The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Condition. of the Lyon County Urea

AOOlN ~ |
of the Lyon County Treas
For TWO years OF more, certain class
of politicians, having for their object
Northumberland, have raised the cry
of corruption in our county affairs
These charges arc never lnade
except on the eve of cleo
ton. The nngl the ringi" is
now the burden Of their song. They
have simply raised the howl for the pur-
pose of sowing discussions among the
people, hoping to reap some benefit for
themselves. They have never specified
who the thieves were or offered one iota
of intelligent proof of their charges.
Just at this time these charges are be-
ing principally wrung by one e. V. Esk-
ridge, Democratic-Mongrel candidate for
the legislature from this district.
Through this professional politician and
chronic Office seeker has been called up |
on to furnish evidence to sustain his |
charges, he has failed to do so. In his
letter of acceptance dated, September
81, he says:
Thousands of dollars of illegally col |
lected taxes are now lying in our county |
treasury, (if not unlawfully appropria- |
ted which should be placed TO the credit |
of the general fund of the county, thus
putting the amount, as nearly as 1t can
be done, back into the pockets OF the
tax payers, from whom IT was illegally
collected"
TIT; &. .Frao, c,,Ils Onr n0untv off
cials lot of criminals, because the con-
ditiOn of things he charges above could
not exist without the consent and conni-
vance OF these officers. TO secure hon
esty and economy in the management OF
county affairs" he declares it Is necessary
to elect him to the legislature and the
balance Of the so-called peoples tick
Ct" He says if the Republican ticket is
elected the frauds ''heretof0re perpetrdted
will be covered up" So there is hat-foot-
ed charges of fraud and corruption. If
they are true the perpetrators should be
hunted out and punished to the full ex-
tent of the law. But are they true.
Eskridgc docs not furnish word OF
proof worthy the public attention. We
unhesitatingly pronounce them false and
assert that Eskridge's unsupported
charges, in political matters, are not
worth the paper they are written on.
He gave the direct lie to every charge he
makes when he made the proposition
to Thomas n. Sedgwick, just about the
time he issued his letter Of acceptance,
to support Sedgwick, whom he is now
slandering in his speeches over the coun-
| ty, and the whole Republi-
can ticket, on consideration for
certain Republican support which he
wanted. Out of his own mouth he is
condemned.
But this is not all. Under the present
law the treasury is examined by the pro-
bate judge and two distinguish ed citi-
gems every three months. This law has
been In operation for years. Is it pos
sible that fraud could be continually prac-
Used or covered up under this system of
frequent examinations? The last ex-
animation took place few days ago,
and we append the report:
10 He bodrd OF county commandments %
We, the undersigned, Probate Judge and
| examiners appointed TO examine and count
the .unds in the county treasury for the guar
ter ending October 23l, 1880. report: That on
this 18th day of October. 1880, without notice
to the County Treasurer, we proceeded to his
ofice and examined his books and counted
the funds in his hands We found the fol-
lowing funds IN the hands OF said County
Treasurer:
Cold. ...-........-... go. 81 900 90
Narrow DANCE interest ............. 1000 OC
Total. .... ................ SIS ,OOO %
We further report that ths books OF the
County Treasurer show in his hands l4,9eo II,
, making a surplus OF $l4 SO found by us in the
L. b. KELLOGG, Probate Judge
B RIGGS.
NEIL CAMPBELL.
Emporia Kansas, October 10. 1880.
STATE OF KANSAS a.
LYON COUNTY.
: L. b Kellogg. Riggs and Neil Camp
r bell. being each Severally sworn, depose ant
say that the above report 'T Ts an6 correct
S. Il. RIGGS.
: NEIL CAMPBELL.
!, Subscribed and sworn to before me thi
t G. w FREDERICK, Clerk
y Again, the board of commissioner
d have just made their annual settlemen
y with the county treasurer and make thi
8 report:
at regular meeting of the board of coun
g ty commissioners of LYON county, Kansas
, held the above date the foregoing statemen
l. of ID. W. Eastman, county treasurer, was com
Ie pared and found to be correct
!. a; TAYLOR,
&c J. III. GRIFFIFH.
Ii +. HOLMES.
Is Commissioners.
lie The statement of the treasurer is to