Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16


yer, a placing 1t on an equality with
gold in this country.
The west and south therefore should
unite in compelling the nomination of
candidates and the adoption of princi-
pies in line with our interests, as the
eastern fellows are united in the effort
for gold.
Will we thus unite ? 1t is the hope
of the writer. and the hope is strength
ened by the returns from every county
convention held thus far in the west
and south, that the democratic national
convention at Chicago will be made up
Of and controlled by delegates favor
able to silver's recognition. We real
ize that there might be a sloughing off
of the New York delegates, a bolt of
the gold bugs as it were. But we also
voters from other parties would be
drawn to the democratic ticket by rea-
son of such bold and loyal stand for
the interests of the masses to ass ure it's
SuCCUSS OIL GlSCGlOu Udy.
We believe also. that the republican
national convention at st. Louis will
be controlled this year. as it has been
in past years, by heeastern element in
the party; and while there will be
many men in that convention from the
west and south who realize that just
recognition OF silver Is the only hope
of their section of country for indus.
trial freedom, they will not accomplish
such recognition. They AaYe so long
did homage to the gods of protection;
so long helped to levy tribute from the
producer for the building up of the
manufacturer that they will again be
compelled to give in to the latJer's
demands and continue to worship the
golden calf.
If these predictions be correct, the
democratic party will then be fighting
in the interests of the laborer and pro-
ducer of the vast west and south, and
the republican party in the interests
Of the manufacturer and bondholder Of
that little hot-bed of arlstocracy which
does not extend beyond radius of 200
miles around New York City.
What will the populists do under
SUCH circumstances Most of them,
the level-headed ones who are honest
in their assertion that principle comes
before party, will join With the demo-
Gratis in a grand march to victory.
Some of them who believe there is more
in party than in prin ciple for them =
will put up ticket and keep a few
votes away from the democrats of the
west and south-but none from the
republicans of the east What they do,
however, will not cut any figure in the
national fight, if the democrats stand
by the principles of Jefferson and Jack
son and demand 1.-The greatest good to
The greatest number
This, reader, is our opinion of the
coming campaign, its possibilities and
| its outcome. Unless we are mistaken,
there is every reason for western dem
ocrats, for democrats of Kansas and
of Barton county, to feel hopeful OF
ultimate success.
| The fight is bound to be upon the
financial issue principally. The re-
publicans cannot avoid the issue OF
change it. The increase of revenue
under the democratic Wilson tariff law
and since the repeal of the Mckinley
law, is a stumbling ssblock to the old
protective tariff idea; the decrease in
the price of clothing and most all Other
things our people buy is a telling rebuke
to the high tariff enthusiasts. The
battle to be fought by the two great
parties in the United States this sum.
mer and fall Will be upon the financial
question; and the honest voters of the
locality most interested only in the
supremacy of gold two to one. There
can be but one result, and that Is the
supremacy of the masses through the
democratic party.
The funeral services of Mike Air
heart will he held at the house today
at 2 o'clock o. M. The S. of V. o1