The Iola register., 1891-10-16

the papers say that Chairman w. G.
Jones will be asked to resign. The fig #
is made on him all OH account of his
honeyfuggling with the Alliance. II
is just what we expected. Only last
Tuesday we took the Colonel to one
side and told him with tears in our
eyes that his flirting with the Peoples
pal ty was sure to get him into trouble
and that if he didn't quit his mo nkey.
ing he would find himself pretty soon
sitting out on the doorstep in the dark
with nothing to do but to chew his
teeth and weep and wall. That was
good disinterested Republican advice;
but the old man wouldn't take it, and
now see where he is!
W.
There s2om to be some Peoples par
ty men who meant it when they said
they would not vote for man who
accepta Democratic nomination. A. NJ.
Beman of Salemwas talking,withTreas-
urer Cunningham the other day when
Mr.. Lieurance came by. MI. Cunning
ham introduced the gentlemen, remark
ing to Mr.. Lieurance, "Mr. Beaman
is one of your warm friends believe. !"
Mr.. l.. beamed gratefully aud said,
"Ah. indeed?" Mr.. Beaman,
who had seemed at loss at first
to place Mr.. Lieurance, now said "you
are the Democra tic candidate for treas
urer, 1 believer" "Yes sir" promptly
responded Mr.. Lieurance. "That is
all 1 want to know" said Mr.. Bea-
man and then as Mr.. L. walked away
he turned to Mr.. Cunningham and
said, HE'LL never get my vote. I be-
long to the Peoples party, but they
don't rope me in to vote for any Dem
crat.n
x*x
When a man accepts the nomination
of political party for any office he is
i'm honor bound to vote the ticket of
that party is he not? Having accept
ed the nomination of the Peoples par
ty and the Democratic party for the
same office, Mr.. Hiram Lieurance and
Mr.. Robert Purdom are in honor bound
to vote both tickets, are they not? If
they vote the Democratic ticket they
violate the pledge of honor they gave
the Peoples party, do they not? IF
they vote the Peoples ticket they vio-
late their pledge of honor to the DEM
ocratic party. And if they vote both
tickets they violate the law. Is not all
of this true? Now would men who
are really straightforward and honor
able, who think more of principles
than they do of spoils, who could be
trusted in every relation of life,-I
would such men involve themselves
in such dilemma? Stop a minute
and think.
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The opposition in this county seem
to be commencing again the campaign
of calumny that showed them under
so deeply last year. Our Salem cor
respondent says that at the Ards
grove meeting a week ago last Satur-
day, Pap Hayward said that "bar-
gain was made in Humboldt last fall
the night before election, that if GER
tain man was made county attorney
certain cases would be dismissed,
which was done" This is, of course,
a direct charge of corruption against
Capt. Ewing, and as such Capt. Ew-
ing authorizes US to brand it as an alb
solute falsehood, false directly and in
directly, false in every implication and
inference and insinuation. 1t ls SIM
ply lie, manufactured by a malig-
nant demagogue who seems to have
no other occupation than to stamp |
about the county traducing his neigh
bors.
~ .
On account of the vacancy in the |
Third district we have two county
commissioners to elect this fall, and it |
is of the utmost Importance that the
candidates should both be
elected. Mr.. Spicer, who was ap-
pointed to take Mr.. Inge's place, has
served less than year but in that
time he has shown himself to be a
careful, conservative, fair-minded and
business man. He has at
tended all the meetings promptly, has
given more of his time than the law
really required to the business of the
county, and has shown himself in ev-
cry way valuable public servant. 1t
would be mistake to defeat him anu
thus place two new men on the board,
and it would not be fair to Geneva
township which shoul1 be permitted
to retain her commissioner during the
term for which Mr.. Inge was elected.
I'm tho Sacond district tho Ranuh1ioap |