The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-25
j, B. OASEY'S REPLY TO WILLIAM
KRIOKBAUM,

In an article published May 2oth.,
1896, in the Sentinel smut-machine
and anti-Democracy sheet, you charge
me with lot Of falsehoods pertaining
to my recent trip to Conyngham town
ship, made upon SherifTs business
and not for political purposes as indi-
Gated in your paper. In that article
you accuse me of advising ex-Treas
urer Evans to pocket $4,000 OF
state tax, telling him that no one
''coUld catch on but Krickbaum, and
that Krickbaum was now out of office,
etc."
You ask me to state whether this
accusation is not true. In answer to
your question reply, no. Most
emphatically, NO. 1t is lie made
out of the whole cloth, and was never
said by me. 1t is another of the many
falsehoods unblushingly published by
you in order to gain political power.
In the same article you call upon
me to explain my connection With
the accounts of ex-Treasurer Kline.
You also intimate and insinuate that
took the amount for which that
account was deficient. You know
this to be lie and are too cowardlv
to make the charge openly. l chal-
lenge you to do SO. Several months
after the settlement was made, an
error OF $1,000 was discovered in Mr..
Kline's account. The error consist
ed in a double credit for this amount.
But yen 0id net AiSeover Tie mistake.
as you are continually stating before
the people. The credit of that dis
covery belongs to Prof. Sterner, of
this town. Neither was the amount
$1,000 as falsely represented in your
paper. know this is your star politi-
cal card, but you are boasting upon
borrowed capital. AS to my part in
the matter | was simply employed by
Mr.. Kline about two weeks in the
latter part of December, 1893, to
post his books and assist him in
stating his account. / never gave
MIR. Kline or any other Treasurer any
such improper advise, as you would
have your readers believe.
In an issue of the same paper of
June 9th, 1896, Jou deny that you
eve; brought the subject Of Catholic
Ism into politics. When l was candi-
date for Register and Recorder did
you not use my religion to defeat me2
During the last two weeks of that
campaign did you not constantly cry
"Catholic, Irishman, etc. ? In other
campaigns you have raised this religi-
Gus cry, not only to defeat candidates
at the delegate election, but to knife
NE regular Democratic nominees, al
tie general election.
1t IS amusing to hear you talk of |
your religious views. I did not think |
you had any. Ihave often heard you
remark that you have your hi on |
this earth and that you do not believe |
IN any other. You were thrown out |
OF the Lutheran church years ago for |
immoral conduct. You tried to get
back in the good graces of the church |
by publishing the names of the peti-
TONERS for liquor licenses some time
ago, but you were evidently too well
known to be successful.
1t seems that you are very ready to
ask questions. Are yen as ready to
aHSaer them? Let us see.
Will you tell "the dear taxpayers"
how you wanted me to give a certain
candidate on this side of the river for
$3.50, after / was elected
Sheriff, TO harmonize matters between
him and your
Didn't you promise George Breisch
BI5o to Withdraw as a candidate for
Sheriff in 1891, in favor of your
candidate. Didn't you and Wander
lice, the pure and spotless Wander
lice, gel poor Breisch into your Office
md draw up written agreement to
hat effect and haven't you since
destroyed that agreement and refused
o pay1 Hasn't Breisch brought suit