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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
the government.
THE THIRD PARTY

There is a new party. which is diff
fieult to characterize because it is
made up of three elements in parti-
cular. The FIRST consists of those Re
publicanS whose consciences and
whose stomachs could not stand wha
the regular Republicans were doing.
Added to this element are. a great
many men ard women of noble char
acter and Of elevated purpose who
believe that this domination of forces
may in. the future bring them out on
plane where they can accomplish
these things which their hearts have
so long desired. have no word of
criticism for them. Then, there Is
a third element in the new party of
which the less said the better. To
discuss it would be interesting only
If | could mention names and / have
forbidden myelf that indulgence. We
have in this party two things, a po-
litical party and a body of social re-
formers.
Mr.. Roosevelt puts forth an ad.
mirable platform Of what he would
like to do for the people; but how
Is he going to do It? He proposes in
his platform not to abolish monopoly,
but to take 1t under the legal pro-
lection Of the government and to reg
ulate it; in other. words, to take the
very men into partnership who have
been making it impossible to carry
out these great programmes by
which all of us wish to help the peo-
pie. It is perfectly idle to talk of do.
Ing things when your hands are tied
for you so long as the men who now
control the industry of the country
continue to control it. Now, we do
not want to disturb the industry Of
the country. We are not here to
destroy the industry which these meg
have built up. But we are here to de.
stroy the control over the industry d
other people which these men have
established, and which makes 1t i'm
possible that We should give ourselves
a free field Of service.
There are two programmes. The
Democratic program is this-to set
to It. that competition is regulated
. that the big fellow cannot put the liz
tie fellow out Of bushes for the last
half generation. The programme Of
the third party Is 10 take these bic
fellows that have been putting the
little fellow out Of business, and reg
ulate them, saying, that is. all right
you have put the other fellows out
of business, but we are not going tC
put the little fellows back where yoU
destroy them, but We are going tC
adopt you and say, you run the bust
ness Of the country, but run 1t the
way we tell you to run it," The
only thing you have to choose be
tween, therefore, Is this: Are .you
going to have fresh brains injected
into the bushes Of this country, and
the best men win, or are you going
permanent?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
CONVERSATION


Written by Dorothy Dawson.
How young must children be to
get +. in. free?" a bystander' at the
fair Heard a large, fIeshy German
inquire.
well, he is only nine" the faith
eet declared when be heard the age
limit.
The man was about to push his
charge Onward when the boy
blurted out, I'm not. either; I'm
eleven years old"
The. German turned red and look
ed as if he would like to spank the
boy. He talked vOciferous German
until he persuaded the. boy he had
made "a mistake.
I'm nine years DID," he re-
turned meekly.
But the gateman wasn't that cas-
ly persuaded, so the indignant Teu-
:on, after considerable protest, paid
., he quarter.
Later on, just at the entrance to
the art hall, a large numbering wo'
man. exclaimed, her whole face fair
y 'heaming. with happiness:
"EyerybOdy's going in and every
6OdG's coming out"
"There has to be about two hun
'dred pounds displacement" remark
ED the detestabbe cynic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
LABOR


from the viewpoint of the laboring
man. is not to sugget that there is
one view proper to him, another to
the professional man; but merely that
the life Of the country as a whole
may. be looked at from. various points
of view and yet be viewed as a whok
The whole business of politics is to
bring classes together upon a plat
form of accommodation and common
interest.
In a political campaign the voters
are called upon to chose between
parties and leaders. Parties and
platforms and candidates should be
frankly put under examination to see
what they will yield US by way OF
progress, and there are a great many
questions which the working man may
legitimately ask and press until he
gets a definite answer.
The. predictions Of the leaders of
the new party are. as alarming as the
predictions Of the veriest standpatter
He declares that. he is not troubled
by the. fact that very large amount
Of money is. taken out of the pocket
Of the general taxpayer and put into
the pocket of particular classes of
protected manufacturers, but that his
concern is that so little of this mon
ey get into the pocket of the labor
ing man and so large a proportion o!
II into the pockets of the employers
have searched his programme very
thoroughly for an indication of what
he expects to do in ORDER to see to
it that a larger proportion of this
prize" money gets into the pay en-
velope, and l have found only one
suggestion. There is plank in the
programme which speaks of establish
ing a minimum, or living, wage fol-
women workers, and | suppose that
we may assume that the principle Is
not in the long run meant to be con
fined in its application to womer
only. Perhaps we are justified in as
suming that the third party hook
forward to the general establishment
by law of a minimum wage. 1t Il
very likely, l take 1t for granted
that If minimum wage were estab
lished by law the great majority o
employers would take occasion to bril-
their wage scale as nearly as nigh
be down to the level Of that mini
mum; and it would be very awk
ward for the workingman to resis
that process successfully, because
would be dangerous to strike agains
the authority Of the Federal govern
ment.
Moreover, most of his employers
at any rate, practically all of tn
most powerful Of his employers =
would be wards and proteges Of tina
very government, which is the maste
Of US all; for no part of this pre-
gramme can be discussed intelligent
ly without remembering that monoI
oily, as handled by 1t, is not to b
prevented but accepted and regulate,
When you have thought the. Who'll
thing out. therefore, you will fin
that the programme Of the new pal
y legalizes monopolies and system
atically subordinates workingmen t
them and to plans made by the gov
ernment both with regard to employ
ment and with regard to wages. TAX
the thing as a whole, and It look
strangely like economic mastery owe
the very lives and fortunes Of thos
who do the daily work Of the nation
and all this under the overwhelmin,
power and sovereignty Of the nationa
government. What most Of US ar
fiShfinp for IL. IN hnoak nm Ahin ,.o-.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18

The ladies who received first and
second prize on bread at the fair
last week both used MOSES BEST
flour. Go thou and do likewise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18
THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION

THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION
Written by Frank White.
o. A large assortment of fine agri-
cultural products at the Barton COun-
y Fair attracted crowd of con-
siderable size. Oats and corn, the
very sight of which would make an
, old, broken down plow mule kick
the barn door down, were there to
crafty the criticizing eye. Apples,
such .as the kids used to steal from
the grouchy old bachelors finest
tree, were arranged in plates Of
five. each and placed along a shell
building. There were also vel
grown tomatoes, pears, pumpkins
ard squashes, and, last, but mo-
seast, small cards to remind tn,
hungry public that these were plac
/. ed there for show only.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18

]. B. Prose Of Hoisinston was in
our city "Wednesday booking after
some business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-18

We are now closing out our stock
Of millinery. You can get a hat or
plume for less than cost.-Millinery
Emporium, over C. Samuels.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
BIRDS RETURNING

Have you observed that the birds
are tanner than you ever knew them
to be? And new bidrs are to be seen
too. For several weeks a mock ing
bird has been seen and heard at inter-
walls this spring. in the eastern por-
ton of town. So much for the new
game laws which are protecting the
birds. Let every citizen see to it that
the law is rigidly enforced, and who
knows but that, in the near future,
there will be still larger number
and variety of birds making their
summer homes with u.s. Even the
splendid hooking bird may sing us
to rest every night
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
CLARL OR WILSON?

Mr.. Clark or Mr.. Wilson, which ?
Clark is away ahead at this stage OF
the game. Either of then. can beat
either MIR. Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Progressives are against TAFT.
The Conservative, and many Progress
sives, are against Roosevelt. Mr..
Bryan is opposed to Harmon and
Underwood, and instructed for Clark
and favorable to either Clark or
Wilson, both of whom are Conserva-
tive Progressives, and have the conf
dence of the business men, as well
as the masses, of the country. There
are hundreds of thousands of people
who would rather vote for Mr.. Bryan
than for any other living man, but
there is little or no probability Of his
nomination. He has said positively
that he is not candidate, and while
his leadership should be followed and
his advice, always good, should be
considered, there should be no STAN
pede in the Baltimore convention to
Bryan.
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children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 q 8 O r a


AS young man lbsen was by no
means certain OF his vocation. Until
he WAS thirty two he believed himself
To he born for painting in fact. q
fairly large exhibition might be got
together of the cnnvases painted by
lbsen In the days of his early man.
hood and scattered now through the
farnhouSrs and country villas of Nor
way. He remained all his life pro-
foundly Interested In art. and his judg-
mrntS of ancient aud renaissance art
in Italy are always original.
or Raphael he said: "Raphaels art
las never warmed me. His beings be-
long to the garden of Eden before the
London Mail.
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Said SHE
WOULD FAINT
Mrs. Della Long Unable to Stand
On Her Feet More Than a Few
Minutes at a Time.

Pendergrass, Ga.-Mrs. Della Long,
OF this place. in recent letter. says:
"For five or six years, suffered agon-
les with womanly troubles.
Often, l couldn't sit up more than a
few minutes at time. and If stood
on my feet long, would faint.
l took Cardni, and it helped me i'm
mediately. Now, can do my work cI
the time, and don't suffer like did"
Take Cardui when you feel Ill in any
way-weak. tired, miserable. or under
the weather. Cardui is a strength
building tonic medicine for women.
1t has been found to relieve pain and
distress caused by womanly troubles.
and is an excellent medicine to have On
hand at all times.
Cardui acts on the womanly consti-
tuition, building up womanly strength.
toning up the nerves, and regulating
the womanly organs.
Its half century of success is due to
merit 1t has done good to thousands.
Will you try it? 1t may be just what
you need. Ask your druggist about
Cardui. He will recommend 1t.
N. B.-Write 10: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chstta-.
nooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Special
Instructions, and Gi-page book. Home Treatment
bor Women" sent In plain wrapper. on request.
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words; metaphors, SMILES and Illus
trations that fit like hide, tumble
over each other in the glittering rush
of his sentences. So cuninngly does
he marshal the arts Of which he is
master, that he can take ie-a
plain, unvarnished. naked, self-evi-
dent lie-pass it through the magic
of his fancy, daub it with his comet
hair brush, waltz with it through
column of type and it will appear at
the bottom of the page invested with
the armor of truth. And coupled with
this almost supernatural giit OF
plusibility is compelling pretense
of sincerity, an undertow of infer
ence that the wr ter is performing an
unpleasant task for the public veal;
while he is indeed exercising mere
vain power of e Expression to satisfy
the malicious whims of the rich and
inscriptions man who has forged for
h i'm a collar of gold
Posing as publicist, impelIed to
write by sense of civic obligat ion,
this scribbling debauchee, this latter
day Villon, is in reality pro fession-
al craftsman and sneak of politics
who sits in the market place of jour
nalism with fanged instrument
dripping poison, ready to strike for
cash in hand. The serpent's trail,
traced by his pen, leads across four
,l ,,I -. l.. l..
contemplate depreciation of Woodrow
Wilson. Somewhere midway between
Bryan and Wilson, CHI aries f.. Hughes
was dragged through the filthy mire
of his rhetoric. The characterization
of Hughes is masterpiece of brutal
irony; hideous libel offs good and
pure man; his character is stripped of
it's warm, human attributes and left
to appear as chilled ana barren
product of "Maniacal Ca!vinism. -
Alfred Henry and William Ran
dolph are well met; it is a union of
diabolical talent and filthy lucre, that
should not be disrupted. The one is
Nemesis held in leash by the other to
infilct punishment on such as incur
the displeasure of that supersen sitive
and hypervengeful gentleman. Str
ange freak of mental degeneracy,
that man should be so stepped in
pulchritude as to be able to embody
the spleens and hates of another man
and give them expression as the coin
of his own heart
This, then. is Alfred Henry Lewis /:
A characterize assassin who stalks his
prey at wink and nod a human
blood hound who follows gold dust
trail sort of literary sot who pours
out rhetoric like wine wine that in
toXicates and nauseates. What a pity
this Apollo of cussedness had not con
fined his talents to respectable chan
nels
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31

Accident. not necessity, was the par
ent of the invention Of rejecting light
houses. During II meeting of mathe-
matical society at Liverpool some
years ago one of the members laid n
wager that he could read newspaper
paragraph mt ten yards distance by
the light of a farthing candle. This
he succeeded in doing by covering the
Inside of an earthen dish with putty
and sticking bits Of looking glass on 1t
and then piacing his reflector behind
the candle. Captain Hutchinson, II
dock master was present. and from
this experiment gained the idea from
which he evolved the rejecting light
house rs built in Liverpool
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
Wilma To Stand

a farmer owned young steer which
he wanted 10 break in 90 the plow,
and. having no other animal to har-
ness with II, he decided to get into the
yoke himself. giving the rcius to his
son.
No sooner had they started than the
steer bolted into wild runaway, the
farmer holding OH TO the yoke with
both hands ana keeping the pace for
dear life. Over plowed fields they
flew, and us hc was about to drop for
lack Of wind they brought up against
the fence with Il mighty thump.
AS the son hurried to the scene the
painting father managed to gasp, "On-
hitch the steer, bub; I'll stand!"-Na-
tional Monthly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
Morse.

Charles w. Morse in Wall Street
among his old friends, jaunty, alert
and looking "the picture of health. 4"
is an object of considerable public
attention.
This is the man who was released
from Federal prison three months
ago on the report of Government sur
gems that he was dying. What has
effected the speedy resusctation of
the decrepit and moribund prisoner =?
What has caused his extraordinary
physical and mental transformation ?
Physicians, psychologists, penolo-
gists, have an equal concern in
Morse's case-the one in release
from confinement as a curative
agency, the other in the bearing of
mental conditions on prisoners
physical state, and the third as re-
CARDS the spiritual aspects of punish
ment.
Certainly no mountaineering cult
has a more remarkable exhibit to
make of its efficacy than is furnished
by Morse. Something approximating
miracle has been wrought in his
case, and in circumstances which in
vest the sudden restoration to health
of the dying convict banker with I'M
usual interest. New Yor k World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
Primitive Man and Exercise.

Exercise in primitive times was the
price of life. 1t was only after we had
learned to live by our wits and exer.
else became luxury that it began to
run into fads. If primitive man neg.
lccted his nj fresco Delsartean exer.
cises and let his muscles soften he sim.
ply provided tender tidbit for some
OF his confreres. carnivore or cannibal
1t was case of eat or be eaten, and
his motto was, do it first" The gor.
geous possibilities of power through
repose had not yet dawned on him
In those days man didn't exercise He
just bumped" He had to.-From
Exercise and HEALTH" by Woods
Hutchinson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
A PROTEAN BLACKBOARD.

In the current Cosmopolitan, under
the heading, Progress and Poll
TICS" Alfred Henry Lewis discusses
Woodrow Wilson. The Cosmopolitan
is owned by William Randolph Hearst
who, at the present time, by virtue
of his pocketbook, owns the said
Lewis. For some cause, which per-
sonally concerns Mr.. Hearst, the New
Jersey Governor is at this time his
particular pet aversion; therefore,
the article in question sparkles with
the peculiar rhetorical malignity for
which its author has unquestionable
genius, and which he uses with lavish
podigality when handed the price and
told to bag his man.
This is not, by any means, the
first time this gifted literary bucca-
neer has played character a assassin at
the solicitation of Mr.. Hearst. He
was subsidized in 1908 by that poll
tical wanton, to wreak vengeance on
MIR. Bryan for his alleged ingratitude
in throwing his influence to Senator
Cockrell, in the convention that nomi-
mated Parker. Readers of the New
York American, during that cam
paign, will remember the column on
column of malodorous misrepresenta-
ton that appeared under his name in
chat paper. Mr.. Hearst had induced
two unknown men of humble occupa-
ton to make affidavits to the effect
that MIR. Bryan had said at commit
tee meeting while he was a member
of Congress, that working men are
public beggars. Upon this lie,
which was conceived and born in
hate. Alfred Henry Lewis, as a
Hearst hireling, constructed a serial
of falsehood that lasted for two
months. 1t was the most fiendish and
prolific newspaper perform lnce of
recent years.
No matter what the subject, Alfred
Henry writes with a diamond rem.
His versatility is as astonishing as
his style Is varied and original: but
like death, he loves shining mark.
and is at his best when attacking the
character or record of some clean
man. His imagination is a ot.bouse
OF fertility; he is master of strjk.
ing and insnuating phrase, most
ingenious and adroit juggler of
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
CLARK CANDIDATE FOR RE-
ELECTION TO CONGRESS.

Hon. Champ Clark, leading Demo-
cratic candidate for the nomination
for President, has filed his applica.
ton for reelection to Congress from
his district in Missouri, and the
newspapers are making great to.do
about it. His opponents are saving
that 1T is back down, if not a posi- =
tive expression of belief that he is
unable to win the nomination for
President in the Baltimore conven-
ton. Nothing of the kind is true.
Clark is clearly within his rights and
privileges. His nomination for the
presidency is not assured. His peopIe
IN Missouri want him 10 remain in
Congress. Should he have failed to
file his application for reelection TO
Congress at the time he did Re could
not have done SO after the Baltimore
convention, as his primary is held in
Missouri before the Baltimore con-
Vention. Should he, therefore, fail in
Baltimore, which is entirely possible,
ne would then be out entirely, and
his services be lost to his State.
Should he succeed in winning IL e
domination for President he will
withdraw from the race for Congress
OF course. Nothing wrong in this at
all. On the other hand, it is the right
and wise thing to do, AS matters
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
Porto Rico's New Wonder

From far away Porto Rico come re
ports of Il wonderful new discovey that
is believed will vastly benefit the peo-
pie. Ramon Il. Marchan, of Barceloneta
writes CDR. Kings New Discovery is
doing splendid work here. 1t cured
me about five times of terrible coughs
and colds, also my brother of severe
cold in his chest aud more than 20
others: who used it on my advice. We
hope this great medicine will yet be
sold in every drug store in Porto Rico.
For throat and lnng troubles it hiss no
equal. a trial will convince you of its
merit. SOC and S1.00. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by John L. Jackson,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
Rule Third.

In another column is published an
article from the Evening Journal,
making, as we think, timely criticism
of the recent action of the City
School Board restriction upon the
teachers of the public schools of
Richmond. In another issue the Jour
nal states that this prohibition of the
city school board is an echo from the
State board, and consequently, has
the approval of the State board. We
are not familiar with existing condi-
tions in Richmond, and do not, there
fore know why sucl, a gag law should
have been passed. We do know, how
ever, that such legislation as is set
out in this (in) famous Third Rule,
is about as high hand and outrageous
as we have ever heard of. To say
that no teacher shall open his mouth
In criticism or express an opinion in
anyway, as to the merits or dement's
of the schools of the city without
permission from the superintendent,
is, to say the least of it, unheard of
i'll this country. IT is n significant
fact, which my throw some light on
this autocratic ultimatum that 1t
came upon the heels of a largely at
tended educational conference in
Richmond, in which Some things were
said about the public schools which
were not relished by the "manage-
ment, " and also following closely
upon the heels of campaign in
which some restrictions were made
upon some of the high muck a mu cks
of the State Board. And so, perhaps
1t was thought wise to adopt a policy
of silence. The intelligent school
teachers of Richmond are to be here
after, mere machines-automato
to go when told, to come when called,
"like any other little lap-dog." II
this rule, after being tried out ir
Richmond, seems to work well, il
will be applied all over the State, nc
doubt, and finally extended so as tc
prohibit teachers from striking a lick
of work during intervals or during
vacation, without permission. .
This is "gag rule" with a venge.
ance. 1t is silly,with all due respect
it is foolish. If suppression of crit
cism of curriculum, method or man
agement is the object sought tn,
newspapers of the country should b,
Subsidized, and not the teacher.
of the schools. Perhaps this will b,
the next move, and the Legislature
be asked to pass a law prohibiting
any newspaper in the State from
entering upon any campaign in tn,
interests of better schools without tn,
permission of some school censor
Who knows?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
Inc Wisdom or FOOLS.

Folly, in the abstract. has been de-
nounccd alike by Scripture and ancient
heather sIgCs. "lf wish To look nj n
fool" says Seneca. IL have not far TO
look. | have only to look in IL mirror. g
The Emperor Macmillan distinguished
the dullest of his counselors by he title
Of the king of fools. Once when he ad-
dressed prosy adviser by this title the
gentleman neatly enough replied: 81
wish with all my heart | were king of
fools. l should have glorious king.
dom and your imperial majesty would
he among my subjects"