Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-09-06
sTANp 10 YouR GUNS.
An Appeal to Kansas Democrats to Stand
by the State Ticket.

editors OF the state met at Topeka to
talk over the situation.
The reports from different parts of
the state showed that the democrats
were vigorously at work recognizing
for the big fight on straight democratic
lines, and were hopeful of success.
1t was thought advisable for the
dem ocratic editors of the state to give
utterance to their views through the
medium of an address and a commit
tee composed of Warren Kraus, W. A.
Eaton, T a, Fairchild, J. E. Watrous
and j. FL. Hodgett was appointed by
Chairman Richardson to prepare the
document. The committee reported
the following, which was unanimously
adopted:
To the democrats of Kansas
On careful consideration of the political
situation in the state of Kansas based on the
most conservative figures. convinced
that the populiSt state ticket is defeated be-
yond the possibility of a doubt. We base our
conclusion on the situation it exists In
1872 the republican vote was in round number
10000, and the combined vote of the demo-
Gratis and pOpuliStS was 162, 800, being major
lty OF only $500. Take the lowest estimate
made by the most Sanguine populiSt and
enough votes viii be cast for the democratic
ticket to leave the populstS in a hopeless
minority. This being the what earthly in
centlVe can any man have who has been
populiSt ticket:
The populist party has run its course 1t
has no future. It has attempted to capture
certain southern states and set footing IN the
south and utterly failed. 1t proclaimed aloud
its purpose and its ability last year to carry
the state Of Virginia against the democrats,
and it procured the assistance of two members
OF congress from this state who had profeSSed
TO be democrats and who owed their election to
the democratic party, and in that undertaking
the populists utterly failed This year it at
tempted the same thing and allied itself with
every opposing faction in Tennessee to defeat
the democratic party and utterly failed.
Again it made the attempt in Alabama and
was swept down by an avalanche of democ-
racy, while in Oregon the populiSt party was
ann1hllated All these things together with
the utter failure of populism to suggest any
remedies for existing evils except such as are
tinctured with socialism, the direct enemy of
free government, likewise the imcompe-
tency and absolute imbecility of the present
state administration, foreshadow the end of
populiSm in Kansas. Indeed it is notorious
that the populist state committee has given up
all hope of electing their state ticket, and Is
now concentrating all effort on the legislature.
The republican party is wandering aimleSSly
1t is afraid to say 1t is for prohibition; 1t Is
afraid to it is against it. 1t is afraid to say
it is for female Suffrage ii is afraid to say it is
against it. 1t lodges the silver question and
every other question which vitality concerns
the people 1t stands for nothing, believes in
nothing, favorS nothing, opposes nothing and
in point OF merit amounts to nothing. and is
simply held together by the cohesive power of
the hope of public plumber. For every demo-
crat, under these circumstances. to abandon
democracy and vote the popullSt or republican
ticket is not only to lose his vote, but likewise
to abandon his principles.
There are over 100000 democratic votes in
Kansas. No other party in the state pre- >ents
anything that the people want. Tho people are
almost unanimously in favor of the democratic
platform. They yearn for the things which the
democratic party proposes to give to them, and
rNr11x that fafa7
party is in earnest and mearS to support its
ticket, to flock to it by the thousands. Demo-
crafts, let US be men. Let us be true Let US
be faithful Let Us be loyal. Let us be hon
est. Let us stand by our party to a man. be-
neving do in its deathlesS principles AID
glorious victory awaits
Now. therefore, we the democratic editors OF
kansas, do hereby mutually pledge ourselves.
each to the other, and So!emnly declare 10 all
the world that viii stand by the democratic
ticket nominated at Topeka on July until the
last vote is counted in NOvcmb er-
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved That it is the sense OF this meeting
that it is the duty of all democat,c publishers
and editors in Kansas to place the names OF
the democratic nominees at the mast head OF
their papers
The following well known democratic
editors and publishers were among
those present:
w. E. Stoke. Great Bend Democrat; j. t.
Highly, Garnett Journal; j. b. FUgate.
Newton Journal; W. A Eaton, klngm3n
Democrat; 7. A Fairchild Holton Signal;
j. E. Watrous, Burlington Independent: J. H.
Padgett. Sa1ina Herald: O. s. Coffin. Hutchinson
Headlight; c. w. White, Strong City Derrick;
J. B. Kessler, Ottawa Herald: f. n. Dicker-
hoff, Emporia Democrat; Timothy Sexton,
Augusta Gazette; Frank L. Webster, Lawrence
Gazette: A. F. Hatten, Westphala Times;
w. P. TOmlinson. Topeka Democrat;
w. E. Timmons, Cottonwood Falls
Democrat: Z. L. Stevenson, Garden
City Sentinel; V. J. Lane, Wyandotte
Herald: Van Langen, Topeka Telegraph; L. L
Purcell, Lalzin Index: Mrs. Frank Lynch,
Leavenworth Standard; T. n. Cooper. Lyons
Democrat: Warren Knaus, Mcpherson Demo-
crat; J. NJ. Hedrick, Usage City Public Opinion:
s. X Strother Abilene News; J. J. Davis
Manhattan Mercury; J. Graham, St Mary'S
Journal; E. ]. Dill, Council Grove Guard;
Charles n. Smith. Leavenworth Post: Witten
Mcdonald. Kansas City Times, and P. L. Jack
son, St Marv's Star.
| The candidates present were: David
Overmyer, for governor; Sidney j.
Cook, for lieutenant governor; ]. d.
McCleverty, for associate justice; E.
j. Herring, for secretary of state; w
f. Banks, for auditor; Barney Lantry,
for treasury; NJ. III. Wicl1off, for super
intendent of public instruction.
w. c. Perry. J. w. Orr, Eugene Ha-
gan, Tom Dolan, w. II. L. Pepperen
and Frank Thomas of the executive
board were present.
Kicked to Death.
IN