Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-10-11
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bors of the Auditor and Treasurer, and
consequently proportionate increase of
expense, the ordinary expenses were not
as great in 1860 as in 1859 by nearly
S5l3. Add to this $40. in consequence
of a,blunde. of Mr.. lMcDonald's in entering
on the Journal an allowance in his own fa-
vor for $50 as So. Showing that amount
more in favor Of 1860, and also. that in
stead of the present Auditors fees amount
ing to Sl09.30 more in 1860 than in 1859
the real difference was only S54 80, while
Mr.. Mcdonald himself charged S61,14
more for his services in 1859 than he did
in 1858, showing a larger proportionate
increase from SO to so than from so to
go, notwithstanding there wasno State
tax to enter on the Duplicates for 1859.
We thought in the outset we would
merely show up this misrepresentation of
Mr.. McDonald's anil leave the people to
Judge how much credit the balance of his
statements were entitled to, but cannot, at
the risk of being little tedious, resist the
inclination to expose few more Of them.
He refers to the increased expenses of
the Board Of Commissioners for 1860 over
1859, which was SS8. so, but forgot to tell
y0u, honest man as he is, that the new
road law greatly increased the duties of
the Board, and their expenses consequent
Sly in proportion, or that the Board was
composed of majority of Democrats for
nearly half the year, and that the expense
during that period amounted to s 100, while
for the balance of the year. although an
extra session was held during the time, to
make an arrangement with Vinnedge's Sc
curities, the expense was only S75. Are
they not hard run for something to manu-
.facture political capital ont of?
<lIc tries next to make something out Of
the allowances to the Sheriff, which, in
1859 amounted to S2i9.75. including ex-
ira allowance, in 1860. S275,06, increase
over past year s2o 81; but. forgot to men,
tion that in 1858 the allowances to the
Sheriff. including extra allowance, amount
cd to S3T7. or Sl01 ,O4 more than in 1860
So much for that item. Mr.. Mcdonald -
You were not SO much troubled about
leaks then as you appear to be now.
He next refers to the fact that Oglesbee's
fees in 1860 for collecting the revenue were
S205, SO more than Vinnedge's for the pre-
vious year, but neglects to aid that there
was State tax to collect in 1860 and none
in 1859, which accounts for the difference
Gould any thing demonstrate more clearly
the desperate strait the Shamocracy find
themselves in than this disgraceful attempt
to mislcad the people by Withholding a
part of the facts in regard to this matter?
Speaking of the cost of publishing the
Delinquent list. he says:
"Your exhibit of 1859 shows the Delin-
quent list to have coat, S35 30
"The same expense according to cxhb-
it of 1869 10000
g -ll Sl9,lU'
Til, publication Of the last Delinquent
listcost precisely the same per description
or line that the former list did. although
it was given to the lowest bidder. whilst
the last list was not. but, being longer a
mounted to $40, 10 more. Mr.. Mcdonald
forgats to tell his readers that the List
published in December. 1857, cost S14S,
although not as long by one fourth as the
one published last December.
Now, reader, what do you think of Mr..
McDonald's suphistries and misrepresen-
tations? But what better could Won ex-
pect Of man that would certify in his Off
cial capacity that mortgage executed by
his step-son for school money had been
satisfied when not dollar had been paid?
The attack made by Affidavit in his ed
itorial capacity, upon DR.. j. c. JONES, in
timating that he has been gnilty Of i'm
proper intima les with another mans wife,
which caused the husband to hang himself,
is. no doubt. base lie. or it would have
been made sooner in the canvass, and an
opportunity given him to disprove it.
The fact that it is made Just upon the eve
of the election when it is impossible for
Mr.. Jones to disprove it in time to do any
good, shows what dishonorable men we
have to contend with, and that their state
ments or insinuations are not entitled to
any credit whatever. Freemen, will you
honor set of men with your confidence
who are guilty of making charge of the
above character against a political oppo-
nent. on the eve of the election? We
know you are too high-minded and homo
rable to endorse such baseness and unfair
ness. .,s-8 ~. ~,