Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-09-29
THE JUDGE sOALPED.
One of His Own Party Tribe Lifts the Hair
of the Tribune Editor.

Sheppard, of the Geneseo Herald had a calamity
wall in his paper last week, Gays and prosper
ity has increased the price OF goods so that poor
people can't buy. md the price OF corn and farm
saying thing about the new factories opened and
that wages have been raised all over the country,
of the greater demand for goods of all kinds, and
fails TO state that this country is in better financial
condition than at any time under democratic ad-
ministrations. 1t seems that Sheppard poses
reformer, but like others of his ilk, Is willing to
malieiously disappearing one side--Great Bend
Tribune.
Townsley concludes his utteranee in a discourte-
Gus and ungentlemany way, exposing rude and
vulgar temperament. In fact, this statement is the
embodiment of spleen and untruth. What said
were facts based upon the operations of wholesale
lumber Dealers the beef trust and in fact all
bines within the past 80 days, and which are
scarcely understood, and not upon the general
trend of prosperity that has made its record. But
admitting that the business of the country has 8
more healthier tone than "under democratic ad-
minstrations," is that any reason for allowing
trusts and com bines to prey upon the common peo-
pie? Is it? If not why don't this iliustrious child
of the government and prosperity help correct the
wrong? Will he do it? Simply because factories
have been opened is logical excuse for encourag-
ing elevator and mill men and pit men in opera
ting against western farmers and if that is Towns
Iey's tactics and it is he is building oiigarchy
that will eventually rob labor of much that is its
due. This very thing Is extant today and yet
Townsley. who poses as pure blooded republic
cam is Indifferent to the exigencies of the situation!
AS postmaster at Great Bend is feeding from the
table of luxury and must repay his masters by
silence and polished prevarications-lies. If you
please. He must perpetuate republicanism by
| shouting liar. traitor, copperhead and anarchist
| against those who may differ with him on econ
omic questions because he is told to do it. great
critic and counselor, is this federal oice-holder
leha 10 tod
| thinking sort of jumping jack in the hands OF
| save-owners, If he had more love for courage
and manhood and principle than for. the
| almighty dollar, TOwnsley would get down and
away from his sxhaulted position in that it pre-
vents him from defending the rights of his OWL
| local farmers from the excrucating grip of COM
bines and trusts that fattening from their toll
is easy for this friend of aristOcracy to say 18th
country is in better financial condition than al
| any time under democratic administrations. TC
be it is but the barons and lords of the COM
| merciaI marts, the buyers and sellers and bond
| holders, did not make it so. Hardly. The inflow
| of gold from the Klondike, the output of ores
in western states and territories protective policy
and the PHILIPPINE war; are directly traceable tt
| the financial condition. of the country, and
| fewer tramps. viii Townsley deuy it? 1t is true
we ''pose a reformer'' and would rejoice to ses
| the grand old Lincoln party infused with new,
| clean enthusiasm and such whitening chesnuts a
| the Great Bend Tribune editor tipped into obliV
ion. He is opposed to political cleanness and by
opposition is traitorOus harmony in the repubi-
can party, for some will not be led to the auc
ton block, and q lifelong republican "Shep
pard" is one of them. Townsley does not ''pose a!
a reformer" but he is. He would reform all men II
his narrowness and iiliberality ridicu,
them from the republican party. Such conduct il
| deplorable no matter from whence it comes. Blu
| Townsley is another kind of "reformer." HI
poses as defender of the prohibitory law bu
yields little 'inhooance in municipal affairs o
Great Bend because of his political treachery.
| Should Townsley "pose?"-Geneseo Herald.