The Dickinson press., 1894-03-17
Another Letter From Mr.. Bonney.
ANTELOPE, N. D., March Is, 9

Another Letter From Mr.. Bonney.
ANTELOPE, N. D., March Is, '94.
EDITOR PRESS: Please allow me to
impose upon you once more. and
oblige me by publishing the follow
ing:
To the road master of Dist. No. 4.
Sir:-As you have again broken
loose as a mad bull, it becomes neces.
sary that 1 should briefly reply to
your communication.
Yes, I emphatically deny that l
preferred charges against the school
board and am not in the least afraid
but what the jurors will bear me out
in my denial; and you need not worry
yourself at all about the chances l
am taking in making the statement.
If you had any regard for fair dealing.
you would name your authority for
your statement, (not only in reference
to this matter. In. for your kmowl-
edge of some of the jurors offered to
sell their votes in advance), and by
what means you came in possession
of the secrets of the grand jury.
Most assuredly "the statement
about the advice the states attorney
gave me is false,'' and cannot help
it, nor do care, how many ''ppople"
are made ont s'liars;" neither do l
fear they will resent it. So don't
you be solicitous about me. If the
statement is not false and violated
the election laws, why did you not
see to it that 1 was properly dealt
with and that the purity of the ballot
hox was protected? And furthermore.
why was it that the contest in which
you were so conspicuous a figure was
such signal failure? And again,
you had taken quite an active inter.
est in an effort to defeat your own
party ticket-and had waited upon
the Inspector of elections at Antelope
and advised him as to his duty upon
the election board. and that he should
reject my ballot, and because he re.
fused to act upon the advice of a
crank you now endeavor to cast re.
Elections upon the entire board. Why
did you not prosecute us all! The
states attorney no doubt would have
helped you.
AS to your having drunk whisky
with me for election purposes, will
say that it is a known fact that scarce
ly word has passed between us for
four years and that you have such
great (!) esteem and reverence for me
that you would no more drink whisky
that I might offer you than you would
take dose of strychnine; and further,
were I desirous of influencing your
vote I would have to see your ticket
after you had emerged from the vot-
ing booth before could "deliver" for
fear that you would betray the con-
fidence reposed in your.
1t might have been as you have
stated, that had no other qualilica.
tions than poverty to recommend me,
Cyet probably to I had); but how
was it at the next election? Then no
one opposed me save that unmitigated
jackass, the roadmaster who has been
slandering me for four years through
the paper and otherwise. Should you
inquire of the county auditor some
time when you are "lobhying" the
county board, you may be permitted
to see the petition you inquire about.
In answer to your interFogations,
will say that it is none of your busi-
ness what l do, or don't do, in the
premises, and the mere asking of
these questions show in what gross
stupidity they were conceived.
The owner of that horse you have
said so much about positively refused
to back you in anything, and in an.
swer to your assertions submit the
following;
TAYLOR. N, D.. March 9Th. '94.
This is to certify that SO much OF
the article which appeared In the
Recorder of Feb. 1st, 1894, (written
! by the road master of Dist. No. A. re.
lating to the horse which was bought
of me by Ed. r. Bonney, is in sub
stance wholly untrue. NJ. M. BoBB.
Witness: S. CHANDLEM,
Justice of the Peace.
Awaiting your next, l am,
ANTELOPE Cor. PRESS