Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
SCORES THE MONITOR.
Commissioner Patterson Tells About
the Pop Papers Ingratitude.


of February Is, in reply to my letter
Of the same date, says in glowing
headlines Patterson is not satisfied
and tries to to bring up the fight be-
tween this paper and the commits
sioners." The facts are that there
was no Eight" on the part Of the
board and If the editor of Monitor was
fighting he must have been doing
something wrong and charging more
for his work than adjoining counties
were paying for the same. This is
the reason his bill was cut and it is
what touched his tender spot.
Yes, Patterson "is not satisfied. :"
At various times the Monitor has
thrown out slurs on me and the
board Of which | am a member, after
! had done everything lcould for that
paper to keep it on its feet. When
the present editor came here there
was friendly feeling for him on the
part Of the board and we gave him a
share Of the countys work. As he
tries to mislead the taxpayers as to the
amount Of our salaries, will say that
that last year was the highest in four
years for The reason that we had more
work to do on account of the high
water in the spring months. The
Monitor has in the last year drawn
from the county treasury about 5000.
This is more than all the commission
ers combined have drawn for their
services.
Let us see how Mr.. Lane appre-
ciates my work for him. In 1895 the
Monitor received about 1852 and yet he
persists in insulting me and the two
Republican members of the board.
Ae knows that they are in the major
ity but from friendly for me the
Monitor has been treated on an equal
ity with the other papers. But alas
for the future from me or them unless
an apology is made!
The Monitor says that must have
mlsconstrued the article and 1t did
not mean to say that our salary was
too high. 1t did not need to be mis-
construed. 1t was meant to insult
the board and says it "hit a tender
spot in the Populist member" The
Populist member does not have any
tender spots. He has done nothing
but what he is willing to have thu
people know and does not propose tt
allow a so-called Populist paper throw
slurs at him unnoticed, as it has a
some of our people. Mr.. Lane say
in one article that we don't get SALARY
: enough for our work and in the mex
says we get too much--so it can bt
b seen that there is something wrong
t with the man somewhere.
The Monitor refers to two bills
one to the News and one to the RE-
FLEcroR as 0. KID illegally for which
he says we failed to issue warrants q,
our next regular meeting, adding tina
we were afraid. This is lie out 0
whole cloth. The bills referred tt
are in the box containing the bill
a 0. K.'d and not fully passed upon a
$ that meeting. They will be passed
upon and published in regular order
y He says we allow illegal bills to pa
pers that stand by us in questionable
t transactions. Isay again that this il
a falsehood and the Monitor knows it
b Mr.. Lanes conscience seemed tt
> smite him abont the printing bill bu
, he says the present charges are small
in comparison with what dishonest
, board Of commissioners may use.
, defy the Monitor to show where
have used one cent Of the people,
money for myself or anyone else illeg
I ally. Mr.. Lanes statement Is a
falsa aa tho panor that nrintnd II anf