Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1899-10-28

IcdSc ds1OW NE y 1lIt1e space III
your paper to answer the many
scurl1ous talsehoods printed by
George Griffith in his issue of the
Republican under date of Oct. 21st
First he says, Phillip Jacobs
says that serious mistake must
have been made IN the tax roll for
he has already paid the full amount
of the State tax and still has So 900
more tax than was necessary"
What q Lie! Philip Jacobs
never said any such thing, neither
is 1t true. The facts are 1.-THE
state tax for 1898 was S7525. Mr
Jacobs has RENTED $6843, on
hand 1888, not yet RENTED. leav-
ing a surplus $195, which Is held
over for next year, which is far bet
ter than to have a deficiency and
be called on by the state, like ma
nv counties, and have to make 1t
up out of some other fund.
A scurrilous way to fight other
candidates
Again he says: -''the board of
county Commissioners paid Oshant
$50 last fall to correct Clerk Bis
sings tax roll" Amother Lie.
They didn't pay Mr. Oshant $50
for any such purpose. It was sim,
ply to help to help the Treasurer
in the December rush at tax-pay
ing time here and IN Ellis. A de-
liberate, malici ous lie as Mr. Oshant
was IN the printing Office & would
have denied it if asked.
Again he says: "The Board, in
order to make the Levy appear low
and carry the impression to the PEG
pie that they are running the coun
ty at less expense than formerly,
made NO levy for interest fund, as
required by law, is very much like
the action of a faulty cashier who
forces balance on his ledger to
make his employer believe every
thing is correct"
Why didn't he 90 further and
say from personal experience
''Or like a man, when a friend
loans him money in order to help
him out of a scrape and then goes
into court and swears him out of it
s'Or like a man whose furnace
Is going to be taken out of his res
ldence because it is not paid tor &
a friend guarantees the bill & then
has to pay it." Or GA man, when
a poor weman holds big mort
gage on his home, puts up a poor
mouth and finally buys it in thro'
a friend for about one third its
amount & then sand bags the friend
Now the facts are: the county,
like many school districts, had on
hand a sufficient amount of money
to the credit of the interest fund TO
pay all interest coming due on the
bonds the coming year, hence it
was not necessary to make levy
this year. Business method in man
aging county affairs that taxpayers
appreciate rather than condemn.
Again he says: John Gerken
was in a questionable traffic in n.
Y. during the rebellion If run
ming a grocery business was ques-
tionqblo traffic, what would you
call running a country newspaper
like George Grifith's and printing
as many faIsehoods as he has print
ed for the past few months.
Again he rehashes the tomb
stone business and says; "The
State law has provided fer and
made the judgement compulsory on
part Of Board OF Comfy Commis--
sioners I voice the sentiment OF
the best attorneys in this and 9th
er counties when 1say the law Il
not compulsory except where the
soldier dies without having sufici-
cient means to pay for it, and as
one attorney told me that to allow
1t would be allowing an illegal
bill. Mr. Stoner left a good deal
of property and in his will made
it obligatory on the part OF his exc
cutor to erect a tombstone and
certainly If his son, who is the
executor, had any respect for his
father, he would spurn the idea of
as honorable a man as be was.
bearing at his head a tombstone for
the county to pay for, and if be
had any manhood. he would come
and pay 1t as his father directed. Is
1t any wonder the church creeks
and groans under its burdens when
one of It's leading members on Sun
day will partake OF the sacrimeEt,
tea ch in the Sunday school and a
leader in the prayer meeting and
then during the week go to his of
fee and write, print and publish
such stuff, which he knows is false.
Is it to be wondered at why they
have NO Ministers An honorable
man writes, prints and publishes
honest criticism coupled with facts.
A dishonorable man writes, prints
and publishes faIsehoods, false &C
cusatlons, sarcasm and scandle.
Yours respectfully,
L. Judd.