Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-10

SIDE over the senate Of the United states in
order that their interests man be secured,
inasmuch as it was made by a man who is
a candidate for the suffrages of the Amer
lean people, inasmuch as it was made by
petuation of the regime of hypocrisy and
revolution in the white house. who is re-
of British influence over our people still
more complete. / will notice this speech to
the republican party feels compelled to re-
sort to.
rhey STAND fop 1 sns sr and disorder.
for dishonesty and dishonor. for license
and disaster at home, and cowardly shrink
"This is a reflection on the intelligence
and patriotism and the honor OF every
insult to the six and one half.million Of
men who supported Mr.: Bryan in 1896. and
to support him in 1900.
The question arises: Is this the language
of a sincere and discreet man, and there
fore worthy of notice, or is it simply the
hysterical rant of a political mountebank
and therefore to be treated with con-
HE gives no facts and advances no argu-
ments in support of this charge. It is sim
dence. Aside from truthfulness, it involves
his sincerity and discretion.
Incidents of a Public Career.
''Who. then, is this man. and what is his
history? Personalities are offensive and 1
will not indulge in them. But. surely,
may ask who it is that is berating us.
ii will notice only few of the Incidents
the ms Of his and
FIND it af Ss that me
on one occasion he reused the hopes
class as which by by eaea the re
But he at once dashed these hopes by turn
ing around and voting with and for these
very criminal rich whom he had de-
I'm the years 1878 he held federal Of
flee in Washington, and in order to escape
two h in, Nov Vnrk he cIC
an affidavit and swore before the ever
living God that he was not a citizen of New
constitution N no. of New York he would not
have been eligible for the office of governor
a. nomination 'ai and election to that Once
he showed that he did not believe his own
he does not believe the charge that he has
made against us?
Killed Spaniard.
''It is next recorded that he entered the
Wac IN ah Nv nnfhsr NAN Re
succeeded by means of that modern weapon
irnir kmown as W. we tSan
Gen. Grant did in four years of hard fight
end me Mho 10 as sn OF with
his own hand shot down and killed Span
aS that ns sn et the rnn
closed in and fired twice, missing the first
and killing the sseond fbt He then boasts nd
so it is. He is the first brave man to shoot
an enemy in the back
again, the modern historians tell us that
it was he who first demonstrated to man
kind that however useful the camera may
be to science, to art and to industry, its
true mission is to develop tin plate heroes.
'"rhe records at Albany show that the
taxing. the franchises of corporations--a
most righteous law But the records also
show that at the demands of Tom Plat
and the corporations he reconvened the leg
islature in extra session and had it change
this law as the corporations dictated.
H'ThP canal fund of New York had been
robbed OF about So, coo 900 by republican pol
prosecution. the governor has not brought
| one of these men to justice.
History records the fact that the gov
| ernor has never lost an opportunity, when
| standing In the temple or the market place.
the as searehed n Vain
any evidence of performance. The volume
Of profession Is full but the page of per-
Vulgar Assaults Ignored.
ct wish to avoid even the appearance of
severity. and. have not the language
to properly characterize this mans career,
to defend criminal aggression and the
abandon nm 81 Of plain duty by the presi-
of conquest. the burning of towns, the
| liberty. But the democratic party Will pay
1 no attention to his vulgar assaults.
| Let us read again from his speech:
in free silver. This decision was reached
|
of faith in their Scent dollar after ali.
candidate for so dignified an office as the
vice presidency should do, he would have
Of delegates at the Kansas City convention.
| One set wanted simply to reaffirm the Chi
h cfeas
| a plank on the financial question as could
be framed, a reafhrmation was all that was
| necessary.
1.-The other set of delegates insisted on
having special reiteration of the financial
plank: and they prevailed. Had they failed
affirmed, the principles for which the party
| not a difference of principle between the
delegates, but simply a difference of opin-
ion as to the most effective way of stating
that principle to the country. The governoT
| certainly knew this.
"Now: when democrat stoops to misrep-
| resentation he is called a pettifogger and a
| dema gogue. but suppose that when the re-
stoops to do this it viii be called strenuous
The Administrations Philippine policy
| was carefully investigated, and showed
| clearly how that policy was leading on to
militarism. and then in closing he said:
/ LincOln's immortal Words.
Listen to the immortal words of Abra-
What constitutes the bulwarks of on,
liberty and independence? It is not oul
is in the love Of liberty, which God has
|
which prizes liberty the heritage of al
men in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this
spirit and you have planted the seed of des
| potism at your own doors. Familiariz<
yourself with the chains of bondage and
you prepare your own limbs to wear them
Accustomed to trample on the rights of 9th
| ers, you have lost the strength of your owl
| independence and become the fit subjects OF
the first cunning tyrant who rises among
| you.
They who deny freedom to others de
| serve it not for themselves, and under
| just God cannot long retain it.
II Now, my friends, We propose to StoI
| this criminal aggression into which thu
| syndicate and the British amba ssador hav,