Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-06
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
The Peoples Rally in School Dis.
trict 81 Well Attended.

About twenty-five voters and several
ladies' attended the Peoples rally in
school distriht 81, last Monday afternoon.
Charles Howe was elected chairman.
After few remarks, the chairman in
troduced ". 8. Tilton to the audience.
Mr.. Tilton restated the charges which he
had made at the Wilcox school house
against the ring outfit. He gave Hudson
Harlan as the name of the tool who, at
the beckon of the ringsters in Wa-Keeney,
had circulated lot of stuff which can
have no business in campaign conduct
ed by honorable men. Our statutes pro-
vide severe punishments for various
crimes less heinous than these Of
Hudson Harlan's. And this man Harlan
carries from the county superintendent a
certificate to teach in our schools. One
of the guarantees of this certificate is that
the possessor has good moral character.
Have the voters of Trego county any use
for this class of moral character? This
is the question.
Mr.. Tilton surveyed the action of the
judge of the twenty-third judicial district,
and cited the statement of this officer that
he CTilton) had not favored the location
of the forestry station at Ogallah. The
speaker demonstrated that the caucus
packing judge had no reason other than
political prostitution for making such a
statement. Tilton did favor the location
of the forestry station at Ogallah, and
Mr.. Osborn knew it. G. A. Hoar was
incidentally mentioned in connection with
his gratitude and how he showed it at
Ogallah just prior to the July IA caucuses
by aiding in putting up job against
Tilton and at the same time against the
well-known wishes of the bulk of the
voters in Ogallah township. The sound
from S. J. Osborn's mouth had been
Hoar's inspiration. The people Of Ogal-
lab township, the speaker said, would
rebuke at the polls this attempt to lie
out of standing man who had done
something, and that cheerfully, for the
people of Ogallah township.
The general still-hunt plan of the little
Wa-Keeney ring which was pursued for
months in the outside townships for the
purpose Of lying against Tilton to the
mass of voters, who were known to be
for him, was unmasked and presented in
its true deformity.
Captain Hanna's acceptance of the
nomination under such circumstances, if
he was posted-and the speaker thought
Osborn had seen to that-simply places
him in the position of the receiver of
stolen professionally culpable with the
fellows who did the stealing.
Bossed Shepard was reminded that we
were not in the limiting business; that
both he and the stenosrapher, hired by
the ring, were present, and that between
them something like truthful report of
this meeting would be expected. State
the charges against the ring, and don't
do any more Of your lying about our
merely limiting, was the advice to Bossed
Shepard.
Judge Hutzel was called out. He
made good talk, and sent blow after
blow between the ringsters' eyes.
Geo. Baker, in response to calls, COM
pared the candidates on the two tickets.
He made good points.
w. s. Knapp was induced, after re-
peated efforts, to take the floor. He gave
it to the Wa-Keeney ring bosses in
vigorous and eloquent terms.
Frank Campbell, the candidate for
county neutrality-suspicious., by the way,
is teaching in district 31-made few re-
marks to the point.
The meeting was a success from every
standpoint.