Thomas County cat., 1889-09-12

do not see fit to violate this contract
from this time on they are subject to
his abuse and Misrepresentation. Had
they bowed down and worshipped
Kelley he would have promised them
all the kingdoms of the earth, even il
he didn't own a cabbage garden.
Mr.. Kelley, in the last issue of the
Tribune, stated directly that the un'
dersigned had "been down in Kingery
township with another party, telling
the people what good man Baldwin
was" l have not been in Kingery OF
Hale townships since last campaign
and this statement was utterly false,
and unlike Mr.. Kelley, 1 have not
tried to meddle with the affairs OF
that commissioner district. This one
false statement alone is sufficient to
prove MIR. kelley's attacks tissue of
falsehoods, for it is we'll known rule
of evidence, that false in one thing,
false in all. But we will go further
On Sept. 9th and 9TH, 1889, Mr.. Kel-
ley delivered 1000 tax receipts, just
completed, for which he had been
paid in the first days of July. In Or
der to draw that money (*45.OO he
swore with uplifted hand that the ac-
count was due, when the work was not
finished till the 7th of September fol-
loving. Not even Mr.. Kelley's most
partisan supporter can claim in the
face of common sense and custom that
an account for labor is due till the
labor is done. and that bill for goods
is due till the goods are delivered, and
yet before the work was done or the
goods delivered, about 20 days be-
fore, Mr. Kelley swore the account was
due. Should you or 1 do the same
thing, it would be perjury. About
how loud do you suppose Mr.. Kelley
would howl should anyone else do the
same thing, and what wonder that he
does not hesitate to tell as many will
full lies as suit his slanderOus pur-
poses.
Mr.. Kelley willfully lied in connec-
ton with my deal with the Hall &
Martin Bank, and knew he was lying
at the time. What CAT stock l may
have was settled for before anyone
anything wrong with that
bank, and Mr.. Kelley knows it, and he
misrepresented this whole
matter for the purpose of making it
show up badly, as he did in regard to
some of the commissioners coming to
me after the bank was closed, and
asking me some questions on the ball
ground. Kelley tried to make it ap-
pear that in this way l had beat the
county out of money, when the bank
was closed when the commissioners
came to me, and has not been opened
since, and by no possibility could my
answers have affected the county a |
penny. Anyone that will so misrep-
resent as heavy loser in that deplor-
able affair as l am, is a sneak and de-
serves the contempt of all honorable
people. Trusting that all can see the
venom and malice and lack of truth |
cropping out in all Mr.: Kelley's arti
cles, l will not tax your patience fur
ther. CHAs. NJ. HOvEY.
THE PROBATE JUDGES SALARY.
Read the law governing the matter,
laws of Kansas, page $50,
article 6, section S5:
''The probate Judge saall be his
own clerk, and shall keep a record of
all business done by or before him,
which record shall be open to the in
spection of all persons without any
charge; and he shall receive such fees
as are by law allowed him, and shall
receive such other compensation as
may be allowed him by the county
commissioners, not to exceed $500. 90
per annum."
Observe that the statute is manda-
tory that he shall be his own clerk,
that he shall keep q |
record of all business done by or be-
fore him, mandatory that he shall |
keep this record open to inspection |
without any charge. Is it not fair |