The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-30
Hr. Leooard-0b False lssue-Toe Real


Yesterdays Democrat contained card
from the Democratic candidate for Sheriff
1t shows him very fair pe,tiiogger, though
by no means very sharp We thank ham
for his courtesy, but will cndeayor to coz
vince the public, that he asking the office
Of Sheriff again AZ their hands i uyinc
openly and barefaccdly to deceive the pes
pie. We shall not permit Mr.. Leonard a.
make fal.c issue with u, a. his boil. al
ticle With -, accompanying certificate
intended - It, The issue j. so' whether IL
i. dsiaulter or is likely to be TO this coun
~. He kssas tins j. not ia. issue, and
he knows thar he j. attempting broad dc
ception Upon tae people when lie endeayoI~
to 1os such an issue out Of our articles -
We ave not charged him with being de
iaulter, but on the contrary have repeatedly
announced our belief in his honesty. To
dodge other issues, however, Of little more
importance to the public than whether b.
has got Few more or less dimes than the
amount to which he is legally entitled. he
makes d,,alcution the issue, and paratics
certificate from Judge Cook 10 prove that
from the nature Of his business he could
rot possibly be lefaultcr to the County.
Now, TO entirely stop this pretended issue
at once, and to crafty Mr.. Leonard, We
will admit that he IL not q defaulter, that
be cannot be, that lac hasn't been, that la
wouldn't be II he could, and he couldn't il
be would--anyt thing ut all required OF u-,
90 far as his monied defalcation forced Issue
Is concerned
Now for the card We have insisted the
people should have settlement with their
servants At least every ten years, and have
advised that Mr. Leonard be permitted to
retire, 50 - to Afford the people an oppor
tunity of deciding just how far he has Faith
fully pc, formed his duties, and how Lis off
cisl affairs stand lie says IL the dutie.
Of Sheriff under our code were uniyersall,
KNOWN" be should not think il necessary to
make any reply. So Mr.. Leonard proceed
to detail these duties a. follows -. II Is Oh.
duty Of the Sheriff to summon the Grand anal
Petit Jurics Of the County to serve sub
pGnas in State cases, both for the Plaintiff
and Defendant; also, there are number Of
other duties such Is posting election notices
for which the county pays TO the Sheriff a
salary equal to one tenth part u that of the
County Judge" These are all the duties
Of Sheriff As narrated by Mr.. Leonard
Now we appeal to the people 10 whom II
has appealed, If Mr. Leonard has not in TIN.
attempted bareiaced deception on the peo-
pie. by emitting hi Mest iA.l.orias dasg,
and the very thing to which he must have
known we alluded more particularly, in al
vising that his Official affairs be at once set.
tied. Why did he neglect TO say that On.
part Of his duty Is to receive and serve writ,
81 attachment and execution, and make his
returns to the proper officers tnot County
judge citain sepenty doy~l Why did he
not get q certificate from the Clerks Of
Courts that he has .faiiLfallg doe his duie u
this, instead of scrip Of paper frum the
County Judge ON subject entirely NINA
teral to AZ, issue there may be between
Mr.. Leonard and, not the Gazette, but the
people Now We assert, and can prove By
the record, that Mr.. Leonard las received
multitude Of executions which should have
teen served and return made 10 the Clerks
Of c,urts, within seventy days, by rule OF
Court, upon which no official return las ever
been made Some Of these executions are
dated years back. There arc probably
nearly hundred If these executions not
returned, and forty or fifty at least that can
be fully certified TO- Dare he deny this
Let II be done and NC shall refer 10 the
record 20 sustain u. In view Of this fact.
are VIC not right in advising that this Sheriff
Of ten year. he row permitted I. retire, 70 /
that there mas be an adjustment of NIL his
Official afaiss : Is this advice lr,seeaiioa 2 .
We do no, charge that in not promptly per
forming his duty in all these Cases, he I'm.
bs.n governed by sroag @o,ire We are
inclined to think the neglect has happened /
mort through his easy, good nature, than |
else or worse.
Mr.. Leonard says he docs not "deny for
! moment the right Of the people to know
what their servant is doing lie may not
deny the riga, but Is he NOT denying them
The practical ~ssaas Of ascertainine what
their servant Is doing, by seeking re-elec-
lion 70 that they cannot find out this (?
Now we say, that until successor, elected,
Ihc people cannot tell whether or no, he
nas been the entirely faithful servant his
friends declare him. They don't know now,
md they eaat know till he is out Of Office.
We can pros that he has not done bis duty
that there arc large number Of execu-
hons in bis hands which have not been re-
turned - the rule and law Of Court de-
handed and who knows for what party par
pss0 they may NOT have been used, rs q rod
'ver the heads Of poor debtors7 II Mr..
Leonard Is 10 well convinced u the right Of
- people % know what their servant is
doing, why docs be withhold from them the
means Of ersressi.g that rightl The fact u
BE- has no intention, Il he can help il. Of per
hitting the people to ENJOY that right only
BY nalns-and Ais s true point Of issue.
We have shown wherein Mr.. Leonard !.
the people, or attempting 4, t,o
.. He thought By not siluding to one nor.
lioo II his duties, ssd that the most impor-
Int, 70 entirely escape the real issue. lie
- only deceived himself The issue j.,
shsthes alssr holding the olsce ten years, il
> not tins - wsss rendering N account Of
- stcwaeaal,ip 70 the peopls, which can
My be doss b IL election Of successor.
y replies wilh . assiels anA certificate 70
sovc that - , nj . d1faslsar, when no
'sdy - shmlDG 80 Ask TO show him
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