Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-09
We Are Not Rebels.

OAuCA euC CSpIlOHs NcE GNAIO-
rial Association" the Beloit Courier
in referring to the association re-
Gently organized at Oakley says: at
behoOves the members of the North
west Kansas Editorial association
proper to be on the alert and on
every occasion offered to denounce
the new outfit as impostors." The
Courier also refers to US as ''Rebels"
and aGoyOtes," and winds up as fol-
lows; when you get tired dying in
the last ditch repeal your ordinance
Of secession, lay down your screamer
headlines and come blackwell well
come you and elect some of you to
Office"
The above attack is unworthy of
the editor Of so good paper as the
Courier and we can't conceive why
he should SO far forget himself az to
indulge in such vindictive fancies.
From business standpoint We Ger.
tainly have the right to form a new
association or half a dozen If we
choose. We violate no legal or
moral obligation to any present
association in so doing. We have
not organized for the purpose of
injuring any other organization; on
the contrary we will always be
found working in harmony and for
the interests of all similar organ
izations. What have we done that
the Courier should forget his
courtesy and sssail US in such a
manner? The writer of this was
not present at the organization. If
the new association adopted the
name of the old it was probably I'M
wise, although the old association
was sailing under false colors and.
in justice to themselves, should dis
card the name and allow the new
association to assume it. Just think
of it for q moment2 The North
west Kansas Association holding
its annual meeting at Clay Center.
The bare announcement of this fact
is sufficient. We couldn't convey
our ideas any stronger nor show the
need of the new organization more
forcibly if we consumed a whole
column. Some of US are compelled
to travel over $50 miles to attend a
meeting of the Northwest (?) Kan
sas Editorial Association. We have
been practically disfranchised and
are not rebels" as the Courier
asserts. We want an organization
Of our neighbors and
friends and whose place of meeting
will be convenient for US. Kansas
editors as a rule are poor and we
can't afford the time and expense
necessary to attend meetings several
hundred miles distant. We have
been disfranchised. We have never
belonged to the old organization for
The reasons above set forth; there
fore we have not seeded and the
'erm rebel cannot apply. But few
IF the members Of the new organi-
zation ever belonged to the old;
the term rebel is a mis-
homer and we can only conclude
hat it was used as an opprobrious
,pithet merely and not with refer
'nce to its applicability. We are
not in favor of using the same name,
put we are not pirates when we style
ourselves the Northwest Kansas
Editorial Association. The Courier
s very considerate when it says ."We
will welcome you back" Wait
Until We ask to come back. We
hink we are able to take care of
and if we discover that we
rave been deluded we will be out in
he cold the same as we have always
'een. We are surprised that so fair
paper as the Courier should feel so
'indictive about this matter.
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