Thomas County cat., 1889-09-12
KELLEY, THE KICKER.
A Card Which Tells the Whole
Story. and Speaks IN
Thunder Tones.
Tho Word Backed up With Affida-
vIts Of Mon whose Verac'y
cannot be Questioned.
CARD TO THE TAXPAYERS Of
THOMAS COUNTY.

Ia CARD TO THE TAXPAYERS vi
THOMAS COUNTY.
For something more than six weeks
l have quietly endured the attacks
made upon me by the Colby Tribune
whose editor I have always used kindly
and who has no cause whatever to at
tack me. This have suffered that II
might never be truthfully said OF nae
that l was a willing party to a fusil.
ade, the object of which was to weak
en the republican party.
now think the time has come
when the welfare of the party and a
due regard for public opinion demand
that some of these charges be answer
ed.
| wish first to say that have turn
ed in all fees that Ihave collected for
the county to the benefit of the coun-
ty, and that have charged all the
fees that should have been charged.
These are matters of record, and can
be ascertained by examining the books
that are open to every one, and are
county property.
Who is this Kelley? Why
should he wriggle and squeal so
nightly? From the time he came
here from Phillips county and got his
breakfast he has not ceased to try
aud dictate every move made in the
county, and has not confined himself
to public affairs, but like the circum-
lOcution Office, has had his finger in
the largest public pie, and in the
smallest private tart.
Coming here a stranger, with no
record save that of a chronic kicker,
complaining that his efforts in that
part of Gods vinyard had not been
duly appreciated, and that county Of
ficers had got work done elsewhere
that they ought to have given him,
and boasting that he had just helped
do up some republican candidates for
Office, he first asks for all the county
job work and gets it.
After he has eaten a few more
meals here, he tells the editor of an
other paper that the way to get favors
is to scare people right into granting
them, and then he asks for the final
proof notices and tries to scare Col.
Bacon right into giving them to him,
and because Mr.. Gill knows better
how to ask and is not fool enough to
try and scare Col. Bacon, and so gets
the proof notices, he falsely accuses
Mr.. Gill of buying them and of being
a mugwump.
He then stays here a few days long
er and asks for the city printing,
and not happening to try and abuse
gets it.
By the time he has been here about
six months, and believing that part of
the scripture that says ask and We
shall receive, asks loudly for the Col
ty postoffice, but he does not receive
because he asks amiss, and because
some of the people prefer a man that
they have known for years where they
have known Mr.. Kelley months, they
make themselves the target for his
lying shafts and vile abuse.
And wish to say to the people of
Thomas county right here that this
postoffice business is what knocks.
1t is not because Thomas county is
paying too dear for county printing.
Mr.. Kelley urged the county commits
sioners to allow full legal rates for
that, thus making it cost the people of
the county one-third more than it now
does, and then divide it between the
two papers. He also said that the
printing was done right, and accord
ing to law (see affidavit in this issue
of CAT. 1t is not because the county
treasurer has failed to turn in to the
county any legal fees. He has turned
in all the county could lay the least
claim to. 1t is because some of the
people believe a citizen of the United
States has right to support for post
master whom he pleases, and in fav-
oring those old heroes who made it
possible for republican to hold