Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-09-20
PRESS FOR A BOLT.
Kansas Republican Newspapers Fight
Bull Modsers. =.


Moose in Kansas anil Though the
columns Of some Of tie most widely
= quoted party pnpers in the state, is
running words of encouragement for
the crowd beading the bolt on the
Progressive canEddc Ees wjhcse names
appear on the Republican state ticbet
Against the Roosevelt electors is the
greatest cry, but many of the stsGn-
chest Republican papers of the state
are linking Stubs, Capper, Akers,
Austin and the Progressive congress
mem with the Bull Moose crowd and
loudly cry for their political scalps.
Such papers as John S. Gilmore's
Fredonia Citizen, w. E. Blackburn IS
Anthony Republican, Bert Walkers
Osborne Farmer, Ewing Herbert S
Brown County World, E. E. KeI.ey's
Toronto Republican, Tom Thompson
Howard Counart, Ralph Faxon's Gar
den City Telegram and a score of
OthSes eare leading the bClt of tie
Bull Moose in the Republican col
umn.. What does it maen? Ask the
politician. He is as puzzled and wor
Eied as you. Never before has such
a.condition existed in Kansas. Even
in the old palmy days when Kansas
turned upside down and elected the
Pops from road overseer to governor
even einothose days it was differ
ent. eThe party papers stood up and
fought the battle of their panty. They
bIed. and died for the cause. But
this year the cid staunch, tried and
true COUNTRY press Dis drawing away
and taking stock with the enemy,
Old politicians will tell you that
many. battles have teen won and lost
in Kansas through the influence of
the little country weeklies-the same
papers that are this year driving
'tacks Nm the political records of some
Of the men who have a place on the
state ticket. This Is what a few of
Ehem bad to say last week about
political conditions in Kansas: ..
This layman has always been a
Republican and he INTENDS to stay
that way. But his eyes have beaH
opened to the solemn fact that the
stables need clearing. Also the devil
has taken up his abode among us.
NoW we can't drive the devil back
to his jungle lair by sprinkling holy
. water on him. We have tried that
scheme for the past six year. It has
utterly failed. But the 10000 loyal
Republicans in Kansas have votes
that if properly placed will do "a
whole Ilct of good. We know of one
that is going to be placed in the pro-
Der spot. We know of 400 mere of
the same kind in Osborne county.
There may be more. The number is
look upon this as heresy, coming from
: staid old paper that flung the Re
publican banner ito THE breeze since
nhe buffalo grnzed within two blocks
pr its back door. But it isn't hereSy.
1t is patriotism. We would rather 20
forth to fight in the cause we believe
10 be just and fall in battle than to
sat like a coward in our tent for fear
pf losing 10 cents wcNth of business
And we stand forth and proclaim that
We are juts as good a Republican
rs any man whose foot ever trod the
green sward Of the Solomon valley
1--WE have enlisted to apply the fire
and sword to cleanse the party of dts
parasites, confident that the coming
events will endorse Our ways. "-os-
borne FARMER
In Vermont and last week ait St.
LOUIS. Colonel Roosevelt declared DOS.
rtively and emphatioally for Progress.
sive tickets, separate and apart from
e eNther the Republican or the Demo-
cratic; that above all things, the new
patty should heed the admonitiop
Thou Shalt Not Steal and also Tho
Shalt not bear false witness against
Chy QaighbOr.' Both of these quota.
lions seem to apply very aptly TO
she Roosevelt electors ON the Repub.
Aca9 ticket, where they are liars in
pretending to be Republicans and
enieVes in that they rob the Republi.
eans Of the state of the right TO vote
Tor president. Yet, it will be seen
mat when Colonel Roosevelt visits
KANSAS as he will this month, he will
reverse. himself to the extent OF cor.
0ahly endorsing the present intoler.
abs condition and his followers win
throw up their hats and split their
'hroats oyer it."-Anthony Republi.
can.
BAN White, national committee
man Or the National Progressive
party, with Stubs and Bristow and
Capper assisting. has booted the ele-
phant fnOm the premises and the
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