The national forum., 1910-11-05

vening between now and the cleo
ton, it becomes more and more ap-
parent that the Independent ticket
has not even a fighting chance. The
voters have thoroughly analysed the
situation, and are ready on the day
and date to register their choice at
the polls and render their decision
in favor of good government and
government that is regular. 1t is
now too late to deceive them. 1t is
now too late to pull the wool over
their eyes. Every meeting grows
more and more encouraging. Every
thing points to an overwhelming
victory in the county, and on the 9th
day of next November the cause OF
the mongrel and hybrid ticket will
be lost forever and day.
The day of the shotgun and pistol
policy has passed, or should have
passed, although it seems that it has
not. Men are not to be deferred by
the use of force and argument that is
forcibly persuasive, Whatever their
belief may be, the great majority OF
them will finally listen to reason, and
any cause loses when it resorts or
permits its followers to resort to
methods that are not only unmanly,
but cowardly in the extreme.
There was a day when meetings
could be gone into and few rough
necks hired who would be filled with
bad whiskey and shoot UP a meeting
and it would pass unobserved, but
that day has passed. The express
sion of men now find an outlet in
argument and reason, and not in
bullets and rough-house methods.
There can be no question but that
this is true, and the man who is fear
less of the consequences does not
hesitate to say so, and say SO openly,
and when he has said SO follow up
that assertion with actions that do
not belle their words.
We notice in the Liberator that
Mr.. Spears is paying his very pleas
ant respects to u.s. As far as what
he has to say in regard to us in con-
cerned, that matters but little, but
we feel that he might have taken
another method to gain notoriety
1t took Mr.. Spears some length OF
time TO find out whether he was an
Independent or a Regular, Things
were much different seven years ago
with him. He lays claim to the fact
that I am imported into the county
for the purpose of advocating GER
tain things. Mr.. Spears seems to
be unmindful of the fact that he
campaigned with me in this county
seven years ago, and was then teeth
and toe nail against the principles
of the party he is now espousing,
He forgets that we have been in the
same meeting where we have
counted visible as many as 63 guns
at Greenstown, when the situation
was squally and when a misstated
pronoun would have set off a battle.
He felt all right then because ne was
in the fold. What is wrong now ?
AS far as mentioning his name in the
campaign is concerned, that is a
thing we have never done. Truth
to tell, we didn't even know he was
in the campaign until a few days
ago. Not that we would have re-
Trained from mentioning it, but ap-
parently he had not been able to get
in the limelight. We feel called
upon to mention it now, however
and to say to Mr.. Spears in all good
faith that on the 9th day of this
month the cause he is supporting
will have its funeral services. Nc
Use to invite him, for he will be
there, and will be one of the CHIEF
mourners. 1t doesn't pay to sling
mud, brother Spears. Better make
clean out-and-out fight, and moi
try to drag personalities into the
matters.
The Democrats and Independents