The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-01
The Heralds Dishonesty and
UntruthfulnesS Clinched-
Whining about Cliques.

Of editorial trying to explain away the
charge of dishonesty which We fixed and
proved upon it last week. The editor as
usual vapors about the wonderful things
he has accomplished. Whether the editor
has silly vanity enough to believe what he
says in this respect or not, is not known;
but it is known that others estimate the
articles in which he processes to be doing
such wonders at just about their worth
that they are the highfalutin ebullitons
of o brain vindic,.v. and reckless enough
to do mischief, but to weak to accomplish
it, .... ... ..
The editor in order to break the force
of the charge which we proved upon him,
gets statements from three gentlemen as
to what Mr. Holiday and Mr.. Koehler
said. A portion of these statements gives
a part of the conversation and suppresses
the rest. The kind of testimony with which
the Herald expects to escape from the
charge is garbled reports of casual con-
versations. Any thing under Heaven can
be proved in the same way. Its no proof
at all, and shows the weak shifts to which
the Herald is reduced in order to bolster
itself up. .-. ..s. ..... ..-- .s ..--s
What Mr.. Holiday told to the editors,
as the editor well knows, and as portion
of the gentlemen who undertake to state
the conversation IN the Herald know, was
about this: That j an additional full set
of duplicates had to be made out, then the
additional expenses would be about 1925.
After further examination Mr.. Holiday
became satisfied that this would be need
less expense to the county, and he very
properly determined not to make them
This the editor of the Herald knows, for
he has it over the Auditors own signature.
The difference between what Mr.. Holiday
said, and what the editor attributes to him
is about this:
Mr. Holiday says, if it had been neces.
sary to make an additional set of dupli.
Gates the additional expense would have
been about $625; but it was not necessa-
ry. " s a"a.r f e--
The Herald states that he said "the sal
ary has been increased $625.
For this we charged the Herald with
grossly misrepresenting the Auditor, and
we proved it. a- .. | -a<.
The editor says the reason why he
gave Mr. KoGhler's statement without
qualification, was, that the qualifications
were "ridiculously nonseusical." To
show what the editors idea of .'ridicu-
lousy nonsensicai" is we will exhibit his
manner of proving what be says. He
says: ..-.-. .......
"lst. If there is special law prevent.
ing the Treasurer from charging this ad.
dItional per cent. If there was such a
law how triumphantly would it have been
pointed out. There is no such law and
that kind of q reservation is "stuff" and
every Que can see it," .
If there is any meaning at all in the
above bungled paragraph. it means that
unless there is especial law" to prevent
the treasurer, be may charge an "addi-
tional per cent The law for years has
fixed the treasurers per cent, and that
law is still in force, yet the Herald editor
says that unless there is especial laws
to prevent it the treasurer may charge an
additional per cent. There is no change
whatever in the law prescribing the treas
urers per cent, aud yet the sapient edit
or of the Herald says that unless there is
a special law" prohibiting it the treas
urers per cent. will be increased. To
doubt whether the additional per cent.
can be charged, he calls 'ridiculousiy
nonsensical. - .. ae-. -s -,
Mr.. Koehler again, says that if an ad-
ditional per cent. is allowed by the law,
(which law he says in his letter he has
not examined) and "if in, addition to this
precisely half of the taxes were collected
in December and the other half iu June
the additional fees would be about $780,"
This the Herald calls "ridiculously non-
seusical" The chances for the payments
to be divided equally is about one to in
fnity, yet the Herald says it is ridiculous
i l. nonsensicar to doubt that one chance
occurring. The. editor is either stupid
enough, or knavish enough, to say that
there is no misrepresentation in his vcr-
sion of the conversation with Mr. Koch.
ler. .
We will make summary of the facts
and the evidence, and the conclusion that
the Herald has been both dishonest and
uutruthful is inevitable.
| The salary of the county Auditor and
Treasurer is raised $500 above what il
has heretofore been. "-Herald's first ar
ticle.
| The semi.annual tay law which increased