The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-31

Promises are easily made and as
easily bIaken. Tlie remarkable dex-
terity acquired by the -'Ting'' in this
: kind of tactics aud the frequency with
which they can practice it successfully
on the same individual and the cIedui-
ity displayed by the victim as each
successive promise is made has become
one of the seven wonders in the politi-
cal history Of Edwards county.
The ring has gutter into the habit
of promising every thing in sight in the
way of political Offices to any and all
sspirants and the uublusliing effruntery
displayed i'll side tracking and repron =
isiHg has become a matter of special
interest to the general community.
Trenton township who has been prem
ised twice the Office Of county treas
urer and once that of representative,
they then put him on and sent him
as II delegate down the road and ac-
e'lrded Shim the priviledge of psyiig
his own fare. He ia now booked as
sheriff for nerl-z Near. Considering
tf.sst -44ssssz-sEsEz = 81 ~ hegell.nan III
Lincoln township on the hook foG the
half dozen in kinsley it seems as if
somebody is doomed to lay over till
the next train. There is venerable
gentlemen out in Franklin township
that was successfully fooled last year
on the treasurer's office, but was
soothed into tranquility ard future
usefulness 10y the promise of represen-
tative honors this fall when lie was
again laid over and confidingly told
that he had been put on the bills as
treasurer next year. With tiiis prec-
ious promise locked tightly in mis-
breast he is contentedly doing valiant
service for the ring forgetting about
the present incumbent who is the
.sexpectant'' candidate for second
term.
Last summer this community was
distracted over the question of who
should be postmaster. After numer-
Dus petitions were circulated and
signed by every body and bushels of
letters and testimonials We're sent to |
The various officials who were supposed |
10 control postoffice appointments and |
several trips We're made down to |
Washington to get the matter fixed to
The qualification of the ring an ap- |
was made. The pending |
Ippoin tment largely en-! n!ered iuto the
all campaign as each applicant was
.oniidentially promised that he would
% the favored one if he voted right |
md used his influence for ring can
iidates. 1t was presumed that
tft pace Wfiulu Dt etiStIlbvO
,ver this Office during the Hairison
administration. . | least. but the torso
las been dug up and Is being made to
10 campaign duty this fall. Several
doubtful voters have been approached
md conidentiaiiy informed that the
PRESENT postmaster will shortly be re-
moved because he fails to give salts
action, politically. and some --true
IIue'' republican is to be appointed.
n this way a Eumber of influential
roters are promised the Office providing
hey attend to their ''knitting'' and
work for the ring candidates.
In short they have got registers of
leeds, clerks of the court aud other
'ficers in the process of incubation
to gtri ison the state. There
5 danger that the majority of them
viii die of old age before their turn
ONES. We ind Il parallel case ia the
cripture, where the devil took the
saviour up into II high mountain ana
'rumised him every thing within the
cope of vision if he would only leg
or him. Tue fact OF the case WAS
he poor devil had no rights in the
'romises that any ono was bound to