The Globe-republican., 1891-10-15

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lsoms oae Glss to Do he Gfasssy vcsk
ON the Tines, which hes now become
the only nswspaper The ring can
make use of to draw votes sway from
the republican ticket. Petition and
Dan Gardner can easily hold for the
cause Of the tax absorbers what sup
port the democratic ticket has left. In
fact those who still support them
after knowing that they have plum
dered the county to the extent Of over
thirty thousand dollars cannot be
driven from them now. It is equally
certain that no power Oh earth can
get any more republican voters to go
over to the democrats and help them
renew the lease Of the Cox dynasty
on Ford county. With the new party
it is different. Though the most
adroit of their leaders in Dodge City
are secretly in sympathy with the Cox
dynasty, the candidates on the PEG
pies Party ticket are mostly outside
the ring and answer well as decoy's
to lead Republicans away from sup
porting the ticket. Two such voters
so transferred helps the gang to the
same extent that one would if trans
ferred directly from the republican
to the democratic ticket. Fred Men
denhall really hoped at first to make
he Peoples Party ticket win, but
after it became apparent to him there
was no chance for them to suc01,
he was not dishonorable enough b
betray his party into further aiding
the ring which most of them abhOr,
by continuing the fight. It now
transpires that few days before his
marriage he had quietly severed his
connection with the Times, and has
now permanently removed from the
city. This leaves the responsibility
Of the paper with his brother, who,
tn ugh willing to refrain from attack
ing the gtng on account Of favors re
ceive.!, will not stultify himself by
fabricating campaign romances t.
misle I'll his replers. The chiefs II
the ring held IL council Of war in
which it WAS unanimously agreed
that the case Was desperate. Every
method for saving themselves from ii
hopeless collapse was considered.
Nothing could be conjurel up t.
change the situation until some one
suggested putting new writer on
the Times one with o fertile
Imagination and versatile pen. 1t
was furlorne hore, but they were in
the last ditch and the idea was unan
imously adopted. Next came the Sc
lection Of The romancing writer. B.
+. Milton was first suggested, but on
being solicited to render the required
aid, while admitting flat he was some
thing of a liar, did not feel quite
equal to the work. Several other
literary men were brought forward
for this important duty, but those
with the necessary faculty for lying
had not the culture to put fictitious
matter in readable shape. It seemed
as though the gang Was doomed. Ed
Mendenhall was again appealed to.
He said they could use his name as
editor and print what they pleased in
the Times, but that he would see the m
in the most torrid precincts of the
hereafter before he would write any
lies himself. Just as they were about
to drop the idea in disgust one of the
gang chiefs bethought himself of
Ezra Swan. Ezra is the man." was
the unanimous cry which went up
from the assembled braves, and that
worthy barrister was sent for. He
cheerfully agreed to do the required
work. using Mendenhall's name for
the sake Of responsibility, and sug
gested "a a starter that they transform
the east end farmers picnic into N
drunken orgy by the magic Of his pen
and entitle it a Republican Rally
The idea took, and Petition said he
would come in on the same style with
his paper to corroborate the story
Bro. Swan is ut home in this peculiar
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