Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-19

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tia. The farmers would tear up the
track and Uncle Sam would have TO
station soldier on every tie b.fore
the trains could run. Now this is ex.
actly what Governor Hoch did for
every settler on every alternate sec
ton Of land clear through the Indian
Territory along the Missouri, Kan:
sas' & Texas railroad by loaning to
that road the name of the state to
bring suit and cloud the title. /
quote the name of William Allen
White, good Republican authority,
who says that if the road wins in this
suit it will cost the taxpayers Of Kan.
sas ! million dollars. There are on
ly two conclusions to arrive at. Gov.
ernor Hoch did this out Of pure, per.
sonal friendship to his neighbor,
John Madden, who is the chief attor.
ney Of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad, or the railroad corporations
own him body and soul. He may be
a competent governor in some things,
but he comes too high, and we can't
stand it.
HARRIS IN THE U. P. FIGHT.
l helped lick w. A. Harris forty
years ago. When the fight was over
We were both only too glad to get
out Of it alive. Since that time he
has been just as loyal and faithful in
his American citii enship as l have
been. He was once congressman.at.
large from Kansas and was credit
to the state. He represented our
state as United States senator, with
SO much credit and ability that Roose.
welt would have put him on the Pana-
ma commission had it not been for
the narrow partisanship Of Burton
and Long.
He knew more about the Union
Pacifc's governmental subsidy Of so
million dollars than any other sena-
tor in the United States and made
the fight Of his life to save that so
million dollars for his country-and
won. He could have come home
worth a million or more but he came
back with his honor, his integrity and
good name, but poor.
THE RAILROAD TAX ON THE FARMER.
From the time the first railroad
crossed the Sixth principal meridian
line at Clyde, Solomon City, McPher'
son and Wichita, the farmers in the
west half of the state have been CON-
PEELED to give from one.ffth to one.
third Of all they raised to the railroad
companies 10 freight their surplus
crops to the Missouri river markets.
Every third row Of corn, every fourth
or fifth bushel Of wheat and so on
down to every ton mother earth pro-
duced has been taken to pay divi.
dends on watered railroad stock or
interest on 100000 capitalization
per mile Of road that cost less than
$50, 900 from the sale OF bonds voted
by these farmers and donated to the
railroads.
The land in the west half Of Kan.
sas has productive quality equal to
that Of Illinois, and sells on an aver
age of about $40 per acre, while the
farmers in Illinois get about 500 pei
acre for their land. Most Of this
difference in price is on account oI
freight rates.
HocH's TWO PLATFORMS.
W. A. Harris and the Democratic
nominees on the ticket with hin
stand for two cent passenger rat,
and a reasonable reduction in freight
Hoch stands on two platforms, on,
made by the railroads, the other b.
Stubs and Troutman's square dea
letters to the candidates. II the]
win out at the polls they will al
stand by the railroad platform. /
Webb McNall, Ed Little, R. W
Turner, Ben Wagstaff, George Plumb
DR.. Lawrence, d. c. Tillotson ant
thousands of others in the state whom
/ might name could offer goo'
reason why they could not vote 70