The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-21
TOM HENSLEY
REPRIMANDS
COLLEAGUES
Says Republican Comments
on Cross are not Abuse
TAKES A SENSIBLE VIEW
Holding That cross Deserves
All That Has Been Said

Guthrie, 0. r. June so.-In every Dem
ocratic newspaper during the past tive
weeks there have appeared articles ae-
cusing the Republican press OF Oklahoma
Of abusing ~Bil' Cross. the Democratic
nominee for congress. Some the ar
ticles were very bitter. claiming that the
fight on Cross was too bitter. Tom Hen
siey Of the El Reno Democrat calls his
Democratic brethren TO task about the
matter. printing the facts as they exist.
and even blaming the Republican news
papers for not printing more radical ar
ticles against Cross. His editorial under
the caption, Abuse OF Cross is as fol-
lows
Every Democratic newspaper, big and
little in Oklahoma is harping about the
abuse Of Cross 1t seems they would
have the public believe that Mr.. Cross
is being hbeled. slandered. blackguarded,
maligned and personally abused more
than any other man that ever ran fof
public Office. when as matter OF fact.
not a single word has been published up
to this hour. which can by any possible
construction or torture of the English
language be construed into personal
abuse, It is no personal abuse of Mr.
Cross to say that he is, or Is not a resi-
dent of Oklahoma. 1t is no personal
abuse of him to say that he is unfamiliar
with the wants and necessities OF the
people of Oklahoma, that his knowledge
of public affairs are limited and that the
best interests of the territory. from a leg
islative standpoint, would be jeapordized
by his election.
1T is neither personal abuse nor SLAM
der to say that he is. or is not q resi-
dent of Missouri. that he is drumming
trade for SwafFord Bros, and registers
from Kansas City; that he does not own
a cents worth Of property in Oklahoma.
and that his name cannot be found on a
tax roll. and that unfortunately he has
mislaid his poll tax receipts.
1T is neither personal abuse nor SLAM
Ter TO say that no farmer ever heard tell
Of him until he became candidate for
congress and that but very few Of them
since. and it certainly does not slander
him to say that c. Porterhouse johnson
is his mouth piece and the Guthrie sun
day Sun his Official organ
The people have a right TO know all
about their would be public servants and
they look to the newspapers for informa-
ton.
The Republican party Of Oklahoma has
been very fenient with Mr. Cross and the
Democratic party up 10 this tine. They
have said nothing Of which he or they
have any right 10 find fault or make
complaint In fact there has been no
personalities indulged IN during this
campaign. so far-no personal abuse. no
slarder. no charges. except those which
have come from the Democratic press Of
the territory The fact of the business Is
the Republican press OF tht territory
have remained silent even to a cowardly
as regards the law Of retalia-
ton. while every public official from gov
ernor down TO road overseer has stood
up against a storm OF Democratic vitu-
peration and abuse BY Democratic news
papers from Browns official organ
down to the cross roads exchange. Mr.
Cross managers have done everything in
their power to provoke a personal CAM
paign. They have levied blackmaH, as
sassinated private character and scraped
even the cutters OF the slums FOR filth 10
hurl at every Republican official in ne
land from governor down 10 road over
seer in the new county. and yet they
have the gail 10 call attention 10 Repub-
!ican abuse Of Cross -bosb."