Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-01
DUB LAST SAY.

Before another issue Of the DEMO
Graf will have been printed the polit-
zeal battle of 1894 will have been fought
and won, and the victorious ones will
be pretty we'll known. 1t is impossible
for any man to safely predict the result
at this time; he who assumes to know
that his party is going 20 be victorious
only exhibits his bump of assurance,
and fools no one; While he who ac-
knOwledges that, under existing cir
cumsGances, the results of the Kansas
elections this year are extremely uncer
tain, shows good Judgment.
With the deteStable methods both the
republican and populiSt parties have
used in conducting the campaign just
closing in the state, all fair minded
people should be we'll satisfied that
neither of those two parties should be
successful; each has shown the other
up as incompetent, unsafe and un-
trustworthy; and it only half that
either has said about the other is true
Kansas would be disgraced should
either the populists or republicans wiz.
There is "a middle ground where all
good citizens COULD meet. and set of
candidates who would be indeed a
credit to II the people-we refer to the
democratic candidates. But party
prejudice, party blindness and love OF
pelf and position will doubtless blind
many voters to the best interests of the
state. and thus prevent the success of
the BEST ticket and the most able and
trustworthy men.
The education our people are getting,
however. will ripen into future good i,
and the democratic speakers who have
traversed the state teaching true de-
mocracy we'll know that they are doing
their duty nObly and we'll. whether the
people today give them credit therefor
or not.
In this. congressional district the
issues are plain and uneQuivOcaI. Shall
we senG d man to congress VINO Is In
favor of everything that IS republican
and against the interests of Kansas
people? Or shall we send Jerry Simp-
sen back for two years more TO do his
duty III the future as ne has in the past
by voting and working for every meas
ure that is in the interests of western
people? VS. believe the voters OF this
district will stand by the man who has
stood by them-Will again return Jerry
to the halls OF congress and return the
handsome Chester l. Long to his Barber
county amOurS.
Concerning the county ticket, we
hope and believe that the unprej judiced
voters will cast their ballots tOr the
men best fitted for the various offices,
and men of honor only, and if they do
this democratic candidates will not be
retired, but will be called upon to serve
the people during the coming two
years.
To the people generally we say: Vote
for the BEST men and you will vote
right--because you will find those men
on the democratic ticket.
To democrats, we Say the same, with
the additional assurance that if you
stand Loyalty by them, go to the polls
and work for them, give them the loyal
support which they as democrats
deserve you will have the pleasure of
having them do your official business
for the next two years, and do it we'll
and with credit to the party and the
men who elected them.
Once more let us urge upon all voters
to not neglect expressing their wishes
on the suffrage amendment. The
proposition will be found at the bottom
of each ticket. Put cross in one of
the squareS-and the very
LAST one on the ballot against
the amendment' is the
most sensible, the manly. the BUsIN Ess
place to put your cross. Do not neg
lect this last cross; it means more to
the good name of the state. the future
prosperity and happiness of our people,
than all the others.