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Show u BULLEN VS. HENDRICKSEN. Editor Truth "Mell." In the first naragraph of his article In your last Issue, states that "Rex" Is a freak of nature. If that Is true, it is unavoidable. unavoid-able. What nature has accomplished neither "Rex" nor "Mell" can undo. I will, however, note a few -ery freakish streaks In "Mell's" journalistic journalist-ic accomplishments. In paragraph 1 "Mell" 'states ho Is a friend of Mr. Bullen, but by reading his venomous prevarications and slander of Mr. Bullen Bul-len ho certainly has somo freakish streaks through his cranium. He, not being a nntural freak, has acquired his freaklshness by practice. In the second paragraph wo find streak No. 2. He states tho reason ho writes Is "his great desire that tho public should know tho facts." And in the simo paragraph ho states: "The public pub-lic knows their respectivo worth." Now, Isn't that consistent? Then ho goes on to tell us all about tho great offices that Mr. Bullen has held. Ho states that in 1900, when Mr. Bullen was county chairman, he was well paid for his work. Tho fact of tho matter, which can easily be proved, is that Mr. Bullen performed that duty without money and without price. Ho received no remuneration for his services, so, Mr. "Mell," you nro charged with another freakish strenk. No. 3. Tho charging l of u political offlco held by Mr. Bu' n, Sr to Mr. Bullen. Jr., Is strenk No. 4. Tho statement that Mr. Bullen, Sr., had not declared his politics, is a malicious ma-licious prevarication. His homo at Richmond was tho headquarters for Republicans over sinco wo divided on party lines, so I will charge you "up with streak No. 5. Tho Inference that Mr. Bullen, is not wealthy and Mr. Hendrlcksen" Is a very wealthy man, I accept, but that Mr. Bullen Is not a property holder and a taxpayer, both on personal per-sonal property and real estate, I deny most emphatically. Mr. "Mell." go to tho l-ecords and see for yourself. Tho reason Mr. Bullen was beaten in 1902 was because such men as "Mell," Hendrlcksen, Knbwles and other pro tended Republicans used their influence influ-ence to defeat him. As far as tho U. of U. and A. C. of U. controversy Is concerned, and Mr. Bullen's stand and Interest In tho same, read tho minority report of tho "ollege committee and bo convinced. I might ho converted. Now, Mr. "Moll," you will do well 'f you will eradicate your frenklsh streaks and confine yourself strictly to tho truth. Don't spout about rings when you yourself aro and havo been trying to establish one for somo tlmo M , last. Times aro past when a rich man ian with Impunity point the finger of scorn at a poor man and think that i by doing so he can gain tho sympa- I hy of the public. By tho time this number of Truth -eaches us, Mr. Hendrlcksen, Mr. Hullen or some other good man will have been nominated for state sen-tor. sen-tor. So the Bullen-Hendrlcksen controversy con-troversy Is now at an end, so far as 1 am concerned. REX. Logan, Sept. 27, 190C. |