Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-29


freest use of money to effect the result
at the polls that has ever been resorted
TO in the history of this republic.
Never in the weeks and months that
have passed since the various presi-
DENTAL candidates have been put in
the field for the present contest, has
there been any general denial on the
part OF the republican party Of the OFT
repeated and continually reiterated
charge that the manager of the re-.
publican national campaign has at his
command untold millions of money to
be used in influencing voters, in the
various ways known to politicians, to
support the Mckinley ticket. Instead
of denying this charge of an uDstitued
use of money, some OF the men high
est in the counseIs Of the g. O. p. said
that money would VIM if properly
used. Therefore. we say that if
William j. Bryan is beaten in this
race 1t will not be by the will of the
masses of voters in the land. but by
he use of the millions of campaign
Doodle furnished by the wealthy bond
holders. the trust, monopOlies and
syndicates Of aggregated wealth that
expect. and reasonably so, TO be beni-
flied by the election OF Major McKIn-
ley and continuation OF the present
financial system that is so rapidly ruin
ing not only agriculture, but all the
other Industries that are dependent
thereon.
We say If William j Bryan be de
feated. But he will NOT be.
We say believe that the wishes Of
the toiiing masseswhose cause he has
so nobly defended, whose interests
are SO near to his heart, will be eX-
pressed by their ballots cast on next
Tuesday in an overwhelming protest a.
gainst the grasping, soulless, heartless
combination of wealth that seeks to
fasten upon the United States that for
eign policy of a single gold standard
which has so lndustriously worked it's
self into our laws and the interepreta-
tion thereof.
We believe that the farmers and
laborers throughout all the land, who
out-number the money holding, the
opulent class, about 100 to l, will, as
general thing consider that what is
applying financial system for the bond
holder and stock gambler is NOT a
paving financial system for the pro-
ducer; that wheat the few people away
up in the northeast corner of these
United States, who 'toil not, neither
QO t16y SPiHs "alt to a hiioAiSioA D
TEN to govern this great land is NOT
what the farmer of the west and
south a. I'D all whose success depends
upon the farmers sufeess-wants.
Kansas will go for Bryan and the
free coinage of silver py $1,000 major
ity. All the other state west o. the
Mississippi will follow suit. The south
ern states will be the same way y-every
one OF them is safe. The battle ground
is Iowa. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mich
gian and Wisconsin.
Bryan's chances are better than
those of Mckinley in Indiana. Illinois
and Michigan, while we consider Nc
Kinley' s chances the best in Ohio and
Wisconsin.
It is natural to believe that the same
sentiments will actuate the farmers
and Taborers. the small tradesmen and
Drofessional men of the middle west
that prevails in the west and south
they are equally depressed by the same
contraction of money; their industries
are equally Delighted by the same with
ering belight of falling prices thai
effect us. and we believe that they will
exercise the same manhood, the same
freedom of action when they go to the
Dolls that we KNOW will be exhibited by
the loyal citizens of Kansas, Colorado
Missouri, Nebraska and all the west
ern and southern states.