The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-11-24
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to what personalities are. Anything
he may say that reflects on the per-
sonal character and cunduct of another
Is not, in his eyes, personality, no
matter how derogatory or insulting it
may he. But when the other editor
twits on ia. t., he is descending to tile
low est depth OF personal Journalism.
The trouble with Smith is that he
imagnes he threads tile earth" on u
higher plane than the Common herd of
peOp.e who inliabit this wild country,
and therefore lie is privileged to gibe
and jeer at the cOmm, IL peup.e with
impunity, no matter how much his sup
pissed smart sayings are calculated to
wound the feelings of Others. There
is hardly AN issu. of his paper that
dues not contain insulting illusions to
the members of the peoples party. and
yet he is so wrapped up in his own self
cOnceIt that he i:nagines he is conduct
ing Il dignified journal.
lie commenced this controversy by
IN article which he supposed Was
funny, though it was nothing but Il
tissue If false statements and lying
insinuatiOns in regard t" the personal
conduct Of the e,litOr of this paper,
which was uncalle.l for aud outside the
pale Of decent journalism. He found,
however, that we had shafts IN our
culver more stinging than his own, SO
he concluded to cry quits until after
The election at least. After the cleo
ton, however, he seemed to have had
another attack of biliuuslless, and re-
opened his mud batteries on the school
question, and OIL the subject of the cleo
ton. We simply replied to his attacks
by giving the facts on the schunl money
subject, and by referring to his squibs in
kind. That is the status Of the matter
at present. We have never discussed
personal matters unless they were of
public Concern, and we have never
desired to make paper ''red hot" in
that way, but Bro. Smith will find that
he will get a '.Ruland for his Oliver"
in every encounter of the kind.
10 regard to his denial that he apol-
Ogized to Fred 5. Hatch for articles
that appeared in his editorial columns,
we have to say that we were not pres
ent at the interview, and of cour-e
cannot say from our own personal
knowledge that he did SO, but We were
given the information shortly after the
interview by party Who CLAIMED to
have been present and heard the con-
versatiOn, and We are quite as willing
to take his word AZ the denial of Smith
1t is entirely question of veracity
between Smith and gentleman in
Larned whose name will he given Mr..
smith il he desires it.
In regaId to his denial of knitting his
own Candidate We do not know what
lie calls "'kniting." If supporting. and
consulting, and advising with the can.
didate on the other side is not ..knif- |
ing then We admit we did not use the |
right term. We knew that the editor
Of the Aercury Was suppol ting Jim
Lewis from the fact that both he,
himself, and Jim Lewis told us 50, and |
we have been Informed that he also |
eIectiOneered for him.
His offer u pay $50 for every man
who vii: say that he advised him to
vote against Vandivert, needs no reply |
from us rs We neither stated nor init
mated that he did 50. His profuse pro
fessiUns of friendship however are
strikingly Inconsistent with state
meuts made tO US and also to other par
ties anent a certain bill of sale, the..par-
ticulars OF which Can be given later
when We have more space and time if
he desires US to be more specific. The
statements IN reference to our conduct
during the last campaign are absolutely
false.
Tie next issue after the populist
county convention we gave the candi-
dates favorable mention and as soon az
We could obtain the necessary data
gave them u detailed write up. It is i'm
material WHO wrote the article it was
done Ivy our direction aud desire. The
Mercury failed to write up its county
candidates, for month later. We
gave all our candidates Vigorous and
impartial support. and if any of them
are dissatisfied they have not made
their dissatisfaction known to us. 1t
ID an easy matter ~ make lying charges
but it is more difficult 10 prove tl,em
Everything we either state OF insinuate
We are ready to back up with facts, SUBJ
stantiated by evidence.
HUginds up one of his articles by
saying that NO could MOI be elected dog
catcher in this county. That may be
1xue. usass noe iilslyae eek the posi-
~, ut ~ re1ont1B having held the