Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-10-13
EVERYBODY INVITED.
COME ONE! COME ALL!
The OmnJack Man In the Role of
"Long Bearded Prophet.

The Omnijack charges in this week s
issue that three or four men in Wa
Keeney put up the Republican county
ticket and then in frenzied manner
yells, 'Do the Republicans of Trego
county intend to be whipped into line
by three or four bosses and fxers in
Wa-Keeney?"
The whole thing shows the paucity of
ideas of the imported hireling from Cove
county to such an extent as to make it
supremely ridiculous. Everybody knows
that in the absence of arguments there
is always one point to make and that is
to charge upon the opposition the exist
ence of ring and talk glibly about ''po-
litical bosses and fxers." The republi-
can ticket is of such nature that it is
the only thing that can be said and the
Omnijack has concluded to ring all the
changes possible in the vain hope that
somebody might believe it. 1t requires
neither brains nor regard for veracity
to conduct campaign in this manner.
Further the aforesaid imported hireling
as working by the month until after the
election and feels that he at least must
make showing of earning his salary or
else lose his job.
The article in question is SO vague
and uncertain that we would not feel
like taking much notice of it and it is
certainly not entitled to reply, but we
are willing to afford the Omniiack every
opportunity for making his assertions
good and. with that object in view, we
deny as emphatically as we know how
every allegation made except the state
ment that the ticket as nominated was
published in the Omnijack the week
before. This we believe to be true and
there was certainly nothing marvellous
about it either. The candidates for rep
resentative, superintendent of public in
struction and commissioner for End dis
trict had no opposition, SO it was entire
ly safe to name them as nominees. For
the other three offices there was a con-
test and some of the Omniiack's friends
made guess which was indorsed by it.
It proved to be correct and hence long
bearded prophet from beyond the plains
of Cove county arose in our midst.
Miraculous! Wonderful The only
weak spot that we notice is that perhaps
bali of the republicans and the same
proportion of democrats and populists. |
if they had been called upon to prophesv. |
would have given the same names as
the nominees of the republican conven-
ton. Had the result been different |
does any sane republican suppose for a |
moment that the Omnijack would now
be supporting the republican ticket? 1t |
would to-day be crying "ring and COM
bine" just the same and endeavoring to |
stir up STRIFE and discord among the |
friends of those who were defeated |
That is what it is here for and that is
what the long bearded prophet from
Cove county has been hired to do,
AS stated before we deny emphaticaIly
and without the least equivocation that |
three or four men in Wa-Keenev put up
the republican ticket. You say 'Ewe /
have no fears of the statement made in
this article being denied" We do deny
it and demand the proof. We want the
names of the three or four who did it.
You say you have abundant proof. Fur
nish it or stand convicted as a prevari-
Gator. You say also 1--WE know when
and where it was DONE" We demand
the facts In full Now don't generalize
when you reply to this but give names,
date and location. as you say YOU can,
and, at the same time, give your proofs.
Unless You do this the people will at
once make up their verdict in the case
and your appellation will be the ''Long
Bearded Annanias" instead of the ''Long
Bearded Prophet"