Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-07

ttiamph Of 1sti Lave fulfilled the hopes
of the Democracy cf the union in the
noble imnaIse given to the cause of
feee trade by the reeeal of the tariff of
1sis. aud the creation of ths more
equal. honest and productive tariff of
ISsss. .
These principles were reaffirmed
every four years until 1864. o
Here IS record so direct, soseon-
sistent that no man need mistake it.
From the beginning until now the
Democratic party has been the oppon-
eat Of the principles underlying the
whole system of protection. On the
other hand Hamilton, the Federal
party. the Wing party, and now the
Republican party, have been its advo-
Gates and defenders.
And so it will be through all time.
Should the Democratic party abandon
these principles, the people would
abandon the Democratic party.-Lou-
isViEe Caurier-Journal.
Tae question of delegates to the
= ational Democratic Convention is
being discussed in many sections of
the state. By time honored custom
the chairman of the state central COM
mittee is conceded this honor. Colonel
W. c. ,IaHGt Will be one of the dele
gates at large in accordance with this
custom ana on his general merits.
Other NAMES mentioned so far as we
can learn are those OF Governor Click,
Tem Fshlan. Tully Seett, Ed Carroll,
Irahh Lynch, G. K. Holiday Jr.,
Judge Jehn Martin. j. B. Chapman,
Of Fert Scott, and others will enter for
the haner~-Oskaloosa Times.
OUTSIDE ef fully Scott who blythe
way shaula sure be one of the delegates
at large.) tae names mentioned are
all from tIse extreme eastern end of
the state. a legality which has always
made rush for everything in sight.
Tie DEMdcEAr believes the central
aud western parts of the state should
furnish tWo-thirds of the delegates at
large: ana we hope that the Salina
convention will contain enough west
ern democrats 10 see that our section is
not ignored as usual. You eastern
fellows should consider that it takes
more grit and determination to be a
aehocrat in this section than it doss to
be democrat in your locality, and
that the democrats with sand and in
dependence are the hope of the state
and their rights should be recognized.
SHOULD the party now falter in this
fight, should it suffer cause that has
given the partY so muce moral as well
Rs voting strength, that is so great and
democratic in itself, and so big with
other great reforms, TO fall into the
background while rival candidates
struggle for the presidential nomina-
ton. er permit il to be weighted down
by ether sissues, then the party will
manifest such trifling with duty and
saeh throwing away of great oppor-
tunities as &c provoke a moral reaction
AGAINST itself, involving not only disas-
t&r, Eut disaster with merited disgrce.
TIE mere suspicion that all this might
happen has thrown some confusion in
tspits' ranks and awakened the emost
anxious fsaling in the country. Yet
snceass still waits upon the dischrge of
duty, and duty requires two
things at its hands in the presidential
campaign in 1892: First, the adoption
of clear and unambiguous tariff plat
form, alone, with the exclusion of
issues on which the party itself Is
split and the country undoubtedly
against it; secondly, the nomination of
candidates whose names give the
people the unmistakable guaranty
that they represent in person all that
the platform sets forth in words.-Wm.
L. Wilson in April Forum.
ONE of our exchanges has this to say:
"There Is asmoral, social. and political
unrest in the land. There are two ways
by which each individual can settle this
for himself. One way is to adopt the
theories of others without question,
just as a little bird swallows a worm
dropped into its gaping beak by its
parent. This is the way of many. It
is lazy, careless plan and puts an end
to intelligence and progress The other
method is to look for ones self, to
ses9:h for truth with the firm resolu-
ton to make it ones own guide when
disc ssgered. This is not the easy way
but is the best way" The first
method is the one that has been too
much in vogue in our land, and by that
method has the republican party held
the balance of power in Kansas for
many years. The last named way OF
settling the matter is the one we have
always advocated, and we notice that
some of the best men in our country
have ceased 70 swallow the worms sc
temptingly held up before them by the
g. o. p. of promises and suhteHuges
They are investigating, are search ing
for the truth on every hand, and are ne
longer the willing tools of the would-bt
| leaders.-Junction City Critic.