The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-31


the Republican ticket. 1t was our in.
tention this year to allow the campaign
fight TO 20 over without rejecting III
any way upon the candidates upon the
Democratic ticket. It is distastefuI
work for Us to assail, even in perfectly
fair manner the fitness and character Of
any candidate or any private individual.
1t would seem from the tone of the arti
cles in the organ of "Great Boom" that q
different course is desired by the opposi.
ton party. Ordinarily, We should not
reply to the attacks of man who would
get up in Convention of his own party
and lie-positively lie about what
another man told him, but in this in.
stance, as the attack was entirely unpro-
voked, We shall devote little space to
the airing OF u few thoughts about the
candidates now before the people.
The Inter- State, by implication and
inuendO, seeks to convict Mr.. Sims oi
being rich man aud places Hodgson in
the list of paupers. Both may he crime
in the eyes Ut John K. GoOdin and few
Of his special friends. That the people
will sustain this view is doubtful. We
have investigated 50 far Is is practicable
the actual condition of the three candi-
dates for sheriff Of course without CO.
operation it is difficult to tell ex-
sctly what any nlan is worth. MIR. Hodg
son has good farm and some stock. Mr..
Sims likewise. MIR. Thrasher is not
penniless by any means. 1t is probable
aud We believe it is fair statement when
we say that in actual wealth to day .ar.
Hodgs0n is better off than either Mr.
Sims Or Mr.. Thrasher. The Interstate,
however, charges that he is using money
in the campaign. 1.-The was the Inter- State
would have been bought for dollar long
before this-Boom and all. But the real
point seems to be that the people should
support Mr.. HOdgsOn, because he needs
the Office, aud Sims being wealthy, he
does not. Ii this reasoning is correct
Mr.. Thrasher should be elected.
Let Us carry this thing little further.
Mr. BOwlus, geuerOus-hearted, enter.
prising and successful business man, is
candidate against first class officer for
Register of Deeds. One is stout healthy
man; the other q cripple who really
needs the office and who cannot 60 into
the everyday walks of life and do days
work. According TO the Inter- State MIR.
Bowlus, moderately well of business
man, at least, should give way to Fast
and not run against him. Then there il
that old money shark, Mr.. Bond, run
ming for Treasurer against VIM. Mcclure.
What of him? Mr.. Bond is not un.
known in this county. Not wise and
not crazy. For years he bied the people
Of Humboldt and those who went there,
across the Neosho, by collecting toll. All
right, it was his bridge and he lad right
to charge for its use. Aud he made lots
of money. He also invested heavily in
tax titles and made his victims pay their
little old SO per cent. to redeem their
land. That was his right and he did just
what the law allowed him-and he made
more money And t. day Mr.. Bond is
the only wealthy man before the people
Of the county asking for Office. The poor
old fellow is in deadly peril of going to
the poor house and wants an Office SO he
eau more readily invest in tax-titles
Yes, that is nice reasoning, but what
else does the vapid utterances of last
weeks Interstate amount to. Incl.
dentally. we might also state, that he is
the owner and proprietor of the Inter.
State, as he said go last Friday in lola.
Of course he is running against our Re.
publican nominee because his bread and
butter depends upon it. As he is max.
ing a canvass over the county the people
will take good look at the old curiosity
and let. him 60 back to his tax. titles and
government bonds