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Newport daily independent., 1906-03-27

Sauers Milling Go. of Evans vile, H., manufacture a special patent in addition to their high est patent flour. This extremely high grade, flour is known as "'Inyincible. and js for sale by The Standard Grocer Co. l6dtf
Newport daily independent., 1906-03-27
Notice.

All Elks are earnestly re- uuested to meet at the club rooms lover Wilman's Bros. ) tonight at 8 o'clock to make arrangements to attend the Elks celebration at Jonesboro. Jos..M. BERGER,
 Exalted Ruler.
Newport daily independent., 1906-03-27

Mrs. Frank Lynn and little daughter Inez, of Walnut Ridge, arX visiting Mrs. J. w. Pettet fir few days.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09
UNITED STATES IN CHINA.

While the papers are full of the
speculation of war between this
country and China it were we'll to
consider why we are SO vitally in
terested.
There are just two things that
lead up to our trouble with China.
First, the missionaries, who are
trying to supplant with the relig-
ion of today one that was estab-
lished six thousand years before
Christ was born.
Second, our commercial inter
ests that for the sake of profit
propose to exploit China if they
have to do it by force.
1t seems to us that missiona-
ries who seek heather lands take
all the risk upon themselves.
They are not compelled to 60.
OF their own volition they seek
peril under the idea that duty
calls. They profess willingness
to die for the sake of their creed
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

AN interesting fact that shows
that the idea of limiting the
wealth which any one man may
control is gaining ground is to be
found in the resolution introduced
in the lower house of congress by
Representative Lloyd, of Mis-
souri,, last week. His resolution
proposes an amendment to the
constitution limiting private for
tunes to $4,000, 900 and declar-
ing that any excess shall be
deemed "a public nuisance. folly
or peril" and be forfeited to the
United States. OF course it will
not receive many votes at pres
ent, but it is move along the
only lines that can possibly cor
rect existing evil conditions. The
sum set in the Lloyd resolution
as a maximum is ten times too
large. but is SO set doubtless to
provoke discussion. And why
should not vast sums of money
be considered a national Peril1
Do not the people recognize that
fortunes like Rocketeller's are
used to destroy the peoPle1 And
if so why may they not be con-
fiscated to serve instead of de-
stroy government Remove
mans power to accumulate vast
wealth and still you have not de-
stroyed the incentive to become
as rich as he can. You would
have all the advantage so much
prated about, of mans ambition.
You would simply have removed
from him the cause under which
SO much abject poverty exists.
The idea will grow in the next
decade and our children may live
under laws that prohibit man
from plundering hundreds and
thousands of his brothers.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

In our last issue we reprinted
an article from the Delta Laborer
that dealt with the Hotchkiss
road overseer and certain of his
bills, notably one that covered
time that was spent by said over
seer in a fishing excursion. In
this weeks North Fork Times
Mr.. Martin explains the matte r
by saying that he hired man for
all six days and paid him. Then
put in the bill as his own. THE
NEWSPAPER does not desire to do
any man an injustice and though
we have not been asked to make
correction. we readily do so be
cause the explanation is probably
true and certainly justifes the bill
if it is. We are inclined to be-
lieve that the blame for condi-
tions is to be located higher up.
We never did have much good
for a crusade against the men who
actually do what little work is
done on the roads.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

AFTER assisting to the extent
of its ability to keep the tariff on
sugar in the top notch, the Den
yer Times bewails the fact that
Colorado dealers must buy their
Colorado produced sugar in Kan
sas City, as the sugar trust will
not permit the factory to sell
here at home. In other words
the Times has been saying what
it could in favor of dear sugar as
an aid to a Colorado industry and
complains because the result has
been accomplished. The country
will be slow to comprehend the
Times position.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

DISPATCHES from Washington
state that Attorney Hughes who
made so brilliant a record in the
investigation of the insurance in
iquities in New York, will be Of
fered the position of special coun-
sci to the interstate commerce
commission as soon as the Hep
burn bill becomes law. 1t is a
superb continuation of the ad-
ministration's policy and insures
the success of the bill when put
into effect. What the commits
sion needs above all else is an
able and honest legal adviser.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

IT is conceded by the opposi-
ton to the Presidents rate bill
that the measure will pass the
senate practically as it came over
from the house. The era of gov
ernment control of railroads is
just dawning. The ball once
started rolling will never stop till
the railroads are owned and oper-
ated by the government as they
are in other countries.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

THE star-chamber methods used
by the present chief executive of
this state in the past few weeks
indicates only one thing and that
is absolute corporation dictation.
The Haywood Meyer case, the
Trinidad district Judge case and
the Adams county commissioner
case are instances in which the
public knew nothing of the mat
tiers until his royal highness had
acted.-Denver Democrat.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

but the majority like to find shell
ter behind a U. S. war ship when
ever trouble breaks out. About
half our difficulty with China is
the direct result of the suspicion
engendered by the Ito Chinese)
heretical teachings of our mission
aries.
So far as commerce goes with
China It is inconsiderable at best.
They never gave us a good thing
in exchange for any of our COM
modities. The opening up of
commercial relations was accom-
plished by force and must be
maintained by force. Their i'm
migration to this country is a
menace. and yet most difficult, If
not impossible to prohibit. Every.
step taken to increase communi-
cation between this country and
China is fraught with peril to our
institutions.
1t is all we'll enough to talk
that we are a world power, and
other rot of the sort, and must
hold up our end in the education
and enlightenment of this heather
nation. but the fact remains that
if China, Japan and the Philip
pines would sink in the sea to-
morrow, the whole civilized world
would be better off and removed
from its greatest peril.
The most unfortunate thing
that ever happened to this coun-
try was the occupation of Manila
by Dewey. The only way of es-
cape from the result is to give the
Fillipinos freedom and self-gov-
ernment and proceed to construct
so strong a wall between this
country and the Orient that none
of their people can ever come
here and none of ours go there.
If Europe wants to absorb
China let her absorb it. The mess
will make her sick enough before
she gets through.
When six hundred million Ori-
entails start a campaign of con-
quest against civilization we want
them to come from the east and
cross the Atlantic instead of the
Pacific, in their efforts to make a
landing on American shores.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

In the last issue o. the Delta
Independent Bro. Rood calls Bro.
Frederick a democrat and we
fully expect to see the fur fly if
the offence is repeated.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

THE late Adjutant General of
this state. continues to have hon
ors heaped upon him. J. M. Her
bert has just named new stud
horse after him.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09
BLIND LEADNG THE BLIND.
The Denver Repoblican Struggles
to Ascertain Where It = at.

The Republican. in its hysteri-
cal attempt to try the Steunen-
berg case in its own columns. is
led into all manner of egregious
blunders. The paper appears to
have thrown consistency to the
winds, and the story of yesterday
is denied today only to be reaf-
firmed tomorrow.
Take as an illustration the man.
ner in which it has endeavored to
distort the circumstances con-
nected with the unfortunate death
of M. B. Valley. the mining man
who was killed by a mysterious
explosion on Capitol hill in May
of 1904.
On February l8, the day after
the arrest of Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone, the Republican pri lted
a long story alleging that Valley
had been marked for death by the
"inner circle" of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, and that some
one employed by that organiza-
ton had killed him.
On February 21 the Republican.
on the authority of Detective Nc
Parland, said that the bomb which
killed Valley had been intended
for Chief Justice Gabbert. and
that Valley chanced that way and
was killed.
On February % the Republican
returned to its story of February
IS, and announced that it had
evidence confirming that yarn.
On February 20 the Republican
presented an entirely new version
of the Valley case. According
to this latest story. instead of be-
ing "a man marked for death by
the inner CIRCLE" or "the chance
victim of a bomb intended for
Chief Justice Gabbert, Valley
was a member of the elmer cir
cle," and the Republican gravely
asserts that he was working on
the bomb, with which he intended
to murder Justice Gabbert, when
the internal machine exploded
and killed him.
Mrs. Valley, the widow of the
deceased miner, states in an inter
view, which will be found else
where in this mornings News,
that her husband had joined the
federation at the request of the
man who employed him. He
never took an active part in the
affairs of the organization. and
ceased to be a member few days
before his death. Naturally the
Republicans story has caused her
much mental distress.
What does the Republican hope
to accomplish by these inane
specimens of yellow journalism"
They do not assist the cause the
paper is championing, and are
calculated to make the Republi-
can the object of the contempt
and ridicule of all thinking men
and women.-Denver News.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

Old papers for sale at this ofhce'
25 cents per hundred.
The newspaper., 1906-03-09

Entered at the postofice in Paonia for transmits
don through the mails as second class matter
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22
ne SMOKED OUT HARRIS
TOM M'NEAL FORCES THE Elk
REBEL TO SHOW HIS HAND.
HARRIS PRAISES ROOSEVELT
But McNeaI Makes Him Admit He Is
Sorry Roosevelt is President-Demo-
cratic Campaign Managers Are in a
Big Row-JarreII Raps Overmyer
and Joe Wright Pays His compIi-
ments to Col. Harris.

Col Harris of Chicago, the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor of Kan
sas, has been trying throughout the
campaign to curry favor with Repub-
licans by throwing bouquets at Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his speeches. Col.
Harris would persuade the voters that
he is very much a Roosevelt man and
that he could be depended upon to
carry on the state government on the
Roosevelt model That this sort of
talk from Col. Harris has been only
buncombe intended to catch Republi
cans with a leaning toward indepen-
dent voting, everyone has known all
the while but Harris absolute insin-
cerity was never fully exposed until
a meeting at Siegel last week when
he was compelled to admit that he is
sorry that Parker was defeated for
President and Roosevelt elected. AS
Kansas gave Roosevelt nearly $780,
900 majority over Parker, Kansas vot-
ers will probably greatly appreciate
the statement of the Illinois colonel
that he is sorry Parker was defeated.
However, the admission was forced
and came only after Harris had
been nettled by several hard raps
from T. A. McNeal, the Republican
NOMINEES for state printer. Harris
had just preceded McNeal as a speak
er. He had paid his usual "soapy'
compliments to Roosevelt. When
McNeal began speaking he referred
to the endorsement of Roosevelt by
Col Harris.
81 am glad TO hear a Democrat
speak so highly of our Republican
President he said, land l infer from
Col. Harris remarks that although he
voted for Parker he is really glad
Roosevelt was elected
A laugh started and it was too
much for the touchy Chicago man
who jumped excitedly to his feet and
shouted. IT'S not So I said nothing
of the sort. Can't you be fair?''
There is no intention on my part
to be unfair McNeal replied quietly
IF 1 have misrepresented Col. Harris,
beg his pardon. I simply inferred
from his speech that while he voted
for Parker he is pleased at Roose-
velt's election. Of course if Col.
Harris is sorry that Roosevelt was
elected and his tribute to the Presi-
dent is therefore meaningless, 1 stand
corrected
The Chicago man made no reply
and left the platform "madder than
a wet hen"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22
IN A BIG ROW.
Democratic Campaign Manager:
Scrapping Among Themselves.

The fact that the Democrats made
a mistake in turning w. F. Sapp
down for reelection as chairman of
the state committee and a bigger mis-
take in placing w H Ryan in charge
of affairs at campaign headquarters
has become so apparent that even the
Democrats are acknowledging it and
some of them are doing a mighty live
ly lot of kicking about it. Ryan has
been an absolute and positive failure
in his work as chairman up to this
time and his incompetency is so
marked that even David Overmyer
has been prompted TO admit that
mistake was made in the deposition
of Sapp. 1t is rumored here in To
peka that Overmyer went to Demo
cratic headquarters recently and kick
ed up a big row with Ryan because
the latter has been doing nothing TO-
ward building up an organization. Of
course neither Overmyer or Ryan will
discuss the matter for publication but
there is little if any doubt regarding
the authenticity of the rumors. Per
haps the best evidence that all is
not moving smoothly and that there
is dissatisfaction with Chairman
Ryan is furnished by the Kansas City
Star The Star is the official organ
of the democratic party in Kansas and
it gets inside information direct
from all the Democratic candidates.
In an editorial published only few
days ago the Star openly and frank
ly ackI Jwledged that the Democratic
campaign lacks ginger. The editorial
also intimates that the Kansas Dem
ocracy has lost its power of action
and indicates that the chances of the
election of Col Harris of Chicago as
Governor of Kansas are not strong.
The editorial was as follows:
1t may be their strong feeling of
reliance on the strength and popular
ity of Colonel W. A. Harris which
causes the Democratic leaders in
Kansas to content themselves with
The policy of letting the campaign
for Governor sort of take care of
itself 1t is certain that they are not
displaying the energy and the aggres-
sive spirit which leader like Colonel
Harris might well inspire
1t is most unfortunate that a pro-
| tracted lease of power tends too vi
tiate political organization and rem
| der it faithless to its duty, and that,
on the other hand, when a party re
mains out of business for the period
of time that the Democracy of Kan
sas has been idle, it seems to lose the
power of action and to become list
less and fiabby.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22

Editor Beck, of the Holton Record,
comes forward with this excellent
plan: EVERY intelligent Democrat
knows and every honest Democrat ac-
knowledges that Theodore Roosevelt
has made brave, persistent and sue
cessful war on the trusts. Now it
seems to US that until this issue is
fought out to finish, the thing for
antitrust Democrats to do is to come
over and join the antitrust Republi-
cons, draft President Roosevelt for
another term, make public sentiment
SO strong in his favor that he cannot
decline to accept the nomination.
When the trusts are conquered then
if they want to do so they might go
back and again become Democrats.
Men working for the same great OBJ
ject ought to work together. If this
battle against the trusts is lost it will
be because those who earnestly be-
lieve in the cause allow the monopoly
politicians to keep them divided and
working at cross purposes"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22
FARRELL BOLTS WEBS.
And Tells What He Thinks Of David
yOvermyer

ana IeiIS WEat he Thinks OF DaWo
yOvermyer.
First district Democrats are having
lots of trouble First they nominal,
ed a Democrat for Congress against
Congressman Chas Curtis. The
Democrat knew the nomination was
an empty honor and withdrew. Then
the Democrats spent two or three
weeks trying to get a Republican to
accept the Democratic nomination on
a tariff revision platform Finally
they were successful and Judge w.
d. Webb of Atchison was influenced
to permit the nomination to be fas-
tened on him. And now the Demo
Gratis are boiling Webb and a big in
ternal row is stirred up ]. F. FARRELL,
editor of the Holton Signal and chair.
man of the Democratic press bureau,
has boIted Webb, although he says
there was nothing to bolt, and an
nounces his intention to support the
Prohibition candidate. FARRELL charg.
es the Democratic congressional COM
mfttee with exceeding its authority in
nominating a Republican and has
landed squarely on the toes of David
Overmyer, who with the assistance
of the Kansas City Star, engineered
the deal for the nomination of Webb.
Overmyer is tremendously angered
at farrell because of the larter's open
bolt and charges it up to Bale Wag-
gener. Overmyer says FARRELL is
'only tool of Bale Waggener." Jar
rell comes back in a signed statement
in which he intimates that a man who
would make such a charge would vio-
late the trust imposed in him if he
were made attorney general The
closing paragraph of JarrelPs state.
ment is as follows:
Hon. David Overmyer is greatly
disturbed about the bolt" and he is
quoted as saying that I am tool
of Bale Waggener. That assertion.
if Mr.. Overmeyer made it, is untrue,
and even If it were true, it wouldn't
be anybody's business, for L am not
public official, nor do 1 aspire to any
political honors- 1 have enjoyed the
friendship of Mr. B. P. Waggener ever
since 1 was a boy, and I value it very
highly. The kind of politics that
leads one man to attack another be-
cause of personal friendship and as
sociations is evil enough to prompt
him to betray a trust.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22
SHE MUST SIDE STEP.

Mrs. Burton Must Stop Denouncino
One Democratic Candidate.
The Democratic committee has en-
ployed Mrs. Ella Burton of Topeka to
make speeches against Governor
Hoch and the Republican state ticket
this fall. Mrs. Burton won Demo-
cratic favor by an attack on Cover
nor Hoch for appointing d. o. Nc
Cray as a member of the state text
book commission. The attack was
made in a speech at a Labor Day cele-
bration in Topeka. Mrs. Burton
charges that McCray is a tool of the
alleged book trust and that she toiu
Governor Hoch so before McCray was
appointed. Because the Governor did
not believe her unsupported word Mrs.
Burton says the Governor is also a
tool of the book trust.
When Mrs Burton was trying to
keep the Governor from appointing
McCray she was making a particular
ly bitter fight against the appoint
ment of Prof. A. B. Carney of Con-
cordia She made all sorts of charges
against McCray and Carney and was
particularly bitter toward Carney
whom she also characterized as a
book trust employee" Governor Hoch
appointed both McCray and Carney.
Carney is now the Democratic nomi-
nee for state superintendent of
schools so he has been endorsed by
the Democratic party as well as by
Governor Hoch. Mrs. Burton will
therefore be in rather an inconsistent
position when she goes out to fight
Hoch and support Carney.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22
RAPs HARRIS HARD:
Populist Editor Says the Colonel Be-
trayed His Party in 1897.

Popuist Editor Says the Colonel Be-
trayed His Party in 1897.
Joe Wright of Smith Center, one of
the best known Populists in the state
and editor of one of the staunchesr
Populist newspapers in Northwestern
Kansas is fighting Col W. A Harris
of Chicago and the Democratic state
ticket very bitterly. Wright was a
stalwarI Populist in 1896 and 1897
and is among those who attribute the
disasters which overlook the party to
the perfidy of Col. Harris and those
maximum freight rate legislation dur
ing the Leedy administration In a
recent issude of his paper, the Smith
County Messenger, Wright prints the
following reply to a Populist to
know why he fights Harris more than
Governor Hoch:
.sYou say more against Harris than
Hoch.'' said a Subscriber the other
day Certainly we do, just at this
time. Governor Hoch never stole us
blind and then betrayed US while
pretending to be our friend To us,
that is the limit of forebearance in
politics Does he or any of his Park
err corporation acrobats deny it? Not
one. The Senate records of Kansas
amply prove it, and still every few
days some Populist wants inform
alton as to why we are not for Harris
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22

E. L. Fairchild, Republican candi-
date for superintendent of Public In
struction, says that he has travelled
extensively over the Sixth District
this summer and understands the DO
litical situation in the western coun-
ties thoroughly. He says that every
thug looks favorable for Republican
success, and that Governor Hoch and
gaining followers every day. He ex-
poets the entire ticket to be elected
by at least as large majority as that
in 1902.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22


Judges Supreme Court -.....
w. A Johnston. Ottawa, and r. A
Burch. Saline, six year term; Silas Porter.
Wyandotte, c. B. Graves. four year term.
Governor ---------.-------- f. W. Hoch
Marion county.
Lieutenant Governor j. Fitzgerald
Ford county
Secretary of State. E. Denton
Harper county.
State Auditor James NJ. Nation
Neosho county.
State Treasurer Mark Tulley
Montgomery county
Attorney General F. s. jackson
Greenwood county.
State superintendent of Schools.
=. .-........-. .-..--E E. T. Fairchild
Ellsworth county
Insurance Commissioner Charles Barnes
Usage county
State Printer. Tom McNeal
Shawnee county.
Railroad Com missioners.-
Frank L. Ryan, Leavenworth county, G.
A. Ryker. Reno county; George w. Kan
: avel. Harvey county.
DISTRICT.
Congressman Sixth District---.W A. Reeder
JUDICIAL.
Judge 23rd District ..--.--.-- J. ii. Reeder
COUNTY.
representative A b. Jones
Treasurer -------------------.-.G G. Marshall
County Clerk. Observation-Disclosures. C. II. Benson
Register of Deeds ....-...-..C. r, Redmond
Probate Judge. ...............-.A.S Peacock
Clerk of the District Court %. E. Ridgway
Sheriff ...---.....-.-.J, III. Poffenberger
Surveyor. -------.--~-----H H. Harlan
County Superintendent -. Mrs c. d. Smith
County Attorney ...-..---...-..-...-.H. Long
Coroner. .--....-..--.....--...-R R. Horak
Commissioner 1st District..-....-.W W. F. King
High School Trustees-1st District. c. G
Yetter, end District, r. c.. Wilson. 3rd
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22

a. B. JONES.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
WA-KEENEY KANSAS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22
LANDS WANTED.

L have customers for a few unim-
proved cheap tracts of land; some we'll
improved farms; some small ranches,
and two large ranches.
If you want to sell now is the time.
Come, list what you have, or send me
descriptions, prices. etc.
For Sd1e-LandS.
A lew bargains in landS-farm and
nch lands
Irrigated Lands.
am agent for the Arkansas Valley
Su ar Beet s. Irrigated Land Co IS
LAM in Southeast Colorado, where
farm ing pays.
Ca Ion or write,
S. M. HUTZEL,
Wa-Keeney, Kans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22

Perhaps Colonel Harris, of Chicago,
thinks the Kansas old soldiers will
vote for him through gratitude that
he didn't kin them when leading his
Confederate regiment against the
Union
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-22
SATURDAY. SEP. p, 1906.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATE

STATE
Judges Supreme Court.------ --.---.-
W. A. Johnston. Ottawa, and r.
Burch. Saline, six year term; Silas Porter,
Wyandotte, e. b. Graves. four year term
LII -