The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-08-25

have signed the name of some one,
who IS as great scroundrel as are
they, one, who, in the parlance Of the
street, would have "stood pat" and
lied for them. In signing the name
Of Mr.. Kamerud, they were mistaken
in their man. Kamerud is an honest,
Industrious farmer, and would not
stand for the coarse work of these
conspirators.
Murphy says in his attempted reply
that claim that the circular is po-
litical. + claim nothing Of the kind.
It was not political. Politics are hon
est. Men who deal in politics are
cftentimes dishonest. It was Murphy
ism and not politics, and If can
rightly read the signs, it is going t.
prove to be very poor politics for
lication and circulation of this
licationucation and circulation of this
false circular. It was the work OF
character assassins. It smacks Of
methods OF the BLACK Hand" The
man, or set of men, who will make
from the whole cloth" material re-
Election on a mans official or personal
integrity without according that man
a hearing, or an opportunity to reply,
are Of the class that would stab 4
wayfarer in the back or rob a blind
child of its pennies. No, it was not
political. 1t was pure, unadulterated
Murphyism. These men, Murphy.
Larson, ct al, who prepared and cir
culated these false statements, are
guilty of lying to the taxpayers. Their
statement that fund of $250O.0O was
subscribed and paid by fifty men pay
ing $500 each, was as false as it was
malicious. They lied when they said
a TX League had been organized,
and when they said an executive CON-.
mittee had been appointed by the Tax
League to investigate the cause Of
high taxes and report. They stated
falsehood when they stated that T. o.
Semus or T. o. Sennes had, been I
juryman in the county court, or that
T. o. Sennes criticized the county
court for extravaganza. They were
guilty Of an injustice to an honest
man when they signed the name Of
Ed. Kamerud to this false circular.
They fabricated every statement
made in this circular. They lied to
the people, and sought to mislead
them when they printed the return
to the Ward County Tax League, MI
not, North Dakota" upon the envel-
opes, in which those false circulars
were mailed. A true statement Of
bona fide Tax Payers League could
have been mailed at Minot. This one
was mailed at Burlington.
Are men, who will do these things,
worthy of the confidence Of the peo-
pie? I Will prove to any citizen OF
Ward county that every statement
contained in that circular relating to
men was false, and would request
any citizen in the county, who has the
slightest doubt about the truthful
ness of my assertions, to let me show
him the records. II one single state
ment about me or the office Of county
judge is not refuted BY me, I will ten
der my resignation - county Judge.
In Murphy's attempted reply, he de-
votes most of his talent to showing
that am one of the little fellows, and
of small bore, ct cetera, but fails ut
terly to discuss the organization (?)
of the Ward County Tax League"
and the purported committee. If
Murphy has an honest hair in his
head, and would have the people be-
lieve any Of the assertions Of the cir
cular, let him give the names Of those
hfty men. or any one Of them. He
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