Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-11-12

and local republican ticket. but that
the result is directly due to those pa
pers and persons who have taken it
upon themselves to be moulders of pub
lie opinion, and in that capacity have
declared all who did not think as they
did as anarchists and people who are
bent on the disruption of government.
The Tribune says ''Where are you
now?" We are just where we were be-
fore the republican party declared for
preservation of the existing gold stand
ard. We have proven our devotion to
principle, while the gold standard re-
publicans in Barton county (what there
is left of them) have proven their de-
votion to party. The republican party
| has preserved the national honor that
was so much in danger (O and ought
| to have no kick coming
We might. with equal propriety. ask
| the Tribune 'swhere it is now?" The
good book says something about a man
gaining the whole world and losing his
own soul. In this connection it might
| be well to ask these local wise men of
the party what it profits the republicans
of Kansas to elect Mckinley and lose
the whole shooting match at home?
''Why call yourselves republicans. :"
have declared ourselves in favor of that
policy advocated by the republican
party from its organization down to the
time it embraced a foreign financial
policy and fastened it upon the Ameri-
can people.
The Tribune says that by voting for
Jerry Simpson we tried to get free trade.
In reply we say that we will come no
nearer getting free trade (Which we do
not want than we did in getting more
protection (which we did wanD by vot-
ing for Long two years ago. So far as
enacting new tariff law is concerned,
we will get it just as soon with Simpson
as with Long, for with the senate as it
will be during the next four years no
change in the tariff will be made, as it
must be remembered that body will
permit no tariff bill to pass until silver
is restored to the position it occupied
previous to 1873. Sixteen United
States senators haved signed a state
ment to that effect, and when republi.
cans talked tariff in the campaign just
ended they were well aware that there
could be no change looking to higher
{ rate of customs duty. even if Mr.. Nc.
Kinley were successful They ignored
facts and deceived themselves and are
now kicking at condition which free
silver republicans told them existed al
the time, and that will continue to exist
until the republican party comes back
to republicanism or is driven out oi
exlstance.
No, the free silver rep ublicans are moi
to be blamed for the landslide in this
, county. The blame is chargable tc
the action of the Tribune and other
would-be leaders of public sentiment
who took great pains in denominating
all who would not wear the gold yoke
as anarchists and repudiationists, and,
as gold.bug Blue (who is bluer than
ever) said. ''they are worse than anar.
chists. for they are followers of JEFF
. Davis an assertion he knew was lie
for the republican campaign book OF
this year contains a statement of the
old ex-rebel that he was in favor of the
gold standard.
. The Tribune, the local ma nager (?)
, of the 'advance agent of prosperity
and Colonel Richard Worthless Blue
, are responsible for the defeat of the re.
publican ticket in Barton county this
year, and it might as well be known
first as last. In future we admonist
the Tribune and other accredited mouth
pieces of the republican party in this
county to remember that denunciatior
is not argument, false statements are
not reason, and that vinegar never
catches flies. The republicans have