The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-23

man would be influenced by such va
pOrings is too ridiculous to mention
The ill-natured snarl from the Olatht
Mirror Gazette, which the COuran
quotes is the only mention that ha.
been made in any way by papers out
side of Allen county, of DIR. Scott's
mission to Washington, nOtwithstand
ing the COurdnt's a]lusion to the "nu
merous statements derogatory to his
good name" that Funston has caused
to be published throughout the district
And any one who remembers that H
A. Perkins is the editor of the Mirror.
Gazette, will know that that paper
needs no prompting to improve every
opportunity for maligning and ira.
ducing any one by the name of Scott
We might add also that any one &C.
quainted with Mr.. Perkins knows
about what weight to attach to his as
sertions. No. the COurant's efforts to
stir up strife in this line are entirely
gratuitOus and it had better continue
to devote space to- discussion of the
unholy alliance between Nose Neal
and the mug.wumps.
The preliminary examination of J.
w. Browning on the charge ofpeEjury,
held before Justice MOrehouse last
Monday resulted in the acquittal of the
defendant and he was PERMITTED to go
free. As long as Mr.. Browning was
yet to be tried on any charge, the REG
ISTER RETAINED from expressing any
opinion as to his guilt. Now, however.
that he is again a free man and we
cannot be charged with attempting to
manufacture public sentiment with a
view to influencing the courts, we do not
hesitate to say that we consider his ac-
quittal of both the offenses charged
aginst him, as shame and a disgrace.
1t is just such failures of the Law to adj
minister what all men know to be JUS
tice that bring the law into contempt.
1t is just such failures as this that are
the father and mother of mobs. When
o man who has invaded the house of
another, ruined the daughter and shot
down the father in cold blood when he
protested, can 60 into court and swear
himself clear, can go into another court
and clear himself of perjury against
the word of men of undoubted probity
and hOnOr,-when these things can be
done. will it be surprising if the next
man who commits homicide in this
county, under almost whatever circum-
stances, is given short shrift? Society
will protect itself; by the law if posi-
bic. by its own hands If necessary.
At its regular meeting last Saturday
night McCo0k Post No. 81, G.. A. r.,
decided to buy the second floor of the
Hendricks building for use as an ar
mory and assembly room. The price
paid il 81, $50 and the transfer will be
made as soon as the proper papers can
be drawn. In order to hold and ham
die the property it will of course be
necessary for the Post to incorporate.
The first steps toward this were taken
by the election of r. s. Slower, E. J.
Thayer, d. Robinson, John Mcdonald
and E. NJ. Ecklev rs trustees, ::who:will
at once proceed to get q charter from
the State. The Post proposes to At up
the hall as soon as possible for use as q
Post room. There will be no stage
but the room will be ceiled and
plastered and chairs put in, at an ex-
pense, perhaps, of $500. The long
mo0ted question of the &c. A. r. Ar
m0ry," is thus finally settled. 1t would
have been matter of qualification, not
only to the members of the Post, but to |
all other citizens, If a separate building
could have been erected as at first con-
As matter of business
sense and judgment, however, the &C |
ton now taken is no doubt the wiser. |
The Post will not have quite so fine q |
home, but on the other hand it viii.
not be s., 900 in debt. And il il ever |
should grow strong enough 10 put up a