Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
how WILL YOU Vote?
"A Last Word to the Voters of Barber
County. Vote for Good Men
and Good Principles.

1t has been the custom Of the Index in
ITS last publication before the fall election
to summarize in a general way the
principles for which the Democratic
party stands and to briefly review the
personnel Of candidates, and in our
fifteen years as publishers of the paper
this policy has been pursued. There
have been occasions. and we admit it
frankly. that candidates and the party
platforms needed apologies instead Of
endorsement and in those instances the
Index was fair enough to so state, but
this year neither the national nor state
platform needs apology. and the candi-
dates from William Jennings Bryan down
are men Of such force Of character that
no indictment could be brought against
them by the most unelenting political foe.
But the great essential question upon
which the intelligent vcter should first
satisfy himself is the matter Of principle.
Issues, not mel" is the safest motto.
If this is the guiding star Of the man who
votes there can be only one result, and
that is the election Of the Democratic
ticket.
The Democratic party this year, for
the first time in presidential campaign
since 1892, is thoroughly united on its
platform. The Republican party is
divided and in Kansas, especially, it is
hard to discover where the party stands.
The national Republican convention has
taken a strong stand against railroad
regulation, election Of u. S. senators by
popular vote, guarantee Of bank deposits,
income tax and publicity of campaign
Contributions, while on the tariff nothing
tangible is promised. The Kansas plat
form endorses part Of these demands
and evades others. 1t favors election of
y. S. senators by popular vote and
physical valuation Of railroads, in a
measure, but it evades the other popular
and vital demands Of the times. Thus
the party stands for one thing in one
section Of the country and opposes it in
another. 1t stands for La FolIetteism
(abbreviated) in Kansas. and for Cannon
ism in other states and is receiving the
usual Carnegie Gould Morgan Hartman
contributions from all parts Of the country.
The above statement Of facts can not
be denied. The Democratic party, on
the contrary. stands unequivocaIly for
the demands expuneed from the Re-
publican platform and the party from
Maine to California and from North
Dakota to Texas is united. The Kan
sas platform is in perfect harmony with
the Denver platform and hence the party
everywhere must be given credit for
sincerity.
A gillette Republican can not
vote for Taft and be consistent, and
TAFT Republican can not vote for Stubbs
and Bnstow in Kansas for the two fac
hons represent wholly different ideas. A
Bryan Democrat and a Botkin and
Farrelly Democrat stand for exactly the
same things and you can not make
mistake by voting for all Of them. This
being true, it is your patriotic duty to
vote the Democratic state and national
ticket.
THE COUNTY TICKET.
So much has been said during this
campaign Of the merits Of the Democratic
county candidates. through the columns
Of this paper, that It seems unnecessary
to say more and hence a very bnef
statement IN each individual case will
suffice at this time.
WILLIAM c. Afford
candidate for Representative, lives in
Hazelton township. He has lived in
Barber county siuce 1884 and has given
much Of his 6me to the Improvement of
the county. He has served for many
years on the municipal boards Of his city.
township and school district and has the
confidence and esteem Of his neishbors.
He is a man Of affairs and possesses all
the qualifications necessary to represent
our county in disni6ed and able man
ner In the legislature.
CHARLES w. KIDD
Is the present sheriff Of Barber county.
He is candidate for reelection. His
Official acts will bear the closest scrutiny
and his integrity as a citizen does not
admit Of doubt. He has lived in Medi-
cine Lodge since 1885, is a carpenter
by trade. and has large family to sup
port.
FRANK NJ. SHELL
candidate for county clerk, came to Bar
Der county in 1884 and lived on farm
IN Sharon township until 1895 when he
became county superintendent and NOV
ed to Medicine Lodge. He served six
years In that Office and since has divided
his time between farming and school
teaching. Clerical work IS one of his