Topeka Populist from Topeka, Kansas • 1

Popii A. WE 8TAND FOR THE WEALTH PRODUCERS AND AGAINST THE WEALTH 8TEALERS OF 8HAWNEE COUNTY. A. J. B.

SMITH. TOPEKA, KANSAS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1892. VOL. 1. NO.

24. TopEka OUR ATTORNEYS. DASTARDLY! THEY CALL IT TREASON! side of the ledger? For once here Is a banker who has forgotten to compute Interest! We rejoice in the productiveness of Kansas soil. We rejoice in the industry of her people. We give the lie to republican charges of idleness and goods box whittling.

But after all the toil, the backaches and the sweat, we ask what is there left for Betty and the babies after the enormous load of interest has been raised, Into which we have been led and forced by Mr. Mulvane and men like him, who for a quarter of a century have been bleediug Kansas in the interest of Eastern money sharks? How will sixty or even ninety millions of dollars pay our interest and provide for the necessities of our families? YUST SnTOP A LEETLE1 Our worthy brother and fellow traveler to eternity, John Mulvane, who probably wouldn't trade his bank for our printing office, though we are not as much in debt as he is, has astonished the natives with a sum in metaphysical arithmetic, which the State Journal proclaims under flaming headlines "HIT HARD. Calamity given a severe blow by Mr. Mulvane. Some figures by the distinguished financier.

Careful statistics gathered concerning crops and the state's prosperity. Over $60 per capita in circulation in Kansas!" Since all the other plutocratic, lickspittle papers will echo the yelp, we might as well see what it amounts to. The "distinguised financier" sits behind his deBk and easily figures up a production of $209,000,000 for the CONFERENCE NOTES. Topeka Democrat. Burton, Kansas, a small place in Harvey county, sent the following delegates: Jaoob Shacklot, Rlohard Shaoklor, John Shacklot, Robert Jones, Sydney Collins, John Dlok, Augustus Showall and Frederiok Wllae, to whom railroad transportation was most kindly furnished through Hon.

Charles Buoher, of Newton, that most prinoely trial-wart democrat of that city. Charles S. Elliot, seoretary of the railroad commission, was a pleasant looker-on, seeming to enjoy this stalwart demooratie love-feast. He wore a badge. And Major Jaok Downing, his effl-dent clerk, was present, wearing a stalwart badge, and very happy in the happiest of his moods.

Ever-blessed Bill Higglns, the esteemed secretary of state, bore his graoeful, genial smile as- -decorating as the most magnificent sunflower. There were 155 persons in the hall when the meeting was called to order, many of them quite young men, whose faces have never before been seen in a state convention. There were only a few of the well known democrats of the state present a a CLARE, 611 Kan. Ave. W.

0. WEBB, 825 Qulncy W. F.RIGBTMIRE 704 Kans Ave J. H. COLLIER, 422 Kans.

Ave. E.E.CHESNEY, J.T.WARD, 522 Kans, Are. JOHN SCHENCK, 706 Kan. Ave. HE.

MATTHEWS, 605 Kans. Are. W. H. BENNINGTON, 515 KanB.

Ave. CHAS.E.KIRBY, 615 Kans. Ave, T. M. CARDER, 108 5th Street.

FRANK HERALD Metropolitan Hall. D. E. SOWERS, 433 Kans Ave. J.

H. MOSS, 700 Kans. Ate R. E. HELLER, 104 TV.

6th St. CALVIN RANSOM, 721 Kans. Ave. A.M.MACKEY, M'g'r. Keeley N.

Topeka. DAVID OVERMYER, 604 Kane. Ava W. L. WHITE, North Topeka.

H. C. ROOT, 106 E. 6th. PHYSICIANS.

DR. PHILLIPS, 600 Kans, Aye. DRS. MINNEY MAGEE, PBA0TI0E LIMITED TO THE EYE AND BAB. 723 Kans.

Ave. Rooms 1, 2 and 8' TOPEKA KANSAS. OFFICE HOUKS, 9 TO 12 A. 2 TO 4 P. SABBATH, 10 TO II M.

PILES CURED AT HOME. Watts' Family Healing. Ointment guaranteed to core Chilblains, Eczema, Tetter, Itcb, Corns, Bunions or any skin disease. 25 cents a box. Ask your druggist for it or Bend to J.

E. Watts, 1020 N. Kansas Topeka, Kans. Write for testimonials. PATRICK H.

CONEY. Late 111th N. Y. Inf. Solicitor of Pfnsions, Bounties, or any claims against the government growing out of the late war.

Infor mation freely given on request. Write for blanks. P. H. Coney, 316 Kans.

Topeka. INDUSTRIAL IRON WORKS, S.H. Weight, Prop. Builds all kinds machinery. Steam pumps, engines farm ma chinery repaired.

118 East Eighth Street. fftIJVIJQ. Commercial, Society, Show, Pamphlet, E. C. MINER, 707 Kans.

Ave. CROWN'S ODORLESS COMPANY CLEANS VAULTS, SINES, AO. Faithful work at fair prices. 800 Leland St, Veale's Add, IXiVE OBDEBS AT 104 VEST 6lH St A' BROWN SON. BOOTH, YETEBINABI SCBGEOJT.

Formerly of Donsrlas countl, Kan sas, where for man! Years past he has enjoyed a very large prao-1 tice among the best horsemen of Kansas. Ask to see testimonies from Lead ing Stockmen, on file at Doctor's oface. TEEMS SEASONABLE. 603 TYLEB ST- K. TOPEKA KA5S.

WANTED! Cases of chicken pox which just be quarantined for small pox. Commission paid on the net profits. Address the County Commission era, care Populist office. TO RESIST ASSASSINS AT HOMESTEAD. WORKMEN HAD NO RIGHT EXCEPT TO RUN.

A DAMNABLE CHAEGE TO THE GBAND JUBY, BY CHIEF JUSTICE FAXON. Pittsburg, Pa Oot 10. The unusual speotaole of the chief justloe of the supreme court of the state sitting as a Judge of the court of oyer and terminer of a oounty In the state, was witnessed by a large crowd in the oriminal court room this morning, when Chief Justloe Pazon oharged the grand Jury as to what constitutes treason against the members of the Homestead strikers advisory committee. He then de tailed how the authority of the sheriff had been denied, the arrival of the Plnkertons and the riot following, and finally the mobilization of state troops, adding: ''We can have some sympathy with a mob driven to desperation by hunger as In the days the French revolution, but we can have none for men receiving exceptionally high wages in resisting the law and resorting to bloodshed in the association of imaginary rights and entailing such vast expense upon the taxpayers of the commonwealth. It was not a cry for bread for famished lips, resulting in a sudden outrage, with good provocation is a deliberate attempt, by men without au- thority.to oontrolothers in the enjoy ment of their rights.

The men had a right to stop work and to persuade others to Join them, but the moment they attempted to control the works and resorted to violence, they placed themselves outside the pale of the law. If we were to concede the doo-trine that the employe may dictate to his emploper the terms of his eminent, and upon the refusal of the latter to accede to them, to take possession of hlB property and drive others away who were willing to work, we would have anarchy. No business could be conducted upon such a basis." The Justice then defined as treason the organization of a large number of men in a common purpose to defy the law, resist officers and deprive any portion of their fellow citizens of their rights under the constitution and laws. "It is a state of war," said he, "when a busi ness plant has to be surrounded by the army of the state to protect it from unlawful violence at the bands of former employes. Every member of such associated government, whether it be an advisory commit tee or by what name it is called, if it participate in such usurpation, was engaged in defiance of the law and violation of the rights of other citi zens, and has, committed treason against the state.

"If you find from tne evidence that the defendants have or any of them has oommltted, participated or aided in any of the acts whioh I have definod to you as constituting the offence of treason, it will be your sworn duty to find a true bill against the party or parties bo oaend For many years we have been try ing to get the laboring men of Topeka to realize the network of law that was being woven around them by the schemers and thieves of the party in power. Now comes the culmination when the chief justice of Pennsylvania declares that tiades' unions are trea sonable organizations, and that the Pinkertons have a perfect legal right to shoot them down. For this is practically what his charge to the grand jury has done. Let that charge be backed by the votes of the people by the election of Harrison or Cleve land, and before their presidential term Is ended every labor organization will be annihilated, the leaders hunt ed as outlaws and the working men reduced to absolute subjection to the corporations. Withia a week two cases of actual starvation have been brought to the attention of this office.

Tet the platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties assure as that the people are prosperous. The ca lamityltes have no cause for com plaint One involuntarily eohoes the words of the old chief: "It is wonder that God permits the sun to shine on a country where the will log and able cannet get work, and the helpless are left to die without attention." Leavenworth La or News. J. K. HUDSON BOUNDS OUT A DECADE 07 infamy by a deed that should cause eteby bead-eb 07 thb capital to hide his head in shame! When the horrid news was flashed across the wires that the chief justice of Pennsylvania had, after a long conference with Frick and his lawyers, found a point by which he might use the power of the state to murder the brave men who dared defend their homes against the murderers Frick had sent to kill them and their families, and the heart of every true man filled with indignation, the printer employed to set the telegraphic headlines for that infamous tory sheet set the headline, "CHARGE OF THE JUDGE WHO MAKES IT TREASON TO DEFEND HOMES." When Hudson saw it his eyes started from their sockets in fear of the displeasure of his New York owners.

He called the offender into his presence, and in a torrent of profanity and abuse discharged him from hisposition! For shame, J. K. Hudson, shame! shame! shame! Since you have sold your soul, and became a pimp for eastern robbers, and have been lying by wholesale and retail for a price, you have built up a mountain of contempt for yourself unequalled by any man in Kansas. But even those who dispise you most have failed to fathom the fearful depth of your depravity. Hell is too good for such a viper.

"HARDESTY'S VOTE SAVED. HE IS DISCHARGED IN THE POLICE COURT THIS MORNING. Price Hardesty, the old colored man who got drunk and made a dis turbance near JEighth and Adams streets sunaay afternoon, was cub- onargea oy Judge Curtis today. Price bad tne advantage of being defended by Judge Henry Keeler. For the city there were four witnesses who Bwore that they heard tne racket and saw them fighting.

Ser geant Dumont and three pollomen cesunea mat ne was very wild ana unruly when being taken to the po lice headquarters. Judge Curtis de cided that a man had a right to be drunk in hia own house and that the evidence was not strong enough to show that he disturbed tne peace. Price will now probably change hie anna again ana vote tne Kepubuoan ticket. osate Journal. Oot.

12th. Tne above snows tne kind of a man the plutocrats want for a coun ty attorney. The plug lawyer evi dently wants that good job pretty bad. The samelissue of that paper re cords the arrest of a milkman for leaving his team was oho "let off," this just and Impartial "Judge" remarking "Your fattier is a good republican 'and I guess I will let you off." Also the same paper notices the arrest and dismissal of twenty-five colored crap shooters from Nick Cnilds place of deviltry at the request of Joe Rsed, comrcis sioner of elections. This makes twenty-seven votes for one day an i several plaoes to hear from.

Any decent man who would vote with such a crowd mu3t have a stomach and a conscience seared with a hot iron, No wonder they need to wear rotten egg nadges when they want to stand up for Kansas. Just think of the bypocritical preachers of this city fraternizing with such a crowd and then having the cheek to yell "Gat right with God." Tanner Bros, who have several es tablishments in the state, represent ing an estimated value of $280,000, have leen closed by the United States marshal, the one in this city, on Sixth and Quincy, being nailed up Tuesday ewning. This is another il lustration of the big fish eating up the little ones. The devil-fish monopoly, in the guise of aggregated syndicates and trusts, are not only rapidly depriving workingmen of opportunities to obtain a livelihood, but are driving the average small business men out of the market, augmenting and swelling the already countless host of idlers. Where will this end? Shall we stand up for Kansas by senseless brag, or manfully apply a true remedy? CLE.

KS CHIYEB3 and CLOTHES DYES 417 Kansas Avenue. Ladies1 Shawls, Dresses, Plumes, etc. Coats, Tests, Pants, Hats, etc nr.mf. plnsrwvt nd tmL 2 to S3 Repairing neatly and cheaply done. A CHRONICAL OF KANSAS.

And it came to pass that Harris, the Railroad Attorney, made a great feast at the republican palace even the Copeland, to an half a hundred Of the tools of the plutocrats and the moneychangers, and they drank wine and strong drink, even in the chief city of the hypocrites, Topeka, the cold water city. They drank and praised the gods of gold, and the hat of Benjamin, the grandson, and sang songs of praise to his friend Carnagie and the barrel of Scotch whisky, and all the assembled hirelings with their concubines drank to the health of Benjamin, and the friend of Benjamin, even Abram the Boodler. In the same hour there came unto the feast one of the Chief Priests, even Barney the Apostate, and with him came even Joseph the Liar, and they spake unto Harris, and his chief lords, even Mitchell the Grinner, and Crouch the Seller, saying, "Oh, men of the Democracy, truly you are bought with great price, and why sit you here in your drunkenness? We have much work for you to do, for the people of Kansas will not worship the gods we have set up, even Benjamin's Hat, and the Golden Calf, but they are seeking truth and righteousness, and while we have bought you with many shekels of silyer, what shall it profit us if you give your time to drunken ness, yea we have paid more for these than we have paid for years, and thousands of shekels hath Holliday the Younger, cost the followers of the Golden Calf. If ye do not deliver unto us the hosts of Democracy on the morrow, what shall it profit unto Abram the Boodler, that he hath bought you with a great price?" And it came to pass that on the morrow, when those of the Democracy mat had been bought with the shekels of Abram the Boodler, were gathered together, with them came the chief ones of the followers of the Goldea Calf, even Joseph the Liar, Barney the Apostate, Billiam the Higgler, Ly man the Slippery, Abram the Boodler, and many other golden calf worship pers, and when the council had con vened there were gathered together of the Democracy only the spies of the Golden Calf, Joseph the Low, Crouch, Always-in-Market, Harris the Capper, Mitchell the Grinner and Toby the Childish; but of the great mass of the hosts of the Democracy, lo! there were none! and then Harris, Joseph the Low, For Sale Crouch, Sold Holliday, Joseph the Liar, and Barney the Apos tate, lifted up their voices and wept, and great was their lamentation, ever the shekels that had been wasted ou the spies, and the council came to naught save the feast of Harris, which came to pass that the Scriptures were fulfilled. "Lo! all places were full of vomit and filthiness so that no place was clean." Then the hosts of the people taunted them saying: "Aha, aha, thou hast bought and paid for, but none have been delivered.

Aha, aha, Hosanna in tne highest. The Lord hath confounded our enemies and the boodle of the Calf worshippers bath come to naught, and the children of liberty, the worshippers of truth and righteous ness, shall come unto the heritage of their fathers, and the false pnests, the spies and the money-changers shall be driven out of the temple and the golden calf shall be cast down. and Joseph the Liar, Barney the Apos tate, Lyman the Slippery. Anthony the Stealer, Mitchell the Grinner and Abram the Bwdler. shall be bound hand and foot and cast out of the temple into outer darkness, and there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth." Selah: and thus I ilid the Lord onto his people in the I nJga of Benjanun.

state. His four million acres of wheat vield seventy-five millions bushels, none of it musty or sprouted. His corn goes 25 bushels to the acre, not counting the nubbins, and his oats rounds up 40 millions bushels, worth 30 cents a bushel. Then he guesses at $21,400,000 worth of rye, barley, buckwheat, potatoes, flax, broom-corn, millet, hungarian, hay, butter and cheese. If he hadn't forgot the chickens, ducks and turkeys he might have footed up another million and made it an even 210.

Then for live stock, he finds 800,000 horses and mules worth $24,000,000, and November 8th he will probably find about 100,000 donkeys who have voted for Harrison, and will be feeling very cheap, not worth count ing. Of cattle he finds 2,250,000 head, worth $47,000,000, and an equal number of hogs, not counting the politicians or eastern bond-holders, and says they are worth $17,750,000. Then there are 30,000 sheep worth 1750,000, of which, according to Charlie Curtis, $450,000 is due tne McKinley bill. These are all the pro- duction of one year, of course, or if not, it is the misfortune of the animals (or farmers) and not their fault. But it foots up just $209,550,000 to a cent and looks nice, don't it? Of wheat he will allow us to sell $25,000,000 Of corn, 17,500,000 Other 5,000,000 500,000 horses and mules at $80 and not a cent less 4,500,000 Fat cattle, 750,000 h'd, $40 30,000,000 Fathogs, 1,000,000 $11, 11,000,000 Ifwedoallthatwewillget 92,500,000 We have at hand a Wall-street Topeka Capital, dated Sept.

8, 1892, with a Kansas City market report for Snnt- 6. 1892. from which we find sales of cattle made as follows: No. pr. cwt.

$300 2.65 205 1.90 1.70 1.50 140 1.25 2.10 190 1.85 1.75 1.50 125 1.05 av. price, total prce $38.85 $515.40 26.77 107.10 40 4 45 11 32 19.68 88461 171.38 507.52 50.985 153.17 83.60 12323 201.80 277 70 811.55 21.00 19193 580.98 15.58 15.86 16.991-2 11.78 1-2 8.40 20.54 2018 1634 1354 1050 10.82 894 3 13 4 6 10 17 23 2 18 67 295 12.45 3,774.91 And the average price of hogs was $9.93. Now we like to stand up for Kan sas so well mat only a strict aa herence to truth would cause us to spoil so fine a story. But if our 750-000 cattle should fall $27.55 short pr head, our 100,000 hogs $1.06 pr head, and our horses only net $60 pr head instead of $80, there would be a short age in the grand total of $32,722,000. And then if our farmers should find any difficulty in selling their corn and feeding fat cattle and hogs too, it might be still further reduced.

If those cattle should eat an extra half bushel of corn and the bogs an extra peck, the shortage would amount to about $33,000,000. And still there is no provision for freight, yardage and commission. We submit to a candid public that $60,000,000 is a much closer estimate of this year's crop in Kansas, than that of Banker Mulvane. But what kind of a business man banker is he who looks at only cue HON. D.

M. HO WARD NATED. NOMI- At the People's Party convention; held in North Topeka last Saturday afternoon, Hon. M. Howard was re-nominated for the legislature.

and that by acclamation. This is a gratifying outcome as it shows that Mr. Howard's friends have in no wise changed their minds, and that after a two year test he remains, emphatically, the man of their choice. Two years ago be entered the legislature for the first time. Prior to his elevation he was widely known as a well-informed, indusri-oub and successful farmer; also as a concientious man, who dared to do right, and that persistently.

His prudence and honesty have plaoed a mark upon him, and when the people of the 85th district wanted a representative there came an urgent and spontaneous ca ll for D. M. Howard. He was nominated and elected and his career, as legislator has testified to the sagacity, firmness, and loyalty toconviction3 that character- Izbd him as a private citizen continue to animate him, fully, even when exposed to the racking and wrench ing that come to those who enter our legislative halls. Mr.

Howard is in no Bense an "offi ce seeker." In accepting the nomination he is actuated by a sense of duty and of appreciativenesp, feeling that the oordlal unanimous call he received places him under obligations whioh preferences for private life must not be permitted to override. During the last campaign Mr. Howaed was spoken of as the man who "couldn't be controled." He is just as uncontrolable as ever, and believes that concience should have a voice in politics, clean from the pri nary to the White House. Ross-ville Times. ANTI COMBINE.

KNIGHT HAS OPENED AN ANTI-COM BINE UNDEF.RAKING ESTABLISHMENT. J. M. Knight has opened the most elaborate undertaking establish ment in the west, at 408 Kansas ave nue. He nas tne nnest nearse ever brought to Topeka, and which he had to buy through Warner and Griggs, the big implement house of this city.

He has as good a display of coffins and undertaker supplies as can be proaured. He has fitted up a cbapel capable of holding 400 people, carpeted it, seated it, put in a pulpit, bible and piano. He has also a morgue. His father has been an undertaker for forty-five years In Pennsylvania, and is now engaged in that business there. Mr.

Knight has had twenty years experience himself, and understands it, as well all the best processes of embalming thoroughly. The undertakers of the state have attempted to keep him out of the business. He proposes to ran his business In direct opposition to the Coffiin Trust the Undertakers' Combine. He will' undertake a funeral for a half of what has been the ordinary price with the trust It Is astonishing for how little a decent funeral can be bad. He Invites the general public; to intpeet bis establishment, confident that It will never submit to the extortionate prices heretofore ohard b' "J4.