Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-02
GUMPTION, -u~
Which is plain Common Sense in United States
language, without Educational Furbelows.
BY T.. II. TIOVFI2N1ALE.
DIRTY POLITICS.
T.. II. TIOVEI2MALE
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DIRTY POLITICS.
AS the primary draws nigh the air is filled with ru-
mors of combinations trades and ties. States are sald
to be in the making and all sorts OF reports are current
This punching, or 'slatng" the work Of sef-seek
ing politicians who hold the club OF my influence" over
the fearsome candidate
Let a race for district office come on and you will
notice politician two who live by acting brokers
the Offices selects candidates and constitute themselves
the wet nurse of the candidates boomet Nobody asks
them to- not the candidate The candidate fears to
tell the political vampires to beat it lest he Ghe vampre)
turns and rendS the candidate
No matter how good the motives of the candidate in
the beginning when he submits to the direction of the po
ltical manager he leaves honor in the lurch.
The wre-pullng politician is not patriotic He does
not seek to render public servcehe seeks nothing
his own personal gain. He will coach the candidate to
corrupt finish for the promise OF job other political
handOut He can't conceive of man supporting candi-
date because Of the good qualities he possesses His idea
of success in politics is deceit and trckery He don't ap
prove of the honest citizen deciding between candidates
merit but tries muddy the waters and cloud the issues
so that knavery trumphs and wrong wins With the peo
pie deciding merit the politician would be- like Othelo,
without an occupation
The politicians idea of politics is to make states and
combines His idea is that the candidates should trade
and deliver the voters who are for him the farmer does
his hogs or sheep.
A Friendly Warning -
There is an effort being made to make slate The
ground wos being laid by cunning hand and all tlat
is lacking is the county personnel in part.
have been doing my best under many handicaps, to
acquant the people with my hopes in the matter of my
candidacy for County Attorney and enough of them have
assured their support to make my nomination almost
certainty under free and normal election But it, by
trade part of the vote of opponent transferred
to another the matter might be dangerous may not be
good mixer but do know that ascertain facts in
regard to election plans and in sefdefence am going to
make public the schemes of the combine whenever it be-
gins to effect And have already made arrangement
for the quick dissemination of the if it becomes
essary to act
have too much respect for the honor and manhood
of the men who are supporting to attempt to deliver
them in deal and think that the good democrats Of
the county will resent the idea Of being sold to certain
candidates Every good Democrat should vote against
the man who tries to deliver him to other candidate
The corruption in elections made possible by the toer
ance of practices that not right We look with
tempt and scon upon the who will accept money for
his vote, and yet he is no more vote-seer than the
who trades his vote for another vote There are but two
kinds of politics politics and dirty politics. And
all politics that not founded upon truth and honor
dirty politics.
To My Friends:
My opponents do not to be able to recognize the
fact that the voter is responsible intelligent being ca
pabe of making up his mind without help They seem tt
be unable to understand how can have the confidence ii
the people to believe that they decide whom they wan
for County Attorney without aid from the candidates. ant
they try to create the impression that am not hopeful
being elected
want to repeat to my friends that believe that M
chances of election good and want to warn you no
to listen to heed any that may be aoat on tn
day of the primary. have been told that a plan ha
been made to circulate the report in each precinct on tn
morning of the primary that had Withdrawn from tn
race Such are the ways of the fellows who don't trus
the people, and ask my friends to not be deceived by tn
reports that may be started.
Rest assured that will not withdraw If my friend
will stand firm and avoid all punching" will wn.., =
Ifyou are for me it is because you believe that wi
make good officer and for that reason do not hestat
to ask you to speak word to your neighbor Hepme
dononstrato thc rancln