Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
many an honest democrat out of the
peoples party ranks.

county is still under contrOle of an
avaracious, nnrelenting office hunter; a
man who has done little to help his
at the public crib. II he succeeds in
steering his ticket into the court house
he will remain dictator of the party for
another year; if he fails. which we
| honestly believe he will, he ATill be rel
egated to the rear and more desery-
ing men will EaYe Il word to say in
party affairs. Republicans all over the
county who desire fairness and honesty
in all things will assist to retire this
political dictator, and will do so by
casting their votes for the strongest
ticket in the 6eld-t democratic
ticket-instead Of helping forward the
man who, claiming to be their leader,
has done more to disrupt their party
| than all political opponents.
| AS to the fight against our ticket
conducted by the opposition papers,
it has been, with one exception, very
reasonable. The exception we refer to
is the fight that is being made on Frank
Strothman, democratic candidate for
register of deeds. For the past few
| weeks some one who has not the cOur
age to sign his own name to his articles.
but who hides his identity behind the
m-de- plume of Observer" has made
d labored attempt to say something
against Mr.. Strothman. His communi-
cation of last Week was more inconsist-
eDt than former ones. He advises re-
pubicanS not to vote for Frank under
any consideration, ana in the next
breath asserts that be, republican,
voted for Frank himself. He states
WoOd' say so and so, and Mr.. RoetZel
is ready to affirm on oath that he never
made use of the language referred to.
The whole trend of his lengthy articles
leads one to believe that observer" is
one of the pets of Caraway who but a
short time ago ran for office on the re
publican ticket, and being, of course,
defeated, feels bitterly sore and jealous
of man who has shown himself so
deservedly popular as has Frank StIoth-
man.
The third party papers have also
made a special fight on Frank Stroth-
man, as they know Frank will receive
many peoples party votes in spite of
the slick schemes of the trio of ''tiXerS"
who engineered the nomination of Mr.
| John StrottTu1an, Frank brother. But
with all this, Franks friends will stand
by him, and will work with renewed
effort to elect man against whom
nothing can be claimed except his i'm
mense popularity, earned by his
efficiency in office.
Against the rest of the democratic
candidates there have been no published
charges OF criticisms. 1t is true that
up in the north end of the county, one
alliance campaigner has charged that
Tom Mallory, the democratic candidate
for sheriff, pulled his gun and shot at
an escaping prisoner, and that no officer
had Il right to do so unless he had d
the case are that Mallory did nothing
of the kind. The case referred to Was
the Mcdonald case, and the facts are,
that Tom never fired at the man but
overlook and captured Mcdonald while
Me had loaded pistol in his hand. It
would be great idea if sheriff could
not make an arrest without a warrant!
Suppose a thief should steal Il horse
belonging to the north side farmer, and
escape down into Stafford county. and
that the sheriff of Stafford county
would be telegraphed to arrest the man;
what kind Of an officer would yo,l take
him to be if he replied that he could
not do it without warrant? Such
argument against Tom Mallory is
hardly worthy of notice, and will do
Tom no BARN in the minds Of all fair
minded men.
In the fight for county clerk, Henry
Klein has made a good canvass. He
will get the straight democratic vote
throughout the county, and in the east
and north parts Of the county will run
away ahead Of his ticket. He is by all
odds the best qualified man Of the
three for the position. The clerk S
office is one where most of the people
have business some time during the
year, and as Mr.. Klein is thorough
scholar in both German and English he
, will be prepared to meet all require
ments.
, For county treasurer there are few
{ men who for moment question Dick
| Pleger's ability to secure the office and
to conduct it properly when he takes
, possession of it. He is making a
= thorough personal canvas, and every
| day adds new strength to his following.
1j Every body knows that Bernard
Markey is making no great effort to
3 secure the Office of county surveyor.
i He is aware of the fact, from past ex-