The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-10-29
To the voters Of 2sd judicial D,str,e.
Hays, Kanses, Oct. 24th, 1o1O.


Hays, Kanses, Oct. oath, 1o1O.
Inasmuch IS Judge Ruppenthal has
during the present campaign inserted
in various newspapers OF the district,
advertisements written and paid for by
himself. to the effect that he is ga
strictly honest and impartial Judge"
and has attempted to make capital BY
calling attention of the voters of the
district to his claim of honesty; and
inasuuch as he has written ard had
inserted in 1.-The Oakley Graphic" in
it's issue Of Oct. q. 1910 the following
advertisement:
1t would be a great victory for
the forces of misRovernment, graft
and unlawfuIiness, if they could
say after election: ''We beat
Judge Ruppenthal and we rotice
that we will heat everV other Judge
and other official who DOES his 6ut,
Which side are you on Mr. Voter?
Adv.
And iuasmuch as s1ch advertisement
and statement OF Judge Ruppenthal,
by inuendO draws the con.lusion that
E. A REA. the REPUBLICAN candidate
for Judge. is an advocate and stands
for misgovernment, graft and lawless-
ness, ard that graft, misgovernment
and unlawfulness would flourish in the
district if Mr.. Rea is elected, we, who
have known Mr.. Rea for years as an
honest. decent. respectable and able
citizen, man and lawyer, wish to say
20 the voters of the district:
Frs: We never considered it necee
sary for an honest man to himself
advertise the fact the t he was or claim
ed to be honest
Sec nd: Thai We regard the above
quoted article "a slanderous ard calcu-
latey 70 misleal and deceive voters who
are not acquainted with Mr.. Rea.
Thi d: That from our acquaint auoe
with Mr. Rea as a man and lawyer,
we know that if h. is cleo led to the
Office to which he aspires that no graft,
misgovernment or urlaWfuIness will be
conntenanced by him.
Fourth: That graft, misgovernmrn'
and unlaW fulness will not have attain
ed any victory by the defeat of Judge
RIppenthal.
Fifth: That it is not necessary fol
MIR. Rea to advertise himself as beinc
honest as his record has established
that he is honest, to the satisfaction
Of those who know him.
Sixth: We submit to tire voters Of
this district rat the = b'jcation o.
the article quoted from the Oakley
Graphic is unWarranted and unfair
and moe esq ecially so when it comes
from man occupying the position O.
Judge of this district.
Seventh: We endorse the candidacy
of E. A. RFA for Judge Of the 23rt
Judicial district because he IS excep
tionalty well qualified to fill the position
to the satisfaction OF the people. anC
because we know him to be fully al
honest as Judge Puppe nthal advertisel
himself to be.
Respe ctfully submitted,
Albert Noah Smith, Pastor ME- church
D. W. Nick les. Real estate,
j. 81. Spratt, c. A. Hardness,
Isaac Zelgler C. M. Wann.
Fl. A. NickIes, Merchants.
H. H. King, Druggist, Henry Schwal-
Ter. lumber, H. H. Winters, hardware
c. W. Ree3ea, HI Pestans, lawyers.
L Kirkpatrick. jeweler. II. J. Penny
postma ter, Otto Swaller, miller
J. n. Ward, j. C. Adkins Citizens
State Bank. F. E McLain, J. H.
DowLirg justices. w. 81 Jordan,
A. B NeIswarger. dentists. Dire. F.
K. Meade. Albert Siiversteir, Geo. P,
G-iEth, editor. II D Sss fer, farmer
E is Fritz, rsai estate, w. H . D. e.
/. Early, barrt So nd Eadlery.
Geo n Rroup Shor;H Ellis ooY,uto