People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-08-15
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somewhat surprised that the revela-
tons of the past few days are such
as so soon to verify our predictions,
and we fear that they may serve to
Undue US with reputation as a po-
litical prognosticator, which We may
not be able to sustain.
However our conception of the
province Of a newspaper is to give
the news; and, If in giving the news
as We find it, based on facts, We
appear little prophetic, we trust
our friends will only cast about,
reasoning for themselves, and from
the same premises, seek to verify or
overthrow our conclusions.
Politics, in these latter days, is
generally regarded as scientific
game, in which the aims, objects and
purposes Of the players can be
surely determined from their move
ments on the political checker-board.
1t is not expected that, with several
sets Of contending candidates for
each official prize, the respective
parties or their friends will announce
and proclaim from the housetops
the meaning and intent of their
actions; but it is the universal prac-
tice that they who can most success
fully conceal the meaning Of their
movements, and secure the best
results of strategic action, are the
winners both in the nominating con-
ventions and at the polls.
The man or set of men who be.
come candidates for office, unless
they secure the fine hand of the
'fxers" to aid them, will soon awake
to the fact, that while nominating
convention is intended to reflect
the will of the party rank and file, it
is in reality, only machine so per-
feet in its parts as to entirely mis-
lead its constituent elements as to
the source from whence it derives its
power.
The average voter is honest and
attends his party primary with the
happy thought that he is being per-
mitted to name or that his wisdom
and advice is being sought in naming
his party candidates. When at that
very moment some unseen hand
has moulded and some silent force
has forged the party chain around
the "choSen few" whom the conven-
ton is to nominally declare the
party candidates.
factions speak louder than words"
is saying which is never more true
than in politics. In fact, when, as
is the case in political life, men do
not tell their thoughts, We can only
| Judge Of their desires intentions and
purposes by a close scrutiny OF their
actions. Such source of informa-
tion is open to all the world, and is
in all instances, perfectly legitimate
and proper.
From this source We 81 all proceed
to verify the predictions previously
made in these columns, that the
names Of the candidates who are to
compose the Republican ticket for
this county this fall, are already Sc
lected; and that the most unholy and
perfectly organized combination of
Republican candidates for county
Offices in this county, exists at the
present time, with which the politi-
cal horizon Of any municipality was
ever disgraced.
The ticket already given in these
columns and to be ratified by the
coming convention on Sept. Sd, is as
follows, to-wit:
For Sheriff.: ..;.;...:...."James W. Ewing
Of Caldwell township.
| For Register of Deeds .........D. c. Willard
Of Wellington City.
| For County Clerk. Charles Sadler
OF Wellington City, formerly Of South Haven
For County Treasurer. y. II. Maddy
OF Wellington CIV
For Commissioner, Sd Dist 81. n. NJ. Johnston
| Of Caldwell township.
As is usual in all parties the Re.
publican county central committee
of Sumner county was called by its
chairman, J. W. Haughey, and its
secretary, D. c, Millard, to meet in
Wellington on Saturday, July 9th,
for the purpose Of calling a conven-
ton to "nominate the" "partv nomi-