Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-26

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spirit of vengeance This tendency
goes SO far with some persons as to
want to make the county collection
agency, to collect private damage at
public expense. II would be mis-
take if this office should fall into the
hands of an attorney too weak to with
stand such personal and often malici-
Gus appeals; one who would bring in
to court every little, petty, childish
squabble rehearsed to him In the
privacy of his office. 1t would be
misfortune if it should fall into the
hands of a professional trouble maker
always seeking whom he may de-
YOUR. Our candidate for this Office
is i. t. Purcell, safe and conserva-
tive. He is too well known TO need
further introduction. His record is
open for inspection and no voter
should be deceived by any floating
Fables not worth reading" Mr..
Purcell should be reelected by
large majority His antagonist is s.
NJ. Hutzel, of Wa-Keeney.
For Probate Judge.
Many people think of this office as
a mere clerical position where simple
routine work is done, whereas moth
ing could be farther from the truth.
1t is a court, or rather, two courts,
probate and Juvenile) each having
extraordinary powers and duties
The work of these courts touches
the life of the people in more ways
and in more vital ways than the work
of aDv other county officer In pawIv
settled communities, and in counties
of sparse population. there is COM
paratively little probate and juvenile
work to be done. In such cases, and
especially in western Kansas counties,
the Office is.or has been regarded by
many as sinecure: a sort of pension
to be passed around every term or
two among the needy or as reward
for political service, though the Office
should be strictly uon-political. The
result has been belittling of the
Office in the estimation of the people
and frequent change of incumbents
has resulted in hodgepodge, hit or
miss kind of work done, without plan
or system, or continuity of record.
But as communities grow older and
more populous there is more work
for these courts, and as people are re-
Quired to pay for costly mistakes
made by careless, incompetent or in
different judges in the past, the
Importance of the office is more fully
realized. A. S. Peacock is our candi-
date for this position. He has had
experience; has worked overtime to
familiarize himself with his work,
and those who are qualified to judge
and have examined his work say that
he has the records of the office In
better shape than they have ever
been before. The probate and juve-
nile judge receive no clerk hire and
Mr.. Peacock has never asked for any.
He is his own clerk. He provides his
own typewriter and knows how to
use it. He is often required TO make
copies, abstracts and transcripts of
records and proceedings. 1t would be
more than a mistake to place this
office in the hands of judge without
preparation or experience, or the
ability to do any of these things. So
Der, solid Judgment, sympathy fer
the hayward and unfortunate, and
good clerical ability are essential
qualifications for this office. Mr..
Peacock has been especially fortunate
in his appointment of guardians and
administrators. Not a dollar has
been lost or squandered by any of his
appointees. He should be reelected
by large majority. His opponent is
Geo. S. Hunt, of Wa-Keeney.
For Clerk of the Court
Day CIPHER is our candidate for
this office. He is prosperous farm
er living in the Trego Center neigh
borhood, an intelligent young man of
good character and address, deserv-
ing, and popular among his acQuaint-
ances. He has good common and
high school education and we have no
doubt that he will soon learn to per-
form the duties of the Office with
neatness and precision. This is his
first appeal to the voters of the coun-
ty for preferment although almost
his whole life has been lived in Trego.
Look him up. vote for him and boost
a worthy young man. His opponent
is W. j. Williams, of Wa-Keeney.
High School Trustees
Although the law requires that
these be nominated from different
parts of the county they are county
officers and voters in all parts of the
county may vote for them indiscrimi-