Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-03
A FAL,sEHOoD.

JOHNSON pIumpNy pIhhueu WIG eunVO-
ment as being a lie, and a lie il is
The following from Mr. Conway
shows upon how slender foundation
Mr.. Royce's story hange:
NoRToN, KANy Nov. l, 1893.
Hon. It. q. JOHNSON,
Dear Sir:-I presume it is who
misled Jopqucue Royce about the
BelIeville Freeman. He has my for
mer foreman, Frank Means, and when
Royce was in our city last week l
asked him for Means as Warren
Wright was going to Bellevllle to run
the Freeman if you purchased il for
blm. I never said word abut yoatr
going there too.
Respectfully.
J. w. CONWAY.
Mr. Conway told Royce that his
foreman, Warren Wright, was going
to Belleville. In explanation, War
rem Wright is Mr.. Johnson's step'sOn.
Royce saw here chance to defeat
Mr.. johnson, and so twisted the story
and made it read that Mr.. johnson
was going to Bellevllle. Now read
what III. N. Boyd the present owner
Of the Freeman has to say:
BELIEvILLE, KAN, Der. 80, 1898.
EDITOR HERALD:
Dear Sir;-I notice in the Dispatch
that Mr.. r. @. johnson Of your city,
and candidate on the populist ticket
for representative has purchased the
Freeman. This is absolutely false
and without any foundation whatever.
Mr.. Royce of the Dispatch has no
authority to make any such statement
and there is no grounds for such
statement only to manufacture it out
OF whole cloth. spent day in Phil
lipsburg some time ago and took
dinner with Mr.. Johnson, who was an
old homestead neighbor of nine 40
years ago. The Freeman" or any
thing connected with it was not men
toned during my stay.
I can only see one object in such
statement, and that is the defeat Of
Mr.. johnson for the legislature. /
hope every populist, democrat and
honest republican who desires to see
the text book law, insurance law,
stock laws, etc., either passed or en-
forced by the popullst party will vote
for Mr.. johnson.
I reiterste that any statement to
the effect that any bargain, partial
bargain, or contract between Mr..
johnson and myself, or my daughter,
for the freeman" is absolutely false.
Yours truly,
Fl. N. BOYD.
Mr.. johnson also informs us that
he has no idea or intention of bnying
the Freeman, in fact is now about to
buy farm in Arcade township, and
make his home in the future as IN the
past in Phillips county.
Now Mr.. Royce just read this:
EDITOR HERALD:-Inasmuch as P.
Nj. Royce has seen fit to give consid-
cradle space in his uth-Teller," ~
I wish to repeat my statement of last
week. This week the post master
says in relation to his former state
ment, 81 will prove 1t, and will there
by prove false every statement Of
every person who denies that F. O.
and Major Boyd have been negotiat-
ing for the sale Of the Bellevllle paper
to johnson. The post master evi.
IDENTIFY thinks that his reputation for
truth and veracity is beyond queS.
tion!
/ hereby challenge P. NJ. Royce to
go ahead with his proof. Indeed I
think that in order to MAINTAIN the
high (9) standing of the Truth-Teller
be must DO so. Respectfully,
f. Q. JOHNSON.
Our dear brother is getting desper.
ate, but the story was killed before it
got started, and will emily serve to
make Mr.. Johnson's majority so much
the more. The postmaster in politics
has got to put In some good ticks to
hold his job.