The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-10-01

any thing better, or the party that
gives him a market for his produce?
Which is really the friend of the
laboring man, the party that tells
him he is the helpless victim of a
social system, or the party that gives
him work?
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Every Republican vote cast for a
usion nominee this fall means that
some Republican is willing to build
up the fusion vote and make it strong
for 1898 and 1900. 1t means that the
fight next year is made just that much
harder Revenge is sweet" but no
good Republican will feed personal
grudge at the expense of his party.
You may think now that you will
never regret the defeat of such and
such man; but suppose that his de-
feet this year results in the defeat
next year of one of your best friends,
or helps to defeat your candidate for
Governor, will you not regret it then?
Stop and think of all the possible con-
sequences before you vote to strength
en- the opposition to your party.
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The Republican county Central
Committee met at the Court House
Tuesday afternoon with the following
members present: Chairman, j. L.
Tredway, Assistant Secretary, Jay
Matthews, NJ. l.. Sickley, d. l.. War
ner, w. L. McElroy, NJ. 2. Jacoby,
J. c. Cornell, b. 5. Smith, }. H.
Gardner, John Francis, Jas. Wake
field, NJ. l.. Decker, J. II. Hamilton,
G. f. Sawyer, G. A. FrOnk, J. p.
Decker, J w. Laury, +. H. Funston.
Matters pertaining to 1.-THE good of
the order'' were discussed and action
taken which will be known by its
fruits in the near future. From all
over the county came the most en-
couraging reports, showing the Re-
publicans to be united and enthusi-
astic, more convinced than ever of
the soundness of Republican princi-
piles, and more determined than ever
to hold old Allen county where it
has always been, close up to the head
of the Republican column.
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The famine in India was as bad
last lear as it is this. Why didn't it
put up prices then? 1t is undOu bted-
~ AluO bLldH lnC Ia w VI uO
mand governs prices. But isn't it
reasonable to suppose that the fact
that there are nearly half a million
more men at work in this country
now than there was last year has some
thing to dOwith the increased demand
for all kinds of products and cOnse-
quently with the advanced price ?
There is nearly twice as much busi-
ness done here in lola in all lines this
year as there was last, and every body
knows it is simply because more men
are at work here. Will not the same
cause in other parts of the country
produce the same effect? 1t is all
right to give the foreign shortage full
credit for its share in advancing
prices. But if the mills and mines
and shops in this country had remain
ed closed we very much doubt if the
country would now be rejoicing in
gbneral prosperity.
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OF ali the ridiculous propositions
yet submitted to the jeers of intelli-
gent people, the most grOtesque is that
in the tail end of each of the platforms
of the two-headed Humboldt conven-
ton wherein an appeal is made for all
those who favor "nOn-partisan" ad-
m inistratiOn of county affairs to vote
the fusion ticket. The delegates to
these conventions were not "parti-
sans" Oh, no, of course not. They
would just as soon vote for Republic
can as for Pop or Democrat if they
thought he would make as good an
officer! And the men who were NOM
mated, if they should be elected.
would be just as likely to give the
patronage of their office to Republi-
can as to anybody else Why certain
ly, of course We wonder if the man
who wrote that plank really thinks it
will fool anybody. There never was
a time when the opposition TO the Re-
publican party did not try to hood
wink somebody with the ''nOn-parti-
san" racket; but it was long ago worn
too thin and threadDare to fool any
body.