The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-27


Now, in answer to the change of postmaster, last
Spring did not care for the Office, but men here
-good true, honest men-fold me that there must
he and would he change made IN Postmasters.
With this understanding consented to take the oi'
fee made no special effort to get 1t; but peti'
tion was sent to the Department containing charges
that were, ana In the mann are true Amongst them,
lrecoiieet the following; ist springer does not hSe
IN Town. -d' ne "oes NOT aueha 10 tne post once
ID ne Is incompetent anu cannot a''ena 20 'ne au.
'.es Vi "s o"''e. inee was ano'ner oo"pi'i', 'n"'
the office was closed of evenings and at other times;
but that is not the case II this time The first three
n, III. .ho,,o .uo ,r,,. ~. ,,. .,.o I'll, No,
N"' "oo'' "'' VI my o", '''e wan NV
attempt 10 deny them pom these charges, he was
removed. Nv appointment was received some four
teen d,vs after II v,s ;ssuo5 Jw.;,a5 anil .o,s,,,
Teen ass ai'er II was issuoa' i~a',eu' anu consult,
Gu Win irieiids ABOUT TAKING IL. AFTER ADVISING, l
filled NV bond, but did not send il for some ten days
afterw,r,s. and Ib,ve q, c.rtif.J letter from III.
Department. stating that. ..owipr to nv bond not
being returned promptIy the old postmaster was re-
taine,l.r Now. who does Mr.. Sprinrer thank, LET
the matt.r ,lrop- and there il in vet
Now as IN the Patrick Naber letter. Nv evidence.
at the time of Mr.. sprinper,s trial WAS all knew
about if. only what had been told. and if was as
mueb in Sprnper's favor as spaipst him. "a he did
not pretend to deny openn. the letter. Mawherter.
in his letter last week tells the part he took SO
need not repeat it, Suffice to saw that is the way il
is generally understood May$i,erter saws Springer
told me- in order to get NV assistance That NAV
have been his object he did not saw 40 to me; but
there are Others who knew of the transaction. and
to let people know am not the only one, append
the certificate. as below. They are honorable men,
and no ope for a ,,o,pept douh.s their word mr. oues
tions their integrity There are Others who knew of
this that have not seen; consequently their names
do not appear below:
SEVERANCE. Krys,s. September Goth. 1877.
We. the undersigned, hereby certify that we were
aeauainted with the iaet OF \. L. Springer opening
Sprinrers trial. at White Clou, Kansas on S.ptem
Der 18th and I4th 1877, and that did not, directly
or orr larectiy, receive Or procure saia ihiorina'''
WM Wan .'"r'''- PATRICK M,urr.
j. A. CAMPBELL G.Y DALE,
ID W. MORSE, Al. WEfER.
W" ~ "irr.i, ,,
N'"' !"s' ohe woru Iii reierenee '" springer
mas ni'ue niniseh very o'noAi'"S " many VI VI.
'o"n peypie 'ome parties nave "il'''i ien's aUo"'
hil' nave nearu' at 'ineren. u"es 'n"' nc Di'''i
Gu h,e LUZ " se' "o'er "'u It, anu uo "o' A"o"
""o "' ii' 'ee"'' ''' ~ me- anu "''e'np'''
''''"'' ,"e' N' a"' ""s " 'o'" s'' "o
"pon my n'no'' ne'ef si'u n'',u "oiu "oou' nii
un.n was ioi'ou W pio'eo' "sse'i. - mr. 'pi"s.'
,''" "N' '"'"s ms on""'eS " ,o'e' an" VI
~" s"o P.o"s vi '"o oii'' =" ''.o, ne WI. nm"
M"oie ~. wiz .o"e o''' VIII iuih's" " 'ah"''a''
.n'' VIII ie''e MN IN tie sn'"e Every one mere o',
nm VI ms '"'i VI 0,A'' '>'''
H"' ne '''h''s in 'n"' ilsh'' no i'"''er VIVA. may
nave peeh MS ogeet. ii Mr. springer can 10 ms
OWN hghths ne ought 10 let IL alone, and not employ
oooi 10 10 III.
No"' want 10 just say THIS much IN answer to
"a"her'er: doht know ana don't care when he
came 10 TINS place. never opposed him for any
,nihs ne wanted IN nay me- but once and that was
when ne ran ior Justice OF the Peace the first time
anu uis''nc's reeohect wheh nave aided him nj
"'nef 'iihes-onee, espeei"hy' "heh' at our annual
''"o'' inee'ns' amer INC resui'r oruer Vi business
was .hroush' ihtroducea resolution anu fought
I" It's a"op'ios' ins'ructihs the Sehooi board to
eihpios nii'' anu none o'her ihere We're several
'"e,e VINO opposea IT, ana l nave repeatedly been
Se''ue" i'r o'ins IT, IN was uhwarranted by law
OF common procedure. Last spring supported
NM asnns. my oro'ner' ior f"hee 'ndge. Now he
nhos eonsoiltion IN abusing me III pubiic PRINT. IL
ne u nsn' springer o".tie tha' Is wh"t want To
A""~ wv, - !, ms o"n' ne mas none
' 'ei' my s''re 'o pr' D'ie ana III 'he spring
,",e was wanting 10 sell out ne was advertising
~ -n' '' oo1 papers p''ie owe" me. proposed 10
'", n' S'''A vi s'oee,'e. we h''' in'o'e'" 'hehi'
'-.' n" "St''u " ",Ae .ne"' pr"',ue" nc eouia
ho. so I'LL MS S'oek 'ose'her' fartics were mere,
anu o'n.is ".,o "ri'i"e -, H's,, just as was go
,ns 10 'ahe inc groceries, Mr. FRANK NJ. Gordon'
D'''e pro'"eriii'w, came up from 81 LOUIS lie
P'"po'e" " 20 III WIN h'e said nc could pay MS
nan .o""i', o'9i mig 'he "hoie stoek. hes'a'eo'
' VI '' 'o"'."'e',' "oi"on Hrs' sn'"
'S oP'i"i" Observation-Disclosures iroih sone vi the pest
"n' "V"'es III o' LOUIS we hh" ihvoeeu the
~ "iSo 'ne nA'ures' po'ues e'c'' Oh ihe ar"s
o'A ,h.s Da'e "'a' IN oraer 10 give estimates OF
ms s'och 10 parties VINO were inquirmg about ms
.'o ''."s a''er',seo ior s'ie. we eo'ainehced
'.'eA Vi 'ne o''iance ai'er uiher' on June ISL
Win assis'ahee' -l'er working most OF the night,
We inNolceu everything not Already down. Daie