The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-04-09
COUNTY OFFICERS.
BROSyEk REPLIES.


weeks Graphip not being signed, and
the author not being known to me, at
present, or to fame, + am unable TO
give him OF her the extended notice
which have received.
First. AS to my correspondence with
Prof. Stryker, II personal friend.
On OF about Oct. 1st, last. Il Great
Bend student, whose reputation for
truthfulness and veracity surpasses
that of o. NJ. Bennett as far as the
light of cloudless day outshines that
of starless night, Informed uie that
Mr. Bennett WAS dong all he could to
prevent Prof. Stryker's election and
had said that ''Should Prof. Stryker
be elected the present Kansas teachers
might pack their grips and attend
college ur leave the state in search of
situations as the grade would be rails
ed so high that none of them could
pass the examinations. | think the
children would be benefited il We had
a better grade of leachers.)
Being very desIrous of the Profes
sors success, | wrote him letter,
quoting Mr.. Bennett and giving my
author, asking him to give us talk
AS he WIS campaigning i'll the east
ern art of the state, some days elaps
ed before received reply. Prof. 5.
thanked me for the information but
said he was billed for every meeting
which lie could address before election.
L thought nothing more OF the mat
ter until the morning of the election
as stepped off the train at about
o'clock A. NJ. | met Mr.. Bennett III
company with our co. Supt. WHOM he
saw aboard the train for kimSley.
expressed my surprise to Mr.. Bcmnett
at seeing him i'll such company, he re
piled that he intended to vote part of
our county ticket and for Prof. Stry-
ker for whom he had been working all
the time. replied that had under
stood that he WAS trying to down"
the Professor, and had written him TO
that effect. Mr.. b. said he had been
at Great Bend, he supposed, when the
letter was received as lie was there
when the Professor returned from IL
campaigning tour and carried to his
room il basket of letters for his perusal,
and that after a time he (Bennett had
been called In by Prof. 5. and told
that Il letter was there from Lewis re-
porting him us trying to injnre his
lStrykers) prospects but Declining to
give the author He told Prof, it was
ii mistake that he intended TO vote for
him, and try 10 influence others to du
sn. My reply was That if The
votes cast i'll our township tod J
: seem to Indicate that YOU are making
a correct statement of your intentions,
shall feel il honor bound to set you
right with Prof. Stryker"
:. The vote of Wayne township inii
Gated TO me, the truthfulness of his
statement, although there are many
others who do not believe that MT
Bennett voted for Stryker | was vii.
ling to give him the benefit of Il doubt
Il wrote the letter OF exhonoration and
passed it TO Mr.. Bennett for his in
spectIou. My authority for my former
statement WAS mentioned in this let
ter. Mr.. b. read and mailed it pro-
nouncing it all right.
Now the question is who Obliged .
Brower Ito apologize did Mr.. Ben.
iiett or the sense of honor which every
man should pussess and of which Mr..
Bennett seems to be devoid, as in 4
conversation with him before wit.
hess the evening of April 9Th he ack-
nowledged the first clause in tLe..con-
mumcated" article TO be false in the
main but refused to make u public
statement of the fact.
In regard TO the impeachment char2
~ ehSy 0iC i WAS nOU the Ill
stigator thereof and took no more
part in the proceeding than many otn.
er members of the society, not taking
one extra step in the matter outside OF
Inside this district. Think all the So
c ETY. regarded it as a huge joke which
would never have been perpetratet
had not Mr.. bennett attempted Il
start literary in Lewis on the same
dates which we had appropriated,
When our society tdIss. No IL. nexl
east of iewis,) learned that The
teacher" hiel become presider:,
of That now Aefunct arganiz ,,ici.
we proposed to haze president
G4o coui be with us.
Although We know that Mr. Bennett