Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-09-29

she ~.ways conducted himself with PropneIy
md sircumspectiOu--is we'll qualified Tor the
office. anl will make an oh'iging officer. He
has ns,rt asked the people Of the county for
an Office before. and !. nov willing to let them
do As 1hey please. without seeking pledges from
them before the election
Mr. Ramsey has been an Office holder and
an Office seeker ever since he come into the
county. Politics is his trade. in the prosecution
Of which avOcaliOn IL is moral ' impossible Tor
man 10 be honest. However. Mr.. Ramsey
makes no pretensiOns TO honesty. II he can
max one vote BY telling the most barefaeed he
he does not for moment hesitate. Heis '-All
things to all men" il be can thereby procure
vote. AmoEg Free sOilvrs, he is free s-sOiler.
Among seeeders be is seceder Among
ytsbyIerisns. a presbyterian: Among "son.
les" he is "son." Among Baehinals, he is
a good fellow" Among mAsOns he is a ma
sen, and EicA versa. He assumes the color Of
whatever party or seclhe may chance TO be
with. And he is not oYerscrupulous about
what he charges the county for any services he
may render her, he charged EIGHTY ONE
DOLLARS for doing job his own partner
said was worth but TWENTY FIVE Doll
LARS. He got SEVENTY FIVE DOL
LARS year more than any other prosecuting
attorney since the erection Of the county. lie
conducted the business OF prosecuting attorney
in such manner that the county has lost money
during hi5 two years There are now on the
docket a couple dozen cases, in which the in
dictmenls we're bunglingly and unskllfnlly
drawn, that no conviction can be brought un-
der them. The court decided that they we're
defective, and the county must pay the costs
And so on throughOutthe chapter. He nevel
held an Office, however trivial. that he did moi
sonvert into an engine with which 10 operate
upon the treasury. When he wass schoo
examiner under the old law, he received hi
share of the amount collected from teachers ::
whom certificates were issued, and In addition
drew from the county treasury one dollar Il fft.
cents per day for acting as clerk to said board
"a thing that never was done before in thf
county. ...
Is it possible that man with such dIspo
+ sition to getmoney, can make an acceptable Su
. ditor : Are the good people of this county
willing to put the strings Of the public purse in
;. to his hands ? Could yOu sl+ep quietly i
. your beds with your treasury in safekeepin
Of such an officer. r.r
4. And there are the candidates for Treasure
}. John Moody and Geo Y H ampson.
Z Mr. Moody is nm indust rious mechanic, VII
le has always worked hard for living II
i. never held an Office that put cent in his Pocl
re ct. o. his honesty, cNpahility and 6deliry :
n. quesii can be raised Mr. Hampson is
as gentleman in private life and made an OBJ
Of ging officer But he has held Office in IL
County four years. anil + there BE- any fsi
nessn il things he has had his share Il
e endeavors to make votes by saying TO the pc
, pie that he has had the Office Of Treasurer b
y. one term and il has has beeu customary
.v give it two terms.
He toubtlrss recollec,s well that he WAS L
mean. of supplaniing one Mr.. Hudge, who HI
the Office Of Sheriff but one term. The arg
ment he now uses was not heard from hi
!, although it applied with greater Orce
nj Mr. Hodge was very poor and had to reno
o. his family five or six miles, while Mr. Ham
i. son'is wealthy-lvrs in town. However. une
r.. ceplionable be may be in private life, he is n
wholly free from the charge of duplicily in
official capacity. WHY'S i that he does T
\ vi.iLlhe townships to collect taxes before 4
-, eleclion There can be no other reason tn
m that he is afraid The peo le will find out VII
theirtaxes are Let us have no double de
ing but let Us do the Gil thing. Let the pc
= pie see what their taxes are, and do lot shri
- from the scrutiny
ii .-"
IN Then comes the candidate for SheriG--Jol
IL Whileraft anil joseph Close. We wou
on not stop to notice these gentlemen. Ever
N. body knows that Close is not fit for the Off
ia andso nobody is going to vote for him, VIII
.e craft will be elected by great majority.
.x.f The candidates for Commissi cnsfs are j.
he Mclaughlin and Malhea Crawford Mr.. \
Cal LOug hin is well cacolulp,td for the Office a
- has some experience He is no Office seek
a but was nOmineted by his friends on accor
ry of his intrinsic merits Mr.. Crawford is
Township party-leader. who has done the d
we ty work of the party for years, and / i on i
ne. account that he is sought to be elected, 3
his DOT for his worlhine,s or capacity. lie ca
a. come in no how SD r
h"' The remaining Wig initiates are Of {
is best men in The county. .-
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