Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-25
CONNCTy ITSELF
CHRONICLES OWN STORY
MAKES 1T a LIAR.
No More fragrant Violation Of .
Solemn Pledge Without AIDE
quate Reason Was Ever Exhibit
ed Here : Condemned and Excori-
ated by Nearly All Republicans
in the County.

luCub ~ hppuS ~ A-0 $500 T'Tl
TOR, Postmaster Waring and Senator
Brewer objects Of its hatred. It was
the plea Of fourth rate lawyer hay'
ing poor case seeking 70 conceal the
guilt Of his client amid a mass Of
words. The article was the longest
tumble Of meaningless rot ever in
fiicted upon an unsuspecting public.
The Chronicles utter hypocricy is
clearly shown by its own utteranceS,
when first announcing the transfer Of
its support from Smith to Rees. It
said:
"When Mr.. Smith became candi-
date he issued a platform statement
4 which at the time was given the
Chronicle endorsement amt at the
present time meets with our APP
proval. And it would support Mr..
Smith to the end if there was any
| reasonable chance that such support
would accomplish anything for the
general good"
In last nights issue appeared the
following:
''That p. W. Heath approved OF
Smiths candidacy promised the sup
| port Of the Chronicle and signed Mr..
Smiths petition is absolutely correct
for we supposed the cam
paign would be open and above
board.n
In the first statement it is the
weakness Of Smith that caused the
change, but finding that reason had
caused feeling Of its having been
purchased with money, the Chronicle
hastens to change front and nov
charges Smith with duplicity and
lying, The weak point in the new
attack is that Smiths statement
which was made at the indignation
meeting Friday and upon whlcn tne
Chronicle relies to prove its assertion
was made after the Chronicle had
Topped. The Chronicle asserts that
Smith told Heath that the "REFLEC'
TOR was against him, T" and then made
statement at the meeting d.
rectly opposite. So it will be seen
that this new reason was Matched
AFTER the Chronicle had deserted
Smith and taken ON its new love. No
one who knows MIR. Smith would for
a minute believe that he told Heath
any such thing.
III Mr.. Smith wants the entire
support Of this county he must
separate himself from the ABILENE
REFLECTOR.
1--WE suggested that the REFLECTOR
might possibly be induced to come
| out squarely for Mr.. Smith and we
promised that if the REFLECTOR
| would do this the Chronicle would
also give the best Of support OF which
it was capable"
The above are two statewents
taken from the Chronicle Of such
diverse views that one wonders the
writer is at large. Damning and
threatening Smith il he don't kick the
REFLECTOR of the earth, cease all
intercourse with its owners who have
been lifelong iriends,is one complaint.
The other promises the best support
OF which the Chronicle is capable II
the REFLEcToR would come out
squarely and support Smith.
As matter Of news, why should
the Chronicle be influenced one way
or the other in its treatment Of candi-
dates by what the REFLECTOR dOesP
II this paper gives support to ones
candidacy should the Chronicle come
out and abuse that candidate. or II
the REFLECTOR opposes q man is that
any good reason why the Chronicle
laud him to the skiesP That kind Of
politics seems to be just the Chroni-
cle's size. The REFLECTOR is its edi-
tors "bogeyman" and they dream Of
it by night and are haunted during
every hour Of the day BY its thousands
Of readers and unlimited business
ever increasing in number and vol
ume.
at was never intended that the
Chronicle should be Q strong sup
porter Of Mr.. Smith for IL might
have earned some credit. The
Chronicle gave him all that be asked
Tor and that was very little"
The Chronicle had 1t in its oWn
hands to give Mr.. Smith the best and
strongest support at its command.
Why didn't it do sO3
Who prevented Il from keeping In