The Chanute times., 1908-07-17
DID YOU READ 1T?

prominent farmers of this county.
1t was addressed particularly to
the farmers and country people and
was an appeal for them to get out
to the primary, Aug. d, and vote 10
correct the evils of which they have
complained. 1t is an open secret
that the farmers, though the most
intelligent class of our state, have
The least to say about the manage
ment of political affairs.
Under the old system the political
machines located in the towrs.
named the policies and arranged
the tickets to suit themselves and
hOrnswaggled the farmers into its
support. Under the present system
every farmer and every laborirg
man has the same show ard the
same chance, with his vote as has
the city machine politician. There
is now an opportunity to down the
political rings that have dominated
the politics of the State for so many
years and let the honest men of the
state have say in the management
of the affairs of state.
Under this primary system the
farm community can WELD a great
influence in the publication of
politics. In fact they can control
the whole matter if they will but get
out to the primary and vote intelli
gently for the men who represent
the great reform move in this state.
This man Stubs, who is a candi
date for Governor on the reform
ticket, comes of good, old Quaker
stock and is an honest, reliable
man. We are indebted to him more
than to any other man for all these
reform laws, the benefits of which
we are now enjoying.
1t was Stubbs who agitated the
election of state printer and took
away the graft from that place
whereby the state is saved annually
some $4,000. de also was in
strumental in stopping that graft
that the State Treasurer held
whereby he used the state funds for
personal speculation aud profit. We
owe the two cent K. R. fare to Mr..
Stubbs, and many other reform laws
we have not space to enumerate.
Mr.. Bristow, the candidate for
the u. S. Senate against Mr.. Long,
is a man whose whole public career
has proven him to be strictly honest
and reliable and fearless ia the dis
charge of duty.
From early childhood he has pad
died his own canoe, and has built
up firm, fearless character, self
confident aud aggressive for the
right. He has met fraud and cor
ruPtion in high places and denounc-
ed 1t without fear or favor
lie has shown the metal of which
he is made and is just the kind of
nan Kansas needs to represent her
ia the senate. And, by the way,
did you ever even hear suggestion
that Dave Houston, candidate for
Commissioner in this district, might
be In sympathy with the political
machine Of this county, No, Dave
Houston is in favor of fair play in
politics as in everything else.
He does not consult the postmas.
ers or other tools of the ring of this
:oukty as to what his policies poll
ical or otherwise shall be.
He is square in all things and
hould be the choice of the Republi-
ans of this District for County
Commissioner by an overwhelming
majority. The success of this re-
orm move depends Oh the farmers.
The ringsiers will all be out and
Jte at the primary. If the farmers
lay at home and neglect their duty,
,e day will be lost, and we will con
nue in the tender mercies of the
Id gang.
How much better it will be to get
ut to the primary and do these