Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
PEN Picture of apo. Purchaser.

In order that they might pull safely ont |
of the troubled waters ready to engulf |
them, We are just a little bit surprised |
to note the following graphic pen PIC
ture of Bro. Caraway. written by Bro. |
Townsley and published in the Tribune
of last Friday. A large .'scare head''
begins the article, as follows:
strOsity and Abortion. A MalconteEt |
Disorganizer, and Political Train |
Wrecker, Who Claims to be the Boss
of the Republican Party in Barton |
County. An Envious, Unhappy, Ma |
hciOus Minded Carpetbagger, With |
an Unquenchable Desire for Office. |
A Postoffce Purchaser With Mort |
gagged Newspaper. a Bull in a |
China Shop"
With the above rather expressive
heading the Bloody Alley" brother
proceeds with
CHAPTER L:
s'For months past the Tribune has
studiously avoided any controversy with
the Register, knowing that it is distaste-
full to the public and injurious to the
more aggravating to the bull-head that
presides over the rapidly declining des-
tinies of that organ. Week after week
he devotes his columns to abusing us
and praising himself. This has been
carried to such an extent that he hadn't
space in last weeks paper to speak a /
good word for Mr.. Bunting or Mr.,
Grant, the nominees of his own party.
If we were a candidate it might be diff
ferent. He ccnld then devote his time
to US.
''He is a disgruntled, sour, envious
kicker. He was kicker and disorgan-
izer and bolter in Indiana, and had
no standing in the party there. Kicked
out there, he was imported here, and he
has done nothing since but to run for
Office and kick. Like a dog with hydro
phobia he goes tearing down the street
swapping on all sides at friend and foe
alike, and because people get out of his
way he imagines it is in Difference to his
distinguished personal appearance.
The little animal known as the mephitis
Americana can clear sidewalk with
the same sort of Difference.
"He has never been known to coin
eide with anybody on any subject. Sol
ONION was mere circumstance COM
pared with this critter for wisdom. And
strange to say he has made conspic-
uous failure In whatever he has under
taken, except in his native element as a
malcontent and sore heard. One term
in charge of the city schools was all the
people wanted of him. At the end of
| the term there were no scholars. One
by one he drove them away. He tried
selling real estate but his partner soon
| shipped him. He has been standing
candidate for everything in sight since
he was imported here. He is SO low down
| in politics that for the past year he has
| been unable to be recognised IN his OWN
| ward In this city even as delegate or
alternate to any convention. He has
openly sought to array the country
against the town because he had no
standing himself in the town. A man
who is so lost to sense of decency as
to try to breed discomfort this way is
unworthy of recognition by anyone.
| He boasts of having run the late repub-
lican convention, and of downing" the
town with the country, when the resub-
missionists controlled that convention
and he is the saint of prohibition. He
captured the first and the fourth wards
of the city aslo with resubmission dele
gates, and yet he can't support resub-
mission republicans. Anything for a
fight; anything to stir up strife that he
may come to the surface as a shining
light. He refuses to recognize Bunt-
ing or Grant because they are Tesub
mission republicans. He has under
taken to shape the management of the
college and TO dictate what special line
of politics shall be taught there, threat
ening its annihilation if it doesn't obey
his mandates. He visits the merchants,
and threatens them with boycott if
they don't subscribe for his paper or
give him advertisements. He has
worked all summer for the chairman
ship of the republican convention, and
strange to say, country friends" told
him to get behind them, and he got.
He said prior to Col. Hallowell's nomi
nation, that the Col, couldn't get it, and
wasn't fit for it anyhow. He now
makes an ass of himself ON all public
occasions by yelling louder than all the
rest of the people for the Col. (He
wants to hold the postoffice. see,l
These are few of the specialties ol
this high muck The only use
he has for the republican party is tc
use it for personal and selfish ends
j He prefers to see it beaten if he is not
to be the personal gamer by its success
His whole career In the short time he
has been In the county establishes this
On several occasions he has demon
strated this beyond question If the
} republican party fails in this county thi;
fall, it will have him to thank for hl:
aid In that direction Played out Il
town and country he feels the sting
thick as mis- hide is, and he will execute
some artistic kicks high In the air from
: this on. 1t is this sort of foolhardl
, bossism that has introduced the new
: parties that are clamoTing today al
over the land for a change 1t Wa
this that elected Cleveland The ali
ance originated more for the purpose o
shaking off this class of barnacles thar
from any other motive, and they hav'
livery sensibly shut their doors agains
such schemers and political prostitutes
whose only aim is to rule or ruin.