Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-19
SOME GOOD THOUGHTS.
A Few Paragraphs, Editoriaily and
Otherwise, Of Interest to Every
PersOn-in the Land.

The howl of the republican pres!
against the confirmation of G. Q. La
mar was alb out as senseless, and created
about as much of an impression, as the
yelps of a pack of coyotes around {
campfire.
Free tobacco and free whisky will
render the luxuries of life such as
clothing, sugar, tea, lumber, etc., etc.
entirely superfiuous to tie poor man
Oh, our legislators have great heads.
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The.late President Arthur favored
a reduction of the tariff in his last
message. The late secretary of the
treasury favored a reduction of the
tariff in his last report. The Hon
Hugh Mccullough, the last republican
secretary of the treasury, favored q
reduction of the tariff in his last report
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To make one millionaire, the people
must be robbed of a similar sum. And
10 be abb e to rob the people, and not be
amenable to law, on must rob accord.
ing to law. And the people have been
robbed according to law, republican
Iaw,-for twenty-five years. Is it not
time for legislation in the interest of
the people? Arkansas Valley Times.
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In these days of mamon worship, it
Should not be forgotted that this is d
government of the people, for the
people and by the people, and not a
compact of states for the benefit of cor
porations and combinations. Those
who are smitten with the greed for
gain have taken the latter view of the
situation. Congress may do something
to disabuse this class by increasing the
free list. Protection is the soil out of
which springs trusts, monOpolies and
combinations Salina Herald.
49,
Speaking of pensions, says the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, that horrible thing, a
democr attic administration, has accom-
plished two singular things. First, it
has, in the last fiscal year, paid more
pensions to union soldiers than was
ever done in any one year under re-
publican administration; second, it has
than ever run by republican admin
istration. This is sad.
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Mr.. Cleveland has grown six feet.
since he issued his common sense
message and now if he will cause to be
burned up the great balls of red tape
that appeared to cucumber the land
department of the government the west
will rise up as one man and call him
blessed! Issue the patents. Settle the
contest cases. Rule out busy-bOdies,
sneaks and blackmailefs, who so de-
light in tormenting honest claima nts.
Do away with technicalities in the mat
ter Of making proof and start out on a
and the west will be happy to continue
the present administration in power an
term. Medicine Lodge Inder.
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The enormous burdens and injuries
to our manufacturers by totally heed
less and eXhOrbitant duties on raw ma
terlals they use is shown in the case of
the WOODEN industry. The rapid and
healthful growth of one American
which gets the more i'm
portant of these raw materials free is
shown in the case of the silk industry.
Although this is burdened with mis-
chievous duties ON dyes and dyestuffs,
1t is true the silk manufacturers, with
lower protective duty than the wooden
have in fifteen years
gained the American market and
constantly decreasing impor-
tatiou of foreign silk goodsI
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If the republican policy for reducing
the surplus should succeed it will place
before the American people free whisky
and free tobacco. 1t would cheaper the
which are of no necessity. while
it would retain and continue the pres
ent duties on everything that people
wear and every implement of hus-
Dandry wherewith 100000 agricul-
,uraiiStS prepare their fields and gather
heir harvest. Which viii it be,
farmers and workingmen, free
whisky and tobacco and taxed
yoolen shirts, blankets and farming
Implements or cheaper necessities and
axed luXuries? You are to decide
his question. Are you glad, like John
sherman, that there is surplus in the
reasury, part of which came from your