The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-08-25
JUDGE DAVIS
"COMES BACK'
Replies To Murphys Letter And Calls The Major
Some Pet kames---Areument Is
Getting Interesting

and / would be unjust to myself and
my friends, did not resent and ex.
pose the false and underhanded
methods Of this coterie Of free hooters
and unprincipled whelps, and expose
them at a time when the matter can
be investigated.
In my previous article. endeavored
to lay bare the falsehoOd, and expose
the persons who are responsible for
the lie, and Murphy in his reply does
not deny that HIS degenerate brain
was the father of the false publica-
tion, designated Ward County Tax
League" But he practically admits
it, and says that the circular is true.
How does Murphy know the circular
is true? Is he the Tax League ()
And he adds that as to the signing of
the circular he believes County Audi
tor Louis A. Larson; who says that
Kamerud did sign it, Murphy knows
that Kamerud did not sign or author
ize the signing of his name. AS evi-
dence of the recklessness Of Murphy
in handling the truth, he says in his
reply that T. o. Semus. or a. he
says now, T. o. Sennes, was a jury
man in the county court, and asks
if Davis was honest when he blus-
tered about the dishonesty and falsity
in the case?" Now, if this unmitigat.
ed liar cared about the facts, he would
have. consulted the records Of this Of
flee and ascertained the facts-and he
would have been permitted to exam
inc the records of my office, after l
had taken the precaution to secure
the presence of the sheriff that an
eye might be kept on all articles that
are not nailed down. Facts are things
that do not concern the Major" He
apparently does not deal with them.
l have again examined the records OF
jurymen in this court. and find that
neither T. o. semus, or T. o. Sen.
nes was ever drawn or ever served
on the jury in county court.
But such glaring discrepancies do
net bother the trend of Murphyism.
This is only one Of the many ridicu-
lousy false and malicious statements
Of the circular. In fact every state
ment of the circular, referring to the
conduct of the county court, is alb
solutely and unqualifiedly false. I
have the records and know whereof
I speak, asd can prove by the rec
ords, and will gladly do so to any one
interested, that there is not one scin:
tilla of fact in the whole circular, or
in Murphy's reply concerning the Of
fee of the county Judge or any other
matter. Could an investigation have
been made without the knowledge of
a county officer? have yet to find q
single county officer who ever heard
Of any investigation, or who has met
any member Of any committee or
other person seeking information or
making an examination Of the official
records.
Murphy has practically admitted his
part in the attempted deception, and
Larson. by the circular letter wherein
he calls Kamerud liar, admits his
part. maintain that q man who will
wilfully deceive and mis-lead the
electors. In order to secure their
votes before election, win not scruple
to deceive and mislead the people
after he has been elected. The man
who is false, and win wilfully miszep-
regent tho facts 20 secure the votes
Of the people, win misrepresent Tho
facts after election % secure the
money Of the people. There never
was . Iiar In ONCE VINO was not .
graftsr. Lauons contsmptible part
IN this circular ought 10 defeat hfm
for county auditor. without taking IN
TO account that 10 ID The plant tool
Of Murphy.
am informed that Larson and Nur-
ply have each made the statement
that the circular was pFepared BY the
gang and was . good thing, and that
tho only mistake that was made was
IN signing the wrong mans name to
It. In other words they should