Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-11
0 keep the new party out of the judi

to keep the new party out OF the judi
ciary."
What is the record made by Judge
Mckay in Harper county? He has pre-
vented the Lombard Loan and Invest
ment Co from stealing the property of
one of the citizens of that county, and
in this he has the support of the peo-
pie. without regard to party. This
record does not suit the plutocrats or
their tools, and they have become
alarmed lest other judges shall be
elected who may, in their ignorance.
believe that the masses have rights
that the classes must respect Hence
this fusion The ringsters of the two
old parties, who have been fighting
like Kilkenny cats for 10. these many
years. are now lovingly embracing each
other and presenting united front in
opposition to the peoples party. This
is as it should be. This Is contest of
the masses against the classes and it is
proper that the forces ON either side
shall take their places where they be-
long. Reader, on which side are you?
The following choice selections from
the press Of the old parties are offered
to show that the policy Of fusion has
been duly agree upon; and that it
meets with am ri all along the line:
''In view Of che Mckay incident, it is
not surprising that the republicans and
democrats of Kansas are fusing in the
selection of judicial candidates. They
appreciate the fact that no greater ca
lamity could possibly be visited upon
the state than the alliance judges 1t
is a matter which in importance
transcends all suggestions of party ad-
vaE.age and the members of the two
old pa.ties are to be congratulated
upon their position in the matter
Kansas City Journal.
''In order to save themselves from
the disgrace and danger of having for
district judge q man who declares his
own views to be radical and revolu-
tionary.' the folks down in the Twenty
fifth judicial district have called an
'anti-socialistic' judicial convention,
and an invitation has been extended to
democrats. republicans and alliance
men to participate. When a judicial
district is driven to this in order to save
itself from the impending election of
an avowed anarchist to the Office of
district judge. it is certainly time that
all men should be fully awake to the
danger that threatens our state and
country. Journal
''Yes, there is little fusion going on
over the state. but it is between repub-
licans and democrats, not between the
democracy and the peoples party. It
is . fusion of conservative, sensible
citizens Of Kansas who realize that the
good name and credit of the state are
at stake, and that It would be dark
day for Kansas to have the political
ermine degraded and men elected to
the bench who would pervert the law
and use their power arbitrarily against
the eastern capitalists who are loaning
their money In KansaA The people Of
Kansas are honest and pay their debts.
They are not repudiatorA kansas
Democrat
1T ID reported that arrangements have
been made In six Of nine Kansas iu-
dicial districts in which judges are to
be elected this fall, by which repub-
icans and democrats viii fuse to de-
feat the alliance Tho securing of
competent and unprejudiced judges is
80 important that good citizens can
well afford 10 ignore partisanship in
their election-"-Emporis Republican.