Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-10-05
THE DIFFERENCE.


From the Kiowa News-Review. Republican
While the republican ring apparently
considers the county Offices be-
longing to the Medicine Lodge crowd
of officeholders and Office seekers, the
Democrats believe and practice what
they believe to be right that all parts of
the county shall have an equal chance
at the offices. and, in making nomina-
tons, every precinct in the county and
every Democrat shall be given an equal
and fair show.
The late republican county conyen-
ton was run by and in the interests of
the ring leaders and their servants.
The democratic county convention
was composed of representative Demo.
Gratis selected by their party in the
various precincts to represent the PEG
pie, irrespective of the ambition of
individual leaders and office seeking
politicians.
GOOD men were in both conventions.
but the majority III the republican con-
Ventlon had no voice in the naming of
the ticket-tbat was done by the ring
weeks ago-and all they were there for
was to say amen whenever the chair.
man pressed the button. On the
other side the democrats were
assembled in convention to consider the
claims of all aspirants for Office. tn
weigh their true worth as men, as de.
serving members of the party and their
popularity with the mass of the people.
and last, but not least, their running
qualities, and after watching the work.
ing of the convention and closely
scrutinizing the motive and aim of
every move and nomination made we
are compelled to admit that the demo
Gratis are not as bad as their reputation.
but have learned from the anti.re-
publican machine leaders and advo-
Gates OF purer and better methods in
politlcs (the same that brought Hoch
TO the front)tO let all members of their
party have voice in the selection of
candidates for offices of honor, trust
and profit.
During the past twenty years we
nave attended all republican and
democratic county conventions held in
Barber county we could conveniently
as delegate or spectator.
We did not deem 1t worth the time
TO attend the last republican county
convention, because we knew tor some
time what was the object of the party
leaders in the county; how they had
planned the convention and what
would be the result of the formallty.
IL was machine work from inception to
delivery. and as great care was taken
IN setting the pegs not cog slipped.
1t the Republicans throughout the
county are satisfied with the way they
are buncoed and handled by the few
ling leaders at the county seat and their
serving strikers in some OF the more
important precincts they haye a per.
feet right To do SO, but for the same
| reason they should not find fault with
their brethren-and there are many
who will not stand the dictatorship.
the coercion and the fraud perpe
trated under the trademark of Roose.
welt Republication to gather in the
| spoils of office for the few republican
schemers at the expense of the re-
publican party and the people at large.
The difference between the repub.
lican and the democratic, county ticket
is, the first was nominated by and in
the interest of few republican bosses
and ringleaders, the second was nomi-
mated by the leaders and rank and file
of the party. Good men are on either
one of the tickets, but there is great
difference In the manner and purpose
of their nomination. Tie bosses had
it all their own way to fix the republi-
can ticket to suit their individual pur.
pose. The democratic candidates were
selected by the representatives of the
democratic party for their qualification,
their social standing and their popu-
larity with the masses, or, in other
words, their strong running qualities.
The voters in the county are the jury
and the judges to decide what ticket
shalfbe elected.