People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20
Injured Innocence.

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The Caldwell News rushes to the
defense of truth and virtue as person
ated by the Hon. q Charles Sadler
in its last weeks issue under the
heading, absolutely Denied" 1t
says:
The PEOPLES VOICE publishes an
article 10 its last issue entitled More
About the Fraud Of 1893" In said
article the editor asserts that County
Clerk Sadler, who was then a candi-
date, signed an article agreeing to dis
pense with the services of Mr.. Maddy
and said article was placed in the
hands of Hon. w. j. Lingenfelter for
safe keeping. Now, Mr.. Lingenfelter
informed the writer that no such pa.
per was placed in his hands and none
was ever written to his knowledge by
Mr.. Sadler. County Clerk Sader en-
phatically denies the charges made in
the VOICE and in this he is sustained
Oy all persons mentioned in the VOICE
in connection with the case. The
VOICE must have been grossly misin-
formed about this matter, and should
either prove its assertions, or retract
its charges. 1t is just as essential to
protect The fair name Of men, even il
they are public officials, as it is t. I'D
cover wrong doing. Let the truth be
told, no matter who is touched there
by, but cOntine all charges to the
truth.
We remember last fall that this
same paper branded the writer as a
wilful falsiher because Of a statement
the VOICE made of some trivial re-
mark Mr.. Simons had made in his
joint debate with Doubleday at
Avon Center. We proved by a
number Of good citizens Of Avon
township in the presence of Mr..
Simons that he did make use OF the
language in his speech which the
VOICE quoted, but Mr.. Simons never
saw mt to retract or apologize for his
error, and to his readers we still
stand in the light of talsiher.
Now he comes in the light Of
truth defender and asks US to prove
our assertion. We do not feel I'M
der obligations to him in the least
on this score, but since Mr.. Sadler
assumes such an air of injured in
nocence We shall give the informa-
ton the News calls for.
The Standard, smarting under its
failure to secure the ballot printing
in 1898 boldly asserted in its columns
that "no one should be elected
county clerk who would retain Billy
Maddy as deputy" or words Of that
direct import. We know not wheth-
er the Standard knew at that time
that Mr.. Sadler was under any obi
cations to Mr.. Maddy or not but at
any rate its editor had a two column
article prepared and in type Kidding
Mr.: sadler from a to jzard. Sadler
learned of it and had only half
hour to prevent its publication. He
yielded and agreed to discharge
Billy Maddy. Our informant told
US that a written statement was
demanded and given, as we publish
ed two weeks ago, but we learn that
instead of written statement he
was compelled to 60 before witnesses
and make the pledge. This he did,
and in compliance with that pledge
Mr.. Maddy was not retained.
Now, this is the story that was
told by Mr.. Sadler himself to Billy
Maddy, and if it is untrue these
gentlemen can deny it. We suggest
to the Caldwell News that it is a
matter of small moment whether a
burglar enters through the front door
or rear door, or window; the fact
that he makes away with his booty
is what determines his crime. So il
is in this case. When Mr., Maddy
asked Mr.. Sadler if he didn't con.
slider that breaking his promise to
retain him as deputy was aviolation
of honor he replied that at was for
the good Of the party; it had to be
done"
Now will Mr.. Simons publish
these facts through his News, in the
interest Of truth and justice.