Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-10-05
DEMOCRATS, STAND TOGETHER.

DEMOCRATS, STAND TOGETHER.
The history of all successful political
parties is, that when the party, through
its regular organization, has decided
upon its course, has pledged itself to
men or measures the individual mem
hers thereof forget their personality,
bury individual differences among
themselves and all unite as one man to
bring success to the men or measures
advocated and espoused by the mem
bers of its conventions to whom was
delegated the power and the right to
shape its course. When individuals to
any great number have refused to thus
unite and work together for the general
good parties have been disrupted,
weakened and disorganized, and their
political enemies have drawn strength
and sustenance from the inability of
individuals to forget small personal
interests and work for their party
organization.
The democrats of Barton county, in
the past seven or eight years have won
many local battles. 1t has nominated
many good men for. the county offices,
and has elected them; and every such a
victory has helped to build up the party
and strengthen it for future tussles
with the enemy. You, reader, we'll
know that the democratic party could
have won still more victories had there
been fewer men with grievances against
the party organization; fewer men who,
in slang parlance, had it in for'' some
member of the party, and who from
only personal motives have acted as
bushwhackers for the republicans.
Let US profit by experiences of the
past. Let us not forget that democracy
is right, and those who oppose the prin-
ciples of our party are not and cannot
possibly be in a position to help adj
vance those principles. Letus remem-
to temporary methods or measures, we
are DEMOCRATS, all of us, and all desir-
Gus of bringing others TO our way of
thinking; and that to do SO We must al
work to that end in the manner decided
as best and most advisable by a major
ity of our party.
AS to our present democratic county
ticket, it was nominated by a large ma
jority of the delegates selected and sent
to the convention to nominate ticket.
1t was acceptable to them. 1t was
what they considered best for the DEM
ocrats of Barton county to do. That
three of the candidates on that ticket
are not members of the democratic
party, no one at any time has denied OF
sought to keep in the background.
That three of the candidates are demo-
Gratis whom another party has also
nominated does not affect their democ-
racy. The ticket has been chosen by
the regular democratic convention and
should receive tie undivided support
of every democratic voter in the
county.
No democrat should give aid to any
candidate who is opposing democratic
for the same position. By
voting for any republican candidate you
would help to strengthen that party
just so much, and if you are conscien-
tious, honest and sincere in your dem
ocratic faith you cannot afford to give
aid to the natural enemy of democracy
by even vote for one candidate on
their ticket.
Il man shows a much higher appre-
citation of and love for his political
party who, if he for any reason cannot
vote for candidate on
his regular party ticket, refrains from
voting for the opposition candidate.
every candidate on our county tickot
had democrats done no scratching or
ANY one who will carefully
examine the table of votes will see that.
What was gained by putting the oppo-
sition candidates in office? What
would be gained to democracy by the
members of our party this year helping
to elect any republican candidate now
seeking an election in the county?
While we have not the least doubt of
the success of our county ticket this
Fall, we still believe there are few
democrats in the county who may be
again led to throw away their votes on
The republican ticket. We hope that
we may be mistaken; we hope that ev-
cry democratic voter in the county will
be loyal to the party organization and
make his mark opposite every candi-
late on the democratic ticket.