Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.

As the time for the meeting of the
incoming Kansas legislature draws
near. speculation as to who vii
be the United States senator, to sue
ceed Perkins in filing the unexpired
term of Senator Plumb, deceased, be.
comes more interesting. 1t is under.
stood that the populists. if they have
the majority vote on joint ballot, as
now indicated, will send some member
Of that party to Washington for the
next two years, though there is strong
sentiment among peoples party men in
favor of the election Of one of the
foremost and most able democrats OF
the state-Judge John Martin.
And there are many strong and logi-
cal reasons why Judge Martin should
receive the honor. In the first place
all members of the peoples party who
keep at all posted on the workings OF
the recent campaign in Kansas, are
willing to acknowledge that but for the
aid of those democrats in the state
who laid aside for the time being their
desire for straight democratic state and
legislative tickets and joined forces
with the peoples party, the republicans
would have won everything again, Just
as they have in the past. And they
also know that through the untiring eff
forts of Judge Martin, more than any
other one democrat, was this accom-
plished, and for that reason alone the
Judge is held in highest esteem by a
vast number of the best men Of the peo-
Piles party.
When it is considered also that the
coming U. S. senate and congress will
be democratic, and that a democratic
president is at the head of the govern
ment, the good of our state demands
that Kansas has representatives there
who will work in harmony with the
Controlling power in order that they may
bring support to any and all measures
that they may advocate for the benefit of
Kansas people.
Two years ago Senator W. A. PETER
was. selected by the peoples party. He
had been strong advocate of a high
protective tariff before he left his old
party and joined the new movement
His selection was at the behest of, and
by the former republicans in the peo-
Piles party. He got the solid, un broken
support of all his people former demo
Gratis as well as former republicans. and
it is but justice and fairness that the
former republicans in the new move
ment now arise to the demands of the
situation and unanimously join with
their brothers who came from the
democratic ranks in sending to the U.
S. senate man like Judge Martin.
There is future before Kansas peo
pie and the reflection of its brightness
will, we earnestly hope, light the path
way of our representatives and state
senators and show them the proper
course to persue in order to have the
interests of Kansas ably and success
fully represented at Washington.
The talk about sending Mrs. Lease
is all balderdash, and eminates from
the republican tricksters, who hope, by
encouraging the talk of her candidacy,
to create dissension and discomfort
among the voters in the new movement.
As to the democratic kicker, A. A.
Harris, standing any possible show of
receiving the coveted honors, there is
no more possibility of his being the
lucky man than that Mrs. Lease should
be the fellow. The Harris boom is also
a creature of the republican tricksters.
engineered and encouraged by a few
men who have proven by their deeds
that they are not worthy to be trusted
by the masses of the people.
The DEMOCRAT sincerely hopes that
the pOpulists will make no mistake in
the selection of United States sena-
tor. The time is ripe for a mastery
political stroke, and if the opportunity
is not grasped, we doubt if there will
for number of years, be the same
chance that now offers itself for Kan
sas to be represented in the U. S. SEN
ate in way that will do our people
good and further complete the chain of
circumstances that has dragged the
once strong and corrupt republican
party from the high pedestal Of power
it so long occupied.
Strike while the iron is hot, and
weld the links of that mighty chain.
Send Judge John Martin TO tie L. S.
senate, and Kansas influence will be
felt as it never has been felt before.
CONCERNING the so-called stalwart
democrats of the state, and the charge