Telegram-herald., 1890-04-07
An Open Letter.

To One W. b. Weston. Reputod Editor OF the
Leader.
SIR-In your issue Of Thursday, you
grow very facetious, and doubtless are
yet laughing AT your own wit. You
probably intended the article for sar-
asm, but as you did not solabel II, and
as the personal characteristics therein
ascribed TO me are correct, / must re-
tur you my thanks for the comph-
ment, and regret my inability 10 return
the same, as the man who will coward
like hide his individuality behind
newspaper head and proceed 10 vilhfy
ms betters has none of the instincts OF
gentleman. You made the statement
IN that article that my reasons for sup
porting Mr.. Dlkeman for mayor were
that he was a stocknolder IN the "kent
County Street Railway Co." II you
knew whereof you spoke, you were
malicious liar, and If you made the
statement merely for effect without
knowing, you are a consummate
sc0undrel. Mr.. Dlkeman never
did, or does not now, own one
cents worth, or any other amount OF
SAID stock. Ny reasons for supporting
him are briefly stated. There was no
Republican talked of, after Fred :.
Clark declined 10 run, that | thought
stood much show OF an election, and II
it had to be a Democrat, preferred
one whom ] know could not be con-
trolled by such immaculate CD patriots
as yourself, and who was clean and
clear of all disreputable ciiques. The
only trouble with hlm was that he was
too good for his party.
But no one expects any support for
decent man from paper whose editor
gets his living by constant resort 10
false pretenses, which YOU do when
YOU try to pose as a labor "leader,"
and talk Greenbacklsm, write modern
Democracy, and vote Republicanlsm.
No CONSCIENTIOUS man can belong TO
four different political parties.
OF course, we can understand how
you can talk and write for ali four of
them, if there is revenue in
ii. In your issue of Friday
you tell a further gratuiIous and
malicious falsehood, when you say
that Mr.. WesseliuS was the president of
said railway company. He is not, nor
has he ever been such officer, and your
statement 10 that effect was only IN
caring whether il was true or not. The
company do owe their men for some
work done in November and December,
and the reason they owe them is all
traceable to the disreputable efforts of
another corporation, of whom 1t is fair
to suppose YOU were the paid hirelng,
TO steal the road of the company. There
was more than enough money sub
rH1H 20 hrrrt hs MT ~
a dollar, but the efforts above men
toned, and the litigation brought on by
a rival corporation and applauded by
YOU, frightened a few of the subscribers
go they did not pay in.
| suppose this admission viii probably
tickle your little "two-for r-a-nickel
SOUL" but as it Is the truth, unlike your
self, must say It, no matter bow much
satisfaction you may get out OF it.
While you were taking your outing last
summer, the Looder was a fairly de-
cent paper.
Now, one word as 10 the pending cleo
ton. Your puny and imbecile efforts
Will about as much affect the result in
your party's favor as the Lighting Of
gnat on the horn Of a buffalo bull,
would the comfort Of the bull; and
while at the start we only expected 20
elect Mr.. Wesselus by about two hun
dred, we think that since you have
opened up your mouth be viii get not
less than i've hundred.
on, that every precinct was full of
such ducks as you on the opposition SIDE.
We would not have 70 waste any time
in laying plans or lsboring to convince
voters. On Saturday We would raise A
campaign fund, and on Monday We
would poll a unan nous vote.
Yours truly,
SAN p. TIBBETs,
As You say, "late Of Ind ana"