Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-17

G. l. Long for SwiDdling him out of a
fat Job; but We do not take counsel from
our enemies. and this is the first indi-
| cation We have seen that 1t was So
Yet we are inclined to think it is So
when we find out that the Captain is
following III the footsteps of the great
republican God, John j. ingalls,, and
says 1.-THE worst republican Is better
than the best democrat" a thing which
he and everyone else knows to be lie
When Captain, you can make apollo
gies for +. n. Morrill,. it is evident you
are nothing but republican and never
have been otherwise. And after all
this, with the congressional old soldier
record of E. n. Morrill, before your
eyes, you are pretty bird to
threaten to take every old soldiers vote
from Tommy Wilson. Using your in
fluence with the G. A. r. order, like
many another slick politician, though
not talking politics in camp, yet using
it in left-hand, side show, hireling
way to benefit whom-the &. o. p. rs u.s.
ual, and Jim Dobson particularly. A
| tool, cats paw, in the hands Of willy
politicians. A pretty fellow to talk
about Chandler writing articles for the
INDEX when every line OF your pretend
ed letter bears the ear-marks of some
| cunning lawyer or keen Politician
hand. Everybody who reads that let
ter can see it is not Hardy's though he
be republican enough to write it. 1t is
pile of stuff instllled into the easily
wrought nature of the Captain by the
designing tricksters and leeches that
feel 80 sore because the public is not
supporting them as literally as in times
past. 1t is rot stuff for an old soldier
to consider as coming through an old
soldier; for an old soldier was merely a
medium, a talking machine for improp-
erly influencing and misleading the or.
der, as has sc often been done in times
past, for the benefit Of venal, corrupt
politicians, republican in creed. 1t is
not worthy of consideration as coming
from a populist, for it is doubtful If it
does, and there are statements in it
that only disordered Imagination, or
gross misinformation could ever lead
an honest man to make under any cir
cumstances. The republican rlngsters,
old, skilled experts at the game of low
politics are always looking for some
sorehead, some unbalanced chronic
kicker, some disappointed would-be
Office holder, some wolf in sleeps
clothing to get him to make public
display of himself, only to treat him af
terward like a Benedict Arnold or a
McCune to kick him aside. They have
tried every campaign, and they have
generally found their sucker.
What are you doing, Capt. Hardyp
Opposing Wilson, working for Dobson.
Dobson is gold bug; Wilson free sill
yer advocate. Dobson will vote against
any effective maximum freight rate
bill; Wilson will vote TO: 1t. Dobson
having made his thousands by the help
of Barber county, out of free passes,
will oppose bill abolishing free passes,
Wilson will support it. Dobson having
made his thousands out of liberal fees
in foreclosure cases, will have every in
clinatiOn to support measure making
it favorable to these creditor classes,
under the epecious plea of saving our
credit abroad; Wilson will vote for every
measure that will help to save our
homes, and put check on this occurs
ed land monopoly. Wilson will vote for
every populist measure; Dobson will
vote against it. Yet Capt. Hardy,
working in the interest of the republl-
can, known above all others as their
champion schemer and trickster, pre-
tends to be or has been a populist
Bah! Republican slums can furnish a
host Of just such Populists; and the
popullst party can profit by their loss.
One of the pet complaints of the popu-
lists against the old parties is that their
members are more tied to names than
principles. IF you refuse to vote for
Wilson and help Dobson, oppose one
who will vote for every populist princi-
pie and support one who will oppose
every populist principle, are you not
putting the name ''populist" higher
than the principles of the party?
The liberal democrats of the west are
with US, they vote with US. Sooner or
later they will join us in name. Their
principles are ours. They only differ
from us in tho delusion that the west
ern wing will get control of the party.
AS soon as that delusion is dashed, and
it soon will be, they are with us in
name. Shall We then, when man of
our principles is up, only reserving the
right to vote for free silver democrat
for L. S. senator, who does not stand a
ghost Of a show. slaughter him, a
friend, for the worst avowed enemy of
the populist party in Barber county the
nominee of Santa Fe railroad attor-
ney? Never! There IS not one scintil-
la Of right, honor, justice, manhood or
principle in such course.
You charge deception in Wilson's
nomination. Never was a nomination
more free from 1t. We did not, as our
republican friends did with Comrade
Tedrow. put up good man in conven-
ton for sneaking ring committee to
pull of and slaughter. The people in
open convention, in broad day light,
said this is our choice" and you will
find the people propose to stay by HIM
Notwithstanding false statements, and
the fine Italian cunning of the republi
can juggler, Jim Dobson. Such dirty
tricks, worked, it may possibly be
| through an innocent dupe. must tend
to make every true populist stand firm
however he may have faltered before
The cry of breakers ahead" demand:
that every man make efforts he would