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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

tory seems to rest with the &. o. p. We
and that the democrats simply retired,
being overwhelmed by numbers. But
the most dismal part of the ground is
where that Heterogeneous paTty-yclept
the p. p.-made their last stand OF .he
plains Of bloody Kansas. Here We find
the corpses 80 thick that moving about
is attended with great difficulty, The
most potent cause of this slaughter was
the miserable poor weapons with which
they fought paper cap pistols and
wooden sabers, with anvils to make
noise. for the p. p. was great on max
ing noise. Vale peoples party.
Now, in Kansas the democrats have
proved that they hold the balance Of
power. If they know enough to use
this weapon right they can make great
havoc in '92. But they must drop re-
submission as All issue. and tune their
voices to the popular air-tariff re-
form.-LyOns Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
ALBERT.

From "Spunk."
Did you see the eclipse?
Joe Long of Great Bend, was in ouI
village one day last week.
Fred Teten and Tom Wilkinson left
for Claflin the first of the week.
The rock is being hauled, for the
foundation of the parsonage, this week
]. H. Teten pulled his threshing ma
chine into winter quarters Saturday
night.
Cor LoosE:-On Monday the 10th a
regular old fashiond BLIZZARD. Did you
catch it?
Warren Wilkinson has been wrestling
with some of ..Job's comforters'' for the
past week.
We understand revival services are
being coducted at No. 2S this week by
Rev. Knight.
The ladies aid society will give a din
ner at the school house on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Everybody welcome. Din
ner-2s cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
The Brennan Trial,

Attorney General Ives returned to
his home in Topeka last Saturday morn
ing from Hugoton, Stevens county.
where he had gone to take charge of
the prosecution of Brennan. The fail
ure to get jury was anticipated by
him He is of the opinion that Bren-
nan will never be tried, and more than
ever convinced that the next legisla-
ture must take some action in regard to
the sparsely settled counties. If Bren.
nan goes free it will be the second case
Of this kind. A defaulting treasurer
OF Morton county was released on a
writ Of habeas corpus because it was
impossible TO secure a jury. General
Ives says: There are twenty counties
where it would be impossible to secure
a jury should big crime of any kind
be committed. These counties are SO
sparsely settled that every bit of gossip
affecting the people there is discussed
by all the inhabitants. 1t is difficult to
secure jury even in trivial cases
The situation demands the immediate
attention of the next legislature
Sterling Champion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
The Coming Issue.

In New York aud Iowa and Massa-
chusetts tile democrats gained great
victories, electing the entire ticket in
the first two, and the governor in the
last named state. The republicans
have endeayOre1 to show that in these
states nothing of more moment than
local matters we're at stake, hence the
outcome is not significant, but they
feel'that this is only willful blindness
to the facts. In each state the para
mount issue was tariff reform, and it
was this issue alone that defeated the
republicans and elected the democrats.
In New York, for instance. Flower
made heavy gains in the country, which
is strongly republican. Now. if the
fight was purely local his gains would
have been in New York City, for the
republicans said they were fighting
Tammany.
10 Massachusetts the joint debates
between the two candidates we're dis
cussions Of tariff reform, and on this
question Russell was elected.
In summing up the results in these
three states we ind that the great pre-
ponderance Of political corpses left on
the battlefield are republicans. and on
4hcss parts OF the Geld whore the vic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

THE peoples party in Kansas is not
so dead as some people imagine 1t is.
But it is true, nevertheless. that the re-
cent election indicates that it has lost
strength very materially in the past
year. Conservative people have become
alarmed at the radical propositions of
many Of its leaders. No party can sur
yive long upon the idea that individual
ity is to be thrown away and each man
look to government to take care of him.
Men who we're dissatisfied with existing
legislation went into the reform move
ment for relief; but many of them now
realize that the third party is tending
in a dangerous direction, and they are
dropping out. The new party can gain
no lasting hold on the people as long as it
makes paternalism its chief object. And
without that feature its demands are
those of the democratic party. Men
who left the rotton republican party
and are now doubling the new party
will find that they belong in the demo.
cratic party-which is the true peoples
party.-Lawrence Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
Too Much Hoodlumism.

We do not want to be called cranky,
old fogyish or hide-bcund, but we feel
it our duty to enter a protest against
the hosdlumism displayed by class OF
young boys who are every one of them
old enough to know that common
decency demands they change their
ways. We refer to the class of boys
who attend places Of amusement ap-
parently for the sole and only purpose
of raising Ned generally. Most people
60 to show or u concert to hear and
see what is going on and not to be
deafened by the piercing whistles, the
b0isterous yells or uncxlled for ''stomp-
ing" Of feet that one generally has ta
undergo of late. The heathenish racket
is not only kept up before the curtain
rises and between scenes, but there
are generally few of the most unman.
nerly lot who will keep up converse
tion in An audible tone throughout the
entire evenings entertainment. At
Gilmore's concert few of such scamps
disturbed the entire vaat audience and
even drew the attention of the musi-
clans to their boorishness. Every one
knows them and dispises them; and
should the manager OF the opera house
fire them unceremoniously, or send
them before the police judge grateful
public would join with the DEMOCRAT
in praising his act.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
The Only Issue.


The Salina Herald, peoples party
paper in speaking Of the late election
very wisely concludes that such leaders
rs PETER, who claims to be in favor of
republican tariff while opposing John
Sherman's gold dollar, will never bring
anything but defeat to the alliance.
The Herald also points out what a
good many people have long since OBJ
served and that is that many of the
alliance leaders are simply in it for Of
fee. They will not accept any advice
or proffers of help that does not promise
them Office. They oppose any combi-
nation that will bring abler men in the
camp who would be likely to interfere
with their monopoIizing the Offices.
Principles should stand before Office
and go mans peferment should be al
lowed to stand in the way of the uiti-
mate success Of the principles OF the
party.
the Herald is right when it says the
tariff is the issue and every man in the
alliance ought to understand that The
people Of Kansas cannot even if every
man in the state was in favor of it, say
as against all the other states what shall
or what shall not be an issue in presi-
Dental election. All the parties in
other states will discuss the tariff ques-
tion next year and that question will
determine the result.-W Wichita Beacon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
An Independent View.

While it was decided republican
victory ia Kansas, three-fOurthS of the
patriots Wh0 are claiming the credit and
getting ready to put up their plates for
spolis will have TO retire if they want
IL To he permanent. 1t Was lack of CON-
tidence in these men that caused the
land slide in 1890, and it was only ex-
IRENE necessity that induced the people
To tolerate them on the stump this fall.
They must get out of sight or the next
upheaval will land the state in the
democratic party.-Kansas City Star.
This is the most significant truth We
have heard since the election. Calamity
nOwlers were bad enough, but no worse
than republican bosses who stOOp to
any perfidy that they may control pat
rOnage and hold Office. This, more than
all other things, gave rise to the ALI
ance. 1t elected Cleveland, and gave
Kansas the only democratic governor
it ever had. The people do not care
much for the name of party as for
honesty In the party. When Offices are
pat up to the highest bidder by bosses,
and corruption is the shiboleth of the
party, the party must fail The sue
cess of the republican party in Kansas
this year means nothing if the old cor
ruptionists and place hunters come to
the surface and thrust themselves upon
the party as its managers.-Great Bend
Tribune.
There is one result the alliance move
ment has brought about that people
who desire good government will be
glad of. regardless of party. and that is
that it has caused ''stirring up Of the
animals" shaking of political ''dry
bones,' and more independent ex
preston from men who desire to see
political reform practiced as well as
preached. There is great amount of
truth in the above quotation from the
Tribune of this city; truth that will 60
right home to many Barton county
people. The Tribune editor, having
refused to be made subservient to the
wishes of local republican bosses; hav-
ing declined to bow the knee of servi-
tude to the Hon. MOrg.. has in conse-
quence, been read Out'' by the said
Hon. Morg., and as q result has
no strings tied to him and can speak
his mind freely. And Notwithstanding
the cutting truths the Tribune states
concerning the bosses and corruption
lists, about the only reply the Register
will make will be a line or two of ridi-
cule and vituperative abuse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
She Could Give Him Points.

She was a bright girl and they were
at the seasons last game of ball. She
had won his enthusiastic heart by
understanding the game right off. and
he loved her even more than il she had
been his only sister.
ut reminds me Of the household" he
said. "The plate, the batter, the fowls,
ETC."
''And it reminds me Of marriage, -
she added. First the diamond, when
they are engaged; then the struggles
and the hits; then the men going out;
and, then. finally, The difficulty they
have IN getting home"
And ha mt and thought and thought.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
CLAFLIN.

From the Banner.
Threshing is about over and most oi
the boys have returned to their homes
to winter with the old folks.
Clafin is in need of dog killer to
thin out the festive canine that are be.
coming altogether too numerous on our
streets.
Frank Roesler, Lonnie Williamson
and Tillie Hartman, left for Salina
Monday morning, where they go to at
tend college this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byers have moved from
their farm near Heizerton into the Griz.
zell property this city, where they will
make their home this winter.
One of our young men is certain that
marriage is a lottery. One evening
while they were billing and cooling, he
told her that he guessed he would make
her his wife, but she replied that be
would have to "guess again"
The wife of Mr.. John Cruise, who
lives few miles northeast of this city,
was buried on Thursday last. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cruise have resided in this vicinity
for number of years past, and their
many friends will learn with regret OF
her death. She leaves a husband and
six children to mourn her loss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

but they are dreamers. They thinl
they can go to the top of the ladder al
single bound. 1t cannot be done
The ladder must be assembled round
at time. Peaceable changes are always
gradual and occur step by step. AL
great reforms are accomplished by sue
cessive steps. Even the strongest of the
abulishiOnists learned that they must
act with the republican party. so al
those who object to present conditions
and are not ready for revolution must
act with the great cautious, tolerant
liberty loving democracy.
"While the farmers alliance favors
all of the measures indicated, except
the repeal of prohibition, upon which il
is divided, it is handicapped by the peo'
pies party from moving toward any OF
them, for some of the leaders of the
peoples party are protectionists. while
others are state socialists and insist
upon such extreme measures that the
moderate and attainable measures are
completely overlooked, while upon pro-
hibition, the most direct and vital state
issue, the peoples party absolutely re-
fuses to define its position and as pro-
hibition is in the law this is equivalent
to resolving in favor of its maintenance,
and must and will he so treated. The
road to anti-prohibition is through a
constitutional convention. The repub-
lican party. nine -tenths of whose people
favor a convention. will not dare to
take position in favor of it for fear of
imperiling prohibition. The peoples
party will potter with the question as
they have with prohibition for fear a
demand for convention would be en-
dorsing something democratic.
The democrats of the state should
arouse themselves at once and prepare
for a great battle for right. ALI polit-
ical resentment and asperitY should be
banished. Every man of every party
who wants to advance our glorious
cause should be invited to come into
the fold, but we should enter the field
early and place our demands before the
people of the state in unmistakable
terms, thus compelling the other parties
to either concede or oppose our position.
so that the issue may be clear. To
succeed votes must be got from that
large element which, while actually
in principle, has not actual
ly connected itself with the democratic
party. In making up tickets this ele-
ment should not be ostracized. but no
man should be nominated whec;s afraid
now to declare himself a democrat and
stand squarely upon the democratic
platform. The work of organization
and distribution of literature should be
begun at Once.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

.'DOwK with the robber Tariff is
the democratic watcbword, and thous-
ands of enlightened voters who have
heretofore opposed the measure will
now be found passing the word along.
and when the November frosts of ,92
have dispelled the smoke Of battle the
cry 1T is DOWN. will reverDerate
through the land with joyful clearness.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

FROM every part of the state0cOmes
information Of the great amount of
drunkenness prevxle II ON election day.
The great aud only prohibition ID party
of Kansas used car loads of whisky to
influence votes in the recent election.
There never Vas "A more shameless
prostitution Hf principle in the history
Of The couptrY.-Topeka Advocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

A PROMINENT New York democrat,
one who is well informed as to the
situation in that state, declares in the
most unequivolent terms that there is
no doubt about the political complexion
of the state legisIature-that both
branches are democratic and will re-
main SO, notwithstanding the efforts
that will be made to count out certain
democratic senators who were elected
on q very Close majority.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

ONE Pittsburg'firm has assessed it.
laborers Is cents each day to recOve,
the funds advanced to the Ohio cam
paign. They have been paying $l.5f
per day for ten hOurs. They now
demand the same hours for 81 SO day
passed his bill to protect labor it is Onl!.
fair that labor should pay the cam
paign costs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

THE next president Of the United
States will be a democrat. Mark that
down. Just what his name will be nc
man knows. While the ''signs of the
times" indicates that Grover Cleveland
will occupy the place at the head Of the
ticket, we are not yet ready to claim
him as our choice. There are many
things that may happen during the
next few months that could knock the
Cleveland boom in the head and make
it positively necessary for democrats to
name a western man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

IT IS not so much what good a man
has in him, AS how much Of it the world
gets out of him. There is bed Of salt
a hundred feet thick under Great Bend
but that did not save the peoples party
ticket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
VOLUME VIII.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

AN OBSERVING democrat remarked
yesterday that" The only doubtful states
that the democrats did not carry thiS
fall were those in which no election
WAS heidi
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

GERMANY is still somewhat despOtiC
in regard to the army. The penalty
standing against German soldier or
sailor of the standing army or navy
who left the fatherland was fine of
200 marks or forty days imprisonment.
That has now been raised to 1.G00
marks fire or Imprisonment for four
months
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

The Cleveland Plain Dealer claims
that democrats cast four-iifths of the
third party votes iE. Ohio. The repub-
lican third party men made the noise.
as they do in Kansas, but they threw
republican ballots on election day
Kansas City Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

In THE next congress the lower
branch, the house, will have 23O demo-
Gratis, SS republicans, and Z alliance
men. As the house is the branch of
our national law makers nearest the
people, and the democrats have IA ma
jority. over all of 1856, some good meas
ures may be expected to be started by
the house. The republicans, however.
have the senate and the president and
will probably balk any legislation for
the people that their gold. bug bosses
may see fit to object to. In a few
months we will see what We will see.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
HE1GHBoRH00D HAPPENINGS.
ELINwOOD.

4
ELLINwOOD.
From the Advocate
in vain.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. John Web.
Der, on Friday Nov. 6, fine large boy
that will vote the democratic ticket il
1912.
What does it profit man if he gets
free sugar and has to pay an increased
price for his supply of winter garments
Esther and Dan Willms have re-
turned from the Normal college at Sa-
lima and will attend college at Great
Bend this winter.
It's poor consolation for the republi
cans when they have to glory over their
success in republican state. Kind OF
a drowning man theory with them any
way.
B. F. Harmon met with quite seri.
Gus accident Tuesday on his way to
town with load of wheat. Something
got wrong about the coupling of his
wagon, and while lying ON the ground
under the wagon the team started and
wheel passed squarely over his feet
injuring them quite badly.
S. J. Day, of Great Bend, has been
delivering orations at the M. E. church
this week, during the revivals and has
been successful in drawing large
crowds. They have secured several
converts during this period of meetings.
They are being the most cuccessful
meetings we have had in this city for
several years, and Mr.. Day feels proud
of the success.
John F. Wilkinson, brother to the
editor of this paper, and Miss Burton
were united in wedlock at Bath, S. D.,
on November 4th. We extend congrat-
ulations and wish them all the conjugal
happiness that is possible to be heaped
on the lives of two individuals during
their career in this world, and may
their union only be broken to form a
more perfect and lasting one in the
happy home beyond the rolling wave of
time
MARRIED-At the home of the brides
parents, on Thursday evening Novem-
Der S, Mr.. E. L. Smith to Miss Stella
M. Harrison. Rev. F. c. Fay of the
M. E. church, officiating. Only few
of the most intimate friends of the fam
lily were invited, and all went as smooth
and merrily as marriage can go. Af-
ter the ceremony was over, the guests,
after wishing the bride and groom much
happiness, were taken into the carriages
that were in waiting and were driven to
Mr.. Smiths handsome residence in the
northwest portion of the city, where
they spent the evening pleasantly until
midnight in games and conversation.
Both of the contracting parties are well
and favorably known in this city. Mr..
Smith is a stock holder and secretary
in the Citizens bank, while Miss Harri-
son is one of Ellinwood's fairest daugh-
tiers and we think Ed has succeeded in
valuable prize.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

TAKING it all together. 1891 was a
good year for the democrats. The edu-
cation on the tariff question which the
people have had will prove III the end
to be Of great advantage to the demo
cratic cause.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
HOISINGTON.


From the Dispatch.
Mrs. Nj. E. Jones is having house
built in the northern part of town.
Revival meetings at the Methodist
church will continue for several weeks.
Cheyenne Plains furnish the best
hunting grounds in this section Of the
state.
One more week of good weather and
the stone work on the Samuels building
will be completed.
From present indications a great
many buildings viii be erected in Hois-
ington during the next six months.
Miss Ida Jacoby, of New York, sister
of Mrs. Sol Degen, is here on a visit
and viii remain about three weeks.
The business license tax is just now
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19

the bone of contention within the boun
daries of this village of peace and quie
| tude.
The school house has received it:
first coat of plaster. If the weather i:
favorable the finishing coat will be put
on next week.
Farmers are still engaged In sowing
wheat and the acreage that is now sowr
is very large. The wheat that is sowr
late is oftentimes as good as that sown
earlier and sometimes better.
]. w. Bedwen returned from south.
eastern Kansas Sunday night well
pleased with the trip and enthusiastic
over his mining interests down there.
He brought home hickory nuts. persim-
mons, etc, that he gathered while there.
PAWNEE ROCK.
From the Leader.
Miss Laura Hall, of Iowa, is here
visiting Mrs. Geo. Keynes.
Peter Bloom is building him a sub
stantial barn on his farm just east of
town.
The wind shook things up right well
on Tuesday night. Half of the smoke
stack on the mill was blown off.
Mrs. Richard Depue gave birth to a
pair of boy babies on last Saturday
morning. One of them only lived an
hour, the other is doing nicely, how
ever, as is the mother, also.
Geo. Bird, living out north, met with
an accident on Monday while feeding a
thresher out on the James Tarpy place
His left hand was badly injured. One
of the fingers was broken and one or
two severely mashed.
How about those pictures the edito-
rial fraternity of Barton county were
going to have taken? Elections over
now. The Globe and Beacon are be-
ginning to come around to proper con-
ception of ideas. and may possibly be
able to look straight ahead of them.
From the Globe.
Alb Foster is still on the jury at the
Bend, and says he will go to stump
speaking when he gets through.
1t was a hard fought and a dear
bought victory for the 6. o. p. No
such money was ever paid for a repub-
lican victory in this county before
The mother-in-la of A. R. Vanhorn,
was found dead in bed Sunday morning
The old lady was we'll advanced in years
being we understand about So years Old
Benz. P. Unruh and family. Jacob
Wedel and wife and Tobias Derks and
Henry B. Unruh from Dundee, visited
old acquaintances In Reno county last
Sunday.
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cratic cause.