The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-29
Bcebe's second EpIsrle 10 the Philippians.

treasurer OF Saline County.
Bcebe's Second Epsile 10 the Philippians.
1t appears that Campbell and the Capt
were very much excited, when the new
reached their ears that | had made tb,
discovery that Col. Phillips, who has 70
years been living in large and tiLel,
furnished mansion, under a salary o
3d. 90 year, a. a public servant, ant
said by his friends 10 be worth $4,000
bad not cen paying any taxes on per
Sonal property, since the year a. d
1871, in this county and not Withstand
ing it was true, it was = mast fearful!
charge to make a .ain,t the Colonel. JUS
at this critical PERIOD.
Now because ! have made that simple
statement in connection with some 9th.
CT astounding truths, great CONSERVATION
is produced in the camp OF the Phillip
plans. Mr.. Campbell gets his back mp F;
Hanna gets on his ear, and what is the
result ? why Mr.. Campbell is ready TO
fall in the breach, and starts off a
card in the HeroId by saying that | add
postscript to a long lying article. Why!
what under the sun Is the matter with
Campbell ? does he mean to say that
even one word in that article is untrue !?
Cant be possible; forif SO, why does be
not prose il. will tell the reader why
he does not. Just simply because he
can not do so. 1t is every word true
and that liz what hurts.
Mr. Campbell styles my letter 10 the
JOURNAL, wing article, and before he
gets through, admits it 10 bc true SO
that under excitement be puts IN sly
ihg" when he should have pnt it "trulh.
full"
On the 4,h day of January, 1872, he
said be paid the treasurer S54l ,05-S9l,-
20 Of that was for personal properly.
No body denies that, but that was for
1871, and not much of II tax for man
worth So, 000, either. He says he has
for the last two years made out Phillips
tax list at the time of paving taxes.
Then why aid he not Include his per-
sonaI property He then goe- on and
charges the assessors with having failed
the past two years to assess Phillips
personal property. | suppose the asses
s"rs will be able 10 explain why they !
failed, and who was TO blame.
Mr.. Campbell 81 ou!d not get excited,
and go oft on tangent. | nave not
charged him with any completely in this I
matter. This is just Il matter of bust
ness in which all the people are interest
cd, in seeing that the Colonel pays his
of taxes, and no one knows
how long this thing wonld have run alorg
if il had not accidently been discovered.
The acts of public Ell are always open
TO criticism.
OF course il is natural TO suppose that
MIR. Campbell would be in IA great meas
are blind to the faults of the Colonel,
bat a more calm and dispassionate view
ptthis whole matter on the part OF Camp
bell, might have been better for the
Colonel for there are some things, the
more Won stir them under excitement,
he worse the odor. SO much for Camp
Dell.
Now comes the Immortal B. J. F. Han
IA. a few words for him and | have
lone. His article headed " Becbe's last
illusion" Is one of thase most remarka-
bic articles SO Characteristic OF the !
captain. Uuable'to retute even one :
,harge made against the Colonel. aud |
hats what Is the matter with Hanna. /
lie proceeds To rehearse some OF his old
nash OF personal abuse, very much the |
ame a. when | charged him in my |
Railway Journal in 1873, with being in ,
,oliusion with one Abram Cutler. and :
With being under the influence OF little
orrupt ring of Cutters tools, and that /
le did aid and comfort said Cutler and t
'ihers, while getting away with theS50,- ,
100 of the peoples money. Let anyone I
.et his old flies and read some OF hlS
cry remarkable illusions on his old Il
riend Cutler, even up 10 the very lat |
our that he get the bonds. just think y
The Captain rays, for several wears he q
as watched Beetles course, etc. No 1
ne doubts that be has carefully watched i,
~ course, especially since ] exposed 4
i'm IN connection with the Cutler SWIM. ''
le--showlng the part he played with t.
rs dirty sheet in deceivin. the people :
nd helping Cutler finish up aad perfect y
he s50,000 steal =
Yes, | presume he has watched me d
'r fear that might make some further q,
iscOveries in that most diSrraccful 4.
windle. And just now, lest might for /:
ct il, desire TO ask the Captain it he =.
oes not know that several thousand y
those bonds have since been turned e,
yer 10 parties in interest in this city, 1
5 their share of the spoils. And If ,ha, d
ariy or those persons are not now his n
I'd the Coiensl's particular friends and y