Meade County news., 1914-10-29
Shouse For Congress

The Congressional campaign in the
Big Seventh District this year has
been, for the most part, character
lied by a clean, straightforward.
manly presentation of issues. 1t is
exceedingly unfortunate and much to
be regretted that in the closing days
the high planes which this campaign
has been pitched should be reduced
by one of the candidates to the basis
of old fashioned mud singing. There
was sent out few days ago by the
republican committee at Hutchinson,
which is handling the campaign OF
Mr.. Simmons, the republican con-
gresslonal nominee, a circular which
not only purports to set forth rea-
sons why Mr.. Simmons should be
elected, but also takes upon itself
the circulation of certain alleged rea-
sons why Jouett Shouse, the demo-
cratic nominee, should not be elected :.
Among these reasons is the state
ment that Mr.. Shouse will not sup
port national prohibition.
1t is conceded that Mr.. Simmons
and his committee have a perfect
right to outline the platform upon
which Mr.. Simmons is running And
fair minded men. including Mr..
Shouse, have accepted the statement
of Mr.. simmons platform as the
statement of an honest man and have
accorded to him full sincerity of pur-
pose with regard to it. There is no
fair minded man in the district, no
matter what his party. who will not
concede to Mr.. Shouse the same priv
ilege.
Mr.. Shouse spoke here and has
spoken in every county in the dis
trlct, and he has taken an absolute
and unequivocal stand in favor of ma
tional prohibition. He was one of the
writer's of the democratic platform at
the meeting of the party council at
Topeka the last of August. and it
was he, with Governor Hodges, who
made the first in that committee for
the adoption of a plank in favor of
national prohibition
This delayed and dirty attempt on
the part of Mr.. Simmons and his
managers to create false impression
concerning the position of Mir. Shouse
Is not going TO influence voters
against him, because very large
proportion of the people of the Sew
enth district have heard him talk and
realize his sincerity. They recognize
the fact that he has made straight
forward statement as to where he
stands. But such methods, as they
should, will react against the parties
originating them and will cause the
fair, honest people of the district to
cherish not only regret that such con-
temptible methods should still be
pursued in political matters, but to
cherish as well a feeling of distrust
toward the man who will resort to
that.
1t Is matter of qualification that
every reference made by Mr.. Shouse
to Mr. Simmons or to Mr.. Dawson,
his two opponents. has been charac-
terized by the courtesy and kindli-
ness which should prevail between
gentlemen. And it is also notable
that the newspapers which have sup
ported Mr.. Shouse in this campaign
are following the same tactics as
their leader and have dealt courte-
ously with the opposition, while
quite number of newspapers sup
porting Mr.. Simmons. among them
one at Scott City and one at Dighton,
which, according to general accept
are partly owned by Mr.. Simmons,
have lost no opportunity to villify
and to misrepresent Mr.. Shouse. The
difference between the two men can
hest be gauged by this very differ
ence in the newspaper attitude.
There is no question that the dis
cerning voters of the district have
discovered the marked difference and
are going to vote accordingly.