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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1891)
j»MES H. RIQOS, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. VOLUME XII. _ 8UBRORIPTION, *1.80 PER ANNUM. ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK PROMPTLY EXIOUTEO. O'NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA,_OCTOBER 297l891. ” NUMBER 16. REPUBLICAN ticket. STATE. . nrKto Justic. of the Supreme Court— '*1* * . m Ill II tilt A. M. POST of Platte. , i;,„-ents ef State University 1" ' H. i'. SHUMWAY of Dixon. C H. MAKl’LE of Douglas, JUDICIAL. r.lul|Ws. 15th Judicial district— MOSES 1’. KINKAID. of Holt. A LEBED BAKTOW, of Dawes. COUNTY. tor Treasurer— _ It A UUETT SCOTT. v,r Clerk— ('. E. UUTLEB. ,ir District Court Clerk— JOHN SK1UVING. or Sherilt II. C. McEVONY. r JmlfU 1). L.CBAMEK. nr Surveyor W. W. PAGE. ur Coronet* DR. 0. E. FOBT. TOWNSHIP. i,)r Supervisor— WILL GRAY. ’orriry Supervisor— for Township Clerk— IJ. II. CRONIN. 'or Township Tiesaurer— t'. C. MILLARD. 'or Township Assessor— PATRICK MCCOY. Independent Extravagance. [Foots mid figures given by E. Roseivater J Ills opening campaign speech at Columbus, icli., October 10,1801.] The most extravagant legislature that his state had ever had was that of 1889, wo years previous. During last year’s jtmpaign the Independent leaders and heir papers denounced that body in the anst scathing manner. Now the Inde icmlents organized both houses of the ast legislature, elected their speaker aid their president of the senate. They irganized all the committees in both louses and were in absolute control of he machinery of government so far as ippropriations was concerned. What 10 we find? The total appropriation in 1889 were $2,380,408.88. The total ap propriations in 1891 by the Reform legislature were $2,880,575.53. That is in round numbers more than half a million la excess of the most reckless and ex travagant appropriations ever made in Hie state. Deduct, if you please, the $200,000 voted for the relief of draught suffers, and deduct the $50,000 voted for the world’s fair, and we still have $256, more appropriated in 1891 by the Reform legislature than was appropri ated two years previous by a legislature that has been denounced as the most reckless and extravagant body of law makers Nebraska every had. The Democratic and Indepandent newspapers of Holt county havp do nated considerable of their cheap space during the campaign to criticising sev eral Republican office holders for re taining $1.75 of the $2 allowed bylaw fur sheriff’s sale certificate fees. The Atkinson Enterprise has been especially laud in its denunciation of the officers, making the claim at all times that it was nothing more nor less than a gigantic Meal. The editor of the Enterprise, like 11 great many other reformers, never >»aes the trouble to look up the law on ■l point, but goes into the denunciation business on general principles. The “miter is very well understood by a “v 01 me voters of the county, ,;3(' '* *s not neccessary to dwell long “l»'n the subject. The Frontier un 1 wstands that the law does not say ■bat shall be done with the $1.75; and saJs distinctly that the county shall only receive 25 cents. They who have held ce Previous to Messrs Scott and welet liave always retained this suiount, and it is in no sense a “steal,” ‘“e Question as talon to whom this money •nil 'Ks is now in the hands of the court soon as a decision is rendered *ta|ublic mind will be put at rest and , |,rtce,tant will have been established If the court de wm nave ur officers to follow. ;''les that the HI, “!e officers must turn over .'n|ev. will be done promptly and ^silatingly. *Pin»>n us to the proper construc It is simply a difference Co1!.® 1?laced uP°n the'law. There flUrrv casion whatever for any fuss and Y over this matter. mJ'.Elndependent8 are 60 strongly op W t0 COnvict Iahor, yet Mr. Smith, ini«I>eni't'nt Cllndid*te for sheriff, hires Htt:n lncarc^‘rated the jail here to i:lJ,..s'e a diamond cane for him. Of l'1'8 'S a smu" matter, but it There *CSS s*10ws an inconsistency. Vara r[vPS<!Tefa' men over on tbe Nio atul if >.r -ho make canes for sale twin tv fiii1". , ,n‘th had attended our hum «n 1, 10 c°uld havo bought one an honest farmer. . T„K Tl --- to „a *°ktieu has no space this week Vecar °n '"ns earcd animals, but will e of 1 rom. next week. TIE TO POST. This is something that every man in Holt county, regardless of political affi liations, should do. Not only should he tie to Mr. Post but he should work for him from now until election day and then vote for him. You ask why, and we will answer: « 1. Because he is in every respect the superior of his opponent for the high office of judge of the supreme courts. Beside him the ignorant shyster and demagogue, Edgcrton is a pigmie, a dwarf of infinitesimal dimentions. 2. Becanse Mr. Post will honor the supreme bench and honor the state by being elected to that position: nnd Ed gerton would disgrace himself, the' bench and the state were he elected. 3. Because Mr. Post is a clean man in every respect and met the foul slanders, hurled at him by his enemies, like a man, refuting successfully every charge. Edgerton has been clearly proven a third-rate shyster and pettifogger who willfully defrauded a poor widow out of her substance. •*. .Because every interest of the slate demands a clean, honorable and able lawyer and judge upon the supreme bench, not a man who is unfitted by lack of education, common honesty and natural ability to hold such a high and honovable position. 5. Because the people ought to re ward pure merit and honorable man hood wherever and whenever the op portunity is afforded them; and rebuke dishonesty, incompetency and derna gogery. Tiik Frontier believes auy of these reasons sufficient to convince all fair minded, intelligent men, who have the good of the state at heart, that Hon. A. M. Post should have their votes on next Tuesday; but surely all these rea sons ought to decide them at once. Democrats, Independents, Republi cans, this is not, considering all the cir cumstances, a partisan matter, but one in which the honor of our state is at stake and it is your duty to help defend it. Do it like men and our word for it you will never regret it., ANOTHER LIE NAILED. This is an old yet trite saying, but nothing else fits the bill here. The re port had been circulated over fhe north part of the county to the effect that Barrett Scott had been furnishing money to help carry on, the busi ness of the Holt Cattle company and to prove conclusively that such is not the case the following affi davit of President Mathews of the State bank is given. Mr. Mathews also authorizes TnE Frontier to say that any one who is not satisfied with this affidavit and denial is at perfect liberty to come in and examine the records of the bank in reference to the business of that company. Is this not fair? It certainly is and ought to be convincing. Read carefully the appended affidavit: State of Nebraska, I „ ,, Holt County, fs8, O’NF.ir.r,. Ned., Oct. 24, wiU. W. D. Mathews, being first duly swum, de poses and says that ho ts president Mt the State bank of O’Neill; that tlio luisfaess of the Holt Cuttle company Is transacted through said bank, that he Is famillarwlth each and every financial transaction of said cattle; company since its organization and states under oath that llarrett Scott has not now nor never has had any money invested In said company, either of his own or of funds of the county, either directly or Indi rectly. in any shape or manner. Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public this 24th day of October, 1891. John A. Golden. LSealJ Notary Public. The "damnable outrage” sheet down the street sprung amine on ludge Kin kade last week, like the one exploded under the feet of McEvony, it was only a squib just to attract the attention of the candidate in that direction, suppose be wanted all tbe sheriff sales to pub lish. His great anxiety to know where the Judge stands politically is only a polite but forceble request for that gen tleman to “come and see me.” Incase the Judge don’t come down, “what are you going to do about it?” The above from the Alhiiaee l-nbune does all parties concerned an injustice. In the first place it insists, as hereto fore, that the publication of the “damn able outrage” editorial in this paper several weeks since was occasioned by the nomination of Mr. McEvony for sheriff. This is false, as everybody ac quainted with the facts knows and ns was before plainly stated by this paper and others. While it is true we con sidered Mr. McJSvony’s nomination a mistake this statement of the 7'ribune's does him a great injustice and we take this means of once more making a cor rection. In the next place the article does Judge Kinkaid and ourself a wrong. It inti mates that the judge is in the habit of “seeing” the boys and Tiie Frontier is in the habit of being "seen.” We think it unnecessary to make any denial. Then, again, this extract and another editorial, which appeared in last week's A. T. and one in the Atkinson Enter prise, which wc_ do not copy, does the judge the injustice to indicate that he is an Independent, which, as we under stand it, is not true. Attend the Republican rally at Dorsey i Saturday evening, Oct. 31. MULLEN’S SALARY. In the year 1889 the legislature of the state of Nebraska passed a law regulat ing the salary to be paid county super visors'for their services as members of the board at any regular or speciul meet ing of that body. The rate had for merly been $3 per day for each day's actual service, and five' cents per mile each way. The law passed in 1889 increased the salary to $3 per day. It was approved March 21, 1889, and according to the laws of the state went into cllcct on and after July 1, 1889. In the year 1889 J. P. 'Mullen, now In dependent candidate for county treas urer, was a member of the board of supervisors of Holt county, and up to July 1 was entitled to only $3 per day for each day the board was in session. Iiut what do we find Mr. Mullen doing at that time? Upon examination of the records the fact is disclosed that on July B, 1880, he died with the county clerk his bill for services as a member of the board, dat ing from May 28 to July 8, as follows: Kay 22. one (lay and mileage. $ 3 75 May 21), one day and mileage. 3 75 June 11, one (lay and miloage. 3 ;5 J un e 12, one day and niileago. 3 75 June25, one day and miloage. 3 75 June 28, one day. 3 00 June 27, one day..3 00 June 23, one (lay. 3 CO June 29, one day. 3 00 July 1, one day. 3 00 July 2, one day . 3 00 July 3, one day and mileage. 8 75 Total. $40 50 Amount ullowod by law. 31 59 Excess.$ 9 00 Now, Tiie Frontier desires to draw the reader’s attention to the fnct that the law increasing the salary to $3 per day was approved March 21, 1889, and became a law on and after July 1, 1889. It will be plainly seen that Mr. Mullen drew Sftpnore than he was by law en titled to. To establish the fact that the law was not in force until July 1, 1889, it is only necessary to quote from the session laws of 1889, wherein Mr. Gilbert L. Laws, then secretary of state, says: The legislature adjourned March 31, 12b9. Where there Is no emergency clause In any ot these acts, by force of section 24, article 111 . of the constitution, they could not tuke effect at alt until July 1,1339, three calendar months after tiie adjournment of the legisla ture. iiy consulting the session laws of 1889 the reader will dud that there is no emer gency clause existing that applies to this law, Consequently the fact is established beyond question of doubt that the law did not go into effect until July 1, 1889. The records show that the bill was filed July 3 and allowed July 12, 1889. Mr. Mullen, stand up! You certainly knew that you weie uot entitled to but $2 per day for your services as super visor, and the voters of Holt county woujd like to know why you received 81 per dav in excess of what the law al lowed. The amohnt is small, of course, but that doesn’t in the slightest degree lessen Mullen’s guilt in the matter. If A®. Mullen would take $9 from the cpjmty when he knew he was uot en titled to it, this question confronts the voters of Holt county for their consid eration: Is he a man to be trusted with the handling of the county’s money? Further it can be undeniably proven that Mullen was aware all the time that the bill was not just. He sold the claim to W. G. Falmanteer, and upon the bot tom part of the paper upon which the clerk acknowledges the receipt of the claim for filing, Mullen has written the following: For value received I hereby assign the above claim to W. G. Falmanteer. There is $23.50 of this claim paid for, and if the balance —$12—is allowed, there is still due me $11.40. Signed, Jas. F. Mui.lkn. By this little note Mullen acknowl edges that his claim was made out for more than the law allowed, and not being sure at the time that the board would allow the full claim, his banker insisted on saving himself and would not pay the full amount. But again we find Mr. Mullen flatly conti'adicting himself, for he swore, upon his oath, that the bill was correct in every particular. Here is his state ment, sworn to before the county clerk on the 3d day of July, 1889: STATE OP N EBKASKA, I Holt County. f I, J. P. Mullen, being first duly sworn, de pose and say that the several Hems men tioned In the above account are just and true and that the services and articles furnished as herein charged were furnished, and that the amount claimed Is due and unpaid, after allowing all just credits. J as. I', a1ixi.br. The Frontier is liberal with Mr. Mullen. We have not taken into con sideration the fact that be charged mile age for six trips in the <ire weeks that the bill covers. We have only charged that he has defrauded the county out of $9 on this particular bill, when he vir tually admits that itjwas $12. The dif ference in our figures is due to the fact that Mr. .Mullen was not sure whether all of his claim for mileage would be al lowed. And we have another small item here that we would like Mr. Mullen to ex plain. He was busy bowling reform at the time, probably; but when a man charges the county twice for services rendered once, it is time to pull the string. On January 18, 1890, Mullen filed claim No. 66, charging the county for services as supervisor January 13,14, 15, 16,17 and mileage. Mark now, he re ceived pay for services for January 115 and 14, 1890. On February 14, 1890, Mr. Mullen l tiled claim No. 136, and among other j things charged up against Holt county, i we find the following: For services as | supervisor for January 13 and 14, and mileage, $6.75. Notice the dele. The same identical days. Nine dollars in one bill and $6.75 in another. 1 What do you think of it, voters? ■ AN ANARCHIST. "Munchanacr,” a writer In last week’* Alliance Tribune, says: As a result of our cut-throat financial aya tom. McKvuny la now out serving foreclosure notices., There must bo some truth In the report that the eastern bankers had derided to clean out the present farming population of Nebraska and Kansas In consequence of thu ludepondent movement and send ovorto England for farmer* to replaeo them. Sov oral farmers have been to my place this morning utmost crying. Thu winter la aeon hero, they have no time to uttond court. God knows that Holt county la no paradise lost. novortholesR It holds what paradlsu the farm ers ever had—their homes. MeEvony Is mak ing lota of votes for the Independents. The war la now on hand. It la now u question or a foreigner taking possession of American soli and banishing the American. Montgom ery, Ward ti t'o. soil a good rifle for (10.50. Head the above carofully and ponder. Ia there a man, woman or child in Holt county who hag ever seen such a brazen exhibition of revolutionary instincts? “Montgomery, Ward & Co. sell a good rifle for ten fifty.” Tiie Frontier is unable to comprehend why any man with common sense should seek by such means to excite his neighbors and mem bers of his own political party to deeds which would blacken the pages of American history with spots too large to ever be erased! Arc we to presume that the leaders of the Independent party give tlicir consent to the publication of such rotten trash? Are we to expect tbnt the Independent party will rise up, and after procuring guns of “Montgom ery. Ward & Co. for ten fifty,” proceed to storm the fort and take possession of the county offices by force and at the muzzle of the gun? “Munchauser,” whoever he may be— man or fiend—has disgraced the intelli gence of Holt county by this exhibition of anarchistic motiyes. The Frontier was not aware that thcro lived within the borders of this county a man whose instincts were bo decidedly rebelous, and who would seek by such methods to excite his comrndes to revolution. The fool-killer should be prevailed upon to attend "to this man’s case. “Munchauser” snys Sheriff McEvonv is out serving foreclosure notices. We would like to ask him what Mr. Mc evony or any other man is elected to office for? Sheriff McEvony only per forms his plain duty when foreclosing mortgages. Docs “Munchauser” think that Smith, the Independent candidate for sheriff, would do different if elected? Is “Munchauser” an agent for the firearm department of Montgomery, Ward & Co.’s establishment? Tns old-time exhibition of a drown ing rat grasping at a straw is entirely in significant when compared to the fran tic efforts of the Alliance Tribune and the Peoples Advocate to create political cap ital out of nothing. The Tribune says it was unable to publish the proceedings of the board of supervisors before, be cause the county clerk failed to furnish the copy in lime, claiming that he wished to keep it back until after elec tion. What a brazen falsehood! The First National bank block must have shuddered a prolonged shudder when the reform editor wrote that squib. And the People's AdflPhfe seconds the motion with the following: Had It not been that the county clerk 1ms a Job teaching the O'Neill high school, the official organ of the eounty might have been furnished copy of the hoard proceedings in time to have It published before election. At a recent meeting of the board a motion was passed requiring the county clerk to furnish the official paper with a copy of tLe proceedings within fifteen days after the board adjourned. Mr. J. A. Hazelet, a deputy in the clerk’s office, prepared the copy and took it to the office of the Alliance Tri bune on Wednesday, September 30, just fourteen days after the adjournment of the board. The county clerk did his duty and complied in every respect with the requirements of the board. The Tribune printed the proceedings on Friday, October 23. just twenty-four days after receiving the copy. We are constrained to ask, Who held the copy back? The Frontier will explain why the proceedings were not published beforo. Not having the material at band with which to set the matter, the Tribune sent the copy away, had the matter set, stero typed and printed in supplement form, and then folded the leaves in with their own magazine, and there you have the cause of the delay. This fact is patent to any printer who is able to tell the difference between “home” and “out side” print. --- An Opinion from Abroad. From the Dixon Index. If we were in rlolt county we would put in the time between now and elec tion working for the election of a man whom, politically, we always fought. Treasurer Scott should be re-elected; and the Index cannot see how any Dem ocrat can vote for the biggoted swell head that betrayed the Democratic party so completely last winter. Mullen is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on a people, and if the Democrats should help elect him they will never get over kicking themselves. MULLEN’S SINKING FUND. We lire Informed that J. P. Mullen, candidate for oounty treasurer, during his cnnvass of the county has publicly stated that If ho were elected ho would pay all warrants against the county as fast ss presented for payment. Just where Mr. Mullen would .obtain the funds to pay these warrants as fast ns presented we are at n loss to discover. However, ho enduavors to enlighten the public by saying he would use the var ious sinking funds oh hand for that purpose, of which he says there were about #35,000 on hand at the closo of the last settlement; and he endeavors to convey the idea that it is still on hand. At that time there were S7.P0G.4l of county sinking funds on hand, but Holt county bonds nnd interest coupons lo vuo amount or vo,suu nave been re deemed, leaving a small portion only on hand. There wns also $31,5,18 40 school bond money on hand at close of last settlement, but nearly $11,000 of It has been paid out since in redemption of school bonds and interest coupons. The school bond money is distributed among a large number of school districts, Grat tan rnilroud, O’Neill railroad and Center Precinct court house bond fund made the total bond fund on band at last stllcment $33,037. Every man of intelligence knows that there are var ious funds in the county treasury and that no fund enn be used for any other than that for which it was levied, unless otherwise legally disposed of. The county treasurer has no authority to transfer funds unless ordered to do so by the board of supervisors. If he uses a bund fund for any other purpose than that for which it was intended he is liable on his official bond. See section 17, chapter 71), page 071,and also chapter 9, page 80, complied statutes of Nebras ka, 1887. The board of supervisors may, however, direct the treasurer to redeem county bonds, or invest the county sink ing funds. See section 15, chapter 0, page 88, compiled statutes of Nebraska Of 1887. The school board of any school dis trict may also order the county treasurer to redeem school bonds or invest the bond funds on hand. See section 15, chapter 70, page 070. compiled statutes of Nebraska, 1887. Every warrant is drawn against a particular fund of a certain year, and no warrant enn be paid except from the fund on which it Is drawn, and the fund must be on hand for that particular yhur. The bulk of county general war rants, that have been issued against the county general fund of 1891, cannot now be paid, for very little of the tax for 1891 has.been collected. One fund may be transferred to another but the board of supervisors only can make the order, Mr. Mullen certainly knew that the statements he made were false and for the solo purpose of securing his own election, lie has for a long time been a member of the board of supervisors and ought to be familiar with county affairs; be is also a member of the legis lature and the people had ft right to expect better things of him, especially the members of his own party. Hu who preaches reform should practice it in words and deeds in order to convey conviction. In this Mr. Mullen has signally failed. Not only has he made false statement# as to the condition of the county treasury, but he has taken from k lunds which did not belong to him under the guise of bis salary, and if any one doubts it he can be convinced by calling at the county clerk's office. The Independents, as a class, are honest and intelligent and deserve a better leader than Mr. Mullen, and we are glad to note his followers are growing beautifully less by reason of his miscon duct. A BASE LIE. In its issue of the 15th inst. the O’Neill Sun made use of the following concerning both M. M. Sullivan and John Skirving. He (Sullivan) Is an old settler In thiscouuty and has been in business here for the past ten years, has accommodated customers from time to time and not sold under chattel mortgage everything they had under the sun when they could not meet their obliga tion. Cun the Republican candidate for dis trict clerk, John Skirving, say the same? No. he cannot. Mr. Skirving authorizes Tiie Fron tier to say that he never, in all his business transactions in Holt county, closed any person out under chattel mortgage and the records of Holt county will bear him out in this state ment. On the contrary, Mr. Skirving has always been very lenient with his cred itors, sometimes greatly to his detri ment, and these facts the people in the west will bear us out in. We know positively that John Skirving is straight and honest in his busiuess transactions. 1I0N. ~b7 S. GILLESPIE AND IION. G. W. MEALS WILL SPEAK AT DORSEY SATURDAY NIGHT. A BIG REPUBLICAN RALLY. THE SITUATION. The campaign la doling up and the warfare will aoon be at an end for thli year. Tho campaign liaa been fought bitterly by tbe Independent!, who have resorted to all klnda of abuse and mud throwing to gain their point. Tbe lie* publlcaua and Republican paper* haye been compelled to meot all tlila slander and mud and have done bo manfully and courageously, successfully refuting all charges brought by the opposition. Thu outlook for Republican success is bright. We believe the ticket will be elected entire. At the outset It looked pretty blue for McKvony and Craraet, but developments of late have turned the tide iu their direction and the chances for their election wo believe are equal to those of the others. Three weeks ago it looked as though, through tbe connivance of prominent Independents and Democrats, Mr. Scott might be beaten, but the action of those individuals promises to act as a boom* erango and wo believe Scott. If Repub licans do their duty, will have a good round majority. Let everybody get out and work for the success of the ticket entire. the jumciAitr. Tlio Judicial situation is somewhat complicated. Judge Klnkald, being upon three tlcketB,considers that be can not consistently take the stump or come out publicly for the ticket and so it makes the election of Bartow doubt ful. Wo think he owes more to tbe Republican party than any other and that he should publicly espouse its cause, but he thinks not and does not. However, thnt is not here nor there. The duty of the hour is to use every possible effort to elect Mr. Bartow. Judge KlAkald’s election is conceded by everybody—it is only a question of majority. Every Republican in Holt county should make it a special point to see that Mr. Bartow’s name is on bis ticket and that an X is placed after it. Use your utmost effort to secure one or more votes for Bartow and we will have one Republican judge at least. Mr. Alfred Bartow is capable and deserving, be Is only on one ticket and deserves your sympathy and votes, He came several hundred miles Tuesday night to speak for the Republican party at Chambers Wednesday night. He stood up there manfully and courageous ly, and almost alone among strangers, E. W. Adams and one or two of the county candidates being the only ones he knew personally except as be bad met others casually who went down from here and fought for the Republi can party and expounded its principles. , Hon. Alfred Bartow should not be lost sight of at the polls on next Tues 1 day and, as we said before, every possi ble effort should be mode to secure his election. Republicans, do your duty and tbe victory achieved next Tuesday will surprise you and be most pleasing indeed. Tiir editor of the Atkinson Enterprite has become so accustomed to ly in that be would rather employ his time at that than to eat Christmas pie. Throughout this entire campaign he bos never pre sented a known fact; has neyer substan tiated a single outrageous charge that he has made; has thrown more ‘‘mud’’ than any man who has figured in tbe campaign; has indulged in more dirty personalities and sensational canards than any other man. Consequently the general public is not prepared to believe anything that tbe Atkinson Enterprite publishes. In its account of tbe Republican meet ing held there on Saturday evening, the 24th, it says that the little city of Atkinson was disgraced by scenes of drunkencss never before witnessed, and in which prominent men of the Repub lican party figured. The prominent men which tbe Enterprite attempts to belittle were Attorney-General Geo. H. Hastings, Hon. A. L. Towle, receiver of tbe United States Land office, and Mr. G. C, Hazelet. The Enterprite lays itself wide open to a perfectlly legiti mate suit for libel when it says that these gentlemen participated in or countenanced such an affair, and it tells a direct lie and misrepresents the thriving little city in which it gets its bread and butter when it says the town was disgraced. We have it from the highest and most undisputed authority that there was not a drunk man seen in Atkinson on tbe day mentioned, and every man in Holt county knows that the three gentlemen tbe Enterprite refers to are upright, temperance men. Tbe Eneerprite only does itself harm by resorting, to such low, disreputable methods to manufacture campaign thunder. The citizens of Atkinson are indignant, we understand, at this at tempt to belittle the Republican party at the expense of their law-abiding citizens. A Card. The report having; been assiduously circulated that B. S. Gillespie and oth - ers instigated the editorial in our last issue concerning Judge Kinkaid and his position and that “Gillespie might Just as well have signed his name to it,” I wish to state, over my own signature, that B. S. Gillespie, or no one else, in stigated the “attack” and that, so far as I know, Mr. Gillespie knew nothing about the article in question until he saw it in the paper. Furthermore, I wish it distinctly un derstood that there is no power what ever “behind the throne” in the conduct of my newspaper, that I am only actu ated by a consciousness of right doing and that any one who makes statements to the contrary simply states an untruth, to put it in a mild form. T ': James H. Riggs.