People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-04-28

Is VI OOuloC, udNC ub hllDWltuGt dS
10 how you voted, and inasmuch as
you seem to take advantage of the Sc
cret ballot, | will relieve you from
any apparent obligation whatever. to
state how you cast your vote at the
recent election. Your refusal to
state to me how you voted is In keep
ing with your conduct toward me for
which was to demonstrate
your utter indifference to my wei
fare. Yours very respectfully,
(Signedl JAMES A. RAY.
1t took the Judge just three months
to day to make up his mind to have
this correspondence published. We
presume it was hastened somewhat
by his finding himself handicapped
when canvassing with POpulists for
their support for his reelection, a
number Of them having come to the
editor Of the VOICE telling him of his
Rays opportunities.
Here the correspond ence seems to
have ended, to all outward appear.
ances. But it was plain to be seen
that it was incomplete. The Judge
had delivered himself of his wisdom
and seemed to think that was amply
sufficient for the Wholesome enlight-
ment OF the people on this harassing
Incident. But inasmuch as we had
another derelict Republican official
on the rack" at that time, tCol. Sho-
walter, who seems to have subsidized, ]
we thought the correspondence was
too good to spoil" for week or two,
so we pigeon-hOled it and indited the
following little message to Mr..
Welch:
WELLINGTON, Kan, 4-l1-'93.
Chas E, Welch, ESQ,
Santa Barbara, Calf,
Dear Sir and Friend:
was handed to-day by Judge Rays son
some correspondence for publication. II con-
sists OF letter 10 you from Judge Ray dated
Dec 10, lS2. inquiring as to how you voted
your reply Of date Dec. %. 1892, and a response
from him dated January 10, 1893. | thought
perhaps, inasmuch as the correspondence was
to be published that you might have some
thing further tO say. He having indited the
first letter you ought In fairness to have the
last one. II you have anything further tC
say let me have II by return mail.
Very Respectfully,
LYMAN NAUGLE.
As quick as the mail could go to Cal
ifOrnia and back (which under com.
plete governmental operation, to
which Judge Ray is so violently Oppos.
ed when it cores to applying the prin.
ciple to railroads or anything else, re-
quired but little time), we were in
receipt of a special delivery letter
from Mr.. Welch, containing the fol
lowing note with enclosures:
531 Chapala Street.
Santa Baraba. Calf.
April 10th, 1893.
Lyman Naugle ESQ.,,
Wellington, Kansas.
My Dear Sir and Friend:
Your favor of the llth reached me late last
evening. | was surprised at its contents. II
seems to me that the Judge is very discOurte.
GUS to give out correspondence for pnblica.
ti0n. Without first obtaining permission Of the
other party. am thankful to you for ad-
vising me. IL is well that you did. as the
Judge has suppressed part OF the correspond
ence. You say you were handed letter
dated December 10th, 1892; my reply Of De.
cember 10Th, 1892, and his response dated Jan.
uary 10Th 1893. These dates are correct a.
far as they go. His last Of January 10th wa.
answered by me under date of February Goth
1893, and to this have had no reply. send
you herewith facsimile carbon copy Of my
letter OF Feb Goth. There is no question but
what he got this letter. as well recollect be.
ing particularly careful TO fully prepay
postage, to very plainly write the address
and also to put my return card in the upper
left hand corner of the envelope.
1t never occurred TO me that these letters
would ever meet the public eye, or else
think | could have improved some OF the SEN
fences In my last letter.
have no objection to the correspondence
being published. II ii is all published. But
am unable to divine what motive the Judge
has in wishing 1t done, as it certainly can dc
him no good. | am sure II cannot harm me
any. Yours Very Truly,
CHAs. T. WEIGH.
Knowing the instincts of a Repub.
lican politician, lest it might be
charged that Mr.. Welch and | had
entered into cOllusiOn and manufac.
ed reply to the Judges last epistle
we took advantage of a convenient
opportunity to ask Judge Ray if he
ever received reply. His response
was in substance that he had, but
that it did not amount to anything
that it was quite lengthy and he die
not suppose we would care to publish
it. We suggested that it might be a
good idea to print the whole thing
while at it, and he volunteered Il
send it in, which he did. The copy
and the original are identical and We
give it below, allowing the reader Il
Judge whether it amounts to any
thing" or not. Judge Ray may pass
for a Judge Of law, but if he honestly
thinks this letter amounts" to moth
ing in determining the point which
he set out to determine, then we arr
forced to the conclusion that nine
tenths of the people are better quail
ifled to serve in judicial capacity
than he is. Here is the letter thai
the Judge did rot think amounted t
anything:
53l Chapala St.,
SANTA BARBARA, CAL. {
Feb. 20, '93.
Hon. James A. Ray, Wellington
Kansas, DEAR SIR:-YOurs of tn,
10th ult.. came duly, and content.
noted. | especially observe that NJ
etatan,ant in my formar lattar ic aon