Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-11
LIST. nominatlon for Sheriff


The resolutions:
The Populists of Barber county in conven-
ton assembled again declare their firm belief
in the principles of the party as set forth at
st. Louis in 1896 and again re-afarmed at Abb.
lene in 1898.
We congratulate the Peoples party on the
marvellous progress their principles are max
ing among people of all parties; principles
that few years ago were called "Popultst
fads" have now become popular "fads," and
although we have not yet elected a president,
we are in fair way to see these principles
enacted into laws. We again pledge ourselves
to support these grand principles, in victory
or In defeat, until the government. national
and state, is restored to the people to whom
it belongs.
We congratulate the state of Kansas upon
the record of her brave sons in the war,
whether on land or on sea, and we are sapec-
Tally proud of General Funston and the Twen-
tieth Kansas, which were appointed and or
ganfzed by Populist governor.
AS a result Of the war with Spain, every
loyal American had renewed pride In his
country. The grand principle that we were not
| waging a war OF conquest or ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
but war for humanity. glorl1ed our cause and
progress, and the nation was lifted to higher
plane of civilization. And we condemn tho
republican party for turning this great and
| moral victory into humiliating defeat, turn.
| ing war for humanity into a war Of con.
quest and criminal aggression waged again st
the Fihpinos who fought as our allies against
/ Spain in the war against that power.
We denounce the party in power for its i'm
perial policy in trying to crush the first
Republic ever formed in the Orient, in trying
to govern them against their will. and by so
doing, prove to the world that they are no
| longer the party of Lincoln, who said:
mo man Ia good enough to govern another
man without that others consent. When the
white man governs himself. that is self-gov.
| eminent; but when he governs himself and
also governs another man, then that is more
than elf-government-that is despotism Our
reliance 10 in the love of liberty which God has
planted in US; our defense ID in the spirit
which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men
In all lands-everywhere. Those who deny
| freedom to others deserve 1t not for them.
| selves, and under just God cannot long re-
| tain it."
The republican party has in the past placed
such legislation on the statute books as to en-.
| able trusts and combines to flourish az never
before. and under the fostering care of the
present administration nearly four hundred
trusts haye been organised with six billions of
watered stock added to their true value, thus
| not alone destroying competition and indiyid.
| pal enterprise, but have raised the price on
| ali commodities, thereby compelling the con-
| sumner to pay dividends on vstered stock.
We charge that in state affairs Governor
Stanley has surrendered to corporate greed in
failing to put In force the reform measures
enacted by Populist legislature, that he has
brought shame and disgrace to the state In
| becoming the willing tool of a political boss;
that he moves only when Leland pulls the
| string, thus proving by example what q loss
| to the state was the defeat of Governor Leedy.
The republicans Of this county say their
party is the party Of prosperity. progress and
| patriotism. Yes-prosperity for trusts, prog
ress for imperialism, and patriotism for slay-
| cry and polygamy in the Philippine Islands.
We. the Populist party of Barber county,
reafirm our former allegiance to the Honors-
BILE Jerry Simpson. and take special pride in
knowing that whers the battle for human
| Fights is raging. he lie always in the front
Fsnks. We are clad that be has recoyered his
health and strength. which win enahle him to
vigorously prosecute the fight for reform.
We charge the republican party in power in
| Barber county with unreasonable extrava-
gance to the extent OF costing the county
$4,000 more to conduct the public affairs
during the year 1898 than 1t did to transact
the business when the Populists were in pow
er In 1897, and we pledge the taxpayers of
Barber county, in the event of our return to
power, to resume the same economical, bust
nesslike methods OF conducting public affairs.
Nominations were then declared in
order, John McGregor nominated O.
Mills for sheriff and Tonk was on his
feet in moment to decline and present
the name of Arthur MADDOX But Mr..
Maddox was not out for hohors and the
convention cried Tor K down and forced
the nomination on him.
For treasurer B. B. Daugherty. of
Sharon tsWaship, one ct the best men
IN Barber county and : representative