The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-30

: criticise the misdeeds of our own part
as those of the opposition. ReforI
within the party is our motto. 10 othe
words, 'twere better to cure the ills W
have than fly to others we know nc
of BY starting new party. In this spir
it we desire to denOunce most unwOr
thy conspiracy BY local managers of tn
republican campaign for Ford county
which Globe Republican scribe chanc
ed to discover yesterday morning.
was plot aimed at the peace and com
fort, if not the life itself, of the worth
English gentleman. who has been i'm
ported to take charge of the people
lparty of this county In the interest o
free trade. The plan, which We regar,
as simply indefensible, if not absolutel,
reprehensible, was to select ten of tn
best single handled takers the repub
lican party of Ford county could boast
have them stationed somewhere In tn,
vicinity Of the postofiice corner, lying IL
wait for MIR. Burgan, and when he shoult
chance that way, one of the number en-.
gage him in conversation on the tariff
question. continuing the interview until
physical exhaustion or mental WEAKNESS
warned cOnspiratOr No. to desist, then
have another take his place. In this
way change shifts rs might be necessary
thus enabling the first of the ten to be
rested up and fresh as daisy by the
time his turn came to 70 on duty after
the other nine had each in turn been ex-
hausted. This diab0lical plot was ut
once put in motion, the ten arranging
themselves on the sidewalk about the
stone steps in front Of the pOstoffice
while the chairman of the Dodge City
Republican Club and other prominent
leaders took up their station in the street
about midway between the r. NJ. Wright
brick and the postofiice block in order to
observe progress and handle their forces
by means of prearranged signals. For
tune seemed to favor the consplrators.
for hardly had the men been placed
when their intended victim came down
the street GU his way to the peoples
party headquarters. Not the slightest
suspicion was aroused by the appearance
of those citizens standing about in twos
and threes carelessly converting on va
rious topics in order to preuent the in
nocent and unsuspecting Englishman
from dropping on the fell and sinister
purpose for which they were assembled.
and when one rather more long wiuded
than the others quietly made an allusion
to the Mckinley bill, he bit like a bass.
Then the ball opened. The republican
managers looked on at first in gleeful
which soon changed to an un-
easy feeling as they noticed their man
was decidedly Overmatched. Mr.. Bur-
cams vocal apparatus never worked bet
ter than on this momentous occasion.
Free trade logic dropped from his lips
ike never failing fountain, and though
he republican champion made valiant
it was no use, the glib-tongued |
foreigner seemed to grow more yoluble
With every sentence. Republican No. 2 |
'ame to the rescue. deploying to the
light flank, SO as to give No. l a BREATH
ng spell. The latter was by this tim.
lung up for repairs across the iron rail
ng. His allotted time had not expired.
'ut he would doubtless have persisted in
he unequal contest without the aid
Which came just in season to prevent ut
er collapse. Then there was a three
fight. The English gentleman
eemed to gather his second wind. II.
'as pitted against two takers. neither
whom had never met his equal since
!. w. Milton left for the mountains of
colorado. but greater than G. Windy
Onfronted them now. and In an incred-
ply short time No. 2 was srasping con-
ulsively at the railing for support.
bile the free trade hampton stood
lone. unaided and unsupported. Iii.
Ill form seemed to fairly tower above
he other two, while he leaned first owe,
ward one and thed to the other in Iii,
'gerness and zeal. pouring volume aft
: volume into the reinforcements as
icy were brought forward one BY one
support of the fainting partners in
lis Ubiquitous attempt to talk to death
most faithful subject of Her Royai
ajesty.
Finally when the chairman of the peo-
e's party central committee marched s
on his way, he left ten of 81
c most utterly weary and exhausted II
ortals we ever saw hanging upon thai b
IN banister gasping for breath. n
In the nomination of Mike Sutton for 81
the republicans of Ford
univ have chosen n man Of GREAT man. :,