Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
H1NDs1GHT AND FORESIGHT.

HINDsIGHT AND FORESIGHT.
The DEMoCRATs has ever been in
favor of giving, through its columns,
all parties fair show. During the
campaign just ended we have willingly
re-published many of the soul p
and weightytp) arguments of our op-
ponent, the Register, knowing that such
articles are perfectly harmless when
read by fair minded and reasonable
men. We have told our readers, how
ever, that Rube's hindsight was better
than his foresight, and We propose to
prove the ,truthfufness of our assertion
by giving room to the following items,
which might properly be headed
p, FUNNY COLUMN.
Foresight.-The democrats will
make desperate effort this fall to elect
their straight ticket.
Hindsight.-About all that was
saved in the landslide was our state
senator, and hb probably would have
gone had he had any opposition.
.Foresight.-We believe that every
man on the republican ticket will be
elected, because We believe that an
honorableS&pd moral canvass is pro-
ductive of more good than whisky and
beer.
Hindsight.-That the result of Tues
days election is somewhat unSatiS-
factory it is unnecessary to state. Off
70 ho OF
publicans.
Foresight.-Bailey is said to be a
very pleasant gentleman and fair
lawyer. But the trail the Judge is on
now is a cold one, and by Nov. 9Th,
will be covered with ice too thick and
rough to travel. ~ = Four years ago
Barton county had q regular republicans
nominee for jr3ge.- He was defeated
by an Independent candidate; we
remember how sore we felt over that
defeat.
Hindsight.-Judge Bailey carried off
the judgeship against Rose, the regular
republican nominee, by about 500.
Foresight.-The republicans of Great
Bend desired complete victory this
fall, and in the convention made no
attempt to dictate any single nOmin;-
tion.
Hindsight.-GreatB Bend should have
given about 800 majority for the ticket,
but instead light vote was polled, and
the republican ticket only carried the
city and township by an average
majority of about 13O.
Foresight.-Dr. Connects majority
as coroner may run less than 1000, but
anything short of that is hardly ex-
pected. a;
Hindsight.--We couldn't even do as
well as we did two years ago. Then
we managed to save the coroner, but
lost that Office this year.
: Foresight.-Charley Montgomery is
the man that will walk the log of the
nominee by the democracy for sheriff.
And don't you forget it. The thing is
s'sot.''
Hindsight. Carr made a
splendid race in Ellinwood, AS did
Galley, Montgomery and Millard in
their respective localities, but the fates
were against them, and they lost at
other places where they ought to have
held their party vote.
Foresight.-Of course Sid Newcomb
will be the next county surveyor,
because he understands the business.
Hindsight-W give only partial
vote of the county this week. The boy 8
were too much under the weather to
care to keep very accurate account 1t
seems, SO We were not able to give
much information.
Foresight.-Now, voters, you are all
interested : in having the best men,
those best qualified for the place, as
county officials. and we trust you will
place the two'tickets in comparison.
Hindsight.-The state senator
managed to pull through. Nobody
cared to make the race against him, or
probably he might have Jared badly.
TowNsLEY directed his attention
mostly to young voters" hence the
great number of boys who cast their
first vote for the present officers. AS
the Tribune is Il sort of side show to
the republican party, place where
old jokes are manufactured over and
served to the more religious wing of
the party, we can't afford to give it the
space III these columns that we donate
to the grand menagcrie. However, here
are a few of Townships brilliant
assertions:
Foresight.-Charlie Montgomery is
solid in the northeast and will come to
town with rOusing majority.
Great Bend will give Il majority for
the republican ticket that win permit
of no doubts as to the result in the
county.
Mr.. Rose will have NO trouble in the
district. The party is united on him
and having no opposition, his election
is fixed fact.
Hindsight.-lR Has none blind as a
bat-don't know anything. except that
there is to be q new postmaster In
Great Bend,