The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-26

EDITOR CHIEF

EDIToR CHIEF
Ny attention has recently been call
ed to an item in the Red Cloud Re-
charging me with having
written en- article for your paper,
abusive Of the Republican editor. In
fact my attention has quite often
been called to similar accusations
printed in tn at wretched travesty o"
journalism, but l have never felt call
ed upon to give them the slightest
attention until now. In this instance
the sweeping charge is made against
Of having stirred up . great deal
Of strife in tais community by writ
ing numerous personal articles for
the papers Of this city during the
past few years. This is quite . seri-
Gus charge, MI. editor, under which
I Am certain this community will
not expect me to remain silent. The
accusation is all the more annoying
to me for the reason that I Am entire
ly unconscious of having established
among my neighbors the reputation
of a mis- chief maker. On the con-
trary I had gotten the impression
that I was in tie ha bit of attending
strictly to my own affairs. l am
quite certain of this since 1 had al
most forgotten that there was still
living in this community a man by
the name of McKeeby. I believe
that's the fellows name who Is now
the reputed editor of the Red Cloud
Republican.
1t lie difficult for me to understand
the motive pro mpting these repeated
attacks. It is possible that l may
have been in his way sometime.
The accusation that I wrot. the ar
ricle in the CHIEF abusing the Re-
publican editor. or that I suggested
it, or even knew Of its having been
written prior to its appearance in the
paper, is false. l am compelled to
behave though reluctantly that my
accuser is guilty Of writing and
printing not an ordinary falsehood,
but . malicious lie. Malicious for
the reason that no man with half .
thimbls full Of brains . comfound
the CHIEF editors original stvle of
composition with my own plain, mat
ter-of{aet style. Besides he has
bee. fsSlred shlh am not contribu-
ting f. columns Of the CHIEF. 1
have before heard of this fellow
through the alleys and BY
ways, whispering his tales Of SANDER
to willing listeners. He is the sam"
who told interested PAL
ties some time age tfat I was the
Of certain articles published in
the CHIEF rels ting to the live stock
markets Of this city.
That 1 have written. or even sug-
one line for your paper for NO
years, Is equally false. That I ever
wrote anything for your paper or fer
any other parer Of . personal eharac-
ter Il false. That I have contributed
to any newspaper in Red Cloud for
two years, save in two instances,
months ago, and once when the editor
vas temporarily absent, il also false.
lie talks about generating bad
We never had any till the
of this misunderstanding,
peace-disturbing fellow. Since then
Ibis little community has been 10 a
state of turmoil, and every public en-
'erprise inaugurated seems to have
been blighted by his touch. 1t is
possible, Mr.. editor, 1 may have
some ofenses in my life;
fact very few men live to be my
lge without doing 90, but l have
heard efeuses charged to my accuser
# which I am certainly not guilty.
have never been accused Of coming
o Nebraska in the capacity Of an
Max, ready to strike down any man
rho dared = cross my path; I have
lever been accused Of coming 70 Ne
'raska to practice the cNelties Of q
'hylock' I have never been accused
4 exhibiting toward a fellow citizen
he venom of . whole hest Of vipers
nd the ~ferocity Of . Spanish bull; l
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