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0 TTn TI 9 "ft T Every People's Party 'Club A Twenty-foot;Bunting Flag in the county should make an effort for our Fourth of July premium. Commence the work at once. Good commis sions besides the premium. given to the People's Party Club sending us the most subscri WOK bers between April 4 and July 4. At War with Class Legislation and Maladministration Equal Rights to All; Special Privileges to None. VOL. 11. WELLINGTON, SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1892. No. 40. 1 1 V, ,1 Lit! Hi T 1 1 n f 1 1 Owing to the backward season we, as well as other dealers in DRY GOODS are overstocked in every de partment. We inaugurated our M If Sa on MAY 2. Don't fail to see the most won derful showing of low prices ever heard of. IS Come and .convince yourself of the fact. We will mention just a few articles to snow you how cheap we will sell: 700 yards all wool Dress Goods desirable shades, former price 55 and 65 cents; May Sale price, 36 cents. 800 yards Novelty Woolen Dress Goods; for. price 20 and 25 cents; May Sale price, 1 2 cents! Best American Shirting Prints, May Sale price 4 cents. Best Indigo Blue Prints, May Sale price 5 cents. Great bargains in Outings, May Sale price, 5 cents. A good 4-4 soft-finish Bleached Muslin, May Sale price, 5c. Best Table Oil Cloth made, May Sale price 14 cents. Best Carpet Warp, all colors, May Sale price 1 7 cents. 5000 yards of Embroidery worth 15, 20 and 25 cents; May Sale price 9 cents. QiluherV FEW SPECIALS WORTHY YOUR NOTICE. An 200 Trimmed Hats regular price else WMi-vhcre $1. 00 and Sr.jo; May Sale price 2jcts. M tts. 100 Children's FLA TS, former price 50 cents; May dale price 14 cents. This Department contains ev ery Novelty in the Market, Our Prices the cheapest and our work unexcelled in the State. DON'T SPEND ONE DOLLAR FOR Dry Goods and Millinery until yon have attended our MM a ( IIMBW. A CONFESSION. "William Hugh Roberts tried to pour oil on the troubled waters In the Dem ocratic camp through a lengthy article in the Standard two weeks ago. He attribu tes the defeat of free coinage to the great desire for Democratic suc cess this year, lie says: "It may be interesting to consider the real cause, with so many members really favorable to silver legislation, of the silver bill's defeat. It was not that the southern or western members had changed their opinions, or been intim idated by any cause from voting their real sentiments. But the conviction that the Democratic party might lose its hold in 2sew England and seriously injure its standing in New York in duced the men from the south and west to relinquish their personal pref erences for the good of the Democratic party in the coming election." There is nothing new or nothing par ticularly palative about that statement. It has been known for these many years that New York and New Eng land dictated the financial policy of the party, whence arises the tremen dous protest that sent so many Demo cratic congressmen to Washington pledged to free silver. Now that they have violated the demands of their constituents they have the audacity to plead the same old defense New York and New England threaten the life of the party. An open confession is good for the soul, and we trust Mr. Roberts feels better. Why is it that so much more deference is paid to the desires of New York and New Eng land than to those of the south and west. For twenty-five years Shylocks and corporations have been sucking the life blood of the nation under the immediate protection of the Republi can party and the masses of the Demo cratic party have been held at bay by the persistent cunning of the politi cians who cared more for success than principle. Every Democratic candi date since 1855 has come from New York and every time the party has as readily yielded to Wall street's hand. Cleveland, the only successful candi date, not only sustained the 6hy locks, but took advanced steps in their favor. Blinding and befuddling the people about a five per cent d ifference in the tariff, tha deception goes steadily on. In all seriousness, farmers, merchants and laboring men of the Democratic persuasion, is it not time to call a halt? Are not your liberties and those of your neighbors in the south as precious to you as those of the Yankees ? How long will you pocket your "personal preferences" and permit yourselves to be robbed in deference to sentiment of New York and New England-your robbers. You are honest freemen! We appeal to you now to join the great uprising of the common people every where! Strike hands with your Re publican neighbors, who have come out halfway to meet you. Do not al low party bosses, party whips and party prejudices to influence you. Stand on the People's platform and vote your sentiments, regardless of the good will and fnendlv grace of New York. ALL ABOARD. Are You Going to Wichita? If so, Send Your Name to R. Riuee Magee, Chairman ol the County Central Committee. Sumner county ought to send up a big delegation to the state and con gressional conventions at Wichita, the latter on the 14th and the former on the 15th of June. Wichita is preparing to entertain lots of people. Jerry Mmpson and some of his colleagues in congress will be there. The best ora torical talent of the party will be there. (.treat Interest is also centering in the nominations. If a sufficient number desire to go from here arrangements will be made for a special car, which wiU perhaps be accompanied by the Milan cornet band. If you desire to go drop a card to R. Bruce Magee, chairman of the central committee. The special carwUl doubtless go on the morning of thel4th. Reduced rates have been secured for all who desire to go TO OMAHA. We are in receipt of circluars from the chairman of the State Executive Committee announcing special deco rated trains for Omaha via both the Rock Island and the Santa Fe roads. leaving aU points in Kansas Saturday, Jury 2, arriving in Omaha same night ine rare for the round trip from Wel- nngton will be S10.61 by either route in order that ample train facilities may be arranged, aU parties desiring 10 join tne throng should send their names to R. Bruce Magee, the county cnairman, who will forward the list the State Executive committee. This will be a glorious trip. Tickets are good returning until July 15. It is impossible for the people of this country to thoroughly understand the rernoie conaiuon 01 Hundreds of fami lies in the Mississippi flood districts. DOUGLASS & BROWN ARE NOW PREPARED SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PIONEER IN SEGESSION PROPOSES TO DRIVE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO THE WALL. Last Chance to be Given Democracy at Chicago, Then "On to Omaha." Columbia, S. C, May 19-The South Carolina Democratic convention today adopted resolutions reaffirming faith in Democratic simplicity and pledging anew allegiance to the principles first enunciated by Thomas Jefferson. Then follows the Ocala platform, word for word. A plank is also inserted de nouncing the force bill Wall street is declared to have "entered the sacred temple of Democracy." (i rover Cleve land's nomination is decried, as his nomination would be considered is a prostitution of the principles of Democ racy and a repudiation of the demands of the Farmers' Alliance, which em body the true principles of Democracy, and as a surrender of the rights of the people to the financial kings of the country. A minority report, deprecatintr the attack on Cleveland, was snowed under, and a resolution denouncing the third party was killed. WHY ANTHONY CAME TO KANSAS. Geo. T. Anthony was a few months ago an applicant for the appointment of Inter State Commissioner at the hands of President Harrison. I). R. Anthony at that time wrote a protest ing letter to the President, a copy of which we give below. It was made public at the time and had the effect of defeating the appointment: To the President: Leavenwobth, Kin., Deo. 5. Dear Sir : It is reported here that the name of Geo. T. Anthony has been presented to yon as a fit man for successor to Judge Cooley on the Interstate commies ion. I do not think it out of place for me to give you some facts about him. George T. Anthony, while a resident of Medina. Orleans county, New York., was land loan commissioner for the state school fond In the county of Orleans, New York. As such official he was a defaulter. The records of the enpreme court of the state of New York show that a judgment was ODtamea against him for the amount. An official certificate of the supreme court, now in my possession, shows that judg ment unpaid. After his resignation his brother, B. M. Anthony, was appointed and a partner of George T. Anthony, through fraudulent purpose, obtained a loan of $4,000 tn insufficient security. The proceeds of this loan was for the use of his company. The mortgage was not paid, tow was brought in the criminal court of Orleans county against B. M who was arrested while George T. fled from the state to Kansas with $11,400 United States bonds. Some four years afterward George T. with four others con tributed $800 er.?h and secured a settle ment of the natter. The above acta ire matters of recerd in the supreme court of New York and in the criminal conit at Aibion, Orleans county, New York. The facts published at tht time caused him to lose 19.000 of his party vote and a failure to be renominated and make him in the opinion of thous ands of the people of Kansas unfit for the position he desire at joor hands. I am a very distant relative of George T. with no great friendship for him. Respectfully yours. D. R. Ahthont. It was quite fitting that the Kansas Republican machine should nominate such a man for Congress-man-at-large. Ed. Greer was not quite tough enough so they took Anthony. In view of his record he will be a good one to hurl the epithets of "repudiators" "scoundrels" "villains" "knaves" "cranks" "fools'' etc, at our forces. Let us have a good clean man against him and we shall hang his hide up with that of John J. Ingalls. SOCKLESS SIMPSON'S SALLY. He Covert Representative Snodgrast with Utter Confusion. Special to the Kansas City Times Washington, D. C May 21 Repre-. sentative Snodgrass will be careful how he picks up Simpson of Kansas in the iuture, as he was very sadly corked in a little talking match they had today. " hen l came here, said fcnodgrass, "and looked for the sockless agricultu rist of whom I had heard so much, I was surprised to hnd him the acknowl edge dude of the house." "1, at least, was not found by the gen tleman occupying tne position of fool of the house," said Simpson with a sneer. " l hat potentate would be found nearer tne srentieman s home. "Did you ever hear me mentioned as tne tool or the house i inquired bnod- grass, savagely. "Yes " said feimpson, "I did. I heard members holding a joint debate this very afternoon as to who was the fool of the house. You were very strongly the candidate of one of these gentle men, and it looked to me as if he had way the best of the argument" Snodgrass then proceeded in a five minute speech to violently assail Simp son, who listened with a sage calmness. At its close Simpson moved that he be given five minutes more. "I think, Mr. Chairman " t aid Simr tnn Ufhof in thot tima fho nnf1mn could clearly demonstrate the truth of au claims which bis champion was urg ing for him as fool of the house." SILVER DEMONETIZATION. How the Crime wa Accomplished-Ernest Seyd's Confession. Rocky Mountain News. Denver. Colorado. Mr. Frederick A. Luckenbach is a citizen of Denver and is well and favor ably known by many of Colorado's leading business men. He has been eu gagedfor two years past in introduc ing his pnuematic pulverizer, and has met with flattering success. It havinir come to the ears of Mr. M. II. Slater, chairman of the executive committee of the state silver leaeue, that Mr. Luckenbach possessed the information contained in the following affidavit. that energetic gentleman immediately waited upon him and induced him to put the whole story in explicit form and give it to the public. This Mr. Luckenbach did and the result is the affidavit published below: 8TATE OF COLORADO, ) ss GOUHTI OF AHBiFAHOE. 1 Fredrick A. Luckenbach. bein? first dull sworn, deooses and savs: I am 60 years of age. I was born in Bucks county renn. i removed to tne city or Philadel phia in the year 184G, and continued to reside there until 1866. whan I rnmnvM to the city of New York. In Philadelphia I was in the furniture bnsinecs. In N York I branched into machinery and in ventions and am the patentee of Lncken bach's pneumatic pulverizer, which m ad enines are now in use generally in eas tern U. 8. and Enrope. I now reside in Denver, having removed from New York two veers mo. I am well known in New York. I have been a member of the produce exchange and am well acquainted with many members of that body. I am well known by Mr. Erastua Wjman. In the Year 1865 I visited London. Eri tr ior the DurooBB of niacins there Pennsyl vania oil properties in which I waa Inter ested, i tooi wun me letters or introduc tion to many gentlemen in London among them one to Mr. Ernt Savd. from Robert M. Faust, ex-treasurer of Philadel- pnia. l became well acquainted with Mr. Sevd. and with his brother. Richard Revd. who I understand, is yet living. I visitsd Lonaon tnerearter every year and at each visit renewed my acquaintance with Mr. Seyd, and upon each occasion became his guest one or more timee joining his fam ily at dinner or other meals. In February, 1874, while on one of these visits, and while his guest for din ner, I, among other things, alluded to ru mors afloat of parliamentary corruption, and expressed astonishment that such cor ruption should exist. In reply to this he told me he could relate facta about the corruption of the American congress that wonld place it far ahead of the English parliament in that line. So far, the con versation had been between ns at the din ner table. His brother, Riohard, and others were there also, but this was table talk between Mr. Ernest 8eyd and myself. Alter tne dinner ended be invited me to another room, where ha rnmd th con versation about legislative corruption. ne said: "ir yon pledge me your honor as a sentleman not to divnlra what I am about to tell yon while I live, I will con vince you that what I said about corrup tion of the American congress la true." I gave him the promise and he then con tinued: "I went to America iu the winter of 1872-3, authorized to secure, if I oould, the passage of a bill demonetizing silver. It waa to the interest of those I represent edme governors of the Bank of England to have it done. I took with me 100- 000 sterling, with instructions if that was not sumoient to accomplish the object to draw for another 100.000. or as much more as was necessary." He told me Ger man cankers were also interested in hav ing it accomplished. He said he was the financial adviser of the bank. He said: UI saw the committee of the bouse and senate and paid the money and staid in America until I knew the measure was safe." I asked if he would give me the names of the members to whom he paid the mosey but this he de clined to do. He said: "Your people will not now comprehend the far-reaching ex tent of that maasnra hot thv will in f. ter years. Whatever you may think of corruption in the English parliament, I assure von I would not have dared to make inch an attempt here as I did in your country, x expressed my shame to him for my conntrymen in our legislative bodies. The conversation drifted into other subjects and after that though met him many timea the matter w never again referred to. (Signed) FiEDUicK A, Lucimbach. Subscribed and sworn to before me at Denver, this 9th day of May, A. D., 1892. ' Signed) huts A. Millib. Clerk Supreme Court, State of Colorado. Concerning the above the News has to say editorially: The name of Mr. Ernest Seyd. the agent of English and German bankers, has always been connected with the demonetization of silver by the Amer ican congress. It has been charted for years and never explicitly denied, that he brought with him 100.000 to SDend in getting the demonetizing measure through congress. It is a fact that was before the congressional commit tee upon the subject, and Mr. Hooper, a member from Massachusetts, spoke or the valuable aid given to the com mittee in revising the coinage laws by that eminent financier. Mr. Ernest Seyd. But never until now has proof of it appeared In authentic form over the sie nature and oath of a respectable gen tleman. The proof is at last riven such a form that the enemies of silver can no longer shun it or pass it over with a disdainf ul shrug. The charge TO MAKE FARM that silver was demonetized through the bribery of American congressmen by an agent of Enriish and German bankers for the purpose of enriching me money kings of Europe and pau perizing the farmers and laborers of the United States is now substantiated by creditable proof. It is an exposure that will force attention and make clearer than ever the iniquitous char acter of the transcendent crime of 1873. TO PUT GOLD AT A PREMIUM. Why Gold Bearing Bonds and Notes are De manded by Lenders. Kansas City Star. To the Star: The writer desires to call attention to the custom, now prac ticed in all the Eastern money centers, of requiring borrowers to give gold bearing bonds and notes. The custom in Chicago, Boston and New York is to demand a note payable in United States gold coin of the present standard of fineness and weight In view of the fact that gold is not now at a premium and that the finances of the country are unsettled by the agitation for free and unlimited coinage of silver, the de mand seems reasonable. The unsus pecting sign readily and the stubborn are forced by their necessities to sign these gold bearing notes. Asth's cus tom is also practiced in some foreign countries and growing more general, it is well to review the facts and endeavor to foresee the result The value of gold coin in the United States is about 600 million dollars. The amount of indebtedness carried in the different forms of bonds and mortgage notes in the United Statei exceeds 18,000 million dollars. It is the evident intention to convert all the loans which are renewed and all new loans into gold bearing paper. Cer tainly all the paper will not fall due at the same time, but consider this point There is not enough gold coin in the country to pay even 4 per cent interest on the indebtedness. As both principal and interest are made payable in gold coin, and as the present law upholds such contracts as legal, then it is only a question of time till our financial speculators will spring the trap and demand any premium they see fit for gold. The invasion of a foreign army is less terrible to con template. Bear in mind further, that the real estate security demanded in addition to these gold bearing notes is as ample as before, and the loan usually less than one-third of the value of the prop erty on which the loan is made. The only remedy which I can suggest is the prompt passage by congress of a law declaring all contracts hereafter made illegal, unless made payable in the legal tender of the United States, whatever that legal tender may be when the money is due. That, of course, will not affect the validity of any contracts previously made, but it will nip in the bud this speculation in the United States gold coins. The law recognizes that the borrow er is entitled to protection against us ury and this is certainly one of its forms. Could a law be framed that would prevent such speculation, it should be added to the constitution. The United States legal tender should be good enough for any citizen thereof. James M. Pitkin. Ciit'inity Howlers. Ft Scott Lantern. The name of "calamity howlers'' has been given the leaders of reform dur ing the past twelve months. If you will go back into history a little you will find that some of the wisest and greatest men that ever li ved were "ca lamity howlers." Some of them had already'seen the way things were go ing, while others were prophetic in their declarations. Here are the exact words of some of them: 0. P. Morton: "There is gathered around the capitolof this nation a gang of pirates, who thundered suc cessfully at the doors until they have driven this government into the most preposterous acts of bad faith and le galized robbery that ever oppressed a free nation since the dawn of history.1 Thomas Jefferson: "I sincerely be lieve with you that banks are more dangerous than standing armies. Put down the banks and if this country cannot be carried through the longest war against her most powerful enemy without loading us with perpetual debt, I know nothing of my countrymen." Salmon P.Chase: "My agency in procuring the passage of the national banking act was the greatest financial mistake of my life. It has built npa monopoly that effects every interest in the country. It should be repealed. But before this can be accomplished the peo ple will be arrayed on one side and the banks on the other in a contest such as we have never seen in this country." LOANS AT LIVING WE Are not complaining, trade is on the increase. The cold weather cuts no figure. If you sell the goods at bargain prices you get the customers that is what we are doig. See Our fast black Organdies. Wc have the best brands. Colors guaranteed. No tice our ioc line. Be Sure and examine our table linens, a bargain at 20c in turkey red damask would be cheap at 25c. Again We mention the fact that we are selling the best brands of carpet chain at 1 8c, white, black and all colors. Don't Forget it, we sell the best 5-4 table oil cloth at 13c a yard. Line of cotton beiges at 5c per yard is a great bar gain. The Largest line of silk um brellas direct from the best factories in the Uni ted States, can be seen at our store. A bargain at $1.50. Our Line of underwear is lar ger than ever; we offer a great bargain at 10c or 3 for 2$c. We are show ing a complete line of muslin underwear. Black Hosiery in very best dyes is the line we carry; col ors guaranteed fast. Sec our 10 cents number. Shoes And slippers for ladies, misses and children. Our trade in this line is increas ing. Goods bought direct from the factories. Spring Wraps We offer this line at a great reduction to close out stock. ' ' Our Stock is still complete and we can save you money. See us before buying. BIN & CO. Wellington, Kan- RATES.