The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-15
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

me pOpuIlsts are tne people.
Get On the pOpulist band wagon. It's
a winner.
John Knight, pOpulist candidate for
register Of deeds, will make a county
officer the people viii be proud of.
A. D. Rummel, pOpulist candidate for
county clerk, is just the right man TO
I'LL the important position for which
he was nominated.
Reports from over the district indi-
Gates that Willcoxon is making much
headway in his canvass and the pros
peet foF his election is very bright.
A public Office is a public trust, but
that is no reason why any individual
should hold the same for lifetime.
New blood is sometimes the best blood.
The republicans of Shawnee county
have issued a forged letter against the
popuIist candidate for sheriff of that
county. Here in Sherman county they
are doing worse-slsndering without
putting themselves on paper.
Fred Dawson, populist candidate for
county treasurer, is making very fay-
orable impression upon the voters of
Sherman county. Fred is the right
kind of man to fill the Office and the
beauty of it is that nearly everybody
knows it.
A person who will accept the bounty
of others in his time of need and repay
the kindness with lies and ISLANDERS
against his benefactors, should be
drawn and qusrtered in public opinion
and the remains treated to a bath OF
caustic potash Such ingratitude is
rare in a human being, but Sherman
county, sad to relate, is afflicted with
at least one such reptile, and he is run.
lining for Office, too, and on the repubi
can ticket. 1t is not the purpose Of
THE REPUBLIC at this time to take uI
the matter, but a little later on it may
have something to say about it, and il
such action is taken words will not be
minced nor ought extenuated,
There is a story being circulated by
the enemies of Sheriff Dustin which
causes THE REPUBLIC much doubt
whether to grow hilarious over it.
crassitude OF angered by its baseness
The story is to the effect that Mr.
Dustin was bFibed to let Amos Hos
letter, the ex-Cashier of the Exchange
bank, escape the clutches of law at tht
time he was arrested in Chicago. Sheriff
! Dustin, in May, 1896, left for Chicagt
with a Tequisition from the governor 0
Kansas upon the governor of nlinOi
for the person of Amos Hostetter,
defaulter MIR Dustin found his MAJ
and had the papers properly served
but before he could get him cut of th
, state hsbess corpus proceedings wer
q instituted and the prisoner taken froI
i him, On May q, 1896, the case va
brought up before Judge Groggin.
Chicago justice, who held that as Hos
! letter had never been indicted by
> igrand jury, warrant for the srres
was void, and the prisoner vas there
lfOre released. This was we'll known q
Y the time and extensively talked an
q published. The very men who are Gil
= culating the malicious report knew tn
e facts as well as honest and intelliger
@ men knew them. To more thorough
- expose the ignorance or criminslity c
y the scandal mongers in question, it
Q the intention of The REPUBLIC to sen
I for a transcript of the case and publis
!, it. The republicans are conducting
> campaign of lies and ISLANDERS that e.
ceeds anything ever before attempte
by even them, and to expose all Woni
d tax the capacity Of 8 dozen papers tt
S size of The REPUBLIC. The props
S thing for the voters Of Sherman count
n to do is to investigate every report an
IS if this IS done TIE REPUBLIC is serenel
n confident that it will result in the di
Is comfit Of the liars. The truth is might
It and viii prevail