The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-05
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Dear Colonel In order to enable the "dear
people, to arrive ut the truth of the matter
whether there has been extravaganza and cor.
ruption in the management of State affairs, it
may be as well to "stick pin there"
The management of the school fund be.
longing to each county was originally, as is well
known, entrusted TO School Fund Commits
sioncr in each county, who was, of course, re.
quired to give ample security. was literally
paid for his services, and required to account
to his successors in Office, and at other stated
periods, to the Superintendent Of Public Instruc.
ton.
This state Of things continued ill Gov.
Grimes was about to retire from the Gubcrna.
torial chair, when it became necessary for him
to open the doors Of the public crib, for the
double purpose Of feeding the hungry cormo-
rants who prey an i'll gotten wealth, and to Sc
cure that prcdominance in the party which
would elect him U. s. Senator. He therefore
appointed "agents" ostensibly to examine the
condition Of the school fund in the several
counties, but really to enable them to plumber
the State at the expense of our common schools
Rodman, Traer, Heilgartur e. Co., were
therefore armed with Gov. Grimes commission
to "examine and report" The zeal with
which they laborcd will be attcsted by those
who are acquainted. The question then re.
mains to be answered, was there any necessity
Of this expenditure Of the school fund, or was
it downright robbery, covered with the Aimsy
garb Of Executive patronage
The answer leave for the rejecting to make
at the ballot box.
If, as Gov. Lowe says, there was "fraud in
some instances" why were not the offenders
brought to justice and not suffered to fattcn in
quiet ON their i'll gotten gain
The law visits condign punishment on those
who plumber the fund set apart for our children.
When the offender is not cloaked with reports
Of "agcnts" and struggled vouchers.
The following report Of Gov. Lowe was one
which was passed upon by the Corruption In
vestigating Committee at the last session, and
was Of course "washed of all its guilty stains,
yet, l opine the voters Of Clayton ard ALBANIA.
kee will still repeat the question, were our S
F. Commissioners corrupt, or was the $500
paid out Of the treasury Of Clayton County, q
swindle and robbery
The people await a reply. The purpose OF
Grimes, Rodman T. Co., was however answer.
ed. Grimes ,cas elected u. S. Senator, and the
junior members Of the firm had good time in
hunting prairie chickens and drawing $4,000
ratiOns.
The following communication of Gov. Lowe
shows "looseness and irregularity in some coun.
ties and fraud in Others" for which Clayton
and Allamakec come in for more than full
share, for which they blcd freely. Bro. Rod.
man truly must have done the State some ser.
vice, for which he received the munifcent sum
of$37O 90 proving conclusively that either our
School Fund Commissioners conducted them.
selves rather "loosely, irregularly, and fraudu.
lently," or that Gov. Grimes and his vampires,
more successful, but not more patient than Don
Qui1otc in his fights with the windmills, sue.
,cecjed in robbing and saoing the public funds
from the depredations of the S. F. Commits.
sioners. 1t was hard fought battle, a regu.
lar siege Of 100 days duration. Slowly but
surely were the approaches made but the sebas.
topol fell and opened its gates to the "agent',
Oh, ye Gods Let the common schools be de-
Evered from such custOdians as these.
To o,,r o,,,,, onu,,,,;..:,ro. -. I..A
say that year after, he accomplished the her.
culean task Of examining the condition of the
Clayton County Fund in three days, and found
Mr.. Mathewsa faithful aud honest officer in the
discharge Of his duties. N.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,l
Feb. 81, 1858.
To the Hon. Speaker, and House Of Represent-
atiues:
am requested to report to your House the
number and names of the Agents appointed by
my predecessor, to examine the books, papers.
vouchers and securities Of the several School
Fund Commissioners in this State-the plumber
of days each were employed, and the amount
OF compensation paid for the service.
The following is list of the agents appoint.
ed to examine the affairs of the School Fund
Commissioners, to wit:
1A"e' 0e"."' ! y"nuson Co' ]Odays, SlOO,OO
] Iowa county, Is days, 500
Theodore Gulick, Scott co., not audited or paid.
Henry O'Connor, Muscatine, Cedar and Loui.
sa' days, $4,000
): +. Edie, jackson CO., days, 1000
Hosea w. Gray, Linn CO., not audited or paid
r. kodman, Clayton, l2O days, $500, 10
Ailsmakce,
Benton CO., ~ days, 5000
Black Hawk, IA days, 1000
JIG. Iraer, Bremen, 10 days, 5000
Butler, days, 1000