Hutchinson gazette., 1901-03-21

nomination by the republican party OF
o we'll known gentleman OF high char
acter and unqnestloned reputation as
q candidate for mayor 10 simply guIse
to conceal the real purpose Of the pro-
moteIs of the republican ticket, This
view has not been formed hastily, 1t
is based upon o long acquaintance and
knowledge Of the Views of many Of
the men who are interested In the
movement.
1t is we'll known that the channel
through which violation Of the law
must be permitted is the police court.
II cannot be denied for u single mo-
ment that for the last four years the
police court Of this city has been the
medium through which the violation
of law Is given the form Of legality
Has not the police court Of this city
convened every day and entered upon
the docket o record Of various causes
against liquor sellers and many other
misdemeanors without the defendant
In the case ever having been arrested,
without said defendant eyer appearing
before the courtY without any form
whatever Of legal prOceedlngsY 10 1t
not fact that the marshal and police
have gone to the places where intoxi
eating liquors are sold and to the gam
lers and houses Of infamy and collect
cd therefrom every month the ane
which by acqulescence was the price OF
the continuation OF the illegal practice,
which In the opinion of the best people
Of this city IS disgrace TO our clvlli2a'
tionY Is 1t not fact that the Repub-
lican ticket contains the names Of men
who have never been Republicans
and who have never voted the Repub'
lican ticket except upon rare occa-
sione?
Is 1t not fact that the Republican
ticket contains the name of at least
one man who has been openly and no.
torlously engaged in the violation of
the prohibitory law Of this city for
yearsp ls 1t not fact further that
such men were delegates to the con
vention, we're upon the committees
and participated In the proceedings Of
the convention?
DO you believe that ticket can be
selected by any party or by any set OF
men that will be satisfactory to both
sides of this question: I take pleasure
In coDceding that II successful strad'
die Of the issue can be made that the
ticket nominated by the Republican
primaries ia a success; but deny that
there is any middle ground and ticket
nominated to be satisfactory to the
violators Of law must necessarily be
unsatisfactory TO the people who are
opposed TO the violation Of law.
With all due respect to the men
who participated In the Republican
convention, many OF whom are my
friends and whom I highly respect, |
must say that II appears to me that the
convention must have known that IN
order to be successful, the ticket nolni-
mated must have the aid, assistance
and votes of the vlolators Of the law.
II the liquor sellers, liquor dealers,
hoot-leggers and gamblers and the
other vlolators Of the law Of this city
do not rally to the support of that
ticket to a man, 1t has no hope of sue
cess.
Fur these reasons | must decline to
withdraw from The ticket on which l
am nominated and must also decline
to give my support and sanction to the
Republican ticket,
regret as much as you do row In
our city. | regret a division among
Republicans, Your position as being
opposed to partisan politics in city
elections in too well known to call at
tention to 1t, You have always stood
for that position, The majority Of the
Republicans OF Hutchinson have stood
for that position. In times past have
advocated the contrary view. l have
believed that the Republican party
that made the prohibitory law and
that stood spouser for 1t should be held
accountable for its violation In the
city, II the law Is violated, but l have
been in the minority In that view.
AS every member Of the committee
which selected the ticket upon which l
was nominated is a Republican and as
at the time l was nominated l knew
nothing of any movement for any Re-
publican convention, l believed that
none would be called. II there Is
division among Republicans the COM
mittee which should have had the Re-
publican party's welfare in mind are
responsible for that division. The
contest which is before us has beer
made by that committee and the peo
pie at the polls will decide the q1es
ton.