Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-08-07
If he wasn't why didu't he re-
spond to the following para
graph, taken from letter writ
en- by me to him:

80 ~ - - W a. 49,
"The only way you can repair the injury
you have done me by entertaining and pub
fishing these charges, IS, first to furnish me
the evidence upon which to base q prosecu-
ton for libel, aud you must have this evil
dence if in fact there were any charges filed,
and secondly to prove the falsity of the ac-
cusation by standing upon your original
promise, and the renewal of your promise to
appoint me in case the charges were not sus-
tained''
And why didn't he answer the
following challenge sent him by
wire:
Meade, Kansas, July2I, 1913
Hon Geo. a. Nealey, NJ, c.
washington, D, C:
hereby challenge you TO either produce
proof of charges npon which you held up my
appointment, or see that it is Immediately
confirmed. Agnes wehrle
He didn't respond because he
COULDN'T; because he never
had any charges and the whole
thing was political steal, the
blackest and the rottenest on
record and Mr.. Neeley KNOWS
it and PERMITTED it.
If the few ring politicians
known as Meade Tammany and
another ring politician from
Hutchinson can influence Mr.
Neelev to go back on state ments
made oyer his own signature
in third class post.off1ce ap
pointment, how much confidence
can the people have in him or
Issues of greater Importance?
The Meade County News is Z
Democratic paper-but not Of
the Neeley-Gray blll-Meade Tam
many type. The News stands
for honesty and a fair deal il
politics, and whenever politica
renegade is located. be he in
Meade, Hutchinson, Washing
ton, or elsewhere, he will be ex
posed.
If the Democrats expect tc
win, the control of the party
must be wrested from politica.
tricksters.
Mr.. Neeley has sent letters tc
some of the patrons of the Meade
Office, explaining the out come OF
his referendum farce. He might
have saved the time and expense
as anyone who can count and has
any reasoning power whatever
can see the total absence of just
ice in it, and Mr.. Neeley's letters
of explanation have had about as
much effect as water on ducks
back.
Mr.. Neeley has been profuse
in his explanation of everything
but why he didn't produce the
proof of the charges upon which
he held up my appointment.
When he suggested a primary
he wrote, that i had l55 en-
dorsements to Mildred John
ston's 59.' Also that l had more
endorsements than all the other
candidates combined When the
news reached Meade that my
appointment had been held up,
petition was circulated and in
less than two hours more than
hundred citizens had signed IT,
commencing Mr.. Neeley's ac-
ton in recommending my ap-
pointmentand protesting against
any other action. Why didn't
Mr.. Neeley act? What need was
there of primary?
The following, from the First
Assistant Postmaster General,
under date of July 18th speaks
for itself:
81 have received your letter of the 2Ist
instant, regarding your candidacy for the
posunastership at Meade.
In reply wish TO advise you that no
charges have been submitted TO this office
against You"
After reading the above, what
explanation can Mr.. Neeley give
for the statements he has made
and what excuse can he give for
withdrawing my appointment
and placing another in it's stead?
When the proper time comes
the full facts of this piece of
dirty politics will be given to the
voters of the Seventh District.
Do.-acAfa11.,