Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-02
The County Ticket.


qualified to perform, faithfully and inn
partially duty required by the office for
which he is named. 1t is good sign of
the times, that all over this country,
North, South, East and West, political
partizanship is rapidly on the decline,
and electors instead of blindly following
the commands of their party leaders
vote as their interests and Judgment
dictate . And the legislature of this
state, doubtless recognizing this "sign
of the times, and giving heed to it,
passed the law doing away with the cir
Gle at the head Of the party tickets. and
requiring the elector to designate each
and every candidate on the ballot for
whom he desires to vote.
The Plain Dealer has repeatedly said
and now reiterates that county officers
are employees of the county, and their
duties are to conduct and perform the
business Of the county, assigned to their
respective Offices, and no man is justi-
fed in claiming the that the Office he
seeks or to which he has been nominal
ed belongs to him. "The Office should
seek the man and not the man the of
fice." In this county arepublican NOM
ination, owing to the large majority of
that party, has generally been deemed
equivalent to an election, and therefore
bitter contest almost invariably en-.
sues between the Office seekers at the
republican primaries; and the shrewd,
wire puller, who is, perhaps, wholly un-
qualified for the Office. is, as a rule,
more likely to secure the nomination
than other seekers better qualified for
it. The reverse is true of the minority
party. A nomination by it is not sought
and men eminently competent and be-
cause of their fitness for Office, are in
duced to accept nominations.
Every taxpayer in the county is, or
should be, interested in having the
affairs of the county honestly, economi-
cally and capably administered, and
should use the same care, so far as he
has the power to do so, in selecting
public officials, that he would in his
private business. And We assert that
leach and every one of the Democratic
nominees for the county offices, are
linen whom no employer would hesitate
to employ. and are justly deserving o.
the confidence and support of voters
regardless of their party affiliations.
The Democratic nominee for Repre-
sentative, Herman Kull, that sterling
young farmer from New Oregon Twp.
who was practically unknown by the
mass of Howard County voters, has
made complete canvas Of the county
and has met with enthusiastic support
ers everywhere, especially men who are
genuine farmers like himself, and who
can see the advantage to themselves Of
one of their number in the Legislature
from this county. It is urged by some
of the Republicans that a vote for Kul
. Is vote against a Republican senator
s..i.At .s az II y n. A.
for ME; member of the legislator,
who will look to my interests in The
state where pay my taxes and make
my living, or the election of membe,
of the Millionaire Club-the u. S
Senate? Your answer will be vote
Tor Herman Kull for representative.
Il z. M. Montague for auditor has sue
ceedea very well in impressing the vot
ers Of the county that he is especial,
fitted for the authorship. Should the
voters on Tuesday next decide that he
a shay ] held this Office they may rest as
ssrsd that the coupty's affairs will be
IN competent hands.
| Ghas. Postle, candidate for clerk, has
been obliged to forego the canvas he in.
tended to make and wishes US to give
his reason for failure to do so. Over
two weeks ago he was called to ST. Ed.
ward, Neb., to attend the funeral of a
sister and was compelled to remain and
assist in the care OF another sister who
was III with typhoid fever, and conse-
Iquently has just returned home to Lime
Springs. Mt. Postle will undoubtedly
receive the undivided support of his
party, I'D nd every man WHO votes for
him can be sure that he is vo.. ns tor a
most worthy and competent Young
man. ~ 'ou4's
For sheriff. Andy Campbell will M
oouDtediy be reelected. During all the
campaign not one of his official acts has
mas been questioned or criticized. and
the people OF Howard county prefer to
nave such man hold the important
omoe OF sheriff in preference to giving
" TO another on the shallow question Of
political partisanship.
VIM. F. Scholz, for recorder. has
made the canvas of the county asking
support at the polls from his friends
NOT on the grounds of partisanship NOT
On the grounds of payment of political
debt not On the grounds Of poverty!
although the salary of the Office would |
pc most acceptable to him-but on the
grounds Of fitness and competency
Remember that he is a good penman
accurate and cautious, just the kind Of |
an omcer to have in charge Of the i'm.
Portant records of his Office upon which
depends to SO great an extent the titles
TO the homes of the people Of the com.