Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-09-05
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nder the mls-rulc Of the presen. Dem
ocratic officials the payers Of Juniata
county never get an inside view OF the
working of the machinery of the Com
missioners' office. The people know that
heavy taxes are assessed and that they
must pay them when called upon. They
do not know, however, to what use their
money is applied. We propose to show
how ex.Sheriff Reynolds, candidate for
Prothonotary, procured at least portion
of the money he has accumulated ana
which he boasts he can afford to use to Sc
cure his election over poor crippled sol
dier who has had no such golden oppor-
tunities as the ex-Sheriff About two
months ago the Commissioners of Juniata
county met in the Court House and con-
cluded, in view Of the fact that they were
expeuding tour thousand three hundred
dollars Of the peoples money for the erec-
ton Of a portico in front OF that build
ing and in laying pavemeuts around the
Court House yard, that the walls of the
building wouldn't compare with the grand
portic0 unless they were repainted. Well,
they determined to have the painting done
the cost Of the job being the last con
sidera:ion 1t was the duty of the Com
missioners TO advertise public letting of
the job and to give it to the forrest bidder.
This they failed to do; it would have in
terfered with their plans. Ex Sheriff
Reynolds was to be the Democratic nomi-
nee fo- Prothonotary. Captain John NJ,
Thompson, gallant soldier, was the op-
ponent, and the chances were that he
would be elected. 1t wouldn't dc TO let
Reynolds run against Captain Thompson
with the odds against him-but they
could help him-here was the opportu-
nifty. They sent for the exSherif and
gave him the job; the price agreed upon
was s335000. Let US see how much the
candidate for Prothouotary made out o.
this transaction. He was no painter and
consequently must employ mechanic =
William Kepuer was the gentleman who
done the work he rcceiced 5000, CO.
Thus it will be seen that George Reynolds
cleared, uhtle sitting an Bob Paker's
store hookhg at NJ. Kcpner domy the
tcork, ONE HUNDRED AND EIFTY DOLLARS.
We were informed :hat Mr.. kepner made
clear on his contract one hundred dollars.
We don't object to this he done the 'a5or
and had light to some profit, but we
make the statement to show that if the
Commissioners had done their duty and
made public letting, the painting Of the
Court House wouldn't have cost the peo
pie more than one hundred ard fifty dol
lars, where it cost them three huRdred
and .fJiy-one hund,edand tt;y of which
ex-Sheriff Reynolds put into his pocket,
and is now using to carry his election.
Another case Last spring the Com
mis>ioners found it necessary to remove
the stable on the Jail lot to make room
for fence. They gave the job to Geo
Reynolds, without making a letting, and
paid him for it Eiyhty nne Doiiors and
some cents 4 Democrat told us that he
knew it did not cost Reynoids $500 to
do the ,rork Here was clear gain OF
S64 90. We do not wonder that he could F..
boast that he made his money easy, aud
that he could afford to spend some to de
feat such men as Jacobs, Cox, Adams aud /
Zeigler. The fact is the Commissioners
We're paving the way to defeat certain men
for nomination. They said they didn't
want such men az Ieigler TO get into that
Office. OF course not Zeiger is an hon
est man he would not have permitted
old Judas from Fayette and the ex Sheriff !
TO run the machine He had to be sold |
out and George Reynolds was the man to
do it. He was furnished the money
How he used it is known by the whole
Democratic party. Will the people con-
tinue to elect such men to office, or will
they repudiate them on the Second Tues
day of October aud Gil their places with
honest men!