Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-19
For Roosevelt and Oraddook.

For Roosevelt and Oraddock.
The Western Life, published at
Leavenworth, a republican paper
with a large circulation through
out Kansas, especially in the
eastern one-third of the state,
has the following to say editori-
Ially:
! ssThe same trusts that Presi-
! dent Roosevelt is denouncing in
his speeches in the south today,
w. I'll. Craddock, the candidate
for governor, is denouncing in
Kansas. The same trusts that
have served notice on President
Roosevelt that he cannot have
the Republican nomination for
president in 1904 are fighting
w. Ell. Craddock of Kansas.
cit was Roosevelt, as governor
of New York, who made the first
tax fight, Craddock is only going
to carry out in Kansas what
Roosevelt did for New York.
The men who are for Roosevelt,
must be for Craddock to be con-
sistent. The Republican leaders
in Kansas are not in sympathy
with Roosevelt. The resolution
at Wichita, indorsing him, was
Ipassed to please the people, not
because the leaders wanted them.
ssThe Republican machine in
Kansas is in the hands of the
railroads and corporations.
Bailey was nominated on the
suggestion of the railroad at
torneys. Heis the railroad COM
panies' candidate, and is defend
ing them in his campaign. If
President Roosevelteis the expo
nent of national Republicanism,
then Craddock is a better Republi-
can than Bailey, and ought to
have the support of the Republi-
cans of Kansas.
eve are in favor of Craddock
| for governor of Kansas for the
same reason that we are in favor
of Roosevelt for president. The
time has come when it is neces-
sary for the trusts to be regu-
Ilated.>- Roosevelt, in the presi-
dential chair, and Craddock as
governor of Kansas, will do more
to accomplish this than any
other men we know of. The Re-
publicans Of Kansas will make
no mistake by casting their votes
flor CraddOck.
| "HAvE confidence" was the
republican cry. ''Have conf
dence, and all will be WE'LL" The
great manufacturers got their
employees mostly to vote the
republican ticket on the sscon-
Ifdence" racket. But there is dan
ger of the game being overwork-
ed. The new harvester combine
began it's work promptly. 1t
has discharged over 10000
clerks and statesmen and the end
is not yet. ALI of the money
saved in this way will go into
the pockets of the members of
the trust. Let the good work
lgo on. These fellows have got
some of ''the full dinner pail. "
Whoop it up for the republican
party and the trusts!
i Some of the newspapers are
| publishing a lot of rot about
. Kelly the Republican candidate
for state treasurer. They say
he is a defaulter. If he is, and
they can prove it, why9in thund-
er don't they do SO? In our
opinion Kelly is as clean a man
| as there is on the tlcket.-Bush-
ton News, (Republican.)
PROVEN beyond the per-adven-
ture of doubt, Mr.. News man,
and acknowledged SO by dozens
of the cleanest republican papers
Of Kansas. And you say Kelly
sis as clean a man as there is on
the ticket God help the dirty
men, then; and God help the
State of Kansas if you be correct
on the latter proposition, and
your ssclean man. ticket should
win.
IT WILL be easy for democrats
: and populists to vote, this fall
One cross in the circle at The