The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
ANDREW JACKSON JONES.
TheDemoeratie War Horse of Blrber Against
Jerry and Feminist ID. b Hill.

Among the guests in the city last night
was Hon. Andrew jackson Jones, of Med
! icine Lodge. The parents of Mr.. Jones
/ had a splendid idea of the eternal fitness
! of things when they named him after the
! patron saint of American Democracy, for
/ there is not more uDconipromising bour-
( bon in the southn est than he Is Jack, :"
/ the boys call him for short, and the boys
! include all the local politicians OF the
/ three or four surrounding counties He
/ was county attorney of Barber few years
ago, but resigned as il did not pay him
/ enough, and at that time fears were enter
tanned that he had sOured on the Demo-
cratic party, on the general theory that
Democrat never resigns anything. He did
not leave the party, but on the contrary he
is, today, one OF the few Democrats in
Barber county who has the backbone 10
demand a straight ticket from top to bot
tom: preferring an honorable defeat on
the principles and issues of the party, TO
victory with entangling alliances with the
Alliance.
You are not in favor of fusion with Ali
ance then, suggested the reporter and in
reply Mr. Jones said something strong.
He afterwards modified it by saying Dog
gone fusion"
will Jerry Simpson be endorsed by the
Democrats of Barber county AGAIN."
Jerry never was endorsed by the Demo
Gratis of Barber county" replied Mr.
Jones. He is not our kind of people and l
am fernists him.
What will ye do then'"
81 don't know what Bill Campbell and
Rufe Cone and them fellows will do. but
l am in ravor of putting upa good straight
Democrat or else vote for some good clean
Republican. Oh, these milk and water
Democrats make me tired said Mr.
Jones, leaning back on the hotel office
chair and assuming a weary appearance
that would almost lead man to believe
that he been carrying the bod all day
Jerry" said he continuing "is not
one of US. He is political
adventurer and has never done anything
since he has been in Office in the line of
friendly turn for the Democrats"
do you favor a state Democratic ticket,
too:''
''Of course I do. l favor putting up
Democrats for every Office from road over
seer to the president. l am from Ken
lucky where they vote FER straight We
may get beat, and probably WILL but there
is some consolation in being beat as indie
pendent free men rather than gaining a
victory as political Hessians."
"How are you on Hill for presidents"
81 am feminist him, too. l don't like
Hill, or his methods. am for Cleveland, |
first, last and all the time, and will stay
with him till the last dog is dead. Barber |
county will send delegates to the delegate |
convention and every mothers son of |
them will be instructed to vote for no !
delegate to the national convention who is |
not for Grover"
When Mr.. Jones talks about Grover he /
grows enthusiastic and thinks he is to /
Hill what giant is to a pigmie
Hill makes me tired, and he, leaning
back in a weary attitude in his chair
again. ''and SO does John Martin and
Tomlinson and that coetrie OF Democrats
I'll tell you the Democratic party will
never be successful until they will give
the cold shoulder to all propositions in
volving eXpediency rather than principal.
Oh, well, where is the use in talking, am
interested more in how much wheat we
are going 10 raise than in politics. l
could tell you a whole lot about politics, !
out l am hot and don't want to talk till
am cooled off. The way things are
'unning would make man with the
neekness of Job hot"