The Springfield herald., 1914-07-31
THE REVENGE


and that under such circumstlnc-
es no one but a craven coward or
a born poltroon would lie down
and be walked over.
In the assembly last Saturday
the committee on resolutions re-
ported an Endorsement of the
Baca County Democrat as the
official organ of the party in this
county.
Two of my personel friends
Geo. Poyner aud Adam Kicenslki,
were on the committee. Neither
of them, so they inform me,
wanted the Endorsement to go
into the resolutions; but it was
handed to them in that shape,
and they permitted it to be re-
ported.
The editer of the Herald enter
ed a protest, and in speech
made a complete explanation of
the news paper situation, and an
exposure of the Trust compris-
ing the Baca County Democrat
outfit; but, as he will knew, the
Trust had the whip hand of the
delegates, and the resolutions
were consequently adopted.
A rising vote was taken, and
out of the 25 delegates present,
20 rose up and five refused to
vote. OF those who rose up
there were at least
some who didn't understand the
question, while others
stood up for the same re-
son that the floating vote switch
es from one party to another in a
national election. Of those who
rose up because of prior person
al feelings or animosity towards
the editor of the Herald, there
were probably half dozen.
The editor in his speech ex-
planned the animus of those who
had forced the Endorsement is
sue OH the convention, stating the
fact that it was purely a matter
of revenge on the editor of the
Herald for having opposed a
certain one of their number for
county treasurer four years ago;
but that in so doing he had Sim
Ply followed the example of
those same parties in knitting a
democratic nominee for the same
office few years prior to that
time.
And that wasn't the first time
some or several of their number
have shown their party loyalty.
and devotion to harmony, by
slaughtering the party nominees,
and it wasn't the last time-that
was simply ONE time.
The Endorsement of the DEM
ocrat was for the purpose of
having "sure-enough" demo-
cratic paper; but what's the
difference whether we have a
sure-enough dem ocratic paper or
not if the bunch at the head of
that paper is going to vote for
the republican candidates when
ever it suits them? and, is the
bunch that slaughters the demo
cratic nominees whenever it
suits their purposes, the zones
, to give the good people of
Baca county the kind of demo.
cratic paper they should have?
He stated that some of the
delegates didn't know what they
were voting 70. The facts are
that only those that are in the
secret of the Baca Co1nty
Democrat combine knew what
they were voting for; but we in
tend that those ovher delegates
and everybody else in the coun
ty shall know just what the vote
was for and what it meant.
1t will probably be surprise
to those delegates to know that,
in addition to the revenge of the
parties before spoken of, what
they voted for VAS that three
county Officials 1.-TWO of them with
$500 jobs and one for all he can
get out of it), should have, in al
dition TO the emoluments of their
several offices, the increment,
income, spoils, profits and control
of the newspaper business in
Baca county.
The Herald Will support every