Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-11-27
A BOoDLER's OPINION.

With stiff upper lip,
A BooDLER's OPINION.
The republican party is a boodler's
party. For many years it has been run
and controlled by the element which
was so ably illustrated by John J.
ingalls,, of Kansas, when he said that
it was lawful to deceive, 20 hire Hes
slams and buy mercenaries in order to
gain political battle. The election of
1888 fully demonstrated the fact that
the republican party rode into power
by the use of money donated by the
protected monopolies of the country.
The whole history of the republican
party since the close of the war is reek-
irg with discovered schemes to rob the
people through political pretense. 1t
is not necessary to point out its lapses .
of integrity; it has had no lapses of
honesty; and the result of the elections
this fall fully demonstrates that the
people are at last awakening to a
knowledge of its methods and are
rising up in the might of their ballots
to rebuke such methoas and retire its
manipulators.
AS has been the National policy of
4 the republican party, SO has been the
state policy, and as the state So the
county. The editor of the DEMOCRAT
has been connected with the newspaper
business since 1876, and the first years
, of our experience were with Barton
J county politics, and the manipulators
: thereof, and We know whereof we
speak when we say that the republican
, party has been and still is manipulated
t and controlled for the Doodle there
, is in it.
/ The Register of last week took it
upon itself to tell its readers what the
DEMOCRAT has been working for In
= view of the policy that has ever been
, the inspiration of that paper we are
5 not surprised that its editor can con-
leeive of nothing but thirst for Doodle
that should actuate a man to take sides
politically. His long winded editorial
, of last week on the DEMOCRAT and its
{ editor is buta boodler's opinion, from
, boOdle-'s stand point. and can b1ae
little weight with any man with good
. sense and a disire for fair dealing.
. His assertion that the DEMoCReT
: has, at any time changed front, Topped
around or attempted to cater to the
: wishes of any party or set of politicaf
leaders, is senseless Justification and
but the vaporings of O jealous, disap-
: pointed, beaten and disguised mind, 4
Being himself devoid of honeI convict
tions he is not capable of seeing
honesty of purpose in others; having
been trained in party of corruption
lists his only method of reasoning is
from corruptionist's point a view;
believing that the spoils of Office are
the all important incentives for polit-
ical action he cannot realize that others
are honest in their convictions and can
r take position because it is right, with
out regard to how mech money there
e is in it.
l While the public can easily see what
is hurting the editor of the Register
L the people have no sympathy for him.
: He has made his own bed ard must lie
in is; he has his own paper and must per-
q force LIE in it also. We don't expect
8 the Doodle organs of Doodle party to
o do anything but fight over Doodle.
:, Even the poor old Tribune has taken
q up the cry and is making about the
S same charges that its beloved neigh Dor
i'm distress has done. But as few
: people read the paper, and a less num-
: ber pay any attention to what is in it,
II Bro. Townships disjointed twaddle is
x taken for so much childish nonsense
Y coming from a played out mind, warp
e ed and twisted by constapt endeavers
a to get even with his friend, Bro. Gaia
way, and at the same time save his
II soul through Christian science.
In this day and age it is written that
e the man who expects to succeed in any
q kind of business must be honest and
o consistent; straight forward and open
4 in all his dealings: true to himself and
IS his fellow men. Whether or not our
y republican brothers of the press in this
q city have sufficient common sense to re-
e alize this, we cannot say. but the indi-
cations are they have not They have
e grown SO old in corruption and sin that
): we fear there Is no salvation for them.
?" As to the DEMOCRAT and its present
'e or future course, it will be found ever
consistent, ever battling for the good
of the whole people, and thus ever true
to democratic principles. Being 50, it
,i will merit what it receives, and receive
D, what it merits
LEAvENwoRTH-s police commission