Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-05
II is Worthy Of the Most Careful Read.
ing and Study.
MEANS MUCH FOR KANSAS,

special privileges for none, and we
once more declare that the true end
OF all good government is the great.
est good for the greatest number.
CheriShing the constitution as the
supreme law, We declare that
wherever that immortal document
declares or suggests the policy of our
government, We make it our guide.
We stand for constitutional money,
constitutional taxation, for constitu.
tional control of interstate and for
elgn commerce, for a constitutional
foreign policy; at the same time fav-
oring all such changes in the consti-
tuition as may from time to time be-
come necessary for the protection
and preservation of the rights of the
people.
Time and events have justified
every contention and fulfilled every
prophecy of the Democratic party.
We congratulate the Democratic
party and the country upon the tri-
umphant vindication Of the quantitive
theory of finance, a Democratic doc
trlne, and upon the benefits of an ex.
banded currency.
FOR A JUST TARIFF.
We remind the public of the fact
that the late President Mckinley was
preparing to abandon, If he had not
actually abandoned, the extreme doc.
trine of protection; that the present
occupant of the White House has
made so much progress in the knowl.
edge Of the truth as to declare that
the "tariff is not sacred" and that
tie most intellectual and conscientious
elements ofthe Republican party now
agree with the Democracy thai the
tariff is shelter for trusts, enabling
the tariff barons to collect enormous
tribute from the American people
while selling the same wares to for
eigners at a much lower rate. This
gives the lie to the pretense that such
protection is necessary and consti
tutes crime against the American
people. We therefore renew our oft
repeated demand that all tariff legis.
lation be restricted to laying duties
for revenue only.
FOR lust RAILROAD FRElGHTS ANT
PASSENGER RATES.
We believe that faithful public ser.
vice, by whomsoever performed
should be commended and rewarded
Railways are public highways
Railways are common carriers and
public servants. They are given
franchises and great powers, with the
implied agreement on their part thai
they will serve the. public impartially
for just compensation, This they
should be required by law and com
PEELED by public authority to do.
We declare that we are not eLemies
but friends of the railroad companies
We are proud Of their efficiency a.
mediums of transportation and re
| joice in their northumberland scientific
development, and their improved
facilities for transportation Of person
and property; and we pledge our
selves to defend their every right ani
redress their every wrong. Yet vi
can not shut Our eyes to the approach
of elections, and at all times plair
facts, nor submit to the rule of th,
state and nation by railroad influence
We, therefore, demand of the boar,
of railroad commissioners an homes
and earnest enforcement Of all pro
visions ofeIisting laws against rebate
and all manner of discrimination; ant
of the legislature, fair supplementary
legislation to the end that both th,
railroads and public may have justice
AGAINST THE FREE PASS.
OF all evil of railroad diScrimina
tons none is so iDsidlous, so con
slant, and so powerful for evil, as tn
free and complimentary pass.