Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-10-03
LET US TALK TOGETHER.

campaign, it is well for every voter
republican as well as democrat, to ask
himself the question: cam l man,
governed by reason, or am | creature
of prejudice voting this way or that
way because my fathers voted so, or be,
cause one party has in the past, advo-
Gated principals that | approved or the
other party has advocated principals
did not app-ove?'
The issue between the two parties in
Ford county is very plain one. No
old question that has deylded the dem
ocratic or republican party in the past
has anything to do with it. Neither
slavery, resumption Of specie payments
or tariff have, or should have anything
to do with this campaign.
The question now before the people
of Ford county is "who are the best
men to fill our county Offices ana take
care of our business.
The republicans have nominated a
ticket composed of men whose business
qualifications are entirely unknown, and
it requires business man to fill any
county Office.
The democrats have nominated tick
ct composed of men who have been
tried by cur people and who have prov
en- themselves trustworthy, and capable
to handle the business of the Office for
which they were nominated for.
The democrats have pledged their
candidates to an economical admins
tration of the county, affairs and low
ering of taxes if they are elected. The
republicans have placed their men be-
fore you, with platform where econo-
my is left out-which will you take?
1t is true that the democrats have
made an issue of resubmission, believ-
ing that the prohibition law is against
the wishes of majority of our people
and that TIE people should have the
right to again vote on question that
made a law before they came among us,
which is not emily unjust but obnoxious
to a majority Of them.
The fall election is one that will ef-
feet every citizen in Ford county, be-
cause it will put men into office who
will handle their business for the next
two years and is it not the part of wis
dom for each voter, democrat or repub-
lican, to say TO himself, twill enquire
into this matter, my past political af-
iiliations should not influence me. and
if find that incompetent and untried
men are being run for Office against
men who have been tried, and are
known to fill all the requirements of
the Office they are candidates for, then
| will vote for those who have been
tried?'
Do we know Geo. b. Cox. and has
he been tried? Yes. Do we know ii.
3. Bell. and has he been tried? Yes.
DO we know Jud re II. NJ. Beverley,
and has he been tried? Yes. Do We
know Geo. Potter, and has he been
tried? Yes Do we know Geo. NJ.
Hoover, and has he been tried? Yes.
All of these men We have tried
and not found them wanting, but when
We take up the ticket headed by l..
Sims. We ask, who is that man?
Then we see the name of d. l.. Sweeney,
and We say how long has he been among
US? And further, We read the name of
John Goodwine, and we say, is he COM
petent? And then comes the name of
John Sidlow, and we say, he is county
commissioner; do we want him?
Voters those are the men that YOU
are asked to cast your ballot for, and
as we said before. the coming election
affects every tax payer, republicans as
well as democrats Let us choose we'll
The wise traveller in a strange land,
when he comes to crossing of the
roads, docs not push hliudly forward
because he has been soi' 2 in that direc-
iioa, bat stops t" inquire what course
be shall pursue