Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-01


sort of economy is this? Not content with
raying high price for them. the county
must be srbjectedto the payment Of inter.
est on the amount besides Would he.
iellow-c citizens, think You, have bought
them SO longbefore they were nee,lcl. hail
he been acting in private capacity and been
required to pay for them out of his own
pocket? In such an inaamable building
as the Court House is, so liable to be CON
sumed by fire. no prudent officer who car
Ell for the pockets of the people, would
purchase 1922 worth of Records, besides
a large amount of Stationery. year before
they were needed Why did he not tate
the value of the Stationery and the amount
on hanll? "a large amount" sounds big
but it would have been much more salts
factory to the people had he been little
more specific, and given us the amount and
value of stock on hand. And, if he feels
disposed to furnish another club for us to
pummel him with, he may tell us the size,
quality and number of quires each book
contains which I've bought last year, and
which cost such round sums. And while
he is at it we would like for him to state
the exact quantity Of paper, pens. ink and
envelops in each bill. and then we can
tell something near how much over regu-
lar prices they cost.
Packard certi6es. and of course he would
not certify to any thing but the truth. that
he has Furnished in the last year all the
officers. mostly. and the Court and Attor-
neys, with stationery, bought by" him.
Who authorised him to furnish ATTORNEYS
with stationery? Why not furnish Ply
sicians. Merchants. Mechanics, Farmers,
and every body else with stationery
Are Lawyers entitled to more favors than
any other class? We think it time this
leak was stopped. Lawyers are as able as
any other class of people to pay for their
own stationery. AT any rate, we are OPP
posed to odious distinctions, and if Law
yerS must be furnished with public station
cry, let every one else be furnished like
wise. But he furnished all the other coun-
ty officers also. Mr.. Houghton, Recorder,
upon inquiry informs us that when he first
went into Office, year ago. he got about
50 worth of stationery of different kinds.
bat nothing since. Mr.. Barnard says he
does not think he has got exceeding so
cents worth of him since he has been in o.
fee. nearly ten months. Judge Fuller
says he got quire or two Of paper of him,
perhaps, when he first went into office. but
nothing since. So much for that. Guess
the Attorneys must have used large guam
tity.
Except what the Recorder got, and one
or two Books and some few items Of Sta
tioncry ordered by the Judge Fuller. all
the articles mentioned in the statement be-
low were ordered by the Democratic off,
GERS.
We comply most cheerfully with the
request Of the Democrat to publish the
statemen. below. thanking Mr.. Packard,
besides. for furnishing it. If it does not
defeat him. all we have to say is he need
not fear lightning hereafter. Read it tax
payers, and then ask yourselves. if the
man, according to his own showing, is not
unworthy of your confidence. having ex-
pended twice as much as any other Clerk,
in any of the a'ljoining counties. in proper
ton to population. and exhibited an i'm
providence in purchasing two or three
hundred dollars worth Of books and sta
tionery year in advance of being needed,
altogether inexcusable in public officer:
STATE OF INDIANA,l
MARSHALL COUNTY,
/, Austin Fuller, Auditor Of Marshall County.
in the State of Indiana. DO hereby certify that
$780, 4 of Records and Stationery was bought and
had in the several county Offices. all as appears
pcr bllss ON file in INV office, and that they were
had by the following officers during the year ending
May 3lst. 1889
From Sheets & Braden, Legal Paper and
Blanks 10 Clerk .Sl2 30
From Sheets < Braden Delinquent Tax
Receipts to Treasurer --.......-..2 30 20
From Luse Wilson, Assessors Blanks
ard Duplicates. TO Auditor. II 90
From vinnedge Bro, Candies for Court
House, by Sheriff. ...................l 90
From ]. Brownie, Paper and Pens, to Clerk 2 IS
From Mcdonald & Bro, Blanks to Clerk . 80 0O
From Mcdonald & Bro, Blanks. Election
/ Notice, to Sheriff. Observation-Disclosures CO
From Delzel x Tyler.two Sheriff s Dock
cts. to Sheriff. n %
From Delzel Tyler. one Swamp Land
Reco-l.to Recorder 30 0t
From DelzeI & Tyler, one General Index
/ of.Mortgages, to Recorder. 30 q
From Pershing 4 Co., Paper and Pens to Clerks Sc
Bills to variouspersons for stationery. .....9 g.
From Pershing & Co.. Matches. Pens and
Paper to Auditor. j 6l
Promo Palmer, per bills ON file to Sheriff. - 50
From J. Brownlee one Ream PAGER and
Pensyt e Clerk. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS @:
From c. Palmer. per bill on file to- Sheriff. B Ot
From Sheets 4 Braden Tax Receipts, to
From Sheets Braden. Paper, Blanks and
Envclops, to Clerk. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 30 OF
From Delzel &Tylcr, Marriage Record, to
Clerk % =.
From same, one Ream Marriage Liccasc,
to Clerk. .........-..........2 10 IN
From same, one Fee Book to Clerk .I6 On
/ From same one Execution Docket, Cir