Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-11-02
A LAST WORD.

The very interesting campaign that
has been going on for the past two
months in Barton county will be closed
for good in very few more days.
The two opposing tickets are each
made up of fairly good men; the candi-
dates On the republican ticket, with
two exceptions, have each served two
years as county officers, and we believe
have had their share OF, the emoluments
Of Office, and that the people will SO
say at the polls next Tuesday we have
not the least doubt.
The candidates On the tickets nomi
mated by the democratic and populist
conventions are the equals in every
respect of their opponents and present
Office holders, and in some cases are
superior in point of ability. They
were selected by representative men Of
their parties because Of their ability,
their honesty and integrity, and no
one can truthfully say ought against
them as men and fellow citizens.
Up to few weeks ago the campaign
had been carried on by all parties in a
gentlemany, neighborly and true
| American spirit, each set Of candidates
treating their opponents as they would
wish to be themselves treated. That
method, however, WAS never favorite
Ole with the men who manipulate re-
| publican politics in this county, and to
the shame of that party it has dropped
into the old rut of a campaign of abuse
and misrepresentation, in the vain
| hope of saving, at least one of the re.
publican candidates out Of the wreck.
We believe, however, that the major
:ty of the voters Of this county have
made up their minds already that they
will not sanction by their votes the
candidates of party that will resort
to bushwhacking and underhanded
| work.
| First, the republicans industriously
circulated the story that There would
be no democratic ticket printed on the
ballots" They hoped by SO doing to
enrage democrats who before the con-
vention were opposed to a combination
ticket, but who were honest enough to
abide by the decision of the majority
and vote the party ticket. The ballot as
found elsewhere i'll this paper, con-
tains the democratic ticket as nominal
ed; and the lie is given to the mo
ticket" story
| Next the republicans said that
democrats would not be recognized on
the election boards" When you go to
the polls Tuesday you will see demo-
Gratis on every election board in the
county.
Then came the cowardly, sneaking,
undetermined, fatberless and mother,
less communications of Taxpayers
i'm the republican papers, by which they
endeavor to cast shadow over the
record Of Mr.. NJ. L. Krause and Fred
IL. Miller as his deputy. Latest de-
velopments in this matter indicate
that this uncailed for attack upon
MeSSrS Miller and krause is the work
OF one man, Mr.. Bosse, who, unfortu-
nately for his chances of reelection,
is the opponent of Fred Miller for
county treasurer. He, Mr.. Bosse, has
worked himself up to such a pitch that
he seems 10 consider every man his
enemy, and bitterly attacks men who
we have reason to believe were in.
clined to vote for him for the second
term, until he showed himself SO un.
reasonable, SO unfair and ungratefu
for the democratic support he got two
years ago.
These methods of the republican
l.party-for the acts of all individuals
who assume to be working for the sue.
cess of that party's candidates are
justly chargeable to the partY-have
diSguSted all liberal minded men and
the result will be that the vote for the
republican party will be smaller rattle
than greater by reason thereof.
In view OF the past experience, in
anticipation of future possibilities, and
AZ JoSeiSO W oii party organization
and the work that is before it every
democrat in Barton county should show
the strength of his faith ia our party
by going to the polls next Tuesday and
voting the straight democratic ticket
from treasurer to road Oyerseer, and
by thus doing help to demonstrate te
the world at large and the republican
party in particular, that the great over.
turning Of the corrupt old republican
party in 1892 was SO Complete and