Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-19

from the minority. The good
roads law which makes it pos
Sible to build bOulevards, rock,
dirt or macadam roads is not a
law by reason of the support
given it by either wing Of the
majority party-but in spite of
it.
The bills providing for state
printing plant and the state de-
pOSitory law that have saved
the state thousands of dollars, re-
ceived that necessary democratic
vote that was given to other mer-
itoriouS measures. The demo.
Gratis were found on the firing
line at all times voting for ev.
cry just meaSre-they have In
itiated reform movements in this
state and they have not been Civ
en- credit for them. They stand
for everything that tends to linn
it the CONTROL of corporations =
the betterment of mankind and
the general welfare of the state
There must be no backward SteI
In the movement for genuine re
form measureS-but we should
be equally careful to avoid freal
legislation. The democrats should
exact pledge from every candi
date for the legislature that they
will not cOuntenance a cOmprO
mise Of the railroad freight rat,
= law-the anti-paSS bill, or an,
, other reform measure. Thes
= laws are upon the statute book
, today because the democrats de
/ clared for them and the peopl
, believed in their declarations
1t would be a crime to entertain
a thought of amending the pr
, mary election law unless it be t
, make it stronger if possible.
: The democratic stand on thes
: meaSures-their united suppol
: made pOSSible-can not be mis-
! taken Our party will counter
ance no tempOrizing; no amend
mentS that will vitiate these en-
actments' nor stay the growth 0
OF the state is composed Of broa,
honest reform. The democrae
guaged men inspired by principi
and the sting of defeat has NO
Swayed us from our purpose. W
recognize that all of the virtu,
OF good government is not en-
comprised solely in our party de
claratiOns and that there are sin
cere men in both wings of tn,
dominant party, it does appear
Just trifle unusual to the cash
al observer to see one man a can
didate for both governor and I'm
tied States Senator at one and
the same time. The independ.
ent voter is the purifying ele.
ment In politics and it behooves
any party, that wishes to per.
petuate itself, to declare for
men and measures that will in.
splre the confidence and support
OF these men for this independent
vote holds the balance of power,
and their actions will dictate q
triumph OF the people over par.
ty control and victory of the
right over wrong. The two Ell.
ementS Of the dominant party
emphatically discredit the com
mon honesty of each other and in
dong 50 they hardly bespeak the
support of the great body Of
thinking men of Kansas par.
ty that impugns the honesty Of
Onehalf of its members and this
condemnation, is equally bitter
by both factions, does not occupy
a vantage ground and cannot con
slStently ask support from those
they now publicly brand dishon.
est. No man, men or party
can inspire the confidence of the
public when it does not believe il
Its own integrity. I believe tn,
people of this state desire 3
change in its administrative .af
fairs, The ceaseleS wrangle il
the republican party of the pas
lew years prompts the hope tina
individual republicans are nov