Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23

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EDITORIAL COMMENT.
"WANTED-Some good, healthy
appearing lies to tell or Jerry Simpson.
Those on hand won't wash. PLEASE
call Immediately on Rep. Congressional
Committee
GALATIA seems about the only place
in Barton county where the republican
prohibitionsts can get a crowd out to
their speakings. How many more
meetings are you going to have there
during this campaign?
ACCORDING to the census report Bar
tor county has dncreased 2,7S6 In popu-
Iation since 1880. The only two
counties in the 7th congressional dis
trict to show a decrease in population
are Pawnee 1876, and Rush 292
WE KNOW many gentlemen who,
V@o years ago, talked high protection
ond straight republicanism as laid
down by the bosses, who are now taking
1he field for resubmissiOn and against
the Mckinley aariff bill, the legitimate
outcome of the ''protective'' (?) cam
Hlgn of 1888.
STATE Senator Swearinger, of Con-
9ordia, committed suicide last week by
"a in n in ho In
probably saw into the future few
weeks and had not the fortitude to
meet the wave of defeat that will
sweep the republican party out of the
game on November 4th.
IN LESS than two weeks the political
fight will be fought to a finish. The
victors, of whichever party they may
oe, will not have a great big majority
to crow over; with three tickets IN the
field that would be impossible. Voters,
consider well the issues before you, and
cast your ballots not only for good men
Out good measures.
CHARLES ROBINSON, the grandest
old man in Kansas. will fill the Office of
governor to the satisfaction of all the
people. He will treat all men as his
equals, and instead of being ruled by
the select ring of place holders and
place-hunters that infest our state
capitol, will consider the needs of the
state at large. Vote for Governor Rob-
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perity.
No GREAT ovation was rendered to
the Lieutenant Governor OF the state
on the OCCASION of his visit here last
Thursday evening. We don't believe
there were dozen farmers in the
house during the speaking. He is a
much better speaker than Humphrey,
and very pleasant man to converse
with, and his mission seems only to be
to rally the party-blInd followers of
the old ring to one more effort.
DICK PLEGER, if elected to the office
OF county superintendent, will give his
entire attention to the duties of that
office. Some of his enemies The has but
afew).are charging that :he would, if
elected, put deputy in the Office and
not give it his personal attention. This,
Mr.. Pieger tells us, is false. He had
d. not sought the nomination given him,
but If the people want him he will serve
them personally and serve them faith
fully.
QUAY, the republican boodler, has,
it is said. secured S3OO,OOO from the
manufacturers of Pennsylvania to use
in the congressional elections this
}falk Some of it will reach the big
seventh, without doubt, as the Halo
well men are greatly ratified and have
been appealing for fat with which
10 grease the princes" way to the
White house. Watch the strikers
and see if they are not flush about
election day.
HALLOWELL the prince" Superin-
tends the writing of the reports
OF his meetings that go into
the daily republican press. Simp-
son has not that advantage, for
the simple reason that the associated
press seems to be suborned to the exclu-
sive use of the republican party of
Kansas. Local papers, wherever Simp-
son speaks, bave glowing notices of
his success, but the associated press
seldom reports his meetings.
IF WE had not, years ago, adopted
the principles of democracy as our
principles, we would certainly do SO
after seeing the efforts made by the
republican campaigners in the
last few months. They have no argu-
ment to place before the people in
favor of theff party other than by