Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-04
The County Treaeurer's Deficit.

Deputy sheriff Heath informed us yesterday
that the Iual revision OF Treasurer \ippS' books
shows deficit or the snug nm OF S4.3Sl .U2.
Nipps was 'cnshicrcd and ReY IheO. Bracken
was appointed 10 I'LL the vacancy until next regu-
lar election ONE thing sure-thc comfy can
rest assured That lis nHanclal condition, under Mr.
Buckcu supervision, viii not be ''mOnkcyed'
with There are several republican papers I'm the
county which should ''Whack up and help \ippS'
bOndsmen lf0ufiurr the defalcatf0n The vocifer-
OHs clanOI which said r. p's set mp during NiDpS
campaign still rings in the peoples ears like a
restaurant dinner gong. Honest Jake" sh-h-h
Heaven wecps!. The editor of the ISTER-OCEAN
remembers with keen memory the barrels Of
the Doodle and "Blackmail" comedy was being
played in the ring organs of this county and Of
course now feels that "Nipps' arefaced defalca-
ton is MOST CNFohEUNArE- INDEED Nlpps sec
ond nomination TO Office was simply the result of
a seheming ring centered Mt Pilipsburg. He was
Incompetent, as was amply SHOWN Dy TINS paper
andreCeut developments indicate more grave dis
abilities. Perhaps the ring got good share Of
the poodle now gone from the treasury, OF,
perhaps, again, he spent il in rejecting himself
as we remember il was reported he left some $500
at hirWln alone, TO grease the aXles Of the voting
machines" The county has been put to mater
lal expense investigating the corruption now of
hcially announced. Men who endorsed his bond
viii have TO foot the shortage. All this cores
from clique rule and this county has learned q
lesson that will doubtless prove valuable and avert
future unsavOry occurrences like the one under
consideration. We intend rehearsing and COM
menting upon the bOisterous editorial effusiOns
of several county papers in connection with the
Nlpps Romance, ut no distant day.-LOng Island
Inter-Ocean.
The above is from the pen of the
editor of the Long Island Inter Ocean
the man who became so bitter and
vindictive toward Mr. Nipps, S. j.
Hartman and B. E. Morton, during
the campaign Of 1887 because they
refused to 'lend'' him certain sums
of money. The above article shows
that the Inter Ocean is still nursing
its hatred Of those parties, especially
Mr.. Nipps. Now the real fact is in
Mr.. Nipps' case that he has been IN
fortunate. There appears to be a
shortage in his accounts of about
$4,000 to S4383.O2 but no one, for a
moment believes he is dishonest. He
proposes to restore every dollar to the
county shown to be short. The talk
about Doodle" and $500 to grease
the axles Of the machine and rings"
and ''cliques' and corruption is the
merest slush and is silly, besides be-
ing wholly false.
The HERALD has at all times follow
ed its custom Of withdrawing moth
ing, but has every week reported the
status of the investigation of the
Treasurer's books and it commended
the action Of the Commissioners in
the matter, but while we did this, we
have appealed to the public to not act
hastily in forming an opinion which
would be unjust to Mr.. Nipps till the
fullest investigation had been had.
The press should treat all public
questions with fairness and candor
and be too conscientious to make loose,
fippant, reckless charges against PEG
pie on mere rumor or for spite