The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-15
TillOtson Offers to Pay Fine to
County
IL Commissioners VIII Make Up
Bond Deal Loss.
UP TO THE OFFICERS
They Should Conduct Affairs
Properly, Kemper Says.
O'NefI Member of the League,
President Says.

Attacks hurled at the Tax Payers
league by E. L. O'Neil, member of the
board of county commissioners, struck
a tender spot in the feelings of the
leagues officers and members, who de-
sire that their order be set right with
the public. Both W. H Kemper, presi-
dent OF the league, and D. c. Tillotson,
q vice president. today gave interviews
revealing their feelings in the matter.
With Tillotson the attack is a per-
sonaI matter. To be sure the affairs Of
the league are close to his heart, but
the remarks concerning his personal
conduct are more deeply rooted. T1llOt-
son quotes from the records in his case
to show that the remittance of the fine
and costs in his case was not a matter
Of mere charity
After the publication of interviews
from Edwin L. O'Neil and F. B. Simms.
w. H. Kemper called the members of
the board over the telephone to learn
If they really meant what they said.
O'Neil assured him that he meant every
word of it. Sims was just as certain
that he should not back up So Kemper
hung up the receiver.
This is the way Kemper ! Spresssd his
feelings to a representative for the
State Journal:
Last Saturday you published an in
terview with County Commissioner E.
L. O'Nen in which he proposed to have
the Taxpayers League disband; that
he would attempt to have the Com
merclal club pass resolution asking
the league to disband, and that he
wanted to enJ0in the newspapers from
publishing the league proceedings.
1T was an extraordinary Interview
and indicates that the league is on a
hot trail somewhere.
Il hardly think he can get the Com
snercial club to butt in, as it has as
ture to adjourn as it has to ask the
league to disband. Neither would pay
any attention to it. The CONNER
cial club and the league are working
for the same ends, or should be. AS
/ understand it it is the business of
the club to attract investors TO Topeka
and Shawnee county, and it is the bust
ness of the league to encourage o.
cial economy. protest against unneces-
sary and eAtravagant expenditure of
public money so that the prospective
investor will not be driven away by
high taxes.
4 hardly 1hink the public press can
be muzzled. Publicity is a great po-
X litical purifier and all honorably COM
Quoted newspapers are ready, anxious
and willing to publish all clean, honest,
truthful news The press has treated
us very nicely in the matter and we
expect to conduct the business of the
league so that it Will continue to be
our friend.
the county and city officials are hon
est and are not afraid to have their
official acts reviewed, and the facts
published
bers in Topeka and perhaps half that
many in the county. At our last meet
ing we had two representatives from
the county present and next Monday
night we expect d good county repre-
sentation, If the weather is not too
severe.
O'NeiI Is a Member.
Mr.. O'NeiI is a member of the league
anc If he wants it to disband he should
present his resolution at the proper
place However, the league seems TO
have no notion of disbanding as long
as there is SO much important work be-
mo side issue can defect the league
from its fixed purpose. No interviews
or personalities will fool the members.
We are g band of taxpayers with a liked
: purpose, working for the good OF the
city and county. Our meetings are
omen and we ask all who are interest
ed to meet with us next Monday night
at the court house
TO lhe fact that have been attack
ed-and want you to be present at the
Y am sorry that it became neces-
earv for me to go into the papers with
this matter. but the interview PUBLISH
TfHotson an Angry Man.
Than Tillotson was found. The law
yer was sore all over. From his inside
coat pocket he drew a copy Of the find
ings in his recent case. He wanted the
public to look the findings over care
fully and draw their own conclusions
as to how he had been treated This IS
what TilIotson said about the matter,
plus the records in the controversy.
II regret to observe that my good
friends, the county commissioners, are
not happy over my attitude in the Tax
PAYERS league. As that attitude is a
square deal for everybody including
the commissioners, a faithful officer has
no occasion to feel peeved," he said
"As they attempt to make so much OF
If Drobablv your readers should know
from the record tie disposition of the
case of State VS.. Tiilotson. I appealed
from a Judgment of the court below.
Having secured some additional evil
dence, I was prepared for trial Mr..
w T. Jamison. who had charge Of the
case for the state, knew this He and
the attorney for the complaining wit
ness realizing that the state had small
chance for verdict before a jury and
that a losing trial meant additional ex-
pense for the county. agreed to the
following judgment which was entered
by the court title omitted:
Tells of His Case.
q Now, on this 9Th day of October
1905. TINS cause comes on reg uiarly TOT
trial, the state appearing by W. I.
Jamison, deputy county attorney. and
the defendant appearing in person and
by J. J. Schenck and A B. Quinton, his
! attorneys. Upon agreement with the
+ attorney for the state that the defend
ants could have full impunity herein
subject to the approval by the board
of county commissioners, the appeal is
dismissed. failing such approval the
Hne and costs ara to be collected as pro-
vided by law, and it is SO ordered.
Before this Judgment was agreed to