Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-08-13

Burton, held their nominating conven-
ton and among others adopted the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That we condemn as un
American oath bound, secret political
parties, the principles of which, if
and destroy both our social and political
institutions. together with the indus
tries and commerce of our great Amer
ican country"
MCGRATH says: I'VE have destroyed
the democratic party" This is not
true, but it voices the true sentiment
of the entire ex-republican element of
the third party. Democratic platforms
contain everything they dare advocate
in three different sections of the coun-
try at once, but they dare not admit it
because it would at once throw them
out of a job. The natural and inevita
BILE bent of the alliance movement is
toward the democratic party, and it is
only by industriOusly poisoning the
minds of the people that such men as
Macune and McGrath maintain their
leadership. These men promote the
third party idea for revenue, and would
rather see the republicans win than
have the democrats come into power.
They know about as much about the
grand democratic principle, Equal
rights to all. special privileges to
none,' as a hog does about Greek.
Democrat.
The Beacon man is again whining
about not getting the county printing
for 1891. Of course he feels badly dis
appointed, because he expected that
everything would come his way, just
for the asking. That is what he came
here for. But, no matter how sore he
feels over not having shown himself or
his paper worthy official recognition,
he has no right to impugn the motives
or cast slur upon the acts of the men,
bers of the board of county commits
sioners. The people OF Barton county
know those gentlemen to be honorable
honest and fair minded men; working
for the good of the county without fear
or favor; and the criticism of Mr..
Armstrong, fresh Importation from
Wichita county, whose only stock in
trade was his self assurance and prolific
promises, is very much out of place.
WE HAD a conversation with Prof.
Snow in Winfield last Tuesday, in
regard to keeping bugs for spreading
the contagion next year. He said the
farmers could keep them if they would
observe the following directions: Take
jelly glass, put dead bug in it, then
put in a few live bugs and let them die.
Keep the glass tightly covered. Gather
few live bugs from time to time
through the summer and as late in the
fall as possible, and put them in with
the dead ones. Keep the glass tightly
covered through the winter. If the
farmers would follow this plan they
could keep the pests from destroying
their crops, and not be compelled to
send away for the remedy. 1t requires
but very few infected bugs to start
with, but there is less danger of losing
the infection if a considerable number
are kept over winter. This informa-
tion, if carried out, is worth many dol
lars to every farmer.-Mulvane Record.
1t is with pleasure that we note the
appointment of Col. Joe H. Borders, Of
o;f IF ho dol toe
to the Interstate Irrigation convention
ginning September 15th.-HOisiDgtOn
Dispatch.
Col. BORDERS ought to be good
representative for Barton county, and ,
living as he does on the borders of the
great Cheyenne plains, he understands
the topography of the country thor
oughly, and can put in a good word
for the long talked of plan of creating
a great inland lake by turning the
waters of the Arkansaw into the Chey-
enne. The scheme is not at all vision
airy, and we believe ii the right parties
take hold of the matter, call the atten-
ton of the proper authorities to the
feasibility of the plan and the unques-
toned beneficial results to follow from
such an inland lake, the lake can be
made. We would like Col. Borders to
prepare himself with all the facts and
figures necessary to present this matter
to the Irrigation convention.
The city council at the last meeting
passed an amended ordinance, to the
old one controlling joints, making the
penalties conform to the state law.
| The joint keepers proposed to Mayor
Laidlaw to pay their $40 per month
! fine, which was virtually a license, but
did not want to plead guilty as they
did when running last fall, as they
feared the present county attorney could
not be bought Off. The mayor rejected
all propositions that violated law, or
was tainted with shadow of pretense,
| to shield any ''jOinter." Now the city
attorney can proceed according to law
and work in conjunction with the
county attorney and drive out the
violaters, if they persist. But spell