Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-02

An article a the Cressst this week signed
By Que Who Knows," attempts TO cxcnse
the gentE~tMsn from Barbour for bis VOTE
on tlso railroad bill before the lower houss
% tire Kanszs legislature. The llEie ebert
down the way seems 70 be edited lately By
soms invisible prison VIVA exists under
various AIIAsEA for the columns % that
paper havre abounded In efh'slons from.asch
welLknOwn chaactEs ~ PRO Bono Pub
leo" "lndependeut Voter" Taxpayer"
'rrhe Old Man." THE Old Mans son."
.-One Who Knows etc. etc. This 10 a
weak eiIort o. the part OF weak paper to
APPEAR bod and aggressive; but IL counts
Cor Hothiug. Declarahons, charges, insin-
uAtiOas aud d.frnes 10 for naiIght where
they appear over the fictitious signature.
Ia this discussion Of railroad legislation the
Topeka Commonwealth attempts 10 de-
Etnd Mr.. orner against the charges made
ely IN. lSDEx, By suggesting that as this
county has not mile OF railroad almost
any kind Of railroad bill should be satis-
factory To ia Tie indications are that
about such arguments lave convinced
Mr.. OnIcr that he can 10 what nc plcases
Ia the matter OF railroad legislation and
still suIsfy his constituents lie and
the Commonwealth forget that Barbour
county Is dependent almost exclusively OF
ICE products which must be shipped over
RAILROADS.. Other counties raise their own
PRODUCES and supplies, while ours must b.
slJpp.d herr. or all other counties In the
state Barbour county must have the nss
~ railroads. We do not exchange with
the Commonwealth but Il seems to b.
posted promptly on our railroad articlrs.
The Kelly bill, which passed the senate.
Was understood TO be the production OF
rAllrOad attorneys; while the house bill,
which, Mr.. ornvr opposed, was calculated
% give the relief the people ask. We are
not surprl1d that our member favored
10 srnntc bill. A letter from a rvspOnsi-
blu gcntieman NJ Topeka, not one OF those
fictitious individuals = frv weeks sinee.
prepand Us Cor hearing how Mr.. OrDer
stood on the railroad legislation The
writer was OF the opinion that he would
fsvor onlyisuch legislation ~ the nHIlroads
dictated and at the same time would be-
found working directly against the live
stock Interests OF this section. He predict
cd that In the future the people O( Barbour
county would be glad to eIect Mr.. Orn.r to
stay ut home. This Communication We
have not rrn NJ to publish.
Tie very poor reason given by Mr.. Orner
for his action Ia opposing railroad legisIa-
tire won't count. he claims that railroads
wlll not be extended westward II the legis-
laturc attempts To regulate freights and
fares. Railroads go where the induce
mcnts III the way Or frcighs are sufficient,
and not until they find there IL a demand
for them will they be built.
''Onc Who Knows" Says that fools creep
into all professions Observation Of the
Cresset copyinccS us the correspondent Is
cOrrcct. The Legislative record still fur.
cher conVinees US, and the Communication
itself l'avcs no room for doubt. Our nelVh-
Dor falsely charges that because We were
m unsnecrssfIIl candidate for tile Iegisla-
ture, Wa harShly eriticlse Mr.. Orner's Of
ieial acta. We had hoped to see him work
for the Interests Of this county and state
but have been disappointed AS u public
Journal the ISDKx has n right to criticise
the acts OF any Official when those acts are
In conflict with the interest OF the public.
We shall continue to tuthh,lly show I'D
Our representative aud leave the people to
Judge aS 20 whether IL Is representing them.