The Globe-republican., 1892-06-20
LET US PULL TOGETHER.


vention went down to Greensburg
last Friday with feeling that right,
justice and expediency alike demand
ed the position of State Senator for
our county. 1t was q laudable under
taking, and we sincerely desired that
they succeed in securing this nomi-
nation 3. T. Milton was their can
didate. Though not of our political
faith, he is Ford county man, and
it would be a great help to our county
to have the honor OF representing the
18th Senatorial District at Topeka
next winter. Feeling that Mr.. Milt on
was entitled to this nomination, and
confidently expecting him to be
chosen, we have not especially urged
the Republicans of Ford county to
put forward a candidate for the posi-
ton al our party convention next
July. We have been sat down upon
SO frequently and relegated to back
seats SO persistently when political
favors were in question, that we
hailed with delight the apparent dis
position Of the Peoples Party to do
our county this tardy act Of justice.
We believe in the grand doctrine ct
giving American workmen the ex-
elusive privilege of making goods for
Americans to use, but put Ford
county's prosperity far above any po-
itical consideration. More than at
any previous time in Ford county's
history her interests demand that she
be pushed to the front.
Now is the time for us to have a
State Senator for Ford county.
Hayes City threatens to reach out
and take away from us our Soldiers
Home in the next legislature, and if
everything else is lost in the present
campaign we ought to have this place
for the protection of Ford county.
There are other reasons why every
one identified with the prosperity OF
this county ought to rouse up, re
CARELESS of party, and assert the rea
sonable demand for recognition at the
hands of our sister counties in this
senatorial district or forever after
hold our peace.
Never in the history of the state
has Ford county been awarded an
elective Office by her sister counties
We have at various times put forth
candidates worthy and well qualified
for state, judicial, congressional and
state senatorial honors. The latter
we have repeatedly solicited and pre-
sented for the purpose material thai
would do honor to the state, even il
the halls of our national congress
Once when the domination was fairl,
awarded to our man by the dominant
party convention, other counties in
terfered in such manner as to make
success impracticable and we grace
fully withdrew to await more con
venient season. 1t has already come
to that pass when our neighborins
counties regard Us as only fit fol
hewers of wood and drawers of water
Ii this thing continues any longe.
Ford county will be utterly despised
and regarded unworthy of fellowship
with the remainder of this part o
the state, and if she does not nov
display some spirit we shall not onl,
have the contempt of our neighbour
but deserve to have it.
The people of this county ought t,
call public mass meeting and taxi
measures to place Ford county in tn
swim. A new boom is coming t,
southwest Kansas, but we will not b,
anywhere in sight if our people per
NIT themselves to be set back con
tinually and everlastingly.
There are eight counties in thi
Senatorial district. Barber and Har
per are at the southeast corner, Will
the remaining six are in one compac
body. The western SIX recognize,
that Ford county ought to have thi
nomination and were solid for B. +
Milton at the Peoples Party conyen
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