The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-04

thinking of investing in Kansas lands
or Kansas enterprises? AS a matter
of self interest, if for no other reason,
every farmer, every labOrer and every
business man should vote the Repub-
lican ticket
Even if the argument were on their
side, the indecent campaign that has
been made by the OPT OsitiOn in this
county ought to defeat their ticket.
1t has been a campaign of SANDER, OF
falsehood, of defamation, and of appeal
to the passions and the prejudices OF
men, and all voters who believe in fair
and honest politics ought to rebuke it.
The opposition will doubtless fill
the air full next Tuesday with reports
that this or that Republican candi-
date is slaughtering the rest of the
ticket to get voters for himself. DON'T
believe it. This has been square
campaign on the part of the Republic
can candidates. Every man gu the
ticket has worked for the whole tick
ct, and not one of them has asked or
will ask q single vote for himself at
the expense of any other candidate.
The following are the Republican
meetings for the remainder of the cam
paign.
Salem, dist 2s Fri, Nov Slower and Rob-
erts
Liberty. dist 45. Fri, Nov 4-Harris and Gard.
Moran Fri. Nov Scott.
Elsmore, Fri, Nov 4.-ROdOlph Hatfield.
Humboldt sat Nov. ; afternoon and even
ing R. W Blue and Scott.
Cuppy, dist IA, Sat, Noy5.-Wakefield and E.
Barber
lola, Mon, Nov &c. F. Scott.
Allen Center, dist IA, Mon. Nov 7.-Stover
Deer Creek dist 3, Mon, Nov 7.-Harris.
Diamond, Mon, Nov Capt. Dewitt.
We are informed that II. +. Baker,
Peoples candidate for Representative,
claims that he is in receipt of q
letter from c. 5. Ritter in which the
boast is made that he challenged Chas.
+. Scott to a joint discussion and that
the latter "backed square down. In
reply Mr.. Scott desires to say simply
that one of two things is certain:
Either the letter is q forgery or Mr..
Ritter is q liar. Mr., Scott has not re-
ceived, nor has any committee receiv-
ed for him, a challenge to joint dis
cussion from Mr.. Ritter or from any
body else during this campaign.
The very foundation of party or
ganization is acquiescence in the will
of the majority as expressed through
the party conventions. What would
be the use of holding a convention if
every man IL the party felt himself at
liberty to disregard its action? The
candidates on the Republican ticket
are there because a majority of the
Republicans of the county said they
should be. Is it not the duty of every
Republican, therefore, to stand by
these candidates, and thus make the
party organization effective?
a Peoples party man of our &C.
quaintance was considerably exer-
cised over the insinuatiOn in the REG
IsTER that there was some doubt as
to how Mr.. Rath might vote on the
question of L. S. Senator should he be
elected, and so wrote him letter ask
ing him about il. The letter was dat
ed October Is. but the man told us
yesterday he had not yet had any re-
ply. Is it possible that Mr.. Rath is
afraid to say he will vote for a Peoples
party man lest he should lose Demo-
cratic votes, and afraid to say he will
vote for Democrat lest he should
lose Peoples party votes?
The REGISTER has already called
attention to the the fact, which has
been apparent from the beginning of
the campaign, that the opposition
have concentrated all their efforts on
two of their candidates,-State Sena-
tor, and County Attorney. To secure
votes for these they will sacrifice
every other man on their ticket, and
use every possible effort to preju-
dice Republicans against their own
candidates for these positions. These
propositions to trade ought to be met
with a firm refusal on the part of
every Republican, and their charges
against cur candidates ought to be
met with a firm denial. This has
been a square campaign on the Re-
publican side thus far; let it be so to
the end.
l desire TO notify all parties wish
ing Prohibition tickets, National and
State, to vote or distribute, that they
may be obtained from DIR. DeMoss,
of lola, or from myself. For reasons
that are well known to its members
our organization has not put i'll nomi-
nation candidates for the Legislature
or for the county offices. 1t is ur-
gently recommended, however, that
l. / . /, 4 L
of prohibition, should inquire care
fully into the record and the senti-
ments of the candidates offered by
the other parties, and give their sup
port only TO men who can be relied
upon to sustain and defend the pre-
sent law.
L. y. Funston,
Chairman.
1t is quite generally expected that
the last issue of the organ of the OPP
position in this county will be filled
with charges and accusations of all