The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-03-29
A Plain Statement of Facts

A Plain Statement of Facts
On March 18th about 200 of the coed
citiz ms of Hays irrespective OF party
or creed, met IL q Citizens conventiC q
and saw lit to honor me with the nom
Ination Of Meyer. This action was Ia
ken, sgainst my expressed wishes and
without my knowledge or sanction To
! prove my sincerity of this statement,
will r fer anyone, taking an interest
! IN the WPlf Te of our city, to only
/ few of our b~ei citizens, viz: Inward
Ed Madden, A F Cochran, FIX McLain.
Geo, Philip Sr. & Jr., Geo. Grass, A.
Scheeler, c W nilIer, Sr. & j., Joh7
| Schlyer, J. B BasQaiI, B C. Arnold,
Chas Hardness, c III Wann & others.
I have since decided to accept the
honor and the more readily, on accOuI
of the unWarrante and un-American
| fight made upon myceh by a certain
combine" because l am q Catholic.
1 have lived and grown-up IN this
county and citv; all nay interests are
here znd am paying a good big SHIRE
IF the taxes; all this time my life has
been open book l have refr2ined
from aking any intere st in politics,
the only Office l ever held being C0un-
tY Treasurer, to which l vas elecEed
| while holding good paving position
- travelling salesman. You, who were
! living here, are cCnve n with my
administration of chis Office,
l was ser ing the people of, this city
a few years ago, as Councilman; dur
ing this term We red0ced the cit 8 IN
dtb:edns IS about ore-bah- Daring this
term 1 also made zoma elemsea, bt-
cause l wouldn't Paw $50 for WORK
hich l had done foi $II.70, Tn fell
Ind.
| ing me----b b Cause [ ;En q Ca holIc
Not m any years ago ago a couple
good ladieo called on me regularly for
my donation Oo ards the payment OF
their preachers salary, yet the com
bine" s fighting mebocause I arn
y Catholic,
At the present time l am employing
two estimable young ladies, boto mem
Ders IN good standing OF the aaet ,odisG
| church. On the theory of the com
bine' they, also, sboutd fight me-
-- because l am a Catholic
l am spending nv money with Cath
olic and nOo-carhOIics; no l was told by a
pros perods non-caiholic business man
of Hays, if it were not Tor the catho-
lie trade be would have to close CD
shop, yet the combine" are fighting
me because l am one Of. tbos
Catholics.
have beer associated #ith and bgld
responsible positions uader non-catho-
lies during the greater part of nv life
and am largely indebtgd 70 them for
what little measure OF stcess have
met with, yet the @eS6hts1Eie" brands
me a. an ingrate---- b case l am q
Catholic
S q A M E on the fellows, soms o.
them calling themselves CHRIS rIANS
The combine" dares not tell you ;hat
they are OF afraid my administration,
because II [ am elected graft will be
on The bum, and that I i'll require
one hundred cents worth of wOrk for
every dollar paid out, but are throw
ing yo4 off the track by trying TO feed
YOU mess Of foul lies about religion
and give you lot of dope, which is
out of place in this age of Xrays and
electricity, Of wireless telegraphy and
intellectual advancement all along the
line
90, what tangled web we weave
When hrst we practice to deceive"
1 sincerely believe the good people
Of Hays are beyond bIing fed on Nur-
sery-tales. l reaiize the Importance of
the work before me; l realize our
taxes are growing enormously and that
we are compelled to pay heavier tax
than any town twice the size of HAYS.
1 am YitaIlV and finaucialIy interest
ed here ard if l am elected my best
efforts VI i'll be put forth to reduce tax
es as ar inducemen for outsiders to
consider oar Town q good place to live
in and consequently build up our edu- |
cationaI insiitutiot S. If l am elected |
l will administer the affairs of the CITY |
without prejudice to race creed, C 9iur |
o. previous condI tion of servituCe
If am defeated for this office, which |
/ did not seek, there will not be any
sore spots on me - ! will have more
friends and will be better eff fns n
cially; if 1 am elected, I viii be salts |
fed on account Of those good friencs |
who put good gocernment above poll |
tics and who have hoBored me with |
their confidence. Take 7our choice
do Il 1t care for the good will of |
dsfurct politicians with shady reputa-
tions; grafters; ann a few religious |
fana ties but niII depend on the fair |
mindsdDess of the good citizens of |
Hegs, some of whom have neighbOred |
with me for the last SO years past.
have no quarrel with anyone and
especially none with my opponent. |
who, believe, was forced into this |
fight by false friends.
If the Combine" can defeat ne |
upon the issue Of religiour strife they
will do So If the decent people of |
Hays can stand if, 1 can.
Respectfully submitted,
zE CTOT TIEEn