Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-07-19
COMMENT AND CRITICISM.

To be continued-CleveIand Administration.
PUCK.
In the West. at least Morton and monopoly
will have an ugly sound--S. Paul Globe.
Perpetual taxes and spend the sur
plus " Is the Republican policy.-K y. World.
The red bandana is a symbol of peace on
earth and good viii among men.-DangiHs
Press.
1t took the Republicans a week to make
Their ticket. A week ticket-L0uisUiIEs Cour-
ier-JoUrn1l-
AS matters look now the firm OF Cleveland &
Thurman will do business at the old stand IN
til 1892 Trade mark, a red bandanA-M 2
Herald.
Ben Harrison viii md it q very dificult mat
ter to hide his pro-Chinese record from the in
dignant gaze of the labor element OF America
Detroit Free Press.
In the ''Tippecanoe and Tyler too" campaign
the Harrison bar'l had hard cider in II. The
barl is once more the Harrison emblem, but
this time il holds boodle.-.S. Louis Republic.
Ben Harrison will not be elected, but 1t Is
quite possible that he may go down to history
with the distinction of having been the last
candidate OF the Republican party.-CHiedgo
Herald.
1t has been rruthfully said that the only way
for the Republicans TO elect their ticket this
year would be for them to indorse Cleveland
and Thurman lsue,Gnd Plain Dealer.
The Republican organs in this State have
declared that Michigan is a doubtful State
without Alger az the head of the ticket. The
nomination of Harrison and Morton Will make
il doubly so.-SIgiadt0 Courier.
The slap at the mugwumps in the Republic
an platform indicates very clearly that the
party leaders have set down the independent
vote for Cleveland this year. And they are
right.-kaHsds CITY Star (Ind).
The Republican attempt TO onset the Thur
man bandana with q miniature American nag
will not be popular with old soldiers. The vet
Grams could never bring themselves 10 put the
flag they fought for to the ignominious use OF
handkerchief.-RX y. ~ ord.
Mr.. Carnegie is introducing Mr.. Blaine
" the gentleman who could be President of the
United States whenever he might WISH" Mr..
Carnegie ought to know too much about ''tri-
um plant Democracy to say any thing fool
ish as that-Chied0O Herald.
Mr.. Thurman has for half u century been the
great commoner of America. No man can
place his finger upon a stain in his private or
public record. The man who attempts to ira
duce him will receive the scorn and contempt
OF sixty million American citizens.-CEsCeEGnd
Plain Dealer
Damaging as Mr.. Harrson's public record is,
it is OF little Importance compared W tn the
platform OF his party, which proposes TO make
whisky free in order TO maintain the war tariff
that is impOverishing the masses and building
up great fortunes for the favored few.-Wi.-
scdHtSs Journal
II the ticket of Harrison and Morton con-
sstently represents a huge combination of
professional spoilsmen and spoilatory class
interests the ticket OF Cleveland ana Thur
man distinctiVely, loftily and prophetically
stands for the righteous demand of the popu-
lar conscience and the honest intelligence of
the country for the overthrow of the whole sys-
tenn of predatory politician overthrow which
must come unless the republic itself is to be
overthrown -GdE1estoh NsICs.
Thanks to the courage and good sense of
President Cleveland, the coming campaign IS
to be fought chiefly upon question OF political
economy. and not upon the personal defama-
ton of candidates. some campaigns in the
past have been. The contest will be in a large
measure one of principles and not OF men.
For this tho American people are to be con-
graduated. and because of this the more
heartily. zealously and intelligently every cit
izen enters into the contest the better for him
and the country.-FhLddetph Times.
In 1876 Benjamin Harrison, the present Re-
publican nominee for the Presidency was The
Republican nominee for Governor OF Indiana
against ''Blue Jeans Williams. The vote
stood as follows:
w llnamS -..-..Slo lot
HarrIson 80. .@Oo,Oo'
Williams over Harrison. 5,OS4
r. B. Hayes was one OF the Ohio delegates 10
the National convention, yet no enc heard OF
him and nobody noticed him. An ex-PresIdent
of the United States participating for six days
in National convention and getting no more
attention than a yellow dog at q bench show!
One man-a delegate from Texas-did speak to
Hayes early in the week, but we understand
that soon as he discovered his mistake he
apologlzed.-ChicG1oN e1os.