Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-13

DID. commissioner Harne Lnen III
structed him to withdraw his bid anC
Affidavit, but the point was raised tina
the documents referred to had become
portion of the county records anC
could not be withdrawn, and therefore
the bid and the affidavit are now in pos.
session of the county clerk, where they
can be seen by anybody who cares to in
spect them.
This left the commissioners with but
one bid, and the WORLD was awarded
the county printing. All the commits
sioners, which includes Mr.. Warne, vot-
ing for the proposition.
Up to this kEae we have given only
the facts as they occurred, but in order
to make the whole matter plain we will
now proceed to give some other facts
and the law governing the awarding of
the county printing. At the risk of be-
ing tedious we will make full, fair and
impartial statement of everything ma
terial and hope that you will all care
fully read it. To pronounce verdict
this will be necessary.
First we give you the law as found in
the session laws OF 1891.
Section 1, of Gan act to regulate the
printing of legal notices and advertise
ments," enacted by the legislature of
1891: No legal notices, advertisements,
or publication of any kind required or
provided by any of the laws of the
state, to be published in a newspaper,
shall have any force or effectas such, un-
less the same be published in a pewspa
per of the county having general circu-
lation therein; and which said newspa-
per has been continuously and uninter-
ruptedly published in said county dur
ing the period of SO consecutive weeks
prior to the first publication of the no.
tice or advertisement.
This is the law applying to county
printing and upon application we will
show it to anybody who cares to see it.
There will be no dispute upon this point.
Our attention will now be directed to
the Omnicrat for a moment. AS before
stated we have the first number bearing
date of February 9Th, and the last num-
Der published January 9th, 1894, pur-
porting to have been published for SO
weeks. Upon examination
we find that in order to make it appear
that the Omnicrat was legal publica-
ton and therefore entitled to make @
bid, that the numbers had been changed,
set forward and that it had been done
at different times. Of course you can
all see that it would not be possible to
publish So papers in less than II months,
but as basis upon which to predicate
q bid and as basis for his affidavit,
which we trust you have carefully read,
the 'editor and manager" surreptitious-
ly and secretly, thinking that it would
not be noticed, set the numbers ahead
at intervals during the year in the hope
Of obtaining the county printing. No,
it was not an accident. If he had for
gotten at any time to change the num-
bers it would each week have thrown
him back one number. Besides upon
being charged with doing it on purpose
he admitted it and justified himself by
saying that it was the order of the direc-
tors which order was contained in the
minutes as we have heretofore stated |
and as we have heretofore shown by his |
journal was not true. Besides upon |
that point he cannot plead ignorance.
No sane business man would begin the |
business on the 9th day OF |
February and then think his business |
was year old on January 9Th following.
Irrespective and regardless of dates and |
numbers he knew better and when he
placed Volume 1, Number 50 upon his
January 9Th publication he sent forth a
living lie in black and white and he did |
It knowingly and for the purpose hereto
ore stated. We have the papers in our
possession and they show the first Jump
forward was made the last week in Feb
'uary, only three weeks after it started,
md the other jumps were make at in
,ervals so as not to attract attention. |
Every paper that has been issued from
,he Omnicrat Office since the third num-
Der has borne upon it's first page an alb
'olute falsehood-in the interests of re-
orm. Hard words perhaps, but true
Ind not single statement that we make
depends upon our veracity. We have
he record evidence, in black and white,
or every material statement and, as to
our statements as to what occurred in
he commissioner room on January
9Th, we have the evidence of all who
we're present.
We understand that the "editor and |
while admitting that it looks
very dark, is now insisting that his in
;entions were good, and is trying to
throw the responsibility upon the direc-
,ors, and at the same time claiming that |
he Omnicrat is continuation of the
Sum-" a paper that was published in
for few months in the fall /
If 1892. There is not man in the coun-
y, who is in possession of the facts, that
loes not know better The Omnicrat is |