Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-16

ures to revive business. The eyes OF
the working man and farmer are
| watching the administration carefully,
and if it prove unfaithful to the trust
imposed upon it in 1892 the day of
reckoning will come swift and sure.
WHEN one of the trains arrived at
Weir City last Sunday a number of
kegs and cases of beer were unloaded
therefrom. Some one looking out of
car window asked: lis this prohi
bition Kansas?" A cowd of Alabama
darkies were standing on the platform,
and one of them let off world of
philosophy when he rejoined, mo, sab!
Dis is Weir City, Kansas" Comment
is unnecessary, As here is whole po-
litical speech in the II I,ark.-Pittsburg
Messenger.
THE Rev. DR.. Hamilton said the
other day to the Methodist ministers of
Cincinnati: There is more danger from
hypocracy right IN the church and
among the ministers than from all the
infidelity in the world. If our preach
ers will not live in accordance with
their own doctrines, what can they eX-
pect from the laymen? 1t is becoming
absolutely necessary to go outside the
Christian church to find Christianity,
for the consciences of the people have
been lulled to sleep.
BARTON county people have proven
their intelligence and aptness, in the
way they handled the ballot on election
day. A reference to the county clerks
books will show that out of over $500
ballots handled, mistakes were made
on but 40 of them. The defective
ballots" returned were from townships
as follows: Cheyenne 2, Homestead 6,
Albion 5, wheatland l, Beaver 2. Paw
nee Rock 2, Liberty 3, Washburn 8,
South Bend 10, Comanche /, Lakin l.,
Buffalo 7, First ward, Great Bend 1,
Second ward 2, Third ward 3-total:
40. In townships that went republican
IS ballots we're wrongfully marked. In
democratic townships 3; and in popu-
list townships Is. Six of the latter
were in Buffalo township, where
one of the judges did not discover
the regular ballots at the opening of
the polls, and served out the colored,
or sample ballots, six of which were
voted. This was not the fault of the
voters, and should be deducted from
the total 40; leaving only As ballots
spoiled by the voters, out of total
of 1888 cast.
THE republicans ''jolliied'' last Sat
urday night. Three boys stopped
about the streets blowing tin horns,
a pound of gunpowder was burned
down in the third ward, and ''keg of
nails" was tapped somewhere-that
was all. Judge Clark was advertised
to speak; but he has too much sense to
be mixed up in such foolish attempt
| to force enthusiasm where none exist
ed, and declined to materialize. The
court house was lit up, but no one
assembled to be talked to, and if there
had been an adience the chief fuglemen
i-Nimocks and Dick Ewalt-were not
s'in touch" with the successful ticket
and would not have spoken. Boys, its
just as we'll MOTTO strain yourselves or
bust your diaphragms over the recent
election. The result thereof will be
of more real benefit to the democratic
party than any other party, and you
know it. Little experiences like those
gone through with in New York, Ohio
and Iowa are just what was needed to
wake mp the administration to an
appreciation of what the people want
and have right to expect. When
you have lad the full -four years of
Grover" you will be very glad you did
not do anything rash in celebrating In
this year of our Lord, 1893.