The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-11-03
THE FINS.

With this issue the JOURNAL fin
ishes its campaign for 1892, and In
the next can only give you the YER
dict OF the people as expressed by
the ballots OF 20, OOO, 900 Of voters. We
have aimed to be fair to all parties,
criticising leaders and policies, rath-
er than the rank and file Of our oppo-
nents. What the result OF next
Tuesdays silent battle will be, OF
course cannot be estimated with any
degree Of accuracy, yet we have an
abiding faith In the good business
sense Of the people OF this state and
nation, that they will stand by the
splendid business administration Of
President Harrison, and say by their
ballots that they endorse, and desire
another four years, Of his truly
American policy. In years to
come the historian will picture Ben
jamin Harrison as one Of the great
est presidents this country ever had,
and even his political enemies OF to-
day, admire AID respect his splendid
judgment in dealing with matters Of
national Importance. This country
must prosper when ruled by an hon
est, broad minded, christian States
man, such as Benjamin Harrison.
Our third party friends have kick
ed up quite dust In some localities,
more especially in Kansas, but when
the smoke of the national battle has
cleared away, IL will be seen that
either Gen. Harrison has been chosen
to rule this great common wealth four
years, or Mr.. Cleveland. Don't be
deceived for q moment. That is the
contest. In national politics 1t Is
either Harrison or Cleveland, and
between those two gentlemen, Ben
jamin Harrison should, and we
think will be, overwhelmingly elect
ed.
So far as the contest in this State
is concerned, the entire republican
ticket should be elected, including
sll members Of the State Senate and
house of representatives. Have you
not had enough OF the PETER, Simp-
son, Davis, Elder and Snow rule
They eau do US no good, and are
bringing ridicule and derision upon
our State. They are not statesmen
in any sense of the word, and Kan
sss has already suffered greatly from
their wild and foolish vagaries. Let
them go back to the obscurity from
which they came, where their utter
ances as private citizens can have
no weight. This wave Of unrest has
put more money into their pockets
in two short years than the efforts Of
the best part Of their lives had done
Drop them now while
you have the opportunity. You can
not tell where their leadership
might end IL they were continued In
power.
AS to our county ticket, II Is COM
posed of capable and honest gentle
men, who are worthy the Offices they
seek, aud when we realize that as
the county ticket goes, SO probably
will the State aud national ticket
succeed, II behooves US to see that
the republican county ticket from
top to bottom is elected. Let the
citizens OF this county, regardless OF
party ties, consult well their own
personal interests before casting
their ballots next Tuesday, and the
result will be that Benz. Harrison
will continue to preside at the White
House, and every road district In
Saline County will be Differed by
men who believe In their state and
instead OF by men whose on
Iy hope of success lies in their abil
ity to berate aud trsduce the govern
ment that shelter, and protects them.