The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 26, 1916, Page 5

LA Casey for State Treasurer To the Members of the Farmers’ Nonpar- tisan League: . = YOUR candidate for state treasurer :is P. M. Casey of Lishon. He is the ONLY candidate for that office indorsed by your delegates in the state convention. He is the ONLY candidate for state treas- urer who deserves and is entitled to your support: Mr. Casey is a Democrat. His name will be found in the DEMOCRATIC col- umn on the official ballot that will be handed to you on election day. Mr. Casey is a candidate of whom you can all be proud.. He is a young man; he is a farmer—a successful farmer—and a clean, able and capable man. ‘He’s the kind of a young man you can trust to do a responsible, important job for you and to do it well. He is sober, earnest and conscientious—a thoroughly reliable man. and a man_of intelligence and force of character. | : When he was nominated for state treasurer one man said to me: “it’s too bad to see a man of Casey’s ability sacri- ficed by running him for state treasurer on the Democratic ticket. He’s one of Your very best men, but he can never be elected.” : I didn’t agree with this man. I knew that Casey was one of our strongest men, but I was glad to see that Your conventiocn had named A STRONG MAN for state treasurer, and I had enough confidence in your ability to STICK to believe that CASEY WOULD BE ELECTED. The pesition of state treasurer is a very important one. Besides being the custodian of all the state’s funds the state treasurer is a member of IMPORT- ANT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. A man unfriendly to the cause of the farmers could do GREAT DAMAGE in this position. Mr. Casey is the ONLY CANDIDATE for the office who is de- voted to the successful accomplishment of the farmers’ aims; i But there is another reason why Casey should have the UNANIMOUS .SUPPORT of /the League members. I address. this ‘especially to the REPUBLICAN members of the League. The attitude of you REPUBLICANS toward Mr. Casey is the test of YOUR FIDELITY to the principles of = the League. If you don’t stand by Casey it will prove that YOU DON!T UNDER- STAND THE REAL SPIRIT OF THE LEAGUE. For you Mr. Casey represents ’ the NONPARTISAN IDEA, the principle of >choosing THE MAN FIT FOR THE JOB; the man devoted to your interest TO OLD PARTY LINES. s, WITHOUT REGARD All the other candidates on the state ticket, so far as they recog- nize party lines, ARE ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. Mr. ‘Casey’s name, IN THE DEMOCRATIC COLUMN, stands.as a CHALLENGE to you to PUT THE INTERESTS OF THE FARMERS and the com- mon people of the state ABOVE PARTY LINES, The sarhe thing applies to some of the candidates for lature who are running as Democrats or as Independents. 0P the legis- Your vote The Nonpartisan League eandidates for the supreme court are Birdzell, Grace and Robinson. These are the PEOPLE’S CANDIDATES. The politicians are trying to PLAY A TRICK ON _YOU. Under the head of “Nonpartisan Ju OPPONENTS of your. candidates printed i - FOOLED. . Remember the. names. of ¥ indorsed for the SUPREME COURT. The diciary Ticket” they are having the names of the n newspapers and circulated among voters. DONT BE CANDIDATES, the men whom YOUR CONVENTION are BIRDZELL, GRACE and ROBINSON. =~ P. M. CASEY on them will show whether you are in earnest in your proposal to break away from the domination of state affairs by party machines. "We have given a pledge of good faith to each other. We entered our conventions on the understanding that we would no longer work on party lines. Democrats were to support Republicans and Republi- cans were to support Democrats. Let us make our word good by - being true to the spirit of the League. Vote for all the League candi- dates not because they are Republi- President. ' cans or because they are Democrats, but because they are OUR CANDI- { 4? DATES. : S 20 ; i e