People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20

printing had been given to the
Monitor Press. They claimed il
belonged to them under their print
ing contract. Republican candi-
dates saw that it was going to in.
lure their chances with the Demo,
Gratis with whom they were coquetine
thus early. They besought the
Monitor to let them make up tht
profit to them and concede the work
to the Standard. Propositions were
made back and forth, first $500
then 5000, and finally $500 wa;
offered. Mr.. Campbell testified
that he made no agreement at any
Of these figures, but there are those
who say he did. Anyway the Re.
publican candidates finally got mad
and said some very unkind things
about Campbell & Hood. Some
one said, "why don't you do them
up on the county printing" The
suggestion was acted upon. W. J.
Newbold went to South Haven and
saw Commissioner Faurot. The
mercenary proclivities and utter dis
regard Of party success on the part
OF the Monitor people was fully por-
trayed before his mind. He came
up to Wellington and others piled
him. The poisonous venom against
Campbell & Hood was poured into
him from all sides. Hearing but
the one song and that continually
he was led to believe that the whole
party was rife with rebellion against
their selfish party organ. 1t was
under these circumstances and in
this frame of mind that John T.
Stewart found him when he had the
first interview with him. Republi-
cans themselves had done the work
1t was no apparent breach Of honor
for the Democrats to agree to sup
port their own ticket. They had the
county printing to gain and nothing
to lose. 1t is true that they over
reached themselves to some extent
and secured the defeat of Judge
Halsell. But this was no bitter dose.
Judge Halsell was out of harmony
with the party machine and lacked
their sympathy. Certain it is that
the articles in the Standard advising
that "no self respecting Democrat
could vote for any Populist on the
ticket, etc., contributed more to
Judge Burnette's election over Hal.
sell than anything else that happen.
ed during tile campaign. It gave
those Populist who were opposed to
Judge HalseH in their convention
good cause for scratching him. Il
is hardly possible that the writer o
that article could mistake the .effec
it would have. There are those who
think it was designedly planned, anC
only last week it was urged by
citizen who was cognizant of all tn,
facts that the appearance before TIT
board of the chairman OF the Demo
cratic committee asking that tn,
ballots be recounted on distric
Judge, something that was plainl,
beyond the power of the board unde
the law, was only feint to obscure
the primary scheme.
But, be that as it may, if thu
priating contract was fraudulent a!
seems evident from this verdict anC
other circumstances, every one o
our officials elected a, that time holC
their Offices by virtue of that fraud
and could be unseated.
The Monitor Press charged frauc
and bribery when the contract wa
let and it was confirmed as truth b,
Mr.. Campbell on the stand the otheI
day. Mr.. Lawrence suggested tina
it was "tweeddle.dee" then; now i
is "tweedle-dum."
On the same theory there hav,
been other fraudulent contracts. WI
are not sure but the present contrac
for county printing could b,
squelched.
Just as long as the people con.
tinue to allow the fxers to buy tn,
elections of certain men by the ex
travagant promise and use of thu
cOuntV'S mOnev ca lono u,;lI =. l.,