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

Herald Of Oct. 18th, c. e. Faulkner
makes IN sxplasatios, or - hs says, .
q" true statement of facts " concerning his
action - Deputy Treasurer, &c. He en-
deavors to show such transactions to be
leeal and beneficial to the county, and
asks your thanks therefor in the shape
of your votes infelligently cast on the 9Th
day of November.
He starts out with the assertion that he
did not deem it necessary to defend him.
self 1t the time these transactions be-
came known, and says, circumstances
are now changed" All voters OF Saline
county acquainted with C. Z. Faulkner,
know that he has been looking for the
nomination tor the last year, and has re-
peatedly said he should be candidate
for the Office. Circumstances are not
changed, only SO far as his having rece'v'
ed the nomination, which was effected
BY the Ring months before the convea-
ton met. Faulkner took lesson from
Edison Baxter, when he got the ling to
sell out Dave Beebe to his employer IN
60, in consequence Of which Beebe fis~
the track at that time. Faulkner does
not tell you OF his having appealed ~
the county commissioners TO make 1h''
defense for HIM ut the time. iwo
months ago Faulkner drew up a very ADJ,
document (purpOrting to emanate from
the county commissioners,) entirely ex-
GENERATING him from all blame in the
treasury department, which document
the county commissioners refused 10
sign. He thus endeavOred to screen
himself without the nature Of the trans
action Of which the people complain
coming to light. That this document
Was to lave been used in his defense a.
he could have procured iD is clearly
proven by his instructions to L. Z. CUP,
which were to shave copies furnished
both county papers for publication.
Here you viii see that his blind Of NO
defense being necessary until circum
stances had changed, falls to the ground.
Further, FauI;s ..cr's reasons for letting
Mcssrs. Underwood and others have
$500 Of county money to loan Amrin'
are unique, to say the least. A picture
of Faulkner, taking from the coun "
money $500 0or which Amrine was re-
spousiblc) and using Ambrose Bccbe as
a go-between (for which position, by the
way, he is cmincntIy well qualified and
always stands ready to filI,) loaning sand
money to Amrine, getting therefor in
the name Of Underwood and others u
mortgage upon Amrinc's wifc's property
for $1,000, the whole amount drawing
interest ut IL per cent. per annum, would
look we'll in Frank Leslie's Comic
Monthly. Faulkner says he took note
payaJle on demand for this $500. Does
that better the matter! He forgets to
tell YOU that he did not demand the pay
mon. Of this mote until called upon by
the county commissioners six months
thereafter for the county funds. Was
not six months sufficient length Of time
in which to make the demand!
Again, Faulkner tells you nice little
story of his having taken the sheriff =
due bill for $40, in order to close up ac-
counts precious TO the July settlement. Also
a due bill for $40 of J. Johnson, a:,en,
of Swede Land Co., &C., and that Mese
nere the only ones rece'red by him yer
tdres. This amounts to $3.50. Now
voters of Saline county, |
state fact well known by ali the MEM
bers of the board of commissioners, by
David Bcebe and his deputy clerks Of
said board, and by G. +. Faulkner him
self, that over 500 was thus accounted
for, and that in all these cases the tdres
were marked raid" on the tax roll.
How is this for high? Who are the
men to whom these indulgcncies are
granted? Are they men who have had
bad luck, as we usually term it, or who
had been stricken by the hand Of Provi-
dence with sickness and were unable
to pay their taxes when due and to
whom this leniency would have been a
god-sendy No. They were all men of
means and political influence. Col. Vim.
A. Phillips, &C. CUP, DaviiBeebe and
others were the men who were allow
ed the use Of this county money for up
wards of seven G. months.
The question will come home to every
voter Of Saline comfy, what was this
for, if not for political influence.
When the county commissioners re-
monstrated with Faulkner for this course
(irregularity he calls il, he said We might
charge the 400 and odd dollars to him,
&c.
The Immaculate David says the county
was owing him more than enough to COW
or this %, and that he could have drawn
it at any time and paid up, but preferred
having his bill allowed regularly, and
then pay. David Beebe has had all his
bills allowed by the county commission
ers, and twice has he received all due
him from the county, since the above
mentioned transaction, and still Ssl re-
manned unpaid, u. he told the county
commissioners, on Friday, October 2lth.
Voters of Saline county, the faithful Da-
vid needs looking after also.
Gentlemen, c. f. Faulkner's own