The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-23
A Nan Who ID in Earnest.

DEAR SIR:-kIOM the reading q JHE
TINE, the people have ZONE to the cooclu-
.ion that you are inclined TO let the ''eood
Deacon" as you call him, 90 to Consr.s.
through default. Do you really mean this?
Do you iLtend 10 let such man work up
strength for Q Congressional nomination
without entering profess? D1ni You know
that your "good deacon" Is ahG"t ~ f. from
h ing good ., any man in - ct ,
People would think, from the way You
speak Of The deacon, that you don't know
him. WHY should you talk to deceive the
public in relation to thi, man, Who u bring
ing Ieproach upon the came Of christianity
~ making religion cloak to cover up his
rascali,its, and thus making capital for scot-
fers and inidelk? Don't you know that
this man, with ell his Pnt y led piety, is
one Of the worst men in Kansas.
Don't you knoR that Deacon" Houston
was Lieutenant in J.nnison's jayhawktr re-
eiment, and that. duIirg the rsids by that
freebooter in Jackson county. Missouri.
the "good deacon" stocked his eighty acres
of land with hOrses, mules and ether plum
der?
Don't you know that "Deacon" Houston
made over 100000 out Of the U. 8. Mar
shal's Office in three years, at s. 900 q year?
Don't you know that in 1870, in Topeks,
the ..pious deacon" bitterly opposed CALI
we'll and supported Sid. Clsrk?
Don't you know that he paid Hiram
Sleeper 81, 600 to abuse Caldwell?
Don't You know that when Sid. CLARK
sold out to Caldwell, be also sold the good
descony'
Don't YOU know Inst after ihst sale the
''dsacon" supported Caldwell and his crew
through thick aud thin. doing all the dirty
work for that ring. which they rqiired Of
him?
Don't you know that % . stakeholder in
the TINES, before you purchased il. tho
''deacon" made b gus purchase Of sleeper
and Marshall. which, with the $1,000 he
then owned and the old Rulletin combined,
he started the Times and Bulletin, . q Id
veil ring, thieving concern7 Don't you
know how miserably he fAils I in thai?
Don't you k or be was turned out Of
office because he WIS . lickspiiil. to the
corrupiionists?
Don't you kIos that he vas the main
hacker end partner in the infamous hank
rupt court procetding.s
Don't you know that for three years past
he has been Tia obaquious tool OF CALI.
we'll and company?
Don't you know that tie "eood d. acon,"
like most men vho made their money cary,
don't know how to keep il?
Don't you kno. that he has lest many
tens OF Thousands Of dollars 10 the last year
BY mism anaRement!
Don't you knew that be has LIST in
the COMMERCIAL
Don't you know that to-dsy the Ring have
him in their power? Don't You know that
P. G. Lowe has mortgage on the CONNER
eial Of S.. 900?
Don't you know he b IN old hypocrite,
doublc laced en- everything? And knowing
oil these things you keep quiet.
Are you not ~ are Of the fact that be Il
also an old fool? Have You MT real his |
Don't you krow how be wires
about ''Jdking Up HE Tripod" and about |
'Pope's Course Of Tine" and only the other |
day, at the farmers meeting, made himself |
The laughing stock Of the country people ty
ialking about quinch bugs''
WHY, Mr.. Elitor, l am printer and
have worked in the Commercial competing |
rom. and l til you upon my word Of |
honor, that the ''deacen" can't write one |
line Of manuscript decently, to say nothing |
Of writing correctly.
Ii journal Il good for anything. it Il to
Expose such humbugs a. "DeAcl n" Houston,
md l hope YOU will do it
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