Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-07-20

THE Bourbon Democrat who edits Cur
esteemed contemporary fails this week
and last to answer either of the twenty |
questions we propounded to him, recent |
ly, in these columns. He won't even say
whether or not he stated to number of
people up this way that he was then and
had always been democrat. Instead, he
prints long rigmarole, full of iteration
aud reiteration, that reminds one of that
classic poem beginning, From Widdle
cum to Waddlecum is eighteen miles
From Waddlecum to Widdecum is
eighteen miles" He rings great many
changes on the Records assertion that
the writer would vote "for whom he dun
pleases but the man at Winona who
claims that Providence brought him to
Emtnons county. and who threatened to
do wonders after he had disposed of the
strike" apparently fotgets that the as
sertion of independence referred to was
in reply to his criticism of the writer for
opposing the election Of the Armstrong
CottonVan Beck candidate for county
superintendent, an Office which is non.
political in every witty, and for which all
electors may vote as they please. He
refers to the election of six years ago,
and misrepresents as usual when he says
that Strcetcr bolted the regular republ-
can nominee for sheriff. This is absurd
In that year there was u county. seat
fight, and candidates were voted for or
against on the basis of for or agaihst re.
moval Neither of the contesting towns
voted the straight republican ticket, and
at Winona some Of the republican candi.
dates got scarcely vote. -Four years
ago Streeter did not personally nomi-
nate" anybody for sheriff, because Street
er was chairman of the convention. The
files of the Record for that year show, in
the convention report, that the name of
the candidate for sheriff who was finally
nominated was proposed by another del
egate from Williamspert, and not by
Streeter. Streeter did not oppose sin.
gle republican candidate. and there is not
a voter in the county who can say that he
did and prove it by reputable person.
Furthermore, the writer voted a straight
republican ticket, as he can prove by a
Williamsport man who was an election
clerk, and to whom lie showed the
ticket when he voted. As to 1892, it is
amusing to note the old democratic edi-
tors indignation because the writer did
not shout for republican nominees who
were trying to buy votes for his demos
cratic opponent.
1t is still more amusing to note the
Times loud and prolonged howls at the
editor of this paper. Uncle Mac and the
horse-jockey must imagine that the peo-
pie of this county are very dull of wit.
They know that the persistent crusade
| against the writer has no bearing on old
political happenings of -four or six
years ago. They know that the bribery
gang hate Streeter worse than poison be.
cause he exposed their crooked work, be.
cause the knowledge that Mr.. Armstrong
would send all the county printing that
he could control to the Winona Times did
not keep him quiet. Uncle Mac thinks
that his vociferous roars will beclouC
the issue--under which cloud the gang
will again stealthily creep into Office
They wish to defeat the writer for CLERK
of the court simply because he will no
keep quiet, but insists on calling spad,
spade, and in making public all thos'
things which the public have right I,
know.
The Times might as well save Its wind
It's frantic howls for the gang will be o
no avail. The people understand tn
situation WE'LL Even in this Republican