Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-15

MORG. did not deign to reply to our
query as to why he was called upon
to obey the postal law concerning sup
plements in one case and flagrantly
defy the same law in other cases. He
is of the opinion. doubtless, that the
post Office and the mails are intended
for the exclusive use of the republican
party.
JIM LEGATE has charged that 200
votes that were cast for Chas. Robin
son in 1890 were counted for Humph-
rey. Legate was a republican in 1890,
and ought to know whereof he speaks.
II he is honest in his profession Of
reform he will at once come toward
with the proof of his charge. If, as he
says, the republicans stole the election
in 1890, swift retribution should reach
them now, and not be put off until No
vember, when it most surely will come.
Speak out, Jim.
WE SHOULD like to call the attention
of Bro. Wilkinson of the Ellinwood
Advocate, to the fact that on Saturday,
September 8, 1892, there met in Great
Bend a convention of the democracy of
Barton county, of which conYen tion
Bro. Wilkinson was one of the secreta-
ries. We speak of the matter simply
for the purpose of giving Bro. Wilkin-
son a chance to place himself right
before his democratic readers in Lakin
township. The Advocate did not, by a
single word, mention the event in the
issue of last week.
THE republican convention Of the
third commissioner district met in this
city Saturday last to nominate can
didate for commissioner, and adjourn
ed, subject to call of the chairman.
This leaves the contest in that district
between j. S. Wirget, the Democratic
nominee, and W. 2. Bruce the peoples
party man. There is no question but
what the voters OF that district will
elect Mr.. Winget to represent them on
the county board, and the DEMOCRAT
can assure them that in Mr.. Winget
they will have an honest, capable. and
fair minded representative.
1.-THE farmers should vote only for
such men as are able and willing to
guard and advance the interests of
labor. We should know better than to
vote for men who will deliberately put
tariff of So a thousand upon Canada
lumber, when every farmer in the states
is purchaser OF lumber. People who
live upon the prairies ought to vote for
cheap lumber. We should protect our
selves. We ought to have intelligence
enough to know what we want and how
to get it. The real laboring men Of this
country can succeed if they are united
| By IaborIng men 1 do not mean only
the farmers. L mean all who contrib
ute in some way to the general wei.
fare. Robert 6. Ingersoll
The situation in the southern states
is summed up in a few words: The
division of the white vote means negro
supremacy, and negro supremacy viii
never be permitted by the white men OF
the southern states. A candidate on the
republican ticket in Barton county to-
day told the writer hereof, not long
since, that he would not live in coun,
try where the negro was in majority
and held the Offices" The southern
whites feel just that way, and as they
are not content to move out of the
country of their birth they will unite te
prevent any possibility of the negro
supremacy Therefore no fears need be
entertained that the southern states
will turn over to the negro party, nc
matter what name iJ may be called.
a PEOPLES party speaker stated, not
long since, that Geo. I. Anthony
in telling how the three parties
of today originated says: 1.-The repub
lican party sprung from the churches
school houses and Y. NJ. e. A.; the
peoples party from hot winds, chincf
bugs and drouths; and the democrati.
party sprung from nothing" The p
p. speaker drew the conclusion ther
that the democratic party is of Divine
origin, as only God can create some
thing out of nothing. Carrying the ar
gumenJ a little farther, can we no
claim also that, as God sends the hot
winds. the drouths and chinch bugs
the party created by them, according
to republican authority, is also O.
Divine origin, and more closely related
to the democratic party by reason there
of. On the other hand, man onl.
creates the churches, school houses anC
7. III. 9. A, and therefore the goot
Lord had no hand at all in creating thu
republican party.