The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-05-30
Onna Farm.


these days! What . study Of Va
rious aad ever changing shades Of
delicate colors the adjacent fields
Offer! The rye, with Its pale olive
green. becoming . shade Paler -
the heads crown Its luxurious
growth. The wheat . short
time ago was like immense stretches
Of. dark sea-green. eOntrasted then
with the pale emerald green Of the
Cat fields. when presto, change!
the wheat thrusting forth its long,
promising, pale, yellow ish-green
heads, changes the color OF the gar
ment Of the wheat fields, while the
oats in their luxurious growth have
stolen the darker green Of their
neIghboriBg wheat fields, and now
o few Of the earlier oat fields begin to
clothe themselves with the pale
blue-greeu Of the oat head. Soon
the pale yellowish-green Of the
wheat fields will begin to yield to
the final change to golden yellow
The oats will gradually change 70
lighter color till all trace Of their
blue-green will give place to the
welcome white Of the ripened grain.
Then even at q long distance the eye
will be able to trace the line that
divides the dark-green corn fields
from the paler emerald green Of the
sugar cane. He must be dead to the
enjoyment OF beauty who cannot
take pleasure In witnessing the
rapid and ever beautiful changes
wrought by the pencil Of mother
nature. A few months ago Il
seemed n though nothing less than
baptism by immersion could save
OUT poor dried fields. The sub-sOil
seemed TO be dried down - far any
body had the heart and strength TO
dig. And we got the baptism. All the
rain needed has fallen, % that We
have the prospect Of an abundant
crop Of wheat, rye, oats, potatoes
aud corn as Nell as weeds and
candidates for the county offices to
be filled this fall. There seems to
be no lack OF patriotic desire to
serve the publle-for . consideration.
This 10 we'll. There would be no harm
in Il II the number Of candidates
were much greater than at present.
Now that we nominate by the Craw-
ford county system, and not he who
can best manipulate 3 convention,
or make q SLATE" but he who has
the most Republican votes in the
county who think him the best man
for the place, il nominated. We
can well afford to have . large num-
Der Of candidates fer each offsce.
Shall We pledge our efforts: Some
very worthy men are asking voters
to pledge themselves to their sup
port for this or that place. Suppose
that when all the candidates are out
there shall he one we think more
Of the place than to the
man to whom our support IL pledged,
then whether should we be faithful
to our pledge or faithful to our duty
~ citizens? A pledge IL . snare.
The only excuse for seeking pledges
IL that in the preliminary canvass
for the nomination there are ex-
penses regarded rs legitimate, 50
that the candidate may desire to
know something Of his chances be-
fore lac incurs this expense. But In
answer TO this we think that the pu-
rity Of our elections demands that
even these so-called legitimate eI-
penses be discouraged, or cut down ,
10 the lowest possible notch. Again, ,
some Of those who have come out ~ ,
andidates-Presumsbly Republi-
omitted to announce that
heir candidacy IL subject to the de-
.ision Of the Republican nominating I
I don't believe the Re-
Dublicans OF this county are this
rear in the mood to vote for any
nan who thinks himself bigger than
he party. II you mean to be sub
ect to the nominating primaries,
ny friends, you had better say 30, \
,efore the primaries are held. .
gain, at least one person has been {
for the place Of county
Jerk, who last fall 1t the general
election openly and bitterly fought
, part Of the Republican ticket In
avor OF the Democratic nominee. b
Now. we do not question this gentle u
mans Republican principles, excel O
ent character, fitness, etc, but it II o
good rule that he who seeks . Re- e
publican nomination at one election
IhouId have shown himself 10 be Q
traight Republican at the previous
lection. Very respectfully,
MAXWELL PHILLIPS.