The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-06
THE JOURNAL EDITOR I'M 4 RAGE.

THE JOURNAL EDITOR IN "A RAGE.
The editor of the Leon Journal at.
tended the recent democratic county
conventionin this city. The enth husiasm
manifested by the delegates and the
many hot shots poured into the repub-
lican party by the speakers, has very
much the effect on him that waving q
red flag in front of wild bull has on
the animal.
He retired to his den and sucked wind
through his teeth until he was inflated
like monster balloon AMI then pro-
ceeded to work of the wind in u column
TRADE Of personal abuse against the
editor of THE REPORTER.
He is welcome to all the glory and
profit he can secure by such course.
Personal abuse from such an editor is
high commendatlon. He has our per.
mission to abuse US as much as he likes.
The people of Decatur county know
him too well to pay any attention to
what he says, and we do not propose to
turn The REPORTER into a smut mill in
replying to him. Did we care to pursue
such course We certainly would have
q splendid subject in the man who poses
as the editor Of the Journal.
The journal editor is greatly wrought
up over the manner in which The RE
PORTER published the proceedings of
the recent republican caucus in Leon
and also the republican county conyen-
ton. We simply gave an absolute ac
curate account Of the proceedings of
these bodies which the journal editor
did not dare to print in his paper.
Leading republicans have called at our
office to secure copies of THE REPORTER
saying it contained the only real and
true report.
The Journal accuses The REpoRrER
editor with lying when We charged the
Leon ring with attempting to dictate
nominations and controlling the repub.
lican party, and says there is no ring.
Ofcourse not, in the Journal editors
imagination. Why should there be2
Is he not the ruler and dictator of the
party? Should any common every day
republican even dare to question his
right as the supreme ruler, the Mark
Hanna OF Decatur countya 1.-The does
Stookey will see that he is read out of
the party.
The fight is now on in the republican
party and a majority Of the voters Of
that party have made up their mind
That the famous, Leon ring Of which the
edtters 81 the journal IL the boss, shall
be turned down and allow the party to
rule itself, instead Of select little ring
which resides in Leon.
This little ring got in some of its dis
trict work when it defeated b. w Garrett
for chairman fthe county committee,
accomplishing its purpose by disreput-
able and uEderhand methods in the face
of the fact that majority OF the com.
niittee were in favor of Mr.. Garrett for
chairman, The Leon ring haye sub:
servient tools in most Of the townships
and through them, at the request of the
Leon ring certain proxies were secured
in questionable manner and the
proxies voted in direct opposition to
the wish of the actual township COM
mitteeman. That is how the Leon ring
defeated Mr.. Garrett.
The Journal editor says rings cannot
thrive where there are factions and
fights. That the factional fight which
prevailed in Leon among the republi-
cans makes it impossible to organize
and operate ring. The Journal editor
will find before he is through with the
factional fight that his little ring is
doomed to defeat and that new leaders
will supplant the old gang who have
lcontrolled the republican party in this
county, and the journal editor will be
forced into retirement.
We hope the Journal editor will con.
tinue his policy Of personal abuse Of
the editor of this paper. He has our
permission for unfortunately for the
journal editor vast majority of the
people Of this county will not believe
any statement he makes. The Leon
Journal is hack number. There was a
time when it was q power in politics,
but that day has passed, and the poor
old Journal is now an object Of pity.
1t has lost its prestige and is losing its
patronage. That is what hurts the
Journal editor. 1t makes him green
with envy at The REPoRrER's prosper.
|ity.