The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-31
WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE
FOR THE RAILROAD BONDS

There is every reason why the peo-
pie of Liberal should vote for the
bonds for the Kansas & Oklahoma
no valid reason for opposing.
The election will be held on Sep
tember IL and at this time you as
a citizen of Liberal, will have the
opportunity Of saying whether Lib
eral shall 60 ahead or take a back
ward step.
The Democrat has been accused
Of Misrepresentation in putting be-
fore the people the status of the
Kansas and Oklahoma railroad.
Some evidence has been submitted to
attempt to prove this. Our state
ments have been branded false,
which we had every reason to ex-
pect.
We shall not, at this time, attempt
an answer to these allegations. At a
later date we shall answer.
We ask you in all fairness to con-
iider few points in this connection,
and let your own good judgment pre-
vail.
The Democrat is asking your vote
for the Kansas & Oklahoma railroad
bonds as a forward step, and we ask
you to go back to the time the writ
er took charge Of the paper and try
o remember the times this paper was
wrong. We have been for every
forward movement; always working
COR the advancement of Liberal.
Our reason for backing the Kan
sas & Oklahoma is that we have just
as much if not more at stake than
anyone else in Liberal. By this we
do not mean that we have as much
money or property as somewhat
we mean is that the result of a life
time of hard work and economical
living is invested In our little print
ing plant-every cent we ever had
is invested in Liberal.
If we were like some Of the chief
opponents of the Byers road-had
extensive interests elsewhere; plenty
Of money to get by without Liber-
al, we might take their view. But
we cannot. We have been in the
printing business twenty-three years
and every penny W have accumulated
n that time is in the business and
the home we own in Liberal.
our property interests, our desire to
see Liberal better town, these are
our reasons for wishing to see this
road built.
Our opponents say it will never be
built. How do they know? When
the X. & o. was builded to the west
line of the city we were told that
"every spike which will ever be driv-
en- in the X. & o. has already been
driven" Did they know what they
were talking about? No, dear read
er, the wish was the father Of the
thought-the road was built to the
Stevens county line and graded many
miles beyond this.
Now what is to hinder them from
guessing wrong againi Our guess
was better than why not now2
We expected to receive moro OF
less abuse for taking the leadin try
ing to carry the railroad bonds. Abuse
is about all the opposition had to offer.
We ask for specific statments in re-
gard to the contracts unfulfilled and
agreements violated by Mr.. Byers
that we might answer.
What was the result?
The request was not granted-and
WIN not bel
We ask you to vote for the rail-
road bonds because we believe the
best interests of Liberal will be pro-
tected; because we believe every in
dividual in the town will be bene-
fitted.
We have no personal interest in the
railroad, neither have we anything
against Mr.. Byers. We speak with
out prejudice in either direction and
we believe that our reasons can well
be accepted by tn people of Liberal.
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