Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-22
NIB. LEG4ZE's MISSION.

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isfy every just demand for informar
ton, the sixth of November shall
not come without our readers under
standing the precise political situa-
ton in Trego county.
In speaking of Hon. James F.
Legate, we shall do so only as his
friend. He has been kind and
fatherly to US when we needed ad-
vice. His ability is Of that high
order which makes it an honor to
have him for a friend. He is per-
haps of all Kansans, with an
exception Or two, the ablest political
manevrer. Mr.. Legate, as our
people generally understand, is
abroad in Kansas for the purpose Of
making Republican speeches and
efecting reconcilliations in counties
where the Republicans are not
united in the support Of one local
ticket. At Wa-Keeney and Collyer,
Mr.. Legate talked to our people
from the rostrum, urging, in his
peculiarly impressive manner, the
support of the straight Republican
county ticket. In his speech at
Wa-Keeney, he appealed to W. S.
Tilton in vehement terms to with
draw from the ticket, and thus
do himself clifton and the Repub-
lican party a great service. Mr..
Legate, in his impassioned appeal,
attempted to convince US that we
were incensed at a set of good fel-
lows; that the men we censure for
having defrauded US out Of our
rights would appreciate our with
drawal and be ready to assist US in
two years from now; that by perse-
vering in this move we would wreck
the Republican party in this county.
We have stated briefly --r. Leg
ate's position upon the political
situation in this county. We shall
now state our own: As far as the
election Of Captain Hanna Or Mr..
Tilton is concerned, merely the
men and the methods of the prelim-
mary canvass are to be considered.
Why? Because nobody in Trego
county, who is acquainted with the
men, will place the Republicanism
Of Mr.. Tilton below that Of Captain
Hanna. 1t is known by all men
who care to know that w. S. Tilton,
in accepting the nomination Of the
Peoples convention, declared that
he yielded not particle Of his Re-
publicanism on that account. He
declared in emphatic terms that he
IS better Republican than any
man or set Of men who will DELHI
erately form ring for the purpose
IF swindling the people out of their
choice Of nominees. We deny abso-
utely that it is a good service in
behalf Of any party for one of its
members to encourage perpetual
ion of dirty fraud by refusing to
scotch that fraud upon its first posi-
i've manifestation. The ringsters
IN Wa-Keeney who deliberately
the Republicans of the
out Of their choice Of the
nominee for representative, and
foisted upon the people set Of can
lidates who stand upon the plain
platform of official barter and tall
ying may be the fellows who are
lching to do the proper thing in
politics hereafter. If they are,
heir ache is sudden. The fact is, |
here is not a thing in such talk as
his, and we give Mr.. Legate the
:redit Of having sense enough to
now it. In regard to wrecking
he Republican party in Trego
ounty, the accusation, if it has
ny backing, strikes a majority of |
he Republican voters Of Trego
ounty. This, we aim to declare,
5 the size Of the Republican sup
'ort Of the Peoples movement in
his county. That this majority of
he Republican voters, who are act
ng in defense Of their rights against
he revolutionary methods of few