Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18


tors have always been consistent, how
ever much they may have differed from
republicans.
The scheme is willy one, and be-
fore October lst but one ticket may be
expected in opposition to the republic
can. The only thing remains to be
seen-whether the alliance and labor
union voters will consent to be driven
into the pen without protest.
In Dickinson county the situation is
more clearly seen. The peoples party,
through the alliance, declared that it
would put up no one who was a seeker
after Office.
4 How did their convention result?
Look at the men nominated.
VanDyke, soured and disgruntled
republican, was named for superinten-
dent. Ever since the spring of 1886 he
has been hunting for Office. Losing
the only good position he ever held,
principal of the Enterprise schools, he
skirmished around and secured a
country school. He has studied enough
to get third and second grade cerlifi-
Gates and spent most of his time cleo
pioneering and applying" for schools.
1t has been laughing stock among the
teachers that Ivan" had applied"
for every school in the county. De-
feated once for office on the republican
ticket he comes up OH the alliance list.
3. G. Crauston for county attorney
is one of the perennial Office seekers of
the county. On greenback, union la
Dor and the LOrd-knows-what tickets
he has been yelling for pull at public
pap.
And the Polkites have taken him up!
Russel's claims to a position as dis
trict clerk are more ridiculous. Aman
who has never done hard days work
in his life, living by various devices in
town. he has never done an earthly
thing for the farmer or his interest.
But there is no use in prolonging the
list. 1t is known to our readers
and from Willis down to Russell it
is list that should make any self-re-
speeding man ashamed to be found in
the company of.
To enable these shysters to run for
Office the alliance members are being
taxed. Just think of it! Intelligent
Woodworking farmers taxed to pay for
the livery bills, fancy suppers and
other good times" of VanDyke, B.
M. Anderson, Russell ct al. Was there
ever more remarkable spectacle?
But that's not all. Resolutions are
adopted declaring that no one shall
take a paper or attend any speech in
opposition to their plans. Just con-
slider yourself forced to read nothing
but B. NJ. Anderson's -demented
drivel. Why your mind would be |
nearly vacuum in six months. And
think of listening to no speeches but
those of John Davis and Rightmire!
Your mental devastation would be
completed.
But space is too limited to enumer-
ate all the fool movements inaugurated
and being attempted to be carried out
by the union labor schemers of the
state and their henchmen in this
county. We do not believe that they
will be followed by the thinking men
of the community.
We much mistake the standard of
intelligence of the republicans of Dick
inson county if they are to be led off
after this conglomeration which traces
its lineage back to the greenbackers,
the direct ancestors of the union labor
ties. The republican party is and has
been comp osed of the farmers of this
county. Farmers have held more
than seventy-fve per cent. of the
county officers and have composed the ,
bulk of every county convention held $
by the party.
The republican farmers are not going G
% take back seats for this mongrel col t
lection of political shysters seeking
public favor. AS the campaign pro- f
yresses it will be seen that they stand I
teadily and firmly by their guns. They i
re not talking loudly now-the union I
aborites are doing that-but they are c