Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-02
COL, WM. j. BRYAN,
AGAINST TRINITY" BUSINESS.
It May Work Oelestially. But is moi
Terrestrial.
Pawnee Rock. Kansas. Nov. 21st, 1e

terrestrial.
Pawnee Rock, Kansas, Nov. 21st 1898.
EDITOR BARTON Co. DEMocRAT:
The blizzard of last week was the
worst we have had for several years.
In fact 1 cannot cite III my recollection
only one blizzard that exceeds the one
then rageing-the one of January 9Th.
I886-when the mercury stood 10 de-
grees below zero on Saturday the 9Th
and 20 degrees below on Sunday the
9th. That Saturday of January will
ever be mindful day here as the
storm record breaker; as the loss of
stock was simply terrible. However
this months storm beng SO much
earlier in the season will doubtless
form us a new date in climatic metero-
logy. While the electors pro and, con
are soliloquizing over the science of
weather, they will. probably find 1t
also convenient to divide time on the
late political events National, state and
local.
That the late elections did not turn
out as favorable to the ref form people
as they would have liked. is an acknowl-
edged fact. That we lacked votes
enough of carrying out our cherished
hopes, is also selfevident. That tn ere
were many leading features developed
in the late canvass, for us not having
votes enough, is also quite apparent.
We look over the field in apparent dis
gust in finding distinguished corpses
scattered here and there, as if it were
common litter over our best room.
We have much reasoning and excusing
for our defeat. In our own state we
say "Gen. Apathy" amongst the
farmers was the greatest factor found,
thus far, in the reckoning.
However upon this score, we would
notice the observation: 1t is possible
that the reform elector has to liken
himself unto the coyote wolf, that he
hunts, hungered unto death, and home
less to the greatest depths of despair,
before he can understand his wants
and INTEREST," To say the least Apathy
is grave charge in any line of busi.
ness. why not more so, when an elector
is called upon to make political
choice. 1t is hardly an acceptable ex-
cuse and if so, am not so sure but
what it is fit and proper that the
offenders should be scourged into a
realization of facts. In my mind, /
have arrived at other conclusions. Is
it not a rare occasion that two or more
families can live together, in peace ID
one housef
What else have we been doing, in
the last two campaigns, here in these
western states? The Democratic
party as National party, met in. Con.
vention at Chicago in 1896 and nomi'
mated candidate for president in the
person of VIM. J. Bryan. Also formu.
lating National principles that were
acceptable to contending factions.
Thus as then understood mutual un-
dertaking was then established. which
had for its purpose the election of its
candidate and the principles of the
Chicago platform. Who were the
parties to this mutual consent7 :: Wers
they not Democrats. Populists and Z
part of the Republican party known as
Silver Republican, AS will be seen
the trinity number-three in one.
Say this condition may exist IL
Celestial matters, but am thoroughly
skeptical as to its Terrestrial advis
ability Is it not too much hkened un
to three families living in one house
Have we not ample proof of such evi
dence here in Kansas. Taking for ex
ample our Congressional districts
where there was about as much con
tention for place. and nearly as mucl
soreness. left amongst our own fac
tions, as would be engendereG. com
monty speaking against the politica
enemy. And apparently to me, local
ly am not sure but what it outrivaie,
IN spirit of ferceness, the principle