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Allen Sells, put in a bid for the steel and iron work PUBLIC ROBBERY. Who Supports Curtis? Everv ex-saloon keeper who is now vio "NINE LOTS $20,500. THE PRICE PAID BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR A COURT HOUSE SITE. A SMOOTH STEAL OF AT LEAST $6,000. "Last Wednesday the board of County over the prostrate forms of those who fought to maintain' the perpetuity and glory of this nation, that those who stay at home, who deride the soldiers of the republic and sneer at their poverty and infirmities, shall be preferred, we certainly have the right to know it.

Hence to the people of Shawnee county, we tender "these We tender the old soldier bearing the wounds received on the battle fields of the Republic, as against a ticket composed for the most part of wealthy, smooth-faced "dudes." We tender honesty, as against fraud and chicanery. We tender ability, age and experience as against youth and inexperience. We tender an honest and economical administration of county affairs, and expenditure of the peoples' money, as against unexampled extravagance and peculations. We tender a claim for great services rendered the country in the hour of its greatest need, as against those who never sacrificed an hour of time nor a dollar in money in the interest of the people of either county, state or nation since the day they were born. In short we tender the.

patriotism, unselfish devotion to our country, and the unblemished and emblazoned records of our gallant standard bearers, together with their poverty, as against selfish greed, love of office for revenue only, and a barrel of money. Extract from speech of Col. FrUdrick. Abraham Lincoln Said. Read the touching words from the lips of that grandest of all men, Abraham Lincoln, in behalf of the saviors of our nation.

"Every loyal person throughout this land, owes a solemn and sacred obligation, to care for him who bore the brunt of battle and for his widow and orphans." Abraham Lincoln. is one debt we can never pay, and that is the debt of gratitude we owe the defenders of our nation." Abraham Lincoln. CU.TTIS AND BRUNER. HATTIE It is of court record, and will be well recol-ected. that a woman by the name of Hattie Bruner, was arrested and plead guilty to the crime of procuress, the lightest punishment for which was five years in the penitentiary.

She was allowed to escape, or was assisted to leave the jail and the city, before sentence was passed upon her, by the officers having her in charge. It is and has ueen puDiiciy cnargea that she haa, while in jail, an excess of $3000, in cash and bonds. She was afterwards sent to the penitentiary in Minnesota, for the same crime. Why was sne permitted to escape? Who got her money? For she had no money when last arrested and convicted in Minnesota. Read the following from the Commonwealth In February 1885.

"Judge Guthrie, Sheriff Thomas and County Attorney Curtis seem determined to cheek it out without giving a single word of explanation to the people, in regard do their act in freeing a person who plead guilty to a crime for which we believe the highest punishment is five years imprisonment. "One may talk with every business man In Tope-' ka, with every resident of the county, without finding a single person to uphold their course. These officers' know that, and know that the columns of this paper have been and are open to any explana- tion they desire to make, and yet none comes. We do not believe they can afford to keep silent. If a grand jury is called we do not believe that it can be so organized but what some one of its members will feel it his duty to probe the matter to the bottom." On January 30, 1885, this then valiant op- poser of wrong doing said Another chapter In the Hattie Guerin Bruner affair.

Her escape from punishment by the court officers is considered a piece of high audacity, wholly inexcusable. Suspicion points directly to Mr. Curtis as being the man responsible for this woman's escape." What the Commonwealth a year or more ago so valiantly asserted in regard to the corruption of the court house ring, a majority nf tha vntara nf KhsiwnpA wtiint.v tvwl a believe. The Commonwealth on Charley Curtis and the Court House Ring. Interesting reading.

Which Is right 7 BEFORE TAKING. CHARLEY CURTIS, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ESCAPE OP HATTIE BRUNER. "Another chapter in the Hattie Bruner affair her escape from punishment by permission of the Court officers is considered a piece of high handed audacity wholly inexcusable. Suspicion points directly to Mr. Curtis as being the man responsible tor this woman's escape." i.ommonweattk ot Jan.

3d. 1 885. AM C.K TAtUJNU. "Charles Curtis, county attorney, and the regular republican nominee for that office, has made a good record during his first term. He has conscientiously striven to do his duty, and has succeeded admirably." Commonwealth, of Oct 1886.

BEFORE TAKING. WHO GETS THE SLUSH FUND. One of the most interesting things that could be published, would be just the manner the slush fund of $7,000 out of the jail site was divided also who gets the $100 per month, that Mosier pays for not being molested in making beer. We are after the truth in both cases, and hope to give something definite soon." Commonwealth of Apr. 1886.

AFTER "Mr. Curtis has made a conscientious officer. No fraud has been proven against any of the county officers Chorus of Commonwealth and Capital Oct. 1886. BEFORE TAKING.

TWENTY FIVE PER CENT. WILL BE STOLEN. "If the citizens of Shawnee county, could be assured that the money to be saised by the six mills tax, for the purpose of building a jail, would be honestly expended, there would not be such a howl and crv acrainst it. As a rule, all believe that twentv- five per cent, of it will be stolen." Commonwealth of April 1886. AFTER TAKING.

"Nothing can be truthfully said against our county officials." Capital and Commonwealth in unison in Oct 1884. CHARLEY CURTIS' ADMINISTRATION. The cost of prosecutions In this county, including petit jury, under Charley Curtis' administration, is over $15,000. Only $10,000 has found its way into the county treasurery as fines from these prosecutions, leaving a cost to the taxpayers over the receipts of $15,000. Will the taxpayers ponder over this.

Democrat." J. G. Wood is Deputy County Attorney and County Auditor, and as such, passes on all claims of his own and those or his master, Charlie Curtis, and the corrupt county When asked why he audits these frauds, he replies in the language of "Boss Tweed," what are you going to do about it? Can a man be honest and make such answers, or in holding dual offices? The cost of the superior court of Shawnee county for the last term, was over $6,000, and only three cases were tried. Will the taxpapers ponder J. G.

Wood is about 50 years of age. He was a resident of Pennsylvania during the war, where nearly every loyal man went into the yet J. G. Wood did not enter the army. Why was it Was he too cowardly, or was Ine disloyal? Isn't it a little cheeky for him to assault Capt Dowdell, who served 4 years in the army and has 6 bullet holes in him.

Dowdell sold liquor once and has reformed. J. G. Wood was a drunkard and 1 i IlCKf lOiV.luvui It can be proven that Blackman, the saloon druggist, said that he had already contributed $500 in cash, two barrels of whiskey, a suit of clothes, and $25 in groceries, to secure Charley Curtis' re-election as county attorney. In proof hereof, we refer the reader to Mr.

Blankenship, Mr. Dimond, and Mr. Bernstein, of North Topeka. CHARLEY of the Shawnee County jail and jailor's residence on o. at I and at "No.

at Si. ooo, and that Michael Heery, with Bemhard Quant on nis oona ior me resume oi tne worn at i 29,990, which would make the whole structure stand at either (41,000, or at most $42,200. and then reso lutely inauire whv an excess of from fS.000 to iio. 000, should be paid to a foreign bidder, and thus cast injurious contempt upon the principle of Home Kuie," Doth as to its application to these responsible contractors, and to the incorruptible sovereigns of Shawnee County Other bids than those mentioned could be named, which were unceremoniouslv re jected, and those of Heery and Lindenschmidt are simply presented tor the purpose of pointing a moral, and adorning a tile of too many chapters to be presented at this present time, to the robbed people. Well may the people cry, How long, Lord, shall these grievous burdens be borne," by us who give vitality to those who feed upon our zeal and personal substance.

Be it remembered that as of old. these people mav arise in their majesty and might and slay their destroyers. The Records about the Jail Steal. On November iq, 1884, A. B.

McCabe entered into a contract with the board of County Commissioners, to sell said board, for $6,000, lots 140, 142, ana 144, on Van Huren street, lor a jail site, bee page 279, of journal of proceeding in County clerk's office, By terms of said contract the board of county commissioners agreed to pay said McCabe, $3,000, on or before January 10, 1885, and $3,000, on or before July to, 1885, All that time the owner of said lots, Frank H. Foster, was well known to McCabe and to certain members of the board of county commissioners, and said parties also knew that the price he asked for said lots was 4,100. Mr. Foster is a practicing attorney of Topeka, and was in the court house almost daily, and was well known to the board of county commissioners. When the board knew that Mr.

Foster was the owner of these lots and that they could be purchased of him for $4,100, why was it necessary to enter into a contract with A. B. McCabe, for the purchase of said lots, at the price of $6,000, when they knew that before he could deed them to the countv he would have to buv them of Foster? After this contract was made, McCabe almost immediately commences to negotiate with Foster for the purchase of said lots, and on the 26th of January 1885, a deed was made to McCabe by Foster for said lots, the consideration being $4,100, the deed to remain in Foster's possession until the purchase price was paid, McCabe paying Foster $100, to bind the bargain. On August 3, 1885, McCabe deeded the lots to the board of county commissioners, having been in possession of them only a few hours. The tax payers will naturally ask why should they be called upon to pay $2,000 towards the purchase of these lots, merely to help enrich a few of the court house ring.

Why did the board not purchase of Foster, when they knew he had them for sale and that his selling pnee was $4,100, instead of getting A. B. McCabe to act as middle man, merely for the sake of giving him $2,000 to divide between himself and his pals of the ring Were the taxpayers of the county not entitled to the benefit ol this $2,000 The same court house ring that perpetrated this fraud on the people, are the fathers of the "dude ticket," so-called republicans; every member of the couat house ring is supporting Charles Curtis for county attorney. THE COURT HOUSE RING. EXTRAVAGANCE AND FRAUD.

Tax payers, ponder before voting. it has been publicly charged in the press of nnaltw thJ th I'oneka. notably the "Commonwealth" the "Journal." and the "Capital" that several of the officers of Shawnee county, in the court bouse, had years ago organized a corrupt ring, who have systematically perpetuated their hold on the offices of the county, through the flagrant and corrupt use of their ill-gotten gains-wrought from the tax payers. Head what the press of Topeka charged them with. The charges although made for nearly one year have never been denied, or successfully refuted.

How lone will vou. taxnaVers. en dure such rascality and robbery? Let your votes answer, uut on this thieving nng. vote tne veterans ticset. THE COURT HOUSE STEAL.

The sites for the county jail and court house, and the contract for the erection of the county jail, cost the taxpayers or ahaw' nee county rnore than they were worth 820.C00 more than honest county officials could have got them for. In other words there was a steal of over $20,000 in the Eurchase and contract. The ring divided the oodle. How long will the people endure such thievery Democrat. Will Charlie Curtis and R.

B. Welch stand up and tell the people why they pinched poor O. A. Clark, who kept a drug store on the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets, out of over $300 to compromise and settle for the indictments against him ior selling liquor in violation of law, and yet never dismissed the nroceedimrs aeainst him. Whv was he allowed to plead guilty to one indictment and be fined $100 and costs, when there were five indictments against him? When they agreed to comprise with him, and took his money, why were they not honest enough to stand up to their contract? Why should they compound or compromise any crime? Mr.

Clark was either guilty or innocent If innocent, he should not pay one cent. If he should have been punished accord-ng to law. This using the criminal law to persecute and squeeze blood money out of the poor violators of law, is a criminal out rage and should be stopped at once. Vote against such fiendish officers. This is only one of hundreds of cases just like it, continually practiced by our present county officers, under the savage Indian county attorney.

The Veterans' last Grand Rally, at the Seventh Street Skating Rink, Monday night, November 1st OVER $20,000 "DOLLARS STOLEN THE All. AND COURT HOUSE TRANSACTION. IN Over S2O.000 Mora Filched From The Taxpayers. Legalized Robbery By The Law Officers Of Shawnee County. Charles Curtis and The Court House Ring Arraigned And Proven Guilty by their own Press And the Publlo Records.

VOTERS, STOPI READ AND PONDER OVER THE OFFICIAL RECORDS. The "Capital" and "Commonwealth'1 Strongly Arraign Them. Facts and Figures Prove Their Guilt. A DAMNABLE EXHIBITION. VOTE FOR A CHANGE.

VOTE FOR HONEST MEN. VOTE THE VETERANS' TICKET. CHARLES CURTIS PROVEN A LIAR. He Did Belong To The Army Of Liberty. It has been mooted for years that there existed a corrupt political ring in tms county that controlled the politics of the county, and continuously held the reins of power, through the corrupt use of money at the pnmaries, in conventions, and at the polls; and that this ring existed in the Court House, and that to enrich themselves they systematically plundered the public treasury ana robbea tne taxpayers, it being clearly evident that this ring openly purchased the control of the late county Republican convention, and nominated the men of their choice for the various oltices to be elected at the ensuing election, the soldier's association of Shawnee felt it to be their sworn duty to expose this dishonesty, and to redeem, if possible, the county from the thieving hands of these public robbers.

To that end they piacea in nomination a ticnet composed ot good men and true, whose faithfulness upon many battle fields proved them the deadly enemy of dishonesty, corruption and treason. Alter our ticnet was piacea in tne neia ana ratified by the people of Shawnee county, in mass convention assembled at the Court House. September 18th 188(5. the executive committee of the Veterans' Rights Union" resolved to ferret out the dishonesty and rascality of the Court House ring, and their nominees on the so-called republican "dude" ticket The result of their investigation more than proved the allegation so often made by the press of this city, namely, the Tnrwlta Tiailv The' Dai In (lammnrL. wealth, and the Kansas State Journal, to be more than true.

The most gianng and brazen public robbery has been unearthed, amounting to over $50,000 in less than three years. The rascality and public plundering by this ring, equals in boldiwss aud rottenness Boss Tweed's palmiest days. Unless this ring is dethroned, our homes and personal posessions will soon be owned by this ring, and our local liberties and manhood will be gone, our fair and promising county Will UB UUU1UCU. Read the record as given below. It is convincing.

It is diabolical, liemember tnattne commonwealth, capital and journal now Bupport this robbing nng. wny the change? Have they been fixed? Does the county printing and other official patronage have anything to do with it? Are they members of the ring now A SMOOTH STEAL OF 9,000 DOLLARS. MeCabe Not To Blame About The Rix and McCaba and Court House Lots. J. 8.

Collins real estate agents, had these lots on their books in 1882, at and in January, 1884, they had advanced the price to $7,500. The three corner lots had been offered to the English Lutheran Church congregation for $3,000 for a church site. ine otner three lots, on wnicn is a aweii- ing ana appurtenances, worth say $1,000. would make the total value or the six lots $7,000, yet this property was contracted to Shawnee County for $14,500. Was this a clear steal of The echo comes with force, was itt It would seem that the three McCabe lots in August, 1883, were sold to Messrs.

Eddy wevenport. ior Aiterwaras they sola the same to Frank H. Foster for and the story is that on October 11, 1884, they were sold to A. 11. McCabe, for The conditions of the purchase may be Been in the contract, which is recorded in book 100.

on page 32, of the miscellaneous records of Shawnee county, it having been niea for re cord on -November i. ie84. at 4:30 p. on which $100 in cash was paid to bind the con tract, the balance to be in deferred pay ments. un the same day.

and within one hour, the board of county commissioners of Shawnee County consented to contract for these lots at $6,000, thus favoring somebody to the tune of about $2,000. The record does not state' the fact that one of the commissioners paid the $100 to bind the bargain, but such was quite a common rumor. Four lots on the opposite corner considered even better than these, were sold for $4,600 to the English Lutheran congregation, on which was a frame house valued $400. In the Sunday Capital of Nov. 23d the following presentation is maae.

lating the law, led by Madame Ragsdale and Madame l)e Foy. "Why do such people support Curtis? How does it come that Charlie Curtis Srosecutes, and his partner II P. Case, efendsand compromises all criminal and civil cases of the county. A. H.

Vance, who as member of the legis lature, tried to get a coffin law passed, for the collection of undertaker's bills, by selling the household goods and living supplies of deceased, relatives, widows, etc. J. G. Wood was appointed County Auditor by Judge John Martin, the leading democrat of Kansas, as a reward for his (Wood's) services, in electing Martin District Judge. J.

G. Wood is a democratic office holder, and is making republican speeches. There has been 300 indictments and infor mations filed in the District Court, durincr Charles Curtis' administration, and only 20 convictions nave been made, tne balance have either been compromised or promised to be settled. Compounding crime and trafficking in injustice is a profitable business. A.

B. Quinton. as City Attorney of Tooeka. cost the city several thousand dollars, through his utter incompetency for the position, and the city had to pay for Assistant Attorney services, wnue uuinton was city Attorney, more than his salary amounted to. Is such a man a suitable person to elect Judge? J.

G. Wood, who is deputy county attorney, and is county auditor, passing upon his own and Charlie Curtis' claims, and the claims of the corrupt county ring of which he is a member, is the chief fugleman ior the "dude ticket falsely called republican. Is he a worthy man to believe, much less listen to? CURTIS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY OF LIBERTY. It will be remembered that, in 1884, there existed in Kansas an organization known as the Army of Liberty, its object being the defeat of the prohibitory law, and the defeat of all advocates of prohibition. Charley Curtis was an active member of this organization, although when he was first nominated for County Attorney two years ago, he solemnly declared before the Republican county central committee, that he did not, nor never had, belonged to the law defying organizaUon.

The following proves him a liar. AFFIDAVIT CT MEMBERS OF ARMY OF LIBERTY. STATE OF KANSAS, I j-ss. Shawnee County, We the undersigned, citizens of Shawnee County, Kansas, upon our oath, say that during the campaign of 1884, we were members of tin organization known as the Army of Liberty." That to our personal knowledge Charles Curtis, then the Republican nominee and candidate for County Attorney of Shawnee County, was a member of said organization that he was one of the most enthusiastic members of that organization, and that we heard him time and again make speeches in the hall, in which he committed himself in the most positive terms, to the accomplishment of the objects sought by said association. M.

W. Kimes. Samuel Merritt. Chas. O.

Madoulet C. H. Adams, J. S. Dowdell.

Chas. Summers, Doorkeeper. J. W. Morrow, Marshal.

Wm, P. Tomlinson. D. F. Wyatt, Treasurer South Side.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of October, A. D. 1886. P. H.

CONEY, seal. Notary Public. Commission expires March jth, 1800. One hundred or more of the members of that organization might have been secured to the affidavit, notably among whom were Hon. Geo.

W. Reed, Hon. frank Herald, Mai. P. bhreve, Hon.

Samuel Dolman, Wm. Dolman, Capt. J. B. Evans, Oscar Thompson, Tames Neil, J.

Widlow, Ed. Beacher, Wm. Stevenson and Joseph Reed, Jr. STATEMEKT OF REPUBLICAN CO. CENTRAL COMMITTEMAN.

It will be well remembered, and can be proven by any amount of additional testimony, that Charles Curtis appeared before the Republican County Central Committee in I884, and denied that he ever belonged to the Army of Liberty. The following statement is from one of the most prominent and reliable republicans of Shawnee County, who was at that time, and has been for years, a member of tne KepuDiican county central committee. This conclusively proves that Charley Curtis deliberately lied. If he will lie in one important matter he will in all. Can a man be honest and lie? Answer says no.

is such a man a safe person to hold the respon sible and powerful position of County Attorney? 1 tunic before you vote. STATEMENT. STATE OF KANSAS, ss. Shaweb County, The undersigned a late member of the Republican Central Committee affirm and say, that after the Re publican County convention, at which Charles Curtis was hrst nominated lor County Attorney, had aa journed, charges were made that said Curtis was a member of an organization in 1 opeka, known as the "Army of Liberty," an organization whose sole and only object was the subversion and defeat ot the prohibitory law, and to throw every obstacle in the way of its enforcement Said County Central Committee called a special session to investigate said charges, and if found to be true to take said Curtis iS of the ticket Said Charles Curtis, then a candidate, and now a candidate for re-election to the office of County Attorney, came before said committee and solemnly denied that he ever belonged to said organization. P.

H. Coney and others. Everv member of the Republican Countv Central Committee at that time, and the press of Topeka, at that ume, will prove thetruth of the above statement Commissioners purchased nine lots, paying therefor the sum of $20,500. The surprise was not as great as the Indignation that followed the reading of the report, which was due to the fact that the price paid for the lots was outrageously exnorDitant. xne purcnase was Kept strictly quiet, and no one was made familiar with l-what was being done, except those interested in the sale ana purcnase or tne lots.

The County Commissioners are blamed for so grossly overlooking the interest of Shawnee County taxpayers for their own personal gains." Several prominent business men were interviewed yesterday concerning the purchase and its merits, and Democrats and all agreed that the County Commissioners have stolen at least $6,000 of the people's money. The cause will no doubt make itself plain to every citizen of Topeka and Shawnee uounty, before many aays. Again the Capital says "A WARRANTED KICK. ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. "Two hundred and fifty of the business men of Topeka meet and pass resolutions denouncing the steal, and agree to employ attorneys, to enjoin the carrying out of the contract by the County Commissioners.

The big fraud will be thoroughly investigated and justice will be meted out to offending robbers. The business men of Topeka mean business ana aont you aoubt it for moment." i Mai. Hudson was then sincere and he voiced the sentiment of the people. He told the truth for he had no object in doing otherwise, However he was not the otnciai paper of the county at that time. The Capital predic tion of bringing tne scoundrels to justice aid not materialize, and the business men's injunction did not enjoin.

How could the business men succeed in their investigation and prosecution How could they Bucceed in enjoining the rascals from robbing the taxpayers? They were handicapped at the beginning, by the Court House nng having control oi tne court, and an oi tne law officers of the county. Charles Curtis the main legal adviser and director of the "ring," was county Attorney, his Deputy, j. u. Wood, was also County Auditor, and Charley Curtis' partner was the chief attorney and legal adviser for the ring. How could the people succeed against this corrupt combination.

When the proceedings was brought against the Commissioners, Charles Curtis appeared for the people, against the ring, and his Deputy, J. G. Wood, who is also I I ill-" 1 I IV 1 1 I county Auuiuor, uuu cuuney cui us puruier A. II. Case, appeared on the other side for the ring.

Of course the ring had to win, as against the taxpayers. The ring had the Court and the law officers on both sides. Will the voters of Shawnee county again endorse such rascality THE COUNTY JAIL STEAL. A Few Plain Words to Taxpayers Probably not one man out of a thousand of the taxpayers of Shawnee County realizes the present and prospective burdens 01 a nnanciai nature mat rest upon our people. Think of Shawnee County at the end of the fiscal year of 1886, with a returned bonded indebtedness of $668,595, of which $422,900 are in high-interest bearing bonds and then, with greatly accumulating expenses attending me administration of public affairs, managed with a bravado and recklessness that the whole world is almost safely challenged to produce a parallel, and pause, in the language of the Irishman, "to consider the end." It mav not be an idle alarm to affectionately and patriotically advise the earnest and self-respecting people ot the city ot topeka anu me county 01 Shawnee to "awake, arise, or be forever For, unless a successful crusade be made against the extravagant corruption that obtains, the liberties ot the people of this good land will be lost.

The valuation of all property in Shawnee County, as returned by the County Clerk of the county for the year 1886, was $12,043,793 75. The State Board of Equalization having decreased it eleven per cent, it stands on the grand list at $10,817,109 04. The County Commissioners of Shawnee County, for the year 1886, levy a tax for eight different purposes of a county nature, that reaches the large levy of 12.2 mills on the above valuation, making the sum of $131,968 62, county taxes. For the purposes of general revenue, five mills were levied; and a levy of 4.2 mills for a jail and jailor's residence, which will produce $35,401 82, which, counting the cost of collection and the delinquency of payment, will make several thousand dollars shortage, as per the accepted bid of the Pauly Jail, Bridge and Manufacturing Company, H. X.

Deven- dorf, agent, received in June last by the Board of County Commissioners of bhawnee Countv, which was many thousand dollars in excess of other good and responsible bids most amply secured by good bonds, which were duly presented by good, true and substantial citizens of Shawnee County, but to be most coolly and remorselessly rejected by a not over-bright syndicate nominally representing the sacred rights of worthy people of Shawnee County, whose dearest interests upon being sworn into office they had registered an oath to high Heaven they would most-sacredly and faithfully serve. This contract at $50,589, and the bill of Hopkins Holland, architects, of five per centum, $2,539,45, reaches the refreshing amount of $53,118, for the wealth-producers of Shawnee Connty to meet, and which will leave a deficiency in round numbers of $10,000. which may require the introduction of an Emergency bill," to be introduced by Rtfprentative Veale. should he be elected as Representative, and have the support of his fellow members of the Court House King, should they succeed 10 an election through the continuance of the "ways that are dark and the tricks that are vain," as has been the meth ods that have obtained in Kansas politics, especially in Shawnee County. Let the taxpayers of Shawnee County, remember that Mr.

C. Lindenschmidt, on a bond siened bv Tohn S. Branner, J. KaczinsKi and Are they Republicans. Three of the dudes on the mis-called republican ticket voted for Geo.

Wi Glick, Charlie Curtis, Willie Sterne and Allie Quinton. Charlie Curtis was local organizer of the Army of Liberty for Shawnee County. Willie fcterne was secretary of the Anti-at. John club. How can any voter lose partizan cast or identity, by voting against this gang of corrupt party bolters You are a better and purer republican and democrat oy voting lor the faithful, honest old soldier.

TO THE COLORED CITIZENS. A great deal of demogogery is constantly uauimeieu into your race auuut wie nepuuu-can party liberating the slave, and in conse- begot since the cruel days of war that did liberate the slaves, now comm6nly called "dudes." claim the eternal slavery of the colored race to the Republican party, regardless of its composition or standing to-day. Colored men, you are now free, independent siaves to no party or set oi men. "When such brainless, greedy' demagogues as these make such appeals to you, treat them with contempt, and say to them that it was the brave old veterans that made your freedom possible, and with your own coura geous assistance secured it, and gave you the rich blessings of freedom you now enjoy. Tell them that on Sept.

22d, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued his proclamation of freedom, to take effect January 1st, 1803, provided the Southern states then in rebellion did not lay down their arms, and return In peace to the Union. The rebellious states refused this contingent proposition. Who did honest Abraham Lincoln depend upon to enforce his grand and glorious mandate proclamation? Was it the Republican party? Nol Was it any political party? Nol it was the brave men who were in battle arrayed for the defense of the nation. Upon them Honest Old Abe" depended for the salvation of the nation, and the liberation of the slave. They were faithful to Honest Abe." They were faithful to the nation.

They were faithful to the colored race. They abolished slavery. 40 thfi and black soldiers of the late war youBVB theirebfc-of gratitude for your freedom. Vote for them; Vote the Veterans' ticket. GOV.

MARTIN AND OTHERS CONDEMN CURTIS. In the case of H. Melhado, a prominent druggist in this city, who was convicted by Charley Curtis, as County Attorney, on nine indictments for selling liquor in violation of law, Gov. John A. Martin and fifty of the most respectable citizens of Topeka say that Charley Curtis secured Melhado's conviction by "improper and unlawful means," and that Melhado was denied an opportunity to clear and vindicate himself.

Melhado was not in the CURTIS Court Housa Whiskey Ring, and would not give up the necessary money to secure from him, Curtis, protection. Read what Gov. Martin says. From the daily Capital of JuneO, 1 886: "An investigation-of this case shows that Melhado was druggist and an educated pharmacist He was arrested and arraigned for violation of the prohibitory law. On conviction he was sentenced as above stated.

The jail sentence was suspended, Judge Guthrie stating that he would not order the execution ot this part ot the sentence, and recom mended Melhado's pardon. The petition for his pardon represents that "his conviction was naa ana procured by improper ana unlawful means, and that upon a fair investigation and trial he would have been able to prove himself innocent ot the charges preferred," and is signed by J. W. Farnsworth. P.

I. Mulvnne, M. Rev. Richard Ellerby, W. W.

Manspeaker, Bishop Thos. H. Vail, P. G. Noel, Wm.

H. Richter. M. Rev. J.

N. Lee, Col. A. S. Johnson, F.

P. Baker, Rev. H. D. A.

B. Campbell. Dr. H. W.

Roby, Samuel Dolman, and other well-known citizens of Topeka. There are better republicans on our "Veterans' ticket" than are the "dude ticket," disgracefully called the republican ticket J. G. Wood wrote and urged the passage of the law for the Durcliase of the court house and jail site..