Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-01
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

You can buy some of the states
sometimes, but you cannot buy all the
states all the time.-Charleston News
Courier.
when James G. Blaine smashed
his hat in the senate finance committee
rooms over the Mckinley tariff he
smashed the republican party with it.
Albany Argus.
TO catch the farmer vote of Ohio
an almost prohibitive tariff was placed
on wool. but even the farmers have be-
come tired of having protected wool
pulled over their eyes-N. Y. Herald
The statement that Mr.. Cleve
land has refused to pledge himself. now
made with such flourish, is not news
to the country. 1t nominated and
elected him because it knew he was
not a pledging man.-St. Louis Repub.
lie
Thomas c. Platt was a greater
success as prophet than he was as
boss. He lost eight state campaigns in
succession to the democrats. He then
said that Harrison could not carry New
York and hit the bulls eye.-N. Y.
World.
Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet make it reason
ably certain that it will contain neither
Wanamaker nor an Ellzins. That
ought to satisfy the republican cabinet
makers for little ile.-Indianap polls
Sentinel
One of the presidents organs an
nounces that if any bill admitting wool
free comes before him: "He will send
70 of = -,
is mistake. The presidents sting
was extracted on the 9Th inst-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
1t is worse than silly. and adds to
the sting of defeat. to attribute the re,
publican defeat to any cause but the
right one-it is a verdict against the Nc
Kinley tariff bill; the.issue was fairly
before the people and they have con
demned it.-Buffalo Commercial
This is a democratic victory no.
to go wild over. but to seriously and
joyously contemplate as putting an end
to prostitution of the powers of the
federal government by the republican
party to the end of building up privi-
legged and protective" class-a plu-
tocracy, upon the neclzs of the produc-
ing and consuming millions-the de-
mocsacy.- Union.
Renewed confidence in the bust
ness tact and sound Judgment of Grover
Cleveland is given as reason for the
sudden aud wonderful advance in tn.
price of grain. The farmer can bank
on Grover Cleveland and his principles
and policy. The advance in the price
of stocks and cereals gives the lie to
the calamity howlers who predicted
eternal ruin under the new regime
Toledo Bee
Out of the general wreck of thu
e. o. p. one fragment is saved: TIL
legislature of Pennsylvania is repub
lican by majority of eighty on joint
ballot and Quay will be returned to
the United States senate. The result
is appropriate and significant Quay is
the ripe fruit of republication. He
ought to be saved if all else is lost-if
it were only for the sake of preserving
the sample. In a senate which viii
soon be democratic, this relic OF the
rule of political corruption and shame
lessness will be conspicuous-Bo
Post.
Stuffed or unstuffed, Mr.. Cleve-
land is prophet who has led his peo-
pie out of the land of bondage, and
who promises to guide their steps until
they shall have entered a land In
which the good things of the world
shall be more equitably distributed-so
far as that equity depends upon honest
and prudent administration. As in the
past, he now promises nothing which
to wise men seems impossible of at
tainment, and through rain, hail or
shine he may be relied upon to do the
full duty OF a man-iust, wise, SINGERS
man.-Baltimore> News