Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-15
HOW SHALL VOTE.

are asking themselves the above
question. While there are hundreds
who have made up their minds upon
this important matter, then are many
who are yet undecided. The ticket
that will be given to the voters by the
Judges will contain eight electoral
tickets, and but four of these will re-
Ceive any great number OF votes.
They are the republican, democratic,
peoples party and free silver repub-
licsn. The republican ticket will
bear the names Of ten electors who
will IL elected vote for VIM. Mckinley
and G A. Hobart for president and
vice.president Of the United States,
the other tickets will be headed by
W. ]. Bryan and Arthur Sewall, aud
by W. j. Bryan and Thos. b. Watson
The electors on these three tickets
are the same although they will ap-
pear on the three tickets in different
order. In the election next Novem-
Der, the fight is between single gold
standard, and a gold and silver stand
ard. Efforts have been made drag
into the campaign the tariff question.
On the first page Of this paper will be
found a statement showing the amount
of imports Of articles in which the
farmer of Phillips county is interest
ed. Two years imports under the
Mckinley law are given and one
under the present law. The figures
are correct, as we have compared
them with those in text books. Under
N[cKinleyism Sill 1881, 1881 10 '92, S12,-
116,1O4 in 1913, while under the Will
son bill $19,O6OS92 The reader can
see that the difference is but little,
the advantage if any being in favor
Of the Wilson law. Hence it follows
that under the operations OF both re-
publican and democratic tariffs the
farmer Of Kansas is neither especially
helped or injured. There then must
be some other cause for the prevail
ing low prices. During the past few
weeks we have printed statement
after statement made by the leading
men of the nation, showing what evils
they apprehended if this country
should be placed upon q single gold
The republicans seek to do
this, Opposed to them are the dem
ocrats, populists and free silver re-
publicans. If then you are Contented
with your lot and think prices for
farm products are high enough, you
should vote for Mr.. Mckinley and
the republican Legislators, for they
Dropose to continue the present gold
until, etc. If on the other
hand you believe that your toll is not
being paid for in prices sufficiently
renumerative, you should vote for the
electors endorsed by the democratic,
populist and free silver republicans
ia their conventions. The other tick
ets may represent living principles
but not of go much Importance as
hose outlined above A vote for the
niddle-of-the-road populist ticket is
vote taken from Mr.. Bryan. If 600
votes are cast for the Mckinley cleo
tors, 400 for the free silver electors,
sld 449 for the middls-of-the-road
Dopulist, the Mckinley electors carry
The election although the total vote
FOR the other electors is almost double
that they receive. In this fight we
must not lose sight Of the fact that
We vote for the electors and not for
Bryan or Mckinley. So if you favor
The coinage Of both gold and silver
vote for the electors on the regular
peoples party, democratic, or free
silver tickets. There never was
campaign when each and every voter
had matters arranged just as he
them, and this one is not DIFF
ferent from others. If you want
Bryan for president vote then for the
fusion electors.