Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-12-04
A Citizens Letter.

n SANAESA - s@SSbSAN
Nickel, Ky, Nov. ~, 10.
To tie Morgan Public;
am glad to note from time to time
that the Courier is fearless in denouncing
that notorious land shark Sewell. The
citizens of this county should greatly APP
preciate the fact that we have a county
paper that is ever ready to help fight our
battles and let the voice Of the people be
heard through its columns, and | believe
they do.
While have not spent much Of my time
in this county or state during the last four
or five years, | am still Morgan boy
through and through and my blood runs
hot when see men trampling the free and
Just rights Of her people. There is no
doubt as to the convictions OF the people
in regard to the heirs Of that CRATER
Sewell, but as 10 those who are giving
them support and legal help, do the people
know just who they are and what they
ae doing?
ana sorry that this county ever gave
birth, education and an honorable place
in life to SONS of such rotten timber, so de
void of gratitude and patriotic blood, as
to turn upon us Their venom, and sell their
honor and the just rights OF deserving
public for few paltry dollars. 1t it had
been necessary from pain Of starvation, II
would present different picture, but the
leas among us know that this is not the
case bv any means.
Only few months ago we beheld the
figure Of man prowling abaut this coun-
ty as thief in the night, gathering infor'
nation, and when pressed by the honest
public as to his purpose. he denied fatty
that he was doing anything in the interest
OF the Sewell swindlers, and no doubt at
that time he was paid by them to do it.
This former Morgan man Is real Arnold
of modern times, traitor TO his people, a
man clothed in dog hair, trying to deceive
the people. This is the man who Matched
this scheme. He has kept this egg in his
hatchery, guarded for years, and now it is
about to develop into real feathered
fowl, one that he hopes will lay him
golden egg, but sincerely trust that ii
will develop, instead, spurs keen enough 'c
pierce his scared conscience, il he has any
and cause him to deeply feel the outrage
that he has heaped upon US, his people and
kindred blood. In other days soon, you
will see his shaggy form prowling abou
this county doing his stealthy deeds. Viii
you give him bone or stone?
Just few years ago Judge Ed OReal
was going the rounds Of this county thun'
dering his campaign notes Of patriotism
and asked us to roll up a solid vote fol
him for him for the highest Office in thu
gift OF the State. What think ye OF hin
now? He feels himself very large, witt
great ideals, he thinks, and future OF biz
events ahead, and. OF course, expects US
the common people of his native county, t.
overlook such an Insignificant act, in hi
big way Of doing things, as to plead
against US in an impios litigation that in
wolves the welfare Of thousands Of peopl,
in this county Will you do it3 Or viii
you apply the Golden Rule: Do unto 9th
ers as they have done you?
What think ye of men, Morgan boys
reared rmong the hills, as you and !, ant
should love the very appearance OF thei
people, who are so ungrateful for the pub
lie support they have received at ou
hands? If you or should do things 81
base and unpatriotic as some men hav'
done, we would feel meaner than devil
and never want to set foot on Morgan sol
again, but ere long they will be among u
again with countenance as brazen as bras
monkeys, and will shake hands until you
very joints pop. Give such men the jus
reward OF their labor and let them depar
quickly.
There may be Others Of less calibre VIII
are lending these outrages their support
and no doubt expect at least smell OF tn
crust when the pie is cut. Will the tru
citisenry stand together and bring sucl
men to the light and fly their colors wher
the people will know them2 They ma,
argue in fluent terms that the swindle gam
are due justice. There is not one ounce o
justice due them from the people of thi
county. Ask Granville Haney Of Came
City, one Of the very few living peopl
who know anything personally about thi
outrage, the circumstance Of the Jno. Sc
bastian farm now in litigation. How the
presented simple mineral Jesse, had i
signed without acknowledgement and the
had a deed, properly acknowledged, re
corded instead Of the lease. Do such &C
tons deserve consideration by the court.
Let the Courier tell you how this sharl
Sewell, met his end and eternal fat
Would that every citizen would stand f
his rights.and the rights Of his neighbol
as did o. J. Mckenzie when he took chare
Of the field notes Of their surveyors whe
they attempted 10 survey his farm.
have not one dollar involved in th
trouble, but have friends who have, an
they bought, paid the taxes, and hav
peacefully owned these lands for not onl
twenty years but fifty, and now whe