The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-03
A Word to f-us ion.

Edwards county should make it his
special duty, and regard it as spe-
cial obligation to his party, to get to
the polls on election day. A great
battle of political forces will be waged
next year. 1t will be no child's play.
The men who will meet the republican
party, with it's vast and wonderful
financial resources, must be organized
and '1ined up" Organization must
be SO complete that it would be fool
ish to postpone it until the battle be-
gins. The leaders of the Bryan forces
realize this and are slinings up their
followers now.
The best time to 'sineap'for next
year is to slime up" this year. The
best possible method of Ginning up''
is to vote for the men nominated by
the party. They expect your votes
and are entitled to them. They expect
them because your Representatives in
convention pledged them. They are
entitled to them because they are men
who have the capacity to fill the Offices
for which they are running more cred
itably and satisfactorily than their
opponents, handicapped as latter will
he by the obligations which they owe
to the political machines of the county,
state and nation.
Voting for respectable candidate,
nominated by a fair representation of
the party, and by fair metkods, is an
obligation in line with that golden
rule which says '.do unto others as
you would have others do unto you.'
If you happened to be the candidate
of your party for county clerk or any
other Office and you were defeated be-
cause your party friends stayed away
from the polls. you would feel sore.
dates, then, If they would feel sore be-
cause you stayed at home when you
should be out voting and working for
them.
The candidates of a party are en-
titled to a square deal. They are
spending their time and money for
years, as we'll as their own interests.
They wou't get a square deal unless
every democrat and populist in the
county turns out to vote for them. 1t
is a shame and a disgrace the way
candidates are sometimes slaughtered
through the negligence or Indifference
of men who by all rules of fair play
and fair treatment should support
them.
Because man is busy is no excuse
for not going to the polls. No ordi-
nary business is more important than
public business. AS matter of fact,
the more busy man is the more rea-
son he should VOTE. Loafers and
idlers never fail to vote. 1t is the
busy man who generally pays the
taxes, and the only. way to keep down
taxes is to vote for men who are will
ling and compent to do it. 1t takes
but comparatively little time to vote.
There is not Il man in this county but
what can go to his polling place, vote
and return to his home in one hour.
The man who would not sacrifice an
hour to vote for a man whom he thinks
would make better official than an
other man lacks the right public spirit,
and if he is made to pay several extra
dollars in taxes by an extravagant
political establishment he should
make no kick.
The populists and democrats have
enough votes in this county to elect
the fusion ticket by an overwhelming
majority. They should do it.
Our candidates are worthy of an
Overwhelming majority. There is not
one of them inferior to his opponent,
while on the whole they are vastly SUI
perior in point of capacity and in
everything else required in a good
public service.
The only hope the republicans OF
this county have to-day is a stay-at-
home fusion vqte. They are insidi-
ously encouragin. apathy among the
fusion forces, while they are secretly
and with extraordinary energy lining
iup their own forces and getting them
ready for election day. LET every
man be at the polls" is their watch,