The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
The Spotless Reformer
Who Orders The Town

without Hufty?
Truly a Moses has arisen and as
sumed the leadership of the beniSht-
ed village hosts to lead them out of
the financial wilderness of slough
and despond.
We do not claim that any omnipo-
tent power. indeed any power other
than Hufty himself, had anything to
do with the ch oice OF Moses, but he's
there doin' the leadin' just the same.
with the balance of the board saying.
ME too"
And when little double ''e" winks
that knowing brown right eye, which
s. so fetching TO the ladies', don't you
know. and lets fly about n painful OF
tobacco Juice. and tells 'em there'll
be a meetin' of the council tonight
for the purpose OF regulating some
bodyf there's Immediately something
doing.
As a regulator and runner OF COM
munities this fake reformer has them
all beat To an odds-on Garrison finish.
Anthony Com-tock In his palmiest
Siays would lie only "A side show to
this.
He's plum smooth-for awhile. He
does his grand stand reforming on
helpless half-wits like John Mays, or
n bed-ridden woman. and then slips
on to Denver for his own gay little
stunts
For some months past this same
pin.headed nonentity has been assid-
uously engaged In organizing and
working "A boycott upon the News
paper.
lie has carried II to the point of "A
conspiracy contrary To the state
statutes. He has constituted him
self "A standing committee and in
duced others to aid him in trying to
intimidate and induce business men
OF Paonia to cease advertising In the
Newspaper.
And this work has borne results
some OF the business men have been
cowardly enough to- discontinue their
advertising for fear of the vengeance
OF this petty boss Of town politics.
who pays no taxes. owns nothing.
nnd represents nothing but HUFTf .
This conspiracy of Huity's Is n
criminal offense. but this doesn't
count for the little boss.
Hufty'= hold-up OF John Nays in an
alley was criminal offen-e. but
that doesn't count for the little boss.
The invasion OF the home OF the
bootlegger. J oe J Jackson. was n GRIM
inal oficnse. but that doesn't count
for the little boss, Notwithstanding
II hnstencd n sick woman's death.
To prove that this invasion was
contrary to law. although Jackson
was law violator. II is only neces-
cary to refer to the recent action oil
the Legislature in refusing to pass a
hill proposing to make legal just such
search and eeIzure. which IL refused
To do on the ground that IL is con-
trary to the constitution OF the state
and OF the United States, and n grave
invasion Of the citizens rights and a
VITAL DlOW at hotItN. htt ehS hssae
boss with the peanut brain leads
them up the hill and down again.
There came to n recent meeting OF
the Town Board Trustees Bryant.
Castell, Coninc and Hufty. Accord
ing to the minutes. among other
weighty things they did was the pas
sa.re OF the two following correlated
resolutions:
That L. j. Chlnn be granted the
use OF 10000 gallons of water per
quarter out OF the town mains, in
consideration OF her quitclaiming to
the town all her rights. title and in
terest in and to the waters OF Lucas
creek for domestic purposes. Again:
.The recorder was instructed to
notify the owners OF all water motors
excepting those motors used for do
mestic purposes. that water service
for power purposes will be discontin-
ned after June II, 1911."
The latter resolution Ia another
clear-cut illustration OF the tact that