Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-04
OUTRAGEOUS AND INFAMOUS

an. n. Murdoch asked the legislatur
through his representative, 10 give him th
exclusive use and ownership Of what Gilber
had donated and granted TO the public an,
the county had accepted as trustee. "-Bea
con.
The above is q lie and the writer, If b,
knew anything about what he was writing
about, knew it was lie when he wrote it. Ant
further, everything the Beacon has published
of this matter wherein any reflections oil
inuendoes touching the actions and motives
Of NJ M. Murdoch were INDUCED in, arr
contemplate falsehoods begottcn of envy
or something worse. And still further, any
man who, by inuendo, or in any other man.
ner, attempts to convey the idea that NJ NJ.
Murdoch, or anyone else, acted corruptly in
the matter of securing the vacation of the
streets and alleys in Gilbert's addition, is not
only contemplate liar but a skunk too
offensive for the society of decent
men. The reflections of that paper
on the editor of the EAGLE, in
its Saturdays edition, were simply inta-
nous and outrageous libels on tho name
and record ofone whose highest ambition
has always been to serve the people accept
ably snd honestly and whose good name is
as precious to him as such name can be to
any man who has been before the public
for twenty years as an officer and public
writer. So broad was the Saturdays ar
ticle in its charges that until the SUPPLEMENT
tai matter appeared yesterday We simply ac-
cepted it as burlesquc. The articles taken
together show only the Shiny tracks of
would-be assassin of character. There has
not been board Of county commissioners
since the passage of that bill up to the time
few months since, when it became the in
terests of some property holders to open up
said streets, who would not have |
declared the streets and alleys
vacated upon mere request. |
Blu. nobody dreamed that the city or any |
body else would ever lay claim to them.
Lots between that plot and the then town
for years were held at from S. to Sl5 each
and the whole plot alluded to was offered for
S35 per acre, ard sold for fifty dollars an
acre, exclusive of Improvements, within five
or six years. NJ. NJ. Murdoch has made no
fight over the matter although it threatened
to ruin his homestead, and he even did not
know suit would be brought till it was
actually done. He hoped right would be
done finally. he talked to some Of the MEM
bers of the council, and also TO Judge Camp
bell, all privately, about what hardship it
would be to upset the calculations and hon
st expectations of years, but has made no I
light through the paper. And he is not now,
put he don't propose to rest under the out
ageous ISLANDERS OF man whose infamous ,
course in this matter seems beyond comprc-
our little home up there and how We came
possessed of it, and all our actions, public
md private with reference 10 the addition
,r the home, we court the closest scrutiny
md investigation. There is nothing
hat we are ashamed of-nothing
hat We would not that the whole world
hould know. That home never cost Wich-
Ia a cent; the money with which it was
'uilt we brought with us to this valley. All
ve have made since We came here together
With all our thoughts and labor have gone
o tie building of this city. When We are
'ulling might and main, night and day, for ]
he material interests of the people here and E
re criticized by the Beacon, we don't par
icularly care, because we think we ought to
tand it if the people can. But the Beacon
nd its editor may just as well understand
ow as at any time that when undertakes
o reflect on our motives and actions as
worn officer, or upon the only thing we
ave to leave TO our children-our good /.
ame-that We will be on hand to defend to
ny extreme. In public matters and politics
Or its low epithets and reflections We have :
AIRED little, taking them as philosophically
S even our best friends could have desired, ;
ct when he gets down to attempting to
lake the people believe that we would stoop !,
} as mean things as himself. we must protest