Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-11-12
WA-KEENEY, KAN, NOVEMBER 12. 1898.

The political forecast" was fulfill
ed, the indications were that it would
be changeable November s, and there
was a change.
The Pops say the ''Stay-at-home-
voue' did it, but it looks like those
who went to the polls had a hand in
turning the rascafs out.
The Democratic party of Trego
is the smallest of the political organi-
cations in the county but they have
more than half the offices.
perhead hiss can now make up his
mind that he has run his political
race. his sun has set forever.
The Trego county election is over.
The Republicans elect three of their
candidates, the Democrats get two.
and the poor deluded Pops get Moth
ing.
Poor old Leedy-his low, mean,
grovelling, contemplate, ignorant,
bigoted. tyranical rule will be confin-
ed to a very small, narrow channel in
the future.
Nap. Mccormick can no longer draw
the salary of congressman and boasts
of his work for the old soldier, a state
ment as gauZy and threadbare as a
minnow net.
Leedy said in his last speech that
so long as he is governor Webb McNall
shall be insurance commissioner. All
right, John, sixty days will end the
career of both.
The ''plain common people" broke
off the preservation" and had their
''scalping knives" in good order and
now have dangling at their side Lee
dy's scalp and all the state officials.
McNall and his "road agents" are
severely rebuked. They could not
fool the farmers who know that in
surance is no cheaper than it was be-
fore Mac and his agents were turned
loose.
Old Dave Heffiebower's slanderous
blackmailing caricature of Frank
Grimes increased Grimes majority by
at least 1000 votes. This was the
worst low-down cowardly blackmail-
ing scheme ever INDUCED in by any
party
An administration that will pay no
attention to the cry that is sent up by
the unfortunates of the insane asylum
and who will use the charitable and
educational institutions to pay old
s.political hacks" for service rendered
the party, need what Leedy got.
A. S. Bailey had hard row to hoe
but he did clean job of it and al
most achieved success. His opponent
was the strongest man on the ticket,
and no doubt voters thought he de-
served a second term. Defeat under
such circumstances is no discredit to
Mr. Bailey.
The Populists stood Loyalty by Law
son and Swiggett while the Demo-
Gratis very naturally made special eff
forts to elect them. Both had large
majorities two years ago and their
election under these circumstances is
not surpriSing-besides they are not
the worst men i'm the world anyway.
Hammering the imaginary author
of WORLD pieces" does not seem to
have cut much ice if we can Judge by
the election in this county People
very naturally distrust all statements
in such attacks which are made too
late for Investigation or reply Such
cowardice refutes its own argument.
Violent criticism of the courts,
either local or otherwise, does not
seem to pay very well as a political
move This will apply in Trego
county and the stateIpf Kansas as we'll
as other places.l You can't afford 1T.
People should and do resent it, When
confidence in our courts is DESTROYED
anarchy will result.
Six months ago,the Republicans of
Trego county did not expect to elect
a single candidate this fall and the
opposition looked forward TO the time
when they would have all the county