The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-11-02

ture, on Friday morning, November srd
in the year of, our Lord one thousant
eight hundred and seventy-ons, broagh
70 light, in circular form, "An Ops'
Letter." charging Willis Kesler, candi
date for cterk, Capt. H. D. Baker, eandi
date for treasurer, James Chace, candi
date for commissioner of the LIST distric
and Judge o. P. Hamilton, candidate fol
surveyor, all on the Peoples Ticket o.
Saline county, with making false am
davits.
He says that the assessment rolls O.
this county show Mr.. Kesler to be worth
81, 1870, whereas Mr.. Keslcr makes afiida
Wit on the bond of Mr.. Amrine, county
treasurer, that he was worth q, 600; thai
Capt. Baker swcars, on Mr.. Amrinc''
bond, that he is worth $1,000, whereas
the assessment rolls shows him to bt
worth s542; that James Chace swears
on the treasurer's bond, that he is wOrti
q, O0O, whereas the assessment rolls show
him to be worth sl,47l; and that thu
assessment return of Judge Hamilton
shows him to be worth 81, Al, whereas
he makes affidavit, on Amrine's bond
that he is worth $1,000.
The gentlemen charged with fals'
swearing d.d not qualify wholly to prop
erty owned in this county. Like all citi
zens in Saline county, having lived herr
only q few years at the most, they owl
property in other counties in the State
purchased for spcculationl, and at thei'
former homes in other States.
Mr.. Kesler qualified on the assessment
rolls that he owned sl,4S0 IN Saline
county. He values his property here a'
1900. in addition he owns $l,l00 in
property at Danvillc. Ind, and property
at Denver worth $500. To the truth
of this statement Mr.. Kesler will make
affidavit.
Capt. Baker has not seen the "Opcu
Letter." nor we him since its appear
ance, SO that we have been unable to
secure statement from him. However,
he owns 100 acres in Lincoln county,
Kansas, and property at his former
home in Kentucky.
Mr.. Chace gave in all of his property
in this State on the first day oflast March
subject to taxation and not that in other
states, which is not taxable in this. lie
owns property in other states whence he
came which is considerably more tina"
that qualified to on the trcasurer's bond,
letting alone the property in this
county.
We can not speak definitely as to the
amount Of property owned by Judge
Hamilton. We do know, however, that
he possesses q large amount in real es
tate in this county, and also that he is q
large shareholder in the Abram town
company, Lincoln county. Wagstaf
says the Judge swears he is worth q, AL
and makes affidavit on Amrinc's bond
to $1,000. It's easy to be seen that both
of his aflidavits are true.
The "Open Letter I" is dernier resort
1t was concocted by Wagstaff and put to
practical use by him. He issued it jus,
on the eve of the election, thinking there
could be no answer. We have purpose.
~ kept our paper back to show its mis-
Statements To persons not knowing
the tscts, and to unthinking persons,
it Sfll appear very plausible, and create
<bsd impression upon the minds ofthose
not acqpainted with his evil and design
ing ways. He is the Receiver Of the U
s. Land Office ut this place, and is
serving the master who obtained the po
sition for HIM by making insidious state
ments. But our statement of the proper
ty owned by Kesler, Baker and the other:
is satisfactory enough to any honest
conscientious man. Why did not Mr.
Wagstaf bring out his circular in time
for the gentlemen to make their replies
That is what he did not want. He knows
full well that they were not guilty OF
false swearing, but his design was te
make them so appear. To say the least
this is sneaking way Of stabbing man
Messrs. Kesler, Baker and Chace, in quail
flying to Amrine's bond, distinctly stat
ed that they were not worth the amour,
of property in this county that they at
tested to, but that they owned, individu
ally, more than the respective amounts
in this and other States; and Wagstah
Enoss this.
FREEMEN OF SALINE COUNT will
YOU vote for y sneak Can you vote
for IN informer Who loaned out $500
of the county money!-Chas. E. Faulk
ner. Who likes good whisky, on the
,aly !zChas. E. Faulkner.
Who owes the county tS0O!-David
Reahe Who oves SSl 50 for taxes. moi