Telegram-herald., 1888-05-07
AN OPEN LETTER.
fE> DsD@ssd ssssss4tlng Asss<H~s Of
ksa< esa2sy Addresses ths sssss@sE
IA the state ~ afssss.a faily
s11 fs~risssif.

II Cssraz 9. Lac. 9sssraor q hickls1as
sir [ ana "a rscslpt Of rsgs cred letter
from ysar Exes.ieaey. o. ~hieh AN In
fcrnsd lhat you hzss sltsmptsd - Fenoss
sss from the oeies Of Prosecuting Attorney
Eor tie eonssy Of Kent The reason for
your scsion, a. stsied by you IN yous CON-
manication.. Is That I sm. ia your opin-
ioa. guilty of ofsciai IA lsc0adact. IS alleged
by Israsi c. smiEh."
Yoa further state = that said Smith
charged ana xith endezForing 20 arrange .
conspiracy with him 10 allow . eert4ia
saloon ia said eiEy and eoaniy. ia which
spirituous an5 intoxicating liquors are sold.
70 kssp opsn after Ii O'Clock a. night with
oa1 meleslatioa % the part Of the polies or
Prosecuting Attorney"
This 5 the nrst charge ia the petition Of
sad S-uith. aud vas abandoned by the At
torney General Is b~ing frivolous. and even
Il true, would not amount 10 Official mis-
conduct. The saloon which you refer to
must be the bar in ths M0rt0a Honss. IN
the city Of Grand Rapids. the same plscs
where you y,,ufself, indirectly through the
delegates 10 tae Republican State Conven-
tion. two yeus ego. spent $50 after the
hour Of Il O'CLOCK. in direct violation of the
lsv. for the purpose Of securing your
nominstion for the Office which Won
nov hold. The eeyidsnce in the record before
you shows only this. That / asked the
Chief OF Police whether iE would not be
well 10 allow the Morton Hoase TO serve
their guests after the hour OF III o'clock.
and up To ~ o'clock, as all bars and saloons
had been doing for months previous under
A resolution OF the Common Council of the
city Of Grand Rapids. | made this simple
request az citizen Of Grand Rapids, and in
| good faith, and for Il. and by reason of II.
| you say, and publish TO the State and world
over the great sesl of the State Of Michigan,
/ that 1 am guilty of official misconduct,
while you, yourself, were guilty at the same
| time Of keeping that same bar open in di-
rect violation OF law for the purpose OF
securing the nomination for Governor. and
/ by parity OF reasoning | say you are uniit
10 hold the Office of Governor OF the State
OF Michigan
Your second conclusion, as stated by you,
| il that / solicited bribe OF $500 from the
representatives OF Nathan }. Aiken with
| the promise 20 use that amount with the
| Board OF Supervisors of Kent county to in
| duce them 10 consent 10 allow a nolle
pros Of the case of The People against
/ Aiken. pending ia the Supreme Court OF
the State. ia September. 1887. which had
been appealed from the Kent Circuit Court." !"
The facts are tnst no case was pending IN
| the Supreme Court Of The People vs..
Nathan J. Aiken in September, 1887; neither
! did the said Aiken ever appeal case from
the Kent Circuit Court. This shows the
care and consideration you have gwen this
important matter.
Your third and last reason, as stated in
your communication to me- for removing
me from Office Is that / demanded of one
Byers and Forbes 500 for not interfering
with prize-fght.' when you know, If you
have read the record, that they both testi-
ned that never asked or demanded one
cent: that the Sheriff of this county inyes-
tigated the matter with me and decided
thai II was TO be sparring match and not
in violation of any law.
Inasmnch as you have. by this high
handed proceeding. disgraced and injured
me and my children irrsparably. be kind
enough TO give to the public over your
hand and under the same great seal OF the
state of Michigan, the true facts of the
case as they appear of record, that IL may
| in some degree mitigate the great wrong
you have Deen instrumental in perpetra-
| ting.
To this end / demand as q citizen and
representative of the people of the county
Of Kent. that you make public that part oil
the record which you have purpOsely or ig-
norAntly suppressed. wherein 1t appears as
an admitted fact that | am in every way
competent TO perform the duties Of the
Office of Prosecuting Attorney OF Ken,
county; that no case and no business com
ing under my professional care has beer
neglected or improperly disposed OF. anc
that have never received one cent as
bribe. OF wrongfully. in any direction.
l demand that you make public the rea
sous Why. when these malicious charge.
we're made against me, you ordered tn,
Attorney General-Moses Tsggart--a res
ident Of Kent county, 10 conduc
the Investigation. and delegated &
him the power 10 appoint such other at
! torney ss be might select" In direct viola
ton Of the law IN that regard (sse section
! 66s, Ho~sll's Annotated Sts.utes,) which
) says, "1s G0Fsrn0r shGH direct the Attorney
General. or the Prosecuting Attorney o