People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-10-26

Richards asserts that this is more than
an ordinarily important off year.
Hence all Republicans should vote the
ticket straight. 80, Consistency, Thou
art a jewelm
The political attitude of Andy Rich
ards is like unto the chameleon whose
color changes to correspond with the OBJ
jects nearest it. Just at this moment,
Richards happens to strongly urge and
demand that the Republicans vote the
ticket straight.
This advice and demand would come
with better grace, and be received with
greater JUNCTION, if he, himself, had
heretofore taken the medicine which
he now 50 freely prescribes for Others.
4 slight reference to history in this
connection may not be amiss, and will
serve, perhaps, useful purpose i'll cal
ling to mind with what consistency
Richards has taken the medicine which
he demands his fellow Republicans to
swallow now.
There are doubtless numerous people
in this county who wildly remember
what loyal(?) and enthusiastically sup
port Richards rendered J. T. Sturm, Re
publican candidate for county treasurer
in 1885. He simply fought Sturm to a
finish. But then that was an ordinary
off year in politics.
When Charlie Elliott was a candidate
for county attorney in 1888, who but
Andy Richards, through the columns of
his Mocking Bird at Oxford, by affidavit
and otherwise, that proved conclusively
to the people that Charlie Elliott had
stolen team from Daniel Harader of
Falls township, thereby causing Elliott's
defeat? But that was also an ordinary
off year in politics
Then again in 1886, Alex Carnahan
and his friends, will wildly recollect
how Richards laid awake at night and
loyally(?) labored to keep Carnahan on
his farm? Bnt that was another ordi-
off year,
Later James A. Ray was nominated in
1889 by the Republicans for Judge of
the district court and "all the world"
knows with what ardor Richards labored
against Rays election. This was an
other ordinary off year.
In 1897, the Republicans of Sumner
county honored our fellow townsman
]. S. Dey, with their support in the Re-
publican judicial convention, and it is
. well remembered how hard Richards
labored with the Cowley comfy delega-
tt to perSuade-net-to nominate Dew.
Loyalty to Sumner county Republi-
cans and Republicanism is one Of Rich
ards prime and chief virtues. Though
his virtues are scarce, yet this is one of
them.
Everyone familiar with Richards and
his methods, knows how loyallyl?) he
supported Espy for reelection for county
commissioner, and how persistently he
has logged his footsteps since his re-
election, all because Espy wouldn't vote
to give him the county printing.
And last, but not least, in the spring
of this present year, when the Republi.
can convention of the city of Yelling
ton, over which Richards presided with
autocrauc power, nominated, by accla-
nation, Seymour Brown, for reelection
to the Office of mayor, it is fresh in the
memory OF all, how arduously Richards
had labored and the consequent result of
Brown losing at the polls every ward in
the city. At the risk of being consid
cred impertinent, we desire, Just here, in
passing, to note that Richards was, at
the same election, elected, without CD
position, councilman from The Second
ward.
The connection between these two re-
suits OF the city election, can be seen
without being further explained.
Having only two years previously been
i candidate for councilman in the same
ward and having been beaten BY Repub-
iican, Stephen Crane, BY vote of o; for
Crane and rs for Richards, he felt in
order to hold his grip with Long, some
thing had to be done to bolster him ND
at home, and the matter of sacrificing
Seymour Brown, was small affair es-
pecially during an ordinary off year.
Tins it will be seen that when Richards
! chooses to bolt the nominees in his own
interest, it is only an ordinary off year.
But this year, when there is some
selhshly sinister motive to Richards be-
hind it, he has the gall to demand of
those whose 'livery" he has stolen
to serve himself in, that they vote the
ticket straight because it is more than an
ordinary of year.
Facts are stubborn things" and like
"Banquo's Ghost, will not down.
20 wad some power the giftie gle US,
ITO see oursels as others see u.s."