The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-11-17
/" HONEST" DICK RlEPE.
Now You See Him, and Now You
Don't.
HUNG IN FFIGY IN TAYLOR AND
CAME BEING DONE so HERE.
A Man Who Is Neither Fish. Flesh,
nor Fowl

"When i'll the course of human
events" it becomes necessary for a
sovereign American citizen to change
his political views and sever his con-
nection with his former associates, a
due respect for the opinions of man.
kind should impel him to state his
grievance.
1t is the undoubted right and privil-
eye OF every American citizen, under
ordinary circumstances, 10 change his
political belief aud affiliate with the
party that meets his views. Several
of our White Pine friends did so al
the opening of the campaign and we
know they were sincere AMI honest.
But how is il with Mr.. Riepel We will
give review OF his case and let our
readers judge his course by the most
charitable light we can throw upon
him.
And before entering on ibis review
the editor of the News will honestly
say that he has been Mr. Rlepe's per-
sonal and political friend throughout
this campaign.
On the 9Th day of last September
Mr.. Riepe appeared before the Demo-
cratic County Convention of White
Pine ms a candidate for Assembly,
man. He was given the nomination
ana solemnly pledged himself to
these principles, as enunciated IN the
platform of that Convention:
We also endorse and congratulate our fel
low citrzens anOu the platform of the alien
al Democratic party In Convention assembled
at 81 Louis, anu We fully endorse the action
of that Convention Ia reIom mating for the
President man who has fearlessly conducted
the office for the past four years 80 as 10 merit
the confidence not only OF Ms own parry. but
of the whole American people. In the nomina-
non of Alien q. 'lharmau We recognize the
fact that ''kepublics are not ungrateJull.p lie
deserves to sand with the greatest Statesmen
of this or any other land, Aud he fully merits
the title Oi Old ROMAN.
He made the canvass, aud his Dem
ocratic friends, (the News included)
did all they could To help along. lie
Mas elected ny u large majority.
Last Saturday morning., shen the
news came OF the Democratic Ma
tlonaI defeat, Mr.. Riepe proclaimed
himself "A Republican and told this
writer he would heneeiofth act With
lhcm. We thought he vas excited
aud pail iIitie attention 10 him. But
pefsisling IN his ayowa!, his party
oecaiue afuu-ed L. the cnormiiy OF
hls CRIME. and when the news reached
Taylor ue Was hung IN elfgyt ere. Pr.
paraiions were made hefe 10 do the
same, bat out uT Respect Tor innocent
relatives, az the solicitation of inilu-
tial cItzens, tue movement VAS aOan-
doned.
On the evening uf the same day the
NEWS reporter mad an interview With
air. Rlepe, in which he asserted he
w4,e Rcpubncau al heart aud would
act with the winning party. We left
IN disgust, for We never heard of such
pnitical prutigacy III cur life.
Sunday afternoon Mr. Riepe called
~ this office, and with remurse visi-
Die in every liniament of his features.
retracted all he SAID to Us the evening
before, said he was excited when lie
"hopped," but that "he WAS as good
Dtt1hNIWl as 0|cI anu Aoulu 1elllhlu
80 all his life
The next day (Monday) Mr.. Riepe
tod his honorable colleague Mr..
McQuity) that he would act with the
Democrats until after the Legislature,
wien he would go over TO the Repub-
hcan parry.
Mr., Riepes latest vagary is pub
lIshed in card over his signature in
another column. If anything were
wanting to prove that he is not tit
person to represent White Pine county
in the Nevada Legislature that card
proves 1t beyond doubt.
We have stated nothing but truth
and facts in the above. 1t is an un-
pleasant duty we our readers aud our
selve.
We want no one in the Democratic
fold who cannot share our defeats as
rs we'll as our victories. So we now
dismiss Mr.. Riepe's political bronco
circus with the admonition, Go over
to the e. o. p., and for Christ's sake
stay there and cease floundering from
pool to puddle.
A Close Vote for supreme Judge.