The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27
4 Mean Assault.

Nl11C Va wv Al
this city, apparently anxious to
make itself as contemplate as
possible in the eyes of all respect
able men of both parties, assails
Tom. Osborn, the Republican can
didate for Governor of Kansas,
with a half-column of the meanest
and lowest SANDER, from which we
quote the following.
'Kansas will also remember some par
ticulars in Osborn's official record as u.
S. marshal for the district of Kansas,
which Will cause them to wonder at the
bold efrontery of marty convention that
has invited the said record to be opened
up in this campaign. Tom. Osborn has
not yet settled the order made by the u.
s. circuit court in the Brown case. That
case Will likely be well ventilated during
the fall breeZes. Also certain sales of
bankrupt property will be particularized
no doubt. 1t is known to many that 8
ring has made many ducats out of bank
rupt sales; that Osborn has been the ac-
tive agent of the ring in buying in prop
erty of that class: that being the son-in-
! Law OF the judge the sales which have
been made for song have been approved,
| Osborn doing the buying and the ring di-
Yiding."
The official record of Mr.. Os-
born as marshal of this district
will bear the closest searching.
He performed his duties faithfully,
and no faint of corruption attaches
to any act done by him while he
held the office. He was prompt,
correct and vigilant; and he was
removed from the marshalship by
Andrew johnson because he would
not sacrifice his principles. He
was not in Office when the rebel
Browns property was confiSeated,
and handled only a few hundred
dollars of the proceeds, every cent
Of which was turned over to the
proper officer of the court and q
receipt taken therefor. AS to his
being connected with ''bank-
rupt ring" the charge is simply a
lie, and the man who makes it well
knows it to be lie. Mr.. Osborn
has never had anything to do with
but one piece of bankrupt proper
ty, and he bought that at bubble
auction, in presence of a hundred
people, paying for it a higher price
than it could be sold for to-day.
We have no objection to Mr..
Osborn's record as marshal being
ventilated to the fullest extent.
1t can do him no harm. On the
contrary, there are some points in
that record which prove him to be
a man of the very highest integ-
rity. We cite u single instance !:
While he was marshal there was
no government depository in Kan
sas, and he was obliged to deposit
the public funds with ordinary
bankers and stake the chances" "
He did his business with Gruber
d. Co., who failed in the fall of
1866, having in their possession a
considerable amount of his private
fund and some six thousand dol
lars of government money depos-
tied by him. He was advised by
his friends in congress and in the
treasury department to apply to
congress to be relieved from MAX
ing good the loss, and there is lit
tie doubt that an application of
that kind would have been favor
ably acted upon, as the misfor-
tune was one for which he was
wholly blameless. But Tom. Os-
born was too much of a man to
attempt to evade his honest obi
cations by taking such a course.
He went to work industriously
/: and raised the money, and the
next year took it to Washington
!, and paid it into the treasury. The
loss was a heavy one, but he met
it without a word of grumbling;
and the consideration accorded
: him for such manly conduct by
the principal organ in Topeka is
an assault upon him as common
| swindler.
/ Mr.. Walker, the liberal-demo
; cratic candidate for governor, i:
: being treated with the utmost fair
, ness and respect by the Republi
. can papers of the State; but ht
} cannot expect such treatment Il
2 last long. if he allows his dogs tC
e attack Mr.. Osborn after the fash
4 ion set by his home cur. We pre-
j, fer peace, but we are not afraid o
S war. You can have it as you will
: Mr.. Walker. 1t all rests with you
S Keep your dogs kenneled, and yol
< viii continue to be treated re
e spectfnlly; let them lose upol
e your opponents, and you vii
: have to take the Consequences
y Topeka Commonwealth.