Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-09
HER LATEST STORY,
And Some Suggestions as to What the Next
Should be About.

And Some Suggestions as to What the Next
Should be About.
"When the delegates started for the
Cincinnati convention, the BARTON
COUNTY DEMOCRAT indulged in some
sarcastic remarks about ''sOnS of toll, -
particularly Ourself. We have no objec-
tion to being called son of toll; indeed
our experience the past few weeks
proves to our entire satisfaction that
the term ''toiler" is rightly applied to
us. We have perspired over cook
stove, MIXED refractory COWS, and
groaned with fatigue in the strawberry
patch. Unfortunately, curiosity is a
part of our makeup, and we had gen.
uine curiosity to see how thorough
going democratic, Andrew Jackson,
Thomas Jefferson, Grover Cleveland,
''son of toil' tOiled. By chance We
strOlled into the DEMOCRAT Office, os-
tensibly to get a copy of that excellent
paper, but in quest of a curiosity. "A
man was operating the big press with
his coat off and sleeves rolled up, and,
in our ignorance, we mistOok him for
the labOrer and asked him if he was a
democratic son of toll. He shook his
head sOlemnly and pointed to a nice
gentleman sitting beside table in an
easy chair and pushing a pencil over
some blank paper as if about to write
something. We sat down in astonish-
ment. Where was the argument?
This democratic toiler looked to be
we'll fed. was we'll dressed, and looked
none the worse for his toiling; his
hands were white, and, like the prodi-
gal son, he had ring on his finger"
The above, by the associate editor'
in the Beacon of last week, is harm
less little bit of romance written in the
associate EDITORS" most happy style.
Being quite noted writer of fiction,
and having not much else to do now
during the harvest time. the lady must
have something to do to keep her
hand in" against the next campaign,
when it is reasonable to expect that
she OF her spouse will capture some
kind Of a nomination. If they do not
it won't be their fault.
We do not object to her little pleas
antry at our expense, and laugh as
those who know us will laugh when
they read her description of Our luxur
ious surroundings, our fine clothes, and
the evidences of our good feed; but We
were little surprised at the prodigal
son and finger ring business. We never
wore a finger ring in our life, except
one time when we borrowed that of
wife-and lost it, by the way. If the
associate editOr'' was not lady we
would be tempted to question the sim
cerity Of her professions of prohibition
when we think about that finger ring
clause.
We remember we'll the occasion of
Mrs. Mccormick s call which she speaks
of. We were glad to see her come in,
for We thought that she, as treasurer
of the prohibition county central COM
mittee Of some years ago, was coming
in to settle up the balance that was
owing to the DEMOCRAT for printing
done during the campaign; and when
our hopes that a little much needed and
long coming cash was about to mater
ialiZe were dashed to the ground with
a dull, sickening thud," the anguish
that entered our democratic bosom was
deep, and we will never forget that
visit. None has been made since by
the fair treasurer, and the credit side
of that account remains, with several
others, an aching void to remind us
that most political professionals have
the same failings, and that leash up or
no printing" is d good plan to adopt.
II it is not preSuming too much, we
would like to suggest a subject for
the associate editors" next romance.
She might write about: How to Be-
come Delegate,' or lone Woman In
IT, taking the incidents of the Hois-
ington alliance meeting of last fall to
elect delegates to the state convention.
The story might be written in two
parts, the second part to be sub-headed:
SIS she Miss or a Mrs?" or MANLY
Manipulation by a Matronly Maid.''
We make these suggestions now be-
cause the story, if aptly told, would
assist many anxious ones to get to the
front during the next few months. Be-
sides this, it could be founded on facts
that are familiar to most Barton county
people.
"They Want to Fuse"
We don't blame them. Last year
the democrats fused with the republi-
cans to beat the peoples party, and
now they want to fuse with the peo-
ple's party to beat the republicans.