Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-04-04
From q TAXPAYER.

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| In looking over "reminiscences of 1885,
l notice some facts which will not come
amiss at the present time as pointers,
in quiet way to the old timers In 81.
when Mr.. Geo. B. Cox and Mr.. II. B.
Bell ran for the offices of treasurer and
sheriff. what did that gang, clique, band
of schemers, or what ever term NAV be
applied to them, do? They put up
against Mr.. Cox for county treasurer
what may be vulgarly but very express
slvely called a dandy by the name of
Van Vliet, whose means of support were
invisible to the naked eye. He occupied
a position as clerk or something of that
kind. and when deprived of that. had to
leave the town or live upon its charity,
which was his misfortune; not his fault,
for he was considered good man-vo-
cally and otherwise, and we, the old
timers, never made disparaging remark
or said anything derogatory to his char
acter; but he could not sing us into sign
| ing the bonds the law requires if elected
on the other side what did the schemers
do? They used epithets that were in
appropriate if applied to horse thieves
and with blood in their eyes and intero-
CATION points Oh their forehea,is. they
wanted to know who Cox was. / do not
wish to rake up old grudges for every
one knows it only necesitates deodoriz
ing. but We marked them down and they
shall be remembered.
Again Mr.. Editor. turn up something
in our city affairs, as you all know our
candidates. There is Mr.. Evans and
SWEET; the first named is not known in
Dodge City alone. but all over the state
as one of the most prominent business
men in Kansas to-day. and what he has
done tor Dodge City is not known to his
enemies, but recognized with pleasure
by all the Old-timers, and all the SANDER
and abuse the ''Swett-Tarbox' element
can set afloat can have no evil influence
or reach "Old Dick" as he is well
thought of by all the old timers. and
they would rather take his word than
the bond of all the Tarbox-
SWEETS knOwn-or unknown for that
matter. l do not propose to blame Mr..
SWEET. People are not always able to
chose their own company. Mr.. SWEET is
q good man in his place, and that he ives
forced out of it for a short time through
the evil influence of the Tarbox clique,
no one doubts, and that he is better off
where he is, no one can deny. If he
should happen to have the misfortune
of losing the position he now holds, he
would have to leave our town to get an
other one; and our Van Vliet experience
would repeat itself, and to old-timers |
would say: I'VE will have to do as we
did before under like circumstances
treat all alike" If one is worthy we
will sign petition and bonds, and all
if not, no one shall sign papers. If re
fused by one, refused by all. There is a |
time for all things. and you old-timers
should have found it out by this time. |
You have put up with all kinds of abuse
from an outfit who, if they had their just
dues, would be playing checkers with
their noses; but it is useless to comment
on the conduct of such alleged men; l
therefore drop them.
take from the Republican of last
week, q certain taxpayer gives lengthy
article on the amount of good they
achieved; the Improvements they accom-
grading. sign bonds. city
hall, water works, electric light, etc.
Now Mr. Editor, would like to know
il the man calling himself taxpayer in
tends giving the city such stuff TO swal
low, and how much of it to dose. Does
the taxpayer think they advise him when
he says they made mistake by letting