The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-06-20
col. LEWIS AGAIN.

The first of the Two Hundred and
Thirty-six Dollar boom issue of tile
Mercury came out last week. We
were really disappointed, but on calm
reflection came To the conclusion that
Brother Hebron did as well as could
be expee tel ImGef the circumstances;
even tie editor of the Merc,Ry is
incapable of making something out
of nothing, and thst IS l'1st about what
the Mercury attempts 70 DO in booming
Col. Lewis for Congress. After cliarac
terizing the article III the GRAPHIC as
untrue he says that ''Col. Lewis went
from Arkansas to Virginia, instead of
coming from Arkansas to Edwards
county, Tine. odds is about all the
difference there is in the two state
ments. lie then. goes on and tells
what the Colonel had done for some
place down in old Virginia '.made a
lovely home where brush and sand had
existed What do the citizens of
Edwards county care what LIE did
down in Virginia, if anything?
He does NOT deny that he has been
a constant aspirant for Office since he
became a resident in Edwards county.
Once for state Senator and thr, times
for Repre- sen .at.ve. He forgot to men-
ton that the last time he was defeated
in the convention by Mr.. BOies he
stumped the county with the Demo
cratic nominee against his successful
Republican competitor, or of the cir
cuiars scattered over the county calcu-
lated to injure Mr.. Boies, which bore
unmistakable ear-marks and which
nine men out of every ten believed at
the time that the Colonel was the
author of. 1t is very convenient III poll
ties to forget some things.
There are a few citizens of Edwards
county that are practically ruled out
of the Republican ranks because for
sooth they affiliated with the Peoples
movement last fall. Would it not be
a good opportunity to punish the Col
Onel for his disloyal affiliations? Ali
Yesi Truel but then he repented, put
on clean shirt and did good service
in the judicial fight during ''last falls
campaign Weremember about that
too, and that he failed to be elected as
a delegate to the county convention III
his own precinct. Great ScottI and
now expects to go to Congress. The
Kinsley ring fixed up the delegate bust
ness all right, they went outside of the
rooster and made him q judicial dele
gate just the same and the Colonel
was happy.
Col. Lewis as a farmeri Does any
one know of his ever doing 1t day s
work on farm in his life? How
many men does he employ? What was
the average yield per acre ON his farm
last year? If our memory serves us
right he was located down somewhere
on BIzzards Bay all summer, rolling
In the surf and tanning himself with a
palm leaf fan; and then, as the Mercury
expresses it, The spent few months
In florida and if any man has earned
this well-deserved rest and relaxation
the Colonel has"
1t is certainly lamentable that he
got so tired out down on the sea coast
that he had to go to Florida to rest.
This new born love the Colonel evinces
for the granger family is like the notes
Of the dying swan, "too sweet to last, "
and we will wager a new hat that the
next morning after the congressional
to be held in Dodge City
July 30th, he will fail to recognize a
brother member of the alliance whom
he now goes whole block out of his
way to shake hands with.
In closing we wish to explain what
we mean by 1.-TWO hundred and thirty
six dollar boom ISSUE The Colonel
handed Bro. Hebron last week a sub
scription list of 236 names and 1886
accompanying the same. This was too
big bonanza for Bro. Hebron to keep
To himself and he had to show it to
numerous persons in the city. Now
when any of the readers of the lfer-
curry happen to light on boom article
about the Colonel they must figure the
thing out by the ''rule three" as 1886
is to Hebron so is the amount of truth
and sincerity in the article to Col.
Lewis chances for the nomination.
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