Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29
Their Sour Cranes :"

1t Is amusing 20 note with what s
unity Of action the republican papers
of this county. from the most unpria.
cipled mugwump 10 the bsassiest parti.
zan organ. hop onto the board of county
commissioners for their action in naess
ing the DEMOCRAT as the official organ
of the county. 1t is the xorsi case os
sour grapes they have had for many
a day. FIRST comes ~. Caraway Who.
without anything truthful ~ say thst .
might help to stir up dissatisfaction,
eonceires the following contemptihse
item:
I'VE hear it rumored that two % tile
county commissioners, and stokey ard
Armstrong had understandingly forR-
ed Il trust as 1t were, i'm which Stokey.
should have the printing. and t.whacS
up with Armstrong" We put in an
houest bid, thinking that all would have
! q fair chance, and hope that such roI-
! Inor, is rumor only. that our considencs
in the integrity Of the commission ers
may not be impaired
As there is not the least fcundaIksn
FOX the alleged ''rumor;m and ss the peos
pie know so well how natural it comeeto
the Register to invent and promulgsta
such stuff and nonsense the item 10 de-
serving of only passing notice.
Then there was the Tribune which
stated that 1.-The county could have
saved $500 had bids been reueired fog
the printing" We have heretofosp
shown how Inconsistent such ststs.s
ment WAS, and We make this prora-
sition to Bro. Townsley: That if he
Will pay the county some $500 or over
in order to do the county printing foe
nothing and have the name of publishs
ing the official county papes, he can
have that name any time he viii pay
over the $500 to the county.
Then comes the republican correes
pondent of the Clafiin Banner, who
furnishes that paper the Great Bend
news He wonders how 1T came about
that the commissioners bet the printing
to the DEMOCRAT at one-fourth legal
rates, and insinuates that Editor Arm
strong is greatly surprised, all broke up
as it were, because the commissioners
were men OF honor and integrity. ae
was very solicitous concerning the
action of the alliance reformers, = and
was careful to read what ssyas in the
minds OF other men and put their
thoughts into language of his own
making This item Bro. TownsleF
copied and dished up To his readers a6
1 Eadf Iu1
This annual fight over the couusy
printing is ali nonsense There is nok
an Intelligent man in Barton countY
but who knows that Commissioners
Coughlin and Langfeld are honest. hons
orable and fair minded gentlemen. 40
one dare gainsay it. Yon also knos
that. under all the existing circumstans
ces the DEMOCRAT will fulfill The dun
ties of official county paper better than
any paper In the county could do; that
the only reason the Register and Trib-
une are kicking is because they are dss
sirous OF stirring up cOBienticI among
the people and not for any good that
they might bring 10 the people If they
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let them do as the DEMOCRAT has dona,
furnish their readers with readable
matter; go on their merits, and cease
this whining, driviling, serseless cant
about favoritism and all that. If they
are losing their Subscribers because
they don't furnish the legal business of
the county, wig don't they furnish such
reading matter? We never had auy
trouble in getting the Proceedings Of
the board of county commissioners
while the republican paper was the
official organ. and they need have none
lunE.