White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-11-02
Go to the Election.

Go to the Election.
Let every voter go to the election. on
next Tuesday.
The only way in which the true wishes
Of the people can be expressed. is for ev-
cry legal voter to attend the election, and
vote his sentiments, disregarding urgings.
coaxings. and all other appliances to the
contrary.
There are two tickets in the field. One
was nominated by ConYention compos-
ell of few men, not representing the
wishes of the people. without any partic-
ular regard to qualifications, but with the
hope of forcing it upon the people. under
the pretence that it is the genuine party
ticket. The other is independent, COM
posed in part of men who have faithfully
served the people during the past two
years, ard wholly of men who are well
known throughout the County.
The leader of the Convention ticket
was once in the position for which be is
again candidate; and when be left it,
the debt was large and increasing; the
credit of the County was reduced to
twenty-five cents on the dollar; there was
no system in our County finances and
everything was in the most wretched con-
dition. Since be has been out. order has
been brought ont of chaos in County sf-
fairs. County Scrip has been brought up
to nine'y five cents on tho dollar, and the
debt is being reduced at the rate of one
thousand dollars per month. If taxes
have been somewhat higher. it is because
everything which the County has to pur-
chase has greatly increased in price. which
was beyond the control Of our County
officers. If the independent candidates
are elected, there is every prospect that
when their term of two fears expires,
they will hand the County over free from
debt; on the contrary, if Larzelere & Co.
are successful, judging of the future from
the past, there is no telling how deeply
they will plunge the County into debt.
1t is an important consideration to have
sober men in Office. All the Independent
candidates are such while at least two,
if not three, Of the bogus Convention
nominees are men of Incorporate habits;
and in one. locality. whiskey shop and
its proprietor are doing the principal part
of the work for their ticket.
Public officers should be men OF good
business qualifications. The independent
candidates are all of this kind; while
many of their opponents are notoriously
deficient in business tact.
We have endeavored to show, within
the past two or three weeks. why the
Convention ticket was not worthy of sup
port. They have set of speakers ira
versing the County, endeavoring to show
the contrary-not exactly that. either ;
for their effort is not so much directed to.
ward convincing the people why their
candidates should be elected, as to pro.
mitigating random charges and ISLANDERS
against our present County officers, many
of whom are not candidates for re-elec-
tion. Their efforts consist of barfaced
assertions and pretended statistics, which
may succeed in deceiving Q few persons
who make it practice to believe all the
harm they hear Of others. but which can
have no effect upon those who reason and
investigate for themselves.
We believe the issue is made Up, and
the people ready to vote. The counting
of the votes is what will decide the con-
test, after all.
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