The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-09-23
LOCAL POLITICAL NOTES.

LOCAL POLITICAL NOTES
Two years ago a Republican meet
ing i'm Allen Center brought out less
than 20 people. Last Friday evening
at that place the same speaker adj
dressed an audience larger than the
large school house would hold. 1t
was a fine audience of thoughtful in
teIligent men and women who listened
attentively from beginning to end
and manifested their approval and
appreciation of the speakers effort in
the kindest way. a very pleasant
feature ofthe meeting was the presence
of the Remsburg band which render
ed some excellent music. Taken al
together it was such a meeting as
would have been impossible two years
ago, and shows that not only are the
Republicans wide awake, but the OPP
position are willing to come out and
listen to the truth.
When you attend a Republican
meeting do you hear any thing said
that is calculated to prejudice one
class of the people against another?
When you attend a Peoples meeting
do you hear anything else?
Herald: A Republican club was
organized in Moran on the evening of
Tuesday of last week, with the follow
ing officers: President, G.. w. Smith;
Vice-President, J. ID. Moore; Secre-
tary, J. w. BuZbee; Treasurer, J. +.
Hobby. There was also a good enroll
II hn Of
the club will be held every Tuesday
night, at the hall in the old ShOckey
building.
The Democrats of WOOdsOn county
have endorsed VIM. Rath as their
candidate for Senator. They refused
however, to endorse the Peoples cOun-
ty ticket, or to nominate one of their
own, thus leaving their members free
to make their own choice between 1.-The
devil and the deep sea-" IN. B.-The
Republicans are the deep sea-
Laurence Journal: A prominent
Democrat admitted to Journal man
last evening that he did not think
there was much show of Col. MoOre's
election to Congress.
The True Blue Republican Glee
Club is an organization of boys most
of whom expect to cast their first vote
for Mckinley in '96, but who reported
to the Republican Club meeting last
Thursday evening that they are ready
to do what they can to sing Harrison
into the White House this year. The
Club consists of: Ralph Brown, May
nard Bush, Jim Campbell, George
Caughrau, Earl and George Gillihan,
Homer, John and Willis Henderson,
Net. Merchant, Bert Miller, Fred
Nelson.
We are really sorry for Col. Moore.
There isn't any Democratic party in
Kansas, so he can't talk Democracy;
and he isn't built SO that he can abuse
his State or his country, so he can't
talk calamity. So there is nothing
left for him but to talk tariff, which
he doesn't know anything about and
which he knows the People don't care
anything about. The Colonel is an
object of sympathy.
Judge Gilbert says that S of the
passengers who came up from Hum
boldt on the morning freight last Mon
day were Republicans. That isn't a
bad proportion.
In conversation with Charlie Sims
at the Leland last Monday Congress
man Otis expressed some very ex-
treme sOcialistic views and Sims said:
"Why, you must be Bellamy man. !"
"Oh, no, amt" said the great silk
money magnate, "Tm a Weaver
mani. Mr.. Otis evidently thinks that
Bellamy is somebody's candidate for
President.
The Republicans Of Usage are pre-
pairing for a big all day picnic at Gil
bert's Grove next Tuesday, Sept. "a.
a. G.. Scott, DIR. Metcalf and John
Francis will be the speakers, and a
fine time is expected. Everybody Is
invited to come early and stay all
day.
\ splendid audience greeted Judge
Graves last Thursday evening, and
Tile pttCu was otiOIe dhu COH'AHCAhe
Slower and Pearson had fine meet
ing at Geneva Tuesday evening.
There was a good audience and club
was organized with 59members. Stow
er says that Pearson's analysis of the
record of the Alliance legislature is
complete and convincing.
\ man who reads the REGISTER
asked Chris. Ritter the other day
what the Peoples party platform
meant by ''the system known as initi-
alive and referendum" and this is the
reply he got: 1T is sort of system
of compulsory arbitration,-er-er-in
fact, it is an idea we have that is not
yet sufficiently formulated to dis
cuss". which is about as near the
truth as it would be to say that it is a
system for the compulsory prOpaga-
tion of black eats. OF course, when a
man starts out to teach there is moth
ing like knowing everything. The
trouble with Brer. Ritter is he knows
so many things that are not so.
Funston is at Humboldt to-day and
will be at Moran tomorrow. Don't
forget it.
Mrs. Laura Johns at the Opera
House next Monday evening, Septem-
Der rs. She is an eloquent speaker
and should have big audience