Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-10-04
ADDRESS TO VOTERS.

The following "address to voters''we
find in the Lyons Democrat, issued by
the chairman of the democratic county
committee, and we refer it in it's en-
tirety to the consideration of Barton
county voters:
Do you believe the government has a
right TO levy taxes, except for current.
legitimate expenses?
Do you believe 1T is right to tax a
large portion of the people that a few
may be greatly prospered?
DO you believe it is wrong for the
accumulated wealth of this country 10
bear due portion of the burdens of
government.
Do you believe the government has
the right to compel you to buy your
manufactured goods in protective,
non-competitiVe market, when at the
same time the price of your products is
fixed In a FREE and COMPETITIVE
marketp
Do you believe it is either your duty,
or your interest, to protect the manu-
facturer in his wares while he is at lib
erty to seek and does seek the labor he
employs in the great labor markets of
the world?
Democracy answers every one of
these propositions in the negative.
There is but one party, as party, that
stands upon the negative side of these
neutrality-suspicious. that are burning,
living ones. Upon their proper solu-
tiOnsdependS the veal or wee of this
country. If your ideas are democratic
upon these, then why waste valuable
time and energy in dividing yourselves
when success can only be secured by
united action.
Come out from those parties that act
upon prejudice; come out from parties
whose hopes of success lie In the accu-
mutation of misfortune; the shibboleth
of whose cries is give! give! desolation
desolation!
Remember that the government has
no right to give. Remember that des-
olatjon is but the result of a system
of giving the wealth of the millions
into the control of few.
Cease to ''give" away the peoples
inheritances and earnings, and desola-
ton and dispair will give way to pros
perity and human happiness,
The national practices of republican,
ism have been, while the proposed
national practices Of populism is to be.
to load Down the government and the
people with obligations that we have
no right to assume.
If you love the inheritance of the
fathers, to wit: pure and simple gov
eminent, without favorites, then
throw off the heresies of republicanism
and populism and let us unite our en-
ergies in restoring the government to
its wonted and proud position in which
it was finished by its founders.
A government that represents the
sturdy integrity and loyalty of every
son. Let it not represent people who
Cry to the government for support. but
let it represent people who are proud
to be privileged to support it with their
blood If necessary. Such government
is democratic government.
A government of republicanism of to-
day, or populism. is to proclaim our
selves nation of mendicants.
Voters of Rice county, the ticket
headed by David Overmyer, represents
the democratic idea of government. 1t
stands for a clean administration; 1t
repudiates prohibition, because prohi-
bition is anti democratic. 1t repudi-
ates woman suffrage because above
everything on earth, democracy would
protect the purity and sanctity of the
home circle.
Be not deceived by sentimentalism,
but like worthy, intelligent. courage
Gus American citizens let us rally
around the cause of pure ana simple
old fashioned democratic government.