Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-20

VOLUME VII.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
meet on the oath of this month to can
vas the vote of the state. Then we
may expect to know what is what.
HUMPHREY, if elected by 1000 plur-
ality, is still minority governor. One
hundred and seventy thousand votes
were cast against him; he received but
1O7 900.
THE Thanksgiving proclamation
issued 6y president Harrison is the
shortest on gecord. Why? Because
Ben really has nothing. from his mar
row party standpoint. to be thankful
for.
INGALLS, farewell address, when he
retires from the U. S. senate, will not
be copied from the dead priest, Massil-
lon. The bitterness and gall that the
Kansas gasbag will exude on that occa-
sion will come from the darkest recesses
of his ''varigated' d'obrain.
AMONG the candidates for U. S. sem
ator, to succeed Ingalls,, the name of
PROF. James Fl. Garfield is widely men
toned. Prof. Garfield would make an
ideal senator. He has brains, integrity,
and a widespread knowledge of Kansas,
her people and their needs.
GT is foolish for the republican papers
to contend that Ingalls, can be elected.
The people have condemned him and
there will be large majority against
Dim. He bought his way in once but
this time he cannot accomplish it. The
people are onto him.-Holton Signal.
KANSAS has ,423 .4s5 people, the
finest farm lands in the world, the most
excellent climate known, and revulO-
tion in politics. Thank you, Kansas is
able to take care of herself even if
eastern capital" does not desire to
invest with her sturdy but independ-
ent ''hayseeds,'
SEVENTY thousand voters of this
state said, by their ballots, that they
wanted the prohibitOry question sub
mitted again to vote of the people,
6 and twice that number would so have
expressed themselves had n0t the alli-
ance refused to consider the question
this fall. Will the wishes of those peo-
pie be forever ignored?
THE returns of the census show that
in population Texas gained $40, AL, :,
Missouri 6OS. 900, Nebraska 6O4, ,391 ,
Minnesota 519,244, and Kansas, the
best of all states, only APT, ,3SS. About
every conservative man in the state will
concede that the old crowd who have
been allowed to rule Kansas are respon-
sible for the loss of fully SOC, 900 immi-
grants to this state.-Wichita Beacon.
"AND Satan shall be loosed for a
season." was one of the comments of
the Register in its first issue after the
late election. And Satan has been
loosed in the editorial sanctums of the
go. p. press ever since. They are sc
mad, so disappointed and so badly in
the soup that they can do nothing
but howl aloud for revenge. Verify
"Satan shall be lOosed for a season.
THE two proposed amendments te
the state constitution were voted down
by the people, the judiciary amendment
by spme %, 900. and the one to lengthen
the sessions of the legislature to ninet,
days by $1,000. Thus have the people
rebuked the old party managers again
Republican papers, however, will ge
quite handsome slice of the public
monies for publishing. the proposed
amendments.
ALL OF US are proud of having q
magnificent state house, and q hand
tome capitol city; but there is a grow
ling belief that Topeka has too man!
hangers-on, too much pack sucking pop
ulation, and the farmer legislature vii
sthis winter see that the loaves ant
fishes are more fairly distributed
throughout the entire state. Topeka
will find out that some of her dude
must begin life of usefulness.
The democrats and resubmissiOn
lists have no special claims on Judg
Ives, as he repeatedly told them .tba
he stood upon the st. Louis platform
and was the candidate of the people
party, hence no special favors may b
hoped for as to them; but as Attorne
General he will conduct the Office i
the interests of the people and for th
people, irrespective of eliques, partie