The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-24

sOAE FEATURES or TaE cAnPAisx.
II seems TO us that the tenth rsa-
sOn why she should be elected reg
lister, put forth In the manifesto
signed for Willis Kesler by Minnie
Very, to-wit: That Mr. Campbell
has held once twenty-five years,
and become rich In consequences, IL
very unsOund.
The inference TO be drawn from
the manifesto IL that Mr.. Campbell
has held the present ONCE for the
length Of time mentioned, whereas
the truth IL he has bad 10 only one
term, or the part Of one. He was
postmaster here for several years,
but those who know inform rs that
for years after Mr.. Campbell was
postmaster the ofiiee did not pay
him one cent, the town growing rap
idly and always ahead Of appropri-
atIons and salary fixed by the depart
ment, aud only the last three years
might have paid him lsborer's wag-
e. when he attended to the du-
ties himself. What little Of this
worlds goods Mr.. Campbell may
possess were not accumulated In
ofiice, but In spite Of Office, he being
Of an economical turn aud with bus
iness sagaelty enough 10 make . lit
tie money outside the postoffics.
He isn't rich by any means for all
that.
Intending TO deceive by failing to
present the whole truth 10 as bad ss
downright falsehOod. We cannot
persuade ourself to think that Min
ME Very would be q party TO such
thing, though her name II signed
TO the paper. The real offender IL
Willis Kesler, as we understand u,
and Willis should have been down
In his country Of Oklahoma when he
said II, and not up here leading Q
modest and innocent woman into o
political fight, covering himself up
from the blows that would inevita-
bly, be given.
No Republican likes TO oppose Q
woman in any way, aud. as all rec
ogniEe the right Of q woman to run
for Office, they would be glad to help
Miss Very. The Republicans
would have done so doubtless had
she stood for the nomination In the
primaries; but they will not desert
the ticket they made, In fair and
honest manner, after the trouble Of
primary. Then Republicans aren't
children to go into . nominating
election and forget its obligations In
q month.
The truth IL that the Republicans
have become 90 disguised at the
various tactics Of the opposition to
break their ranks that they are
rallyIng to the defence Of the ticket
With q unanimity seldom equalled.
DIR. TObey's theft Of three names of
the Republican ticket and his seduc-
ton Of three or four Office-seekIBg
Republicans into assisting him 10
boost the Gentry boys into the sher-
IFS office 80 that he might receive,
from a strong Republican county,
office fees sufficient to keep his pa
per alive to abuse Republicans with,
together with the endeavor on the
part Of that same editor to make the
people believe that all Republican
methods Of political working are
impure, unholy, corrupt and dirty.
and that he IL the only pure and
godlike mau In the community, fIt
and capable to make q ticket the |
people ought 10 vote for, do not 90
down the Threats Of Republicans.
The dose sticks at the Adams apple
and makes the RorgG rise. The plain |
deceit practiced in naming the "peo-
pies ticket" the fraud used 10 |
make Its mongrel character and Its |
evident design, are not 10 the liking |
Of either respectable Democrats or
Republicans. There are honest men |
i'm both parties, and such detest sud
spurn the tricks Of q demagogue. IL
IL hardly probable that the history
Of political trickery In the state can
show an instance Of palmer intent
to defraud voters Of their rights
than this so called peoples ticket
that was coneocted I'm the brain OF
the editor Of the Herald. Just look
at it-three names stolen from the
Republican ticket, one Democrat,
iwho IL running for his two boys)
and three or four seduced Republi-
cans-the ticket put forward for
support TO obtain purity In the pol
itics OF Saline county," forsoOth!
We do not say that the Democratic
party Is responsible for this skull
duggery. The members Of the party
at large wouldn't stoop 10 tricks 90
We do not believe
that they would even wink at them.
We miss our guess II q number Of
them do not support the only fairly
made ticket there IL In the field
that TO be found at the head Of these
columns.
As we 20 along Il should not be
forgotten that the Republican can
dldate for commissioner has proved
his eminent fitness for the position
by . term In which he has served
the interests Of the county faith
fully. He IL one Of the most prac-
tical men In the county, and his
work shows for itself. There IL no
doubt about his reelection, but we
should hate 10 see his name scratch
cd by q single person. The Office
Of commissioner IL q very trying one,
as well n . very responsible one,
for the financial transactions Of the
county all pass through the hands
Df the Board. That the present
Board have performed their duties
10 the entire satisfaction Of the tax
payers IL plain - day. Not even the
always suPersensitive
aud hypercritlcal, has been able 20
pick . single flaw In the proceedings
If the present commisslo ners. They
IRE peculiarly fitted for their din