Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-21

the majority in this world, and every
body knows it, and that is why the
theology that maintains that people
must finally all be either entirely good
Or entirely bad. is not popular.-Ex.
The great mass OF. American people
are generally right in their judgment.
In 1883 large majority Of the voters
of the land cast their ballots for the
candidate for president,
and believing that the policy
of Mr.. Cleveland was right and for
their best interests. But by reason of
the long reign of the republican party
the electoral board was so selected as
to give the minority of the people their
president. and republicans claim that
such is right and justice. We are soon
to enter another campaign of education
and we confidently believe that the
masses will this time emphasize their
decision of 1888 in so strong manner
as to overcome all tricky opposition
and wrest from the hands of the pro-
tected plutocrats the power they have 50
long held and abused. Every voter
who desires good government will work
faithfully to this end.
CONGRESSMAN SIMPSON of Kansas
has introduced a resolution providing
for an investigation of the department
of agriculture, which he declares in the
resolution is made a harbor for politi-
Cal employees, and which gives its
official crop reports and other statistics
to grain spectators and market
wreckers before they are given to the
general public. If the Kansas congress
man accomplishes the object of his
resolution he will not have served in
congress in vain. The opinion has
long prevailed that the statistician and
other chiefs of the department of
agriculture not only give Information
to certain favored spectators in ad-
vance of the official promulgation, but
sometimes manipulate the figures to
suit their purpose. Although the
monthly estimates of the department
are seldom if ever borne out by the
facts, they nevertheless affect the
therefore of great value, and thrifty
head of the bureau of statistics could
make fortune in a very few years.
Kansas City Star.
The DEMOCRAT editor and the post
editor stayed by the board as
close as possible for two days. presum-
ably TO catch and answer anything
that might come in the way of this
move. They made speeches, and
lectures to show how much they loved
the dear taxpayers, and how they desir-
ed to cut down the taxes to help save
them from ruin.-Beacon.
In TRYING to get Commissioner
Bruce out of very peculiar predica-
ment the Beacon editor, in the above
paragraph forgets common decency
and his religious VOWS so far as to
deliberately lie about the DEMOCRAT
editor. He knows that we did moth.
ing of the kind as charged above; that
we called upon the board of commits
sioners TO ascertain what they proposed
to do concerning the county printing;
that when they called for bids we
prepared bid in a business way
and presented it; that instead of act
ing in a manly and open way he, the
Beacon man, lodged and sneaked
around, offering one excuse after
another for not bidding, and in secret
surreptitionsness worked upon those
with whom he had an influence. We
have heretofore had no criticism to
make Of his manner of gaining his
ends in the printing matter, but we
desire to inform him right here that
we made no speeches and lectures"
of the nature he accredits us with, and
he has not been at any time called upon
or warranted in making such lying
charges.
THERE are rumors that Botkin, the
cause OF all the disgraceful acts of wes-
tern Kansas. will resign; and contra
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with another that he will not resign.
So far as Botkin is concerned, no one
cares particularly for his resignation,
for if he remains in that locality hs will
most certainly meet an early taking off.
| But for the good of the community in
which he lives, and for the future good
name of the state, he should get out of
there as quick as possible. He was
found guilty of drunkenness, profanity
and boOdling, by a majority of the
state senate, though not by a two thirds
majority, and had he possessed any
sense of decency or desire for peace he
would have then resigned his position
as judge. We have no sympathy with
the lawIess acts of some who oppose
him, and condemn such acts as COW
ardly and uncalled for, but any man
who knows the situation of affairs in
that judicial district will join with us
in saying that so long as Botkin
remains there AS judge, so long will the
disgraceful fight be continued. If Gov.
| ornor Humphrov could frodo NJ. o<soo