Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
TIE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Tof last week, was named on Saturdss
by the bosses Of this town, with the
e reception of county superintendent,
and the matter of locality was the
only thing that nominated Mir. he
Kinney. from away down in Comanehe
township.
The ticket is weak one for various
reasons. Mr.. So#ards, the nominee
for representative, is a joyial, good
fellow; but he is also one of the men
who did all he could to do up the re-
publican party of Kansas two years
ago. He was chairman of the repub-
lican resubmission convention at Wich-
ita which denounced republican fraud
and hypocricy in Kansas and nominated
Charles Robinson for governor. He
made friends among democrats at that
time by the fearless and plain language
g used in showing up such republican
hypocr crits as Humphrey, Higgins, Cara
way, Nimocks, ct al, and it was prob
ably for that reason that he was
nominated, with the hope that demo-
Gratis whose friendship he gained two
years ago would vote for him now. His
weakness lies in the fact that he has
returned to the republican fold and
again endorses the ringsters and their
platform-virtually takes back all ne
had said against the republican party
of Kansas, and in the eyes of tho
public stands square upon their plat
form. For this reason no true demo-
crat viii vote for him on November sth,C
and for the fact of his fighting Hle
party two years ago, many sound re-
puhlicaus will refuse to reward him,
with their votes.
Their candidate for county attorney,
Mr.. II. j. Sturgis, was beaten by the
present county attorney two years ago
by 3S3 votes. He is socially nice
young man, too good fellow to be set
up and slaughtered as he certainly will
be-the second time. His nomination
was brought about 10y the bosses more
in revenge on certain other candidates
than for his own good. and one of these
days he viii see very clearly how shame
fully he has been used by those he
thought his friends.
Ruhe Charles, for district clerk, is
also from Great Bend. Rube is good
fellow also. and has always worked
-faithfully for the republican party. But,
as one republican expressed it Saturday
evening, ''Rube has had his nose to the
grind stone a good many years-bu5
the trouble is, he has always had the
Great Bend ring to turn the stone." In
other words, Rube has always been
strongly partiZan TO the benefit princi-
pally Of a certain few vino have held
the party reins. He has done nothing
to earn the votes Of either democrats
or peoples party men, and we believe
he has alienated many republican votes.
Then there is Father Brown of Fair
view for probate judge. Mr. Brown is
one of those republicans who has al
ways and forever swallowed anything
that was labeled republican" and
asked no questions. II is said of him
by one of his neighbors, who ought to
| know, that he has either held Office of
some sort, or been d candidate for Office,
every year since he h2s been in Barton
county He is possibly well enough
qualified, and Is. a kindly, joval oold
gentleman; but he can advance no ar
gument why democrats or peoples party
men should vote for him-and he can
not be elected by only such republican
votes as he can corral.
For county superintendent Mr.. Mc-
Kinney is q comparative stranger to
the people. We have lived in Gfeat
Bend most Of the time since 1873 aud
had never before known or heard of
such a man, therefore We know nothing
Of his qualifications fer the office. Mr..
Lutschg remarked to the writer that
qualifications for that Office did not
seem to cut SO much Of a figure with
the convention of last Saturday, as did
location. AIr. Mckinney IS a nephew
OF lily. Gilmore Of this city.
For reasons given. and many other
AtsaSc-1S hLACA a. I ll1ANC ~ AZ A.sC t<ASs-I,
We again assert that the republican
: county ticket IS a weak one; and one
that the democrats, who viii meet in
5 this city the coming Saturday can knock
: ont Oh lie first round IL judgment is
used and al elements Of the fight con-
5 sidered.
. We would urge upon every de@o-
Il cratic voter 70 make it his per-
sonal business 10 see that repre-.
sentative democrats are sent in
3 as delegates, and that capable men
E are selected fer cur candidates.
, With three tickets in the Geld and two
OF them containing The elements Of
: weakness unqEs stionably contained in
2 tie peoples party and republican tick
: cts. Barron county is safely democratic,
: providing democrats 90 not % OF after
s false gols but give their support tC
Fl each and every one Of their ean1i-