Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-27

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Gov. Humphrey was not satisfied wltt
his loyalty to the party or he never wouie
have removed him on single charge o.
boiling the party nominees. Our col
torial neighbor also tells that Cap'
Hanna was elected by Democratic votes
and Jim Legate was the cause OF II
Those who know Col. Legate best have
never met him as a Democratic wire
puller. Besides the World readers VII.
remember last fall that, according tt
mugwump orators, the so-called people,
ticket gained fifty votes because OF this
outside interference with our fight" The
The two stories don't hang together. But
Legate's speeches were good, as they
always are, and we are glad to see oul
brother acknowledge their virtue, al
though little tardy in doing SOL va
Keeney Republican, III.
And for a moment we will linger
where
Socially, Tilton seems to be all right
but politically he always goes Wild and
has no regard for facts or fairness.
These are grave charges. Were
they made by person who ranks as
highly in this community as a COM
mon charlatan, their gravity might
enlist some attention, not to say re-
spect. The idea, though, Of G. j.
Shepard, who, a brief spell ago,
came here flashing as meteor, and
has fallen as the inevitable stick,
lecturing anybody on political NOR
ais! Such gross assumption OF
functions foreign to his physical,
mental and moral makeup makes
him, we submit, the laughing stock
of everybody who, knowing him,
has any sense Of the insanely ludi-
crous.
Without any prompting from
bosses, we now proceed to give this
Mr.. Shepard a few nuts to crack:
irst.-Shepard, it will be seen,
omits any reference to our having
branded as dirty lie his statement
Of March 20, that we had promised
to see Martin Allen made forestry
He thus draws
around himself the cloak Of a COM
non liar, and can not remove it!
Second.-Now as to Captain
Hanna having expressed himself to
Hon. James F. Legate, last winter,
n favor of Mr.. Robb's reappoint-
nent: We gave Mr.. Legate as our
authority. To test the correct
less of our statement, we now offer
o go with Mr.. Shepard at any early
late which he may fix, and hear
ust what Mr.. Legate will say upon
his point. This is fair.
Third. Mr.. Robb's ''treachery"
perhaps consisted in his support Of
Governor Humphrey, Congressman
Turner and the balance of the state
md national Republican tickets.
We are here to say that there was
lot even a tinge of treachery in his
Import of the Peoples ticket in
Frego county. There are many
easons why this is true. If, how
yer, there was only the one, based
Ipon the action of the ring outfit in
his township at the IA Of July eau
us in refusing to pledge their sup
'ort to the nominee Of the ap-
'roaching convention for represent
ative, all possible props for the per-
VIBRATION Of treachery by refusing
Import to such an outfit were scat
cred to the winds. This is at once
he moral and the logical settlement
# this case. What does not bind
ii in a party caucus binds none.
Fourth.-The WORLD did not
barge that Jim Legate is Demo-
ratio wire puller. 1t stated that
hose who are posted generally at
ribute to his labors Captain Han
las election. The ringsters fished
Up in the south end of the county
cores Of Democratic votes for Cap
ain Hanna. Legate held enough
Republicans in line to give, in the
'usion Of votes, a majority for Cap
ain Hanna. This is stated in the
light of such revelations as have
'ucceeded the campaign voices of
and ringsters.
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