People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-17

ltOm that time. Gilmore waited
week for the promised answer anC
heard nothing from Mr.. George unit
he heard that the property had beer
sold.
We have been informed since thai
Mr. W. W. Schwinn, a former part
ner of Mr.. George and bitter parti
san Republican, through whom the
deal between Mr. George and Mrs
Herring had been cOnSummated. told
Mr.. George that if he would place the
standard property in his haads he
could sell it for what he lGeorge) had
offered 1t to Gilmore. 1t seems that
Notwithstanding Mr.. Georges posi-.
Tive assertion that he would rather
give the paper and its appurtenances
away or burn it than that it should
60 under Republican control, he
placed the property in the hands of
Mr. Schwinn with full authority TO
dispose of it as best suited his own
IDEAS and seemed to him best. While
Gilmore was waiting to hear from Mr..
George according to his promise, Mr..
Scnwlnn was negotiating with Re-
puollcans for the sale Of the Standard.
never mentioning that he had it in
MS hands for sale to a single Demo-
crat, and the first intimation any of
them had Of the fact was the consum-
nation OF its sale to the Wellington
Printing Company, and the placing
OF MeSsrS. Campbell & Hood, publish.
erS of the MOnitOr-Press. in possession
and control of the paper and printing
Office.
Everybody knows that the Monitor
Press is, or claims to be, the organ
OF the Republican party in this
county, and j. G. Campbell, its edi-
TOR, is one Of the most illiberal parti.
san republicans to be found anywhere.
1t transpireS that the Wellington
Printing Company is composed exclu-
slyely of Campbell & Hood. publishers
of the NOnitOr-P Press, and we have the
unusual spectacle of the proprietOrS
OF the organ of the Republican party
controlling and directing the publi-
cation, in the same city, of two news
papers, each assuming to be the
organ of opposing political parties
NO Democrat, to our knowledge.
owns one cents worth of stock. or is
In any way interested in the old
Standard at this time, butby the
treachery Of Tom George to
the party which has honored him and
which he has profeSSed to love, the
organ of that party has passed into
the control of the Republican party
and today the Democratic party is
without a paper in this county.
In this connection we desire, on be-
half OF the Democratic county central
committee, to disclaim any respon.
Slolllty for. or endorsement Of, any
utterance, ideas or policy which may
be set out or advocated in the Stan
dard under its present management.
Believing it to be our duty, under
the circumstances, we have made
plain, unvarnished statement of the
facts in this case in order that the
Democracy of the county might be
fully advised thereof and govern
themselves accordingly.
GEO. T. PITTS.
Chairman.
W. D. FRANTz, Sec'y.
| fully endorse everything In the
foregoing circular. The statements
therein contained being true in every
particular.
FRANK H. GILMORE,
Late L editor Of the Sumner County
Stdnddrd.
We had the pleasure Of meeting and
having a talk with Squire C. G.
Handy, Of Eden township, last Thurs
day and we find that the Populists
have nominated a splendid man for
representative. Mr.. Handy is known
by everybody that has lived in this
neighborhoOd any length of time, and
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