The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-07-23
The Mask Removed.

/ G. w. Everts has shaved his frows-
| ly beard, and tells his little gang, who
always laugh at any thing he says;
that he would have cut it long ago if
| it had not been necessary for him to
wear it as mask when working with
the Republican party. What an actor
you have been all these years, work ing
and shouting for the 6. 0. p. accepting
and holding an office in Sully county
for the past nine years, and now claim
that you were ashamed of it all the
time and could not have done it if your
face and true feelings had not been
concealed by your mask Of frowsly
beard.
A. nice compliment to pay the men
Of Sully County who have always
voted and worked for you. What hu-
initiation and chagrin we suffered when
we found how badly we had been sold,
however, it is not to be compared with
what you must have suffered for the
last thirty years.
The blush Of shame, although it may
be concealed behind mask Of hair, is
none the less dlsagreable.
Will all the late Republicans with a
full beard, who have joined the film
fiam party, shave it off? We think not.
Some of them have been shorn a plenty
by the Loucks- Wardell combination,
which you are trying to ape, concealed
by a mask which we will remove later
on.
We have oft-times wondered what
caused that far-away look on your face,
which you so frequently had when in
the company of Republicans. We
supposed it was due to the failure of
crops, or some unsettled business af-
fair in the east, but your statement ex-
plains itall We have seen men whose
beard so completely concealed their
identity, that their creditors did not
recognize them until after their ac-
counts were out-lawed by the statute
of limitation.
When looking into gun barrel held
by road agent, whose face is conceal
ed by a mask, we can understand why
he takes the precaution to wear it.
He does not claim to be friend, and
demands what he wants, You have
claimed to be friend Of the Republi-
can party for thirty years or more, and
all this time concealed your true mo-
tives behind a mask, waiting for an op-
| portunlty to strike fatal blow. We
are sorry that there are not more road
agents and fewer men OF your disposi-
ton. By the former we only lose our
money by the latter we lose conf
dence and respect in our fellow-men.
| But we do not think you explained
fully why you shaved off those whisk-
ers We think that you realize that
the campaign you had undertaken
must be run on cheek alone, and you
want to do your part, consequently you
have shaved your cheek, that it may be-
come sun-hardened, and If cheek is
properly appreciated by the awkward
squad of which you are IN command
you will be known as the with
the -iFonsmask, and will resent to the
4 death any reference made to the soft
mask ofihair, worn during the hypo-
critical part of your life.
| In behalf ofsthe. community which
! you haye so basely deceived, we beg Of
.Iyou not to wear asstraWs hat when the
sun shines. The RAYS reflected from
that galvanized cheek of yours, would
ignite 1t at once, and you would lose
| your hair, your beard is all we can
stand to see come off this year.
But time-and whlskers, wait for nc
man, and -
When the grass is sere and wthered,
And the leaves are red and gold:
And November round has rolled,
Then the day for you'llbe cold.
! And your razor will be out of order
and you will be so busy getting ready
/ mot to got to Pierre, for the winter
that you will neglect to shave.
j Of course your old comrades and as
sociates will forgive you, but when you
drive your cattle down to the town wei
for water, the small boy, who will al
ways be with us, will point his finger
at your whlskers and say ',Look al
him now, he is doing or IS going to dc
, something that he is ashamed OF.
.''Tis true, 'tis pity,
''Tis pity It's true
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