The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-06
NAILED A BIG LIE
COWARDLY POPS GET OUT A CIR
CULAR AT ELEVENTH HOUR
Ii is Aimed at Harmon But is Prompt
ly Observation-Disclosures Issue
Another Secret Letter Against
John Davis-Bets offered on Long
With no TakerS-Vote Early.

Americans on the aggregate love fair
play. 1t Is quality they all admire.
When a statement or charge is made
against one they want the accused to have
| an opporI unity to reply 10 it. 1t Is on this
very theory of fair play that the strongest
points In the constitution Are based and
that fair play will last as ioEg rs America
itself.
If there is anything on earth an Ameri-
can despises it is that assassin circular
that comes our or is put out by some skunk
on the eve of election, at time when there
| is no chance to reply to it. This is all the
more dastardly when the circular is secret
and is scattered around where it will do
the most harm without the party at whom
It was aimed knowing anything about it,
Sunday when all The people We're resting
nd in The quiet of their Sabbath retire
ment the Populist printing press wa, run
ming behind closed doors and screened
windows turning out a circular directed
against n. T. Harmon, the Republican
candidate for county commissioner, and
yesterday these circulars were quietly cir
culated among the citizens ia his district.
The circular charged that Mr.. Harmon
had drawn salary while he was county
auditor some years ago that was not
enlitl' d to him.
Some question arose at the time as TO
the effect tie mod fication of the law had
upon the Office OF auditor OF this county,
aud the matter WAS submii ted 10 Attorney
General Ives, at that time filing the posi-
tou OF at orney general under the election
on the fusion mad- between the Demo-
Gratis and the PDpuliSis Aud under date
Of March 9th, 1891, Mr.. Ives rendered the
following opinion:
II have examined the law recently
passed by the IL gislaru re, senate bill No.
%, and fiud that section l of said bill
amends paragraph 1910 of the general laws
OF 1889 by simply changing tue population
OF the counties requisite for the appoint
ment of county auditor. The only cnange
made is TO limit the appointing Eower OF
the district court TO counties containing
over IL. COO. in lieu of 25 900 as provided 10y
the original section.
line law AS amended provides that the
auditor shall hold his Office for the periol
OF two years, unless sooner removed by
the appointing power, and does not in any
place, either directly or by Implication,
abolish the office where il now exists,
prior TO the expiration of tue term of the
present incumbent. am of The opini on
that the law does not abolish the office
where il now exists, until thu expiration
of the term Tor which the present. incum-
bent was appointed, or until his removal
as provided in the law; but at the expirs-
ton of The term of the present auditor in
counties having less than 45, 000 outside
of the county Of LesveDworth. the dist let
court would not have power to appoint an
auditor for anor her term. Neither would
the district court have power to appoint a
successor in place of an incumbent re-
moved for Cause, in counties having pop
uiarion OF .ss than A. 00O.
Very truly yours, JOHN n IVES.
Attorney General"
The Republicans made their charges
against the Populists early in the cam
paigu which shows manhood, and doubt
less the people will rebuke the PopuIists
for waiting for the last hour to put them
out.