The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-18
LOCAL POLITICAL NOTES.

The Republicans of Deer Creek have
organized a fiourishing Mckinley
club which holds meetings every two
weeks. The next meeting will be
held at Diamond school house to-mOr.
row night, and will probably be ad-
dressed toy S. A. Gard. c. F. Scott
and others.
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The REGISTER is requested to an
nounce that Chas. f. Scott will adj
dress the Mckinley club at Colony on
Saturday night, September %.
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MIR. c. E. Benton. of FIT. Scott, has
accepted an invitation to address the
lola Mckinley club at the Opera
house next Saturday evening, Septem-
Der %. AS is well known here, Mr..
Benton has been a Democrat all his
life until this year. But he cannot
stand the free silver and free riot
planks of the Chicago platform, and
so, placing patriotism above party, he
has enlisted in the cause of sound
money and sound government. He is
a strong speaker, and his old friends
IN lola and Allen county will be glad
to hear him.
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"NOw would you men, you Kansas
Populists. support National banker
for Congress?" queried little Tom
Watson down at the Fair grounds
last Friday. And all the Pops. looked
down their noses, for two years ago
they did that very thing.
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There were lot of POpulists on the
Fair grounds last Friday, and when
Watson asked them if they wanted to
vote for Bryan aud Sewall not one of
them held up his hand. Isn't it a
little funny that men should be so
enthusiastic for ticket one day, and
then declare they did not want to vote
tor it the next day? And isn't it
little funny that free born American
citizens will indorse deal which sells
them out and makes it impossible for
them to vote for the ticket which they
declare with cheers that they want
to support? There were five or six
hundred men who shouted that they
wanted to to vote for Bryan and Wat
son, and that they did not want to
vote for Bryan and Sewall; and yet
they never peeped when the trade
was made which puts it out Of their
power to do what they want
to do. And how Mr.. Watson's lash
must have cut as he rounded them up
for betraying their principles for the
sake of ''little local spoils."
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Republican primary will be held at
Jeddo school house, Salem Township,
Oct. 8, 1896, from to p. M. for the
purpose of placing in nomination a
township ticket.
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We understand that at a meeting at
Neosho Valley School house one night
last week, a woman orator declared
that it was all a mistake that you
could get two Mexican dollars for one
American dollar in Mexico. The re-
port of the u. 5. mint shows that
Mexico exports one half of the silver
she produces and sells it at its bullion
price. What fools her miners must
be to sell their raw silver if they
could take it to the minis and have it
coined free into dollars worth twice
what they get for the bullion. The
dear lady is mistaken.
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Charlie Smith, of Elm, was on the
Modern Woodmen excursion train to
the Coffeyville log rolling the other
day, and he said that poll of the
train showed $50 for Mckinley and
$50 for Bryan.
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1t is the intention of the Republican
committee to have a meeting at some
point in the county nearly every
night during the remainder of the
campaign. The REGISTER publishes
list of these meetings, and trusts
that they will be we'll attended.
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The county central committee has
opened headquarters for the campaign
in the corner room over Coutant's
hardware, and the Secretary Frank
L. Travis, has fitted it up in good
shape for the entertainment and in
struction of visitors. 1t Will be open
every day and evening except Sunday
from now on and "endurin' the war, {"
and a cordial invitation is extended to
every body TO made himself at home
there. A large amount of literature
bearing on the issues of the campaign
is on hand for free distribution, and
any voter who wants information on