Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05
"THERE are lots of good republi.
cans" says the Pueblo Herald, "but
like good Indians, they are dead"
An Open Letter.

MEssRs EDTom or llERALD'-
1t II often sald that one good tun deserves an
other. You were generous enough TO grant me
space in your last Issue to notice certain criticisms
Of my action as police Judge ! now ask you for
similar favor. AZ It seems the gentleman Of the
| Dispatch was unable sufficiently to satisfy
| his malice by his first attack on me for my
perfectly UNSUITABLE act In virtually forbiddng
| him to enter my office until his egotism was 70
| toned down that 1t would not prevent him from
acting the gentleman, has led him, in his last
ssue, again to let fly his Parthe0n poison tipped
arrow. His war tactics are peculiarly his own,
and in perfect accord with his treacherous nature,
Like the mobile Red Man" and the Bushwacker
Of the late war time he chooses TO fire at his
enemy from his concealment In the bush,Or adopt
different but equally appropriate eimle, like the
serpent to strike from his place OF safety in the
grass My reply to his last attack will be found
further on in this communication,
And now dear friend, John Quincy Royce. per.
! mt me- by means Of u modest, open letter, ad-
| dressed to you especially, and (somewhat for the
public enghtenment) in which hope to give you
| such view Of the peculiar characters which 90 to
complete your make.up aud in this connection
| per nit me TO recommend TO your serious Coneid'
eration that Oft quoted cOuplet Of Burns. III we
| could see Ourselves az others see us 10 would fra
| many buudcr free u.s." In the last issue OF the
| HERALD let the public know why II was-the
| motive which prompted you to make your malic
| ous attack npOn me. You see | NAs reckless
enough ITO break with me-" hHd the termerty, the
| rat Illness 70 to do And now John, permit my 1p
| parent familiarity In presuming to Gull you John
TO pas us social blunder on my part. For your
| information and for the benefit of the public,
must say that there IL nothing more u6hOrrent to
| my nature than abuse and SANDER. But as you
thought proper to throw the first brick, to crafty
your resentment, you have no right to complain
| when 1t IL hurled back at you. Your style,manner
and assumption since You came among u.s. OF
political dictator, boss OF the republican party OF
the county and Of the voters of this city has NOT
your own opinion TO the contrary enhansed and
sOlidifed very warm attachment for } GU, to any
great extent You seem to think and act as ii
| what you demand should be granted; what you
command should be done. Now John, the gen
| erality of people "are not built that way for
one, dispute the demand and deny your author
iy And while no person can have higher re-
gard for a heightened public journal than the
writer of this, yet when one OF character such as
that conducted by you, uses u as vehicle through
| which its editor can crafty his feelings of malice
| fomenting distrust among friends by means OF
| misrepresentation and Islander, then and all fair
minded people from necessity and In compliance
with our moral natures cannot help having feel
| ing of contempt for 1t.
For the lady who conducts the fourth page Of
the Dispatch have the greatest respect for the
| purity who conducts the remainder, not n little
| bit Of bit" | have described you, John, Us an
| egotist a swell head and such like pet names
would be giau to recall them II regard for truth
would permit; but US they state TACT and not a
| theory, truth and not eupposltion cannot DO
20. No amount Of kindness, good wishes or
| friendly gliding can down stubborn taCt Inc
| truth IL, your exhibition Of your self esteem Is
| truly marvellous. "Reminiscences of my youthful
days suggests to my mind a suitable parallel; In
| the town in which | had my "brotten up (such
as it was) there lived an Lnglishman who, six
feet three inches in height and built in proportion,
| kept second class hotel on the corner of the
| public square, who when he he became gloriously
hilarious would take position IN front OF mis-
| house, draw himself up to his iull helght, stamp
his feet andyell out what do you think OIL Me-
| what do you think Of her and then proceed To
the next corner, 90 through the same perform
anee with his pedal appendages ana shout Nv maj
do you think Of he, what DO you thlnk OF heI
But John O.. suppose you cannot help showing
on all occasions, this great defect III your Cburac-
ter, Leading yOu to believe you are great man
You should not, John, suffer yourself TO De de-
ceived by the whispering OF fancy You can
never 60 to congress from TINS dlstflCt' Cease
then, John, ito pursue with eugerness this
phantom of hope" Ambition unsupported by
talent always turns out to be disappointing
quality and plague to its possessor, You nave
heard II said Often doubtless, that 1t IL apt when
In u "voting' condition to "oveileap Itself
|
evidences of Its destructive character. Its siren,
tattering seductive wooing, generally when eXer-
Cised on weak minds leads Its vCum, IKE an
gnis fatuus, into the slough of "despond." (Gll
to mind the fable of the ambitious frog In the
pond Remember the deplorabe fall OF the great
journalist Horace Greedy, who in the line OF news
paper fame achieved Il distinction eqnalled OY
7 few, surpassed by none, Ambition lured MN 10
risk the loss OF world wide reputation as u level
headed politician TO seek nomination as tue can
didate Of party which he had denounced all his
life; and who, from remorse at his folly and I'M
BILE endure the pity Of his friends, died of a
broken heart Now, John, these suggestions II
If hoped WILL In the course of time be considered
by you u blessing in disguise,
| And now, John, many OF your friends would
like to k Ow with what success you conducted
republican payer In the county from which you
eIhgrated to this 1t has been said by those who
ought to know that our influence in smith coun-
" proved so great that II republican majority OF
six hundred and over was reduced by your efforts
to less than nothing nay to majority Ot ABOUT
the same against the party for which you were
expanding your labor and talents. 1t further
SAID that the republicans OF tile county were unai-
imOus in the belief that when you lett the county
1t was for the C0unty's good. IL is to be hoped
that your lab RS here will not prove equally sue
cesstul in that direction, and indeed, II IL tact
John, that many leading republicans in this coun.
~ even, would fear the same results by reason OF
your peculiar adaptation for such work linen
again, John, your business methods are thought
|
reins of the Dispatch team, when the cost of some
, kinds of Advertisement went up 81 per cent and
but short time after the event named financial
crookedness on your part was freely and positive
ly charged against You by your predecessor, j. NJ.
McNay Most men, honorable men, think YER
= bal contract and understanding about II business
matter more binding, IL possible, than written
bond, but as that is a matter between you and
him, and does not concern the public, dismiss
1t.
But inasmuch as your character as politician
is of interest to the public especially the repub'
Ii an portion of IT, you will pardon me fer saying
that your assumption of the rule of Dictator 6oss
manager in chief Of the party here was to say the
least, in bad taste Of the truth Of which you were
rather abruptly made aware, In way not
pleasing to your vanity. You, in tone OF com.
nand, called the republican voters to rally for
your friend Hech.nsug all the fulsom cap,trap at
= your command in his praise, and characterzlng
the friends Of Maj Morrill, as the old crowd Fix
D era" and Enthusiastically politicians, and by faint
{ praise trying to make people believe that he was
OF no account as u candidate. But John, you
soon found out that you had made mistake and
q had to back water, or in the classical language
sometimes used In such circumstances had to
= crab 1t. And when the convention met to elect
delegates to the state convention every one chosen
: with probably one exception were known to be
&, Morrill, men and when motion was made to in.
sIruct them you made one OF your characteristic