The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
Another Tune Out of the Organ.

The REFLECTOR asks the indulgence
of its readers while it devOtes few
lines to the hebetudinous old man who
edits the Anti- Monop0IiSt, published al
Enterprise in this county.
The editor in question seems not 10
like us because we do not commend ex-
Coy. CLICK in his efforts to divide the
democratic party because he cannot
'sboss'' it. Well, we don't care whether
the Anti- Monopolist man likes us or not,
mt we insist that he should treat us
fairly even if he doesn't love us.
We would inform him that the RE
FLECToR has no personal feeling what
ever in its opposition to the present at
titude of Gov. CLICK, but nevertheless
it now believes him to be wrong IN his
selfish ambitions and dishonest III his
motives. And in uttering these words
the REFLECTOR does not believe that 1t
is wronging a friend Of the people
Indeed. if all the friends of the people
are such as Gov. GLICKhas proven HIM
self to be, it is our candid opinion that
the people are in bad way.
AS to the influence of the REFLEC-
TOR. we beg leave to remind the Anti
MonopoliSt that Gov. CLICK polled III
Dickinson county in 1882, !, 437 votes,
and in 1884, 1898 vOtes-an increase
of SCI votes. Again, the democratic
vote in Dickinson county in 1880 was
1856, and in 1884 it was 1851. During
the same length Of time we beg leave to
inform our greenback contemporary
that the greenback increase in the
county was less than 100 votes. We
don't wish to claim that the REFLEC-
TOR was the cause of this great demo
cratic increase, but we do want to call
attention to the fact that this paper has
at least been no hurt to the party it be
longs to. The Anti- 1onOpOliSt might
find nut to crack in rejecting that the
causes which beat CLICK in this county
last year beat HOFFMAN and swept eY-
cry county in the State.
Again, we wish to inform the 13lt|
NoaopoIist that the REFLECTOR Is the
organ of no party and owes blind allie
glance to no man or set Of men. This
paper will at al times work for the ad,
vancement of democratic principles be-
cause it believes in them, and it is not YET
willing to sacrifice them for the benefit
of the selfish ambition of no man. We
reserve the right to kick against any
wrong which may be committed in The
name of democracy, and ere this, M
doubt, the Anti-N0nopOliSt has discov
cred that we. have exercised that right
Further. it is in bad taste for thu
.A3ti- Nm0poliSt to fight democratic
principles when one of its editors is al
applicant for the Enterprise p0st-Office
Considering the enmity of the Antt
MOnOpoliSt to democratic principles, II
is reasonable to suppose that that paper
supports Messrs. CLICK, CARNAHAN
and WOOD, not because they are op
posed to railroads, but because the!
may, in some remote but as yet un
known way, help the Junior Of the Ants
MonopokSt in his efforts to secure the
aforesaid pOst-Ofiice.
If the MonopOList wishes to helE
build up the democratic party in this
county the REFLECTOR will gladly
welcome it as co-laborer in the field
We should be pleased to have the 4nti-
Monopolist define its political status
An application for post-office under a
democratic administration is hardly
definite enough.