Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-08-20
A Big Fake.

tiers commendatory Of i. w. Taylor's tariff
article In our issue of the 23rd inst. We publish
one from Missouri which speaks for itself
wv. II. LEE
Dealer in
Hardware, Stoves, and Tinwar9,
Pilot Knob. Mo, July 20, 1896.
Editor Reporter and Farmer F.:
Dear Sir
read an article in your paper Of July 1885
by E. w. Taylor. which | think ought TO be read
by every voter In this county. Have you any
extra copies of that issue left, and il so what
VIII you furnish them 10 me at say ~ lots OF lO
or 200 at a time Please let me hear from you
by return mail and oblige
Yours truly. w, H. LEE.
The above sounded so fishy that a citizen Of
the town, suspecting that it was a fake, wrote
the postmaster at Pilot Knob and received the
followins response, which shows to what ex-
tent Che McKinley-gold standard gang Of this
town would deceive the people In order to
further their political designs
pilot Knob, Mo-, August 9. 1856.
Mr., Webster, ;. u.
There e TO person within the delivery Of this
oitce BIZ tine name OF ". III. Lee. know roth
ing Of Edward W. Taylor DO not think that he
IL from this county, aud j know 40 relatives OF
his here. can give yQu no Information Of
either OF the parties. Idonot think that either
Of them ever lived here,
However, this is a Republican town, hut I am
a democrat. The county Is largely democratic
Yours truly. r.. NJ HUNTER.
Day County Herald.
That any article not written by
the editor of the Day County Herald
should meet with commentator
seems incomprehepsible to that mar
row minded individual, hence the
above. 1t is rather a mystery what
deceit could be practiced upon the
people by our publication of a bust
ness letter such as Mr.. Lees: still we
did deceive, and deceived intention
ally the push of the Herald. Know
ing the letter-writing proclivities OF
that gang, we simply changed the
postmark of the town to induce them
to write such u letter as they did.
and expose to the public one of the
petty methods on which they are
running this campaign. On the
morning following the publication Of
the Lee letter, Mr.. Kelley in a law
office in this city remarked, "that he
presumed Taylor had relatives in
Missouri" We merely mention this
to show the connection between his
remark and the inquiry made of Mr.
Hunter at Pilot Knob, assuming as
true the Herald's statement that the
letter was written by one of the
lesser satellites. The Reporter an
swered MIR. Lee that we could spare
but fifty copies, and received in re.
ply the following, giving this time
the true address to which the letter
fiends are at liberty to write {:
wv. III. LEE
Dealer in
Hardware, Stoves, and Tinware,
Knob Noster. Mo-, Aug. 3, 1896.
Editors Reporter and Farmer:
q Your esteemed favor of Aug. LIST at hand anC
noted. Enclosed find draft for $3.50 for which
Farmer of Volume Is No. 49-July %, SO, con
tanning r. w. Taylor's article referred to in let
ter. l would also be pleased il you would senC
to tlIe pops, / would or could distribute sew
eral hundred copies of the paper CONTAINING
his first article. 1t seems to me that article
it ought to be in the hands OF the %nationa
committee in pamphlet form. | propose hayins
il reproduced in our county paper.
Yours truly, w. III. LEE.
The draft was given to Mr.. Pau
Gruby in payment of a freight bill
and the papers we're duly forwarded
by EXPRESS. The letters are t.
be seer at this office and in answer
to their dirty sheer we will state tina
Mr.. Taylor has no relatives or per
sonal friends in that section of coun
try. The original letter was pub
Usher as a mark of credit due Mr.
Taylor for his able article, and WI
are pleased to add that we have re
ceived letters from Congressman Nc
Cleary of MINI. and from individual.
in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, In
diana, Illinois, and South Dakota il
praise of the article and asking 70,
copies. We could have disposed O
at least 500 copies, Notwithstanding
the total number issued was nearly
5000. Kellev's sycophantic mar
Friday can by coming to thi.
office receive the addresses of al
the above, and seek for some NOR,
of Mr.. Taylor's relatives.