The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-06
LOCAL POLITICAL NOTES.


LOCAL POLITICAL NOTES.
Hon. Geo. L. Douglass, Speaker of the
Horse of Representatives, will make
Republican speech at the Opera House in
lola next Thursday evening, Oct. lie, 1898.
Every voter in Allen county should hear
him.
The news from Kansas after the
, various Democratic conventions this
year may be summarized by the old
time saw: Another county heard
from and gone Democratic" The
frequency and system with which the
Populists are being bowled over and
out of the Democratic conventions is
enough to strike terror to even that
organization of breezy cranks and
hopeful lunatics The trouble that
they have experienced in shaking OF
these poiitical leeches should be a
warning to the Democrats never in
future to ally themselves with party
whose principles are opposed to its
own. In future the fight must be a
straight-out one, and if the Demo
Gratis are wise in their day it will land
them in a position to redeem Kansas
from its undesirable notOriety as the
great crank reseryatiOn.-R. &. Tim
eS.
All of which is respectfully referred
to the Democratic brethren in Allen
county who have very conspiciously
done everything which their organ,
the Times, praises the Democrats Of
other counties for not doing.
When you employ clerk or la
borer and he proves dishonest or in
competent you don't feel ashamed to
discharge him. Then why should
you be ashamed to "turn down" a
political party that has proven to be
both dishonest and incompetent? A
party is an instrument which we en-
pIoy to do what we want done. When
it fails to do that, or robs us in doing
it, we should leave it with as little
hesitation as we would discharge n
hand who doesn't suit US. The Peo-
Piles party has certainly disappoint-
ed the masses of the men who gave it
power. 1t has proven incompetent,
dishonest and reasonable. No honest
man ought to feel the least shame or
hesitation in withdrawing his sup
port from it. He should feel ashamed
rather to continue to support it when
he knows it has proven an enemy
rather than a friend of the people.
A plank in the platform of the Re-
publicans of Barber county, adopted
last week, tells what the reformers
have done for that county. 1t is as
follows:
''The Peoples party record in Bar
Der county, is one of extravaganza
coupled with broken promises of re-
form and outrageous abuse of power.
While the assessed valuation of our
property is greater by S25. 900 than in
1892, yet there has been an increase OF
IL mills in our tax levy, thus increas-
ing the burdens of taxation instead of
lessening them.n
Would not Allen county do pretty
well to profit by the experience of her
neighbors? HE is a wise man who
profits by experience" says Josh
Billings, shut he is a wiser who lets
the rattlesnake bite the other fellow"
The Republicans of Cottage Grove
held most enthusiastic meeting at
Fair View school house last Wednes-
day evening There were nearly
twice as many present as the room
would comfortably hold, and the most
courteous and earnest attention was
given to the speaker The Republi-
cans of East Cottage Grove are in line
as usual, enthusiastic and aggressive,
and we are pleased to learn that they
are being reinforced by converts from
both the Peoples and Democratic
parties.
The report of the Cottage Grove Re-
publican primary published last week
got so many of the names of the can
didates wrong that we correct by pub
fishing the entire ticket again as fol-
lows: For trustee, G. l.. Downs;
treasurer, A. Cochran; clerk, l.. j.
Stewart; constables, James Reed and
a. w. Afford; road overseers, dist.
No. =, s. S. Davis, No. 8, Myhew
Stewart, No. 4, d. H. Phebus, No. 5,
John Cation.
What has become of the school
house campaign which the Populists
of Allen county started so vigorously
about a month ago? 1t seems to have
"petered out" completely. Was it aban-
doned because the people didn't at
tend the meetings, or because the
money was not forthcoming to defray
Orator Choguill's expenses?
The Republican party has had con-
troll of Allen county ever since it was
organized and yet the opposition can.
not lay their finger on a crime the
party has committed or even on a SER
ious blunder. Is it not good business
sense to retain faithful and compe-
tent and honest servant?
We understand that some of the
Populist speakers in this county are
citing the law to prevent corruption