Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-10-21
THE COUNTY ELECTION.

LIE COthL bLEO i IO4'.
During the past two months the
canvass for county offices has been
active and at times very far from
agreeable. Tho election will take
place next Tuesday week and there
is now but little time for the can
didatcs TO work. There are two
sets OF candidates in the field, viz:
The Peoples Ticket and u social
cd Republican ticket headed by
Carl Schutzo for county judge. The
candidates on the Republican tick
ct have been very busy circulating
all kinds of improbable stories and
trying to prejudice the colorcd
voters and some of our German
citizens who are unable to read or
speak English, against the Peoples
ticket by charging up shOrtcom-
ings of former Republican county
administrations TO the preset adj
ministratlon, and by charging that
during the present administration
the Germans and tho colorcd mon
have not had fair representation
in the jury box. There Is not a
word OF truth in either charge. 1t
has also been charged that the
present administration has been
cxtravagant in tho expenditure of
county funds. This is also q false
charge. But they have laid tho
greatest street on fealty to the Re-
publican party as such. These
men know that the Republican
party in Texas, so far as state Off
ccs or congressman is concerned, is
dead IN that respect the state is
overwhelmingly Democratic. I'm
der Republican county ruIo the
tax payers wore robbed of S25, 900
in cash by a Republican county
treasurer and the affairs of the
county were grossly mismanagcd.
The condition of the bridges
throughout the county is too well
known to need any reference. The
Peoples ticket was brought out on
the petition of a largo number Of
good citizens, voters belonging 10
both political parties and residing
in every part of our county. With
one exception the candidates are
our present county officers. La
fayette Kirk, candidate for county
judge was elected two years ago
over one of the most popular and
best known men in tho county.
Ho has made an exceptionally
good judge. N. E. Dever has made
US ono of the best sheriffs the coun-
ty has ever had. District clerk
Herbst has been attentive to his
duties and has his Office and re-
cords in n better condition than
they ever were. County clerk
Lewis has held his Office for ten
years and can't be defeated. Coun-
ty collector SchIenker is acknowl-
edged to have no superior IN the
state. Treasurer Minkwitz can
always be found in his Office dur
ing business hours and his accounts
with the county always balance to
q cent. County surveyor Won
Belberstoin has no opposition for
for tho reason that there is not a
man in tho Republican ranks in
this county who is competent to
fill the position. For tho impor-
tant Office ofcounty assessor. Hen.
o. Robertson is the Peoples can
didate. He has heretofore filled
the position in satisfactory man
mer; being a farmer himself he is
well acquainted with the value of
farms, improvements and stock,
and will do his duty to all. The
record of tho administration is
above reproach it has been entire
ly satisfactory TO the conservative
and taxpaying citizens of this
county, and in addition TO that the
county is in better financial con-
ditlon to.day than IL has boon since
the war. The present administra-
lion has paid over $4,000 back
Indebtedness contracted while the
Republicans were in power. Every
citizen who favors an honest and
as well as economical ad-
ministration of county affairs, will |
90 to the polls and cast his ballot
for the Peoples ticket.