The border vidette., 1908-10-31
"PER?INEN? QUESTIONS" !"
A Bit of Ancient History of Great Interest to Every Voter in San ia Cruz County.

ia Cruz County.
 In the issue of the Oasis published October 24 19os there appeared scurrilous article purporting to have County Committee seriously reecng the honesty integrity least candidate the democratic ticket, v2 H Walsr and F. o Soon Uo
 | The % ] artife is ar an h Gd the dry muda4g and of the republican candidates in this campaign, minded of the county, being, ed attack upon the character of man who has resided
 dence and respect of decent citizen of the com muny man the republicans know will be elected as
 The article propoqnds whatssit is pleased to term ply the questions asked far they need de serving of reply and in addition thereto throw little legal ability of Mr. s. Noon republican candidate for district attorney whom the Republican County Con rct attorneys office by of this and other like
 During the many years TIE BORDER V1DErrE has been under it's it has engaged any statement, though may be- that any reflects upon any no no matter I upon m what ticket been exploiting the great legal skill and profound ability counts of the attained by him lawyer state which verified by the record and the Repub into office by unwarranted attack the character of citizen natng vii thus opened fs the assault and distastefu facts presented.
 the article published the International Bank failure n 1904 instead 19O1
 The Republican County Committee ought know, if they have sense enough to campaign, and i not, then they should their candidate for district attorney advise them that the matter of who shall qualify and be accepted bail bond, is absolutely and trey the hands of the Justice of the Peace of the pre- and the district attorney has absolutely nothing whatever do with ,ting the bond approving the and when the Republican County Committee writes of the then district the accept and approve the Swain bond, either they ignorant of the power of district attorney and of the thority of justice of the peace, they wilfu and ma ciousy attempt detract the honesty and integrity of Frank J. Duffy by misleading deceptive and fraudu lent address the voters of Santa Cruz County Whose fault is that Dessart and Swain not punished? As Swain, he simply ''umped' his ball. but Dessart es- capped punishment either by the fault connvance, insane asylum, who permitted him escape while in dicments prepared by Frank J. Duffy and returned into under his direction, pending, and with his in the hands of these republican officials
 Why did Fred Noon exercise his boasted skill and dced for rObbng the people of Santa Cruz fOrl the Ofense and the evidence Dessart and Swain indicted? Lewis tried Tucson, Fred Noon district attorney prosecuted the and conviction having been left behind in Nogaes. The court instructed the acqu and persons present at that trial described it a farce.
 The republican county committee talk elibly about the bond given by Swain and accepted by the Justice the Peace of Precinct No. l. N. K. Noon of Fred Noon District Attorney, brought suit in the name of the Territory the bond Noon for the of $2OOO, and that judgement still stands unsatsfed of record in the of flee of the Clerk of the District Court in and for Santa Cruz county This judgement dockeed October 16,