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8 TUT! AJJVOOA.T2EL THOSE DEBT STATISTICS. Republican editors and politicians, who, if they are noted for any one thing, it is their ignorance of facts and figures, are making a great ado about a communication from 7. F. . Bightmire, relative to the debt of Kansas. It will be observed, how ever, that they introduce no testimony in behalf of their protest All they give us is wind. We have carefully gone over the figures in the state auditor's report and the other citations of Mr. Right- mire, and, with one exception, we can vouch for their correctness. Mr. Bightmire gave an estimate of the chattel mortgage indebtedness with out having the exact data to place that estimate beyond question. In this he mads a mistake; for, while his estimate is probably conservative, it is best at all times to limit our state ments to such facts as are susceptible of absolute demonstration. The chat tel mortgage debt, however, consti tutes a very small part of the incum brance upon Kansas property. It is scarcely worthy of consideration when taking into account the vast aggre gate concerning which there can be no question. Those who are pleased to cavil over these figures seem to have an idea that the way to "stand up for Kansas" is to lie about it In stead of ascertaining facts, recogniz ing actual conditions and making the best provision possible to meet these conditions, as all prudent men do in their individual affairs, this "stand up" crowd seems to prefer to conceal facts, to deny what it is absolutely essential the people should know, and to bawl "calamity howler" every time any man throws a gleam of light in the direction of truth. In 1890 we secured through the alliances of the state a compara tively accurate census of the farm mortgage indebtedness. Of course it was not complete, beoause the entire state was not organ ized at that time, and some, alliances failed to respond to our call for in formation upon the subject. From such as did respond we estimated that part of our indebtedness at $147,000, 000. The facts relating to that esti mate and the means by which the results were ascertained, were pub lished in our is3ue of July 2, 1890. Then what a howl went up from this same "stand up" crowd. We were "ruining the credit of the state" by publishing such falsehoods. But soon came Mr. Porter's census bulletin, which officially declared that part of our debt to be $20,000,000 greater than we had estimated it What did this crowd do then? Oh, they con cluded that this is not much of a debt after alL Kansas was a great state and would soon pay it off. Kansas is a great state. It has vast and almost unlimited resources. Every loyal Kansan is proud of its past his tory and hopeful of its future; but the way to make that future success ful is to deal with the present in a plain, business-like manner, just as every prudent business man does with his private affairs. The people should understand our actual condition in order to know how to provide for the future. The cry of "calamity howler" will not change a single fact nor will it deceive the people; and those who are giving us so much wind on ac count of Mr. Rightmire's presentation of the incumbrance resting upon our state, might save their credit by look ing up the facts before committing themselves in opposition to his con elusions without any data upon which to base their declarations. The truth is very easily ascertained. Mr. Right mire has given his citations so that his statements, if erroneous, can be very readily proven to be so, and if true they can as readily be verified. The figures are there in cold type, and it would be well to look them up before saying too much in opposition to his conclusions. It is possible for men to be fools unnecessarily. Fabmsbs, do not forget that Mr. Breidenthal will take wheat as a con tribution to the campaign fund. Club together and send a carload from every neighborhood. Don't neglect this; it is important Our chairman can not do effective work without funds, and he must look to the peo ple in whose interests he is working for a sufficient amount to insure suc cess. If you have not money send wheat The fact has been fully demonstrated that the market value of silver can not be Increased by artificial means, and there Is no Justification, therefore, for further experimenting In that line. QlohtrDemocraL All the experiments that have been tried since 1873 have been for the purpose of depreciating the value of silver "by artificial means." The one "experiment" necessary to in crease its value its remonetization has been studiously avoided. Th2 People's party of Sedgwick county will have a rally at Wichita on September 13. Jerry Simpson, Lewelling, and candidates for local offices will speak. Let the people of Sedgwick and adjoining counties bear the date in mind, and unite to make this meeting a success. The Quenemo glee club will furnish the music In his speech at the Wichita re union Anthony didn't say a word about having stolen the money entrusted to him for the purpose of embalming the body of a dead comrade in the army. He might have related that incident without getting into politics, and he could have proven the fact with soldiers' testimony. Wbsn a man dies the newspapers do not announce every day during the next year that ho is dead. If they did people weuld soon suspect that he was not dead. That's the reason A. W. Smith feels so uneasy about the democratic party's alleged demise. Or the two calamities that threaten to visit us, the oholera and the elec tion of Harrison, most people prefer the cholera. The Madden letter in this issue is a good document to be exposed to the public. It is a stunner to the opposition. Somibodt has discovered that Smith's first two initials stand for All Wind THE BEPUBLIOAH 0 AH DID ATE I0B STATE TKEASUBEB. The Ottawa Journal of August 25 republishes the police court record of the republican candidate for state treasurer in order to supply the de mand for people who failed to see it in a former issue. The Advocate will assist in supplying this demand. It seems to be quite extensive. The Journal, by way of introduc tion to the official records, says: On the night of September 9, 1886, while Lynch and some of his pals were deeply engaged In a game of "poker," the night watch swooped down upon them and gathered them In. They were taken before the police judge the next day and convicted and fined, Lynch being taxed f 15.25 for his share of the fun. It now becomes our duty to publicly record against Lynch one of the basest things that a man can possibly do. Instead of being tried as "Bruce Lynch," he was tried under the name of "C. W. Bruce," the name of a fellow railroad workman In the shops, and an upright, Innocent man. We have now before as a letter from F. M. McCalley, the then city marshal, stating that Lynch desired to have that name go upon the docket, as he was ashamed to have his true name appear, We herewith quote the police court records In the case, omitting the names of the parties tried with Lynch, as their names are not relevant to this matter. They were all republicans, how ever. The records from the court docket are as follows: City of Ottawa, rialntlff, vs. and O. W. Bruce, Defendants. Statu of Kansas. 1 oa Franklin County, j aa' Before F. A. Waddle, Police Judge of the city of Ottawa, Fran&un county, .Kansas. J. M. Watson, being duly sworn, on oath says. that on or about the 9th day of September, A. D. 1886, In the city of Ottawa, county of Frank lln and state of Kansas, , and C. W. Bruce did then and there unlawfully and will fully bet and waeer monev UDon a certain earn ing table, to-wlt : a card table, upon which table a certain game oi cnance,io-wit : a game oi poser, was beinz d avea. And the said J. M. Watson unon his oath aforesaid doth say that at the time and place aforesaid, tne saia , ana u. w. itruce did then and there keeD and possess a certain gaming table, to-wlt: a card table, upon which a certain game of cards was then and there being piayea. Contrary to and In violation of the ordinances of the saM cttv of Ottawa. J. M. Watson. Subscribed and sworn to before this loth day September, A. D. 1887. r. A. waddle. Police Judge. CITY OF OTTAWA, vs. C. W. Bruce. HeDtemoer 10. 1886, Complaint by J. M. Watson against said de fendant for gambling In said city on September 9, 1886. Defendant present In court, pleads guilty to said charge and Is fined f 10 and costs, taxed at f 5.25, total $15 25, which he pays and Is uncharged. Jr. A. waddle, r once J uage. Statu of Kansas, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, City of Ottawa, I. D. II. McGb.ee. Dollce 1udae of said city, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Is a true and correct copy of the original record In saia case as me same appears on page 71 01 roe pouce court records 01 saia city ior im, now in my possession. In witness whereof I have hereunto sub scribed my name at said city of Ottawa this 9th day of July, A. D. 1892. D. A. McGhxb, rouceuuage. This man would make a fine ousto- ' j-99. T, 1 89. dian of the funds of the great state of Kansas, would he not? He would in all probability turn out to be another Samuel Lappin. "Stand up for Kansas." Since Editor Murdock, of the Eagle, met with that bitter disappointment at the republican state convention his whiskers seems to have turned a still redder hue, and he seems to have soured on all mankind except the lit tle crowd of politicians who promised him something to be delivered in the near future. Among these are the republican candidates whom Beddy still stands up for. Mzmbsbs of the party in power, who think they can reform their party by presenting resolutions and me morials to legislators, governors and presidents, should heed the pertinent question asked by Gov. Eoutt, of Colorado, when a committee call 8a to memorialize him on the Pinkerton matter: "Why in hades don't you fellows organize and vote instead of resolving!" Mb. Beid's summer resort, "Ophir Farm," was slightly misnamed. It should have been called "Gopher" farm. The gopher is some relation to the rat family. A Wichita man named Thomas Drew, after reading the Eagle the other morning, went and laid his neck on a rail and let the train de capitate him. We have never seen any official re port of the fool school Anthony es tablished in Topeka for the educa tion of republican editors. The Advocate is authorized by Uncle Sam to accept 70-cent silver dollars in full payment for a year's subscription. Harvey County. To the Editor of The Advocate. A very enthusiastic meeting of the People's party was held here last night in the rink. There were at least 400 per sons present to enjoy the grand In tellectual treat. Judge W. O.Fsahore, the hayseed Judge of the Twenty-eighth district, and Hon. Noah Allen, the calam ity lawyer of Wichita, and candidate on the People's ticket for elector, were the speakers. Judge Baahore ia one of the moat finished speakers who has ever visited these parts. Ilia speech U strictly non-partisan, yet he takes up in detail and shows the fallacy of many of the doc trines that are now and have been advo cated by the old party politicians in a most convincing manner. Judge Baahore by hia manner shows that he appreciates the dignity of his position, and unlike Judge J. C. Strang, Judge Martin, of Hutchinson, and some others, he does not stoop to low partisan abuse, but appeals rather to the reason of hia hearera. Mr. Allen does the pugilistic work, and when he gets through pounding the other fel low, there are very many sore bruls&s on his anatomy; and the beauty of this man ner of work lies in the fact that he uses the other fellow's own club to beat him with. Our people are well pleased with the meeting, while the opposition is dis pleased in a corresponding ratio. Nor Is he likely to recover his equanimity for some days to come, if he ever does. We trust the gentlemen may have equal suc cess wherever they go, and we believe they will. E. X. Newton, Kaa, August 26, 1892, Riley County. To the Editor of Thb Advocate. The People's party county convention, 100 delegates strong, representing every precinct, put a full ticket in the ftld August 23. Our worthy representative, Hon. J. H&rner, was renominated, as was also the faithful officers elected two years ago, comprising the whole ticket except probate judge. This year we will elect the full ticket. The people are awake, and old party politicians, with eye-lida down and chins drooping, go cursing through the streets, thinking only how to revile the loyal workmen who dare assert their independent manhood. As in other localities, so In this, misrepresentation. scoffing and hypocrisy are the republi cans' stock in trade, with an occasional dependent specialist writing to that mis named Capital sheet that the work of our magnificent conventions is only the ratification of "a little coterie 01 back- number politicians." J, xi, JLJMBOCKEB.