Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-09-21

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ALI the wealth in the world is the production of
labor.
The Cresset says that this isn't much of nation
when the republicans are not in power How's that
for patriotism?
| HE initiative and referendum would get us back
where public officers would become public servants
instead OF absolute rulers. $3.50
| EVERY intelligent American ought to claim the
right to vote for the adoption rejection of every
law passed by the legislative body,
BARBER county has long since pronounced woe on
political turn coats And this is the reason we have
for predicting that John L. Brady will not reach the
probate Judges office
JUDGE BRADY got in longer write.up on himself
IN last weeks Cresset than any other candidate He
only overlooked one matter-he should have stated
that ne has heretofore been a lifelong democrat
ELDER lNGLE is good Campbelte preacher but it
won't do to mix church sectionalism with public
school matters. The Populist candidate for county
superintendent is free from such entangng Influences
IHE thousands of people in Kansas whom Insurance
Commissioner McNall has protected from CORPORATE
robbery will not forget the party that is unfolding
vember.
HE time is nearing when you must choose been
government ownership of monopolies and monopoly
ownership OF government. You can't halt between
partisan bigotry and patriotism any longer Get off
OF the fence and declare yourself.
HE INDEX has taken much stock in the
wheat and silver" argument but just the same we
again take occasion to remark that republican papers
have nothing to say at the present time on the uni
tormlty OF the price Of the two commodities Why
thusly?
those disaffected Populists of the Costigan brand
who think they will ultimately get office by PLAYING
second fiddle to the republicans will get badly fooled
Even the republicans have further use for that
gang than to get their votes.
BEFORE the economic problems of the age are solved
voters must pay attention to principle and not
so much to party. And among the most important
principles now being discussed by the American peo
pie are direct legislation and government ownership
OF MISUNDERSTANDING the money monopoly
DON'T forget that the republican candidate for
judge is corporation attorney and that if you should
ever be so unfortunate to be engaged in litigation
against corporation in his court you will be gone
gosling. Better support the man who you know will
be just while you have chance.
A MAN who will take the earnings of another with
out having given equivalent in exchange, only be-
cause the law protects him. is no less robber than
the man who holds the pedestrian at the point of
revolver. In both cases it is robbery and they are
only different in form and system.
If the voters of Kansas understand what best for
the taxpayers of the state they will not support any
man for public Office who is retained in the service
of corporations. An attorney cannot serve two en-
ployers when the interest of one is dramatically
opposed to the interest of the other
The republican losses in the state of Maine as ind
Gated by the recent election are 20 per cent The
democratic losses per cent. There is very little
encouragement in it to either party. It simply dem
onstrates That great many people are tired and dis
gusted with both Of the old parties and have simply
concluded to stay at home The people of Maine are
much in of