Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1915-07-08

irrefutable prsefs ef hk selfish characss
are given as we have In our articl
"Reasons Why" would Of course max
them assessories TO his wrongs. But q
we know Judge shobe TO be . gentle
man In every respect and although W
have not the honor Of being personali
acquainted with Judge Agee but WHOM
we nevertheless belisve deserving Of tb
honor. they viii henceforth CAREFUL.
consider,
When we admitted that Judge Schau
wecker was possessed Of sound Judge
ment Ia road building We have not ad
mitted that be exercised an unabiase.
Judgement In apportioning the publi'
rcas fund. We have proven the con.
trary; proven that he was led by seifiisl
motives In apportioning these funds
proven that the taxpayer was bied ant
the road funds deprived for the further.
ing Of Individual interests. Why neyei
in the annals Of the Uounty History such
marked progress hAs been made In th,
improvement of our highways and brld-
ges l. explained by the exhaustion Of
the county funds which are now down
to bed rerk despite the levy Of taxes "a
the limit. TO thb no onward striving
citizen VII raise any objection ~ long
as hhe-e fands are Justly apporiioned
and are not for selfish purposes squan-
dred. But did all roads or even the
mainly travelled roads derive therefrom
an equal beneais
II nRkAsoNs wmY" ara sweet crumbs
TO the pahte Of an Abiascd and preja-
diced opisenent Of Judge schauwecker.
u IN opponeni he has--we assure the
writer Of fRo-s. that we rs yet have no
one in view whom we would assist to get
In the saddle. those sweet crumbs"
must not they be coated with bitter in
gredients 10 any aspirant 10 the juii-
cisl chair Of this dist. who BY our article
learned what is from him expected: a
straight walk along the chalkline mark
ed ont to him on the path of justice,
As our article by the author PROS. is
termed as mere jingoism of an abiased
critic, we cannot but accuse him an en-
courager Y and assessOry to wrong do
ings. The insinuations that our article
was written TO retaliAte for a personal
grievance and thereby realize individual
gains,sw do not condescent to answer.
But we will say that We do not revenge
ourselves for wrong treatments a. judge
SchauNecker has revenged himself on
the public for just protest against a
measure by them deemed extraAagan,
squandering of the funds Ol the County
Tor egoistic purposes. Not do We pub.
iltig soorn him because we were by him
doggeredly treated and insulted. We
scosn him because he as a public servant
has wronged the public whose right,
the public ptess. will Ii be true to il,
must defend.
Ihe author Of PRo-scHAUv ECKER
should a. not belonging to thl, ptole.-
sion, use the word 1--WE" without ua
nor should he ALLOW hi. jua.t
to be predominant and thereby doui-
nate the pLblic but should, lest lac be a
aend Ia right and friend to wong. let
the people learn the truth. Let hin.
advise his client Judge Schauweckrr.
TO 'indtate himself Of the grave char
gc> a such he owes to himself anu N,
pubic, We can not and lnusl not. Anu
neither should the entire press of The
county, he silent when tlrc county need,
to be liberated from corruption. Fori
this aim md aud end We shall always
labor, And this aim an; end can ob-
y be reached 10y repremanling The de. |
i"ets and throw light ON the vorrrw
and egotistie actions Of any one in ots,v, |
rvcn II Il be At the loss OF his good re- |
putalion oI which he himself ought 70
b. the hecder. Led hy these priurl.
pies We viii not destroy, hut build MP |
'osenrr, culiar and above all-caarae-
.ers who will faithfully, consri5utioas'y. |
AAse'n'hG, aaswervingly aud unJe-
nesningiy serve the pablic and lc an
honor 10 their couaty, state and country. |