The Dickinson press., 1905-03-25

VT. t0eAoa MOL lWe0oSo 1Ot.
To the Editor:-The disturbance
icross the track chronicled some time
ago as caused by "peanut politicians
wearing out Father Rabsteinek's door
steps. has NOW taken a new form in
Father Rabsteinek's endeavors 10 teach
"those peanut politicians a thing or
two for it IS now chronicled that the
test was not altogether made on the
door steps but that the unrequited en-.
durance Of Father Rabsteinek's coat
tails cries aloud for vengeance.
Now | insist that the jealous individ.
uals who persistently wore out Father
Rabsteinek's door steps and hung onto
his coat tails. thinking, no doubt, that
he was a grand duke instead Of a Chris,
tian clergyman. should chip in and
repair the coat tails as we'll as the door
steps.
1t is now understood that the price
was not altogether the $500 invested in
the ownerless publication. Appointment,
gentlemen in politics informed me that
he presented Father Rabsteinek with
SIS last fall. Another candidate also.
paid him s7s and more to hear FROM.
Still another promised Father Rab-!
steinek s75 but had forgotten to pay It,
No wonder Father Rabsteinek begins
to have ~hallucinations in thinking him
self a grand duke, demanding tribute
and pretending that for value in hand
he can influence the people to as
he may direct.
The question now arises.-do the
people whom Father Rabs.einek claihs
to control know that he pretends to hold
them in his political grasp to be sold to
the highest bidder? Or is this what the
grand duke claims?
Another question: Why is it necessary
to pay money to the corpulent gentle
man for political influence?
Is this in harmony with the new
methods desired in politics by the holy
father?
Has the reverend father not read the
magazines or public press wherein
grafters have been on exhibition for
some time back? Only a day or two
ago the Fargo papers published the
name of a man just released from
ninety days in Jail for having grated
money from certain sporting women OF
that town.
A clergyman cuts a sorry figure when
he departs from his proper calling and
announces owe the telephone that be is
"going to teach those peanut politicians
a thing or two"
One Of the first to come under the
grand dukes tutelage was u honorcd
member of the board of county com
m:sSloners, a gentleman who has given
his time and honest labor in the inter.
ests OF the a payers to conduct the
affairs OF Stark county just as any hon.
orable business should be conducted.
Then it was Mr.. Mcclure, when ,le
grand dukes hallucina,ion pretended
that the 31st district would lose a repre-
sentative in the legislature. 1t was
nasty. sneaking sort OF fire in the rear
enclosed a clipping from the Tribune
which stated the facts thinking ther
that an emblem worn by the gentleman
addressed meant what its form pur
ported. But when people are out fol
graft a square deal is no to be con
sidered.
The gentleman is now requested t,
publish another letter, in full, that
wrote to him; then will publish a lette
or two, and a telephone conversation
that | had locally with his reverence
besides some inside political informatio,
that will make timely and entertaining
matter in print.
AS stated before the republicanisn
of Father Rabsteinek was vouched 70
I-by his former friends in Walsh an,
Richland counties; for it was said, wher
the shot and shell we're thickest durinI
the campaigns. there he was, like tn
warrior of the story who was safely en-
trenched among the ammunition wagon
close to the campaign funds.
The grand duke must not think that
erred so far in judgment as to class hin
with Archbishop Ireland. Mgr. Irelan'
is a statesman, a gentleman and
scholar; he is no peanut politician.
"People who live in glass house
should pull down the blinds"
Come again, your reverence, and
promise to keep you busy. l have nc
begun to set the proper pace-yet.
]. E. PHELAN.
Dickinson, March 10th, 1905.