Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-11-03
THE LAST SHOT
THE CLOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN.
A Few Facts For Falr-Euindcd Readers
10 study and Ponder

dire state and has met with encour-
aglpQ reports everywhere. HIS ac-
tive efforts for the school BOOK legls-
lation, the good results OF which are
now fully apparent to all, are being
appreciated. The lNrge savings made
nv this law are not easily estimated
Tbe amount runs into the thousands
of dollars. Ills entire attention Is
given to matters which will in his
Judgment prove beneficial to the eddie
caticnal interests OF The state The
public schools OF Kansas cost more
Than any other item of taxation and
IL Is certainly essential that every
nossihe effort be made to ARRANGE
school work so thNt this money VIII
he wisely and prohtNbly expended
This is his object and his success Is
attested by the commentator OF The
educators OF the state, lie Is fortu-
mate personally In thNt he has an
opponent who never taught n day In
tho public schools Of the State, and
who Is totally unfit FOR the position.
His opponent has never even held q
teachers certificate In his county
and his only experience in educa-
Honal work has''becn as teacher OF
elocution in VI college at Linde'borg.
OF course the people OF Kansas viii
not elect such q man to Office in such
an important place over n man who
hals given his life to educational work
and who has been the means of lift
ing lthe burden OF excessive charges
for school books,
Republican papers hnve been try
ing to stampede Popuiss voters by
trying to lead them to believe that
the members OF their party are going
over to the Republicans In droves
These papers fail to take into consd-
eration the fact that the majority
of Populst voters do not care
whether anybody on earth votes as
they do, They vote for principle and
what they believe to be right and
will not be led to change their views
because some one else sees fit TO do
80. They must first be shown and
convinced that they are wrong, One
of the conversions about which Re
publicans make good dcal Of noise
is THAT Of John W0trous, editor OF
THE Burlington Independent lie was
Originally u Republican, but some
years ago he became owner OF n
newspaper out OF which he could
make no money unless it was con-
Quoted along Democratic lines. lie
then claimed to run a Democrat pa
per. Whenever square fight was en-
between Republicans and popullsts
he was always lined up with the Re-
publlcams, This has been the case
for years He Is one of the alleged
converts this year. 1T was reported
that the entire Populist organization
in Greeley county had dlsbanded and
that there would be no party ticket
in THAT county This year. Inquiry Of
the Popullst chairman in that county
develops the fact that There are not
only mo defectlons, but that the party
Is stronger than ever and that 1t win
cast more votes than 1t did in 1896
In that county. Another Republic
can paper pretended to publish u list
OF eight Populists in Morris county
who would not vote for Leedy. The
Populist committee in that county
has BEEN personally assured by the
men named that there is mot one OF
them who had the slightest thought
OF voting against the present Popu-
Dist static ticket In nearly every
case where alleged gains have been
reported by the Republicans, investi-
CATION shows that there is nothing
III the claim. The Popullsts have
larger gains among the white voters
than all OF THE alleged gains and the
increase in the colored vote will be
more than five times as great. The
whole object OF the Republicans is
TO Discourage PopuliSts and lead
Them to Stay ait home from the polls.
They realize and admit that there
are more anti-Republlcans i'm Kan
sas than Republicans and that their
only hope for victory is in the stay
at-home Populist or Democrat voter.
II all OF the latter get to the polls
there will be no doubt of the result.
FLETCHER Meredith of the Hutcbin-
SON Herald is openly against Long
and Stanley. He says ne is against
Long because he advocates principles
that he docs not believe In, and be-
cause he has been the moving spirit
an all kinds OF needless and lrnneces-
Sary rows. He is against Stanley be
cause he is masquerading before the
people OF the state pretending to be
Tor principles which he does mot rep.
resent. and that on nearly every
proposition he carries water ON both
shoulders. This is especially true
OF his position ON 1.-THE prohibitory
Question. He also alleges that STAN
Vey rs making pledges which he has
mo Intention whatever of fulfilling
and that he is generally am unsafe
man. He also opposes him because
me represents the gang, and is very
ultimately connected wifi the ma
chine. Mr.. Meredith is mot the dhuy
lseppb]icar wbp tskes this view Of