Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-30
LOOK INTO THE GLASS. AND Sci
THE POLITICAL WHAT-NOT
WHO HAS COME HERE ALI
At ONCE TO
Instruct Trego County Voters How
to Vote.
IF the Hornets Sting Lively, Don't
Blame Us.
You Stirred the Nest.

WYOMING, ILL.,, Oct. %, 1886.
W. s. Titon, Editor Western Kansas World;
I do not wish to wrong Mr.. A. w.
Hotchkiss in any way; still think if he
has claimed TO be a Democrat, he has
sought to mislead. OF course, none of us
here are competent to conceive of this
mans thoughts; but, judging by the only
visible indications, we can truthfully say
that nobody here was ever successful in
discovering what his political affiliations
really were, and as the matter was of so
little consequence, nobody ever brought
any serious investigation to bear upon
the matter.
Although he was always considered a
Republican, and his paper was also con-
sidered Republican in politics and was
supported by Republicans, still he did
yhat little he could in electing to con-
gress N. E. Worthington, the present
Democratic incumbent of that lofty posi-
ton. During the time he was aiding in
this noble cause, his paper was edited by
another man at the magnificent price of
ten dollars month; but, of course, this
gen sleman, who is still resident of this
county, was not responsible for the polit-
ical color of the paper, because he was
not working for himself, land he still
claims to be creditor of Mr.. Hotchkiss
on that account no more than was this
man Hotchkiss, who nobody ever thought
was responsible for anything in the line
of intelligent possibilities.
Whatever he might have been political
ly, he was not Democrat; and whatever
be might have aspired to be, we thank
the Lord he is not Republican now.
1t is certain the paper was Republican
before he got it, and there was never any
"change of heart" recorded.
This is the truth as far as I am aware
and there are many more things that
might be said if we had the inclination to
resort to billingsgate and gossip. This
man has wronged me without cause,
yet bear him no malice. He WAS CON-
sPICUoUs AS A CHARACTER WHO CoULDNT
ATTEND TO HIS own business.
Respectfully,
J. NJ. NEWTON.
"He laughs best who laughs last" Re-
portorial instinct told us that all was not
right with Hotchkiss. You ask why?
Because, without any personal provoca-
ton whatever, he attacked us personally
because we, in criticising the speeches of
the Democratic campaigners in Wa-Kee-
ney in September, said something he did
not like. A journalist, especially one per-
fectly new in the community, would have
endeavored by argument to show where
we were wrong. Hotchkiss said our heart
was blacker than Kelly's skin. Our time
to do some skinning arrived then. 1t will
be noticed we were not repulsed badly by
the result of our first charge in Wyoming.
We just persevered, and now have am
munition on hand and to spare.
Now, you don't want us to waste time
and paper, do you? in answering what
this political what-not has said against
us.
His charge that we ran Democratic |
paper is answered fully in this issue.
So far from our ever treating James G.. |
Hall with disrespect, he has always been
a warm personal friend, against whom we
never uttered sentiment personally.
The family of Mr.. Lawrence and our own
have always had the most pleasant per-
sonal relations
The What-not's knowledge of the votes
or presidential electors sizes up his men
sal capacity. Any school child would be
expected to know that there is frequently
a difference of thousands in the number
If votes cast for different electors on the
same ticket in single state. At least
me other presidential elector on the Re-
publican ticket in Kansas in 1884 lost
many more votes in his own county than
he writer lost in Trego. There we're
hree or four of the Republican electors
# that year who received smaller vote
n the state than we received.
We leave it to people who have known
is for well nigh eight years on the most
requented street or spot in Trego county
20 say whether we ever violated public
obligation. 1t is an insult to our people
SO to the Republican por-
ion of them-to be dictated to by this
as to how they shall vote.
Whenever What-not Hotchkiss or any
'ther man says or intimates that w. S.
[ilton ever was drunk when he was a del.
gate to a convention at Millbrook or
anywhere else, he lies viciously.
Leaving the question of comparative
Utility between ourself and our opponent
or representative to be determined by
he people, we here pledge ourself, in the
'ase OF our election, to a faithful dis
charge of our official duties-to be ready
o hear, and respect as far as possible,
he individual views of every constituent,