The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-13
VIM. F, BODINEs OPEN LETTER TO
W. KRIOKBAUM, AND TO THE
VOTERS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.

Mostly In the first place | would
say 1t is none of krickbaum's business
who they were, | was straight for
kostenbauder, and great many of
the best thinking democrats were of
the same opinion as | was you can
see by the vote of the county that
they were disgusted with the way the
Primary Elections were, and have
been run, and would not vote at all.
There has been a falling off in the
county at this last election of over
1000, and in this town of over 1Ao
Democratic voters. These voters
could not conscientiously vote for
Mourey nor would not Now | think
the voters ought to know what the
reason Is; why, it is this: All the cor
rupt means that are used in getting
the candidates nominated is disgusting
TO good honest voters, and they will
not come out TO vote, and if this man
krckbaum keeps on few years more
as he has been doing, there will not
be any democratic majority in the
county, nor there should not be. 1t
is a shame the way he has conducted
himself and the affairs of this county.
In the first place by free bars and the
full use of money. | saw men at the
delegate election, step up to the polls
and demand their money, for their
votes, before they would vote. Shame
on men who will uphold such low
means as these. But let us 90 back a
few years and let the voters see what
is the reason of this all well know
when politics were conducted appar-
emily honest in this county, and all
was quiet and peaceable. But since
this man Krlckbaum has got into the
county offices, there has been nothing
but strife and contention all through.
First you near of $500 stolen bonds,
then OF shaving sheep orders, saying
no money in the treasury, when there
never was time since the Dog Tax
was levied, but what there was lots Of
money in the treasury. There have
been men told me, when they hand
ed in their orders they were told no
money in the treasury, and they were
compelled to get advice from lawyers,
then the money was paid all right
Now, since he is out of Office, you
hear no complaints Of this kind, all is
paid in full and lots in the treasury;
and then, too, he is always ''kicking"
up strife among the officials of the
county and misrepresenting things.
He has charged Snyder and Campbell
with over-charging and taking money
from the county, that did not belong
to them, when there is not one word
of truth in it. He also charges Ex-
Treasurer Herring with having $500
of the State money, when he has a
receipt in full. He is always finding
fault with the last Board of Commits
sioners, just because he could not con-
troll them and get all the printing to
do. Why, he is guilty Of so many dis
honest things that it would take a man
a week to write ALL When he was in
possession of the Court House and
had the handling of the books, such as
Clerk, Deputy Treasurer, Deputy
Sheriff all at one time, then it was he
had things his own way; then he had
money to lend, but since he is out Of
that position he has had to borrow,
and at that time he really was dis
grace to the county, making a rum
shop out of the vault and gambling
house of the offices and other ways
using it. l have nothing personally
against John Mourey, he is genial,
kind hearted fellow, but he has been
in Krickbaum's clutches so long, 1t is
him that has brought these things
against Mourey. 1t was Krickbaum
that put that barrel Of whiskey in the
Jail when Mourey was sheriff before,
to corrupt the good morals of the
community. 1t was Krickbaum that
got Mourey to throw a note in the
bank to get $500, with his name and
Stephen Pohe's name as endorsers, to
buy the delegates and use them against
A. X. Smith. 1t was Krickbaum that
bolted the ticket against w. II.
Snyder and used his Smut Machine
for Kinter. 1t was Krickbaum who
tried to sell c. R. Buckalew out for
Governor. Tell the taxpayers too,
how it came Judge Murphy got such
a small vote. Then tell them how
Mourey got such large vote, when
YOU claimed to be for Murphy. Please
explain to the satisfaction of the dear
tax payers. Tell Judge Murphy to
come to me, and will tell him how 1t
was, and | also can tell Kostenbauder
how it came that he got cut so in the
vote, as he did; and as for the Court
House officials, you never heard one
Of them say vote for Kost'y. They
are class of as fine men as ever were
elected in Columbia Co. Tell the dear
tax payers how you went to one of
the highest officials in the county and
told him with tears in your eyes that
they were going to drop Mourey and