Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-14
HAZELToN.

III.
Ana TO wind up the day in proper
shape the Bryan and Sewall club had
very good meeting. George B. john
ston gave us his speech that he had
been keeping and that was past due
since the evening Fred Ellis spoke for
US. The Squire made one of the best
talks we have had so far, and brought
out several new arguments-at least
they were new TO our club. He only
talked about 30 minutes but he manag
ed to interest those present TO the ex-
tent that no one was ready for him to
quit. John Fenton, the section boss on
the Santa Fe. was another that gave us
an excellent talk of some Is minutes.
1t was Johns first effort at public
speaking, but there are a good many
wouldbe speakers who might be bene
hted by hearing John. He is one of
those men who is not afraid to tell
where he stands on account of a possi-
oility of losing job, and there are
three out OF five of our railroad men
that are just as bold to say where thew
are. j. L. Gamble also made a short
talk and added some new features to
what he had said on former occasion.
j. f. is another that is in danger of be.
ing put out OF job on account of not
being for the gold standard. He has
been indirectly informed by some of the
gold standard Hannacrats that i'm view
OF his having been appointed postrnas-
ter by the present administration it
might be best for him to put ND a few
dollars iii order that they might have
sufficient funds to down the free silver
gang, but Mr.. Gamble is a man who
thinks more of principle than he does
OF any JOB which the administration
has to give out for votes. While it is
claimed by the goldbugs that the free
silver craze is running its course, and i'm
tact, has about run out, we would lust
like to inform them so far as this part
OF the Government is concerned it is on
the increase and will he till we get
what we want.
The club voted to invite O. Haberlein
TO give them talk at the next meeting.
to wit, Saturday night. We are anx.
lou to hear that gentleman explain lust
where we are wrong, and just why
the present gold bug system should be
continued until some one in Europe is
ready to help us let go. That is one
point where we are all up stump, for
we had heretofore been OF the opinion
that we were amply able to run ourown
business, just as we thought best suited
our people, and were willing to allow
all Europe the privilege of attending to
their own business, but if the Nc. Han
ma fellows are right we are wrong. and
have been all these many years, and are
very anxious to be put right before cleo
ton. But right now before we forget
1t we want to ask the editors of the IN.
DEX to let up on asking our man Haber-
lem any more hard questions. He IS a
meme man and we take great interest
IN him, III fact. we have been paying
him about three prices for doing our
assessing for the last ten years, with
the exception of two terms, which goes
TO show that we are interested in him.
We remember certain time when he
was one of the leading members of the
Hazelton Alliance. He with several
others was appointed as committee to
walt on our business men and try and
prevail on them to stop their robbery
by selling goods at too great a profit.
Tie was the chief spokesman of the
committee and he it was that could pro-
duce the greatest argument going to
prove that they were taking too much
Off the farmers. This Is proof that he
can ably represent both classes in the
legislature. Then while he was draw
ing big sum for ascertaiDing what
we were each worth he did some little
tavors. That is the strongest evidence
of what it is to have a friend in time of
need. For instance. just to illustrate,
there was an improved piece of Hazelton
property that adjolued vacant lot, no
one was paying the taxes on the vacant
lot, but the owner was paying OIL the
improved lot. Oscar assessed the va.
can't lot as being improved and the i'm.
proved lot as being vacant, thus max
ing about $1,000 per year taxes on the
lot that was actually vacant and on
which no one was paying taxes. and on
the improved lot the taxes were only
about so or so cents. When his atten-
ton was called to the mistake he re-
pied that it was all right, and let it 90.
and he did let it go.fo some three
years, in fact until another man was
elected to do the assessing, when the
error was corrected. Now Mr.. Editors
you can see for yourselves why it is
6hat we do not want Mr. Haberlein ask
ed TO answer hard questions. He is
one OF the most accommodating men we
have and we are going to see that he
has the right kind of treatment. There
are several little favoTs of this nature
that we might mention, but think this
sufficient to enable you to see that we
nave every reason for wanting him
treated right. Who knows what use
may want to be made of him at Topeka.
and who is there TO question our ability |
TO use him If we want him, no one here |
VIII for one moment doubt that we are |
able 10 make such use of him as we !
may think is In Our intaresf IF xo,,