American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-04-19

81 might SUI have retained the conf
dence Of the Gazetts had sonnived at
smuggling into the pockets of It's editor
fees for county printing 'sitdou inquiry as
10 sgfot others could do dfor."
y m hoOs any patronage 70 ls-
stots in tie shape Of printing or any Other
labor that has 10 be paid for from he taaes
eftIse people IshoH gips il lchere IL ,siR Be
done the best and chsapest'
Now this is all very beautiful and fasci.
mating as far asit goes; but unfortunately
for Mr.. Towson 1t is very much like the
poor mans money. il woat go Tar. 1t so
happens, in this instance, that we have it
within our power to show up, beyond the
shadow Of doubt the utter dishonesty and
hypocricy Of Mr.. Towson in giving utter
ance to this demagogical appeal 10 the sym
paihy of taxpayers If Mr.. Towson
honestly intended 10 conform his conduct
to this commendable rule of economy, we
would ask how it came that he purchased
paper and blank books to The amount Of
mOretsan double the cost paid for printing
the Assessors blanks uthout ineairing
trlere they could be had tie c1eapestF Why
did Mr.. 7o,oson notletthis portion of tie
county expenditure TO he to,vest Gidaer?---
How does it come that he actually paid
some fifty or seventyJfue cents more per
ream for paper than il could have been fur.
nisAed Jore How does Il hGppen that this
patriotic, disinterestcd, economical, Audit
or FAILED TO INQUIRE WHAT OTHERS COULD
FURNISH THESE SAME ITEMS FOR? We would
like to know what secret springs were op-
Grating that could SO far and so efectually
lead this "selfstyled'' honest Auditor from
the path Of duty into violation ofhis own
high sounding rules of economy? 1t is
not the amount paid for these items that
wecomplain flor we bieye they were fur
nished cheap enough notwithstanding they
could have been furnished cheaper. But
it is the hypocrisy and Inconsistency of his
pretended professions of economy and the
violation of what he would have the peo.
pie believe was the governing and invaria-
BILE rule by which his office is regulated -
1t is his want of principle we condemn. -
Is it honest for man holding a public sta
tion to lay down rules Of economy and use
partislity in their enforcement? Why is
| it that Mr. Towson violated that rule in
the purchase of the paper and blank books
for his office? Mr.. Towson no doubt sup.
posed that by impugning our motives in
denouncing him as traitor to his promis-
es, he would in this way screen himself
from public odium; but unfortunately his
tactics were not we'll considered, and have
only brought disgrace on their author. -
The factis, lis whole article, from begin
ming to end, is a grand political clap-trap
designed to gull the people and divert pub
lie attention from the charges we urged a.
gainsL him. What better evidence do the
people want of his Inconsistency and by.
pocricy than the facts we have mentioned
above? How does il come, in view of al
these boasted "rules of economy" tina
this paper, &c, amounting to upwards o
fifty-seyen dollars were purchased "scah
01 inquiry as to what others could furnisl
them for?" Are such acts in accordauc,
with Mr.. Towson's professions ofeconomy
Oh! Shame where is thy blush? Oh! Tow
son where is thy honor?
!. Butitisnot the ffst time the printing ha
been "let to the lowest bidder" 1t wa
once let for the very low price Of one cen
per quire, but at the same time there wa
a secret understanding between the partie
that one dollar should be paid We trus
Commissioner PETERS will recollect thi
fact and govern himself accordingly.
Mr.. Towson says that because he ha,
declared his intention to vote for Medil
that that portion of the American part,
hankering after the ''flesh pots" accuse,
him of committing an objectionable sim
! A pretty fellow, truly, TO accuse men Q
hankering after ''Aesh-pots A man VIII
Joined the American party purposly to sc
Office, and after having accomplished hi
mercinary and nefarious ends turned trait
or TO the most solemn promises. TIL
whole amount Of his explanation is, tba
although he was not an American at heart
and had no sympathy with the Americans
and was resolved never to vote ViM III
americans, he united himself with tha
party because they we're the most numer
GUS and because he hoped 10 make none
by patronage. With these principle
governing him no wonder he could no
|, conceive how itcould be possible for US t
act from disiuterested and unselfsh mo
tives. Opposed to the Americans at heart
and fully bent ON opposing them at tn
polls, he brought himself theoreticall
and practically to the conclusion to joi
the American Party at all hazards, an
thus, if possible, to coin his hypocrisy in