The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-10-26
THE THIRD TICKET.

There are Sherman county three sets of candidates to
be submitted the consideration Of the people
6-the ticket supported by the regular popuist
and democratic parties; the Republican ticket and the indie
pendent POPulist ticket
Now then the question is asked Why IS this IndeDend
PoPulist the field? why
third local ticket IN Sherman County at all? Let be here
Firsf-Was the Independent Populist party born of
conviction? Have its adherents ever claimed # was Dn
pie they fighting for? So far asthe general public knows
this third ticket has declared least no eso
luons endorsing any national platform
Hence is concluded that it holds the views of of the
other political forces; and since has chosen the aPPeaon
Of independent POPulist party, doubt finds the
preston of its faith IN the principles which have cemented
the POPulists and democrats their efforts to attain
mon and good end.
Why then there any for this third ticket when it
has nothing to teach expound?
Moreover the Fusion and the Republican parties differ
their views OF political economy So every voter in Sher
county has alternative in voting not, there
fore forced to vote for thing that he does not want And
the voters OF Sherman county have always been content to
for of great ideas of dem
Ocracy, which is POPuism rePublicanism.
SecOnd-This leaves but other which be
ventured to justify the existence Of this adventOus ticket
and is this: Are the nominees the Fusion ticket good
the the Independent POPulist ticket?
THE REPUBLIC does venture render judgment this
point but is willing leave the candid judgment of
every Nevertheless has held
nominees the Independent ticket put there because
of their superiority In fact this the contention of the
, third ticket leader will now be
Independent POPulst ticket gotten up solely
beat the Fusion county ticket from DR.. Smith down. This
is the aim and the few of them have made bold to boast al
ready of the defeat of the Fusion nominees that the In
dependent voters to elect their but striving
to throw success to the republicans.
Shortly after the Independent ticket put up John
Hartzer who IS the prime IN the matter said: $50
FAR AS AM CONCERNED THE THIRD PARTY MOVE
NATTER REVENGE; SOME BECAUSE con-
MOTIVES Hartzer the nucleus of this third
party and almost every in it has been drawn thher by
his solicitation. And queer IS that from conscen
hOus motives should give their honest support to such
How many would have signed the petition for In
dependent ticket if Hartzler had told them he thsng
for revenge and wanted their good support to further the
aims of a sPeful determination? And how many will
his party get when the people find his ungeneous Ppoe
ThreeOurhs of the who gave their the Pe
On denOunce the scheme and say they dragged
into it through guile.
George Bradley another would-be leader of dsenon
who finds inspiration trying further this scheme because
the POPus of Sherman county did want him for sheriff.
and he now longs punish them for turning him down
Indeed the Independent Popust ticket is supported only
by the efforts of these two and might well be named
the Hartzler-B Bradley ticket.