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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11
concerning HOCRS GOOD INTENTIONS

William Allen White, in speak
ing of Hoch's connection with
the NJ, X. &. T. incident, is kind
enough to say that the Governor
intended no wrong and is innocent
of willful evil. There has been
a good bit of that sort of extenua-
ton offered in behalf of Hoch
since he has been Governor
enough in truth to induce a dis
tinct sensation of popular fatigue.
Indeed IL might be almost sup
posed that Hoch himself would
become surfeited with being per-
petually exploited as a person who
would do great deal better than
he does if he only knew how.
1t shows a decent instinct in
human nature, to be sure, to put
the best face on things that men
do and to credit them with right
motives whenever that is possible;
but does that sort of charity sug-
gest any sound reason why the
state of Kansas should continue to
suffer from the reiterated mistakes
of Hoch-even if he were as pure
at heart as an angel-when there
is man running for Governor of
that state whose intentions are
fully as virtuous as Hoch's, and
who has, in addition, the essential
faculty of discriminating between
good and evil9-Kansas City Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11
Notice TO Contractors.

Seasled bids will be received up
to 70 o'clock, noon. of Monday,
May 81, by S. P. Smith, director
of school District As, Pawnee
Rock Kansas, for the erection of
a school house in said district.
Plans and specifications can DO
seen at the Office of the county
Superintendent at Great Bend,
Kansas, and at the office of the
Lindas Lumber Co., Pawnee
Rock, Kansas. All bids should
be endorsed Proposal to Erect
School House" and addressed to
5. P. Smith, Pawnee Rock, Ksns-
as. The board deserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
s. P. Smith, Director.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

One of the busiest places in
town is the E. r. Moses Mercan-
tile Company machine shop.
They are working seven or eight
men steadily and are certainly
turing out some fine work. When
they tear down an old separator
for rebuilding. they do not leave
any thing but a big box on four
wheels. They then start in and
build the machine as could be
done in any factory. Thresher-
man who want engines or sepera-
tors repaired should make ar
engagements with them at once.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11
Oscar SDeaks I'm.

Oscar O'Bleniss of the Hoff.
man, l. T., Herald, formerly Of
the Claim Clarion, reads the
riot act to his party bosses
especially at Washington, as fol.
lows:
We were born and raised a Re.
publican and still love the grand
old party, but there is a fearful
palpitation going on within our
anatomy that forbodes calam.
ityto our first love unless the
present congress does something
for the people of Indian Terri.
tory along the line of statehood
and the removal of restrictions.
True the way our hands are
tired, we can't do much ourselves
but the great trade centers
whose people realize what it
means to them to give this
country a chance will certainly
register a big knock when the
proper time comes. Unless
something is done at this SEES.
sion of congress people of the
West and South are going to
deal our dear old party a solar
plexus blow as a rebuEe for its
allowing one little old dinky
congressman to. run the whole
government works.
Dol1-k nzz -,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

The following from the pen of
d V. j. Lane, of the Wyandotte
Herald, who has been in the har.
ness for good government in
Kansas for the last thirty-six
years, is worth deep consideration
by the voters of Kansas:
The candidates nominated for
state officers by the Democratic
convention held in Topeka last
week constitute the brainiest.
strongest, best, cleanest and ablest
ticket ever placed in nomination
by the Democratic party or any
other party in Kansas. The
nominee for governor, ex-United
States Senators, William A. Har-
ris, made a record while a mem.
Der Of that body, which placed
him in the first rank of statement,
and the entire ticket from Cover.
nor Harris down to and including
: Billy" FEEDER, is one that every
man who has the good of the state
at heart can cheerfully and con-
scientiously vote for.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

Olmitz' also deserves credit for
good judgement he displayed
throught the contest. The pre-
liminaries were after instead of
before the main bout, the most
sensational one was a boxing
match, which resulted in a chew.
ing match, between two athletic
young men whose names we failed
to learn. Communicated
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

The best citizen is not the hide
bound, party man. Loyalty to
party is right and proper, provid-
ing your party is loyal to the best
interests Of. the people. But
when a party becomes but a tool
of corporations and a medium of
graft and speculation the good
citizen will not fall over himself
to advance its interests just be.
cause it happens to be the party
he has been voting with.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

Did you notice the display Of
new pictures in our store window
Eight or ten out of this lot are al
ready sold. The assortment is fine
and the prices are remarkably
low. We have also Just received
from big Chicago factory a fine
assortment Of new picture mould
ings and the prices are very rea-
sonable. We offer a inch gilt
moulding at 10 cents per foot, a 2
inch oak finished beaded edge
moulding at ten cents per foot, q
9 inch of the latest style black and
gray moulding at Is cents per foot
and a 8 inch of the same at 20
cents per foot.
Bring in your pictures now
while the assortment is complete.
E. R. Moses Nero. Co.
Furniture Dept.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

The public will hereby take
notice that | shall not be response
BILE for any notes or debts con-
tracted by Henry White, Sr.
Mrs. Sophia Witte.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

The Standard Oil Co. has hired
press agent" at $40 600 a year,
and we may now look for some of
the eastern papers with purchas.
able attachments. to be filled with
wonderful stories of how the poor,
down trodden Standard is being
abused by state and nation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

DR.. Addison Kendall went to
Topeka Wednesday evening to at
tend a meeting Of a medical
society to which be belongs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

The railroad politicians who
controlled the republican state
convention and nominated the
men who would, if elected, be the
service tools of the corporations,
are making medicine for the
democratic ticket every day by
their abuse of the conservative
element of their party who are
openly announcing that they will
not stand for railroad bossism any
longer. Kansas is a state of sur,
priscs, and the surprise caused by
the wonderful vote which Presid-
ent Roosevelt received in this
state at. the last presidential cleo
ton is apt to be repeated, with a
different result, when the votes
are counted this fall.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11
Farm Wanted.

l desire to rent farm, the
owner to furnish everything.
Gan run two or three teams.
Will rent for share of the crop.
Write W. A. Tedlock, Great Bend,
Kans., and | will come to see you.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11
For Sale.

Two is horse and one 12 horse
Huber, one 16 horse Carr Scott,
and one II horse Advance re-
built Engine. Inquire at The
Great Bend Hdw. and Imp. Co,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11
FHst published in the Democrat NAY II. 1906.
Publication NOTICE.


state Of Kansas. Barton County, IS.
In the District Court In and for the County and
State Aforesaid.
Jamsh. Gieadan. Plaintiff.
henry Ryiand and Mrs. Henry A Ryta.d,
ms VIE whose first name d unknown to Plaintiff,
Deendants.
NOTICE.
SAID Defendants. Henry A Ryiand and Ars.
Henry A. Ryiand, his wife. whose first name "a
unknown to plaintiff, win take notice. that they
have been sued In the above named Court 70.
ouiet Title IN lot No. I've 81 In block No. niie-
teen isI m the city q Hoisinston. Barron County
and State d Kansas, and you must answer the
petition Med therein On or before the z2nd DAY a
June 1890 or said petition win be taten AZ true
and Judgment for plaintiff In said action, QUIET
ING title to said lot, win be rendered accordingly.
seal J. B. Pmse, Attoruey for Piaintif.
Attest s N. Kellam, Clerk ofsan Court.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11
For Sale.

One quarter section Of land, 2
miles north of Olmitz. For
further information call at the
Brinkman-Brack State Bank,
Olmitz.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

q Robert Doonan. of route three,
is on the sick list today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-05-11

Board met in regular session,
President Charles in the chair.
The following bills were allowed.
Hooper Drug Go, Supplies S 800
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-05

can, to help hasten the time when this
hydra-headed monster of intemper-
ance shall be slain. and his servants
either turn from their evil ways. as I
hope and pray they may. or go to
their own place"
Maine.
ITO SO many minds the moral issue
is buried under the political issue, we
can hardly hope for independence in
the proletariat if at ALL"
REV. o. w. PETERSON. Hillside
Congregauonalist Church, Cornish,
Ne.
MY heart and hand are with you in
the struggle against rum. l certainly
feel it my duty as minister of the
gospel, to use all my power and influ-
ence for the vindication of the man
who has stood so bravely for the
honor of our State and good Of our
people. Governor Cobb surely ought
to have the support of every one who
regard for the moral health Of the
community"
REV. c. A. PURDY. Searsmont, Me.
Il am glad of the present attitude.
and for the splendid man at the head
of the State ticket 1 do not under
take to tell people who they ought to
vote for. but do preach Righteousness
and tell men they should vote to sus-
tain great moral principles regardless
Of party"
REV. C. o. BROOKS. Norway, Me.
Il believe Governor Cobb has
proved himself the right man in the
right place.
REV. ISAAC H. LIDSTONE. Union
Church. Vinalhaven, Me.
well. I have been at it already.
Sunday evening 1 addressed an audi
ence on this question from the stand
point of good morals and good citizen
ship. I consider the resubmission
movement species of political devil
try for the purpose of catching voters
that otherwise might be Indifferent to
party platforms and shibboleths. That
political party or clan, who would bar
ter the morals Of the people for the
sake of any Office however exalted, is
worthy of damnation. political or
otherwise"
REV. c. F. MCINTYRE.
II certainly hope that Maine will
not go into the ranks of the saloon
power like Vermont and New Hamp-
shire
REV. SUMNER BANGS, Oakland,
Ne.
Il admire the position Governor
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to put it in force This has always
been a Democratic dodge.
When President Roosevelt was de-
voting his tremendous energy to the
development of the civil service re-
form, as one of the commissioners
charged with this work, enemies Of
tn law in Congress. not daring to at
tack the law itself. sought to cripple
the commission by lack of sufficient
appropriation to carry on the work.
The friends of enforcement in the
legislature, who voted for this Sturgs
bill. were in earnest. They did not
leave the pay Of the deputy commits
siOners to be limited by any general
appropriation, but provided in section
5 of the act that three commissioners
should be entitled to a per diem and
expenses upon bills to be presented to
the commission, approved by it, an-
ditcd and paid by the Governor and
Council out of any funds in the State
treasury not otherwise appropriated
thereby placing at the disposal of the
Governor the entire surplus funds of
the treasury for carrying on this work
as necessity might require. The 81
500 appropriation in the general ap-
preparation bill has nothing whatever
to do with the payment of the bills of
the deputy commissioners Further
more it was provided that certain
portion Of fines arising from these
prosecutions should be paid into the
State treasury to go in to swell the
genral surplus there, showing conclu-
sively that it was the well-formed in
tention Of the Legislature to place at
the command Of the Governor srffi-
cicnt money to carry on the work it
had imposed upon him.
These facts have already been cour-
teously presented to the Democratic
press in the interests of fair play.
Democratic editors knew the truth at
the outset but continued and are con-
tinuing their work Of decciving voters,
endcavoring to arouse hostility to the
movement by dwelling on minor de-
tails of the methods Of securing en-
forccment.
But the proposition is just as simple
as it is big.
The Sturgis act s"-called. is mere
ly an endeavor to secure honest re-
suits. 1t is trying to enforce a law.
Every word the Democratic party ut
tcrs in opposition to such effort puts
1t a notch lower in the opinion of self
respecting men.
In the meantime why does not
some one of those eminent democratic
obstrucuonists suggest some way of
enforcing that law that Pennell took
the initiative in boldly and professedly
multiplying?
The Men of the Pick-axe are they.
IL is easy to tear down.
BUT the strength of loyal Maine is
behind the Men of the Trowel-the
Men Who Build as their strength per
mits.
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FOR DECENCY And Law AND ORDER y!
To
tAppeaT oG Cana
Be Brought RumSh In Your TOWN.?

time when the voice should be lifted
against .resubmission"
REV. A. E. SAUNDERS, Free Bap-
tist Church. Box 63, Sprague Mill, Me-
My voice shall be raised as in the
past. My influence exerted. The
greatest foe Of the church is the grog
shop. The greatest farce before intel
ligent men-resubmission. The foul
est blot upon fair Americanism, "a
party licensing wrong" Governor Cobb
in his stand for enforcement, is a man
after my own heart; we may be proud
e OF such va leader; s.d His "Dsering s
must attend such men"
REV. E. H. BOYNTON. Camden,
Maine.
Il have in my pulpit and elsewhere,
already commenced the campaign in
favor Of Governor Cobb. / consider
this the crucial campaign. So far as 1
know. my entire congregation is COM
mitted to the right side of this issue.
One Of our most notd vendors being
most hotly pursued by the Sturgis
commission said. II am going out I'M
til after the fall elections
REV. EBENEZER BEAN, Bluehill,
Maine.
II have voted in Maine about fifty
years. I favor the position of Gov
ernor Cobb on the temperance ques-
ton, and thoroughly believe in the
Neeu OIL the OtuTSlS commission ana
the efficiency of it's work"
REV. RAYMOND FOWLES, Green
vile, Maine.
Il tell my people that the man who
votes for high license or any other
kind of license, votes to have a saloon
in our village where our young men
will be tempted and many led into
ruin. And more, he who lends his in
fiuence in favor of the liquor traffic,
deliberately opens the way Of ruin to
his neighbours boy or girl, and may be
his own
REV. C. v. FRENCH. Cambridge,
Maine.
THE clergy and churches certainly
ought to be in favor of prohibition and
against reSubmisSion. Judging from
my observation in Massachusetts,, I'M
der local option, and in New Hamp-
shire under both local option and pro-
hibition, and also in Maine under pro-
hibition, I can say unhesitatingly, that
the people are much better off under
prohibition both as regards morals
and business
REV. CIIAS. w. LOWELL. Metho-
dist Church Corinth. Maine.
II shall keep striking as hard as
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than in others. This criticism is easy
to make, and does not come from
friends of the law. The conditions in
different parts of ths State are differ
ent. 1t is easy to cruciSe the enforce
ment of the law by saying that it is
not as well enforced IN one county as
in another, or to criticiSe the commits
sion because they have deputies at
work in one county and not in anoth-
er. Pursuing this speciouS argument,
if it should be found necessary to put
deputies into every county, then those
same critics could commence by
towns. following the same line and
crtciSing the commission again be-
cause deputies were in one town and
not in another.
But however this may he, one thing
is certain, and that is that progress
has been made in the enforcement of
the law, as this very form of criticism
admits; for as it complains of laXity in
one place, it compares it with good
enforcement existing in other places.
The work undertaken by the Sturgis
commission was Il great one, and it
must necessarily proceed cautiously.
step by step, and the whole trend of
the Democratic argument admits. that
so far it has gone, it has done well.
Their cry is that it has not rushed
along at headlong speed. Then, with
their usual fairness, after having COM
plillHcO Ifldt the commission Has not
proceeded fast enough-hasn't put
deputies in many of our counties. they
turn around and persist in crticising
| the Governor and Council for having
spent so much money. They say there
was an appropriation of $500 and
that this has been largely Overdrawn.
| In doing this they carry out the same
| system of telling half the truth which
has pervaded all their other criticism
The SturgiS act 50 called. in section
| | provided for the appointment OF
] three members, the hiring of a clerk
| the paying of the expenses of the
| commissioners and Incidental ex-
| penSeS. The following sections provid-
ed for the appointment ofdeputy com
| misSionerS who were to be officers
with the powers of deputy sheriffs
! and who were to actively engage in
J the enforcement of the law. Section
| 1 provided for the commission and
| the expense was left, as is usual in
| such cases. to be provided for in the
| general appropriation bill: and to COW
| er these expenses the sum OF $500
| was appropriated. The expenses OF
| the commission proper. for its salaries
| clerks, incidental and travelling eX-
pcnses has been kept well within this
| appropriation.
The trainers of this law took the
situation seriously and were earnest
| in their efforts to secure the enforce
ment Of the law. They did not take
| kindly to Democratic methods, which
have often been exhibited, of acquiesc-
ing in law and refusing the means
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Mr.. BASS SPEAKS.
He Declares He Was MOSTLY Re.
spoDsible for the B. s A.
Contract.

BANGOR, Me. Aug. 2S.-The Hon. J.
P. Bass of this city, a prominent demo-
crat, editor and publisher of the Daily
Commercial and d capitalist, in an in
terview. criticises the managers Of the
democratic party of Maine in this cam
paign in that they have seen fit to make
a partisan matter of the fact that tine
legislature of Maine. in 1891, granted
tax rebate to the Bangor IL ArOOstoOk
Railroad. This rebate was arranged IN
the form of a contract by which the road
agreed to transfer soldiers in time OF
war. the State giving for this rebate
of IS per cent. of the tax assessed for
term of twenty years.
Mr.. Bass says: Il regret to see that the
managers of the democratic party have
characterized the Bangor e Aroostook
contract as a piece of graft, and to de-
clare that the contract was put through
the legislature secretly. 1t was merely
a matter of business and was so viewed
by the best judgment of all members Of
the legislature and was carried through
the committee. the House and the Senate
in an open and honorable manner l
know that it voiced the sentiment of the
forty-five democrats in the legislature
of 1891 who were in harmony in regard
to this matter.
Il will say. that I was largely respon-
sible for the contract being made. was
interested in the development Of Names
great northern territory and urged upon
my democratic friends in the Legislature
the ACCESSIBILITY of supporting this pro-
ject The Hon. Frederick A. Powers
now a member of the Supreme Bench Of
Maine. was in 1891 a member Of the
Senate and informed me that it would be
unconstitutional for the legislature to
pass the proposed tax rebate unless there
was proviso that the State was to re-
ceivc an equivalent for the contract
Therefore l was authorized to consult
legal counsel in relation to this matter
and I secured the services Of the late
Hon A. a. Strout of Portland, one Of
the ablest and best-known lawyers IF
the State and by him the contract after
ward ratified between the road and the
State was drawn.
Il regret very much to see that there has
been so much Misrepresentation in the
present campaign in relation 10 this mat
ter for purely partisan politics. for I real
lie that the legislation was Tor the best
interests Of Aroostook county and the en-
tire State of Maine.
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COMMON SENSE ABOUT The STURCIS law

One Of the humors Of the present
campaign is that peculiar Democratic
claim that by opposing law designed
to effect enforcement of constHu-
tional measure of great importance to
Maine the Democratic party is re
deeming' the State.
1t accuses the republican party Of
multiplying the law and in the same
breath snaris because the party has
done its best to enforce the law
Critics who attack administrations
have an easy Job of 1t. 1t is only neccs-
sary to loaf on the fence and sass"
the chap who is doing all the work.
Whatever the Sturgis measure. as
an attempt to honestly enforce a law
may or may not be, the fact remains
that the democratic party has not de-
sired or even suggested any other plan
by which the prohibitory law could be
enforced. and the State kept honest"
to use its present slogan.
On the contrary the Democratic
party through Sheriff Pencil Of Cum
berland county declared openly that
notification Of the prohibitory law
would be its policy. That was before
Democrats called that 'redeeming'
Cumberland county. To follow such
. declared policy by calling the Re-
publican party party of notification
Is delicious humor.
All good citizens are IN favor of the
enforcement Of law. You can find no
self-respectng man who will take the
ground that the laws should not be
enforced while they are laws. BY adj
hitting that the prohibitory law
wasn't enforced in the State of Maine
as well as it could oe-as well as ex-
perience has shown that it has been
since the Sturgis law was passed-is
not the proper way to do it-that isn't
q good way to secure the enforcement
which they admit should be secured in
some way.
1t is up to them to propose some
method to secure this enforcement.
The Sturgis bill was the only meth
Cd which was suggested to the legisa-
ture. Many members were opposed Ia
that bill. still claiming that they de-
sired enforcement. If they could sug-
geSt no better way than this what
reason have they to complain that
this was adopted? 1t certainly was
necessary that some means should be
devised to secure the better enforce
ment of the law. so long as it re-
manned upon the statute book. 1t was
not question of the comparative
merits of prohibition or license. but il
was question of enforcing the law OF
our State.
The Democrats now claim that the
law is not enforced impartially, that
Is. in some parts of the State there i.
more violation of the prohibitory law