Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30
From Ellinwood.


From Ellinwood.
Ellinwood, Kans., October "a, $780,
Editor DEMoCRAr.
the readers of your valued paper little
democratic resubmission sentiment
from "Dutchtown. Our fair town
received the above name owing to the
large German population it possesses.
Before going further we will assert that
the entire German population of Elm
wood and Lakin township are solid for
their countryman, the well known,
well qualified and popular Dick Pleger
who is the candidate for school superin-
| tendent ON the resubmissiOn county
ticket. No other man stands a ghost
of show in this end of the county,
and as we have been over the county a
great deal lately, we can honestly say
that the Germans all over the county
feel the same way towards Mr.. Pleger.
Every democratic resubmissionist
wants man for county attorney who is
not afraid to say that he is for resub-
mission. Such man is Mr.. Diffen-
bacher- Do not trust men who have
no set principles.
Your correspondent, within the last
four days, has interviewed forty-six
| alliance men, and thirty-nine of them
say they will vote the resubmission
ticket, both state and county, giving for
their reasons, that they could not pos
sibly afford to let the chance slip by
without their voting for what they have
been waiting to do for many years, viz:
resubmission.
The old soldiers of the east part of the
county say that they cannot vote the
alliance ticket, as they had been
Intentionally sighted. Not a word
about pensions or for their welfare was
mentioned in the alliance platform, so
they will this year vote the ticket of
the party which is pledged to protect
those who saved the Union, which is
the democratic resubmission ticket.
Another reason why the Germans
and all anti-prohibitionists will not
vote the peoples state ticket is that
the three important offices on their
ticket are represented by prohibition
lists. These are: first, Willis their cam
didate for gubernatorial honors. He is
an ex-Methodist preacher and conse-
quently prohibitionist. He has
asserted this publicly and often. Next,
Rev. Foster, colored Methodist
preacher, candidate for state audi tor.
He is an arch prOhibiti0nist. The
next that We positively know of is the
candidate for state school superintend-
ent, Mrs. Mccormick, of this county.
She is the leader of the w. q. T. u.
organization and is known as q prohi-
bitionist of the rankest and most fan
atical kind. Another reason these
same people will not vote the peoples
ticket is that they do not endorse
| women's suffrage.
The alliance orators say, as their
principle argument against the resub-
mission ticket, that, should the said
ticket be elected, they could do nothing
with the republican senate. In answer
we respectfully ask the gentlemen what
in thunder THEY expect to do with
this monster, the republican senate?
Please consider this well; but as the
next legislature must take action upon
the prohibition law, which was necessi-
tated by the late decision, it is the duty
of every anti-prohibitionist to vote for
| the resubmission candidate for legisla-
ture, Mr.. Peck.
The highest executive in the state
alliance organization has declared pub
licly in circular that the alliance il
positively for prohibition. How do the
German ti-pr0hibitionists like that2
Can they swallow this2 Look out,
Germans, if prohibition again c0nquers
this time, the Bennett law will be the
next thing heaped upon you. Vote for
pronounced "Reminiscences only.
The alliance party held a meeting
here Wednesday evening. There were
present thirty-nine resubmissi0nists,
nine alliance men. not including can
didates, four republicans and two scat
tering. Prof. III Gotbehust, Of Cotton
wood Falls. talked about two hours
but failed to say anything. How he
gained the title Of professor, We cannot'