Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-11-04
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4.
COAL COMBINE AFTER US.


The NEWS has the distinction of
being the only newspaper in Cher
okee county that has fight on it's
hands--a fight which is waged by
the worst classes of the liquor ele-
ment and the Big Four coal COM
bine. Wher Oscar Mcdowell was
editor of the Columbus Courier that
paper was noted for it's fairness on
all occasions, but Oscar was too
fair for some people and he was
displaced, as we verify believe, to
make room for a young upstart,
without principle of any kind: a
young thing who parts it's hair in
the middle, wears polka dot vest;
a thing who can't recognize it's faith
er if the latter has on his working
clothes; thing that grovels at the
feet of it's master; thing which
gets it's living from the Big Four
coal combine and the joint element
which is fighting Oh Sparks, our
sheriff, the best sheriff the county
ever had.
In it's last issue this thing, which
poses as a society leader and shuns
the companionship of men who
earn their bread by hard work,
made a personal attack upon us.
We would let this thing pass un.
noticed did we know that the dude
was wholly responsible for II, but
we feel satisfied that the man who
has fought us for years lie RESPONSE
BILE for Il. We mean the man who
has tried by every means in his
power to make Sheriff Sparks be-
iieve he 10 working for him
for reelection. But the mask fell
too soon. Sheriff Spsrks and his
friends are "onto him." and it is not
too late to repair any damage this
man may have done while playing
the "greaser" act.
The Courier editor says we told
him that we did not expect to take
any part in the campaign. We did
not tell him any such thing, but we
should have kept out of il entirely
II such things az the Courier editor
and the king jointists of the county
had not started a disreputablt
dirty, mud flinging fight on oul
friend Sparks.
Now, we know what we are saying
when we say that the Courier editor
10 fed and clothed by the coal com
pauies, because this same editor
told us, when we asked him how h,
was getting along, that the Goa
companies gave him all their work
and that that patronage is a big
thing.
The dude editor says there arr
eighteen joints in Galena. Their
may be. We suppose he knows
But If there are, and this editoI
knows Il, he lie aiding and abettinf
In the violation of the prohibition,
law. He should produce and giv'
the proper evidence and have thos'
places closed up. We repeat: HI
10 a violator of the Law himself If HI
keeps this information to himsel
and doesn't do something towart
having the law enforced.
Now, Richart, have little sense
The voters understand, as you tolt
us yourself, that a supreme effor
was being made to beat Sparks
that the boss jointist of Galeni
shad II in" for Sparks and wouls
use every means in his power Il
beat him. The voters also under
stand that you are in the pay of tn
coal companies, and that you ar
trying to make IL appear tina
Sparks IL fiend incarnate for wha
there IL Ia IL.
The fact of the matter 10, Richari
that you are Just an ordinary lick
.spittle; just plain, ordinary liaI
You have not the courage to speal
the truth.
You have a little sense, Richari
but you have not shown II, 90 far.
And now q word In your unwiil
ing ear, Richart You know Spark