The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23
Dead Lonas of Richness. .

Dcao kOu08 Oh HAcnne6S!
We have somewhere heard the expression: 81
haven't had so much finn since my grandmother
diedp We are in that fix, Just now Old Time
is bringing about his revenge in more enjoys-
bic shape than it could have been made, had We
the privilege of Suggesting it ourself. The say
ing, "Whrn rogues fall ont" &C., is being amply
verified. The editor of the late White Cloud
Leader and the ring that induced the paper TO
come there have fallen out, gone to lawiug, and
are telling tales ont Of school, We are now be-
ginning to be really anxious t see the Leader un-
der full headway at Hiawatha. The beauty of
the row is, that everything is coming out so near
ly as we predicted. Yard has had the forms set
up for an issue of his paper. and had printed two
or three copies before the injunction against him
was begun. One of these copies has come into
our possession, and in 1t we find few rich notes.
Farther light is thrown upon the plundering Of
the school fund, sbowingtbat transaction to have
been really more of a plumber than We bad here
tofore supposed. Yard says:
The facts are as foliovs Our partner D. B. 0verhot
dollars from John r. Utt and other. We never learned
exactly What the conditions but Clint Taylor John
the money their joint note from the school fund
gave il out in instaments to call without note
the account of M oretSoit We have however
win be iorhoomng subject 70 certain Offsets We did NOT
borrow the money from the school fund but note
and not as securities any note from us.
And in another article, he again divulges:
0rerholts success in securing loan Of two hundred
dollars Of school money b attributed 10 the fact that he
were The Trsasqrsr q the scheo bard wanted 70 be
sys On The WE
gave pledges but advocated Farmers convention,
were charged BY one q that clique With having by our
course on the Farmers movement completely killed their
Finding that we were not disposed to be iuenced by the
aforesaid loan ii broached to that they had talked
the matter concluded donate that
paper and not until we suspended remove 10 Ha-
watha did they ask any note or security:
There it is. The Treasurer and Clerk of the
School Board, with their bondsmen, drew upon
the school fund, in instalments, to keep up pa
per-for whatf Why, Yard tells us, it was to
subserve the interests of a certain clique. Their
scheme was to nominate the Treasurer of the
School District ID. C. Taylor) for Sheriff, and one
of his bondsman John II. Utt) for the Legisla-
ture, and they used the school money to do it,
But the Leader took the farmer chute, and PLAYED
out their little game. Then they sought to re-
tricve their fortunes by another move. Listen,
was. 1t was to donate-give away-two hum
dred dollars of your school money to bribe a
newspaper to support them for Office, while your
schools were stopped for want of funds! Having
thrown that rascalIy "Sol. Miller CIique" over
board, and stopped the squandering of money,
they proceeded to disbHrse the school funds in
the publication of paper which should advocate
their election to political Offices. The newspaper
exploded, and now you being made acquaint-
ed with the rascality that transpred behind the
curtain.
We do not charge Yard or Overholt with ras-
cality in borrowing the school fund. If they
wished to borrow money, it was not their duty
to inquire where the money came from; but the
guilt lies in the school officers and their bonds
men, in knowingly dverting the public funds to
an unlawful purpose.
There il one pecularity in this business, which
we have never yet referred to. Peter l.. Palmer
is Director on that School Buari yet we have
never heard his name mentioned in connection
with these financial transactions of the Bnar,l.
1t goes to confirm the report which we have
heard, that the Clerk and Treasurer practically
ignore him, and run the machine without coun
selling him. IL he is the man of integrity and
spunk that We have always given him credit for,
he will proceed TO set his foot down on these do
ings, and call his colleagues to an account. The
Clerk and Treasurer of School District have no |
right to pay ont cent of the school funds except
upon an order signed by the Director. Yet, if |
we are to believe common report, hundreds of |
dollars of the school money have been loaned ont |
or given away, for purposes in no wise connected |
with the schools, without the knowledge con-
sent of the Director. The people of the District |
should demand that the offending officers be PROS
ecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
We have enlisted in this matter for three years
or during the war, and shall not fail to thorough
y air any new revelations that may come to
light. We anxiously look for what shall follow
next. Yard promises, as his difficulties
are settled up, to bring suit for damages against
those parties, and to make them feel awful sick.
So mote it be! Amen! and Amen!