Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-09-29

Communicated
Mr.. EDIToR:-
In behalf of myself and divers othe
| Republican voters Of Grant County, pro
!!pose to ask one Of the candidates for
County office, certain questions, touching
his course since his election in 1858 to th'
same Office fol which he was again nominal
ed by the Convention at Lancaster on th'
| 18th instant, as certain things are said Of
Thin since the Convention, which had w
then known, would most certainly havecall
| ed out an investigation, which might have
produced an entirely different result.
We of courseallude to the candidate fol
Treasurer, Of whom it is said-First. Tha
prior to his entering upon the duties Of BIZ
then new Office, or at least before the max
/ ing Of his first report, that he was made ac
Iquainted with the fact that the County
Board had decided TO no longer pay to the
Treasurer the illegal charge Of 5 per cent
upon the Delinquent Tax List returned BY
the Towns, which had in some former IN
stances been paid and that he approved q
said decision of the Board, in conversation
with divers persons and said he acoald MOI
charge nor ask for Il same.
tits further said, and so the record shows,
we are told, that in his first report, while
he did not make the charge Of per cent
directly, he did gre himself credit for The
amount Of the delinquent Tax List, NTH The
5 per cent. included, which 5 per cent.
amounted to over $40, but which u dis
covering was disalIowed by the Board
1t is also further stated that after this at
tempt and failure to get that item allowed
by the Board, NE asked leave TO withdraw
his report for the purpose OF amendment,
which was granted, and he afterwards bro't
in another containing new charge for en-
ira services, in amount varying out very
little from the amount of the per cent.
rejected as aforesaid, which charge was also
and suit is now pending IN the
Circuit Court of this County in his favor
against the County, for the recovery Of the
same.
II is also further said, and so we are in
formed the record shows, that n other ca
SEES he has charged and received pay for the
same thing twice, in the way Of 2 per cent
upon the whole amount Of Tax and then
again . per cent, upon the amount returned
delinquent.
There are many Other things said, but
for the present we will stop here, and sim
ply ask the nominee, are these things 50
and if SO, what is your apology!
We believe, Mr. Editor, that it is the du-
ty Of every candidate for Office to carefully
count the cost before he takes the field aud
see whether he can afford to do the duties
the Inv requires for the pa, the law pro-
yides; and if not, to resign it to another
who can nd will; and we do not fear, that
in such case, as lucrative an office as that
of Treasurer Of Grant County, will long &c
begging.
We believe also, Mr.. Editor, that if ray
for extrQ services was really claimed, i
should have appeared in that shape in thu
first report and not in form SO disguised
that but for the eagle eye Of some Of the
Board it would probably have slipped thro
and we poor taxpayers been so much th'
poorerer without knowing for what.
Yours respectfully.
OEE or MANY.
Gran, County, Sept. %, 1860.
We publish the above without knowing
any thing Of the truth or falsty Of the char
ges. They have come early in the canyeSe
and there is plenty Of time to t@ve then
cleared I'D. This We do kaow that NJ
Jones has kept the Tr>asurer's books il
good order; he has been at considerable
expetes in mapping, and correcting matters
in the office, and If the Board disallowec
"a, therefor, they refused TO pay for actua
ard useful labor. We have not an oppor
tunity Of talking W'th Mr.. Jones on thes'
matters as he is absent, but he viii doubt
less explain to the satisfaction Of voters
He is an industrious, good officer, and OK
emplary man.