Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-11-04
HAZELTON,

"i'u W NUN thclc was probably not a
nag In town that was not unfoded and
hung out either in front of the business
houses or at the top of dwellings. By
IL O'Clock the farmers began to arrive.
and by 9 O'Clock there was good crowd
here to hear the silver gospel preached.
Some of the speakers whom we hoped
to get here failed to put in appearance
but they were doubtless hard at work at
some place where they were needed
worse, and we were contented. Our
next county attorney, e. w Ellis, was
the chief speaker and he held the undi
Vlded attention of large audience for
over an hour. His speech was replete
with sound and irrefutable arguments
and we know of a certainty that he won
votes for Bryan and free silver. Music
was furnished by the Bryan Glee Club
and Frank Orion, of Woods county, O..
T.. and now we have made I'D our
minds that if Fred Ellis expects To hold
the championship oyer the Judge as al
able speaker, he will have to keep right
at work for the Judge made a much
ADLER argument than when lie debated
with Mr.. Martin some time ago.
AT night the club held its last meet
ing OF the campaign. John Emore, Ed
German, John FentOn and Frank Gam
BILE made short talks. ALI OF the talks
were good and right 10 the point. but
the great surprise were the talEs of Ell
more and German, as we had never
heard either Of them attempt to talk III
public. Each Of them made very strong
and torcibie talks and produced some
arguments that were entirely new to
our club but were IN strict harmony
with the cause Of free silver and agains.
higher tariff.
Now whether we are able 10 elect the
free silver ticket or not, Hazelton feels
that SO far as she is concerned there is
not much more that could have been
done, for Immediately after the tickets
were nominated the free silver forces at
Hazeiton went right to Work and doubt
less organized the first club that was
organized i'll this part of the country
and from the time of The organization
up to Saturday they held an average of
one meeting per week. They succeeded
IN getting the gold standard fellows in
corner and have kept them there dur
Ing the campaign. They have frequent
ly invited them to take part in the club
meeting, and have assured them they
should have gentlemanly treatment but
q h0c II rnl
tempt of refuting any of the free silver
arguments. We have not only cornered
them during the campaign, but expect
when the returns are made from Tues
days votes to be able to show that even
during the last day of the fight we still
kept them in corner, and have buried
them with so many silver votes that
they will not be able to get out for a
long time and if the rest of the voters
of this nation will make as good
showing on next Tuesday as we do
there will be no doubt of the final re-
suit
Sunday morning when the good peo-
pie came down town to attend church
as about all the Hazelton people al
ways dol they saw what looked like
combined preparation among our bust
ness men TO load up their goods and
pull out. Several of the stores had
wagons backed up to the front doors
and some were fitted out with big hay
racks as though they were in for taking
the whole stock at one load. After TAX
ing view of the general condition of
things and some little inquiry we were
put on to the fact that Saturday night
was the one night during each year
that was especially set apart and dedi-
Gated for the sole purpose of arriving at
the exact amount of harmless mischief
that had accumulated aud been kept
bottled up within the breasts of the
young men and boys of the city since
the same time one year ago. We have
come To the conclusion that IT it was
not fer some opportunities 10 enable
them to get temporary relief very few
of them could survive many years and
that the population would gradually de
crease until the country would be de.
populated. So we say let them have
plenty of latitude for at least one night
cut of each 365.
Now Mr.. Editors before this is in
print. if it ever Is. the great battle of
the ballots will have been fought. aud
probably thirteen million free American
people will have registered their choice
for president OF this, the greatest ma
tion on earth. We believe it has been
one of the greatest campaigns of this.
or any other nation. and that the result
of this election will affect directly more
tf the individuals of this nation than
any other election ever held. And
while we write this with the firm belief
that the cause of the people and the
cause of right will win in spite of the
combined wealth of this and other ma
tions, that has been used 20 defeat us.
we just as firmly believe that if defeat.
ed OH next Tuesday by the power of
wealth that the fight will continue until
the people get their rights, and that if
we continue the fight for another four
years. there will be so MANY people
ground down with the oppressive gold
standard that all the power and all the
combined wealth of all the world Will
not be able to defeat us second time.
With this belief we can close our cam
paign letters feeling perfectly confident
that we are bound TO win. If not Tues
day, at least IN the near future
CITIZEN.