Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-10-27

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is that he has always foated around loose. He
sometimes appeared to be ardent republican,
but at times he has been consistent and
thusiastic but that he would vote large part of
the democratic ticket. We do not believe that he
has voted straight republican ticket since coming
to the state. His reputation before coming here
was very similar. 1t always took more or less
taffy to keep him on the track
Not hattering recommendation for
one of A w. Smiths most ardent sup
Porters in this campaign. How much
"taffy" does it require, Morg., to keep
Dan on the track now? And if he is
the kind of a man you say he is, why
do you have him FLOATING around loose
abusing democrats and honest farmers?
Speaking of farmers, and their politi-
cal action in combining to redeem Kan
sas from just such men as Caraway and
Banta are attempting to hoodwink into
voting for, our readers will be interest
ed in knowing just what Morg. thought
of them little over two years ago. In
the Register of June 20, 1890, he says:
"Many persons continually insisting that
the farmers alliance has done good, that it is
nuisance, &C., but such is far from the truth As
organization it has already accomplish ed much.
1t has brought the farmers nearer together, and
led them to discuss all things pertaining TO that
industry. 1t has manifested to all the world the
strength and numbers OF the producers of the land
and shown what they might and could accomplish
when united. They have set corporate ons which
hav haan mi frnn tha
pie to thinking most seriously, and convinced them
that the rights of the farmers of the country must
be respected All this has been done and yet the
mission of the alliance is begun 1t and
will be constant, active, potent force, with I'M
bounded influence, if it only maintains this state
of affairs F."
Read that over carefully, and then
see what a change has come over the
farmers of Kansas who have :sshown
what they might and could accomplish
when united" Now, according to
Morg. the alliance men are cranks, an
archists, regulators, Office hunters,
and calamity howlers. Then their or
ganization convinced the corporations
that the rights of the farmers must be
respected;" but now he tells us that . if
the farmers of Kansas succeed in elect
ing their state, congressional, or coun-
ty ticket it would be a great disaster,
would ruin us all. We want to tell
you. Morg., that "the mission" is not
yet finished, but the good work will go
on, and on the 9Th of November the
farmers will leave you and your "cor-
porations which have wrongfully ex-
torted money from the people" thinking
still ''more seriously
In the same paper, the issue of June
20, 1890, speaking of the kind of man
the republicans should nominate for
congress, Morg. says:
"The farmers should see that the convention
adopt platform and nominate candidate that its
members can'vo and work for enthusia stically
Free coinage of silver, cheaper transportation,
humiliation of trusts, proper pension legislation
and protection of western interests from the control
of the eastern capitalists of the things that
must be imperatively demanded. The candidate
who is directly in sympathy and accord with these
interests Should be nominated"
Vow, 'honest Injun," Morg., is there
any reason why you should want any
different sort of a man or platform this
year? And are not the demands you
enumerate found in the platform on
which Jerry Simpson stands? And is
not Jerry demanding all that you therein
asked your convention and your candi-
date to demand? The FARMERS"
thought Jerry was the right man to
''vote for and work for enthusiastically"
in 1890, and they think so still. What
has changed your mind about ''free
coinage of silver, humiliation of trusts,
cheaper transportation, and protection
of the western interests from the con-
troll of the eastern capitalists?" What
wonderful thing has TRANSFERRED to
wipe out the necessity of all these things
and cause you to ''stand up for"
Kansas railroads, single gold standard,
protected eastern interests, etc.?
P.obably Morg. will not care to ex-
plain these little matters that pertain to
the congressional fight. He has taken
a deep(O interest in his county ticket,
and is devoting all CO his space to the
support and advocacy of Messrs.
Charles, Stufgis, Brown, Mckinney and
Col. Stewards. In this connection we
find that Morg. had something to say
about Col. Stewards some time back.
His description of the republican candi-
date for representative, given at time
when the Col. was not nominee, may
be of interest now. In the Register of
May zo, 1890, Caraway says:
"Yes, Wash is farmer that farms, land we
COULD tell something about he does it, who
could not obtain seat in the county district
convention by consent of his township or county,
but could play the Hessian act without scruples.
He is one of the farmers who, it is generally be-
ieved, for pay undertook to get right of way for
a railroad through the north part of the county,
and who on that occasion accepted NUMEROUS
PASSES from the company to take his friends to
Topeka, and instead took some of the city folks to
get their political aid and influence. Nice man, to