Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-15

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N EDITORIAL.
THE Topeka Daily press is now
issued in both morning and evening
editions. We wish Bro. Chapman
success in his new departure.
The democratic newspaper boys are
all ION edgea to visit Tom Fulton in
his Pittsburg town. The meeting
April Cd will be an interesting one
''youall" know it.
THE womans' suffrage club Of Kan
sas City, Kas., had a meeting Thurs
day which terminated in free for all
hair pulling match, and the meeting
was declared adjourned before quiet
could be restored.
SENATOR STEWART having re-
nounced the republican party forever
is now stopping at the half way
house." It is only a matter of time
when he will continue his journey to
the right and bring up in the home of
democracy.
How dear to our hearts is the face Of
a dollar, when some kind subscriber
presents it to vieW.-Woodson Dsmo-
crat.
PERMIT US, friend Bob, to lament
ingly boiler, that such presentations
are niggardly few.
"a GOOD many congressman who
have not been present at roll call in
the present house will not be present
in the next" remarks the st. Louis
Republic. That is prediction by
which all friends of true democracy
will stand.
THERE is but one democratic state
committee in Kansas, and it is not a
"fusion" committee or a 'stalwart'
committee, Jones committee or a
Martin committee. 1t is democratic
committee, plain and regular.-Law-
renee Gazette.
THE doors of the democratic wig.
wan are now standing wide open, and
a cordial invitation is extended to all
those who have been floating from their
political moorings by the peoples party
craze to get on board whle there is YET
time.-Larned Eagle-Optic.
PARsoN STEPHENSON told his Salina
congregation that in playing whist they
were "going in the way Of Cain" We
knew that Salina was badly heated over
the game, but We'll be gol-sizzled if we
thought she'd kill her brother for the
odd trick.-Hays City Sentinel.
THE protection idea was exemplified
when bounty was substituted for a
tariff on sugar. Now if the republi-
cans want the men protected who own
manufacturing plants why not give
them a bounty2 Then the people
would know just how much protection
cost.-Wichita Beacon.
JOE ADY still harbours his "hanker'
for the U. s. senate. About once {
month he has the associated press write
him up as ''still after Senator Martin!
seat" Joe wants to keep his name
before the people in connection with
the senate, but is not cute enough Il
know that the astute perception o
the average Kansan has long put hin
down as fake politician.
THE agent of the Santa Fe roat
stepped into the county treasurer
Office in this county last Thursday, ant
paid the taxes due the county, will
accrued penalties. Now let US hea
from the ancient Missouri mossback
who does the county printing for hal
Of one fourth legal rates-bY virtue @
a deal, and who thought our count,
ought to have compromised with tn
Santa Fe-for purely political reason
only.
A NEW Kansas poet devotes abou
ten verses to the idea that so long a
the light burns late at night in th
farmers home, Kansas is all right
This light burning late at night mean,
in prose, that the farmers wife is sla,
ing her life and soul out, and that th
insane asylum is SOON to have anothe
victim unless her work is iightenet