La Junta tribune., 1903-02-07
'rAxsAvsss" rA,s OF wos.

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ceived the other day il 30 much
IN line with the pure aud unadult-
Grated rot that has emanated from
a lot Of "old women" Of the male
persuasion Of this burg that We
take great pleasure in printing il
and using it as 4 text for few
remarks. more or less sppsopos.
The communication was handed to
the city clerk at the last council
meeting. with request that it be
read, so that the members might
have an opportunity to see them
selves as some Of the "old women"
OF the male persuasion see them.
1t is as follows:
i MIR EDITOR: am going to ask
you few questions about our city.
as have saw you at there meetings
several times as would be going
home, and if ask any OF them
dads they just snub fellow as II
it were none of there biz. and rs l
am a taxpayer | think have a
right to know.
II First, how does it come that the
city pays an attorney and they go
and employ another attorney to de-
fend the city. Then, are the city
dads going to divide the town up
and sell itf l see by your paper
and hear that Daimler gets the
scales for about one third Of what
could be got for them. and Cart.
wright got the house. Carlisle says
If he gets things just to sui: him
he is going to Denver. McNeen
wants to float those bonds, l hear,
pretty bad. suppose he is afraid
that he will not be reelected, and
he wants to get a good pull. In
fact It just looks like they all want
pull. think that the taxpayers
aught to serve an injunction on
them and stop the bond issue, for it
is airaud and q swindle on the city.
Then they pretend to be temper
ance outfit. when they all drink
when they get . chance-when
they think no one sees them. How
does it come that Bentley can get
just what he asks for for that elec.
tric light plant1 How he gets his
graft in the Lord only knows.
, suppose Draper is as cute as a rat.
II is reported that he sold out II /
was only we'll enough. I would take
. hand in the spring election and
see that not mothers son OF the
old ones was reelected, from the
"mare" to the bumpers At the water
works.
A TAXPAYER.
1t is very evident that the writer
Of the above anonymous communi
cation 10 not we'll man. and it is
really too bad that the state Of his
health will not permit him taking
m active part in the coming city
campaign and seeing to il that
"Uot q mothers son OF the old
ones was reelected" 1t is really
such distinguished honor to be .
city dad. and neglect your own
business to serve the city, that it
10 hardly probable that . mothers
son Of the old ones will ever get
over it II they fail to be reelected.
They will 90 down to their graves
in sorrow and despair thinking OF
what might have been-if they
had only had enough votes. No
one but . chronic dyspeps,c, des-
tisute Of either good horse sense
OF decency. would have been
guilty Of indising such sn epissle
~ the above. making the issinua.
tioos therein contained. Il 10 our
csndid opisios that the writer 10
! just . plain. ordinary dsmphooL
II Every msu on the city council
10 Q reputable citizen Of this CON-
! mvoity. owns . home and pays
tsxes. aad every one of them 10
oose Interested 10 (the material
i welfare Of this city. fso0 . 6oan.
eisl Ss sny Other ssasdpeiss, ihss
N asy oi the old vo0en a the male