People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-07-18

many people believed it existed just
the same-and thea lspsed into
silence.
Two weeks ago the South Haven
New Era had lively dissertation on
the county seat ring, which last week
was copied into the Monitor Press,
which paper confirmed and added
to it. In discussing the present ring,
by the side of which the Monitor
Press says all others heretofore shave
been temporary and Insignificant, "
it says:
1T proposes to dictate the nomina-
tiOn of such officials as it needs in its
business and elect them by trading
and bribery, when necessary 1t is
true, as Brother BranScomb suggests,
that the opposition to it is largely I'M
organized and hence ineffective, but
as the voters get a little more familiar
with the rings operations there is
bound to come a revolt against this
manipulation of the cOunty'S affairs
by little cabal Of professional poll
ticians and bosses at the county seat.
The rings vulnerable point is pretty
well known, and its grip on the county
patronage and other plumber may be
broken a great deal sooner than they
expect
So, now, with all this groundwork
laid by these wide-awake representa-
tives Of Sumner county Republican
ism and the recent revelations in the
county's courts, we hope the VOICE
will not be considered presumptuous
if it adds still more to the evidence.
That there is ring in Sumner
county politics which seeks to name
every official, and to place every
block of county patronage, no one
who keeps watch of public affairs
and has intelligence enough to put
"this and that" together, will have
the courage to deny. l; is made
manifest at every turn. The nomi-
nees Of the Republican party are al
ready settled upon and the county
printing is practically let-ifthey are
successful at the polls.
The VOICE is enabled this week to
give the ticket that will be nomi-
mated for the Republican cuckoos to
vote for this fall. 1t has all been
agreed upon and a convention will
soon be called upon to ratify the work
Of the ring. The lucky men are:
For Treasurer,
W. II. MADDY,
Of City Of Wellington.
For County Clerk,
CHARLES SADLER,
Of City Of wellington.
For Register Of Deeds,
d. C. WILLARD,
Of City OF Wellington,
For Sheriff,
JAMES W. EWING,
OF Walton township.
For Commissioner, Third District,
r, M. JOHNSON,
Of Caldwell township.
The rings candidate for sheriff is
apparently left out Of the deal, but
Faank Henderson has been a regu-
lar bi.annual candidate for the Office
Of sheriff since the memory Of man
runneth not to the contrary. He is
a candidate for revenue only and
will at the proper time secure dep
utyship.
The probabilities are at this time
that the ring will "strike center" on
everyone of these, but if they should
miss on one Of them they will soon
initiate the new man into the mys-
teries of their order. This exposure
may rattle them a little and Illustrate
their plans slightly, but they know
the nature OF cuckoos and will han.
die them smoothly.
1t will be seen by this that We'll
lington is fairly we'll provided for.
One nomination is thrown to the
country as sop. 1.-THE Republican
majority should jump up to 1000,
Wellington would clean the platter
next time.
Sadler and Maddy are both put on
the ticket to bring harmony.
Watch the changes as they are
rung. Note the result.
What do you suppose these people
1--WE mean the ringsters behind this
ticket care for expenses1 What do
they care whether taxes are high or
low, or whether the government is
ruled by corporations or by the
peoplef
If you are patriot and a taxpayer