The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
CALLS HIM DOWN.
How L. I. Kelly Papers Per-
vert the Facts.
Deliberately Misrepresent to
Shield Their Candidate.
THE LATEST EXAMPLE.
AtchisOn Globe Shows Up the
Lawrence Journal.
Facts About Second Finds of
County Commissioners


papers will publish the fact that the
commissioners of Miami county revers-
ed their findings and declared T. T.
Kelly innocent of the charges against
| himy Watch them and see"
VIII the Lawrence Journal now tell
the truth about tie last findings in the
Kelly matter and tell its readers that
the commissioners of Miami county. in
stead of reversing their former find
ings, reiterated them and also brought
in an additional shortage against Kelly?
Watch it and see2
When the Journal published the above
it may have been deceived into believ
ing that il was true. 1t knows better
now. VIII it do the right thing by its
readers and correct the above state
ment? Hardly. for that isn't its idea
of fairness and honesty
For some reason or other the Law
renee Journal has undertaken the spec
| ial defense of Kelly, Notwithstanding
dence that he is a forger- 1t does not
deny that he is guilty of the charges
against him-in fact. few of kelly's
friends undertake to do that-but the
Journal simply defends him because he
is not as bad as some other men, Here
is what it says in another editorial:
THE Atchison Globe is playing the
bloodhound act for Cy Leland. and is
bowling on the trail of T. T. Kelly 1t is
very we'll understood that the fight
against Kelly is Cy Leland's fight
against Burton. Kelly is a strong Bur
ton man; Leland is putting in his whole
life fighting Burton, and any man who
/ is a friend of Burton must suffer if
Leland can make him suffer. Not for
a moment does any one think that the
men who are fighting Kelly are doing it
on principle These men have support
| ed men for office who were ten times
worse than Kelly is. if he is as bad as
they paint him. The love of purity in
politics is not the controlling idea in
the fight of Leland against Kelly; 1t is
4 because Leland hates Burton And pa
pers like the Globe. that know nothing
about the matter have been Datted on
the back and coaXed into opposing kel-
( ly. Compared to some of the men who
are fighting him, Kelly IS an angel IN
spotless white. And how small and how
silly must these fellows feel when they
read today that review of the Miami
county books shows only mistake OF
SAB in Kelly's accounts, while in the ac-
/ counts of the man who has been hght-
ing him shortage of $500 has been
found How many of the anti-Aelly
papers will print the truth about this?
Not one of them They are not look
ing for the truth and they are not pub
fishing it when they 4nd it."
When the county commissioners of
Miami county made public their addl-
tional findings against Kelly last Tues
day night, friend of Kelly'S at Paola
! sent out dispatch which. while not
stating so, gave the impression that
Kelly had finally been held for only Si3
instead of 81, so, Notwithstanding the
fact that the commissioners stated pos
itively that these new findings were in
addition to all that had been fOund
against him before The few papers
| which are actively defending Kelly at
once seized on this and have been try
ing to make it appear that Kelly stole
only $43. This simply shows how des-
perate is their cause. Net one of them
have ever published the findings Of the
/
| although they have given columns to
his defense. Now will a single one Of
them tell the truth with regard to these
| additional findings? It's UP to the Law
renee Journal to commence.
The papers which are fighting Kelly
because they believe he is a forger and
lished his explanations" in full and
given him all the credit which he car
possibly claim.
In reply to the following quotation
from the Lawrence Journal the Atchl-
The commissioners of Miami county
investigated the record of Tom Kelly,
late clerk of that county, and found
that he. had swinGled the people out Of
81. .324 SO by. raising county warrants
The investigation was held last May.
The records are still in existence. and
may be seen by anyone. The evidence is
in Kelly's own handwriting. Indeed, he
I acknowledged his guilt by paying the
money back into the county treasury.
Still, the Lawrence Journal is de-
Tending Kelly. 1t does not say that he
is innocent of the charges but says he
is no worse than some other politicians.
This is unworthy Of a paper like the
Journal The evidence against Kelly is
unmistal la BILE. 1t was prepared by the
/ county commissioners of Miami county,
| officially, and we have a copy of their
( report We have seen Photographic
i copies of the evidence. showing Kelly's
own handwriting in raising warrants.
| We have not been imposed upon. We
have nothing against Kelley, except
that we think it disgrace 10 elect
man state treasurer who was convicted
/ Of dishonesty as clerk of Miami cOuEty.
/ No one has suggested that we oppose
Kelly No politician has discussed the
matter in our hearing We oppose Kelly
because we believe he has been convict
ed Of being = Dishonest man, and be-
cause we do not believe = dishonest man
should be elected to the office of state
treasurer.
The Journal OF yesterday says: "A
review of the Miami county books
shows only d mistake of s43 in Kellys
accounts While in the accounts Of the
man who has been fighting him
shortage OF $500 has been found How
many of the anti-Kelly papers will print
the truth about thiS?
I'VE have seen no such statement ir
any other paper. We will gladly print
any correction signed by the commits
sioners of Miami county.
Where did tSe statement quoted
hove conc from? Was it signed by
tire three commissioners of Miami
county, as were the official charges
against Kelly2 Has it the endorsement
of tie Republicans Of Miami county III
convention assembled, by vote of $50
to 2S2 This Is the history OF the charges
against Kelly
office showing that Kelly has been
wronged will be given a place in the
Globe We desire to do no man d