The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-16

SSeAo AosoS oPOu yOo1 SO1Omu
. matter IN which the public can have
but little interest. From the express
siens that hsve cane % me I infer ]
must have made IN immensely poru-
lar hit in my letter to TIE CH1E1 two
weeks ago when I dubbed the present
edito: Of the Republican ~ the Unah
Keep Of Red Cloud Some people
Who were not familiar With the works
Of Charles Dickens failed to "eatch
on" as the small boy would express
it, but the comparison seem.d t, have
caused . lively demand for Dickens
David Copperfeld and the large num-
Der in this community who have
since carefully perused it seem to be
Of the one opinion that the great au-
thor must have had the editor Of the
Republican in his mind when he pic
tured the infamous character Of Uriah
Heep. They are so scarce that every
community is not cursed with his
presence and no community has two.
The character is too low aud mean
for two to exist in the same commu-
nifty although eut-throats and assas-
sins have been known to live in peace
as neighbors. 1t is said there is honor
among thieves, but it is an unknown
quantity among the Criah Heep fam
lily. for friend and foe alike are liable
to be the victims, Of his mysterious
plottings. This was evidenced last
fall by the willingness Of this mar to
sell out the Hoover-H Hampton ccmbin-
alton if he could be given tie ap-
pointment Of surgeon 10 the 3. 4 NJ.
r. r. Co, but those who had charge
Of the matter were unwilling to have
this fraud and pretendef imposed
upon the railroad employees. A Guy
Fawkes, who plotted to blow up the
British parliament, or Jesse James,
whose criminal career is familiar to
| all. are to be dreaded less thar one
who so completely fills the characte,
of Dickens Uriah Heep. Unlike
poo, Yorick, after he has lain in the
earth three and twenty years. he will
not be remembered as . fellow Of in.
6ai.e jest; if he is remembered at al
it will be nothing but his smiles and
they will be recalled only as the
smiles Of a villain.
| \ few more words about of6ce-seek.
ing and I am through. Three years
age I was nominated and elected rep
resentative from this county By the
largest majority ever given to a re-
publical candidate up TO that time.
for which I am still extremely CRATE
full to republican voters. To be sare
1 was beaten at the primaries last fall
for state senator. No one has heard
me complain. l accepted the result
gracefully and cheerfully, being con-
soled with the knowledge that l came
GU: Of the contest with clean hands,
. good deal more than Uriah Heep
and some other fellow, cou Id say.
What would have been the result
however had he continued in his can
dldscy for state senator? 1 can plas-
ter him all over with the evidence
that he vas noslng around early in
the campaign to ascertain how many
republicans would support him, and
when he found there was net o 50
poor as to do him reverence he sneak
ed out Of the race. If he had con-
tinued no one would have found it
necessary to send to Wisconsin for
his record to compass his defeat. he
has only lived here Eve or six years
but he has made . record in that
brief time and such . record! Bya
strange combination Of preachers.
prohibitionists, piups. and nearly
everybody else. he vas once elected
mayor Of this city and his admins
trstion was such . miserable failure
and disappointment during the brief
period of twelve months there were,
not twenty-five voters in the entire
city Who were willing to trust him
another term He vas elected upon
. solemn pledge to enforce the laws
but soon after entering upon his d.
ties. he shook Of the preachers and
prohibitioaists and became the rec
ognized spologist Of pinps and
prostitutes and other dens Of infamy
which then hoarishei in this eommu-
nifty. A man With such an official re-
cord, and to be easily convicted Of .
plot to sell ont his friends in consi6-
eratien of an appointment, ought not
to have too much 10 Ay about seek
Nov, Mr.. editor, l hope I shall not
again feel called upon to claim O.