Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31

Following is a prayer offered by an
old colored minister at Fairfax Court
House at meeting day or two be-
fore Candidate Bryan came into Nir-
ginia. This is the prayer: 20 Lord,
save this country from the hands of
them who is tryin' to bust it up. Give
us plenty of work and good money for
it SOS we can take care of our wives
and children and buy good bread and
meat and pay for it. We want to
keep polyticks out of our churches
and out of our prayer meetin' but we
can't help asking Thee to keep look
out for that poor miserable sinner
Bryan, who, we hear, is comm into
this state hand and hand with Satan
We ask Thee, don't let him do no
harm, and if it amt askin' too much,
please forgive his sins that he is COM
mittin' every day and then knock the
stuffin' out of him next November."-
Elk
This is the last week of one of the
hardest fought, and most exciting cam
pa1gn we ever witnessed. Yet. although
an earnest fight has been made. we
believe it has been made on clean.
clear-cut lines. SO far as local mat
tiers and the county ticket is CON
cerned, we have INDUCED in the usual
campaign joking, in common with the
opposition. but we have endeayored
to treat all candidates in a fair and
friendly manner. We have made no
personal fight, nor sought purely per-
sonal advantage, but have advocated
what we believe to be for the best in
terests of all citizens. Neither we.
nor our party candidates, have waged
a warfare of abuse of our opponents.
We have attacked no candidate be-
cause of nationality, profession or per-
sonal popularity. 1t is only a ques-
tion of fitness, and nothing anyone
has said in favor of any of our candi-
dates can be construed as disparage-
ment of the opposing aspirants. We
are opposed to that kind of campaign
ing for several reasons: 1t is wrong.
it does not paw, and Republicans are.
fortunately, under no necessity of
adopting such plans. We harbor no
i'll will, and we trust we have given
no cause for offense; the fight will
soon be over, and next week we will
all unite in ratifying the election of
Mckinley, and all share in the pros
perty which is sure to follow.
At the last session of the county
board we appeared before that august
body with letter from ATTORNEY
General Dawes to enlighten the coun-
ty clerk and board in the matter re-
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ballots. Mr.. Dawes letter showed.
that the board had the
right to let the contract to the lowest
bidder and that the county clerk was
to furnish the copy and see to it that
the BALLOTS were printed neatly and
As the printing of the
ballots was mammoth job and re-
luired the services of an experienced
printer, we appeared before the board
for the sole purpose of bidding on the
job. The board wouldn't give MS n
pleasant look. The county clerk gave
as his reasons in giving the Job to the
independent that our press was
would print the ballots at home.
Last Friday the Independent s.Ioaded
up 1--WE mean the BALLOT and hauled
i to HAYS City and printed them on
the Hay Press. The ballots are very
poorly printed and the township fick-
1T looks as though it had been on a
'tare" and had to be boIstered mn
In the Republican column under tie
mead of electors you will find nice
little stIcker over the letter ID i'm
r. NJ BeneheIs name. This is a fair
sample of harness-maker trying fo
teal the printers trade in few
months and, we might further add
hat the ballots are a disgrace to IRE,