The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-10-13

lives for the freedom of the most alb
ject of Gods poor, and today in their
old age are unwilling to see the virtual
enslavement of all poor people to those
corporations without Offering a protest
with their ballots. We have partaken
of the hospitality of these people who
are branded by these corporations as
traitors and anarchists. At their Ia
bles we have bowed with them our
head while they returned thanks to
their Creator for the blessings of life,
asking God to guide and direct them
in all things Is this a sign Of treason
and anarchy? Most assuridIy not
These people realize that their prec-
ious homes are in danger of being
wrested from them, although they may
at present be free from debt; the time
may come when overtaken by misfor-
tune they will be forced to cucumber
the home, and if it is done it is but a
question of time when the family will
be driven from it, not by law but by
rulings of COURTS that have permitted
these corporation to take the home
without applying one cent of its value
on the debt. This is confscation and
a violation of the constitution of the
United States Now, we have this to
say without malice) of Judge G. w.
Smith. Five years ago he was prac-
ticing attorney and agent for companies
with his home in this town. When the
Thirty-fourth judicial district was Gre
ated, Governor Humphrey, himself an
official of money corporation, appoin-
ted G. W. Smith judge for this district.
This was done tn rough the influence
of the old university ring and money
corporations of the state. We do not
intend to insinuate that Judge Smith
had no local backing, on the contrary,
he had many friends as was demon
strated at the polls four years ago when
he was the only candidate before the
people for the Office The Democrats
putting no one in the field against him
which action we predict, will be re-
peated again this year; but this only
demonstrates the fact that the influ-
ence of money corporations control
the action of politicians in both old
parties, and that Judge Smith is their
choice for the position. They give him
their support and the benefit of their
great influence, for the reason that he
has proven himself true to their inter
ests. He has proven this in every con
hrmation of a sheriff's sale of the home
of settler that was bid in by the
agents of these corporations for the
sum only sufficient to pay the court
officials, making it necessary for him
to render a judgment against the de-
fendant for about the original debt.
He has proven his loyalty to the inter
ests of these corporations whenever he
has adjourned his court to some day in
the future when he would not be pres
ent, and has permitted the bar to elect
an agent of mortgage company judge
pro tenn with nothing before this court
Of injustice, but the foreclosure of
mortgages. Do you wonder at their
solicitude for his reelection? He has
set their agents in judgment, on the
suits at law between themselves and
the people of this district It is true as
the organs of these corporations say,
s.'the judgeship is not partisan ques-
tion;" it is a question with the people
here regardless of politics, whether
they retain their homes or have them
confiscated by these corporations. Cit
liens of this district, look about you!
Estimate the number of acres in your
county owned by corporations. Con
slider that it was all obtained by sher-
ifs deeds, and that the greater num-
Der of the owners of these homes, left
your county with a judgment agains
them for about the original debt. Vo-
ters of all parties, lay aside partisan
feeling in this matter and throw off
the corporation yoke, by voting for W.
S. Wilcoxon for dictrict judge; a man
that is pledged to justice, for the home
builders of this district. Stockton
Signal.