Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-31

by q few men who desired to dictate to
him what he should do, when he, Mr..
Wilson, selected to do what he knew to
be right and proper and according to
the will of the law and the people. He
is confident of success In the present
cahpaign if his friends stand nobly ny
him, and we believe they will.
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CONCERNING the charges of the OPP
position, that D. B. Jones has been an
incompetent CLERK, }" we. have just to
say that they are false md ,unf9qnded.
Mr.. Jones invites the clpsest scrutiny
of his books and his every act. and de-
,fies the opposition to prove any Of the
charges made. He can not leave the
duties of his Office to 60 personally to
every man in the county and explain
to them the duties Of hisofice and the
falsity of the cowardly charges made;
but he cordially invites any and all
men to call upon him for any informa-
tion in his power to give. Fair minded
men will not credit stories set aflOat by
the opposition for the purpose of injur-
ing Mr.. Jones in the minds of the public,
without first investigating into the truth
of such charges; and we; have not the
least doubt but that the friends of Mr..
Jones will stand by him on election day.
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REPUBLICAN, stump orators are tel
ling you that Frank Strothman ire
duced the fees in his Office 10 per cent.
in order to catch your votes" They
take the reduction on one instrument
only, on which but 10 cents has been
cut off the fee to bring it down to just
what the law allows; when the facts are
that Mr.. Strothman has made q reduc-
tion of almost so per cent, taking all
the fees of his Office together, only
bringing them all down. to the legal
rate. And it was not done to catch
your votes but because Mr.. Strothman
considered it his duty under the law to
collect only such fees as the laws allow.
This is not bare assertion, but can be
proven by On investigation of the laws
and the fees formerly charged in the
Office of the register of deeds and those
now charged. It would be interesting
to know whether or not the republican
candidate proposes to stand by the
present fees, the legal rates. or whether
he would, if elected, land there is no
probability that he will be} 60 back to
the old fees.
THE voters of Barton county, and
especially the farmers who are most in
terested, will be slow to condemn their
friend, Bernard Markey. by voting into
Office his opponent in this canvas.
They cannot help recognizing that Mr..
Markey's sole aim has been to manage
the affairs of County Surveyor for the
interests of the tax payer. For the
money there is in the Office it is one of
the least important to be filed this fall;
but as to the welfare of the public gem
orally it is one of the most important.
We all know that there has more
trouble arisen in the past by the an
of former surveyors than
through any other county Office. Mr..
Markey has no connection whatever
with either of the former surveyors
who have SO bitterly ''bucked" each
other at the expense of the tax payers,
and has not that hungry desire to make
a good salary out Of the Office which
has formerly been exhibited. He has
told farmers the requirements of the
law, the best way to have surveying
done, and has in many cases argued
men out of calling upon him for sur
veys when he could see that the work
they wanted would not be permanent.
Believing that Mr.. Markey is the kind
of man the people want In the Office
of County Surveyor, we have no fear
but that he will receive handsome
majority at the polls next Tuesday.
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A WORD now concerning County
Commissioner for the third commits
sioner district. The democratic candi-
date, Mr.. c. COughlin, Is well known as
q gentleman of sterling business quail
tiles; man whom his neighbors and
friends all honor, respect and trust.
He is located about the geographical
center Of his district, and thus cannot
be claimed as north end man, or a
'ssouth end man." He makes no
pledges that he will do more for one
part of his district than another, but
tells the people that he will deal justly
by the entire district. The man who
pledges himself that he will do this or
that for any particular part of COM
missioner district is foolish in the ex-
treme; he does not at all understand
what would be required Of him as q
The board Of county
commissioners is composed of three
one from each of the three
districts. and the law plainly lays down
what mode Of procedure has to be gone
through with before any bridges" can