discomfort throughout the rest Of the
Union.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16
PLAIN ENGLISH
Il csnes from Oyster Nay aud Appiiss
60 the New York World.

Sept. !. according TO newspaper dis.
patch Of that date. Secretary Loeb gave
out a typcwrit;cn statement denying q
story printed In the New York World
TO the cffcc; TO J. Picrpont Morgan has
recently held conferences with Mr..
Roosevelt concerning the campaign. Il
IL rs follows:
The story In the World abou, the visit Of
Mr. Morgan to the President at Oyster Hay
IL q lie from beginning to end. Neither
Mr. Morgan nor the New York representa-.
tive Of Mr.: Moran has seen the fr,silcn,
trctiy ut Oyster hay or anywhere ci.r. AZ
far as the President OF anyone around him
knows. Mr.. Morgan has been nowhere near
Oyster bay In yacht or otherwise.
One paper comments upon the unusual
use OF the word ''lic" In statements given
ont by the President. There are times
when only one word In the English Ian.
ruaEc will serve. and President Roosc-
welt Is an authority on English. There
Is only one word to iitly and accurately
characterize certain stltcmcnts-such
statements as that Of The World which
the President was contradictins.
a lie. according 10 Webster. IL "a
criminal fnlschooj: A FALSEHOOD
UTTERED FOR PURPOSES OF DE-
CEPTtoN; AN INTENTIONAL vIo-
LATIoN OF TRUTH"
IN" S'HkuIs p'SbIVnaIy tuus ucnucb
the word:
"Lic-1. A FALSE STATEMENT
MADE WITH THE PURPOSE OF
DECEfV1NG! an Intentional untruth: a
falschood: tho uttcrancc by speech or
act OF that which Is false WITH IN
TENT TO MISLEAD or DELUDE.
.. THAT WHICH Is INTENDED OR
SERVES TO DECEIVE OR MIS-.
LEAD: ANYTHING DESIGNED OR
ADAPTED TO PRODUCE FALSE
CONCLUSIONS OR ENPECTA-
T1OSS."
There can be no doubt that the Prcsi.
dent used exactly the right word.
1t would be like carrying Goals to New.
castle to explain to our friends the Dem.
ocrats the meaning and inner cusscdncss
OF the word ''lic." Past grand masters
In the art. they need no definitions OF
fine drawn distinctions. But Rcpubli.
cans and independents are not so well
up In this branch OF human activity, and
so 1t Is well, perhaps. to call their nttcn-
ton to the latest proper and desirable
use of the small English monosyllabia
which Is just now under discussion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16
or Course Not.

David h. IIill stated, in one OF his
speeches, that Mr.. Roosevelt, on taking
the oath of office after the death OF
President Mckinley. said that he would
not be n candidate for President in 1901.
President Roosevelt has never made n
promise as to his own personal action
which he did not redeem. The President
Is outspoken. fair and square. These
are characteristics of the man. He
makes no promises he does not intend to
keep. and he keeps such as he makes.
The silly story started by Hill had no
foundation in fact, and It is really not
worth the ink and paper that has been
used in denying it, except that 1t once
more marks the character OF Hill.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16
FARM WAGES.
FiguFss - To Rstes Paid Ia Engisnd
and the CnIts states.

The August Labor Gazette. q govern
mcnt publication issued monthly by the
british Board of Trade. gives an Inter
esting account of the half-yeariy nsrI-
cultural hlrinss nt whitsuntide. 1901. for
the counties OF Cumberland. westmore-
land and North Lancashire. which affords
an Instructive view OF the rates paid
farm hands In England. The Official re-
port prepared for the department states
that "the supply OF male farm servants
was fairly plentiful. owing partly TO
slackness OF employment In other indus
tries" but that wages showed down
ward tendency In the case OF men. but
women were scarce and their wages
were well maintained"
The following were the rates generally
agreed upoa !os the half year:
Fer s,I months
with baasd.
Hest men .sI5.oo TO tlts)0o
Second class mrn........... 5D,OD to I5dS
Youths and boys ........... .ocpto aoUo
Second class women and
risis .........- --.......- .n.Oto 0pO
These rate. have been slightly incrcas-
ell In the transcription from English
money Into dollars and cents at tho ratio
81 -...a..i.-.I... --,i.'. -. - SIS.
farm hands are receiving by which every
Intelligent American farm hand can con-.
part tho wages he receives.
Without knowing the number OF men
employed In each class and at varying
rates therein Il Is. OF course. impossible
10 arrive at an average rate OF compcnsa.
tlon. But with 500 per half year for
the highest and $50 for the lowest Of the
sccond-class men u IL evident that the
yearly average for male farm hands ex-
elusive Of youths and boys In Great
Britain cannot be much. II any. above
$50 year. while the average for won.
cn would be somewhere around 500.
We have no similar figures for the
United States. but In a recent bulletin
entitled Wages OF Farm Labor In the
United States" issued by tho Depart.
mcnt Of Agriculture. the figures Of the
average monthly wages Of farm iahorcrs
In this country arc given. Multiplied BY
six. to arrive at the half yearly rate.
they furnish the following:
Average wages cf farm iaborcrs 10 the
United States
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16

II will be perceived that the average
rate paid In the United States In 100.
for six months IL within SLIGO OF the
maximum rate paid to the best farm
hands In Great Britain In May. 1901. and
almost double the minimum paid second
class men.
The figures OF our Department Of Az
riculturc. moreover. apply only 10 those
lnborcrs hired by the year or season. the
rates where tho engagement Is by the
day are very much higher. being 50
cents per day. with board. and S1.13
without. In 1902. against G3 cents with.
and 81 cents without board. In 1891.
This would make the pay, with board.
In 1891. average Sol.J0 for n half year
OF 100 days, while the average compcn-
sation OF the American farm laborcr paid
by the day In 1907 would be Si33.5O
for the six months. with board.
But statistical averages. valuable rs
they are In rejecting the general condi-
tons, are elusive and tantaliEing things
when they attempt to cover the rate OF
wages In an occupation like agriculture,
which, including employers and employ.
cd. numbers at least 11,OOJ.O0O persons
over 10 years OF age and upwards of ev.
cry age, color and sex. The American
farm laborcr knows what wages he re-
ceives, and he can compare 1t with what
is paid in England, and greatly to his
own satisfaction.
lie also knows that the above aver
ages In the United States for 1874 and
1902 fairly though family reflect the
difference between his industrial condi-
ton during the last Democratic national
administration and now. And In Novcm.
bcr he will not vote for any party whose
success would forcshadow a return to
the conditions OF 1891 and 1895.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16

The general prosperity the country has
enjoyed under Republican administration
during the last seven years has profitcd
the farmer as much IL not more than any
other one class. The farmers know 1t.
and should and undoubtedly will vote to
continue conditions as they are .nd have
beon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16
Expnusio. . Bic..inr.

United States Consul General Gucn-
thcr. at Frankfort, Germany. quotes a
noted German professor as saying that
expansion does not lessen nations In.
hcrcnt compnctncss and strength. On
the contrary. n nation can only become
great, he says. by having space in which
to expand. Great Britain is cited as an
example OF what expansion has done for
a nation that originally had little terri
tory
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16

Rural free delivery has enabled farm.
crs to obtain better prices for their prod
ucts. Being brought int daily touch
with the state of the markets. they are
enabled to take advantage of informa-
ton heretofore inaccessible TO them. For
this practical help they are indebted to
the party that does things"-viz., the
Republican party.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16
e,ce, 1ndu.,ry Docs No, Lac.

A director of the United States Steel
Corporation refutcs one of the state
ments made by calamity -howling Demo-
Gratis BY saying that business is so good
there will be no cut in prices of steel.
adding: "All our plants will be running
at full capacity in month or two. and
by that time the demand for steel of all
kinds will be greater than at any time
during the past year"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16

"I have no words of abusc for
Theodore Roosevelt. I believe him TO
be n brave, honest, conscientious man.
1 give him full credit for having N
splendid courage of csnviction."-
Thomas L. watsons speech accepting Populist
nomination.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16

With the immense crops which are now
assured 1t il essential that prices be
maintained so that farmers may reap the
full reward OF their labors. This is as
sured IL the Republican party is contin.
usd In power.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-16

Liberal compensation for labor makes
liberal customers for our products. The
Republican policy Of protection makes
10th.
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steady Gaiu.Iu vaIuc.

The following tables show how steady
have been the gains In cash values OF
staple crops, despite fluctuations from
year TO year In size Of crops:
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of Siam and very close to the Straits Settlements. where large numbers of Europeans have centered. many of whom hastened to see the show, which was as picturesque as it was uniqhe. The pre- limlnaries took months to prepare, hun dreds of elephants of enormous size be- ing collected. presents being ordered from Paris, the trousseau made in Eu- rope and shipped to this faraway point in Asia. Even the King of Siam, who could not leave his opium long enough to dabble in the ceremonies. sent one of his hundred sons, Prince Charan, who travelled overland from the far-eastern side of the peninsula with his elephant train, the Sultan of Kedah meeting him at the gate of the capital and paying him the obeisance due to his political superior. the Siamese Emperor.
 The Crown Prince. of course. had slightly more gorgeous wedding than his brothers and a longer and more varied circle of fetes. processions and ball masques. The whole affair was a curi- ous and somewhat ludicrous hodge, podge of oriental dressing with Parisan veneer The bride wore a valenclennes point d'esprit wedding gown. with the traditional veil demanded by the religion of Mahomet. The Prince wore a dress suit and turban, a purple sash and military helmet almost exactly like those worn by German cavalry officers, The marvellous gardens of the Palace of Kedah. covering 40 acres and filled with gorgeous tropical plants and blossoms, were thronged almost to suffocation by the thousands of wedding guests-rajahs, princes. Buddhist and Mohammedan priests joggled elbows with British tea merchants from Ceylon. French fnan- ciers from Siam and the inextnguish- able travelling salesman of the enter prising merchants of Germany.
 What The Wedding Cost.
 The cost of these weddings is estimat- ed by the French Residente at Kedah. the semi-official representative of the French Colonial Office in this petty Siamese state. at about q million and a half dollars. equal by comparison to $15, ,000, 000 in this country. The cost was borne entirely by the Sultan. who pawned and sold number of valuable diamonds accumulated by his predeces- sor, Tina Ayra. who was as avaricious and pecunious as his son and heir is the reverse. Over half q million was ex- pended in securing the various ele- plants. tigers. bunaloes and rhinoceros which were paraded and slaughtered in the hunts and animal battles which formed most important part of the bridal festivities At least half mil
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to their dresses.
 The celebration of the lime bath was held in a beautiful little pavilion sur rounded by a high brick wall with only two gates. each of them being guarded by policemen. At 3 P. M. all the Euro pean guests were directed co the pavil- ion, where the Sultan and the whole royal family were present. together with many hundreds of natives in the yard. Then the gates were locked until the ceremony was finished.
 The Mysteries of the Lime Bath.
 The bride was then carried In and the groom walked in supported by two best men, and then seated themselves on a golden bench perched on a platform. They were in their best state dresses of silk and sparkled with gold and dia- monds. When they were seated some 12 old Malay ladies began walking round and round the couple. first on the high est step of the platform, then lower and lower until they reached the bottom and disappeared. Two ladies stayed be- hind. closed all the curtains around the couple, took off their valuable dresses and jewels and dressed them in light
 
 pulled open the serpents which formed the sides of the throne began to belch out water on the couple. drenching them to the skin.
 The Spectators Drenched With
 Scent.
 The next part of the ceremony as- founded the European spectators. Each native seized a bucket, dipped It in a huge tub filled with scented water and proceeded to drench his neighbors with the contents. It was impossible for any one to escape. for the gates were locked. Not till every drop of water was used were the gates unlocked When this was done there was a perfect stampede for dry clothes.
 Now that the Sultan of Kedah has happily married the available crop of his sons. 1t is expected that as soon as the finances of the country recuperate sufficiently to allow 1t several of his quite charming daughters will short ly undergo similar limitations into the welded state. It is only fair. however, to say that the ordinary Kedahese Is not put to the irritation and expense of any such marriage ceremony. His usual method of obtaining an additional bride is to quietly present the father of the lady with a few sheep. or some of the curious silver coin which represents the most valuable medium of bargain and barter in Siam.
 The five newly married couples were each installed. after the last day of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-24

and his wonderful generosity to several notable Parisiennes as to diamonds and gowns, formed a three days scandal and q nine days wonder even in that whirling cyclone of cosmopolitanlsm. Paris. Re is nearly 40 years of age.
 The Sultan is a good Mahommedan and bad debtor. He rules 30, GOO people by t'S grace of the Emperor of Siam ap1 the connivance of the French AIIn- ister of Foreign Affairs He pays the Siamese Emperor an annual tribute consisting of two WI te elephants. .000 tons of rice 300 wagonloads of fine bamboo trunks. dozen carefully trained dancing girls and a small per- centage on the internal revenue duties which are collected by the Kedahese custom officers. These latter collect something over twice the amount and turn what is left over to the ambas sador of the Siamese monarch. Kedah is really wealthy in proportion to its population, as Southern Asiatic terri tories go. The land is fertile, producing practically every known tropical and seml-tropical fruit. flower and grain. The rich ride elephants, which are very numerous. The poor man walks beside his oxen, which even his patient cour- age cannot enable him to ride. They cremate their dead.
 Crown Prince Married First.
 So much for Siam. Kedah and the Sultan thereof.
 His Royal Highness, Tunku Ibrahim. who is crown prince of Kedah and sallow-loolSing, under-developed. cig arctic smoking Siamese, was the first of the princes to wed. marrying about the middle of August Her Highness, Tunku Ayash--Tunku. by tn way. being in both cases the last or family name of the royal house of Kedah Every body in Kedah who could get away from the family bamboo tree crowded into the capital of the little kingdom to witness the barbaric and gorgeous festivities which celebrated each of the five marriages.
 &sdah is the most southerly province