Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-03-28

claims Tor the uepleuOn OF ul'
Treasury. The most trivial atail
would elicit a speech; and his am
bition to lead in the transaction O.
business was not unfiequently ridic
ulous and foolish, He could MOI
understand that his business
was to determine questions Of fact
or expediency, but he must act as
attorney in favor of or in opposi
ton to any particular case.
When he undertook to investi-
gate the Treasury departments, the
first thing we hear of him he is of
to the city, employing a Detective.
Yes, a detective at an expense OF
S50.or $50 to the county. Subse.
quently we find that he had himself
appointed, with others, Il commits
sion to take testimony, assuring the
people, ever and anon, that he was
on the right track, and would soor
find the guilty robber, and be ready
to report. The Doctor, as usual
led off in this investigation, and al
we have ever heard Of the testimo
ny or report on this subject is thai
the Doctor pocketed Of the county
funds, over one hundred dollars fol
his failure in this matter.
Where is the 'testimony-(it is
said to be a voluninous book oi
perhaps hundreds ofpages )-where
is the report that was to develop
this mystery of defalcations? z? The
Doctors pledge-his various hob
bies-where are they Nothing
sees the light but the money drawn
by him from the County Treasury.
We would throw a vail over his
official career, over his stupidity as
a flnancier, over his clustering
promises, and his ignominious fail
ures, if we could by so doing do
Justice to the community that elect
ed him. We labored to secure his
election, and regret that we were
imposed upon by his impudent blus-
ter and unmistakable demagouge-
ism. But he has run his day-has
shown that he cannot be relied on,
and we leave him with the indigna-
ton Of his constituents resting up
on him.
We might show up the treachery
of this mans official course to al
most any extent; we might show
his hypocracy, whilst in the Board
of Commissioners he sanctions and
approves the action Of that body in
putting under contract the various
Turnpike roads of the county
while his time is much taken up in
stirring opposition to these roads
among the people. But the game is
diminutive, and it would be a waste
Vi dulinulilUlOlt
From these statements, all Of
which we believe true, it is plain
that this bigoted individual has
come far short of performing what
was promised and expected. In
stead Of economizing the expenses
Of the county finances, we are adj
vised that they are largely increased.
From an examination Of this mans
course, as a public officer, the most
acts convince us of his
lexterity in running bis arms up to
he elbowsin tliecouiity funds forhis
own aggrandizement We have no
means at hand to test the fact, yet
We risk the statement that =the recs
ords will show, that, while DR. Jones
las done little or nothing to re-
em his pledges before the elec-
ion, he has drawn and attempted to
lraw more money from the County
Treasury lin proportion to the time
lc has been in Office than any 9th
II County Commissioner during the
asst twenty years.
We are reluctant to admit the
act that we hayo been deceived,
lumbuged, in the pretensions of this
,etty demagogue. We have tried
lim-weighed him in the balance
MD found him deficient, We ask
he indulgence Of our fellow citi.
ems for putting up this man, and
or urging his capacity to q respon
,ible Office. Were his talents equal
% his impudence, we would not
lpologize, But they are not; and he
las, in his conduct as county Off
er, shown himself about as reliable
s n soap bubble.
1t is rumored with us that the
)octor's ambition is not satisf'd, and |
hat he Is desirous OF holding the
ighest office in the gift of the yo-
ers of this county. He certainly
as the right to be a candidate for
ny office. All we ask in this mat
" is to be excused from again
lowing his trumpet, We can
either recommend or vote for him.
MEN OF JEFFERSON,
March 20, 1867.
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