The Bessemer indicator., 1894-11-03
VOTE A SCRATCHED TICKET.
The Chieftain and the Gang Sc
yerely Scored.
An Able Correspondent Who Knows
His Rights.
prEnlo. colo. Nov. 1. lss


EplroR ISpIcAToE-The attitude of the
thionain on "mudslinging'' and "oIorless
eNcavating." reminds the writer OF II picture
lie saw in magazine some years ago, Of n
mule with large fau-like ears. looking over
the fence at n1ack rabbit and saying, well
such ears l never saw" The Chieftain can
not manufacture language strong enough to
condemn mudslinging al Its fayoriie candi-
dates, and yet In doing so 1t consigns TO the
lowest depths of infamy. every citizen who
uses or proposes to use his law-g given right OF
voting for such candidates for office as seem
I in his Judgment best suited tor important
positions OF trust. business and honor. II
makes the ticke t-scratcher the veriest scum
l that treads the earth, in the face Of the fact
/ Thai every man whom IT defends and sup
/ ports, Is of the same kind OF scum, all having
exercised their constitutional right OF
scratching tickets In the pnst. Then 1t turns
and proceeds TO sling mud at the other can
dictates, notwithstanding they are all all
honorable men"
The Chieftain is Inconsistent also in some
other particulurs. 1t says the bolt or kick Is
confined to ~ few sore head candidates foi
/ Judge. What then, j. the cause of all the row
| IL Is making? You can count all such '.sore-
heads" on the fingers Of the one hand, and
they can not change the result. Again II says
that the -nIudslinging' has changed the tide
all in favor OF its pet candidates. II so, why
not drop it, for in that case the Chieftain's
pets are electedr Another loud crack Of the
party whip is that voters, especially women.
have not sense enough To vote scratched
ticket. That is reelection on the lntelli-
gencc of the Colorado voter. A lady to whom,
the writer showed the ticket printed In the
Chiefiain. said that ANY one who could read
| The English language ought TO be able To
vote as they pleased from such plain drec-
tions."
The writer had no share, whatever. in the
norilnation Of either Mr.. Devine or Judge
,yfhees, bat he is satisfied that both are
7'utlemeu, and stopped to no unworthy
means even for their nominations, and will
not do so for their election, and even If they
should he deemed worthy of the united sup
port Of enough desperate kiekers To eject
/ them. do not see that 1t is any discredit To
them, They viii not he chnrgeable with the
baseness Of their supporters. ii any there re.
lndgc voorhees, must have given satisfnc-
tion To his party. the bar and the people gen.
orally, else there would have been spoken OF
/ implied opposition to him sufficient to have
made his party hesitate at ieast. before noni-
mailing him. instead of his going enst as lie
I did lust before the convention, and giving
himself no concern in the matter. Contrast
I This action of his with that OF Judge Elwell
who after being on the bench more than five
years, gets down and resorts TO all kinds oil
means To effect hi, nomination. even admit
ting in his speech OF acceptance at the con-
l ton that he had run his horse down in his
effort to and get the ear of every delegate,
between the primaries and the convention.
Il he had given his party. the bar and the
people satisfaction in his official career,
would such agony have been necessary !?
No not member OF his party would have
opposed his nomination. they would have
conceded his election. and the only question
would have been who should be his associate
on the republican ticket. But the tact that
he is VIGOROUSLY Incompetent, brought into
The Held all the opposition that he had.
Mr Dixon was considered BY many who
Will now oppose him. man OF reasonable
ability for the position, but even this conces-
~inu WAS mnde with question mark after it.
But MS actions l.. entering into nn alliance
with Judge Eiwel to foist themselves onto
the people, enlarges the question mark rs
To his fitness for such position, a- to amount
to IA conviction In the minds OF such voters
that he II not
Now with the consent of the Chieftain, we
thiuk we have sense enough to vote II
scratched Ticket and we -t,ropose to vote AS
wc think Your for good and above all hon
ornble officials, A KICKER.