The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-10-29
Vote for Beadle.
OH! DEAR! You DON'T SAY,

The democratic papers of this county
have laid great stress upon what they are
pleased to consider our Inconsistency in
the support of John l.. Finley, a farmer.
while we favor the election of James r.
HallOwell for Congress, and attempt in
this manner to criticise our argument
against Mr.. Hoover as an alliance candi-
date. There is no reason why the COM
binatiOn between Hoover and Simpson is
not the height of absurlity. as Hoover
sat squirming under Simpsons Bucklin
arraignment of all of Hoover's banking
and railroad interests and his former
legislative record in favor of corporations
which Mr.. Hoover, for political purposes
was compelled to sanction. ut the same
time representing that he was firm sup
porter of Simpson. 1t is well known
that all of HOOver's most active support
ers are from friends and supporters of
prince Hal" and it takes the absolute
limit of our faith in Hoover's integrity
to believe that he is not also. The COM
bination between Finley and HalloweI is
a consistent one, for the reason that Hal
lowell is pledged by the Dodge City
platform to all those things which are
for the interest of the farmers of his dis
trict. He is not in any manner connected
with corpOratiOns-banking, railroad or
otherwise. The only crime imputed to
Jim HallOwell is that he has an able head,
thoroughly trained in the law, requi-
site of great necessity to Que who is ex-
pected to frame national legislation. He
will be with men of equal ability. and
will be in full sympathy and friendship
with them. What he desires for the peo-
pie of the Seventh district he will have
ability to ask for and obtain.
He has no personal interests opposed
to those of the Iaboring people he will
represent. and he thus stands upon neu-
trail ground, with the honor which his
friends know he possesses. the kindness
of heart which no one denies to him. the
well-wishes and thanks of his cOnstitu-
ents which he is anxious to obtain. all
swaving him to the enactment of such
laws rs will make of him to the people
of the Seventh district what the Grand
Old Man. is to the Ireih peasant.
Granting for the sake of this argument
that the principles as enunciated by Mr..
Simpson are correct. his friends cannot
hope to have in the coming Congress
enough of his class to secure for them
any of the legislation which they desire.
The result must be that the Seventh dis
trict will for TWO years at least go beg
ging, at time when we can least afford
it. On the other hand, i'm our local af-
fairs Mr.. Hoover is not only opposed in
interest to all those things which the
farmers are demanding, but in addition
to that will be surrounded in the state
legislature, if he is elected. by men who
will be elected on the issue of opposition
to all of his interests. The result cannot
but be that he will be handicapped by
his interests and by his surroundings.
while he has not the training which
would enable him to overcome these Sc
rious obstacles. The consequence must
be that if MIR. Hoover is elected this
county must go begging for two years
more for those things the people want.
Mr.. Finley is in full accord with his fell
low legislators and can get what he de-
sires for our county. This is the farm
ers' golden opportunity. and they should
see to it that it is not wasted.
For these reasons, if the matter of
politics was cut out entirely, the question
of availability alone makes the election
of James II. HallOwell and John J.. Fin
ley financial necessity to the people of
Ford county. and the advocacy of their
interests entirely consistent and harmO-
NOUS.