The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-08-25
THE HERALD EXPOSES ITS DIS
HONESTY AS WELL AS IT'S
IGNORANCE - SEMI ANNUAL
COLLECTION OF TAXES AGAIN
THE DOCUMENTS.

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The Herald attempts to reply in its ac-
customed style to our article of two weeks
ago showing it's ignorance of county af-
fairs. AS usual the editor puts in the
chief part of the first half of his article in
vapo:iug about what wonderful things he
is going to do, ard of the last half III boast
ing of what he has done. He is general
ly used as the fop who drew his knife and
called everybody to see how he was going
to frighten countrymau: He went at
the countryman in terrible manner and
got Knocked heels over head into the
river.
A former number of the Herald stated
that the law for the semi-annual coliec-
tion of taxes made 'just double the work
for the Auditor" 1t said again, that the
salary of the county Auditor and Treas
urer is raised $500 above wha! it has
heretofore been" In the last number by
grossly misrepresenting the statements of
the Auditor and former Treasurer it makes
show of something less than $1,000 on
both Offices, instead Of $500 on EACH
| The editor blows his trumpet over this as
if it were trinmph, and as if writing
words one week and eatiug them in two
weeks after were something to boast over.
He says in the last Herald:
1--WE have submitted to Mr.. John S.
Holiday, Auditor of Monroe county the
following interrogatories: lst, BY the
legislation oi last winter, providing fol
the semi-annual payment of taxes, is the
labor of county Aaditor thereby increased
and if so, how much.
2nd, Is the salary of your Office increas
ed and if so how much? Tp which We
have received the following reply:
The labor of Auditor has been increas
ed more lbaA half and the salary has beer
increased $625. We have submitted lht
the following interrogatores to Mr. Fred
erick Koehler, County Treasurer for lh'
last four years: .........
lst, BY the legislation Of last winte
providing for the semi-annual payment o
taxes, has the labor of county Treasure
thereby increased and if SO how much
2nd, Have the emoluments of the of
fee Of Treasurer been increased if SO abou
how much.
To which we have received the follow
ing reply:
The emoluments have increased So 60.
T The Auditor and former Treasurer hav
given US correct statement of this matte
over their own signatures and it shows tn
dishonesty of the Herald in so grossly mis-
representing them. Such conduct on tn
part of the editor is inexcusably mean
going round talking to his neighbors an,
then grossly misrepresenting their conver
satio and publishing it. Read the fol
low ing from Mr.. Koebler, compare it will
what The Herald editor says, and then sa,
fit does not plainly prove the dishonest.
of the editor:
-.... .... .... For the Spirit.
Mr. EDIroR:-An editorial in the las
Herald states without any qua iicatiol
whatever that informed the editor tha
the emoluments of the Treasurer's ofic
are increased by the law for the semi
annual collection OF taxes $3.50.
What l did tell the editor was abou
this: that as my time as Treasurer hat
expired l had not examined that law a
all; but if the Treasurer was authorize,
under it to charge on each settlement, ol
the first $1,000, eight per cent, on tn
second 81 900, six per cent, and so OF
as when but one settlement was made
and if, in addition to this, precisely on
half of the taxes was collected in Decem
ber aud the other ha.f in June, then the ad
ditional fees would be about $3.50. l CAV
it as my opinion, at the same time, tha
very little of the taxes would be only hal
paid; and consequently even under tha
construction of the law the additiona
fees would be triaipg. r.. .--.
49, .. ..----. F. KOEHLER.
August goth, 1883. 1888 .,..