The Dickinson press., 1894-11-03
Mr., Simpsen Spraks.

To the Editor. Of the PREss:-Ths
alleged editor vi the Recorder l,av.
ing sumcrcd up sufficiently to get his
last weeks issue uf. the 25th out Nv
the 27th-twU days behind time
gives space therein to Stickney, who
proceeds to indite abrut two col.
umns Of characteristic billings.gats
reg'rtius my action OH the County
Boundary Bill (known an Senate Bill
NJ. IVY which Senator Mc(;jlliyray
and i passed IN the last legislature.
and which hill WAS vetoed Nv Gov.
ShOitridgc, flor value received d." Nc
the hands Of the big stockmen.
1t is usually my custom to ..walk
around u skunk" when I see il in the
road rather than come in contact
with it; hut when in such cases the
.0d0r becomes too rank. Judgment die.
t:stes It's annihilatiOa in preference
to avoidance.
Stickney's experience in letter
writing the past few months would
seem to indicate to sensible people
that he would halt; if he would ONLY
contemplate the muddle Grover
Cleveland flor whom Stickney voted
in 1927 got himself into during the
present year by his chronic habit Of
letter writing, it might serve rs a
warning to him. l suppose. how.
ever, that like his idol, Grover, he ia
simply preparing copy for his edi.
ton Of IA Complete Guide to Letter
Writing" which he expects to issue
after election while bordering in a
dazed state, over his Inability to buy
himself into office, though backed by
Jefferies and the rest Of the big cat.
tie outfit.
Stickney being totally ignorant of
legislative matters and proceedings,
quite naturally displays his ixno.
rance, and at the same time proves
himself Il liar. He seems to have q
wild liallucination that I was cor.
stantly engaged in jack pots while
was in the legislature, aud imagines
me holding ut every showdown four
aces. evidently remembering his
surprise when that hand was flashed
on him while holding four kings,
But that his mind should run to pok.
or is not surprising; he has made il
al especial source Of pleasure for
years, his speciality being getting in
young men whom he invited to his
office and home and teaching Thorn to
play. But then, he poses as u NOR.
al (!) man, while leading a dual life,
a "Dr. Jeykel MI. Hyde fellow
whom the people are rapidly finding
out.
The facts regarding the county
boundary bill are these. The bill pass,
ed the senate and reached the house
on January 10th, took the regular
course and was referred to its prop.
er committee. AT that time, on the
10th day Of the session, balloting TO,
U. s. senator began. both house and
senate meeting in joint session, and
continued. continuously until Febru.
airy ~, Oh more than thirty days, dur.
ng which time all legislation was
practically suspended.
Stickney here displays great igno,
rance OF willfully lies when he states
otherwise. With his characteristic
"Indian in ambush style" he seeks tc
convey the idea t hat the bill in fact
never passed the house; and he de
liberately lies when he states the bill
reposed.in my pocket for Il month
AS u matter of fact, the bill did pass
the house after n of the most stub,
born contests had over any hill dur,
ing the entire session. and with {;
practically unanimous vote, there be
ing only six votes against it out of d
total of sixty.four votes in the house,
My work in. connection with that bill
was pretty, generally commented or
by the papers over the whole state
at the time and is now 4 part of the
Public Records of the state, to which
newspaper comments and Records
point with 4 considerable degree of
pride and invite investigation there
of. Shortridge having subsequently
vetoed the bill, after its passage b!
the house, it was returned to til,
senate; apdathere, through influence
of the eattlemen's Doodle, was killed,
never reaching the house after it.
veto by the governor. The sam,
Texas CATTLE outfit that furnished tin
.boodle" to defeat the bill are nov
working for Stickney's election.
r., A ArpaO