Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
HOW DO THEY LlKe.lr.


thy about Audubon, except that it is
the county seat of county which is lis
ted as republican, yet has majority of
its officers democrats. In other than
county elections this county has been
considered safe for the republican ticket
by about $50 majority; but in the ex-
cepted case the democrats nearly always
succeed in electing a portion of their
ticket. The logical conclusion from this
state OF affairs is that the democrats
nominate better class of men, and
thereby draw votes from the enemy.
However that may be the county attor-
ney, auditor, sheriff, clerk and recorder
are all democrats, while the republicans
have the county superintendent and
treasurer. But the democrats hope to
do better this year, and give other can
dldates a plurality as well as those who
stand for county office. The five offices
mentioned above as being occupied by
democrats are filed by young men who
are active and enthusiastic for their par
ty. They try by precept and example to
convince the voters OF the county that if
it is a good thing to have democrat in
a local office, it will be better to have
one in congress, and in the white house
that they cannot have too much of Il
good thing, in other words. These men
are all bimetallists and take advantage
OF every opportunity to advance this
cause Of the people,
The above is from the pen Of w. O. c.,
Of the World-Herald and appear
ed in that paper in its issue of Thurs
day August 90 1896. Mr.. w. O. G. came
to Audubon just as he and other cores
pondents of the World Herald went to
other Iowa towns, to give the political
situation "write-up" in which they at
tempted to show that everything and
everybody had gone populist. AS to the
truth or falsity Of the article as whole
we care little. Election day will show
very plainly whether Audubon county
has gone populist or not.
The question is, how the republican
voters Of Audubon county like the above
quotation: "The logical conclusion X
is that the democrats nominate
better class of men," They do, do they?
These democratic officials now holding
office in Audubon county are "a better
class Of men" than the men they defeat
ed two years ago, are they?
Now it is supposed, and is usually the
case that parties nominate as good
class Of mon as they can Cor Office. So
another logical conclusion" would be
that the republicans of this county have
not as good class Ut men as the oppo-
sition.
How do the republicans of Audubon
county like it?
1t is a fact that everyone of the in
cumbents of the Offices above cited were
elected by and with the aid of republi-
can votes. Two years ago there was a
majority in Audubon county
sufficient to have elected every man on
the county ticket. if they had received
their party support. Had they been
that ''bettcr class of men" would
not be in the court house, but those
offices would be filled by republicans,
and those young men who are active
and enthusiastic for their party" and as
the above quotation says ARE taking
advantage of every opportunity to adj
vance this cause of the people, as w. o.
c. is pleased to term the free silver idea,
would not be running their political ma
chine within the walls of the county
building.
How do the republicans like it?
They elected these men who are now
taking every advantage to advance the
cause that is in absolute opposition to-
the hopes and beliefs of the republican
party. They, when they cast their bal
lots sowed the wind and are harvesting
the usual crop.
The time has now almost arrived for
the republicans Of Audubon county to
say whether or not the opposition "nomi-
nate better class CT men," They can
now register their opinion on the ques-
ton of whether they like the idea of
voting for men who ',take advantage of
every opportunity" to advance the cause
of William J. Bryan; whether they will
indorse the supporters of PETER, Wea-
yer, Waite, Altgeld or cast their ballots
for men who are supporting the cause of
protection, sound money and William
Mckinley.