People's voice., 1899-09-28
Our Candidate for County Treasurer

Our Candidate for County Treasurer.
]. P. Winner, the fusion candidate for
county treasurer, is a native of Virginia.
He came to Sumner county in 1873 and
settled on a farm in Green township
where he has since resided. He has been
engaged in farming and stock raising
since he took up his residence in Sumner
county and has one of the best kept
farms in the county. He is thorough
business man and commands the respect
and confidence of all who know him. BY
attending closely to his farm and stock
and by personal hard work he has ac-
cImulated some property and is consid-
cred by every one as thoroughly respon-
sible.
Mr.. Winner was one of the charter
members of the Farmers Alliance in
Sumner county and took an active part
in both the local township organizations
and in The county organization. He has
at all times been an ardent supporter Of
every movement which had for its object
the betterment and improvement of the
farmers.
In politics Mr.. Winner is populist and
has been one since populisn was born. In
fact he was at its borning and from that
day to this he has at all times had his
shoulder to the wheel and done every
thing in his power to advance the princi-
pies of the populist party.
Mr.. Winners opponent, Mr.. w. S.
Nelson, came to Wellington in 1856, and
at once hung out his sign, Money to
Loan" He continued to loan money at
reasonable rates, one and half and two
per cent per month, until about four
years ago when he was appointed deputy
county clerk by Chas. Sadler We are
informed that the amount invested by
Mr.. Nelson in his loan business at first
was very small but by careful attention
to the "two per cent a month method" it
rapidly increased until he is the proud
possessor of 1000 acres of Sumner coun-
TVS best soil which he rents for two-ffths
and one-half Of the crops. We do not
say that Mr.. Nelson is dishonest but we
do soy that he has cold and selfish dis
position and has at all times demanded
and received his pound of flesh even ii
, the taking thereof deprived some unfor-
tunate family Of its shelter. Except for
. the year and half that Mr.. Nelson was
deputy county clerk since he first came to
Wellington he could be found on the
street corners watching for some poor
devil who needed some two per cent a
: month" money. We do not mean to
say that under the existing conditions Of
society this method of accumulating a
fortune is dishonest although we are in
clined to that opinion, but we do say
that a man who has become rich off the
sweat Of other mems brows is not entitled
to any sympathy from those who have
labored to make him rich. All that we
| have to say about Nelson's fitness for the
| office is that when he was candidate for
county clerk two years ago Mr.. Chas
Sadler, although he gave Nelson the
usual business certificate Of honesty given
+ to discharged employees, he repeatedly
i stated that Nelson was utterly and en-
5 tirely unfit and incompetent to fill the
Office and Mr. Sadler ought to have
: known as Nelson had been his deputy
e for eighteen months and Mr.. Sadler wa.
a rock ribbed republican, too.
/ Mr.. Winner is an agreeable and genia
[. man who believes in living and let live
IS He will take these same tenets into tn,
II county treasurer's Office and it will be
S pleasure to transact business with him
u Polk is deserving of your support and w
/ besres', for him hig vote and victor
e nm election da,.