Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-11-20
For the HERALD.
CORRESPONDENT.
The PoLITIcAL SITUATION IN PHILLIPS
COUNTY FROM 1872 TO 1890.

party in 1872 at the organization of
the county was such as to inspire
every Republican with confidence and
the party was the admiration and had
the respect of even our enemies, the
Democrats, for the SIMPLE reason that
it (the Republican party was in the
hands of loyal and true men,-men
who were committed to the principles
of the party and men who honestly |
performed their duties. So also I |
may state there was one at that time |
rather young newspaper, the HERALD,
a true exponent of the doctrines and
principles of the Republican party,
and such newspaper is here to-day,
unchanged like the rocks of Giberal-
ter, other sheets of the city to the
contrary Notwithstanding. A change
in due time came to pass. One wet
and muddy day in 1885 a second so
called Republican newspaper was
hauled in from Clay Centre. this
State, where it had by the way not
done very well for want of proper
food and it came to existence in Phil
lipsburg.
Since that time cur new found friend
| (D and pretended Republican has I'M
dertaken to protect our existence
which have proved, up to Nov. 4, 1890,
a dire disaster to US as a party. In
fact that sheet from the time of its
first issue has never redeemed its first
pledges it made to the Republican
party. It has never yet assisted the
party in any way and has proved it
self false, and its many repeated
promises are not redeemed. Faith
less to the trust it Voluntarily assum-
ed the question now with US is with
er are we tending. And looking the
situation in the eye the answer comes
quickly: Because the chosen leader
of that sheet has bartered away its
principles for the tricks and petty
schemes of other -politic iaDs; and the
stumbling platfor ms of that sheet,
which claims to belong to the Repub-
lican party, is so ziz-zag from one
side of public issues to the other it
confirms oul assertion. By the knock
down principle it will endorse every
Democratic and Alliance position and
national as well as county issues and
will then say 81 am Republican by
principles pure and simple" We like
professional Democratic newspaper.
It is far better and purer than such
sheets referred to. The docihty of
our pretended leader who edits that
) sheet is notorious, and is enough to
paralyze the Republican party. In
fact since our new friend took part il
politics we would like to know where
the Republican party of 1872 up tC
Nov. 4 1890, through that sheets
pickering, has been going. It has {
chance to speculate and trade away
the Republican principles under any
: pretense. It loses at such times al
: manhood. 1t has no conscience, III
decency Why 1 believe it would
have courage and patriotism for tn,
sake of the almighty dollar at sucf
d times to even threaten Nations ruin
This is the most contemplate ele
ment the Republican party coulC
have in its ranks. 1 know that tn
Republican conventions have beer
dishonest by the course of that shee
/ and men have been put up that SHOULD
not have been there, causing the part
to lose strength and confidence ant
the respect of the voters. Ask us
Why has our pretended friend, tn
f! paper, used us so and say the dollar
and not the just and reasonable polio
of the party.
: Such pretended leader should b
relegated to the rear. The Republ
can party has no use for him and y
sooner ye better"
,g To be a newspaper man or leade
d of any political party 1 consider me
4 should have some sense of honor
to men who would scorn the idea
tricks and petty schemes,-men who:
names would not be furnished ov'
or even suspicioned of corruption
s, But that high honor seems entirel
q Sr out of the question in our new foun
ns so-called Republican Leader. E