Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-11-02
Political Points.

Some of the Democratic candidates
claim that half OF this Democratic
county ticket will be elected. The
one who talks is sure that he is all
right, but he acknowledges there Ia a
strong sentiment against some OF
the other fellows.
When Donat Trettle dragged the
Water Power company and M. M.
Williams into the county campaign
in his speech at Swan River Satur-
dav he made one of those plumbers
that come 80 handy to the court
house boys this year. 1t is best to
c0nfine attacks to Fuller. and not
fight too many at once.
II the present candidates ON the
Republican county ticket are given
practical control of cOuntIymatters,
and they do not run the county
within the limits OF the income, the
Transcript will deem them incompe-
tent officials. While we make no
promises as to what we will 90 IN
the next campaign, we do say that
any officials who cannot for tile
next two years run the county
within the income will be tncompe-
tent, and unworthy Of the support
of the taxpayers. That is a plain
statement, and we will stand by
it, and quote it in the campaign of
1896. When the Republicans OF Nor
rison county are protesting against
extravaganza they nre making no
bluff. The hardest work for the
Republican ticket ia being done by
heavy taxpayers who are working
only for the general good. and Will
work as hard against any officials
who cannot properly run the county,
as they are now working against
the present lnanagers.@We sincerely
believe that public economy can OIL
ways he best served by the success
of the Republican party, and II local
experience does not prove it, we Will
acknowledge the error. We know
and appreciate the sentiment of the
workers in this campaign, and they
will not go before the people on any
false ISSUE Republican success will
be a guarantee that there shall be
no increase in the floating debt. but
rather a decrease in expenditures, SO
that each year will show q surplus
of receipts over expenditures, until
there shall be no floating county
debt. Voters, are you with the Re
publcans on that proposition? sMl!
Only Il few more days to work.
and ii each voter who is opposed t.
the present court house crowd will
put in a few extra hours Of work,
the victory will be So emphatic that
nofuture set Of officials will ever
dare to plunge the county III debt at
the rate of $4,000 u year. sMake
such un example OF the defeat Of the
Democratic county ticket that no
party will again tolerate such ex-
travagance and mismanagement.
Even If you are satisfied that the
court house crowd is defeated, it lis
for the benefit of every property
holder to have the defeat so over
whelming and emphatic that the
future officials will have warning
that will be effective for years. The
bigger majority you roll up against
them the better. 1t is the policy OF
extravaganza and mismanagelnent
you are voting against, and person.
ality has nothing to do with it.
When Frank Ellenbecker was first
elected auditor it was the strong
Republican towns that gave him his
election. How he returned the favor
every Republican will remember
when he recalls Ellenbecker's action
ON the cnnvassing board in regard
to r. G.. Dunn four years ago. There
is no hope or chance of Ellenbecker's
election this year without Republi-
can votes, and we most earnestly
urge every Republican in the county
to stand loyalty by their candidate
for county auditOr-Valentine
Kasparck. Not one word can be
said against him as a man or as a
candidate.
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