The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-02
For Representa-
tiz,e
o. I. Wood

In presenting Mr.. Wood as candi-
date for representative from Sew
ard county we believe that we have at
the head of our county ticket man
whom the voters con conscieutiously
support. We further believe that good
business judgment should dictate
that you cast your vote for him in
the election next Tuesday.
The office of representative is
a thankless one. The salary is so small
that few men can afford to take the
time from their business or profess
sion, and consequently, it has been
habit to send to the legislature men
who had interests of their own which
they deemed worth the time taken,
and in most instances in Kansas The
farming interests have not been
strongly represented.
Seward county is first an agricul-
tural district; and her people are also
vitality interested in the live stock
industry. 1t is but fitting that when
a representative is chosen he should
come from this class. When the
Democrats began casting about for a
candidate prominent Republicans sug-
gested the name of o. T. Wood. Mr..
Wood steadfastly declined to accept,
and it was only after the party eau
Gus met and endorsed him, drafting
him for the place, that he would
agree to make the race.
Once he agreed to run he began
an active campaign and is soliciting
the votes of the people simply be-
cause he desires to be winner, and
because he is peculiarly fitted to rep
resent the people of Seward county,
the committee feels he should be CIV
en- a good majority.
All of Mr.. Woods interests
are in Seward county, and
while he is not personally active
in farming or stock-raising, he
owns considerable land in the coun-
H; his sons are farming his land ant
raising cattle. His interests are iden.
teal with those of the farmers, and
it is well-known fact that inasmuch
rs the town of Liberal Is dependent
upon the agricultural prosperity OF
the county anything he might be able
to accomplish in the interests of the
farmers or stock-raisers will be re-
Elected in a direct benefit to the
town.
Mr.. Wood promises his best efforts
to lowering taxes. He is hit hard by
the tax burdens of the state; he does
not object to the local taxes which
provide our children with better
school facilities and raises our stand
ard of living, but he does deplore the
money wasted through extravaganza
of the legislature in providing jobs
for political hangers-on, and in 9TH
er unnecessary manners, and prom
ises to do everything possible to keep
them to the lowest possible number
He is opposed to the industrial court
because it has increased taxes and has
not fulfilled the promises made fol
it. This court was heralded as
means of stopping strikes. The pack
ers' strike. the railroad strike, the
miners strike-two of them stopped
by agreement between the contestine
parties-the other still in progress
has shown the fallacy Of the claim
and yet the people of Kansas are tax
ed to keep the court in existence. II
has benefited no one. Live-stocF
shipping is at standstill; it is nex'
to impossible to buy coal because Of
"car shortage" The reason there
is a car shortage is because the rail-
road strike has taken away the me-
chanics from the railroad industries
and the great industrial court is pow
erless to remedy the condition. Then
why pay taxes to keep three Judges
and the balance of their crowd in lux
ury? Mr.. Wood is in favor of abol-
ishing this court and saving the tax
money it is receiving.
It is time to lay aside partisan pol
itics and vote for your own personal
interests, and surely the industrial
court is not interesting to the farm
ers who are deprived of fuel and
stock cars, yet are paying good mon
ey for the upkeep Of the court.
The question has been raised as TO
how Mr.. Wood stands on the school
question. This is unnecessary for U.
T. Wood has long record of work IN
the interest of the schools of Seward
county behind him. Years ago he was
spending his time and money to i'm
prove the schools and school system
and no one need be afraid that when
he goes to Topeka as representative
a. ,choola If Seward county and