Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-07
HAZELToN.

Now. Mr.. Editor, we have that matter be-
tween Jerry and Long all settled. Several Of
our politicians went up to Harper to see for
themselves just how the matter stood, and we
have gathered sufficient from all sources to at
least satisfy us just how 1t was. We took one
of the most fair minded republicans we could
find out to one side andasked him confidentially
just which of them he thought got the best of
the debate. He told US he was no politician
and was free from prejudice and from what he
could get from their arguments he had no hes
itancy IN saying that Long had decidedly
the best of it. Then we took one OF our Popu-
list friends out and asked hin in
strict confidence which he thought had
the best of the argument. "Well now," said
he, II am not politician and don't think am
in the least prejudieed and feel that can give
every man his just dues in my decision, and
from what could get of their argument and
think heard all of it, there is no doubt in my
mind but what Jerry was far ahead Of Long in
fact Long could not begin 10 hold up his side
with Jerry-he just had no argument and had
better quit right now before he loses all the
voters in the district" Not being fully satisfied
yet we hunted up q democrat, one that had
not voted for either Long or Jerry for a num-
Der of years, and one that had been voting for
ooShoOh 1IOn LIE lulduCy 10 tue present
time and may do it this fall. He told us he
heard every word each of them said, as he got
an excellent position. He said the opening
argument was one of the strongest he had ever
heard on that side Of the question and that the
one following 1t was simply unanswer-
able, and that the closing speech was equal to
anything he had ever heard up to that time
We felt that we had it all down and asked him
who made tho In nj
ed. He scratched his head for moment and
said Nv ell will bedoggoned IL 1 remember
which did open. but it was either Jerry or Long
or Harry Lands. And with all of this evidence
before us we are no longer in doubt as to
which has got the best of the debates so far.
On account of the sickness of P NJ. Stephen
son, Saturday night. and some unavoidable
business on the part of George B. Johnston,
neither of them was able to unload their
speeches on the Bryan and Sewall club, but
the club was not going to meet and not have
some one give them few words of argum emit,
and S. N. Loudon was called for
He made very able speech of about 40 min
utes. Mr. LoudOn is not an orator but he is q
perfect encyclopedia of political knowledge,
and it is no trouble for him to entertain an
audience just as long as he cares to talk to
them on political issues. He was followed by
short talk of probably ten minutes by VIC
Afford. 1t is contemplated by the club to have
Hon. Geo. r. Smelling give them talk about
the 18th, if he can be procured. The club in
tends to try and make the vote solid for Bryan
ana Sewall at this point. However they may
not get quite all as there will possibly be
enough republicans left to make up a town.
ship ticket. These, of course, will not all be
expected to vote as they should.
Among our people hero we only have one
man that is so afraid of his job that he will
talk against his own belief. 1t is very FORUM
ate and speaks we'll for the place when we can
only find one man that has not sufficient man.
hood to take bold stand for what he believes
TO be right. We are naturally proud of this
fact; it shows that the money power has not
yet reached the point where it can control the
majority of our people, neither do we be-
lieye it ever will. We expect there will always
be a few persons that are afraid to say their
souls are their own but they are very few, and
growing less every day. Most of us already
realize that our jobs are only secure as long as
the other fellow can not do any better, and
that just as as he finds he can get q
cheaper man, we will be given our time and
have to take our place with the vast army that
have passed through the mills. CITIZEN.