The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-25

our Shertn-Tine Ter Sestlemenl.
The Office Of Sheriff is very properly r.,
.arded as the most important one to Le iill
ed in this ccuntyat the approaching election
We NAV truly say, that all the energies
xire-working and trickery Of the Democrat
&c par,v. are being devoted TO ,he election
Of their candidate for Sheriff, taking it for
Granted that the rest Of their ticket stands
no chance. or is Of but little Importance by
the side Of this office. This candidate is their
strongest man--in fact, they feared TO run
any other man. although rotation in Office"
has become principle with the party, tex
ccpting with those already "a office, and he
has filed the Office Of Sheriff the last ten
year. They claim that he has made COOL
olicer-,hat he Is good man they can
well add that he is a good Democrat, IN
the modern signliication Of hat term, for h.
ha. led the pro-slavcry Democracy Of this
county in their warfare upon Rcpubliean,.m
aud Cor this should have planted against him
the vote of every Republican in the county.
20 have ,re good man to run against him
"A. keen and shrcwd man Us hc l~--as
honest man---and man in every way cal
cula,ed t. make at least a good an officer
a. he it, Our candidate is staunch Repub-
lcan, too, and has n right To ask and 10 nc
ceivc the vote of every man Of his party.
We have nothing TO say, personally, against
Mr. Leonard, the Democratic candidate For
Sheriff. But we have few remarks in con
nec,ion with him and his office to submit L.
the sober consideration Of citizens
III. friend, claim that he has made good
faithful, and honest officer. How do they
know this How does or caa any~nan know
,hi, For ten consecutive years be has
held this Office. During this time the pco-
pie have had no settlement with him nor hs
with the people. Without any such settle.
ment at this time, without any means what
-oeycr Of informing ourselves, except by out :
Idle observation, whether he has properly
and thoroughly discharged his duties OF not,
or whether he may not at this time he a
dcfaultcr 10 the county, We are asked d,
his party a. continue him in Ollie. two year
longer. Az the close u that time Il he then
tho same office, which h. will more than
likely he " he lives. aud !, elected mn II,
shall be asked 20 continue INN It'll two
year longer Now We maintain. that il i
nothing more than reasonable that the Pc.
pie should have settlement at least every
ten yesrs with their servants. with ia. iiald
crs Of public Offices, with those haeine il
their hands heavy monied responsibilities
How are nine cut II ten of the large i. q :.
cations Of public officers discovered VII.
by their settlements, by the scrutiny Of ,hei
SUCCESSORS, when these deiaulters have T.
tired from office. How do we know tina
Mr.. Leonard is not a ,lefanltef at this aas
Men Of rs good character As nc boast>, i
honest appearing men as he, have on retlrln
from Office been discovered heavy delault.r
\
is time for successor 10 be elected. tia
we may know precisely how thing stan'
in connection with this office. |, will no
do for him or his friends 10 say, all j. right
The people have now M opportunity u a.
certaining this, and tie election Of sacecs
cor 10 the only way in whls. il can be aseer
tanned.
There 10 something lreposterous IN III
idea OF man who has filled m Office Of thi
nature ten years, asking the people T. CO..
tinue him in Office two years longer, IN
this, too, after repeated promises A, time
before that, if nominated for the Office, h
would not again be a candidate. II hi pal
" ha- no other man iii for the oiliee, OF n
other man who, il elected, would or migl
make good Sheriff, then pcrhap. they ar
excusable in asking the people To again plae
Mr.. Leonard in Office. But they have II
such excuse. Nothing has governed then
hat simple fear OF conviction that no othe
Democrat would poll SO strong Vote.
IL possible that they fear the seiit.ae,st 6
this public servant with Ii, employers. ia
people, which mast come If he is not eleete
again. In these corrupt political time
and in view Of the numerous delaulters
public officers, We cmphatically say, ths
the pablic are very wrong In trusting %
man twelve years in one office of such moi
led and business responsibility as sherii
IL h almost an impossib,lity for his ,iefales
tions or Encouragement to be dlseoser.
n he ID shrcwd man, 50 long a, he hold
the oflicc Dcfalcations 20 the amount |
nearly million dollars have just been iii
covered on the part o. the late Democrat
STATE Treasurer Of Ohio These dcialcatloi
were not even suspected by the public Will
h VS. in Office; and although a brother-ii
law succeeded him, who anAiousl, sougl
10 screen the criminality, and in this mad
himself criminal, the change Of officers be
tzsysd the delalcations. We are maxim
No insinuasions against our present Sheriff
tor In no manner do We doubt, or would v
have the public question, his honesty --bu
We eandidiy declare il the duty Of the peo
pie To have settlement At least ever, tel
ysau with their public servants. Certainl..
no ofice-holder ought to complain Of this. ]
he do, or demands TO he continued in office
over this time, he show tina, he far the ii
nj ssttlensnt of accounts, or else that il,
posssass m insat,able appetite for office.
JCpoE JoussyoN.-The long article from
~ Fort Nadisou Pain Dealer which =,
haVs j1st publishsd, and one u the lie.
dGonso a the nsw Constitution which "