Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28

road overseer not a resident of the
voters road district.
When the ticket is handed to the
judge it will be noticed that he takes
pair::of scissors and clips off the number
written on the corner. before depositing
the ticket in the ballot box.
So far as the act of voting is con-
cerned these are the only changes that
will be observed in the workings of the
new law as compared with the old.
Poor old Tribune man could not
as we last week said he would not
deny the charge that he, and the pub,
Usher of the Register before him, had
received pay for publishing a part of
the commissioners proceedings which
the law does not require published,
and for which no one but republican
has ever been pail in this county.
He does not deny that he get the ex.
orbitant price of SAB for printing the
ballots last year, when he had an
opportunity to charge what he pleased
and board that was with him, when
he this year. by reason of having COM
petition, offers to do the work for al
most nothing. He does not deny
these charges, and does not attempt
to defend himself, and therefore stands
condemned in the public eye He
makes feeble effort, by falsifying
and misconstruction, to defend his
course in getting hold of the ballots at
any price, and would have his little
''passeI' of readers believe that the
DEMOCRAT is roaring because it did not
get the work. Why, my dear, ante
deluvian mossback! The DEMOCRAT
is glad, with the rest of the tax
payers of the county, that you will do
the work for nothing. And if you do
a job that complies with the law, and
want to keep on doing the work at
that price you are welcome to it. We
are not making any grand stand play;
and we are not laying for chance to
illegally get our hooks onto public
funds. We are doing a legitimate
and honest business and fear no
criticism. Have you always done
the same?
SOME of the g. o. p. SPELL binders are
up to their old tricks-slipping out
quietly to remote parts of the county
and starting false stories on the can
didates of the people just few days
before election, in the hope that it
will be too late for such stories to be
refuted. Our candidates have been
before the people several months, and
If there were HONEST objections to
them the fact would have been known
long ago. Spot the coward who starts
an eleventh hour slander. We do
not believe the republican candidates
endorse or sanction that method of
campaigning, and they should see that
such work by the would-be heelers is
stopped. Thus far, Or up until the
last week, we have heard of no "mud-
singing" and hope there will be no
more of it.
TIE Ellinwood Leader does not offer
a single reason why democrat, pop
ulist or silver republican should this
year vote for Dick Bosse or Ansel r.
Clark-the Leaders two 'sindepend.
ent" candidates. Come Cooke, we
answered your query; why were you
not as fair with us? It is because no
sane man can give a good reason for
the course suggested.
VoTE for Elmer Brodie for Regis.
ter of deeds. The DEMOCRAT has not
now, nor in the past word of criti-
cism of Mr.. Hitchcock, Ceramic
Townsley to the contrary notwith.
standing.) We simply say that Mr.
Brodie is the best qualified for the
position and We believe the voters will
say SO at the polls next Tuesday.
''IF CHRIST should visit Topeka
but there is no possibility of any truly
good people visiting the town unless
compelled to On business.