Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-12
INFAMOUS PALSBHOODS.
WILL ANDERSON CALLS DOWN
THE MONITOR.
struble Resorts to Another Contempt.
ible Lie in Order to Bolster up a
WaningCauss Indignation Among
Populist Candidates Runs High.

Two or three times already in this
campaign the Monitor has maliciously
concocted and published infamous
falsehoods concerning Republican
candidates. In two instances it alb
ectly apologized and confessed itself
liar and in another the REFLECTOR
conclusively proved it SO.
Yesterday it INDUCED in another
broadside Of mud, directed at G. N.
Hull, the Republican candidate for
county clerk. Its mendacious state
ments accused him Of having stopped
to an action which had it been true
would have branded him as the basest
of politicians. The Monitor says, re-
ferring to an alleged conversation with
W. H. Anderson concerning George
Andersen's candidacy for register;
On one evening last week he went
to Georges office with his proposition
and not finding George in made it to
his brother Will. 1t was In substance
about as follows: Mr.. Hull said he
would do what he could on the sly
among his intimate friends against
Mace King and in favor ofGeo. Ander-
son and in return for that service
George was to use his influence
among his Populist friends for Hull's
election.
Every man who knew Mr.. Hull
knew this was false but in order to
make the matter conclusive the Re-
FLEcroR representative called on Mr.,
viii H. Anderson and asked for his
statement, Mr. Anderson is an hon
orable gentleman and everybody
knows him as such, He was indig-
nant at the ialsehood imputed to him.
He gave the REFLECTOR the following
statement In writing, the manuscript
Of which may be seen at this office:
MIR. ANDERsON'S STATEMENT
"Last Friday evening after the ball
game Mr.. Hull called at my office and
asked for my brother George. l told
him George had gone home i UNDER
stand said he, that George Is max
ing fight on me. hear in several
parts Of the county that he has said
that will not carry my own town.
Now this is Of course hurting me. II
have made no attacks on George. II
have never abused him. | do not
think George should make this partlc-
ular fight on me and Of course he is
at liberty to fight II he wants to but
II he does shall feel free to do so. |
wish you would tell him So | told
this conversation to my brother in
the morning. Igave the Monitor no
interview whatever concerning it.
Mr.. Hull made no propositions as to
trading in any shape, manner or|
FORM"
The Populist candidates generally
were indignant at the Monitors ly-
ing, as it indicates desperation and
political idiocy, in addition to mem
dacity. The animus Of the Monitors
attacks on Hull and Its sacrifice Of all
the rest Of the ticket in order to elect
a county clerk is found in its frequent
statements that the office is ''worth
to the newspapers thousands Of dol
lars year." 1t has never been found
more remunerative to Republicans
than any other Office but Struble has
evidently hatched scheme of jobbery
and robbery such as the Populist ad-
ministration was guilty Of at Topeka
by which he hopes to steal the county
blind. He evidently thinks he can
carry out some Infamous scheme,
financial or political, by this means.
But its lies are proving boomerangs
and it will find it out. See II It'll
don't.