The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-08
A Plain Statement.
The w. c. 7. U. of FTitcheu County Deals
Body BLOW to Max Anderson, Gem
didate for Congress Cannot En-
dorse Him.

dOrse Him.
BELoTT, KANSAS, April 2.-The Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union of
Mitchell county, wishes it known to
every voter and in every home in the
Sixth district, that the organization
does not indorse the candidacy of Max
Anderson Of Beloit, for congressman.
A statement made in Mr.. Anderson's
announcement several weeks ago that
members of the W. c. T. u. here had
endorsed him, made it necessary for the
county organization to make this very
| plain statement:
This is to certify that the W. c. T.
U. of Mitchell county does not endorse
Mr. Anderson's candidacy.
eve the undersigned, take this
method of informing the public of the
attitude of the Mitchell county w. c.
I. U in this NATTER
This statemnt was signed by Sarah
Broadbent, County president, Marie
Cook, County vice president; and Ida
Oakley, County treasurer. twas pub
lished in ''Our Messenger, the official
State organ of the W. c. T. u. that it
might reach the home of every member
of the organization in the, Sixth dis
trict, and in Kansas.
The church and temperance people of
this city and county have only words of
praise for the officials of the W. C. T.
/ U. IN making this plain statement con-
corning MIR. Anderson. There are good
and sufficient reasons why the members
of this splendid organization cannot en-
dorse man for congress who has lived
here all his life. These were not given
by the Mitchell county W. C. T. U.
but they will be furnished to any voter
who may desire this information.
The temperance voters of Mitchell
county will support man for congress
whose active life has been spent fight
ing the liquor traffic, rather than one
who has defended jointists and boot
leggers in the courts, and made speech
es for saloon keepers in Nebraska.
Mr. Fredorovicz, manager of the
New Opera House and the Crystal
Theatre, is giving his patrons some
mighty good stuff in the way of the
latest things out in motion pictures.
Our democratic newspaper friends
are trying to create a little prejudice
against the republican candidates for
congress because they are using so
much newspaper space. In these days
publicity has become an integral part
of our religious, political and CONNER
cial affairs aud any one who would
reach the people along any one of these
lines must resort to the columns of the
newspapers circulated within a pre-
scribed territory. Newspaper space is
a commodity and any man who has
the price should be permitted to use it
freely. The reading public has a right
to have all the information obtainable
about men and measures in politics and
any candidate who wishes to inform
the voters of the things he has accomp-
lish in behalf of the common welfare
should be given full hearing. If the
candidate is able and willing to pay the
newspaper man for his services there
should be no imaginary evils connected
Herewith Both Mr.. Benton and Mr.
Anderson have tried to reach the pub
lie through the newspapers of the dis
trict and neither one has asked to ride
free. Mr.. Benton especially, has used
an immense amount of space in news
papers but it is the way he seems to
have followed in all of his big successes.
If thing is worth doing it is worth do
ing well and he has gone in all over in
his campaign work. He is a great big,
strong man, full of energy and power
and his campaign only shows what q
human dynamo he would be in congress.
In calling attention TO his extensive
publicity campaign the democratic
newspapers are paying Mr.. Benton q
compliment. None but crooks and
towards are afraid of publicity and fol-
our part we love the man who goes into
the collar as if he had intended o pull
his share of the load.-Hill City Re-
! publican.