Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-10-25

Ady.
Meade county had sent up to
that legislature by narrow ma
jority, the present chairman of
the Republican County Central
Committee, R. NJ. Painter. His
constituents already alarmed
over the danger of the hour,
earnestly besought him to define
his position upon the railroad
and Senatorial questions. Most
unequivocably did he announce
his allegiance to the people; his
stcadfast purpose to support a
candidate of the people AMI not
of the railroads, and that it would
be his greatest pleasure to carry
out their will. No one suspected,
after these pledges and protesta-
tons, that any danger existed of
his going everybody and boots"
into the Burton camp. But alas,
and alack! no sooner had he
settled himself securely in his
seat than he became one of the
noisiest advocates of Mr.. Bur
tons election. His constituents
stood aghast, and were at first
incredulous. A hurried consul
tation took place. While forced
at last to believe he had joined
Burton's standard, it was not
thought possible tina: he would
disregard a petition.
The editor WILDLY recalls these
occurrences, being but young
boy sticking type in the Office of
the Meade Globe, then and now
edited by Bro. Fuhr. To us was
assigned the task of setting up
the paper now to follow. A petit
ton was hurriedly drawn and
circulated throughout the county.
Nearly every leading republican
signed it; it was signed in dupli-
cate, one copy being sent to
Painter the other to Hon. S. R.
Peters. This historic paper, to-
gether with a correct list of the
signers thereto was as follows:
Hon. R. NJ. Painter,
House of Representatives,
| Topeka, Kansas.
Dear SIR
The undersigned Republican electors of
your District, and who supported you at the
late general election, most respectfully ask at
you hands perusal of this communication,
and such favorable consideration hereof as
shall be compatible with honorable political
and public duty.
The era of darkness and of night which
settled over the state as a result of the cleo
ton of 1892 is one long to be remembered
and ever to be deplored by every one mind
full of the good name and fame of Kansas.
The utter incompetency of the late Populist-
ic party to rightly discharge the duties inciden,
to the affairs of state, became so fully demon
strated, that electors unmindful of former
utilization, rallied under the banner of repub-
licanism, and thus uniting, hurled from
power that incongruous aggregation, thereby
summoning back to control our own great
party.
What lessons shall we as republicans learn
from the brief season of authority awarded by
the electors to the late existent but now de-
parted Peoples Party?
One of high import, Ieadily suggests itself
An ont-cry from the people went forth de-
handing legislation in their interests. not pre-
ferring one interest or class, but the common
veal of all interests and classes within the
state.
We do not contend that our party has al
all times been wholly blameless, for super
fetal observer only too well knows that the
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direct result of a prevailing conviction in the
mind of the people, that the interests of the
latter had not been, at all times before, the
pole star OF legislation.
Confessedly is it true that our party has
been called from its brief retirement to the
helm Of state, upon our protestation that with
our re- accession to state control, will be in
augurated policy solely mindful of the
public good in every relationship.
1t would seem therefore altogether fitting
that we so order the affairs of our political
household that there will nowhere be found
one republican who will have the shadow OF
suspicion upon which to base a charge of rec
reancy to partisan fairness or duty.
Should the people therefore conclude that
either the old gang or old abuses had again
become controlling factors in party affairs
might we not with reasonable certainty an
ticipate repetition of the public revulsion
of 1892?
A most usual and approved method in
partisan politics is to give preference to the
laudable ambition of a political neighbor
other things being equal; but when such pref
erence cannot honorably be given, then to
to seek out spotless name elsewhere, one
which will not only command the plaudts of
our own people, but as well electrify the
people everywhere.
While not doubling for one moment that
your own promptings in all partisan and
public duties will be in accord with the views
herein enumerated, we beg to be INDUCED
while submitting to you the name of Hon. J.
w. Ady, of Newton, Kanass, for your suf-
rage for the position of U. S. Senator, and to
request that you use all honorable means to
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