The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-14
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Under the above caption the float
ing assistant editor of the Wayne
County Postal Card (Herald) has
the following:
Cd WAYNE COUNTY HAS
REAL LIVE BULL MOOSER.
CD County Prothonotary Wallace
j. Barnes Lone Court House Booster
for T. r. Wayne county has a real
live Bull Mooser.
CD Yes, sir; Wallace j. Barnes
left for Chicago to help keep that
"Kelley" of T. R. from landing out
side of the ring.
(4) Wallace ]. Barnes, the only
man in Wayne county that has not
seen the handwriting on the wall,
has left to mingle with the suffra
gettes ad political sore heads that
have been swinging into Chicago for
the past two days.
(5) They think that they are 60
ing to nominate a man for Presi
dent, but in reality they are going
out there to spend some of trust
Perkins money and crafty the per-
sonal ambitions of a man who is
drunk with milk and egg-otism.
co When Mr.. Barnes comes
back, we will hear what a great man
the sage of Oyster Bay" is, and
about Nov. 9Th we will hear how the
Republicans and Democrats robbed
that same sage of his election.
Verify, life is just one thing af-
ter another"
n 70 To
| fusion No. /. Yes, Wayne county
has a real live Bull Mooser, in the
person of Wallace j. Barnes, and
also a half-live stag mud-slinger in
the person of Shelton who doesn't
seem to know the difference between
personal slap and kindly political
opposition.
Spleen No. 2. Yes, Wallace j.
Barnes did go to Chicago to help
nominate a candidate for the offices
| of President and Vice-President of
the United States, who will be elect
ed this fall in the face of all the
vituperation the floating stag cores
pondent of the opposition can heap
upon them.
Jar No. 8. Yes, he went and vot-
ed to keep Teddy in the ring and
don't forget it! He'll stay there
too, and whoever kicks his hat will
find a brick in it, so look out!
Emission No. 4. Just remember,
Softy Shelton, that instead of Wal
lace j. Barnes being the "only man
in Wayne county," ETC., there are
over thirty-five hundred Roosevelt
men in Wayne county today think
ing the same as Barnes, and expect
ing to vote the same, too, but not
blowing the horn or casting untruth-
| full accusations at those who may
think differently. And as to "suf-
fragettes and political sore heads"
we hardly think the honorable
women of Wayne county will very
deeply appreciate this comparison
just because they are humbly asking
for what rightfully belongs to them.
And as to ''the handwriting on the
wall' you are, we think, mistaken
and instead of your seeing hand
writing on the WALL" you saw on
one of your jaunts upon the hill
with one of the future suffragettes
of Honesdale, an advertisement of
g DR.. Kings New Life Pills which
II you would take-say about one
QUARTZ might wake up your poll
tical eyes so you could see how far
you are behind the REAL thought
of the people of Wayne county as
well as the United States.
AS to No 5, we did nominate men
for President and Vice-President
both of whom in the eyes of the
whole world are esteemed as among
the best of statesmen and diplo-
mats. They are not drunk with
milk and egg-otism" or egg-rot-ism
or any other political corruption such
as emanates from the floating side
show of The Herald.
Now, as to No. 6, would say,
Barnes is back and perhaps about
one week Srom next Thursday you
will get out an extra edition" of
your paper announcing the fact, so
as to be as nearly up to date as you
usually are. And what Barnes will
tell about it will not be a lot OF
vituperative, untruthful, blabber-
dash against Wilson, Taft, Chain or
Debs or any other candidate for
President, as is always the case with
"hot-boX" Shelton against Roosevelt;
but Just a plain statement OF what
really took place.
Now, Shelton, open your eyes
and you will see that the American
people are away ahead of you, and
that the day of the political crook,
and corrupt practices of the agents
of special privilege Is at an end and
you ought to be thankful for 1t and
come over with us like Judge Parker
and thousands of other genuine pro-
gressive Democrats have done, but
you will not, but will still sit in the
bay-window of The Herald san0tum
wagging your long ears lne