Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23

it, =. a. ;assrtion in the DKxoCRAT must be handed
in by Wednesday noon OF each week. ~ the very
Nor AN issue of the Beacon has seen
the light of day but what contained
some charges and assertions that the
great burdens that industrial classes in
the United States are suffering under
were placed upon the shoulders of labor
by capital. That has been favorite
text, and about the only one, for all
the writings of the Beacon editors.
They have attempted to show how the
money owners have held and now hold
control of legislation and by the power
thus obtained continue to sock it to the
poor. Now, if the Beacon's arguments
in that direction be tenable; if the Bea-
con has been telling the truth all this
while how does it propose to reconcile
the argument with its statement made
last week that: 1.-The democrat party
has, for the last forty years, been the
champion Of money supremacy" If
the democratic party has been the fav-
orite of the money kings, why is it that
the party has not had the reins Of gov
eminent for the last thirty years? And
if the party in power for that length of
time has brought about all the ills you
are kicking about-and you know it has
what has the democratic party had
to do with it? Bah! your inconsistency
in that statement is as disgusting and
dispicable as in your further comments
in the same article under the head of
Democratic History" where you out
Herod the republican Herods them
selves in waving the bloody shirt and
fighting over again the dead and peut-
rid issues of the rebellion. Who did
more bowling against the bloody shirt
methods of campaigning than the Bea-
con man? If you have no other line of
argument to pursue against the demo
cratic party Of today than to rake up
the confederate rebellion, the states
rights issue, the knights of the Golden
Circle, and all that, you had best 60
back into the ranks of the republi-
can party where you would be received
with open arms for the exhibition of
blind consistency and mossback bigot-
ry you have made. When your "blood
again chiils in your veins" at the hor-
rible thought of the democratic party
you should go Immediately and join
Caraway's knights of reciprocity, where
you will find cOngenial companionship
of the same cold blooded mako up. Ii
spirit of hatred actuates you, you are
out of your element in training with the
liberal minded farmers of Kansas.
The DEMOCRAT of last week went
into Mysteries because we said the
democrat party wanted to fuse with the
peoples party. The editor says: "Who
wants to fuse? Who has been talking
about fusingp" We got our informa-
tion from the columns of the BARTON
COUNTY DEMOCRAT which contained
over half a column of an address from
the chairman of the democratic state
central committee making an earnest
appeal for the democrats in each
county to arrange for fusion with the
peoples party. The editor of that
paper published the address as an organ
of the democrat party, and as matter
of course endorsed it in the main -
Beacon.
THE Beacon either willfully or
through density of ignorance which
we did not think it's editors had as yet
refrigerated to, misstates the facts in
o the case. The chairman of the state
democratic central committee published
report Of the proceedings of meet
ing of that committee, at which the
actions of democrats last fall were en-
dorsed, and which further urged upon
democrats the necessity of standing
sauarely by our principles, and
strengthened the organization of dem
ocracy in every county. Mr.. Jones,
the chairman, took it upon himself to
make suggestions as to how fusion
should be made with the peoples
party, where 80 desired. He did not,
nor either did the committee, make
an earnest appeal for the democrats in
each county to arrange for fusion with
the peoples party" Our readers have
only to refer to the DEMOCRAT of June
18th to see that our statement is cor
rect, and that the Beacon has not
dealt fairly by either the democrats of
the state or this paper. Be fair and
honest with all men, in politics as well
as business, and you will sleep sounder,
live longer and come nearer accomp-
fishing your undertakings.
If the farmer could get 80 per cent.
more for his products than he does get,
there is no reason why the mechanic
should pay any more for his food than
he does nOw.-Beacon.
Now THERE is logic for you! If the
farmer should get $3.50 bushel for his
wheat instead of s1.OO the consumer
would not pay any more for his bread
stuffs? If the farmer should get Is
cents dozen for his eggs the fellows
who eat the eggs would not have to pay