Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-11-03

to sec to 1t that every popullst, demo-
crat and silver republican goes to the
polls this year He desires that every
populist in the state shall make 1t
business to see every one OF his neigh
bors on the day before election and get
personal pledge that they will go to
the polls. He also urges that IN addi-
ton to this that they see to IL that
they get there, II 1t is necessary to
hitch up and take them. In this con-
nection it will DO OF interest to know
chat one single stay Mt homo voter in
each school district means loss OF
1900 votes TO the state ticket. One
stay ut home voter in each voting pre-
cinct will cost tho present populist adj
ministration 100 votes. In view OF the
record which Governor Leody and his
associates have made there should not
be single voter in the state who is
likely to vote for the state ticket who
will be permitted to stay away from
the polls.
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The reform voter Of the state should
should remember that it is as impor-
tant that the republicans should not
get the legislature this year and that
they should not elect their nominee for
Associate Justice of the supreme court
Without these the state officers, as
well as the governor, are practically
powerless The legislation enacted Mt
the last session by populist votes is
now admitted, by all parties, to have
been beneficial to the great common
people, 1t would certainly be a great
mistake for the people of the state to
elect n legislature which would not
continue this good work and mater
tally extend it. Another populist leg
islature would be in a position to do q
great deal more than the last one did,
Notwithstanding that the saving to the
people by the passage of the stock
yards, the school book and the fec and
salary laws amounts to hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars. Every voter who
stops to consider the matter knows
that there is still room for great deal
OF legislation which will save money to
the people and to the tax payer and
also history shows that il relief from
such burdens is desired it must come
through populist legislators.
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In spite of all Of the attacks which
republican speakers and newspapers
have made on MeNall, hundreds Of men
can be found who say that they are
going to vote to re-elect him. Some of
these men really do not know that Nc
Nall is not candidate himself, but
others are republicans who, when they
assert that they will vote for McNall,
mean that they intend to vote for
Leedy for the reason that they propose
to keep McNall in Office in order that
the extortiuns of insurance companies
may be further curtailed. 1t is impos-
sible to go into city Of any size with
out fiuding a number of republican
business men whose rates have been
materially reduced and who realize
that it is through McNnll's efforts that
the reduction comes. There is hardly
a-community in which there cannot be
found some one who through McNall's
assistance has secured the full amount
OF their insurance policy in the case OF
loss by fire when an amount equal to
about fifty or sixty per cent Of the
face of the policy would have been
paid If McNall had not interfered.
The question of re.elccting Leedy and
retaining him in Office purelya ques-
ton Of whether the people desire to go
back to the old system Of permitting
insurance companies to do as they
please. Such republicans are very
numerous. They have become sick
and tired OF the gang and propose to
vote for Some onA y 70 will do Lome-