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Special Announcement^
TECUMSEH, 0. T., FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1891.
NO 4
Special Announcement,
Special Announcement,
For the benefitlof the People's party, and all classes of people that wish to make their dollar count and want to sav q
money by going to the West Side of the Public Square, the
CSOTRAL BVPPLT
Will save you from. 20 to 50! per cant, on all your purchases, for instance you can get a 25 c. broom for 15c. A 40c. Heavy
(galvanized Water Pail for 20c. Forty cent, 14 qt. Dish Pan for 20c. Ten cent wash bowl for 5c.^ 20c wash bowl for 10c.
All Linen Towling sold by others at 10 oents per yard, only 7c. One dozen sxiools of best 290 yard 3 cord machine thread for
25c. We have «,n inside track on groceries for you. Do you want to save money? Do you appreciata our efforts in your
behalf? IF YOU DO COME TO THE "WEST SIDE OP THE SQUARE AND SEETHE WONDERFUL BARGAINS TO TJU
GIVEN YOU BY DEALING WITH
The Central Supply Agency and New York Racket, West Side Square.
PEOPLE'S PAlt'i'Y PLATFORM.
ABorTHD IN fJA^ONAtpOSVBNTION AT
OMAHA JULY 4, 1893.
First—We demand a national cur-
ienc'y, sound and flexible, Issued by
ho general government only, a full
egal tender for all debts, public and
private and that without the use of
banking corporations, a just, equitable
>ud cflicient means of distribution di-
rect to the people, ai a tux not exceed-
ing 2 per cent per annum, be provided.
Mart forth in tho sub-treasury plan of
tVt Farmers' Alliance, or some better
jystem; also by payments in discharge
|f ii? obligations for public improve-
ment's,
1 SacoND-We demand tho fret and
unliuiitpil polnage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of 16 to I.
' Tbirii — Wo demand that the amount
of the circulating medium be speedily
increased to nut less thanf50, per capita.
Fourth—We demand a graduated
Income tax.
Fifth—We believe, that the t\lonev
of tho country should be kept as much
ti pos^ihiie in tho hands of tbe people,
Midhenoo we demand that all state
and national revenues shall be limited
io tho nocessary expenses of tbe gov-
pmnieut, economically and honestly
adminisitevoQ-
Sixth—We demand tha(. postal say-
ings banks be established by tbe gov-
ernment for the safe deposit of tho
f*rtiinjjfl-ot the people mid to facilitate
asciiauge. '
S^vbnt'k—1Transportation being a
means of exchange and a public neces-
sity, t^e government should own and
ppcrate fho railroads in the Interest
pftho p.pofllp-
Eighth—The telegraph and tele-
phone, like the postoffice system being
f necessity for the transmission of
|iew8,8hP.llld be owned and operated
jiy the government iu the interest of
the people.
isjiNTH—Tho land, including all-
ele natural sotircpsof wealth is tho
heritage of all the poople, and should
uot bo monopolized for speculative
purposes, and alien ownership of lands
ihould be prohibited. All land now
held by fajirQftds and other corpora-
tions in excess qf their natural needs,
pud all lands now owned by aliens
should ho reclaimed hv the govern-
pipnt and held for actual settlers only.
A plutocratic \vajl; Coufonud tlio
piudsills, It they continue this ever-
lasting thinking it will result m de-
priving us plug hats of a livelihood.
Utah, fipqoqs as a cospool of immor-
ality and pure cussediiess, is driving
hack the western division of Coxe'ys
pom mo n weal army, llowevpr noth-
ing better could be expected to cma-
jiate from suph a foul hM Q" Ameri-
can history.
Au Exchange savs: ''A man who is
plected by the people, for no other
purpose than to serve them, aud then
fails to do his duty, should bo kicked
oft' tho face of the earth." That is a
jnild way of saying tljat he ought to
fep scut to hades by the "Bpo Line"
Foute,
Tho Oklahoma Representative is iu
ti quandary. Doesn't know whether
John O.Carlisle should be seut to hell
or hell brought to Carlisle on a gold
platter. If this country had formed
a habit of dealing with traitors as some
countries do, thoro would bo no occa-
sion for such queries.
Tho most unrelenting tyranny is
that of tbe shoddy aristocracy desig-
nated by the term plutocracy, who by
accident, iutrigue and jiolitical coiv
fuption have now arisen to the op-
portunity to tyrannise over the hon-
est toilers of this nation.—Oregon
City Herald, Oregon,
attention.
The People's party speaking north
of Dale will be or. tho 2Hth inst. ina^ead
of the 21st, as announced on loc.U^f.ge.
Say, you old roosters; you who are
gulping do\yn the rot you find in a
subsidized^ press; you who laugh and
reiterato such twaddle as, "you cant
appreciate or deprep^t^ tho price of
anything by lp.,v," when told that the
demonetization act is responsible for
the low price of silver; will you explain
why negroes havn't been worth a cent
since the emancipation (demonetiza-
tion of niggers) proclamation? Now
ge^ your thinker in (iif>ti6n.
Cleveland in his veto mossage offered
a direct bribe to the silver men.
"Give me authority to issue more
bonds and I will sign your seignor-
agc bill," said this tool of Wall street
But the very object of coining the
seignorage was to obviate tho neces-
sity of issuing bonds. Cleveland and
Carlisle, however, wore so determined
on having more bouds that they issu-
ed $&0,pOO,000 in defiance of law.
Nonconformist.
Dan Voorhees wound up his late
ridiculous speech with a fulsome eu-
logy of Tom Jefferson, whose birthday
hp pioved up considerable in order t'j
get nearer him. }t js lucky fc,r Dan
that Jefferson was not alive to hoar
him. He would have chased him out
of the senate with a blacksuake whip.
Imogine Thomas Jefferson introduc-
ing a bill at tbe dictation of Whiskey
and Sugar Trusts, and full of special
favors to greedy corporations.—Non-
conformist.
An Associate press dispatch, dated
April 9, annouiicos that the Denver
Bar association upholds Gov. Waitc.
Now don't you fellows, whoso round-
ly abused Gov. Waite for calling out
tho militia to quell a lot ol rebellions
scoundrels, feel that you have done
• omething real mean and then fell
liAcic in it?
The chief of police of W{vsliii(gtc,u
makes a sputter about what he will do
to prevput Coxey's common weal ar
my from invading the eapitol. Dol-
lars to ppjip bubbles the strutting ape
is a saloon bum, aud prior to his ap-
pointment (gated around saloons and
Wfitphpd fur some one to come iu and
say, "Jiave something," wherpag now
he works the pcopfjefops. Mis threat-
ening demeanor,'bragadqeia style is
peculiar to (hat particular breed of
jassaeks.
Corn is selling for 28c under Grov-
cr's regime, while under Harrison's
reign it was as high as 65c. Any pol-
itics in these prices? If not why not?
—G. o. p. Ex.
Polilies in these prices? Of course
thorp is and great gobs of it. Don't
you see that the b)arsted Wilson hill
that hasn't passed the senate is re-
sponsible for present prices? It does-
n't make any difference either, if we
are exporters instead of importers of
corn. If you can't soe that the tariff1
is responsible for all our joys and sor-
rows, you're a numskull.
The government bought silver the
other day at 80 cents ail ounoe. What
is a silyer dollar worth? We want an
answer. Cau you give it?—New Era,
Spring Hill, Kans.
Ip this nock o'the woods a silver
dollar is worth 100 cents. It will ex-
change forjuet as much goods, just as
much labor aud pay as much taxes as
any other dollar. Wo venture the as-
sertion that the college bred chap who
penned the foregoing fool query will
gladly accept one in payment for a
year's subscription to tho sheet in
which his silly ysporings appear.
If the ruler of the univeise had not
changed his tactics, after destroying
tbe wicked cities of Sodom all Gomor-
rah, lliore would be ouo damnable
apot wiped ofl the U. 8. map in-
stauter, Wo refer to Oaklaud, Cali-
fornia, where, only a few nights ago,
peacable, sober, half-starved working-
men were set upon in the night by
armed forces, rudely awakened froiii
slumber and forced by threats of
death to leave tbe city. The more we
read of tho inhumanity of wealth ab-
sorbing ilevils to men who create
wealth, the deeper seated becomes our
bcliefin ail old fashioned orthodox
bell.
THE BANKERS INFAMOUS PAN-
IC CIRCULAR OF 1898.
You who do not believe that the
present panic was brought on by a de-
liberately planned conspiracy of the
national hankers of this country to
get more bouds issued by the govern-
ment in order to porpctuato tjie nat-
ional banking system of robbery.
Read the bankers secret circular sent
out to all national banks by the Bank-
ers association March 12, 1893, aud be
convinced.
th)3 bank circular.
Dear Sir: —"The interests of national
bankers require immediate financial
legislation by congress. Silver cer-
tificates and treasury notes must be
retired and the national bank notes
upon a gold basis made the only mon-
ey. This will "require thi authoriza-
tion ot from $500,000,000 to $1,000,000-
000 of new bonds as a basis of circula-
tion. You will at once retire one-
third of your circulation aiid call in
one-half of your loans. ' lie careful to
make a money stringency felt among
your patrons, especially among the
business pieu. Advocate an extra
session of congress for fhe repeal ot
the purchase clause of the Sherman
law and act with the other banks ol
your city iii securing a large peti-
tion to congress for its unconditional
repeal, per accompanying forin. Use
personal influence with congressmen
aud particularly let your wishes be
knowq to your senators. The future
life of national banks as fixed and safe
investment dppends upon immediate
action, as thei'o is an increasing senti-
ment in favor of government legal
tender notes and silver coinage."
A more infamous, iul'ernal, duvilish
scheme never entered tjip brain of any
mortal since Adam was a boy.
Talk about bomb throwers, anarch-
ists and the red caps of Jacohinigir,.
Ilero is a whole class of honored (uot
hpnorablp) American citizens, both
secretly and openly joining hands in
a conspiracy n.pre picked, more dev-
ilish. more outrageous and more dis-
truetive to the welfare and happiness
of their fellow men, than all other
treasonable conspiracies and all the
bombs and all the dynamite plots the
world has ever produced or droamcd
of. Aud w ho ever heard of tho gov
ernnient or its agents, the courts, mak-
ing arrests or even a protest, even a
little weak squeaky protest against
these infamous imps ofsatan ana sin.
No; So far from being prosecuted,
these conspirators are pelted aud
fawned upon by the president and all
his cuckoos, even to tho Republican
contingent thereof, and $50,000,000 ol
bouds with untold millions to follow,
are issued and turned over to them for
the very purpose of carrying out tin
infernal conspiracy.
It is even seriously suspected thai
his high aud mighty Fatness is one ol
the chief conspirators. Catiliuo was a
saint and Caligula a white winged
angel as compared with such de
bauchedand heartless wretches. Kan-
sas Commoner.
is IT coming.
Last October, when tho Wall Btrecl
tools had filially succeeded iu forcing
tho silver repeal bill to a final vote in
the senate, and tho sentinels of the
people were making their last protests
against the un-American and treason-
able act, Senator Peffer arose and with
great feeling put on record his last ob-
jection. Many eyes, both on the floor
and in the galleries, were bathed in
tears as his clear, pathetic voice pro-
uounced his final benediction in thesi
words-
"A day of retribution is coming; a
day of reckoning is nigli at hand.
The people will smite their enemy.
In their wrath this great crime will b(
avenged. Standing as I do,in the liiglii
of the nineteenth century, and look-
ing toward the dawn of the twentieth
I see coming a wave of fire and blood
I pray (Jod it may spend its force on
the sea. liehimi me. is Rome, and be-
fore .ne - Wiiat, (Jod alone, in his iu-
liuite wisdom knows."
COXKV.
We have been asked several tjr^eij
what the Coxey movement means, it
simply means this; that about two
years ago there was systematic efforts
mado to educate tho people of the
country, especially the farmers, in la-
vor of better roads throughout the
country. The forces behind this
movement at that time were two.
First, there were all the bicycle man-
ufacturers of the country who wautod
good roads so as to increase tho de-
mand for bicycles, and the method
that they proposed to get those good
roaj^ was that l|io counties issue
bonds to build them. The other force
was the bankers of the country who
wanted tho bouds to perpetuate the
national hanking system. These two
were only two years ago working a
very successful literary bureau, send-
ing documents to every farmer in the
country. They were also hiring 6paco
in the Democratic and Republican pa-
pers in the country advocating the
good roai} and bonding schemes. It
was then that Coxey came to the front
and said: "By all means let us have
good roads, but let us no) bond our
children to get thein. Let us issue
tho credit of the government in the
form of money to build the road* and
save tho burden of interest being heap-
ed upon our children." lie started
his crusade only to have the plutocrat-
ic press of the country heap coals ol
fire upon his lie^d fpf having let the
cat out of tho bag on the bonding
schemes of their masters. All hail to
Coxey! He has saved the children of
this nation from the bondage that was
about to bo imposed upon them at the
dictates of tho usurers of the land.
This in brief is tho history of the
Coxey movement.—Oklakoma State.
A law firm in Guthrie, the present
centre ot Oklahoma, sends'out a cir-
cular showing how easily a divorce can
bo securcd in that territory. The cir-
cular says that "the proceeding
will be entirely private," and "the do
feiident need know nothing of what jj
going on.'- Gazette, 11 ackcttston, N.J.
Is it possible that tho divorce laws
in Oklahoma are a? loose as indicated
in the circular seut out by the Guthrie
law firm? If they arc who should be
held responsible? If they are not the
sooner tho circular referred to is sup-
pressed ihe bettor for the good name
of Oklahoma.
Vol.1 No. J of the Tecumseh Leader
is on our desk. The header is Popn-
Iist iu politics and published by N. S.
Mounts.a former partner of (ho News
editor in the publication of a Republi-
< an paper in western Kansas. We in-
itiated Mr. Mounts into the mysteries
of the newspaper fraternity about 9
years ago aud since which time he has
followed the business continuously
lie is a writer above the average iu
ability, although the political complec-
lion of his paper is not in keeping with
his former belief. Wo predict that he
will make tho Leader the best local pa-
per in that county. Success to you
■'Sliel."—Pond t'reek News.
And now comes to our Exchange
list tho Tecumseh Leader bowing for
recognition and offering no apology
for its appearance. At its mast head
we read the name N.S. Mounts, which
alone is a guarantee of its future suc-
cess. The Leader js a straight Popu-
list paper and should be supported by
every tax-payer in Pottawatomie
county. Welcome, brother.—King-
fisher County Beacon.
Vol. 1, No. 2, of the Tecumseh Lea-
der, auew Populist paper of the righi
tone, comes to hand this week. The
Leader is a good paper and de-
serving of success. May you prosper
Bro. Mounts.—Payne County Populist.
The Tecumseh Leader, a Populist
paper, "with the right ring-' coines to
us marked x this week and wo cheer-
fully give it a place on our table.—Still-
water Coudcr.
The Democratic party has sold its
birthright for a mess ol' pottage, aud
the pottage is pretty dud gummed
thin to boot.—National Reformer.
CORRESPONDENCE-
KEOKUlt FALI.S.
Lately the corporation of Keokuk
Falls has been trying to collect $600
license from the saloons or stop them.
Tha citizens are divided in their views
in regard to legal corporation and ex-
pensive law suits arc likely to occur,
as 0116 man was imprisoned on the
16tll illSt. CoflRKSl'ONDBNT.
moral BIlEltZK.
Ed. Lkadjsr:
PJeatee allow mc spaeo in your pa-
per to say to tho reading publio that
the man who told the editor of theNor-
man Call that all the Populists in Pot-
tawatomie county were going into the
Democratic party was sadly mistaken,
or else either lying or joking. 1 sus-
pect ho was jtist whistling to keep up
his courage. Tho fact is, the Pemo-
Rep. (Demoralized Reprobate) party
will hardly bo able to muster a cow
punchers gpnrd by election time.
Grover, the fat, is performing a feat in
this county that no incubator has over
before been able to do. lie is sotting
heavy tin his Democratic spawn anil
hatching a brood of full fledged Pop-
ulists, Chip.
SHAWNEE ITEMS.
Farming progessing nicely.
The recent rains instilled now life
into everything.
A large crowd witnessed the baptis-
mal services at tho river, near town,
last Sunday after-nooi).
Sunday night, the 15th inst,, thieves
stole two horses belonging to Mr.
Rightmire. Ho recovered one of the
animals Monday.
Monday night Massey Jones' wagon
was stolon. The nuiperous thefts have
aroused the indignation of our people
and someone will be roughly handled,
if caught.
Success to the ^hapeb.
Oi,d Rttstv.
dqts prom whwaukb.
Quite a heavy rainfall last Friday
night.
Gardens are looking fine since the
frequent showers.
Mr. Overturf is confined to his room
with slow fever, otherwise the health
of the community is good.
Last Saturday night some outlaws,
traveling east oyer the Lexington and
Sacred Heart road, created a sensation
by shooting all the bark off the trees
along the highway.
Your correspondent vyas afforded the
pleasure of witnessing W. A. Duncan
skin a t'leyplandito. The Democrats
are seared out of their wits down here.
Everything is turning Populist down
here. Look out for Pottawatomie
county, she is getting into tho "mid-
dle of the road."
There are a few down hero who still
hang to tho ragged edge of Democracy,
but they are candidates for either tlic
office of slieri 11'or commissioner,
More Anon,
Ahkansaw.
around the corners.
The busy season is upon lis.
Farmers are btjsy preparing the
ground and putting in the grain. The
farmer's wife also finds plenty to do.
Aside from the never ending household
duties, she finds "theso hard times"
that she must make new things out ol
old, and economize iu eyery way possi-
ble to keep the family looking respect-
able on the least possible amount ol
money. And yet an old Democra!
tells us: "It is the farmers own fauli
they are liying above their means.'
What! living above our means, whei
we are compelled to raise and sell chick-
ens at $1.75 per dozen, eggs at ti^c pel
dozen hc and to pay high prices for tin
neeessaiies of life? If this is living
above our means, Coil pity us when ii
we evcr are compelled to fall below our
means. Tho same old fellow tells us
the Democrats are not to blame and
Cleveland is all right. Well if this n
the way they feel about it, we sav roll
up your sleeves Grover aud go at 'em.
grind them down, give them enough oi
it while; you staj, but bear iu mind your
time is short.
The recent heavy rain stopped com
planting for a few days, bul it was jiii-i
what we needed. A few more warn:
days and grazing will be fine,
Mrs. Lander linger" has been quite
sick, but is some better at this writing.
Joe Brown has taken unto himself
a fair young wife. Welcome to our
midst, Mrs. Brown. A few of our boyt
have been shot—"by cupid." If w>'
were the least bit poetical "we wouli}
exclaim:
Girts heart so much in Grace is boumi
He scarcely walks upon the {-round'
Not so with Ed. don't think him .-.illy '
He'd give his life iOj .'.drLillie.
' Elsie.
All honor to Hon. T. J. Hudson
the Populist congressman from 2uV
district, Kansas. April 8, about forty;
one worrt-out half-starved working
men. from Tcxa , entered the city ot
Washington. Tliey were arrested, lock-
ed up and the following day arraigned
in police court to snswpr to 11 hci"
mis crime ofbciiig [ioor audi irfprtlt-
less, without money or employment'.
Tho intention of the authorities " was.
to sentence all the men t;] the work
house, but Mr, HtpJsoil appeared foi
tho men anil after a spirited defense,
succeeded in getting all of f hem dis;
charged. Good enough! The weath-
er stained, pinched faces, and faded
dust besmirched garments of the meri
may be obnoxious'to lhe "I am made
ofbetter mud than thou" crowd—to
the kid gloved, hired lobbysts and
millionaire congressmen, hut the meii
are creatures of the silk hajt crowd's
own creation. yicjous legislation
■or which they are responsible, reduc1
ed the meu ty .their present plight
and they, the pliilos, Jjould be coin;
pelled io gaze long and earnestly
upon their handiypjik.
The supreme court of Kansas hav-
ing ruled that the governor, a com-
mander-in-chief of tl^e m.Hitia, lias dip
power to dteband and mooter out al
any time any company of the National
guard comprising- tfio active statp
militia, tho gang of Repub. anarchists,
at Marion, Kansas, erroneously called
National guards, can now reti e under
the full assuraheg ffrnt, with the ex
eeptiou of the D^nycj' gamblers and
South Carolina whiskpy'dealers, they
are the most contemptible gang ol
warts in existence.
LOCAL.
Mrs. W. L. Mof,all, wife of tho Bos-
ton merchant, is conHuoil to her bed
with malarial fever.
Rev. llolbrook was stung on the
breast, Monday eyoniflg, by a centi-
pede. Ammonia wa:< applied to thp
wound, which partially allayed the
pain aud prevented the poison spread;
ing.
Last Saturday night Dan Coombs,
a young fellow about 18ye;irj qlil, hirr
rd a saddle horse of Rush .,a & Bodr
kius to ride into the country. He then
went to McCltjie's stable aud secured
a horse and saddle for his brother,
fhe twain left town and have not been
een or heard of since. Messrs Rush
A Bodkins aud Mcclure offer $20 rer
warit for tyorses ami men.
"Inquirer," in County Democrat is-
sued April 13, calls loudly upon the
Lea r>p.U to turn on soino light on the
government ownership oi railroads
"problem," "Inquirer" appears to bo
like unto a blind man groping about
without the usual "lijtle dog" attach?
nicut. Can jt fee possible that his
Democratic guide broke #way and went
after tho rabbit? Wo will endeaveriii
the near future, to assist "Inquirer,'
out of his trouble, IJowever, we un-
dertake the feat fully realizing "that
there are none so blind as those who
wont see,"
The Shawnee folks are making a
desperate effort to ferret out and break
up a gang of thieves, that have been
operatiugin this county, with flattering
prospects of succeeding, Tuesday they
orougbt over a couple of men, charged
with stealing horses, 't he men were
^iven a hearing and remanded to jail,
A couple of chaps, suspicioned of be-
longing to the gang, appeared on tha
icene and attempted to get the pris .
•icrs released ou bond, offering to
mortgage stock, in their p. .-session,
0 secure the bond, They wore ill a
fair way to succeed, when the Shaw-
:iee men interposed objections, knock-
ed the scheme into a cocked h it, and
temanded the arrest of the meu. The
luthorities were slow to act and the
twain strode their horses andstartedto
leave town. Al this juncture Or. J.J,
iCnepp, of Shawnee, was deputized by
ihe county attorney to arrest the men,
jumping on his pony, lie staged in
pursuit, overhauled them on Main 8t,
ipposite the Patterson building, threw
a guu down on them and marched
1 hem back to the sheriffs otlice. Their
preliminary hearing is progressing as
wo go to press, anil the probabilities
are that they will bo held to answer in
district court to the charge oi gri«i*i
L larceny.
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