Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-29

fires," we believe it will 'dare'' to do
justice and right to all, the Beacon's
prediction to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. It will "dare" to reform the taF=
iff laws, the revenue laws, the pension
laws and the monetary system. It will
"dare" to suppress gigantic and octo-
pus like trusts and combines that grind
the small fry to the earth and iine the
pockets Of the already rich. It will
dare" to do right, and in. doing 80,
will endear itself to the American peo-
pie so strongly that even Bro. Arm
strong will acknowledge its worthiness
and bow to the inevitable.
We don't know whether or not there
is anything Intoxicating sold in the
town, but we saw a certain individual
commit nuisance on the street Satur-
day, that he would not have dcne had
he not partaken too freely Of the for
hidden fruit-bug juice.
Banner.
No OSCAR, why did you say that?
We had, up to the time we read the
above paragraph, the utmost confidence
in your veracity, and to lave that con-
fidence dispelled at one fell swoop is
rough on our brotherly love. Why did
you not say that pou know, to a dead
moral certainty, that NOT a drop of Ii
quor of any kind could be, or ever had
been bought in your peaceful little
city? Why leave the question in doubt?
New Years day will dawn on the next
bright Sabbath morn, and we sincerely
hope that one of your resolves will be
not to again place your readers in doubt
as to what you know or what you do
not know.
Poor Caraway is having the cramp
collie again over the matter of the
county printing. He is just dying to
do the county printing whole year for
nothing if by 50 doing he can keep
some honest, hard working editor from
getting very reasonable pay for it. If
he is 30 alfred anxious to do the Off
cial printing for nothing why does he
not publish the matters of an official
nature, instead of filling his paper with
patent plate matter? If the county
commissioners at their January meet
ing recognize the existence of Cara
ways slanderous sheet they will do
him more honor than he has proven
himself worthy of. When the people
remember that, during the early days
Of Barton county, when 1t was a ques-
ton with many of the residents as to
where the next days bread was to come
from, the Register did the county print
ing year after year at 81 90 per square
and padded the squares at that-they
will not pay much attention to that
papers kick now against the county
paying 25 cents square to some other
paper. The price the county now pays
is indeed reasonable, and the work re-
quired is worth every bit of the money
paid, no matter whether it is peoples
party, democratic or republican, paper
that gets it; and we hope the commits
sioners will not ask any paper to do the
work for less, just to please the disap-
pointed, disgruntled and jealous mind
ed editor of the back number sheet
called the Register. If he was honest
in his claim of working for the good of
the people there might be less reason
for his being criticised; but all men
know that he is only actuated by jeal-
ousy, by a kowledge that he is not
worthy of the least confidence or re-
spect after the way he has abused and
slandered all men who do not see fit to
entertain the same political belief he
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