Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-07-12

mark to any man or men in German town
ship, but. be ythat as it may. havs dis
charged the duties for at least 300 less
in proportion TO the amount of labor and
work done. 81
4th. Have you not charged about 800
more than did?
No sir. Only 500. You received s45
more than was repertelin tile annual Ex-
hibh,, in consequence Of one ofyour allow
ances for $50 having been entered on the
Journal by yourself, as SIS, which made
difference OF S45. Had charged ST 600
for my services it would have been 500
less In proportion-thsn what you charged.
Besides the State tax there was an addi-
tion of nearly %, 600 acres OF land to en-
ter on the tax books, which greatly in
creased the labor of the Office. Your
last Duplicate and settlement sheet a.
mounted to $50. 2l2 &c. The Duplicate
and settlement sheet for 1859 amounted
to S45 900 46. In all this do not take
into consideration the labor / have per-
formed in looking over the Records and
hunting mp the delinquencies of ex- officers,
WHICH has placed hundreds of dollars, in
the Treasury already that would never.
in all probability, have found its way there
had | followed in the footsteps of my "il.
lustrious predecessor.
9th. Did you not tell Democratic can
didate for Assessor in one of the out
townships, that if he would vote for you,
that you would arrange i. SO that he would
be elected? -iH.
II your noble Assessor voted for me he
did well. and was probably elected. if he
had no Republican opponent.
9th. Did you a; any time in the fall OF
1853. drop a quarter of a dollar in Julius
Tack's pocket. and tell him to bny himself
some beer9 Say did you, Judge?
No Sir. never at any time in the fall
Of 1858 dropped a quarter of dollar in
Julins Tack's pocket, and told him to buy
himself some beer.
7th. Did you tell an honest Dutchmnn
in Green township that If you were elected
he would have no more tax to pay?
No sir. never told an honest German
or any other man any such thing. But
you and your party leaders have repeated
ly charged that the Republicans had prom
ised if they were elected there would be no
more taxes to pay. You know and SO did
they that they were uttering lie when
they said it. Your object in this was un-
derstood by the people. and SO far, you
have been able to manufacture very little
capital out of it. The people are not
such fools as you take them to be. We
promised to economize and retrench wher-
ever it could be done, and have faithfully
redeemed our pledges.
In conclusion, allow me to PROFOUND
few additional questions to you. Did you
not allow Joseph Evans and d. Yinnedge.
Treasurers during your administration,
p per cent. for paying over County Or
ders to you, and township funds to the
Trustees, in your settlements? Where did
you find any law for, this? How much
leaked ont of the peoples treasury during
your administration by this process? The
principal and interest of the illegal fees
yon allowed these offices during your term
of office amounts now to about 50, 800
How much of this amount went into your
pocket? Had followed the precedent you
set in this respect MIR. Ninnedge would
have received about $3.50 more than he
did for his last years service. and Mr..
Oglesbee about $500 for his first year
Here is $3.50 saved to tho people of Mar
shall in two years, which you would have
given away, would you not, had you -
reelected?
Had the ex-Auditor performed bis duty.
faithfully, and kept his books correctly as
he should have done, he would have saved
himself the modification of the exposures
have felt it my duty to make. AS he
has himself invoked this public exposition
of his affairs. call upon him as man and
gentleman of honor to stick to the text
until the end of the discussion. After we
get through with the matters in Issue, l
may then consent to take up other ones
tions and debate them with him to his
hearts content. aad- a.a