Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-16
DAVIES TO ALBAUGH.
The Returned PrOdigal Hands Few
to the Republican Chairman.

last campaign deserted Populism and
returned to the republican party, was
getting it ..hot" from the machine
organs. and Mr.. Davies now has a
bigger fight on his hands than he ever
had in fighting fusion. He and Chair.
man Albaugh are exchanging compli-
ments at lively rate, and while
Davies seems to have the argument
| Albaugh has the machine, and that IL
what counts in republicanism.
Davies few weeks ago criticised
Gov. Bailey for serving the machine
instead Of the people and Albaugh
broke out in a personal attack, from
which the following Is the most intern
perate paragraph:
This inquiry into Mr.. Davies's record as
Republican will recall the fact that in 1902 the
| late lamented and much beloved Republican
leader. L. s. Crum, presented to the Republi-
| can state committee O proposition that for
$4,000. to be invested in subscriptions of the
aforesaid Concordia Kansan, Mr.. D0vies's
| paper. the earnest support and advocacy OF
that paper for the Republican state ticket
| could be had Mr.. Crum thought 1t would be
| a great stroke
TO this charge Mr.. Dawes made q
caustic reply, from which we clip the
following:
ut has been nearly seven years since
| the editor OF the Kausan gave up his af
fliation with the Republican party to
champion the free silver question with.
in the Populist party. We have never
taken the time to refute the oft repeat
ed charges of penny a liners as to our
reason for 80 dOlng-llfe is too brief
and too uncertain to thus waste 1t.
Honorable citizens of Kansas familiar
with our Course need no explanation
and the ours who misrepresent us are
unworthy of notice. Bnt this is q big
man-he IS at the head of the Republ-
can organization, God save the mark,
and he should be set right Mr.. Davies
quit the republican party one week after
the election of Mr.. Mckinley, when it
took nerve and courage to quit. He gave
up the county printing in Republic
county, which paid him more money
than the same job IN Cloud county and
which he was as certain OF as a repnbli-
can IN that county as Mr.. Albaugh Is
OF drawing his salary from the state of
Kansas.
Next we are charged by innuendo
with having tried to get money from
the state central committee We give
the charge complete as written by MIR.
Albaugh and printed in The Kansas
City Times. We do it because 1t is its
own refutation, and also as a sample
of the mendacity of those who stand
sponsor and advisers to the governor.
1t is the style Of warfare they haye in
dulged in III the past and will continue
to use until the outraged decency of the
Republicans OF Kansas Will put stop
to 1t. What does this mans own state
ments show regarding Mr.. Davles's
recOrd?' That he never even insiuuat-
ed demand on the central committee.
That even Albaugh does not dare to
say that Crum claimed authority from
Davies for fear that the spirit of Crum
might confront him with the lie.
Mr.. Albaugh says no money was
paid-yet, DAVIES did renounce the
fusion outfit and supported the Repub
lican ticket, didn't he? Is that the way
that merchantable editors do?
If they place a commercial value
on their opinions do they deliver the
goods without the price? What wit
ness does Mr.. Albaugh offer? MIR.
Crum-he is dead. Would he have
said as much had Crum been alive?
You bet your sweet life he wouldn't.
Name reputable living man who will
say that Dawes ever asked or touched
one Of your.dirty dollars or stand before
the people OF Kansas the self confessed
liar and assassin Of character that you
are. A man who will go to the grave.
yard to make a charge against a fellow
citiZsn, with no substantiating evidence
other than q silenced tongue In a life.
less body. 10 q coward and a cur. Read
1t again. ponder It. twist it, conjurs
It a. you Will and the more glaring will
DO the lie uttered by dirty cur who
snOaks and hides behind corpse.
I'VE have been giving good reasons
to all good citizens everywhere why
Governor Bailey should emancipate
himself aud his omcial administration
from the Marquis OF Albaugh and his
OAIellitee-thAtiR what's hurting Mr.