Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-16
REDEEM KANSAS.

There has not been a time in the his
tory of our country for the last thirty
years when the people were so i'll at
ease, so restive and unsatisfed and
uncertain as to what is best to do to
relieve present distress and prevent
threatened troubles. This unrest is
confined to no part of the country in
particular, but is more pronounced in
the west and south, for the reason that
capital has been sent from the east to
the west and south to develop these
countries, and as consequence has
made these localities debtor to the east;
and in times of financial disturbances
the man who is in debt is hurt more
than the man who is the creditor.
AS to what Kansas voters should do
this fall there seems to US but one visi-
BILE course. Kansas voters should,
when voting for members of congress,
and for legislators who will be called
upon to elect U. S. senator, cast their
ballots for men who will stand by the
interests of the western people and
defend them against the grasping cap
italists who will naturally attempt to
shape legislation in the future as in
the past. On the legislative offices
there should be no division of the labor
and farmer vote; all should go to men
who can be trusted as being loyal to
the people Of this part of the country.
This may be sectionalism, but the
only way we can hold our own against
the class that has so long dominated all
legislation is for the west and south to
stand together for the producers inter-
ests, as the east is united for the man
ufacturers' interests.
In state affairs, Kansas voters should
consider the interests of Kansas only.
They should reflect in voting on the
state ticket they vote to elect only men
who may have control of Kansas
affairs; and when the platforms of the
three parties now having tickets in the
field are carefully considered, no man
ought to hesitate for moment to pro-
| nounce that of the democratic party
the most loyal, sensible and business
like of the three. 1t says just what it
means. in plain language, and is not
burdened with fads or subterfuges; is
neutral in nothing, and pronounced on
all things that affect Kansas and her
future prosperity.
When the individual candidates on
each ticket are considered there is
found no cTiticisna applicable to the
gentlemen On the democratic ticket.
All are acknowledged to be able,
upright, manly men, with no stains
upon their characters and no charges
of corruption or boodling against them.
Not day passes but the republican
papers are full of some new and start
ling disclosure of corruptness among
the populists on the state ticket; not a
day passes but the populist papers are
springing some new charge of rotten
ness and corruption on the part of the
republican candidates; but neither
popullsts nor republicans have found a
single foundation for a charge against
the democratic candidates. Voters will
consider these things; they will reflect
that, where there are so many charges
by both populists and republicans there
must be foundation for both sides, and
and if that be the case neither should
be elected; but the democratic ticket,
headed by that eloquent and straight
forward Dave Overmeyer, being free
from all entanglements, should be
elected.
Should this happily be the judgment
of the better and more conservative
elements in the opposition ranks Kan
sas will indeed be redeemed from
crankism and corruption.