The Haddam Politician from Haddam, Kansas • 4

mm 1 The Investigator, Published weekly at Iladdam, Ivans Tli UKSDAY, ONE HOLLAR A YEAR l'S All VAM'K. We carry tho LARGEST LINE-of GENERAL MERCHANDISE of any Store in Town. We guarrantee to handle Nothing but FIRST CLASS WELL-MADE CLOTING, that Can be Sold on their own MERITS. Last Thursday evening everybody was brought to the door by theory of "fresh llnlr'niid two nibbcr-coaled, nuitl-Hpiitteied ligutes wore Been marching up the hindmost one waving one poorlittle cat-fish. An In vkktiuatok reporter headad oiT tho pair who proved to bo O.

L. Taylor and Jesse Samuels; they had been fishing since noon and tho cat was tho en-tiro catch. Jfeithcr of them would reveal which caught the itih. Taylor experienced no serious results, but Jesse was badly used up; ho paused it very restless night, continually calling on Taylor to "toss mo a grub-worm'' and early tlio next morning ho was found titaniling on the crossing iu front of Samuels Simon's store, fishing iu a mud puddle. lie has now partially recovered his reason nnd it is thonght that ith proper care lie will bo nil right hi a few people, no party can continue, long greatly in the majority; for there rUI always bo a small Hunting veto and the smaller party will be continually modifying its platform to catch this Hunting vote, until as now, we have two parties almost equal in strength and so nearly alike in their political tenets that the average man can no more tell why he Is a democrat or a republican than he can tell why ho is a baptist or a melhodiist.

lie will if an ordinary mortal belong to that party, or church, to which his friends and relations belong, if ho is one who likes to be eccentric ho will belong to the other partyt to show his strength of mind; and In either Instance he is what he is, Bimplyby the force of circumstance; though he will try to convince himself that he is so because ho sees some reason for it. Just as long then wo say ns party lines are thus closely adhered to by the voter, Mr. Johnson's "perilous balance" must continue to be; audit will be only when most men are "superlatively We are Special Agents for C. SCHOQLSHOES, M. Henderson's ftJ keW rLihjAXSiL The TRADE.

We have tlie i i ncKt stock of Dry Goods iare the onKm rr-r- and Motions in the City nnd they are: cnnlci sold at astonishly hw prices. vullsej. llno of tnka and The Republican cmigrrsnloiial convention, which met at Junction City on May first, nominated John A. Anderson, already made the nominee- of the Unioh Labor party, for representative from the fifth district. The following resolutions were ItKHotiVcn.

That the MouMtm in tho convon tlon or the fifth ooiijjresslrmiil ill strict congriit uliito tho lt piilillcm Voters upon tlio uiispl-cious oiKMiJua In all of tlo coimtiy of the whiuh wo oaiiiidrmtly liollovo Is to result lutho restoration of tho ceuntry to 'oj-iit rtilo, ami upon tho unity of notion of now iirerulllng In tho rrniks of the party In tho fifth district. Wo Mfovo tlrst grout qu estion to bo settled by tho people ut t'uo np-pronoliinjf flection la, "Shall tUo tow nmciit of tho UnitO'l ho atlmlnlstornd tiy ihtwo who IihvphIkwi) tlie.iiiwlios loyn' who have In tho past boon disloyal. T.io Domocrat. 1c party now litis control of tho cxwutlvo Uo-pnrtuivnU and of tho lower liotiaa of oonirnMS, nnd thorobel brlffiidlcrs Imvo control tho Democratic pnrty. Tho loynl minority or thnt party 1b conHrrros nml throug-l'OUt tho north now Hps tranquil nnit prostrate nt their fact.

Three ex-trullorstrnroinWIrd to the president's cublnotns luh'lscra, one of them being tnado tho Rrditor of pensions, and us a result we huvohnd scores of pensttms luak'd hack Rt comrrcss with a veto. Tho lUllimcs bctwooti cx-con federates and northern Uomocruto ottered protcetloii wlmtoror to loynl in South, nnd should that Klliftnco tccoine crimi-nent, and the (rovornmcnt securely fastened In then th? southern loytillsts will not bo tho only ptioplo in this country pleudlnfr for their rights and be.irKliiif protect ton. We would not wave the bloody shirt, but wo have litflit to jnclto of the fltneisuf a party tog-overn by its loyalty or OUdoYtdty In Tho reo-tml of tho Dcinocnttlo party in throe years of power has but eonflrmcd tho record of Its exls" tcncoiireccedlnjf the dues of it ix-belllon. Tliq conspicuous feature or which aviis Its utter In-ooinpotcncy In nUuilnMerliiir the tfovciinticnt in an honest business like putriotlo iminner. In nominating for tho sixth time its tho standard bearer of the Itepublieati jiiirtj- of tho Fifth Blstilcl ourdlstlnifiilshitl inouilioj-Of con-gi'CHa, Hon.

John A. Andervon. woeOnBViituhitd him nnd ourselves in the rocdrd Iw bus imulc as thonKhtful, fenrloss nnd eonseien-tious statesiimu, ond wo lecoinmend him for unfliiichhiir and onthuhutio tlovotioa to Ho publican seuntmen tt and for his tipprcoliitlon of thii iruu Uepubliuun Idea of Hiding tho wouk ngaliiKt tho strontf, for his practical nnd efficient exposure ut, opportuuo times, of Demo" orutio methods and fur bis untiring efforts in behalf of the ohilius of tho nation dpfoml- era; and wo especially cnninioittl hint for hist earnest. and iiitcllig-ont coiiNitlorntlon of tho tiansiKii latlon nnd liilwir qucsthiui, hcllovliiir thnt tho necessity of the tranquility or the peo. plo co seriously threatened by these tiouMos si etpuiled only by the prcsorvtition of tho (fov-Cinmcnt itself.

We think that if the Heptihlicims are wise, they will not indulge hi much of this kind of resolutions; may be very gratifying to the makers, but they are not profitable. The coming presidential campaign will bo decided on a line oflive tasup, iict deiulonea. We have our stock of mtOCEKIIM HBPlUrllVnvWTn and bring their Produce and spend ai5daU vvx wwukuoo wnoio Liietjuueavoris to ntJtjjjuutTUiiy, MiBir SBcier. F.K.BROWN, I.H.CHASB. Vice Phkmbest.

CjIhhieii. l'ltK8tINT. Haddam State Bank A General Banking Busii ess Transacted Foreign and Pomestio Exchange nought And Sold At Lowest Rates Principal Correspondents :) llnnk of North America. Nor York; S.i.Umi littiik, 8t Josupli, II A CIT1', KASSAS. I Nnt'l Bank of Knnsns Otr.

I Kuuutli, Kucliod St Kuhne, (Korelfn. C. GOFF, Vico-Pifsldent. O.I,.TAYrX)F. Cahler.

C. MOHIIOW. A.J. Western Exchange Bank- Haddam City, Kansas. Capital $50,000.00.

Business Transacted. jt Adf Kites. One column, on yonr, Half 45.00 Quarter 25.00 Klffhth 'I 15.00 HuitiiKM Cnrrfa o.on I.ocul nbtiou, pcrlln. cih'Ij fiwortlon OS SALUTATORY. TO It is customary in launching a paper to introduce it to the rending world by a short statement cf its policy, politics and the like: in accordance with thin custom we wish to say a few word to those who may become our patrons.

The Investigator will be liberal In policy and Independent in politics; It will fearlessly publish and defend its views on all questions and will always advocate what we believe to be for the common good; it ill never participate In have no issue but faction and, in short, we shall ever strive to make it the pkoplk's ai-eii. Our position on each of the of public interest which we may Rave occasion to discus shall bo that which we honestly believe to bo right and not that hich regard most popular or profitable. We shall endeavor to make onr parer as Interesting as any in the county in the way of local news, and will always be glad to receive Items from neighboring towns. ,4 As the only way a paper can succeed Is by the help of the people, hope that the friends who may be pleased with our sheet will convince us of their approval bv giving us their subscriptions, and we hope that all to whom our sample copies may come will give them a careful perusal, and a good word if they can do so. Itespectfully solicting your support, we Yours for truth, justice and progress, Bay E.

Chahk The exodus from Ireland has reached such dimensions as to force tlio British steamship companies to announce that they mnst refuse to book any more 1 stfifinitrenassfHirpra for America. The 1 axodus from Germany is also of unusual proportions, and so is that from other northern countries of Continental Jiu-rope. We arc likely to see more Italians nt our port this year than ever before, and the expulsion of Jews from ltussiawill enlarge the influx of the Semitic element. Truth A Perilous lialanee. In the North American Review for April, Rossiter Johnson writes under the above heading an article from which wo get the groundwork of the following.

"The almost equal division of American citizens between two great political parties is often alluded to as a sub-feet for congratulation. The superlatively Wise Independent, assuming that all decided convictions must be insincere, and all positive action mischievous tells us iu a philosophic tone that it is very fortunate when the opposition party in a legislative assembly is so strong as to be a constant check on the majority. The optimistic statesman speaks complacently of the people as acting up to their holiest couvict-ioiishalf being convinced one way and half the. other, when the same facts aud arguments have been laid before them all." The writer then very reasonably asks: Is this a subject for congratulation? We think that a due consideration will convince the reader that it is not. We do not quite ngree, however, with Mr.

Johnson in his remark on the meaning of this equal division. He sas: "It proves either a disinclination to think or a determination not to be honest." Terhaps it does, but in our estimation the case could bo better stated. Question yourself honest reader, and let this be your question: "Now do I determine which way my vole shall be cast." Is it by reviewing the great questions of national policy, deterndn iig what courso is rfcht in each case and then looking for the man who agrees with me on the most important of them? Or do I siuq-lv vote as my party's convention directs? That is, have not the greater number, by far, of American citizens come to take their political opinions on faith. Has not fealtyo the party risen superior to reason? Mr. Johnson sneers at the "superlatively wise independent'' and apparently thinks that the "independent" is partially at least, responsive Tor the existence of this It seems to us that the is the man who is trying to destroy it.

Mr. Johnson says: When a great question gets into politic it cannot be thrown out by any one per wnt. majorities. A minority thatcon-Btitute fort-nine per e-nt. of the whole will forever resi j.

(., hi.t lb 1 try again, I 1, ist and have v- h4: i. Not only is aj p-t, t.t ii; it f7 but it mnt he ivH'fiilv nro--'i itr, not navt i "it tJ.i the nest wind of political pj.s.i.ii or sophistical discusiion niay swing to the other That f-mail maj'i ilies never stttle grout questions is certainly true, and it is equally certain that bile party lines hold the majoiities can not be-cotn larg-r exc-p f. a lime. A I-ng ftilt tl.ii I iVr a ul I.fis::!.!- 4.r i ivalt Chase, OOLLECTOI1T T. A General Banking Ilnddani, .1 I Doubtfu or Had Claims a Specialty.

Ray E. and A G-E tfai A WOKU TO AUVHRI ihliliS. jga We shall, for several months send out a large number of sample copies of the iNVifiSTiOATOit: and, being anew paper these Will likely be carefully examined, so that though we have no subscription list to speak of, wo will really reach more people than would an: old paper with a largo subscript ion list; nnd ad vertiseiiionts in our pages will be more "apt to attract if the AToit "uore regular visitor tn the families vcached; add to this the fact that wo have made our rates for this year very low, and it must follow us the night the day, that every one who has a business to advertise, should dvertiseiii tUij Isvicu'iaATOit. iladiiam is to lmve a now paper by Hay E. Chase.

It is to bo tho I.vvehti-UAToit. Its editor had better Investigate the-lojig felt want subject before be begins mid probably avoid au early grave. Washington Post, i Being of the good who always die young, we don't shrink; from an early We are in receipt of the Common a four-column folio, published weekly in Kansas City, by W. Thornton, who will be remembered by the most (f onr citizous. The paper is quite a lively little sheet and is devoted to the cause (if the Union Labor party.

Bales Taylor handle T. Allan's condition powder, tho best iu th world. All kinds of Machine Repairs ordered by Shafer Bros. Laces, satins, embroideries and the like In all the latest styles at Samuels jt Simon's. Brushes; oil and a full line of paints at Bales A fine line cf silks, and in fact, of all kinds of dress goods at Samuels Bee Long and Porter before selling your hogs; they pay the best prices.

Bales Taylor handle T. G. Allan's condition powders, tho best in the world. Money to loan on real estate at the Invisstioatok office. Dressmaking, cutting and filthi done at Mrs.

O. L. Taylor's. Wo regret to learn that a small child of Jacob Kecsci's died Saturday. Married, at the residence of the bride's parents, Miss Cora Carman cf this city to Mr.

Brooks of ltepuplic County. We hear that the storm of Wednesday last did considerable damage at Mor row, In the way- of overturned corn- cribs, windmills and the like. have seen several covered wagons, bound west, pass through town this week. The cyclone season is at hand. Pro tect your property by insuring with Bay E.

Chase. Ho represents five of the hest, companies in America, and will make you rates as low as the lowest. Read Ellinger Speier's advertise ment elsewhoivj iu this Issue. F. E.

Brown is straightening up his affairs in Haddam preparatory to leaving for Washington, where he goes, we understand, to take charge of the Chicago hiinlier ya.id. 1 We are sorry to lose Mr. Brown who is one of the ablest business men in tow and one of tho jolliest whole-soled' fellows on earth-lie carries with him the btbt wishes of his many friends hero. Parasols, from the cheapest to tho finest at Samuels Simon's. Mrs.

Northoiise is putting a cellar under her house iu the east part of town. Garden and Field Seeds at Shafer's. Mrs. Samuels Las a splendid line of dress silks, satins, embroideries and all kinds of dress goods. Call and see her nt Samuels and Simon's.

We shall be glad to see our friends at the In estimator office, where someone will always be on hand to take your subscription and jour dollar, iu the most graceful manner imaginable, and a very voluble devil ill show you through the pressroom and explain the art of news paper making, and the wonderful machinery of our Washington press. Marie Bales has l-een t-traghteninrr up tlie yard about his house in the east end, thin week. Paul Swan will occupy the hoiihe soon. The prcsbytcrans aie laiwng ntcney lobr.ild a fine chinch in We hear that Mr. Oil Towns was married week to a yong lady fjom Farmiiigton, nau.e we did net T.

C. Ea'Jw in has ma improve-1 the 0 C-f his S'-iU wn l'j plating a I in the or i to on real estate at THE INVESTIGATOR OFFICE We have also few choice bargains in real estate, soino of which we list below: 1G0 acres, 4 miles from Iladdam, 80 a-ctes broken, 4 acres, Jnaile east of Iladdam good 2-room houso with basement, 2 stves to go with the bouse. 4GO.O0 1 acre, in Iladdam' 125.00 3' a CD to CTD tention, and pains will bo taken to Protect the Interests of Customers. wimj independents" that overwhelming majorities for right will be We believe that the people are beginning to see this too, and we regard the dissolution of tho old parties in the near future as quite certain; when that lakes place there will be reform and large' majorities for a while. It remains, for time to say whether these parties will be succeeded by two others as powerful or not.

We think not un less some great crisis like our late war should occur to furnish the dividing It is moie probable, and would certainly he preferable, that the people should divide into more parties' and, as these must necessarily be shorter lived, these would bo more frequent reconstructions and reason would super-ceed party allegiance. If you ill call on Hales Taylor they ill show you the finest lino of wall parer In this part of Kansas. L. Naylor is offering big bargains in cook stoves. Harness, whips, saddles, collars and anything In tliO lino, to bo had at Shaf-erllros.

Big Inducements to those wanting barb wire, at L.Xaylor's. Ray .33. ('base will write you an insur unco policy as cheap as any responsible company can doit, Sweet-potato plants v.t Shafer's. The Olson Sulky Plow for sale at Shafer llros. Get your property Insured at Ray Chase's Agency and receive-your policy when you make application.

All kinds of tin work at Naylor'a. Bargains In gasoline stoves at L. Xaylor's. The report that L. Naylor Is closing out bis stock of hardware to quit the business, (circulated by some one who could not otherwise account for the re markable bargains he.

is offering), is false; he Is here to stay and continue his campaign against high" prices. We send out this week a largo num ber of sample copies, and shall continue to do so for several weeks until our subscription list has attained respectable dimensions, all these papers will be marked "Sample and should you rceive them for more thanone week do not hesitate to take them from tho post-office as it is not' onr intention to attempt to forch our paper upon you and thou collect the subscription price at all. We wish simply to give the peopie a chance to examine the Investigator. The Invicstigatoii wants a live cor respondent In every town in the county. Send in your items.

Menda Samuels says he is organiz ing a- qhnrtetie club which is to bo the beat hi the state. We notice the city dray is kept pret ty busy hauling up the new goods our merchants are getting on. A. J. C.

ff off is finishing up an elegant barn in the west part of town. The corner stone of the new M. E. church is to be laid to-day. The side walk on the north side cf Main Street should be straightened out and some grade established.

We hope thejcomicil will take the matter in hand soon. The new council have made the following appointments: Clerk, li. Campbell. Marshall, Frank Taylor. City Attorney, J.

G. Merritt As Mr. O. L. Taylor declined appoint ment as treasurer, no appointment was made, but the matter was left over un til the next meeting.

Wo learn that John Magee's little boy was bitten by a rattlo-snake the other day. See our list of bargains in real estate iu the advertising columns of this pa per. If, in the course of your going about in the earth you should chance to drop in at Hales Taylor's you will see the finest stock of paint, wnll-paper, curtains, curtain-fixtures and the like, in anv town of three times tlie size the country. rjfcshrs, oils and a full line of paints 1 inlor's. ii.fm mwl that onrroiiff friend.

Itay K. Chase, issooii to launch upon an in.lu'ger.t a newspaixT iroin i ne dt tnis oi the once in) lanious JSew Kin. We trust that he may reach the full fruition of his I. opes mi bis cawr as jouiniilist will uiit-loiided. It is a saying as true its old that is tie I tie of trade, and l.e wl wiih us Mrertttiens cur i.

shai rei.s ti.r skill. Our Mil on uv. iii.d our hell Clipper. ii.d. COXVEVANCTS AND AM.

NOTAIUAI. OPERA HOUSE Kausflfl. All Busiueas will Receive Frompl At TTOMK DONK. TXHtrRANek AT LOWEST HATES. DRUG STORE, ffllB.

the size of Can and Will Will NOT be UNDERSOLD by anybody on Remember that they have the LARGEST ond BEST SELECTED STOCK of WALL-PAPER ever kept in a town cf SELL CHEAPER THAN ANYBODY WEST OF CHICAGO. GIVE THEM A TRIAL. lirojt(ddnon of the Rkpiui.icas hn "out Hor-cded lUrcjcV'on tariff WethoiiRht tho Tost lu.d tho tariff reiorra (lisen.se bed cnnufrli but the UtsetJHi.iC.m lays it over us. Tho Post Is a Ioiir very loni? ways from free mder- and tho present tonor of tho tariff dlcuion hi Uie coluninsof Uki'I-ulicak savor very much of that dotrlne. UoMnson is rt obtiMy ni rnntr-ing' to support John A Andci eon en the Union Labor platform.

Post. There has never been an editorial In thin paper to just if the above. We have given Mr. Parkinson hpace to present his views without a word of endorsement from ns expecting, of course, that some of our many reader would take up the banter and present, tlm other side. Tnis ItEiTjiLicAN stands on the plank Hdoptedhy the national Rt-pub-lican convention at Chicago fyur years ago, which reads as follow "The Dovnrcratio pmty l.s fulled completely to relieve iwople of tho burden of unnei-ay taxation by a wfso -eluerlon of tho surplus.

The Republican part j- Itself to correct tho Irrcfruhirltics oi the tariff and to reduce the surplus. Wnsbhig-tnn Ilepiiblicin We ifch the liepublicau would explain for the" benefit of a young journalist how it would reduce the surplus if it had acliance, and what it understands by "correct the inegulari ties of the tariff." A party writing under tlie AgriouIlurumV logins att answer' to Mr: l'arktnfon's tariff ariicles, In the lVashington Ttepuhlicaii of last week, with the following very perspicuous sentence. "It is most honorable for every individual to fight his own battles, for every trade, occupation and profession to advance and champion their own theories; and that the usurpation of these rights are axioms which condemn not only the usurper but r.nchroml, bring out the concealed shallowness mid empty condition of his theory and advocacy." If Vox Agriculturuniwill explain this, we will try to wade through the balance of the article nnassistd. About one-half the weekly papers in Kansas have published an item stating that Ex-Gov. Anthony Imd offered a.silk flag, to cost S100.

to the county giving the largest ltapiiblirau Rain over the vote given to Gov. Martin two year ago. So sucn oiler was ever made iy Mr. Anthony, but it was made by Gov. Trios.

A. Osbonio at the b.ine.iiet given at the Republican club convention. The Capital makes this correction injustice to Gov. Osborne. Capital.

Now, if Washington county will do get that flag. Republican. Brilliant, idea. Just try to Imagine how much pleasure it would give the independent or democratic citizen to explain to a ttrnnger, admiringly gazing at that flag'aa it shook its eilken folds out over our new court house, the way it came tobe there. We wonder by the way, if is familiar with the bribery statutes of Kansas.

Shawls in all colors aud in every style at Samuels Simon's. Every one says "The cheapest and beat goods at Mrs. O. L. Taylor A Missouri Justice of the peace recently arrested a man charged with unlawfully assaulting, beating, striking aud Dr.

T. J- Xenis, editorial writer on the Macon Democrat, April 13, v.iih a heavy leather cane having a steel rod or wire running through ti ente of the cane in a rude and an gry u.aiiiiCi We woniVi why the v. ire wasn't '1 too. All kin. of A.

B. GLEASON, A Fine Line of Undertaking Goods on Hand. One Mason Hamlin Organ for sale CHEAP. i WATCH THIS CORNER..