Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-10-10

INDIVIDUAL. We, as people. are direct
" opposed 70 .he Interests - "
Hoover Is this so? Let as look AZ
the facts IN the ease NJ. Hoover has
eveTy-aol'ar Of his uoney invested in
this country. If the countr; prospers
ne will prosper If continued reverses
visit the country. NJ. Hoover must in.
e"''aoly lose w. "a the humblest labor
- s't" county. Mr.. Hoover owns
~ .ual!y thousands of acres Of land
Ford county, and to assert that these
interests are against the peoples in
terests is to appeal to prejudice instead
of common sense. Hr. Hoover owns
property in Dodge City, and his inter-
ests are identical with the humblest as
well as the richest taxpayer.
Politics are indeed strange. A year
or two ago the name Of G. N. Hoover
was on the tongue Of all the people in
Ford county. The papers never came
out without reference to him, and the
farmer and merchant alike we're inter-
ested in his actions. Why was it so?
Because he, together with other citi-
zens had inaugurated . movement to
build a line of railroad from Omaha to
Dodge City. The people were eager
for the project, and considered 1t As a
means Of lifting the country to . more
solid basis. But the financial string.
ency came on and the work was post
poned, but not until MI. Hoover had
put large amount of money into it.
Then Mr.. Hoover was locked upon ~
tho leading citizen, tie public bene-
factor, by our Contemporary. Nov
the Globe sneering;ly refers to him -
''the banker, railroad investor, etc."
Is it crime for = man gifted with
keen perception, fine business ability
and sound Judgment to exercise his
talents2 That is the Globes stand.
The Globe has canvassed . number
Of counties and fad. that the republic
ans have uominated more farmers than
any other class on their ticket, there
fore, argues the Globe, Mr.. Finley
should be elected. There WAS . time
when the republicans nominated and
elected greater per cent Of their
lawyers (the time they passed the bur
densome sets quoted from the Globe
yet NO one We believe, ever thought Of
advocating lawyers election because
a majority Of lawyers were nominated;
yet one is as consistent Is the other.
The platform Of Mr.. Hoover, printe
elsewhere in this paper is broad enough
for any farmer to stand on, and it is
one the farmers can endorse. To a..
sert that farmer legislature would b
hostile to Mr.. Hoover, when he is in
sympathy with the needs Of the people,
is to presume on the credulity and in.
telligence of readers.
The Globe says there is no criterion
by which We may judge - to which
man possesses the greater ability. L
MT there?
John L. Finley Is . man long past
the meridian Of life. He has thus fal
did nothing that distinguishes him from
the ordinary run Of mortals, unless il
be as president cf the Agricultural So
ciety-an organization worthy in its oh.
jects but whose meetings were never
attended by over score Of farmers Al
one time. He Was entirely unknown "a
the people until the society lifted him
to
"Fams's eternal eaaping ground"
Mr.. Finley kas did nothing that shows
above the most commonplace ability,
and not long ago the Globe stated that
he possessed only average ability. So
far - Mr.. Finley is concerned, there is
indeed no criterion to judge from. Mr..
Finley has indeed farmed here along
with hundreds of other men. The 9th
er men did not think they were
statesmen and leaders for doing it eth
er, though suffering untold hardships.
Mr.. Finley has not achieved any great
success as a farmer-only ordinary sue
cess that comes to an ordinary man.
Coming here eighteen years ago with
nothing but willing hands, G. NJ. Hoov-
er has risen to commanding position
in Western Kansas. He has . state
vide reputation as business man. hav-
ing been at the head Of enterprises, the
magnitude Of which attracted attention
everywhere. He was honored BY Ford
county as her representative once, and
did signal work in her behalf. His
powers as an an advocate are fully rec
ognized in this city, as he has often
headed delegations for the purpose Of
securing something for Ford county.
A week or two ago, the Globe contained
local stating G.. N. Hoover had gone
to Topeka in the interests of Ford coun.