Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21

The Cresset is determined to do up"
Frank Holmes by its slurring of Harry
Lands. When the republican breast
works have been destroyed, 1t would
seem more like generalship to repair
them than to 90 bushwhacking. De-
Geer and Cameron can scarcely be COM
pared. What the one is the other is
only one respect-both are leaders of
their parties. Lands keeps his books
and accounts squared to date, and can
tell at a glance how much money is due
any person, and check for the money
is always ready. Mr.. Holmes is lost in
his own figures. He can't tell to-day
how much he owes, nor whom he owes.
He ought to have settled every account
before he went out of Office, but his ac-
accounts are not yet settled.
stenographers Zee of 81 shall be taxed by
the clerk Of the court as costs in each case in
the district court in any county in which
stenographer shall be appointed, which, when
collected. shall be paid into the county treas
ury.-Paragraph 1870 compiled laws 1859.
The law also provides for the collec-
ton and payment into the the treasury
Of jury fees and fines by the district
clerk, on examination of the records
showed that afterHolmes had been out
Of Office eight months there had been
collected by him during his four years
in Office and not paid into the treasury
about 81 900 in stenOgrapher's fees, jul
ry fees and fines. County Attorney De-
Geer looked the record over, made out
paratory to commencing suit against
Holmes for the delinquency, after Har-
ry Lands had spoken to Holmes about
it with no effect. DeGeer then, in con-
sideratiOn for Holmes, went to him, re-
questing him to pay the money over to
the treasurer, also telling him suit
would have to be commenced. Holmes
requested DeGeer not to commence
suit, promising to look through the
records and pay the money into the
paid, some of it, three years before.
Holmes, after some delay, took the dis
trict clerks appearance and fee dock
cts, and seeing no way out but to pay
out, paid into the treasury on the LIST
day of September, $618.OO of Delinquent
cy, and proceeded to enter the same on
the fee docket to the credit of the coun-
ty, when, according to the civil appear
ance docket kept by Holmes while he
was distric clerk, these fees were en-
tnrod whon tho nocoo uaro oattlod h,,f
they were never So entered until nine
months after Holmes went out of office.
Why we're they so entered there, and
in the record, over which Holmes had
no more control than had any other
citizen? Was it to cover up a deficit?
Why will the Cresset insist on uncover
ing these skeletons when they
won't bear the light.
If the law entities the county attor-
ney to 5 per cent. commission on all
| money collected in favor of the state or
county, as we are informed it does,
why was not DeGeer entitled to the
5000 for which he put in bill. And
why didn't the commissioners make
some order concerning the balance due
the county from Ex-District Clerk
Holmesp And why does the Cresset
find fault with the bill? Is it for the
purpose of striking the peoples party
Though DeGeer? If so, surely the
peoples party can stand it.. But
how about the republican party?
How is the above for an example of
the peoples party saving the county at
least $618.OO.
Why didn't you ignore DeGeer's bill
for $1,000 the same as you ignored the
1.-TWO important telegrams?"