The Globe-republican., 1891-10-22
A FALSE PRETENse.

A FALSE PRETENSE.
SoMr of the members of the Cox
dynasty who pretend to be temper
ance men and went into the Peoples
party to weaken the republican ticket
by Turing temperance members of
that organization into the third party,
tackled J. D. Rapp on the street and
attempted to make him believe that
remarks attributed to him in refuting
the Times SANDER against his former
neighbers was an endorsement of beer
drinking. Mr.. Rapp's straightfor
ward character as a consistent tenn
perance man is so we'll known in this
county that the vaporing of these
Janus faced oonspirators cannot effect
public opinion against him efeAther's
weight, and these gang ds66y ducks
know it. Their only object is tog give
Mr.. Rapp the impression that he has
bean placed in false attitude BY thia
pepsr, hoping 70 thereby alisnsts him
from the republican party which il
the only antagonist the gs6g really
tears. In order 70 give . more eleaz
understanding q our inter1isw vih
M,. Rspp. 70 win ~ he eoavsrsa.
ton concerning bsss drinkisg rsasAsd
sollsy to the friendly picnies which
are usually held in the east end every
fall. We asked him II the people wsrs
in the habit Of getting drunk Ut these
picnics. He said he did not attend
them but had often heard others who
did attend speak of them and never
heard of any disturbance or drunken
ness at any of the picnics. In keep
ing with the Times custom of attack
ing every one who makes straight
out fight against the Cox dynasty.
that paper turns its newly acquired
romancer loose on Mr.. Rapp. because
be said good word for his former
neighbors, who were unrensonably
traduced by the Times for the purpose
Of turning the temperance vote Of
Dodge City against G. NJ. Beeson and
the republican ticket generally. 1t
says in speaking Of the efforts by Ed.
wards county merchants to draw
trade from the settlement to Kinsley:
"Why have we not heard the warn
ing voice of said Rapp long go,advis-
ing our merchants as to these mat
ters?' In reply to this we will say
the earliest recollection we have OF
our acquaintance with Mr.. Rapp is
associated with his calling our atten
ton to the fact that it would be greatly
to the advantage of Dodge City bust
ness men if we would look after the
trade Of that region. and at various
times since then be has spoken Of that
community as thrifty people whose
trade it would be well to secure by
improving the roads, etc.
The article concerning the inter
view was not written until next day
after we talked with him, and in
quoting Mr.. Rapp as authority for
the statement that the Kinsley mer-
chants Clipped in and bought beer We
may have attributed to him informa
ton which came from an interview
with another party about the same
time. That point is not very essen
tial, however. We simply mention
this because in an interview held thil
week with Mr.. Rapp he says that par
ticular part Of our report was incor
rect, also that he had not heard O
any Klnsley parties attending tho pic
mic before this fall and he did no
know whether they had been held a
this particular place previously. Tha
some Of thom at least w6f0 at th,
church.
It is hardly necessary for rs to sa.
that neither Mr.. Rapp nor the editor
of this paper approve Of the use Of in
toxicating liquor for electioneerin{
|purposes or 70 draw trade 70 this city
Furthermore We axe sat;afied frou
what We have heard Of those east eni
farmers, that nothing Of that kind
would have . partical Of in
Auence with them. unless it might b
to turn them against any one WIZ
would presume to use such tactics
II :. unfasr hacanaa Reeaon took Id