The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-04-16
COUNTY OFFICERS.
BENNETT RESPONDS.
Editor Graphic:

Editor Graphic:
In response TO the topic which see
agitated in the late issues OF the
Graphic, without any pIeliminaries, L
simply have to Say what follows:
First, as to MI. Brower's cOrrespOn-
dence. with Prof. Stryker. After L
had received notice from Mr.. Stryker
that he had heard that 1 was working
against him and that this information
came from Lewis, l made mention of
the fact at Lewis and was told that
d Mr.. Brewer probably furnished Stryk-
er the Information. Why people
seemed to think so, am not prepared
to say. The college student he speaks
of in his article in the Graphic, is a
citizen of Lewis and is, as Mr.. Brewer
. says, truthful young man. He in
forms me that he told Brewer THAT
Mr.. Bennett said should Prof. Stryker
e be elected, some of the teachers may
as well pack their grips and 60 to
college, He also tells me that he
does not think he told Brewer any
thing more.
Mr.. Brewer seems to severely crti
else the statement made in former
article-that he wrote Prof. Stryker
simply on presumption. Now, may l
ask, if l hear someone make ii state
ment to some effect, certainly must l
not duly consider the truth of the
assertion, or in other words, must l
not presume it to be the truth before
l tell it for the truth? When we know
u thing we do not presume it, but
when we base il statement Oh heresay
or something that does not come to
our positive knowledge, we base it up
OH a eSumptious foundation and
nothing short of unsound logic would
otherwise consider it.
Brewer also states that l admitted
this assertion to be false but would
not make public statement of the
matter. L admitted no such thing,
and according to his own statement
in previous article wherein he ad-
mlts he went by heresay, proof of the
aforesaid assertion Is established.
Mr.. Brewer seems to have stretched
his imagination when he told what
transpIred when he met me at the
depot. he told me that he had heard
l was working against Prof. Stryker
and asked me if l was, to which re-
piled that l intended to vote a mixed
ticket and that l meant to vote for
Stryker. He said that he had written
the Professor that L was opposing him.
] met Mr.. Brewer the next day after
thinking the matter over, and asked
him to withdraw his incorrect state
ment, He accordingly wrote a letter
and sent it to me.to read. l found it
satisfactory and mailed it, therefore,
according to Brower's logic, it was the
sense of honor that induced him to
write 1t. If he thought me to be
working against the professor, why
did he not come and ask me. 1t seems
to me mis- letter was far fetched"
So far us tue impeachment case is
concerned, have nothing more to say
than that l heard that Mr.. Brewer
was the instigator of the case, and
worked 1t up because of indignation
Oh his part as result of my having or
ganized a society at Lewis. In organ
izing at Lewis was not prompted by
spite, because No. ii did not move to
Lewis, but because l could not attend
regularly at No. IL and realized the
fact that there were enough people i'm
each district to sustain a good literary
society. Yet in spite of all this some
of my officers were Induced to turn
traitors by the other faction, and con
sequently 1.-THE defunct Institutions
Now am very sorry that this tlou-
BILE has been carried thus far and trust
that it will be dropped. am not res
ponsible i'm the least for what has been
written in previous articles. as thew
have certainly been written by out
siders.
So far as Mr.. Brewer is concerned.
ne is man who has hosts of friends
and has, in some respects, to my posi-
tive knowledge, treated me very cour-
teously and gentlemanly and do not
believe him to be man of injurious
character.
l. trust no one will venture to use
my name in subsequent articles and
will leave the matter at rest SO far as
am concerned.
0. M Bennett.
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