Barbour County index., 1910-11-02
MEN AND MEASURES
The Democratic Party Offers a
Platform and Candidates of I'm
usual Excellence. Support
Them at the Polls next
Tuesday

chosen their public servants and
will have recorded their ideas as to
public policies to be enforced, for
two years to come. The election OF
1910 will be held next Tuesday, No !
Vember Sth, and this, therefore, is
the last time that The Index will go
before it's readers in the present
campaign. Naturally, the publish
ers would like to see a Democratic.
victory but this year, especially, there
is more at stake than mere party
success.
1t has been said, and correctly
said, that there is less difference in
the Democratic and Republican plat
forms of Kansas this year than eV-
er before in the states political his
tory, and therein lies the danger.
The faction now in control of the
Republican party has, as matter Of
political policy, adopted many of the
leading Democratic demands be-
cause they have become popular, but
it has also nominated candidates to
represent that platform, whose pub
lie lives have been in the main de-
voted TO opposing those principles.
Many economic reforms have been
delayed for generations because they
were committed into insincere hands
and we fear that the same fate will
befall the essential reform features
of the Republican platform this
year If the Republican ticket should
be elected. If the people Of Kansas
are sincerely in favor of the Demo
cratic principles to which the domi-
nant faction of the Republican party
processes recently to have been con-
verted, the safe and sane thing to
do is to elect the Democratic can
dldates who first promulgated these
principles.
But there is another phase of the
question. Even were it admitted
that the Stubs faction is sincerely
Democratic, the record of extrava-
gance and unreasonable taxation
made by Gov. Stubbs and his fac
tion ought to dissuade every intelli-
gent voter from casting vote
for him or them. Sinecures and use
less salary consumers have increas-
ed at an almost inconceivable ratio
during the past two years, ,and If the
ratio is maintained a few years
longer we will come to point
where one-half of the population
will be taxed to keep the other half
in idleness and luxury. 1t is plain
to be seen that the Stubs pretense
of reform and square deal'is mere
ly cloak to hide his hand while
jdisbursing the public funds among
his henchmen. The question is ur
to you, Mr.. Voter, are you going
to be duped?.
The County Ticket
Coming closer home, it is of vita,
interest that the people of Barber
county exercise wisdom and bushes:
judgment in choosing their local Of
ficers. The Democratic party offers
men of exceptional merit for The
various offices. The Index has from
week to week told of these men ant
their qualifications and a brief ref
erence to each of them will suffice
at this time on the eve of election
j. n. HERR
is the Democratic candidate for Rep
resentative. He is the present may
or of Kiowa and has made an en-
viable record as a progressive, bust
ness-like mayor, not overlooking tn
city's moral uplift, and melting ou
justice to all citizens alike. He ha
Y been engaged in the mercantile bus
mess for fifteen. years and has mad
a success of it. He was brought VI
on a farm, is well educated, has
thorough knowledge of public al
fairs, is a ready speaker and is il
every way admirably equipped t
represent Barber county creditabl
in the legislature.
]. M. GROUSE
Barber county has had some e1
cellent sheriffs and she has ais
had some several points below "me
dium." We do not hesitate to sa
in this connection that If Mr.. Crous
is elected sheriff he will measure u
to the best. He is built that wa!
When he goes into anything he put
his whole being into it. He hs
made success of farming and stoc
raising. He is a man Of strong II
dividuality, high integrity, and gres
executive ability-just the clemens
needed in the sheriff's office. r
knows every foot Of this part Of th
state and If elected criminals will n
''play horse" with him.
R.. L. GROENDYCKE
Is our present excellent count