People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-01

and our laboringmen are consequently
idle and without work. Then Thralls
is fully aware that ESpy secured from
the Presbyterian church, of which he
is an official member, the sum of 1925
for experimenting the erection Of
their church building. after the church
had issued its appeals for aid TO raise
the money, and when Espy himself
knows no more about building and
architecture than hog does about
Sunday. So you can imagine that Joe
thinks he sees in Espy great deal of
virtue for him and is earnestly work
ing for his election.
well, what do you think about it?
Il hardly know. He is on my ticket
and hate to scratch; but | can only
judge mans future by his past rec
ord, and itdOes seem to me that ESpy
has shown himself to be a very thrifty
man, Notwithstanding the stringent
times of the past few years. | can't
see how it is possible for man to be
connected with as many enterprises
as ESpy has been, which were totally
wrecked, and everybody else except
ESpy connected with them lose all
and Espy come out winner. I'll ad-
nit that | wish could see through it,
but | can't:such results are suggestive
# thrift" In these hard times |
can't get the consent of my mind that
it would be best for the people TO re-
ward Espy and possibly Joe Thralls 10
this manner. want the Water and
Gas companies to pay Just as much of
the tax as possible, as well as all 9TH
er corporations. And by the way, l
notice that the corporations, banks
and mills in the district and their Of
ticerS and clerks, regardless of politics,
are supporting Espy almost without
exception. This is a bad sign. | am
republican, but my party can't put a
collar on me and lead me to the polls
and make me vote for a bad man if |
know it.
What are you going to do about it?
what ought to do?
why, you ought to teach the party
if you can to nominate clean and pure
men, if they expect us to vote for
them.
How can we do this?
Who is ESpy's opponent?
Edwin VanHOrn, and splendid
man. No word of censure or criticism
has been or can be uttered at or con-
corning him or any of his transactions
in the past.
well, under the circumstances,
think we can best serve ourselves, our
party and our country by voting for
VanHOrn, and will do so if you agree
with me. What do you say? But
what would Espy think about our
voting against him? He is a good,
loyal republican, is he not?
why, ESpy has no right to kick at
our voting for VanIIOrn.
why?
Don't you remember that in the
spring of 1893 the republicans nOmi-
mated A. Graf for mayor of this town,
and the citizens nominated W. R.
Savage, and that the Prohibition re-
publicanS nominated Mr.. John SaylOr,
and that ESpy who is now posing as a
loyal true blue republican, supported
Mr.. SaylOr and the Prohibition ticket
instead of the republican ticket, and
that to make his support more effec-
tive ESpy was nominated by this Say
lOr-PrOhibitiOn combination Of the
Fourth Ward and the result was that
Graft was defeated for mayor and Saw
age elected in this republican city?
This looks like loyal republicanism,
don't it? That STANDARDIZATION
side show, for which Espy was largely
responsible, is the cause which result.
ed in the defeat of Graft and the re,
publican city ticket and the election
of Savage. So you see it would come
without grace from Espy for him tC
kick" about republicans not voting
for him. 1t would be dose of bis owl
medicine. Let's vote for VanHOrn.
Il am your huckleberry.
Give me your hand-Shake.
''Hurrah for VanHornr'