The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-10-30
Our County Finances.
AngtheF SlsndeF Rerutsd. The County
Attorneys Advice 10 she Treas
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The contrast between the inGLllOus
of the republican party aud the
peoples party is being strongly eNhib-
tied during this campaign. The speak ]
srs and the papers u the people /
party recognize the fact that Size |
election is but a preliminary skirinisi 1
10 the great political battle That will I
be fought cut in 1892, and knowing !
that the only way III which an intelli-
gent prUple can be brought to the sup
mort Of i now measure involving %
change Vi political policy, is by con-
viucimg them by logical argument that
the proposed change viii be beneficial
10 Lie people, have in their speeches
and articles discussed the principles
embodied in their platform and the
objections made by the opposition
entirely isnoring the personal char
acter Of the various candidates, or else
referring to them in complimentary
terms.
ON tic other hand, the speakers and
papers Uf the republican party
throughout every county in the state
have devoted almost their entire time
and energies 10 the abus vilIlcattOn
and Misrepresentation of the prOnIi-
meuL members OF the peoples party,
tile officers elected last fall, the candi-
dates of the peoples party for tire
county offices this fall, and general
denuuciAtiou of the party as IL whole,
as a gang Of TepudiutOrs, gOOds-GOX
/ Whittlers, etc,
In this county this method has been
pursued with increased bitterness aud
venom. At the opening OF the cam
/ Paigu IN. this county, after lhe caudi-
dates had been nominated, this paper
referred To the republican candidate 5
in complimentary terms, and since
then neither this paper nOr any Of the
speakers OF tile peoples party i'll this
county has uttered one word derog's-
tory To their character. Yet in tbe
face Of such fair and courteous treat
ment. some Of the republican candi-
dates and thsir supporters have gone
over this county making speeches
nearly every might i'll country school
houses and almost their entire time
was devoted 10 the denunciatiOn al
PETER, Simpson and other prominent
members Of the peoples party, and
false statements and-misrepresenJHti
of the official action of the county
officers elected last fall in this county
and utilization Of their persona
character.
Among other statements made b!
the parties referred To, it was charged
that the county attorney had advises
the county treasurer that the salaries
Of the county officers should lie paid b!
him in cash, but that the warrants
that were issued to the farmers To-
fees as jurors or other services rem
dered the county could neither be paiI
! in cash nor received in payment o
/ taxes. This statement Was reiterated
ia a number Of speeches aud told al
over the county by these parties. y
the sans time these parties knew tIiis
the statements by them were absOlutei,
and unquaIifiedly false.
' After these statements had beeI
t repeated and reiterated for seyeru
u weeks, it happened that by Inistak
p made by the parties arranging tn
dates of the political meetings beiHl
held in the county, a republican meet
ing and a peoples party Lseeting wa
: liked for Tuesday night, October 9th
at school house No. 4. ia Trenton
=, township. The speakers and support
# ers Of both parties met at the schOU
# house, and AS it appeared the fxin
j. of the meetings Tor the same night a
p tie same place was a mistake, it wa
D agreed that the candidates presen
Q should appear before the audience, an
e that the remainder Of the time Shout
d be taken up by a joint discussiO
y DetW ecu Mr.. Hebron and Judge Van
h. divert upon the one side and the edito
It Of this paper on the other. At til
l. beginning of Judge Vandivert'
~ remarks he alluded to the statement
" which he said had been made by hin
,r self and others III reference TO III
&c advice said 10 have been given t. tn
Il Gu ,ty treasurer by tine county attOl
Is nsy, and which were substantially d
sr stated above and SAID that he la
= made the statements upon tie author
II =
Dr. man, and the county clerk, and 81
le shaw, deputy sheriff. He then Gale
Ie upon Mr.. Xeat.nAR to state VII,
~ advice had been given him by II
"a county attorney. Mr.. YeatmGu aEOs
Y. and made a statement which vi
ne substantially correct, but as WI
q, apparent 10 every man in the audien'
he VAS different from siid in some pa
so ticulaFs fatty contradictory OF Il
ly sts,temsnts which Judge Vandive
Il said had been made At the prsviO
so meetings referred -.
"a. When It came cur turn to reply
.ls the gentlemen We explained To @
IL meeting what advice We had given
tbs treasurer and We now propose
nd give that statement to the readers
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