The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-08
FARMER SMITH.

In electing men to Office this year
the people Of Kansas are going to
take into consideration other quail
fications than the length Of whiskers
and unsoeked feet. One man who
possesses fitting qualifications other
than those mentioned is the Hon.
Abram w. Smith Of Mcpherson
county, Republican nominee for
governor. He is the typical Kansas
man, being honest, intelligent, q
farmer and a pioneer, q soldier and
q statesman. All these qualities were
sbundsntly exemplified in his recent
appearance in Sslina. He stands
not only as the candidate OF his
party for q high office, but he also
represents all that is true and vital
in Republicanism, and the eyes Of
the nation are upon him. III he IL
elected the world will accept 1t as
evidence that the people Of Kansas
have returned to the support Of
correct principles in government
and business. IL he is defeated the
world will turn away in disgust, and
this state whose very name once
represented greatness and honor will
become q synonym for all that is
false and visionary.
In his Sslins speech he related
how it was that be could no longer
affiliate with theiFarmers' Alliance.
Organized for the purpose Of doing
good il was seized by band OF po-
litical brigands whose only object
was the spoIls OF office. This done
there was nothing left for an honest
and patriotic man to do but to di-
vorce himself from 1t. Farmer
Smith never left the alliance and its
good principles. Itself abandoned
those good principles, and when it
did so it abandoned him also, togeth-
erNwith thirteen-fourteenths OF its
membership. For the truth Of this
assertion IL is only necessary to
refer to the fact that its membership
in two years has decreased from
over lI2,OO0 to less than 5000 in good
standing.
The experience Of a man like Mr..
Smith peculiarly fits him for the
Office for which he stands. He was
born aud reared on a farm aud for
the past twenty years has been q
farmer in Kansas. He began with
the raw prairie ana has grown with
the development Of the state. His
worth and intelligence
brought to him the presidency Of the
state board Of agriculture, an office
which is representative in the high
est degree Of his vocation. Recog-
nizing his talents and merits the
In which he dwells
elected him to serve five terms In
the state legislature, where he took
the lead and an active part in shsp-
ing the laws Of the state. In all his
official life there is no blot on his
name and there is no mud Of calum-
ny that sticks wherever he is assail-
I'd. He was a soldier and that means
much il a state made up largely Of
hose who fought for the preservs-
ion Of the Union. He was for many
years an iron worker and thereby
o acquainted with the wants and
Of the wage earners Of
he state. His moral life has never |
,een and cannot be questioned. All
hese make him the logical and
candidate for COVER
lor. He never traduced his state |
when others sought honors within |
ler borders by SO doing. 1t is for
you men who do the choosing to say |
tho shall be your governor, and you
,annot afford to ignore A. w. Smith
md his qualifications in deciding |
his important matter.