The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-11
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Dack as It went down, and in the evening
the band gave concert at Bancroft Hall.
Something 70 Th InIz About.
Cup in the region of Coal creek, six
miles from Hartford" comes a sound
that strikes my ear, and will echo it
back to let people know who lives in
said "regiOn," and who signed Mrs
Chambers paper indicating Mr..
Chambers.
Messrs. Editors was sorry to read
as did in your paper. the slanderOus
libel against Mr.. Chambers, but more
sorry am to know we have men that
would sign their names to such a pa
per, for they are men we respect, and
men of ability. Let us, as honorable
men, look at this thing in q matter of
fact and common sense way.
In the libel published, we will all
admit there is crime enough alleged to
imprison twenty men were the half of
it true. What makes us doubt its
truth? If the twentieth part of it
were true, why did they not inform
the prosecuting attorney and in less
than twenty-fou hours Mr.. Chambers
would have been locked up. That is
the way they served one of their cit
liens last winter, before the act was
one day old. Would not this have
been the better part-the way man
should act toward his fellowman t?
But when one or--two or maybe more
men go around town and tell this and
that man, that Chambers is a villain
elbow farmers as they come In town
stop the cars to tell the conductor
that Chambers did this and that; talk
it up in all forms to get this man and
that one to say something, until the
whole community is in commotion,
then get up slanderous libel and try
to get the people to sign it; and after
signing, ask them what they person.
ally know against Mr.. Chambers, and
what induced them to sign it.
Answer: ave know nothing
against Mr.. Chambers, only what we
heard signed it because Mr.. Gould
wanted US to. Chambers will not do
anything" When men do this with
the evidence they claim to have, what
is the verdict of the county at large !?
The following Is part of one of the
the p. o. at Hartford:
"What do men mean bv acting in
this way toward one of their cit
liens ?''
chambers is not fit to walk on the
earth, and they want to drive him out
of the county"
"But when a man commits q crime
Is there not right, lawful way to
do this ?''
eve don't give a damn for the
law"
Now ask what principal underlies
this?
If Mr.. Chambers has been guilty OF
such 0bOminable crimes the last six or
eight years, any one of which would
send any man to the penitentiary, and
Mr.. Gould was cognizant of the fact,
why did he nominate Mr.. G. for county
superintendent two years agos And
one year ago when they wanted to
elect him (Gould) superintendent of
our Sunday school, he would not &C
cept it, but nominated Mr.. Chambers,
knowing all the time that said Cham
men to believe that know this? Does
it not look as though there was some
undetermined work?
Editors and citizens of this and
adjoining counties, If Chambers is
guilty, put him through to the full ex-
tent of The law, but don't be unjnst.
Do it like men. We are taught TO be-
lieve all men innocent uutil proven
guilty. They dare him to bring action,
like man that calls another man q
liar, then dares him to strike. They do
not assert here, hut have elsewhere,
that Chambers will not prosecute. for
he has no money. This is manly.
There are instances where men with
less brains, less money, less influence
and great deal less cause, obtained
Judgment for $4,000.
AS regards your last issue where
they hint at US. we will say we signed
Mrs. Chambers paper and can defend
this piece lied q little where they as
sert to the whole county that Chambers
sent Ssickly wife around TO Skin
mish," Mr.. Chambers knew nothing
about 1t until he read it in your pa
per.
AThis sentence in the charges
strikes US very forciiply: cat
least twenty young girls who reside
here and have resided here complain
that he has tried to rob them of their
Innocent virtue" Are all these said
twenty victims orphans ? II not where
are their fathers, brothers, mothers or
sisters, that they cannot speak. No
matter how small the voice, or how
poor the man, If he has cause to, let
him speak, and in this free country.
where call men are equal" he will be
heard, and in less than twenty-four
hours after the villiaBy Is done the
perpetrator will be where he can COM
init no more such crimes. Can the
pnblic be induced to believe we have
such men, as citizens of Emporia and
Hartford, as wIh let such ouErages be
committed for years? Is this not
pTinaG Jdcie evidence that something
Is wrong, mystery to solve, before we
cry guilty
don't believe there is a man in the
county or state, that ever heard Mr..
chambers use prOfane or vulgar
word, or do an indecent act knowingly.
he speaks to high and low, rich and
poor, as gentlemen. You can ahuse
him in ali ways imaginable, knock him
down and hit him for falling. and
tomorrow he will accommodate Won
with anything he has and call Won q
gentleman. He processes to be A
christian and gentleman, and be-
cause he carries it out to the letter and
minds his own business-says not q
Word OF harm against any one-be-
cause ne does this he hurts some peo-