The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-17

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and detrimest Of sssisty and ~ great
mass of The people. It does not make
it our duty 10 step aside or deviate, in
the least, from the true path OF honesty
and uprightness, or commit one act
which the most conscientious christians
would not willingly perform.
In fact, the very ground, on which the
whole slperstrac4are Of the great Repub-
lican party is built, are the principles Of
honesty, integrity and justice. Pull
these planks out Of its platform and It
would sink SO deep in the abyss Of polu-
ton that 10 plummer could ever reach
it.
The Liberals expected to prove to the
entire satisfaction Of the majority ofthe
American citizens, that dishonesty, fraud
and corruption psrmeated the :Republi-
can party in all its branches. How sig
nally they have failed in this undertake
ing is we'll known by all! Their we'll
known schemes have been thwarted, and
the Investigations, - far a. the national
officers are concerned, does not reflect
any discredit upon the President orany Of
his Cabinet or that they have proved
themselves reereant to the trusts reposed
in them by the people. Would that l
could say As much for the Republican
leaders of Saline county, Tor for three
or four men who assume the control of
the Republican party of this county,
They have adopted . scheme, If put
into practice by the Republican party At
large, would politically damn il for all
time to come. They have nominated .
man for representative, who one year
ago, their same land Office ring could
not denounce IN terms vile enough, howl
ing all over the county, that he was thief
and perjured rilias, and could prove
it.
They voluntarily agreed to do all in
their power to nominate and elect an
other man representative, without any
provisos whatever, which defy them to
successfully contradict; but they went
back ON their word, because fOrsOoth,
he believed one J. G. MOhler to b. u
humbug, and would not throw aside all
Of his manhood and support him for
county attorney. The idea of this little
ring, is simply for . representative
to DO tool in their own hands,
ready to do their dirty work for them
Whatever that may be. 1t is my candid
opinion they have one this time who
may probably do little Of that kind of
work for himself, as well a. for them;
"a no within few weeks stated tO one
of his friends, q am told by the friendly
he was going for the winning man
tor U. S. Senator and . federal office.
Mr.. Wagsta:f has also stated u some
o. his friends that II be got all the mon
into oftica he was working fog, no expect
ed federal Office thas would pay six
thousand per year. If there is not q
Tammany in the ring, there is, nj least, a
Boss Tweed and Oakley Hall.
1 charge Mr.. MOhler, their nominee tor
county attorney, with perjury every time
he presented the bull 20 the county
commissioners for payment which be
knew to be unjust, and took his oath that
it was Just, which every one knows he
must do before it can be allowed. will
not undertake to say how many times
no has done this, u l am afraid will
underestimate.
Mr.. J. &. Mohlcr said to me three
weeks ago last Saturday What bills Of
mine do YOU object to-" Among others
l metiOned the unreasonable amount Of
the Harvey bill. Says he: "Did you
know that my expenses in the thirteen
DAYS l was ut Junction City were one
hundred and twenty-five dollars ?"
allow could your expenses have been
that" much l remarked. His reply was
characteristic Of the gentleman You
would not have me stand around, like q
damn fool, with my thumb in my mouth,
while there were saloons near by, and
others were playing billiards and drink
ing whiskey. ! waded in with the rest
and spent my share Of the money" Just
this simple acknowledgement Of bis con-
veying the idea TO me that the county
must foot his gambling and whisky bill,
il enough to condemn him in the eyes Of
oil honest and respectable men.
1t was generally believed BY the farm
ers throug hout the county that Mr.. Mob.
Ter was Sribed BY the Texas men, 70
discourage prosecution else Why did be
tell men, as he did:Hr. George Hsber.on,
that il he owned . lot Of Texas castie
and . man entered complaint against
him he would shoot him; Why did he
tell Mr. b. s. Bean the sams, - we'll -