Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Invitations were sent to twenty
seven democratic governors to attend
the opening of the democratic cam
paign in Ohio. The fact that of forty
two states in the Union twenty-seven
tare governed Sy democrats. gives some
idea of the growing strength of the
party in all sections of the country.
The tardiness of republican officials
in the investigation and punishment of
official crookedness In Pennsylvania is
In marked contrast with the way the
late Governor Tilden took hold of the
Tweed ring. But then you see the
democrats might make political cap
tai" out of it. The republican leaders
have found that the tariff scare won't
work, SO their cry is, what shall we
do to be saved?''
The republican party cannot ad=ance
a single claim to the right of conlinu-
ance in power. 1t has been given a
fair opportunity to prove its title to
public canfidence, and during the years.
of its power it has over and over again
played into the hands of party tools
and machine politicians who have rob-
bed the people. The battle of this year
will be fought 10y men who are willitg
TO serve the people in the interests of
the people, against men who scramble
for Office for the money they can gef
out of it; in other words, by honest
men against thieves. Thou shalt not
steal.''
Judge Charles Frederick Crisp, of the
third Georgia district, was in the city
yesterday on his way to Ohio, where he
will take leading part in the campaign
for Gov. Campbell and the democratic
party. Judge Crisp is billed for ten
speeches, the first to be delivered at
Cincinnati He thinks the signs pro-
pitious for democratic victory all along
the line this year. He points TO the
sweeping democratic victory in the
municipal election at Indianapolis as
significant straw showing the trend
of political wind this year. As to next
year, he is of the opinionthat the demo-
cratic candidate viii beat any man the
republicans may put up. He has, he
declares, no fear of any untoward
action on the part of the alliance in
Georgia or tie south.
Hon. George III. Stone, now and for
lalFaost thirty-six years past the chief
justice of the supreme court of Alabama,
called upon the president yesterday to
urge upon him the recommendation in
his fourthcomlng message to congress of
the necessity for the enactment of
bankruptcy law. The president was
very much impressed with the reasons
given for the desired legislation. The
chief justice maintains that. in view of
the diversified laws of the various states
and the great frauds perpetTated under
them, national law ought to be
enacted which would curtail the frauds
now practiced, and result in honest
administration of the estates of insol-
vent persons, and TO secure to honest
banhrupts discharge. he Endorsed
tie Torrey bankruptcy bill.
We returned from our Pennsylvania
trip Oct z. having had pleasant but
short visit with old friends and rela-
tives. We left the wife and children
behind US, giving them the opportunity
of enjoying more lengthy visit. Would
like to give our readers a short account
of our trip and the great changes that
had taken place in the east in the seven
years that We had been absent, but ie
would take up too much space. Will
simply say that we found little of the
complaint of bard times that we hear
of in Kansas. 1t seems to be a rush
and a hustle at every point that we
visited. and every body seemed to have
isotnething to do; to be busy, dress well,
live well. and were correspondingly
happy.-Pawnee Rock Leader.
Bro. LEWIS, who is western Nc
Kinleyite. unwittingly clinches our
argument that the high protective
tariff we at present labor under is for
the east and not for the west. What
makes the ''rush and bustle'' among
the eastern business, men? And why
does not the same thing create ''rush
and hustle" among western business
men? How many of those people who
seem to be SO happy and contented are
producers of anything? Are they not
the fellows who send their money west
to loan on Kansas farms; who exact
and get-their interest-or the farms?
Are they not the much talked of sin
fants" whom you say must be PRO
tected" against foreign competition?
Again. why is not business as lively
and rushing in the west as in those
Favored localities?.
1T Is observed that the political cam
paigns throughout the country have
been conducted this year with rare
decencY and decorum- There has been
little tendency to introduce personali-
ties, and there has been a gratifying
absence of the disgraceful vituperation
l and asperitieS which yyore sa common