Nebraska Newspapers

    j»MES H. RIQOS, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
VOLUME XII.
_ 8UBRORIPTION, *1.80 PER ANNUM. ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK PROMPTLY EXIOUTEO.
O'NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA,_OCTOBER 297l891. ” NUMBER 16.
REPUBLICAN ticket.
STATE.
. nrKto Justic. of the Supreme Court—
'*1* * . m Ill II tilt
A. M. POST of Platte.
, i;,„-ents ef State University
1" ' H. i'. SHUMWAY of Dixon.
C H. MAKl’LE of Douglas,
JUDICIAL.
r.lul|Ws. 15th Judicial district—
MOSES 1’. KINKAID. of Holt.
A LEBED BAKTOW, of Dawes.
COUNTY.
tor Treasurer— _
It A UUETT SCOTT.
v,r Clerk—
('. E. UUTLEB.
,ir District Court Clerk—
JOHN SK1UVING.
or Sherilt
II. C. McEVONY.
r JmlfU
1). L.CBAMEK.
nr Surveyor
W. W. PAGE.
ur Coronet*
DR. 0. E. FOBT.
TOWNSHIP.
i,)r Supervisor—
WILL GRAY.
’orriry Supervisor—
for Township Clerk—
IJ. II. CRONIN.
'or Township Tiesaurer—
t'. C. MILLARD.
'or Township Assessor—
PATRICK MCCOY.
Independent Extravagance.
[Foots mid figures given by E. Roseivater
J Ills opening campaign speech at Columbus,
icli., October 10,1801.]
The most extravagant legislature that
his state had ever had was that of 1889,
wo years previous. During last year’s
jtmpaign the Independent leaders and
heir papers denounced that body in the
anst scathing manner. Now the Inde
icmlents organized both houses of the
ast legislature, elected their speaker
aid their president of the senate. They
irganized all the committees in both
louses and were in absolute control of
he machinery of government so far as
ippropriations was concerned. What
10 we find? The total appropriation in
1889 were $2,380,408.88. The total ap
propriations in 1891 by the Reform
legislature were $2,880,575.53. That is in
round numbers more than half a million
la excess of the most reckless and ex
travagant appropriations ever made in
Hie state. Deduct, if you please, the
$200,000 voted for the relief of draught
suffers, and deduct the $50,000 voted for
the world’s fair, and we still have $256,
more appropriated in 1891 by the
Reform legislature than was appropri
ated two years previous by a legislature
that has been denounced as the most
reckless and extravagant body of law
makers Nebraska every had.
The Democratic and Indepandent
newspapers of Holt county havp do
nated considerable of their cheap space
during the campaign to criticising sev
eral Republican office holders for re
taining $1.75 of the $2 allowed bylaw
fur sheriff’s sale certificate fees. The
Atkinson Enterprise has been especially
laud in its denunciation of the officers,
making the claim at all times that it was
nothing more nor less than a gigantic
Meal. The editor of the Enterprise, like
11 great many other reformers, never
>»aes the trouble to look up the law on
■l point, but goes into the denunciation
business on general principles. The
“miter is very well understood by a
“v 01 me voters of the county,
,;3(' '* *s not neccessary to dwell long
“l»'n the subject. The Frontier un
1 wstands that the law does not say
■bat shall be done with the $1.75; and
saJs distinctly that the county shall only
receive 25 cents. They who have held
ce Previous to Messrs Scott and
welet liave always retained this
suiount, and it is in no sense a “steal,”
‘“e Question as
talon
to whom this money
•nil
'Ks is now in the hands of the court
soon as a decision is rendered
*ta|ublic mind will be put at rest and
, |,rtce,tant will have been established
If the court de
wm nave
ur officers to follow.
;''les that the
HI, “!e officers must turn over
.'n|ev. will be done promptly and
^silatingly.
*Pin»>n us to the proper construc
It is simply a difference
Co1!.® 1?laced uP°n the'law. There
flUrrv casion whatever for any fuss and
Y over this matter.
mJ'.Elndependent8 are 60 strongly op
W t0 COnvict Iahor, yet Mr. Smith,
ini«I>eni't'nt Cllndid*te for sheriff, hires
Htt:n lncarc^‘rated the jail here to
i:lJ,..s'e a diamond cane for him. Of
l'1'8 'S a smu" matter, but it
There *CSS s*10ws an inconsistency.
Vara r[vPS<!Tefa' men over on tbe Nio
atul if >.r -ho make canes for sale
twin tv fiii1". , ,n‘th had attended our
hum «n 1, 10 c°uld havo bought one
an honest farmer. .
T„K Tl ---
to „a *°ktieu has no space this week
Vecar °n '"ns earcd animals, but will
e of 1 rom. next week.
TIE TO POST.
This is something that every man in
Holt county, regardless of political affi
liations, should do. Not only should he
tie to Mr. Post but he should work for
him from now until election day and
then vote for him. You ask why, and
we will answer: «
1. Because he is in every respect the
superior of his opponent for the high
office of judge of the supreme courts.
Beside him the ignorant shyster and
demagogue, Edgcrton is a pigmie, a
dwarf of infinitesimal dimentions.
2. Becanse Mr. Post will honor the
supreme bench and honor the state by
being elected to that position: nnd Ed
gerton would disgrace himself, the'
bench and the state were he elected.
3. Because Mr. Post is a clean man in
every respect and met the foul slanders,
hurled at him by his enemies, like a
man, refuting successfully every charge.
Edgerton has been clearly proven a
third-rate shyster and pettifogger who
willfully defrauded a poor widow out of
her substance.
•*. .Because every interest of the slate
demands a clean, honorable and able
lawyer and judge upon the supreme
bench, not a man who is unfitted by
lack of education, common honesty and
natural ability to hold such a high and
honovable position.
5. Because the people ought to re
ward pure merit and honorable man
hood wherever and whenever the op
portunity is afforded them; and rebuke
dishonesty, incompetency and derna
gogery.
Tiik Frontier believes auy of these
reasons sufficient to convince all fair
minded, intelligent men, who have the
good of the state at heart, that Hon.
A. M. Post should have their votes on
next Tuesday; but surely all these rea
sons ought to decide them at once.
Democrats, Independents, Republi
cans, this is not, considering all the cir
cumstances, a partisan matter, but one
in which the honor of our state is at
stake and it is your duty to help defend
it. Do it like men and our word for it
you will never regret it.,
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.
This is an old yet trite saying, but
nothing else fits the bill here. The re
port had been circulated over fhe north
part of the county to the effect that
Barrett Scott had been furnishing
money to help carry on, the busi
ness of the Holt Cattle company
and to prove conclusively that
such is not the case the following affi
davit of President Mathews of the State
bank is given. Mr. Mathews also
authorizes TnE Frontier to say that
any one who is not satisfied with this
affidavit and denial is at perfect liberty to
come in and examine the records of the
bank in reference to the business of
that company. Is this not fair? It
certainly is and ought to be convincing.
Read carefully the appended affidavit:
State of Nebraska, I „ ,,
Holt County, fs8,
O’NF.ir.r,. Ned., Oct. 24, wiU.
W. D. Mathews, being first duly swum, de
poses and says that ho ts president Mt the
State bank of O’Neill; that tlio luisfaess of
the Holt Cuttle company Is transacted
through said bank, that he Is famillarwlth
each and every financial transaction of said
cattle; company since its organization and
states under oath that llarrett Scott has not
now nor never has had any money invested
In said company, either of his own or of
funds of the county, either directly or Indi
rectly. in any shape or manner.
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public
this 24th day of October, 1891.
John A. Golden.
LSealJ Notary Public.
The "damnable outrage” sheet down
the street sprung amine on ludge Kin
kade last week, like the one exploded
under the feet of McEvony, it was only
a squib just to attract the attention of
the candidate in that direction, suppose
be wanted all tbe sheriff sales to pub
lish. His great anxiety to know where
the Judge stands politically is only a
polite but forceble request for that gen
tleman to “come and see me.” Incase
the Judge don’t come down, “what are
you going to do about it?”
The above from the Alhiiaee l-nbune
does all parties concerned an injustice.
In the first place it insists, as hereto
fore, that the publication of the “damn
able outrage” editorial in this paper
several weeks since was occasioned by
the nomination of Mr. McEvony for
sheriff. This is false, as everybody ac
quainted with the facts knows and ns
was before plainly stated by this paper
and others. While it is true we con
sidered Mr. McJSvony’s nomination a
mistake this statement of the 7'ribune's
does him a great injustice and we take
this means of once more making a cor
rection.
In the next place the article does Judge
Kinkaid and ourself a wrong. It inti
mates that the judge is in the habit of
“seeing” the boys and Tiie Frontier is
in the habit of being "seen.” We
think it unnecessary to make any
denial.
Then, again, this extract and another
editorial, which appeared in last week's
A. T. and one in the Atkinson Enter
prise, which wc_ do not copy, does the
judge the injustice to indicate that he is
an Independent, which, as we under
stand it, is not true.
Attend the Republican rally at Dorsey
i Saturday evening, Oct. 31.
MULLEN’S SALARY.
In the year 1889 the legislature of the
state of Nebraska passed a law regulat
ing the salary to be paid county super
visors'for their services as members of
the board at any regular or speciul meet
ing of that body. The rate had for
merly been $3 per day for each day's
actual service, and five' cents per mile
each way.
The law passed in 1889 increased the
salary to $3 per day. It was approved
March 21, 1889, and according to the
laws of the state went into cllcct on and
after July 1, 1889.
In the year 1889 J. P. 'Mullen, now In
dependent candidate for county treas
urer, was a member of the board of
supervisors of Holt county, and up to
July 1 was entitled to only $3 per day
for each day the board was in session.
Iiut what do we find Mr. Mullen doing
at that time?
Upon examination of the records the
fact is disclosed that on July B, 1880, he
died with the county clerk his bill for
services as a member of the board, dat
ing from May 28 to July 8, as follows:
Kay 22. one (lay and mileage. $ 3 75
May 21), one day and mileage. 3 75
June 11, one (lay and miloage. 3 ;5
J un e 12, one day and niileago. 3 75
June25, one day and miloage. 3 75
June 28, one day. 3 00
June 27, one day..3 00
June 23, one (lay. 3 CO
June 29, one day. 3 00
July 1, one day. 3 00
July 2, one day . 3 00
July 3, one day and mileage. 8 75
Total. $40 50
Amount ullowod by law. 31 59
Excess.$ 9 00
Now, Tiie Frontier desires to draw
the reader’s attention to the fnct that
the law increasing the salary to $3 per
day was approved March 21, 1889, and
became a law on and after July 1, 1889.
It will be plainly seen that Mr. Mullen
drew Sftpnore than he was by law en
titled to.
To establish the fact that the law was
not in force until July 1, 1889, it is only
necessary to quote from the session laws
of 1889, wherein Mr. Gilbert L. Laws,
then secretary of state, says:
The legislature adjourned March 31, 12b9.
Where there Is no emergency clause In any
ot these acts, by force of section 24, article
111 . of the constitution, they could not tuke
effect at alt until July 1,1339, three calendar
months after tiie adjournment of the legisla
ture.
iiy consulting the session laws of 1889
the reader will dud that there is no emer
gency clause existing that applies to this
law, Consequently the fact is established
beyond question of doubt that the law
did not go into effect until July 1, 1889.
The records show that the bill was
filed July 3 and allowed July 12, 1889.
Mr. Mullen, stand up! You certainly
knew that you weie uot entitled to but
$2 per day for your services as super
visor, and the voters of Holt county
woujd like to know why you received 81
per dav in excess of what the law al
lowed.
The amohnt is small, of course, but
that doesn’t in the slightest degree lessen
Mullen’s guilt in the matter.
If A®. Mullen would take $9 from the
cpjmty when he knew he was uot en
titled to it, this question confronts the
voters of Holt county for their consid
eration: Is he a man to be trusted with
the handling of the county’s money?
Further it can be undeniably proven
that Mullen was aware all the time that
the bill was not just. He sold the claim
to W. G. Falmanteer, and upon the bot
tom part of the paper upon which the
clerk acknowledges the receipt of the
claim for filing, Mullen has written the
following:
For value received I hereby assign the
above claim to W. G. Falmanteer. There is
$23.50 of this claim paid for, and if the balance
—$12—is allowed, there is still due me $11.40.
Signed, Jas. F. Mui.lkn.
By this little note Mullen acknowl
edges that his claim was made out for
more than the law allowed, and not
being sure at the time that the board
would allow the full claim, his banker
insisted on saving himself and would
not pay the full amount.
But again we find Mr. Mullen flatly
conti'adicting himself, for he swore,
upon his oath, that the bill was correct
in every particular. Here is his state
ment, sworn to before the county clerk
on the 3d day of July, 1889:
STATE OP N EBKASKA, I
Holt County. f
I, J. P. Mullen, being first duly sworn, de
pose and say that the several Hems men
tioned In the above account are just and true
and that the services and articles furnished
as herein charged were furnished, and that
the amount claimed Is due and unpaid, after
allowing all just credits. J as. I', a1ixi.br.
The Frontier is liberal with Mr.
Mullen. We have not taken into con
sideration the fact that be charged mile
age for six trips in the <ire weeks that
the bill covers. We have only charged
that he has defrauded the county out of
$9 on this particular bill, when he vir
tually admits that itjwas $12. The dif
ference in our figures is due to the fact
that Mr. .Mullen was not sure whether
all of his claim for mileage would be al
lowed.
And we have another small item here
that we would like Mr. Mullen to ex
plain. He was busy bowling reform
at the time, probably; but when a man
charges the county twice for services
rendered once, it is time to pull the
string. On January 18, 1890, Mullen
filed claim No. 66, charging the county
for services as supervisor January 13,14,
15, 16,17 and mileage. Mark now, he re
ceived pay for services for January 115
and 14, 1890.
On February 14, 1890, Mr. Mullen l
tiled claim No. 136, and among other j
things charged up against Holt county, i
we find the following: For services as |
supervisor for January 13 and 14, and
mileage, $6.75. Notice the dele. The
same identical days. Nine dollars in
one bill and $6.75 in another.
1 What do you think of it, voters? ■
AN ANARCHIST.
"Munchanacr,” a writer In last week’*
Alliance Tribune, says:
As a result of our cut-throat financial aya
tom. McKvuny la now out serving foreclosure
notices., There must bo some truth In the
report that the eastern bankers had derided
to clean out the present farming population
of Nebraska and Kansas In consequence of
thu ludepondent movement and send ovorto
England for farmer* to replaeo them. Sov
oral farmers have been to my place this
morning utmost crying. Thu winter la aeon
hero, they have no time to uttond court. God
knows that Holt county la no paradise lost.
novortholesR It holds what paradlsu the farm
ers ever had—their homes. MeEvony Is mak
ing lota of votes for the Independents. The
war la now on hand. It la now u question or
a foreigner taking possession of American
soli and banishing the American. Montgom
ery, Ward ti t'o. soil a good rifle for (10.50.
Head the above carofully and ponder.
Ia there a man, woman or child in Holt
county who hag ever seen such a brazen
exhibition of revolutionary instincts?
“Montgomery, Ward & Co. sell a good
rifle for ten fifty.” Tiie Frontier is
unable to comprehend why any man
with common sense should seek by such
means to excite his neighbors and mem
bers of his own political party to deeds
which would blacken the pages of
American history with spots too large to
ever be erased! Arc we to presume that
the leaders of the Independent party
give tlicir consent to the publication of
such rotten trash? Are we to expect
tbnt the Independent party will rise up,
and after procuring guns of “Montgom
ery. Ward & Co. for ten fifty,” proceed
to storm the fort and take possession of
the county offices by force and at the
muzzle of the gun?
“Munchauser,” whoever he may be—
man or fiend—has disgraced the intelli
gence of Holt county by this exhibition
of anarchistic motiyes. The Frontier
was not aware that thcro lived within
the borders of this county a man whose
instincts were bo decidedly rebelous,
and who would seek by such methods to
excite his comrndes to revolution.
The fool-killer should be prevailed
upon to attend "to this man’s case.
“Munchauser” snys Sheriff McEvonv
is out serving foreclosure notices. We
would like to ask him what Mr. Mc
evony or any other man is elected to
office for? Sheriff McEvony only per
forms his plain duty when foreclosing
mortgages. Docs “Munchauser” think
that Smith, the Independent candidate
for sheriff, would do different if elected?
Is “Munchauser” an agent for the
firearm department of Montgomery,
Ward & Co.’s establishment?
Tns old-time exhibition of a drown
ing rat grasping at a straw is entirely in
significant when compared to the fran
tic efforts of the Alliance Tribune and the
Peoples Advocate to create political cap
ital out of nothing. The Tribune says
it was unable to publish the proceedings
of the board of supervisors before, be
cause the county clerk failed to furnish
the copy in lime, claiming that he
wished to keep it back until after elec
tion.
What a brazen falsehood!
The First National bank block must
have shuddered a prolonged shudder
when the reform editor wrote that squib.
And the People's AdflPhfe seconds the
motion with the following:
Had It not been that the county clerk 1ms
a Job teaching the O'Neill high school, the
official organ of the eounty might have been
furnished copy of the hoard proceedings in
time to have It published before election.
At a recent meeting of the board a
motion was passed requiring the county
clerk to furnish the official paper with a
copy of tLe proceedings within fifteen
days after the board adjourned.
Mr. J. A. Hazelet, a deputy in the
clerk’s office, prepared the copy and
took it to the office of the Alliance Tri
bune on Wednesday, September 30, just
fourteen days after the adjournment of
the board. The county clerk did his
duty and complied in every respect with
the requirements of the board.
The Tribune printed the proceedings
on Friday, October 23. just twenty-four
days after receiving the copy. We are
constrained to ask, Who held the copy
back?
The Frontier will explain why the
proceedings were not published beforo.
Not having the material at band with
which to set the matter, the Tribune sent
the copy away, had the matter set, stero
typed and printed in supplement form,
and then folded the leaves in with their
own magazine, and there you have the
cause of the delay. This fact is patent
to any printer who is able to tell the
difference between “home” and “out
side” print.
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An Opinion from Abroad.
From the Dixon Index.
If we were in rlolt county we would
put in the time between now and elec
tion working for the election of a man
whom, politically, we always fought.
Treasurer Scott should be re-elected;
and the Index cannot see how any Dem
ocrat can vote for the biggoted swell
head that betrayed the Democratic party
so completely last winter. Mullen is
the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on a
people, and if the Democrats should
help elect him they will never get over
kicking themselves.
MULLEN’S SINKING FUND.
We lire Informed that J. P. Mullen,
candidate for oounty treasurer, during
his cnnvass of the county has publicly
stated that If ho were elected ho would
pay all warrants against the county as
fast ss presented for payment. Just
where Mr. Mullen would .obtain the
funds to pay these warrants as fast ns
presented we are at n loss to discover.
However, ho enduavors to enlighten the
public by saying he would use the var
ious sinking funds oh hand for that
purpose, of which he says there were
about #35,000 on hand at the closo of the
last settlement; and he endeavors to
convey the idea that it is still on hand.
At that time there were S7.P0G.4l of
county sinking funds on hand, but
Holt county bonds nnd interest coupons
lo vuo amount or vo,suu nave been re
deemed, leaving a small portion only on
hand. There wns also $31,5,18 40 school
bond money on hand at close of last
settlement, but nearly $11,000 of It has
been paid out since in redemption of
school bonds and interest coupons. The
school bond money is distributed among
a large number of school districts, Grat
tan rnilroud, O’Neill railroad and
Center Precinct court house bond fund
made the total bond fund on band at
last stllcment $33,037. Every man of
intelligence knows that there are var
ious funds in the county treasury and
that no fund enn be used for any other
than that for which it was levied, unless
otherwise legally disposed of. The
county treasurer has no authority to
transfer funds unless ordered to do so
by the board of supervisors. If he uses
a bund fund for any other purpose than
that for which it was intended he is
liable on his official bond. See section
17, chapter 71), page 071,and also chapter
9, page 80, complied statutes of Nebras
ka, 1887. The board of supervisors may,
however, direct the treasurer to redeem
county bonds, or invest the county sink
ing funds. See section 15, chapter 0,
page 88, compiled statutes of Nebraska
Of 1887.
The school board of any school dis
trict may also order the county treasurer
to redeem school bonds or invest the
bond funds on hand. See section 15,
chapter 70, page 070. compiled statutes
of Nebraska, 1887.
Every warrant is drawn against a
particular fund of a certain year, and no
warrant enn be paid except from the
fund on which it Is drawn, and the fund
must be on hand for that particular
yhur. The bulk of county general war
rants, that have been issued against the
county general fund of 1891, cannot
now be paid, for very little of the tax
for 1891 has.been collected. One fund
may be transferred to another but the
board of supervisors only can make the
order,
Mr. Mullen certainly knew that the
statements he made were false and for
the solo purpose of securing his own
election, lie has for a long time been
a member of the board of supervisors
and ought to be familiar with county
affairs; be is also a member of the legis
lature and the people had ft right to
expect better things of him, especially
the members of his own party. Hu who
preaches reform should practice it in
words and deeds in order to convey
conviction. In this Mr. Mullen has
signally failed. Not only has he made
false statement# as to the condition of
the county treasury, but he has taken
from k lunds which did not belong to
him under the guise of bis salary, and
if any one doubts it he can be convinced
by calling at the county clerk's office.
The Independents, as a class, are honest
and intelligent and deserve a better
leader than Mr. Mullen, and we are
glad to note his followers are growing
beautifully less by reason of his miscon
duct.
A BASE LIE.
In its issue of the 15th inst. the
O’Neill Sun made use of the following
concerning both M. M. Sullivan and
John Skirving.
He (Sullivan) Is an old settler In thiscouuty
and has been in business here for the past
ten years, has accommodated customers
from time to time and not sold under chattel
mortgage everything they had under the
sun when they could not meet their obliga
tion. Cun the Republican candidate for dis
trict clerk, John Skirving, say the same?
No. he cannot.
Mr. Skirving authorizes Tiie Fron
tier to say that he never, in all his
business transactions in Holt county,
closed any person out under chattel
mortgage and the records of Holt
county will bear him out in this state
ment.
On the contrary, Mr. Skirving has
always been very lenient with his cred
itors, sometimes greatly to his detri
ment, and these facts the people in the
west will bear us out in. We know
positively that John Skirving is straight
and honest in his busiuess transactions.
1I0N. ~b7 S. GILLESPIE AND
IION. G. W. MEALS WILL SPEAK
AT DORSEY SATURDAY NIGHT.
A BIG REPUBLICAN RALLY.
THE SITUATION.
The campaign la doling up and the
warfare will aoon be at an end for thli
year. Tho campaign liaa been fought
bitterly by tbe Independent!, who have
resorted to all klnda of abuse and mud
throwing to gain their point. Tbe lie*
publlcaua and Republican paper* haye
been compelled to meot all tlila slander
and mud and have done bo manfully
and courageously, successfully refuting
all charges brought by the opposition.
Thu outlook for Republican success is
bright. We believe the ticket will be
elected entire. At the outset It looked
pretty blue for McKvony and Craraet,
but developments of late have turned the
tide iu their direction and the chances
for their election wo believe are equal
to those of the others.
Three weeks ago it looked as though,
through tbe connivance of prominent
Independents and Democrats, Mr. Scott
might be beaten, but the action of those
individuals promises to act as a boom*
erango and wo believe Scott. If Repub
licans do their duty, will have a good
round majority.
Let everybody get out and work for
the success of the ticket entire.
the jumciAitr.
Tlio Judicial situation is somewhat
complicated. Judge Klnkald, being
upon three tlcketB,considers that be can
not consistently take the stump or
come out publicly for the ticket and so
it makes the election of Bartow doubt
ful. Wo think he owes more to tbe
Republican party than any other and
that he should publicly espouse its
cause, but he thinks not and does not.
However, thnt is not here nor there.
The duty of the hour is to use every
possible effort to elect Mr. Bartow.
Judge KlAkald’s election is conceded by
everybody—it is only a question of
majority. Every Republican in Holt
county should make it a special point to
see that Mr. Bartow’s name is on bis
ticket and that an X is placed after it.
Use your utmost effort to secure one
or more votes for Bartow and we
will have one Republican judge at least.
Mr. Alfred Bartow is capable and
deserving, be Is only on one ticket and
deserves your sympathy and votes, He
came several hundred miles Tuesday
night to speak for the Republican party
at Chambers Wednesday night. He
stood up there manfully and courageous
ly, and almost alone among strangers,
E. W. Adams and one or two of the
county candidates being the only ones
he knew personally except as be bad
met others casually who went down
from here and fought for the Republi
can party and expounded its principles. ,
Hon. Alfred Bartow should not be
lost sight of at the polls on next Tues 1
day and, as we said before, every possi
ble effort should be mode to secure his
election.
Republicans, do your duty and tbe
victory achieved next Tuesday will
surprise you and be most pleasing
indeed.
Tiir editor of the Atkinson Enterprite
has become so accustomed to ly in that be
would rather employ his time at that
than to eat Christmas pie. Throughout
this entire campaign he bos never pre
sented a known fact; has neyer substan
tiated a single outrageous charge that
he has made; has thrown more ‘‘mud’’
than any man who has figured in tbe
campaign; has indulged in more dirty
personalities and sensational canards
than any other man.
Consequently the general public is
not prepared to believe anything that
tbe Atkinson Enterprite publishes.
In its account of tbe Republican meet
ing held there on Saturday evening,
the 24th, it says that the little city of
Atkinson was disgraced by scenes of
drunkencss never before witnessed, and
in which prominent men of the Repub
lican party figured. The prominent
men which tbe Enterprite attempts to
belittle were Attorney-General Geo. H.
Hastings, Hon. A. L. Towle, receiver
of tbe United States Land office, and
Mr. G. C, Hazelet. The Enterprite lays
itself wide open to a perfectlly legiti
mate suit for libel when it says that
these gentlemen participated in or
countenanced such an affair, and it
tells a direct lie and misrepresents the
thriving little city in which it gets its
bread and butter when it says the town
was disgraced. We have it from the
highest and most undisputed authority
that there was not a drunk man seen in
Atkinson on tbe day mentioned, and
every man in Holt county knows that
the three gentlemen tbe Enterprite refers
to are upright, temperance men. Tbe
Eneerprite only does itself harm by
resorting, to such low, disreputable
methods to manufacture campaign
thunder. The citizens of Atkinson are
indignant, we understand, at this at
tempt to belittle the Republican party
at the expense of their law-abiding
citizens.
A Card.
The report having; been assiduously
circulated that B. S. Gillespie and oth -
ers instigated the editorial in our last
issue concerning Judge Kinkaid and his
position and that “Gillespie might Just
as well have signed his name to it,” I
wish to state, over my own signature,
that B. S. Gillespie, or no one else, in
stigated the “attack” and that, so far as
I know, Mr. Gillespie knew nothing
about the article in question until he saw
it in the paper.
Furthermore, I wish it distinctly un
derstood that there is no power what
ever “behind the throne” in the conduct
of my newspaper, that I am only actu
ated by a consciousness of right doing
and that any one who makes statements
to the contrary simply states an untruth,
to put it in a mild form. T ':
James H. Riggs.