Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1893-11-03

to take the Officer If Auditor Armstrong,
Captain Cotton and his other friends can
induce Postmaster Connor to stand for an
Office which he snys he does not want, is
there not good reason for believing that
they might also induce hlm to fail to
qualify nnd thus allow Commissioner
Campbell to hold over? Since S-lz pre-
cinct was monkryed with and the return
ing board tried to get in its work. the ed
,tor may be ovcr-wa.chful. But burnt
chlld fears the fire.
. ~
After but Sc hours' notice Of the noted
mass convention" had been given, and
| with a record of having been the prime
mover 10 getting republican convention
to choose Mr.. Campbell the democratic
nominee. over a republican, us candi-
date for commissioner after these
things, we say, 1t is almost overpowerlng
to hear of the auditor lecturlug certain
republicans who have expressed their in
tcntion OF voting for Margach Does the
auditor expect sensible republicans or
democrats to get out and rustic for some
one for some county Office whom down
neep III their hearts they do NIT believe it
is to their best interests to electS II this
were generally done. all that band OF
corspIrat"rs wi'b"morry or sinch mort
cages would have to do would b. 10 get
control Of the local caucuses. which are
generally no! we'll attended in these
parts. or course the primaries of thu
majority party, iu the county would be
the point. Given the. CAucuscs, the dele
gates to the convention would be theirs,
and. after putting up their tools MS candi'
dates. they would go upon the housct"p.
and shout Come all ye republicans ["I
,icmocrats] and vote for these your cho.
sen on~s Come on aud save the coun.
try!" But here the quiet, secret consci
cntols vote Of the rank and file often
comes in to overthrow the conspiracy
and that is what crooks in politics most
tear.
The writer believes in the principles oI
he republican party and has never toll.
any Of his democratic friends that H.
could embrace ,hr de,nucrallc faith
especially that part If their pulley in re-
lation to PENSIONS. He believes that thi.
cruplry .has done well enough under til.
republican systems of u protective tariff
l. just AVID liberal pension policy aud q
plentiful volume Of gold and silver cur
ency. He docs not believe III sacrificiul
sure home market to y prospective for
rign market He does not pine for
dollar coat made from the wool OF ten
cent ewes. He does not remcmbe
of having voted 70, but one. democrat 70
IN Office othrr than county IN his ,lif:
He swallowed the bitter pill of prohibi
tion iu two succeeding state- platforms
He never expects TO be \ Sdsmserat-..s
least until that party makes up Il two dol
lar and half head depreciation IN value
on his 200 sheep. When he think
Of those poor innocent, outraged sheep
he's "agin the gov v'ment'-strong, But h.
will not vote or work TO place men il
county Offices offices having no bearing
whatever on party policy when he be
ieves their electionlw would be against III,
interests of himself and of the people
among whom he makes his living.
w.
The casting of II halo, at the coming
election is very simple matter. All yo,
nave to do Is to make o cross.mark il
front Of the name OF the man you wish t.
vote for. Below VIC give a sample ballo,
and will only remark thai it would "lool
het,er in print" if it If',d I cross IN from
Of the name, sMargach.". {