Western Kansas world., 1886-10-30
Stand Together.
Topeka Capital.

On Tuesday, the second day OF No
yember, the Republicans are once more
called upon to face their old enemies,
the Democrats of Kansas. During the
territorial years they stood shoulder to
shoulder against Missouri's importations.
slave drivers and Oxford ballot box
stuffers In the dark days OF the civil
war, when almost every able-bodied Re-
publican belonged to a Kansas regiment
in the field, they met the copperbead
Democracy and vanquished them. The
succeeding years recorded annual vlctO-
ries for the friends of free speech, free
sell and free homes. Later still the Dem
ocrats, reinforced by the whisky sellers,
once more essayed the task of wrenching
the promising future of tie state from
its founders and protectors to turn it
over to its enemies to destroy. To-day
the hosts are mastering for the same old
fight of thirty years ago. 1t is clash OF
systems rather than a strength OF men.
Tt is fight between the Grand Army OF
the Republic and the Knights of the
Golden Circle; between the Loyal LIE
gion OF America and the rebel brigadiers.
In such contest the Republicans enlist
for ifetime-the Democrats engage for
a campaign. The Republican soldiers
taks an oath to enforce the laws-the
Democratic recruits resolve to violate the
laws. The Republicans spell nation with
a big N-the Democrats spell God with
little g. The Republicans are in favor of
a free ballot aud fair count-the Demo-
Gratis are in favor of tissue ballot and
their own count The Republicans pro-
teet American labor-the Democrats pro-
tect American whisky. The Republicans
protect American manufactures : the
Democrats destroy American manufac-
ture by free trade. The Republicans
place their stars on the gallant defenders
of the country and reserve their stripes
for the enemy-the Democrats place their
stars on the shoulders of the rebel briga-
lines of the Republican army are protect
cd by 10000 school houses and 10000
b Apply homes; the tanks OF the Demo-
6 ratic army rest on whisky saloons and
beer shops. The music of the Repuba-
can battalions is the ringing OF school
bells-the music of the Democratic de-
tachments is the jingling of wine glasses.
The Republicans sing Hail Columbia"
and Marching Through Georgia" the
Democrats sing Dixie" and "When this
ST.tei var Is over. Qc 1cpuouCdu JAIL
ners bear aloft the constitution and
statntes of the states, they are nailed to
the church spires, float from the belfries
nf the school houses and decorate the
porches OF the homestead; the Democrat
10 banners trail the laws in the dust,
their rags are emblazoned with opposi-
f;on to its enforcement and their battle
hags are festooned above the saloon bar
and wrapped around rum kegs. The Re-.
pubiicans declare that the whisky saloon
mnst 20; the democrats assert that there
laust be barrel of whisky on every street
corner and jug of rum on every cross
r,ads. The Republican ballot is q piece
of white paper with gallant names print
I'D thereon; the Democratic ballot is an
0blong piece of pasteboard endorsed,
tgnod for one drink at the bar" The Re-
publicans are in favor of the Martin max
ing his nest in the state house; the
Democrats sre in favor of Moonshine-a
.kaint liGht Eithput heat. The lines are
e H. ioolumns are in motion. Re
's.zi& s,zi ss1a ~fand topetherl