The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27
A Few More Words.

notice, continues to tickle the suscept
Utilities of his sympathizers, thouel
in a slightly more decent manner
His wit is of very cheap kind
however. He also exhibits some goot
sense in refusing to acknowledge tht
authorship of the stuff he writes, anC
from that I infer he is in some degree
still susceptible to shame. AS to hi.
matter, I think that it is Totally un
necessary to further notice Equa
Rights.
The alleged exposition of the princi
pies and objects of the Equal Right,
League furnishes fair example of the
methods of the ring. It continues the
usual slanderous assertions in regard
to the A. P. A. and the character of the
organization, and its nature. The
majority of the orginazition are not
men who have through their ''lazin ess,
dishonesty and incompetency made q
failure of everything they have under
taken, and who have been turned down
on this account in their politica
parties" On the contrary the whole
of the A. P. A. organization are good
citizens, honest and competent men,
and the majority tax payers interested
in the welfare of Mason County. Most
of whom have never been interested in
politics, otherwise than private citizens,
desiring to cast their votes honestly,
intelligently and patriotically. In
fact totally opposite to what the ad-
dress alleges; it is the general opinion
that political schemes and schemers
will be found in the so-called Equal
Rights association only. At any rate,
that class, together with ward-heelers,
agitators and the other dangerous
classes are barred from the A. P. A.
The respectable name of Dayid
Shelton signed to that address cannot
gid the organization in the eyes of the
people. There are some, perhaps
many, worthy men, beguiled therein
by the specious pleas OF the tricksters
who formed it, but think the people
at large can see, and know very we'll the
purposes and motives which underlie
it. Nor can they be deferred from
their purpose to free the county from
the throttling grasp of the old ring, or
any new combination of like aims, by
any howl of intolerance, raised for the
purposes of deceiving some, and Crap
pling the Catholic votes.
There is no religious intolerance
here, but there is a very we'll defined
intolerance of rings and cliques, not
born of the present moment, but which
has been growing steadily in the minds
of the people until it has resulted in
the overwhelming tide of popular feel
ing, which in part shows itself in the
Mason County A. P. A. with its very
large membership.
1t was early evident to the people
that organized and systematic effort
would be necessary to successfully COM
bat the we'll laid plans of these schemers
(who have always had their own way
politically in this county,) and frus-
trate their designs on the County's
pocket-book.
The people have had ample time to
observe and think and becoming de-
termined that they should compel
honesty, economy and efficiency to
rule their affairs for the future; that
schemes tending to the shylocking
them with their own public funds
should be thwarted; that ringism
bossism and cliquism, should be put
an end to for all time, they accepted
the A. P. A. as a God-sent mode oil
organization and systematic effort and
with the exception of the ring iself
it's immediate satillites and hangers-on
and some deluded worthy men, either
scared into their support by their cry
of "wolf." or by some specious Juggling
falsehoods-the people either joined
the movement or heartily sympathize
with it.
/ don't desire to follow the example
set by that address of characterizing as
unworthy persons, those that differ
with me, but I glad affirm that
I am in no wise afraid of any com
parsons between the personel of the
two organizations, when instituted by
any fair minded. equitable person, at
all acquainted with local matters and
past politics. I am satisfied that the
result would be propitious and favor.
able to the A. P. A. organization
and were such comparisons to be es-
tablished between the true motives and
methods of the respective organization
all honest-minded, fair and patriotic
persons, would gladly make an effort
to join the A. P. A. w. &. REX.