The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30
K NORRIS CLIGGETT

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pies Party" column clear down to road
oVerseer is a fusion ticket agreed upon
by peoples party and democratic
voters. The same applies to the "DemO-
craft column down to congressman.
Then there appears in the democrat
ic" column candidates for congress, ap-
pellate judge and state senator. These
candidates are not on that ticket with
hopes of success personally, but for
the purpose Of electiDg the republican
nominees. Democrats all over the dis
trict now realize this, and so do the
candidates themselves. Therefore all
voters, who wish to vote the democrat
ic ticket as far down as possible and
practicable, and as far as safety per-
mits, are appealed to stop at congress
man-at-iaFge and cross over to the peO-
pies party ticket (the fushion ticket
and put the cross mark in the square
at the left Of the names.
For Appellate Judge,
S.W. M'ELROY.
For Congressman Sixth District,
n. B. MCCORMICK,
For State Senator,
LEVI PRITCHARD.
Failing to do this ali votes cast for
GilkesOn, Burton and Black, the can
didates appearing in the democratic
column, will in reality be half vote
cast for the republican nominees and
against the principles advocated and
championed by that gallant and IN
firing leader of the common people,
William Jennings Bryan. It is vitality
essential that this should be under
stood and practiced by ever voter for
the cause of silver and those who have
friends and neighbOrs who are liable to
be deserved into voting against their
own interest in such a manner, should
take pains and fully explain to them
the danger of SO doing.
In the beginning Almighty God
created all things -the good and the
bad. There is a question as to which
of His handiwork is the most noble,
but the meanest thing that ever came
from the Masters hand, has in all ages
been agreed, was the spy. The next
meanest is the spy's employer We'd
nesday a couple of spoilers we're in
town attempting to ascertain how the
railroad men Of GoGdland were going
to vote, with the probable intention of
putting them on record. In war time
the spy, when caught, is summarily
hanged, and honest people can see no
cause why the practice should be abrO-
gated in time Of peace. a man who
would betray the rightful and guaran-
teed privilege of a fellow citizen in
time of peace, would not hesitate to
betray his country IN war, and such
should be recognized by law as an
enemy to the security of the govern
ment and a menace to private rights.
There are rumors of railroad passes
being put into the hands of local poll
ticians to be filed out at their cOnven-
fence and sent to voters hundreds of
miles away in order that they may re-
turn and vote for the republican ticket,
and these passes, it is said, are good
for a round trip. There is a law in
Kansas that applies to just such praC-
tees, and, if the rumOTs are true, those
who are said to be conducting the dis
pensation of Stree passes" can read
with profit chapter II of the Kansas
session laws of 1898.
The Rock Island ran a free excursion
from GOodland to KanOradO Wednes-
day night to hear a republican speaker
who will speak in this city Saturday
The peculiar part of the whole affair
was that the excursion was never heard
Of until after bills were out advertising
a speech by Hon. Sam McElroy, the
populist nominee for appellate judge
at the court house here the same even
ing. Strange things are happening in
this campaign.
On the ballot to be voted next Tues
day there are three prohibition tickets
one democratic, one peoples party, one
republican with two assistants ma
tiOnal democratic and middle Of-the
road populist. The national democrats
/ have openly asserted that Mckinley
election was their aim, aud the middle
of-the-road follows, while weakly de
nying it, show themselves to be labor
ing for the same end.
+ Simp Baker decided to take another
Hook over the ground where he had hi
rstflesnaks adventure Of last week, anJ
oG Sunday drove out locking for moFy
snake. he found seven more Of ths
poisonous. reptiles coiled up together
aud killed them all. As a "snsk;
hunter Simp has no parallel
This campaign has again proven tina
some speakers can talk about some
+ thing and say nothing, while there are
others who can discourse on nothing
and say something.