Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-14

During the building of the new
Count house Editor Griffith in his
Republican" made himself the
laughing stock of the whole coun.
" by his sour stomach attack on
its construction. just as he Is doing
IN his babyish, selfish fight on his
congressman whom be urged the
people to vote for. The county's
interests, his partY's interests be
banged, all for his personal agran-
diSement- Now he wants to again
vent his spite on the commission
ers and wildly attacks their secur
ing the use of So miles of road ali
the way across the county for the
little sum of 800, one of the best
moves made by the Board for the
benefit of the people IN many years
The Railroad is fencing It's track
and the law allows adjacent land
owners TO join their fences to the
Z K fence, and number had and
were preparing to do so. and be-
fore another year the road along
the road east & west would be clos
ed 1t meant all travel must be CD
section lines in going east all the
travel must be on the Shaffer or the
Carrick lines or BUY a road from
the farmers outside the right of way
and in going west go south 70 the
Stacey line or north to the old line
at YOst's. abandoning the Cream
cry bridge, as both sides west may
he closed but for this lease. and it
meant the same thing in entering
Ellis. These roads the people have
used for years-the commissioners
don't propose TO lay out any road
on the right of way, but believed
the people would gladly approve
the paying Of $40 a year to havt
The passable part OF this right of
way to use as road the next 20
wears as in the past 25.
Which would be best - pay 500
for its use or pay for the land ad
joining was the question!
And 1t was a good thing for the
RI Co. With its road fenced &
section lines as roads it meant oper
crossings every mile, But with a
road along the track it means open
crossing only at important points
and other places gates
It was a silly, babyish attack
for spite. An under cover fling at
Commissioner Gerken who was do
ing something 10 help the county.
AS q writer says:
POOR, l1oo7', granny Ga'iGth!
Did you hear him howl in his last weeks
issue of his Republican?
do wish someone would send him bottle
of Soothing syrup to quiet his nerves, and a
porous plaster to put on the soft spots in hi
head it will have to be good sized one as
the spot must be immense1. l wonder if we
couldn't get the County commissioners to en-
ploy him as their Legal advisor, then there
would he 5 school-boys" and one fool. Al
SO the Railway company ought to have one
foel like him as their legal advisor, and would
suggest thai he apply for the position. MIR.
Taylor might get 1t for him. Even his own
party would not recognize him-they did final
ly after his whining around like whipped
cur, appealing to every man but one on tn
oeIeSauon, consented 10 let MIN De one OF the
four on the central committee, certainly We
ry high and honrable position for a man of hi
great ability. Wonder whether he has any
inca of the small amount of influence he or his
paper has in this community? and no doubt
those who read his dirty sheet wonder when
poar granny Griffith will get rid of the worms.
And if he would work as hard TO write the
truth as he does to write SANDER and false
hoods he no doubt would be thought more of.
a Critic.