People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-06
Andy's Candidacy.

Caldwell News
In the last issue of the News, we
mentioned our good brother journal
ist, Andy Richards, of the Wellington
Star" as a candidate for state sena-
tor. With cheeks sutfused with the
carmine of his natural mOdesty, Andy
diSclaimS any desire or thought of be.
ing a candidate. He says, however.
Early this season some three or four
Republicans did suggest to US that We
be a candidate for state senator. :"
He says, again, he has no desire to run
for office, but is content to employ his
talents at absorbing riches at the rate
Of % cents a year for the "Star. .
This is, doubtless, a laudable ambi-
tion and one day in the not distant
future, we shall expect to see Andy
wearing diamonds and riding IN a
special car along with ICkelheimer.
Rockefeller and George Gould. We
only hope that when our good brother
reaches the summit of his earthly
ambition aud outstars Henry Waiter
son in Geneva and Buckingham Pal
ace, he wont forget his dear bosom
friends who will still be plOdding
along at the same old rate, 81 year,
strictly in advance, and busily en-
ployed in plOdding delinquent SUBJ
scribers.
Again oul good brother says, "Per-
sOnally we are in the newspaper busi-
ness. Office seeking is not in our line" |"
Now we desire to say to our readers
that this must be absolutely true or
Andy wouldn't have saidit. We have
heard it stated that Andy was candi-
date for county attorney two years
ago, but it must be miserable false
hood. 1t has also been stated that
he was a standing candidate for coun.
Gilman and for the Board OF Educa.
tion, and it has even been reported
that he was badly slaughtered last
spring at the city election, but all
these vile rumors must be fabrications
Andy says he is not seeking office and
we must believe him to be true and
all the world liars.
Again it was told US, personally by
two close friends OF our esteemed
friend, Andy, that he wanted to be a
candidate for state senator, but OF
course. knowing his great mOdesty, we
knew he would never permit such a
desire to 20 any further than in
"strictest confidence" Andy's diff
dence has always held him back and
always will till he learns to overcome
it. Ofcourse we don't want to forget
the temptation of getting rich by,
publishing great newspaper for 25
cents year, but we would beg our
good brother not to forget also, the
royal pathway to millions, by serving
his countryman at Topeka at three
dollars per day.
Again Andy says, "lf he were to be
a candidate, he would come out OPEN
ly and say so and not try to cover his
ambition under the hypocritical pre-
tense that all good Republicans of the
county we're trying to force nomina-
tiOn upon him." Now Andy is just
The kind Of man the people want to
represent them in the halls Of legisla-
ticn. There would be no back stair,
third-story room conspiracies for him.
Everything would be done with an
openness that would shame the mouth
of an alligator. Every other man in
the senate might be hypocrite, false
and liar, bat Andy would be up
right, true and truthful. Even if all
the world doubts these things, we
must alone believe them for Andy has
said it and we must stand by Andy or
fai. together.
ChsIra lila Do.anina, Dronra.,.