The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-10-06

An effort has been made by certain
persons in the interest Of the Ashland
Insurance Company, to misrepresent the
position and conduct of the Democratic
candidate for County Auditor, Mr..
Sw1NEroRD, upon the subject of the
cost of the compensation of the Clerk Is
of his office. So pcrsistently have these
Misrepresentation been made, that, al
the request of a Democrat in the northern
part of the county, We republish from
the Union Issued during the campaign
of 1856, the editorials upon the subject
which were written under the eye of,
and authorized by, Mr.. SwINEFoRD.
Il will be particularly noted that
these articles in the Union claim that
Mr.. SwfNEFohD, under the law then ex-
isting, would get along with "LESS as
sistauce" than Mr.. PonTER. The arti-
Gle explains fully aehy Mr.. Sw1NEFoRD
would be enabled to discharge the du
ties with s6ut one assistant" .s ~
But these are the pledges. Read
them. -sss
Now, every man who knows anything
about the matter, knows that Mr.
SwISEroRD has more thai fulfilled his
pledge. He never has had in the Office
at the same time more than one CLERK,
and at long intervals he has executed
the duties of the Office wholly himself
All, even the worst enemies of Mr.
.Sw1NEFoRD, admit ihat the duties of the
Office were never more ably, promptly
and satisfactorily discharged-and his
official and personal integrity have me-
yer been impeached or questioned.
But to the articles from the Union,
From the Ashland Union Oct LIST. 1856.
some'hinE for Tai OK. Payers to Think
Among other laws passed by the last
Fusion Legislature, and which may be
considered as one of the most beautiful
of their re form measures, was on taxing
the salaries of County Oficers AS the
Law now stands, the Auditor receives
salary of niue hundred dollars, and is
allowed as many clerks as may be deem
ed necessary to do the work of the Office.
The compensation of these clerks is
fixed by the County Commissioners.
and paid osls Of the County 1reosuryl
Ever since the organization of the Coun-
ty, it has required tqeo good competent
men to perform the labor of the Office.
iMr SwlNEFeRD, the Democratic Domi-
nee for Auditor, has been in the Office
nearly three years, and understands the
business of the Office perfectly, and will
require but one assistant. Mr.. PORTER,
the Black Republican candidate for
Auditor, on the contrary, knows nothing
: shnut the business, and is also, un nfortu-
mattel. ss,T confirmed cripple. Being
thus situated, any sensible man must
see that he will require more assistance
in discharging the duties of the Office
than Mr.. SWINEFoRD.) The duties of
the Auditors Office are exceedingly
and the services of no man
competent to assist in the labor of the
Office, can be obtained for less than three
hundred and fifty or four hundred dol
lars year. We therefore infer, aud we
believe the future will show cur infer.
ence to be correct, that the election of
Mr.. SwINEFoRD will be saving to the
County of not less than fire hundred
dolLarsf Our statement Of the ka1o is
strictly correet-Whether our inference
is also, we leave taz.payers to judge.
From the Ashland Union October Sth, 1856
The Auditor and his Clerks, 20
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!. Last week, our readers will recollect,
we called attention to the fact that tho
last Legislature passed Law regulating
the salaries of County officers, and al
lowing them all necessary clerks, and
that these clerks are to be paid out of
the County Treasury. We elso showed
that Mr.. PORTER, the blae! Repebl;sau
osndidate for Auditor. Is 3 geEi pie and
has had no experience in tue oihee; while
Dir. Sw1NEroRD has already been in the
Office nearly three years and understands
all about tho business, aud would there