Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-10-29
From Deer Greek.
Editors HERALD:

Editors HERALD:
In the issue of the Phlllspsburg
Dispatch of Oct. 22d, an article was
published entitled, "Notes of Warn
ing, or an appeal to the voters of Phil
lips county" Also the same article
appeared in the Kirwin Globe of Oct.
%. As the article refers to me per-
sonally, I feel called upon to notice it.
Whereas, heretofore I have not con-
sidered it necessary to pay any atten-
ton to these campaign lies, and com
ing as it does from one 1 have been
personally acquainted with for the
past seventeen years, and there hav-
ing been no difficulty to my recolec-
ton up to the date of the Alliance
convention. 1 feel 1t due to my friends
and myself, to show the voters of this
county that the statements made, were
made from purely malicious and jeal-
ons motives. Indeed the article in
sinuates that I have betrayed the
trust and confidence which the voters
of Deer Creek township have had in
me heretofore.
Now Mr.. Editor I wish to say to
the people of the entire county that
there has never been one dollar de-
manded of me as as treasurer of this
township, but what has been paid,
and there has never been a time when
the money if legally demanded could
not have been paid. 1t does seem
very strange, that after holding near
" every Office in the township during
the past fifteen years, that the people
should not sooner have discovered
that was incompetent and dishonest.
The foundation of this vile attack
originates from one cause, and that is
well known to every delegate
Alliance ConVentiN- az the
! -.se being the action taken by
one political enemy, who endeavored
to control and direct the action OF the
convention to his personal interests
and failing to do that, he now resorts
to personal abuse and villianous Sian
der to accomplish what he failed to DC
in the convention. Now MIR. Editor
it seems hardly necessary for me t.
explain farther the history of this pc
litical schemer, as he is well known Il
all the old settlers of this county, al
one of the most chrome Office seeker
that ever infested this country or an
civilized community. AS far back a
the Grange movement in this county
he has been before every party anC
political movement endeavoring Il
victimize the people. The esteem
which the people have for him
shown by the manner In which he ha
been sat down upon each and ever,
time he has been placed before tn
people for a position of trust He
= Just as poisonous to all organization
from a country lyceum to a count
convention, as a patch of cockleburr
are to young growing corn His yer
nature Is to injure each and every on
/ he comes In contact with If they don
{ agree with him IN his views
Now a few words in regard to Mel
GERS friends in Deer Creek township
I can only say the vote on Novembe
5 Sd, will show whether Mercer has an
/ friends IN Deer Greek township or no
The most inconsistent part of the art
, Gle is the chargs of being a politics
l sore head and office-seeker, when tn
= falsifier well knows that he was pre-
? emit at the democratic cOnventio
, which he speaks of when l pos tive
{ refused to allow my name to be use
Q by the convention for county treasu
er, either for long OF short term, an