Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-10-14
County Ticket.

s'ool "'str'ct In the county. There
is also a ticket, or part of a ,;c..t
brought out by a faction in this conn,
ty who style themselves oree,h.,.k-
Anis ucket was put in nomina-
tom by a very meagerly attended meet
ing. The party WHO put the ticket
in the field knew it could have no
show at all without the Republican
vote. There are about 800 Cream
oackers and 900 Republicans in the
county. The Greenbackers had
cheek enough to put this ticket up
without giving the Republicans anv
representation on ii, and then ask
them to vote for it. The Rcpubli-
cans, with the motto, .~.anythine 10
peat the Democracy," will vote this
ticket. So we have two tickets. the
democratic and the Republican
Greenback- Bob tailed ticket. Let MS
notice the men personally without
regard to politics. The Greenback-
ers and Republicans claim thew have
the most worthy men. Let us forget
our politics and go up a tree and see.
REPRESENTATIVE.
The Democrats have before the
--
people for this leading position, G..
q. Daniel, of Vandalia. Charlie is
a young man of talent, of education,
experience, ambition and honor. He
has had rare opportunities to become
what he is-a representative man of
the county. He is a promising young
man, well posted on all issues of
the day, and is at the head of a most
successful mercantile firm he is also
largely interested in the farming in
terests of the county, owning and
controlling one of the largest farms
in the county. Where could we find
a more representative man, or one
better suited to protect the interests
Of the masses of the people? Know
ing what to do, Charlie will always
be found at the front acting.
The Greenbackers have put before
the people Irwin J. Sims. Personally
Irv. is a clever gentleman and for all
we know q first rate farmer. This
said, ''nuff said" He is not the
man for the place. In our opinion
he is no way fitted to represent the
best interests Of this county, He is
far from being sound on Che main
and only issues Of the day. He is
supported by the soreheads, and a few
honest, but benighted men, who have
been cajoled into the idea that when
Irv. Is elected money will be made
out of all our old clothes (Which we
guess is the CASEY and the Republi-
can party of this county, who care
not whether a man is fitted or not,
just SO he is not Democrat. Place
the two men side by side, stripped
of all party claims Or c~olors, C. G..
Daniel would receive the vote of the
people as the man best fitted for the
place.
PROBATE JUDGE.
S. M. Edwards, the old Democrat
ic war horse, is the only candidate
for this Office. The Greenbackers
could find no man in their party to
nominate and they would not noml-
nate a Republican because they knew
they would get the Republican vote
without asking it. It is all the same +;
they could not have nominated a man
that would come within a 1000 votes
of beating Judge Edwards.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
For prosecuting attorney we find
they have made no nomination against
J. Med. Trimble. They could find
no man who would accept a rJmina-
ton for this Office. "Why?" Be-
cause they have no man in their fac
ton who dare aspire: to this office.
Trimble is one of the best prosecu-
tors in the State and will poll the
full strength Of the Republican and
Democratic parties.
SHERIFF.
1t Is the custom of the Democratic
party to distribute its offices among
its best men all over it's territory and
in all of its classes of business men J..
The office of sheriff being generally
given to a farmer, D.. D. Woodward,
than whom there is not a nor hon.
est or deserving man, in every way
Qualified for the Office, is the nomi-
nee. Dan is we'll known all over the
county and there is no need for us to
tell our readers that he is all that be
should be to succeed our now Illus
~trious sheriff. His being the nomi-
nee of the party is a sufficient guaran-
tee that he is the right man for the
right place.
, J. F. Harrison, the Greenback
l nominee is also a farmer and a very
popular gentleman. The only thing
we know against him is that he il
. found in bad company. He is being
made the tool of a disappointed fac
j ton. He did not want to run fol
the Office. We don't suppose he ap'
proves Of the tenets of the party ant
are sorry to see him in the position
n of .sLittle Dog Tray There is ne
reason. why the Soreheads and He