Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-02

attempt here as 1 did in your country.
l expressed my shame to him for my
countrymen in our legislative bodies.
The conversation drifted into other SUBJ
jects, and after that, though met him
many times, the matter was never
again referd to.
(Signed.
FRIEDRICH A. LUcKENBAcH."
Subscribed and sworn to before me
at Denver. this ninth day of May, A.
D., 1892.
(Signed.) JAMES A. MILLER.
Clerk Supreme Court, State of Colorado.
POLITICAL clouds begin to gather in
every direction, and all indications
point to a regular cyclone of politics to
strike these United States in few short
weeks. The elements are stirred up
wonderfully. The would-be bosses in
all partes-for ALL parties have them
beyond question-are making strenuous
e forts to ''fx" things satisfactorily to
their minds; the Office seeking element
is on the ragged edge, and the indie
pendent voter is mentally cussing all
parties for one reason or another, and
will not be concil1ated. AS far as
local politics are concerned in Barton
county, there is about the same
uncertainty hanging over the situation
that shadows the national situation.
The republican, candidates are, as usual
the first to get things ''fixed," and it
is yet question as to whether resub-
mission candidates will be selected or
the men chosen from the prohibition
element. The boss of that party is on
the trail of larger game than a petty
county Office and is inclined to leave
most of the ''fixing,, to his lieutenants.
The latter however, are divided on the
vexed question as to whether or not the
back slider of 1890 should be put to
the front, or the other fellows.
The peoples party politicians are
threatened by a stormy season also.
The 1890 officers consider that they
are entitled to second term. and most
of them recognize that there is not much
of show for reelection unless they
can get outside support in some man
ner. But there are many other men
in the party who think the loaves and
fishes should ge round, and are not In
clined to permit any enthusiasm to be
worked up for anybody. The men IL
the peoples party who want legislation
and not Office are inclined to dc
that which would assure success IL
| legislative off ces; but the other fellows,
those who are governed by prejudice
| and desire for Office, headed by the
Beacon man, are so full of crackbrained
ideas of making the mountain come te
| Mohames1, by blind, bullheaded persis
tence, that there is as yet no unity o
action on the part of that party.
AS far as the democrats are con
cerned, they are not worrying any
about the local situation. When the
time comes to hold a convention ano
select candidates Barton county dem
ocrats viii select good and efficient mer
and place them in nomination and wheI
the voting time comes they will show
their strength In no uncertain way
They are building no cyclone cellars
nor erecting any lightning rods, to-
they know that Straightforward hgh
for the right is always the best, ane
4 they will stand or fall by the princeple'
of true democracy.
Our judgment is that both the dem
ocrats and peoples party men viii re
solve in favor of constitutional con
vention to revise our back-numbe
] statutes, and Barton county will cas-
an Overwhelming majority vote for th'
constitutional convention. Kansas ha
outgrown her swadling clothes. and tn
laws of today which have been tinkere'
I'D by republican jawsmiths for pollt
ical purposes during the last 20 o
more years are many of them dea
letters which have neither the respee
or endorsement of our people.
THE democratic congressional con
mittee of the 7th district ought to /
called together early in this montl
We know now whats what" an
? III.