Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-22
POLK oLINEs STATEMENT.
Badly Dis6gured, But Was Never
in the Ring.
Great Final of One "Not In It"

WhEREAS-lL mas come TO the kDOWl-
edge of this honorable court, s-sitting
In sack cloth and ashes,' that for more
than three months last past, the writer
has been sitting on the fence watching
the procession pass, and the clouds
roll by and
WHEREAS 1t has been made to ap-
pear that even where he is ''sitting on
rail'' he has got to have the votes in
order to get there, and that whether "a
running "a walking or "a sitting,';
if he is killed in tke fight he is required
to make an affidavit after the fight as
to how much money he spent for me-
chanlcal, scientitieal and political pur-
poses, and
WHEREAs-Tbe writer on the 9th
inst. stood out grandIy, and with as
much confidence of success as Napoleon
at the far famed bridge of Lodi, but in
the final count discovered he was not
''in il" nor ION it'' nor even "by it,
and
WHEREAs-He was permitted to go
down 10 the vile earth from whence
he sprung, unwept, unhonored and un
hung" but nevertheless this deponant
iSrequired 10 come forth and show his
hand III order to prove that there Is
even punishment after death, see
Sec. Z Chapter II, laws of 1898, and
WHEREAS-The writer was held up
many times, he stood the same like an
old veteran, and makes no complaint
he does think privately that the goods
delivered came rather high in these
hard times 4 **. (The four stars in
dieaie that something has been omit
ted, which Is too protane for these
chaste colums, but the reader is per-
miGted TO read between the lines. The
wrI.er feels better now. and will put
his cusslng in bottle and save it for
next year. After this side remark the
writer proceeds as follows; to wit:)
W WHkREAs,-One c.. Polk Cline,
came Lo his death On Nov. 6, 1894, i'll
consequence of the SINS of omission
and commission, commltLed by lot
of leuo~,s whose name Is LEGION" but
still must'sutfer the same as the living
ALI OF WHICH IS carry Ing the dOcLrIne
of uuIVersalIsm to the utmost limit,
Now therefore be 1t rememb bered that,
on Nov. 6, 1894, l. Tie late q. Polk
Cline OF blessed memory, closed my
pOIICICaI Cdreer, ana do make this my
lasL declaration i'll regard TO expenses
during the laLe ''unpleasantness." The
honorauie gentleman now dead Will
only suaLe The facts thai ne cannot for
get, hence unIs bul of particulars Will
be Somo wnaG brief:
Item lst.-S2 % paid to u negro who
Claimed De the editor oI paper
Called Tue Cal. Sims lntenued
rs tue writers part Of contribution
u negro speech at souIe date To be
fixed DS u. -. L. committee buE
They IIlIed the date Inc negro
never CAME coiored man re-
Item 2nd-Grocefy bill Hills
Yates VI long sJanuing, amount. $1,000
Item 3rd-PaId To Il Tramp VINO was
requested 20 nence wltnout''deiay." S1.5U
lem 4th n,red "a rig Ot Joe Evans,
GUrheIu with II at an expense
81 siue OF livery hare and
there discovered biggest lot Ot
liars he in fourIy years, but
election uay he discovered sixteen
men VINO hau brains
enough vote, and tney were all pops. 30
Item 5th Advise given dead beats,
during the campaign, that would not
have paid the writer even II lie haO
cnasgSu tneIn, .-.--..... SIUO.UU
Item 6tn--PaId Larued band
order they might 30 To HHtchIn-
son, wnoop IL up Ior Mckinley and
all get drunk, -.-......-......... 5000
Item TLh $40. 90 paid into the
publican campaign fund at one time
and $50 .UU at another, all Of which was
perhaps used Tor the benehL OF the
whole ticket with the exception of this
honorable corpse, who now rises up
like Banquo's gnost. $1,000
Item SLn-Ted8 dollars Tor a hose he
bought OF Cunningham Observation-Disclosures. $1,000
Item 9th About twenty dollars
doctor bill paid TO DR.. Rhea old
count. count 49,, - 5000
Item lUIn-Iwo dollars to b. A. L.
Jordon for water Millions keep
the old cuss in good humor. ................ 500
Item llth-Two dollars TO johnson for
the same of fruit. ......... $500
Item 12th-Other expenses under the "
head y. sundrles. ......,..... 5000
Item 1otn-Damage to his character
for being found in various kinds OF dis
reputable company, .-........... So,O0O.OO
But, gentle reader the scene must
now close before something else is
thought OF.
The corpse now SubscribeS his name
to the above document as follows:
O.. Polk CLINE, the late bled, the
late held up. and the late set down
on, and the latest and the biggest
unh daDdaat fool in PaWnHe