Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-31
Cast a Discreet Ballot.

The election that will decide the fate
Of a state, add materially to the re-
demptiOn or destruction of a nation,
aud alleviate or augment the burdens
OF the tax payers of the county, is only
six days distant. 1t Is universally con-
coded that there are only two parties
in this state, of any considerable
strength-the peoples party and the
republican party. The parties differ
on every material issue, and the party
representing the interest OF the people
at large, is the party that every patri-
otto citizen is bound to support. The
republican party, its platform and
leaders are the avowed champions
OF high protective tariff, single
gold standard, aud such other suCor.
dInate menaclng evils whose only in
tent ~ o enrch capital and impOver
Ish labor; de one faction composed Of
the a. trN rrvrllng II mxur Gus
ohpv, ii.!; "pd ne hex composed ui
lht gicai mass OF people writing III
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u.'i0is uNt cDuIun, 80 exist. cot au
adm .npi shey do exist and nnly d ffrr
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l7tH, 'Na, lose publican pare, la. Ell
d"I"I-I -H sous, IS ,be ,artf quss
uou #a.sh. tr put It plainly, is tie
gigaot'c nnm0ug of the l9th centur,
They hdYe adrOltly lodged the none,
question, knowing full well that their
party record and that of their present
candidates. is one wholly and solely
IN the interest Of gold basis and the
monied arisLOcracy of the world. They
have declined to say augtt of the trans
pOrtation question, realizing that their
ticket is composed Of railroad corpor
alton lawyers and bankers. and that
their funds for carrying on q campaign
come from these sources and hence
are unalterably opposed to any hostile
legislation to the lifebIood absorbing
monOpolies of the country. With these
facts, undisputed as they are, staring
the intelligent voter in the face, we
ask in all candOr, how can you vote
the republican ticket?
The peoples party offers remedy
for the existing evils and has, in so
far as it was empowered, made good its
pledges to the people, though that pow
or was limited by unparalleled fraud
rs only republicans can perpetrate.
The peoples party speaks in decisive
and unmistakable language on the
SILVER and transportation questions
and the record of it's representatives
vindicates the fidelity of the party on
these and other questions of great
moment But the republicans saw an
other knot hole through which they
hoped To crawl stealthily into power
hut they were met and slaughtered by
their own weapons. They assayed the
task of charging the state admlnistra-
ton with corruption and employed vag-
abonds and convicts to prove the charg-
es. But even these notorious thugs
could not swear that any OF the state
officers ever received a cent of Doodle.
Here the matter rests. The populists
indicated and the republicans con-
demned. In the face of these facts, if
you are competent voter, you must
vote the popullst ticket.
JERRY SIMPSON.
For congressman IN this district, you
should De very careful when casting
your vote. Jerry Simpson has repre-
seated theBlgSeventh for the four past
NelrS and II IS openly admitted that he
has made The best representative that
the district has ever had. Ills vote
amt Work u congress mas always been
Tor % , r'u,l. I'u., d.d M, >uccr,s-
fay p 'v..l 81. tuatgr idvtn,ed
by the opposition. He - an honor 10
the natiOna, hali IS we'll As the people
he eprrs ats Contrast his with his
uppup'lt { | Long Nj. Long 10 all
uucOmp. Omislng gold basis advocate.
ana has repeatedly So expressed him
self; he Is "a railroad attorney and is
neither willing nor competent tn legs-
late TOR the people; he Is not owned
by him Self, out managed and controlled
exclusively by the money power. Vote
for simpson, a man that eau be- depend
ed upon in the hour Of need.
GEO. w. M'KAY.
The Office of district judge is a very
important one and 1t is therefore lncum-
bent upon the voter To choose the man
best fitted for the place. Geo. w. Nc
Kay has held that position for the last
four years and has discharged the du-
ties thereof in such bold, fearless and
conscientious manner as to challenge
the Arbitration of all lovers of justice
and equality before the law. Judge
Mckay Is as competent as any man
that ever held that resp onsibls po
sition and is as near perfection as hu'
manity ever gets. He is one of the
few jurists that has never been biased
when sitting upon case. HIS oppon
ent, Geo. II. Smelling is corporation
lawyer and withal unsuited to any po
sltion where dIscrimipation Is detri