Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-02
To Democrats.

PHIILIPsBURG, KAs,, Nov. l, 1893.
To the Democratic Voters of Phillips
County;
Owing to the fact that very we'll
defined rumor is afoat to the effect
that there has been an agreement or
understanding arrived at between
certain of the democrats and republi-
cans, whereby combination has been
made, aimed to result in the demo
cratic vote of this county being cast
for the republican candidate for dis
trict Judge and for sheriff of our
county, in return for republican votes
for the other candidates on the dem
ocratic ticket, we feel constrained to
make known such rumor to the dem
ocratic voters In every township in
our county, and to ask every one OF
you who respect your party organiza-
ton, as renewed and more perma-
nently perfected at our convention at
Phillipsburg last month, to be wide
awake and on the alert from now I'M
til election day, and busy on that day
until the close Of the polls in your re-,
spective townships, refuting any such
corrupt and undemocratic agreement
and undertaking, if it really exists,
and to see to it that when tho vote is
counted, at the close of the day, the
result shall show beyond question
that every democrat voted straight
democratic ticket. We mean by this
that you shall earnestly call the at
tention of every democratic voter to
the dishonOrabIe rWnlors we refer to.
and ask him to give the matter his
serious attention and consideration,
and to remember our meeting in o.
tober last, at which time our party
was recognized on strict party lines
and our faith pledged to the nominees
of that convention.
| We do not presume to dictate and,
perhaps, are not capable of advising
in this manner, but having entered
the field with full democratic ticket
composed Of men whose ability, integ-
rity and democracy can not be ques-
toned, we feel that every candidate
upon the democratic ticket is entitled
TO receive every democratic vote in
the county, and would meyer disgrace
any other vote that might come to
them, from principle, and not bar
gain and sale.
We are aware that every argument
will be used by both the other oppos-
ing political parties TO induce demo
cratic voters TO desert the democratic
ticket, and not the least of these mr.
guments, will DO used the one based
upon the fact that the democratic vote
constitutes the balance of power IN
this county. The question then il,
Will we rs democrats in this fight
merely use our right Of franchise to
assist some one outside of our ranks
into a place Of local power and patro-
mage, of trust, and profit to himself,
at the expense of our political integ-
rity and self respect, or will we, as
| Representatives VA NuO OlubBl, VIC
strongest and the purest political par
| ty in our nation, indicate and reaffirm
our allegiance to that party by rising
above such local influences and cast
ing our votes unitedly for the candi-
dates of the party whose name we
love to honor and whose principles
We revere.
Whenever the democrats, in this
race, abandon their own candidate,
for any position, and throw their in
huence to candidate on either of the
opposing tickets, they virtually abln-
don the fight for principle and dss-
cend to personal fight, as against
the candidate whose election may be
defeated by their action. Whilst it lis
true that there might be circumstan
res under which such action would be
justifable, it is equally true that those
circumstances do not exist Mt this
time and under our present political
contest. At this time, in view OF the
fact that sll tho candidates on the