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

Washington, d. c. July 90 1897.
The denomination of Governor
Campbell puts the Ohio democracy
upon a lofty plane of political action
and effort. Governor Campbell is in
himself platform and guarantee of
pure administration. His personal
popularity in Ohio is almost unbound
ed, and he invariably draws largely
In an election from the voting strength
of the opposition. He defeated For
aker in 1889 by 1882 plurality,
although two years previously that
shrewd political organizer had been
elected by a plurality of % ,329. He
served three terms in congress, and,
while not an extremist, was a consis-
tent advocate of tariff reform and free
raw materials. The Ohio democracy
are fortunate in being able to present
such worthy candidate for the suf-
frages of the people of Ohio.
The secretary of the treasury yester-
day issued a call on national bank de-
positories for nearly 81, ,000, 900 of gov
ernment funds in their possession.
This amount is distributed among
forty-two banks, and is to be trans
ferred to the different sub-treasuries
between now and August Is. Twelve
of these banks are discontinued alto
gether as repositories. Those are the
last of the so-called surplus" or ''in-
active" banks authorized during the
administration of Secretary Fairchild.
There were then nearly 500 deposi-
tories. holding s47 ,O00, 900 of govern
ment funds. Under the policy inaug-
urated by Secretary Window and con-
tlnued by Secretary Foster, tie num-
Der of repositories has been reduced to
thirty and their holdings to Sl5, ,000, 600.
There will be 40 further reduction,
as the department is of the opinion that
the deposits have now reached the
minimum amount requisite for the pub
lie service.
There are presidential possibilities in
the coming Ohio election. If McKin-
ley should carry the state by anything
like an old-time republican majority it
would enhance his importance SO that
he would be an important factor in the
republican national convention in the
event that Blaine should decline to be
a candidate and that Harrison could
Of n.
hand, if Gov. Campbell should be re-
elected it might make him a much
more available candidate for the DEM
ocrats than Hill, and might even
place him ahead of Mr.. Cleveland. 1t
would show that he could carry state
that has always been considered repub-
lican upon national issues, upon a plat
form of tariff reform and free silver.
Mr.. Cleveland's anti-silyer views have
alienated many who were formerly his
supporters and they would rally around
Gov. Campbell because he had demon
strated the soundness of his democ-
racy and his great popularity in carry
ing his own state.
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The democratic party of Kansas,
which many supposed had gone out of
business and handed over its effects to
the new peoples party, shows signs of
revival, and to judge by recent events
proposes to no longer give aid and COM
fort to this new movement. Within
.he past two weeks in nearly one-half
of the counties of the state the local
democracy has declared for straight
party nominations. They claim that
lif they are not able to elect these
officers they will at least preserve their
organization for 1892 and be able
then to draw 75 per cent. of their
voters out of the alliance party, leaving
the new movement largely in the
minority. This will also be the tactics
used by the republicans, and between
the two fires the peoples movement is
liable to'travel very rocky road before
November, 1892. Democrats of other
states may Lay down" and allow thi:
new party to foreclose on them, but
that will not be the course pursued in
!, Kansas. The democratic party may
remain in the minority, but as wei
known democrat remarked today III
will retain its honor and organization
and have room on the ground fiool
at the great democratic feast in Wash
ington, March 4, 1892
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= OF COURSE the Register make:
5 quotations" frsm the Topeka Demo.