The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-01-22


dred fine pickerel being taken, many Of tho
fish weighing eight and ten pounds
Reply to "A Card"
Editor Hope Pioneer:
Dear Sir-Last week E. S. Seymour, our
register of deeds and county clerk and bright
and shining know-it-all at the hub, got funny
and penned little of his overflow of wit to
the PIONEER. So far as that goes don't care
a straw; but when man deliberately and
wilfully falsifies, apparently for little SYM
pathy from those who are not as we'll ac-
quainted with the gentleman as happen to be,
as Seymour has in his card, it necessarily be-
hooves me to reply, and will endeavor to do SO
in as few words as possible. have no reason
to state anything but facts for have no hyp-
ocritical cards to play for the suffrage of the
this will say that Ephriam is and has been
busily engaged "feathering his nest" for re-
election. would like to ask, what sort of
man it is that will stink into an office like
cur, and ever after sport a hang-dog appear
ance? How did Ephriam conduct himself in
the county convention? How vel! did he full
fill his promises with Sam Axdahl, who work.
ed like Turk for him? In fact how did it
happen that Ephram carried water on both
shoulders throughout the campaign, and pro-
tested to Pickert people that he was strongly
in faver of that place for county seat, etc. at
SherDrooke he talked Sherbrooke, and at Hope
he was Thoroughbred" Hopeite2
Would some power the Giver give him
TO see himself as others see him;
1t might from many blunder free him,
And cynical netion.
Seymour falsifes when he says that ever
said anything to him about cutting prices; he
falsifes when he says that he ever gave me an
opportunity to compete with Chicago, Milwau-
kee, st. Paul or any other parties for printed
stationery for county officers. Seymour has
been ''chronic kicker" Of the shoddy aristoc-
racy style ever since he came here from New
York four years ago, and recognizing his abil-
ity to do something 'eleyating,' it would look
to old settlers in this vicinity that the ground
work for his petty kicking about everything
and everybody was principally on account of
him not being recognized and given soft
snap by the then townsite propretors of Hope.
He seldom manifests manhood enough to treat
his most intimate friends with common every
day decency; and don't think it would be 60
ing too far to say that he insults his betters
every day of his ignominious existence. Sey-
mour has played the sneak ever since l, as
publisher of the Gazette, openly argued against
the removal Of the county seat last summer
II regard to this county seat matter, I
would state that solid men of the north
part of the county have said 10 me that it was
understood by the people in that section that
the election was for permanent location of tho
county seat, and had they understood the facts
the majority would havo been on the other
side, for several elections to come. To contin-
ue, Seymour antagonized me previous to that
because would not consent to do his bid
ding, to be snake in the grass and give him
the ''tp'' on the movements Of the friends of
Hope in the county seat contest. We take no
| bribes, nor do we care for the "good will and
influence Of hypocrite, no matter what his
disguise may be-. We were offered the county
printing il we would remove the Gazette to
SherbrOoke. The citizens Of this county are
aware that we did not accept the bribe. Low
nature and an evil disposition" certainly char
acterizes Ephriam, as will be demonstrated
before the middle Of next November. There
would seem to be either too much child's play
about the young man or r heap Of chcansry
done up in the small parcel. A man who will
| 60 to the public as Seymour did last week in
his letter in the PIONEER, must be in a desper-
ate mood, bordering on the jmjams A pros
ttute politician should be labeled "Poison"
at all times for the good Of the people Sin a
new country like this" We would be pleased
to have Seymour or anybody else show us
wherein we ever received cent from the
county while publishing the Pioneer that we
had not honestly earned. It's lying, crlng-
ing puppy that will make such statements as
were made in this connection. We have al
ways centended-and not without authority
that the per cent. offered county clerks 'tin a
new country" by city printing houses is too
tempting, and therein lies the secret Of brow
beating country publishers in order to 'hold
their own" How are the people to know what
they are paying for any class Of job printing?
Bills itemized Of many things which might
have suspicious look about them are never
published. Seymour's great hobby and cut
throat argument against his predecessor used
10 hinge wonderfully on this point. He de-
clared that it was outrageous for a county
clerk to furnish proceedings Of boards for pub
lication without itemizing bills allowed SO the
people could understand what they were pay
ing for: / have no desire to abuse seyineur's
friends, nor would did have the remotest
idea lie had any However, would say there's
suspicion abroad that the county unwittingly
paid the majors expenses recently when he
went to Fargo to fight his tree e-claim case. An
explanation on the part Of the major may be
in order. I might say something regarding
the persecution of old officers by one or two
new officers, but have said enough for this
time, and possibly till Pm again called on
by the young man to give him another 'pufr'
for the good of the glorious cause.
Yours, truly, w. F. WARNER.
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