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The Abilene Reporter.
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ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 13 1805
NO. 40.
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Abilene Tex.
THE POP CAMP MEETING
Wash Jones Jerome Kearby Jim
Davis and other Big Guns
Shell the Democracy
of the 13th District
The Boys from the Forks of the Creek
Not Here in Large Numbers;
The big populist camp meetine the
opening of the campaign in this the
13th congressional district opened at
the camp grounds the old Jones lum-
ber yard Wednesday afternoon
The meeting has brought together
the most prominent leaders ot the
populist party in this state among
whom are Col. Wash Jones Major
Jerome Kearby Col. Mosely Cyclone
Davis Judge Fisher Dr. Barnett
Judge DdArmond Judge Munroe. and
many others.
The boys from way up the creek
haven't shown up in very large num-
bers but the meetings at night will be
largely attended by Abilene people of
all parties.
Col. Mosely of Midland in the ab-
sence of Dr Barnett of Big Springs fired
the first gun.' He confined his remarks
to a discussion of the financial situa-
tion and talked for an hour rehashing
the old stories so often told by the pops
and so cunningly warped to fit the use
of the preform" party. The Colonel
gave the (rte silver democrats a sound
drubbing charging them with stealing
populist thunder. He said: "You
are not democrats are not republi-
cans are not-populists; My God what
are you? You are out of the church
have no connection with any party."
Col. Mosely was followed by Judge
Munroe who also discussed the finan-
cial question. He said: "My friends
you need not expect to secure the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of t6 to t from either the demo-
cratic or republican parties" and he
stated a truth. Neither of the old
parlies are foolish enough to take up
the wild-cat vagaries of the populists.
At night Cyclone Davis spoke to a
large audience fully one half of which
were ladies Cjcloneis well known here
and he always draws a big crowd.
Wednesday night was no exception.
He is one of the best political speakers
in the state and Cyclone was in prune
condition when he opened up his
battery on the old parties the rail-
toads the national banks the land
and other corporations etc. Judge
Davis d.scussed the populist platform
from top to bottom. He was armed
with nil the writings of Thomas Jeffer-
son and he attempted to show that
every plank in the populist platform
was in harmony with that great states-
man He was also loaded with statis-
tics on finance and when he reached
this.hu warmed up and fired hot popu
list shot into the old parties the
national banks the money power the
gold bugs and the "heartless soulless
consciensless" corporations.
Hig speech was listened to through
out the two hours and a half with the
closest attention. He was frequently
applauded and heartily tooespecially
when he poured the fire into the banks
and into the old parties for chartering
thetUt
Yesterday morning "Brother" Cura-
tan of Bosquet county editor of the
Southern Arena was announced to
deliver a lectmc especially intended for
the youuger ladies and gentlemen
identified with the 'reform" movement.
"Brother" Curatan was armed with
large printed charts to better illustrate
the wonderful
lesson fa political
are
J economy he was about to
onen. It
should be stated here that "Brother"
Curatan is a young man a very young
man and announced too young to
votebut the audience was assured by
"Brothet" Lockett that he would say
something edifying and was a strong
helper in the "reform" work.
"Brother" Curatan opened up in a
manner that was a cross between ef-
forts of a school boy making his first
speech at a closing exercise of a back
woods school; the efforts ol a country
school teacher making a fourth of
July speech and the efforts of the
average country lawyer at a populist
camp meeting. As he warmed up he
grew eloquent in his language and
then would comedown into the mite of
ordinary politics with a thud that must
have wrought great chunks of sympathy
even from his populist fricuds who
agree with him that the property of
the rich should be divided among the
poor.
One of Curatan's charts gives a list
of ten of New York's most wealthy
citizens showing the wealth of eich
which has by some means been added
together and the total found. An-
other chart shows that 14S 000 people
were evicted in New York city alone
last year. Now he asks his hearers
which of these two propositions is
right to let these 10 rich men go on in
their high living and reckless expendi-
ture of money or whether or not their
money should be divided among these
poor outcasts and they given the neces
saries of life and their children the
benefit of a common school education?
According to Curatan's figures these
outcasts could live for five long years"
on the money that belongs to some
oue else and to which they 'have no
claim whatever. Cyclone said the
pops didn't want any "whackup" of
property allready accumulated but
one of the results of the teachings of
populism is plainly shown by tae
propositions submitted by Curatan
who favors the division of the Wealth of
such men as Sage Vanderbilt the
Goulds and others among the unfor-
tunates of New York city.
But this sparkling jewel in the col-
lection of great exponents of populist
doctrine failed to tell his hearers how
he would provide for the further main-
tenance of the 148000 outcasts after
the five years had elapsed and all the
money taken from the rich expended.
No that was looking too far ahead or
perhaps he thought they would have
another crop of rich men-by that time
to rob and plunder.
Another of Curatan's charts shows
up the old thread-bare land grants to
the railroads and on this subject the
young exponent of populism spreads
himself as does the country school
teacher when he reads the declaration
of Independence before a great crowd
of people among whom on the very
from row is his btst girl. The rail-
roads are big things uud he goes after
them with populist statistics and solves
the railroad question so easily that
when he dismisses this subject a smile
of satisfaction beams over his coun.
tenance that is really painful to the
older populist leaders
Curatan is a grand patriot too. He
is a reformer who has made greater
sacrifices perhaps than any other
Texas leader old or young no matter
how long hollas' been identified with
this great movement. He said he had
been in New York. He knew what
he was talking about with regard to the
woes of the masses of a great city.
He had stood on that grand structure
the Brooklyn bridge and looked into
that beautiful river below. He had
Viewed the towering spires of the bil
lion dollar churches. He had seen
iherich men's castles and tiieir $10-
000 dinners. He had seen Ward Mc-
Allester and the 400 at their grand
balls He had seen all the luxuries
these nabobs enjoy und within the
sound of the music of Ward McAlIes-
ter's ball and beneath the shadow of
the billion dollar church he had seen
the poor grovelling in the dirt and suf-
fering for the actual necessities of life.
Now Curatan has seen a great deal.
He must have hob-nobbed around with
Ward McAlhfter. Curatan must have
known him intimately. He doubtless
called McAllister "Wardy"and" Wardy"
doubtless called him "Cura." They
must have been great chums and for
Curatan to make such a sacrifice as to
shake off the perfume of the 400 for
the dust and dirt of politics much less
the populist end of the nasty thing
was an act worthy alone of the advo-
cates of the sub-treasury free silver
division ot property etc. "Brother"
Curatan is little less an anarchist than
Herr Most. He is less dangerous for
he hasn't the brains of that noted "re
former." His speeches or lectures will
not do him nor his party any good. He
is too young and the wheels in his head
are too numerous even for populists.
"Brother" Curatan referred to Presi-
dent Cleveland as a beast. He called
him a traitor saying he had sold out
the American people to the foreign
money power. Not a single protest
went out against the tirade of this er-
ratic exponent of "political economy "
It may be that some of his hearers
were charitable enough to do what the
fellow did was kicked by a jack and it
may be that the others endorsed the
sentiments ne expressed cut one
thing is certain the sane man who
has the interests of his country at heart
will not be long in making up his mind
as to who to believe the president
who has always advocated and prac-
ticed that which was to the best inter-
ests of all of the people even thought it
cost him the high honor of election to
the sacred trust placed in the president
of these United States or the cross-
road politician who has never been
given an opportunity to carry out the
trust of public office.
It is sickening it is disgusting to the
man who believes in the great wisdom
of the people and in the perpetuity of
our American institutions to hear such
rot and rant even from the populist
leaders. The Reporter believes in
the honesty and wisdom of the Ameri-
can people. We believe our American
institutions are safe only when care
fully guarded by the people We can-
not believe that any great number of
voters will be deluded into the snares
of socialism as advocated by populist
speakers here. In this connection it
is gratifying to every citizen of this
country who visits the camp grounds
to see the small number ot populists
in attendance though the biggest guns
in the party are here to enlighten them
and the committee of arrangements ad-
vertised the meeting all over this whole
district. As jnany as 5000 people
were expected to attend atid cerfaihly"
not less than 3000. There are not
more than 300 populists in attendance
including the Abilene contingent.
The meeting has been a sad d'sap.
pointmsnt to the campaign managers.
The people are at home picking out
their cotton and harvesting their corn
crops. Some of them perhaps are like
the Jones county populist who took a.
whole lot ot dish in politics and de-
clared he was being robbed by the
government He attended meetings
subscribed to the campaign fund and
bought populist literature. He last
jear expended $9 60 m cash to keep
the party machinery oiled arid paid
$3.50 to the government that had beeu
robbing hint Tins year lie is at home
with his family and is saying $960 in
Cash besides the time he threw away
last year
Yesterday afternoon Col. Wash Jones
spoke to a large audience. Col. Jones
is a great favorite here with the mem-
bers ofall parties. He is a good
speaker and a grand old man.
Last night Major Jerome Kearby
of Dallas addressed the largest audi-
ence that has yet assembled during the
meeting. In justice to Major Kearby
we will say that he delivered the best
speech of the camp meeting. While
it was chock full of populist doctrine
it was free from appeals to the preju-
dices of the people. He discussed
the questions of political econmy in
the main logically and from a popu-
list stand point made forcible argument
in favor of the principles set forth in
the platfoim of that party. He was
listened throughout with the profound-
est attention and was frequently ap-
plauded. We cannot give even a summary of
what Major Kearby said for he talked
over two hours and said something
every time he opened his mouth.
But we do say that his speech and
that made by Col. Wash Jones was
so different from the ordinary socialis-
tic fire spit out by the cross road popu-
list speaker that it was a pleasure even
for a democrat to hear them and to
realize that the pops had not all gone
hog wild over the free and unlimited
coinage of silver the establishment of
the subtreasury etc
This morning "Brother" Bryan of
Cisco spoke on government owner-
ship uf railroads and of course settled
that question (in the minds of the popu-
lists) beyond cavil. This afternoon
R. C. Joiner will speak.
The meeting will close to night when
Harry Tracey is expected to address
the people.
GOOD ADVICE TO FARMERS.
A Card by President Lane of the Cot-
ton Growers Association.
New Orleans La . Sept. 8. The
following address was issued by Hector
D. Lane president of the American
Cotton Growers' Protective association
today.
"To the southern cotton growers:
In discharge of my duties to you as
the president of your association I
have personally examined the cotton
crop in all of the cotton states as far
as one man can reasonably do such a
thing and have received many com-
munications from entirely reliable sour-
ctfs in every part of the southern cot-
ton region.
"The crop is nowhere above and in
all save favored localities is below the
average. All possible causes except
frost have combined to produce this
result the causes varying with the lo-
cality drouth rust boll worms army
worms excessive rains and shedding.
It is generally three weeks late and in
sucl. a condition that a frost at the
average frost date would be disastrous
and before that time a calamity.
'The plant is notably deficient in
fruit and the bolls are small and badly
developsd. I do not pose as a statis-
ttcian and no one but a reckless
guesser can make any accurate tore-
cast or the size of the crop before frost
but from my knowledge of the present
crop condition I venture the opinion
that this crop can not in any event ex-
ceed 7000000 bales while 6500000
baTesfiiTby no means improbable.-
"The English and European spinners
who consume the majority ot the Amer
ican crop and upon whose necessities
to purchase we must largely depend
for prices have been induced by their
tesident alien professional crop estima-
ting representative Mr. Neill and his
able bear coadjutors to believe that
the oft repeated reports of crop condi
tions are a venture; that the supply of
cotton will be mple and that even the
present prices are abnormally high.
"In my humble judgment if the con.
sumers of cotton here and abroad be.
li-jve that the maximum of this crop
was 7000000 bales with the strong
probability of its being below that
figure there would be a material ad
Vance in the price of cotton.
"The trade conditions are almost
phenomenal Every spindle on earth
that can turri is turning and still more
will be set to work within six months.
Twenty one new treaty ports have
been opened in China. Japan is be-
coming a consumer of our cotton.
According to the Manchester Guardian
of Sept 1 English mills have extensive
contracts with China extending to
March 1896 and their looms and
spindles are fully engaged to the end
of this year at profitable prices Con-
tinental trade is active and a demand
from Indian markets is expected.
"A marked advance has taken place
all over the world in everything except'
breadstuff's and is continuing. The
activity in metals and metal products
is almost without precedent. The two
staple articles of nails and barbed wire
have advanced within three months:
more than 100 per cent.
"We are clearly in the presence of a
great trade revival and the farmer
ought to reap his share of the harvest
of high prices."
Horse Notes.
Will Waldie was in from his farm in
Jones county Monday where he has in
training some very promising harness
horses.
Sweetwater is to hive a three days
race meeting opening Sept. 19th.
A. Butler Duncan of Albany was at
Baird during the races buying ponies
to be trained' for polo. Mr. Duncan
secured about twenty very handsome
ponies.
The Baird races proved a financial
success as well as givjng to the patrons
some very interesting and spirited tests
of speed. The races were close and
fast and the purses went to different
stables. There were over forty horses
there and fields of four to six horses
started in each race. J. B. Seay's
horse Traveller won the quarter-mile
dash and the three eighths dash. Any-
thing by Alphonse won the half-mile
dash for two-year-olds and Good
Enough won the three-eighths dash for
the same ages. Revenue won the
money at the first eighth and Proctor all
the balance in the five-eighths novelty
race. Sleepy Ben won the cow pony
race. Boydstun won two out of three
bycicle races and Cook won the other.
J B. Seay had charge of the meeting
and he managed the races to the entire
satisfaction of the patrons and those
who were competing for prizes.
Ed. Butler is breaking a fine looking
yearling to bitting harness. This is
one of Ed's new purchases.
Market Reports.
These market reports are corrected every
Thursday evening before gobg to press.
GRAIN. HAY AND FEED
Wheat per bushel 651075c
Oats per bushel 351045 c
Com.perbushel.... 65c
Sorghum per bushel 40 to 50c
Hay per ton $$ F0 $14 .
Alfalfa hay tine.... $1300
Bran perhundred lbs 90(0 $100
Cotton seed meal per 1 00 lbs. $ jo
Mrljet 4 . 65 toe 85
CottonSeed............ 151030
HIDES.
Beefhides 8c
Fallen.... 6c
This is the wholesale price list (or smaller
quantities a shade higher will tic charged.
Flour High Patent......... 3 35 to $3 50
First Jtraight grade.. 3 ioto$3 35
Good common... . 1.95 to $a 00
Sugar Granulated
5 to si
.4i t0 4
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33
3X
31 to 33
40 to 45a
30 to 35c
30 to 3SC
Sto81
7to8
to to II
45 to 50c
60c to 65
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Sugar Y. C
Sugar brown........ .....
Coffee ..........4x
Arbucltlel lb ru&itcd ....
Green prime t6 choice. ....
Molassas' choice La ........ .
Molasses prime L. .....
Moasses fair La.
lsacon . C 4 .&
Uacon. dn salt. ......
Hams.. .....
Meal per sack 40 lbs....
Salt too lb sacks steam re-
fined.......... Salt 300 lb sacks steam re-
rincd................
Dried fruit fancy aid en 50 lb
boxes. ...................
Bright and barre.......
New Potetoesn ........
Butter.... .........
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