The Lamar register., 1891-04-04
That Letter.

The leaders of the Democratic party
here have, for the last few days, been try
ing, as usual, to build mountain out of
a mole hill,' over letter which they tried
to make appear the editor of this paper
had written and then been a party to get
ting the holder drunk for the purpose OF
stealing the same. We knew nothing
about the matter until informed that
such charges were being circulated upon
our streets. On March 2nd last, we re-
ceived letter from j. G. Kreider, the
Iowa Cyclone a tramp printer who had
gone to Granada and started the Sentinel,
as Democratic paper. In his letter,
(which is not worth printing!, among 9th
er things he informed us that we had two
very poor newspapers here and offered to
come up and take the REGTsTER and print
the best paper in the Arkansas valley.
Would take it on most any kind Of terms
and make it hum and make the Demo
cratic party tired He enclosed his card
covered with Latin notices, and the Iowa
Cyclone In spirit of mischief we sat
down and answered it, and as we are In
the habit of copying all letters, we print
the same in full, and hope every Demo
crat in the county will cut out a copy for
preservation, 50 that it may not get lost
again. II it should, we have the original
copy in our copy book, and will be pleased
at any time to furnish one.
LAMAR, CoLo., March 3rd, 1881.
Jas. @. KreidSr, ESQ, Granada, Colo.
DEAR SIR:-As / did not come down
town last evening, your letter was not re-
ceived in time to answer as requested.
Your offer would be given more attention
if l was in shape to accept anything of
the kind from anyone. As the case stands
Mr.. Merrill, our assistant editor, has con-
tract for two years with us, SO there is no
chance to consider anything from anyone.
AS to the quality of the paper, know it
is very poor, but we are doing the best
we can, with our limited ability, and can
only lament that nature did not do us
better justice. What little merit there is
in the paper (if there is any is entirely
due to the efforts of Mr.. Merrill, and
while we are well aware of our own weak
ness, We do not wish to shoulder the re-
sponsibility OF the papers weakness upon
him. He is doing the best he can, hamp-
cred as he is by the overwhelming egotism
IiSIu VI nls we Nel ic-
gret our inability deal with you, for from
the tone of your letter, with accompanying
card, is an assurance that you are the
very man we would like to have in charge
of the REGISTER, il it could be accom-
plished. We need a good paper here,
Republican, for our Democratic friends
are after us with sharp stick, and we re-
alize that unless we hustle ourselves we
are showed under. should feel half the
responsibility removed from my shoulders
if we had man, who could take entire
charge OF the paper, and release nee from
all caro- in regard to it, but as the case
stands, we will have TO go on and do the
best we can, hoping that our people will
not become cognizant Of the poor quality
of matter furnished them before the next
election and go entirely back on us, for
we are exceedingly anxious to elect a GER
tain man to an important Office, after
which we intend to sell out at the first
opportunity. II you start any paper in
Granada, we hope you viii see your way
clear to making it Republican and help
to carry the county next fall, for it is GO
ing to be close pull and we need all the
assistance possible. A live paper down
there would help out amazingly. Hoping
to meet you in the near future and be-
come better acquainted, / remain,
Truly Yours.
B. B. Brown.