Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1904-09-16

Ol Ill HIS paper WI, III MF. Atul-
strong's possession for Il long time. Ile
/, furnished it to Mr.. Patterson. Mr.
/, Patterson, /: few mouths ago, took ii
/! from his safe, showed it TO IL citizen OF
Linton and said that Mr.. Armstrong
gave it to him. And Il good many
early settlers who have read the ex
post facto diatribes in the Advocate
! regarding Mr.. Lyme have remarked
the wonderful resemblance between
the Advocate articles and Mr.. AS
well-known style Of writing. That
the articles were not written by Pat
terson is shown by the fact that the
usual grammatical inaccuracies are
wanting. That they were written by
Mr.. Armstrong is denoted by the
plethora of words used to convey Il
paucity of ideas.
The day in 1891 that Mr.. Lynn went
to Willamsport. to be appointed
states attorney, which had been
promised by majority of the board
of county commissioners, he was ar
rested on i, criminal charge, Mr.. Arm
strong at that time being states at
torney, but being about to resign to
accept the position of county auditor
made vacant by the death of Mr..
Herrick. But his resignation was not
at once accepted, and he occupied the
position for some time thereafter.
The old settlers, as we have before
stated, require no information in re-
gard to the ancient history connected
with Armstrong; persecutioiLaf Lynn
in 1891. But we wish to call the at
tention OF those who were not here
then to the following facts:
That the county commissioners con-
sidcred that there was little to the
charge is shown by the fact that he
was appointed states attorney while
the charge was pending against him.
That he was acquitted Of the charge
by a jury of citizens of this county.
That at the very next election the
voters Of Emmons county, knowing
every detail of Armstrong; attempt
TO ruin Lynn, elected Lynn states at
torney, and have since reelected him
several times.
That Mr.. Patterson was Il great
friend of Mr.. Lynn--Supporting him
strongly in 1900 and in 1902 for the
position of states attorney.
That MIR. Patterson resided in this
county during all the time in which
the Lynn case was before the public,
and that he knew all the facts as we'll
as any one else knew them.
That with this knowledge, he had
nothing but support for Lynn until
Lynn beat him in Il lawsuit in Justice
Wescott's court.
And now these two worthies-Pat-
terson and Armstrong--noted for
their honorable and upright dealing
in public and private-tinding that
Lynn has made good officer, that he
has been economical and careful in
the administration Of the affairs Of
his off1ce-go back thirteen years and
bring up charges that were turned
down by jury. 1t would be supposed
that II lawyer-even If more chesty
than brainy-w0uld have enough re.
gard for ''res adjudicata' Ito keep out
Of such unfair and unwarranted busi-
ness.
What would be thought II the edi-
tor of the Record should begin re-
printing the charges made against
Mr.. Armstrong in 1S98-charges for
which Mr.. A. told the people he in.
tended to have us arrcsted-but didn't
charges which showed him under at
the polls by a majority Of 257 in favor
of man who was almost Il stranger
to our people? Everybody would be
disgusted. And well they might be
at the rehashing of old charges already
proved and passed upon by the jury Of
public opinion at the polls. But it is
just as unfair and just as disgusting
to sensible and fair-minded people for
Patterson and Armstrong to keep up
their tirade Of abuse OF Lynn in con
nection with matters also long ago
passed upon by jury and by the
voters OF this county.
t. Parties intending to make final