Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-09-10
TOMMY AND wELDY.

Republican have locked horns OIL inc
matter of the Advocates attack OH the
Baxter reunion, and in the last issue
OF the Republican Weldy let's the day
light through Tommy as follows:
Col. Weldy of the Short Greek Repub-
lican Just threw himself wide open last
week, In his editorial columns In strain
ed and far-fetched effort to convince his
handful of readers that the Advocate had
abused the old soldiers who have been
participating in the Baxter reunion.
aCome off the dump" little one, else
some one will think You got hurt. The
Advocate is neither kicking or complain
ing about the reunions at Baxter, 1t Is the
old vets themselves. And old vets rarely
ever kick unless there are grounds. You
Yourself, was ashamed Of the way In
which things were permitted to run on
the grounds, you have so expressed your
self.-Advocate.
Well, old long-and-hungry, let's see
about this. In the first place you say
we endeavor 10 convince our handful
of readers that the Advocate had
abused The old soldiers who have been
participating in the Baxter reunions.
Perhaps the best way 10 dispose OF
that is to say you have wilfully, ma
liciously, with malice afcrethought, etc,
lied, There is not a line, or a word in
our article that can possibly he con-
strued into such a charge. You have
either not read the article or have
gone off as you did on your reunion
article and as you frequently do, half
cooked. Next you say: "The Ad-
vocate is neither kicking or complain
ing about the reunions at Baxter. it is
the old vets themselves. And old vets
rarely ever kick unless there are some
grounds"
Oh, it was, eli? Well, let's give the
vets hearing. Hear them talk:
COLUMBUS, KANSAS. Aug. "a, 1892.
ED. GALENA REPUBLICAN: The article
under the head Of Reunion at Columbus
in the Columbus, Kans., Adj
vocate, of Aug. 1s, 1892, we wish to say
was uncalled for and unauthorized by
any member Of the board Of directors of
the Reunion Association at Columbus us
we do not and have not in any way said
or done anything Intentionally to antag-
onize the Baxter reunion, either by eX.
or action, for we wish them all
the success possible, and respectfully ask
that you give space in your paper to this
denial. Resp'y,
J.R. CARTER, Pres,
CHAs. L. MCCLUNG, Sec'y,
L. S. TANQUARY, Q. NJ,
L. D. JONES,
d. S. FREEMAN,
j. d. MORROW,
RoBT. LEWIS.
So it seems, Thomas, that it is not
the vets, and that instead of their kick
ing they publicly say that your kick
was Uncdlled for and unauthorized.
1t seems TO us there is but little more
to say, and now wouldn't ii seem about
right for YOU TO "come off the dump"
awhile and while you are off, Thomas,
let us give you bit of kindly advice.
Stay off of the dump. Go to Kick
apOos, Kiowas, COmanches, Arapahoes,
Sioux and SIGH and let the boys-Asa
and Dillman-run the business in their
own humble way. They may not pull
The throttle wide open as you do and
throw the machine wildly into such Il
ditch as you have, but they will make
their time all the same and will not
find IL necessary to humiliate them
selves as YOU will have to in order TO
place yourself right with the commit
Ice who, over their signatures, say
plainly that you originated the fight,
made the kick aud thai they neither
authorize or endorse it. A little more,
Tommy, and we are done. When the
handed us the above article
hey stated that they would furnish
rOu the same, with the request that
rOu publish il. We didn't notice 1t in
your last issue and we probably won't
notice il IN your next and we don't
blame YOU. Wen he dddle-de-dog-
.oned il we would publish an article
hat would so thoroughly expose our
title game and place us in the light of
/ tlisinrber of the friendly relations
the old soldiers Of the county,
lnless the old soldiers of our own
own at least would stand by us.
The circus bill slicker was posting
I'D bills in small Kansas town, de-
,icting the terrible aspect of wild
nan with shaggy name, terrible claws
md ferociUus teeth, disemboweling a
grizzly bear with the claws il one
hand while choking it with the other.
'Whore did they .ketch that thing "
Isked a credulous onlooker. "In In !
LANA" was the reply. indiana" {
CALCULATED the astonished questioner.