Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-29

pnmity against nc, and thought was .
pretty coed iellnw after all. What have,
I ever done, that your de'racting tongue;
should do " ms.s.hs stis sl'a Ut shasex
You sstd thatN.M Aitl,Mt think honest |
OrnAuzo would have sslgned that first
refereo report witch found that Smith
owed the county $4,000 II there had not
been Just cause for L.. What Ormanzn is |
that? Is Il the Oruanz" Allen who re-
fused to take the nomination for Judge |
of the District Court when his own add. |
tiOnal vote would have given it I" him,
because, though not instructed, he was
chosen q delegate after expressing pref.
erence for Judge Donaldson! Strange
that you should provoke 50 sharp con.
trast IN the minds of old settlers betw cen !
his fine sense OF honor and your own
greediness 10 Intriguing f"r nomination
In violation OF the spirit Of the consti.
tuition. Ia it the OrmanzO that you pur-
sued for years rs the "PAtriarcil Of the
old ring'' with every approbious epithel!
Is it the OrmanzO that you wrote to the
governor was bad and corrupt man,
whom 1t would not do to appoint Judge
of Probate, when Judge Hardy sickenrd
aud resigned in his favor? Is It the Or.
manz0 you succeeded in creating such
distrus, in the minds Of the people against.
that for the past ten years they have not
dared to cntrust him with an office: Is
1t the OrmaL 20 that Joined with the 60 in
petitioning the house Of representatives
to impeach you last winter! Neither do
think honest Ormanzo would have
signed that petition "if there had not
been just cause tor it," But have heard
him state: THAT he found that Smith
twas owing the county nothing. That
| 'his fellow referees proposed t. report
"proportionateiy less If he would unite
''in the report. That Smith wished to
''test their findings IN the supreme court
land was limited in the amount he could
''get on his appeal bond. That he con.
scented to the report ~ prevent greater
"injusaice, that would have lett Smith
"without remedy" II you mean this
Ormanzo, he is not de.sd. that you should
build his tomb, ~ write his cpitaph Of
"honest." He is ouly gone 10 California.
and 1t Is risky tor you 70 admit that he
is anything but thief and coaspirator,
for he may return 10 Austin.
| You profess to believe that a wave Of
madness, temporary insanity, like the
Salem witchcraft delusion, has swept
over the minds OF the people. Aud yet
in the next breath. in quoting the good
your opposcrs have spoken Of you, you
show they give you the benefit of all the
good there is in your character anu con-
duct The ''iadignant" Davidson admits
that you are MT Merccnary to the extent
of receiving brides. Your "cnemy" Dick
Jones, saws he had as lief try case before
you as his personal friend, Judge Mitch.
ell. So ut least you do not pervert justice
where the position and ability of the ill.,
jured party would enable HIM to SUCCESS.
fully resent it. The "pirate" Cam erou
has seen nothing unfair III your decisions
of cases. Are We, then, to suppose that
these men and scores of others, are sane,
In admitting all is commcndable in
you, and become insane when they testify
10 your mallgnity Of character: That
YOU bull-doze grand jurics; that you
dominecr over and harrGss shcriffs and
officers Of your court; that if these fail
to vote in caucuses, or at the polls rs
you dictate, or to conform generally to
your will, you remove them from office,
prevent their services from being paid
and harrass them with litigation; that
the moment any person differs with
and opposes you, you use the tull weight
of your exalted position to brand them
As thieves and criminals of the deepest
iye, at home, abroad and throughout tho
state, threaten To make them poor men,
endeavor to divert their trade and custom
to ALLEVIATE their friends, to injure their
business, ITO staroe them out" And when
the state of things in Austin has become
insupportable-so that men desire death
rather than .fe, Il q few consult how u
remove . tyranny calamitous beyond
measure, fOrsoOth, they become conspir
ators, and if the county will abandon
half dczeu Of them to your vengeance
We shall have peace! Yes, till you have
gobbled them, and are ready to ruin q
new set.
Your petitioners Can see no conspiracy
In banding together to do lawful &C,
that is TO remove Judge they believe
to be guilty Of High Cr.mcs aud Misde-
mean0rs-by lawful means-that is by
making known his true character and
conduct In the highest court OF the state,
through evidence and counsel. Whether
they, or the minority of Is in the Senate,
were correct Us to tie actual existence OF
improbable crimes, their belief warran
ted their action.
This correction Of few of your mis-
Representations, and review Of q few of
your calumnious statements, will prob.
ably be construed by you as renevaI of
hostilities. For another of your propos.
ed conditions Of peace, was that we should
not venture to reply to Your four hours
TRADE Of abuse. The people IF Mower
county cannot he reduced 10 silence, and
! no such peace can prevail az you propose
All Of which is respectfully submitted
for your consideration. u. SHoRTT,
! One of the Committee Of 8