Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-04-18
Commissioner Jones and his
Horn -Blowers--His Treachery,
Stupidity, and Demagoguery
not Denied--Weak Paliation.

not Denied--Weak Paliation.
Tn former article we attempte
II to show that in the election of Dl
Il Jones as County Commissioner, til
y people had been deceived and i'm
IT posed upon. Instead of his bein
- Il reliable business man, calculate,
d to introduce a reform in the affair
Y of the county, lessen the expenses
and ferret out the delinquences o
the officers, he has done nothing o
the kind, and is, indeed, incababl,
G of doing what we expected him tC
, do. He has shown himself a cheat
a humbug, mere bag of wind, SC
far as capacity goes.
We were induced to this because
We took an active part in securing
his election, and too late discov cred
that we were sold, electing a bust
ness BOBBY, rather than a practical
man.
10 this conclusion the Doctor de-
murs. A travail of two weeks,
land perhaps a hundred miles ride
to obtain signatures to "his piece" J
the production appears with two
names, asking us to believe that the
Doctor is q great man, and not a
mere mushroom.
Not one word Of the charges pre-
fcrred against the official conduct
of Dr. Jones does he deny. We
charged that the Doctor was elected
under public pledges to do certain
things, and he failed to do anything
except to assist in depicting the
county Treasury. The Doctor does
not deny this, nor get his friends to
do it for him. Every charge made
is literally true, and none Of them
denied by the Doctor himself.
The Doctors excuse for drawing
more money from the Treasury
than any other Commissioner with
in the last twenty years, is that tile
'dw giCeS it to him! Certainly it
does. And the only financial skill
discoverable is to create an occasion
to draw the money under the pro
visions Of the law. We admit that
in this, the Doctor shed his stupidi-
ty.
Another apology given by the
Doctor for his miserable failure in
.he Treasury investigation, is the
complaint that the "good citizens"
lid not "assist" him "in prosecuting
hat investigation" This We re- ,
gard as u joke. When we were as
'isting the Doctor to blow his horn
oclore the election, his theory and 7
ours was, that he needed no help.
Only clothe him with power, and he
would unfold the mystery of the [
lines, and bring the dark transac-
ions to light! Now he calls us |
'graceless scamps, and insists that
We "ridiculc" him for his failure. 5
This, Doctor, is unkind.
The Doctors position as special
Commissioner in this case enabled
lin to send for persons and papers,
md examine an indefinite number
nder oath. He used this power
literally, as we understand. Now
lc attempts to sneak behind any
hing, whines at his failure, and
that the good citizens"
lid notassist him! That is weak
lodge--one that n sensible man J
would be ashamed of,
If the Doctor and his two friends
re satisfied with this shoddy de-
cnse--if the Doctor desires to file 7
his as p en- to his incapacity-we
re content, his constituents may be
and the public Secretary
hOuld be ordered to "haye it so r
ccorded" =
1t is said of the late Col. Crockett, r.
hen first elected to Congress, no OF
cling the ugliest man in that body, e.
c remarked to a friend that the i'll II
'aturcd gentleman had much the S
opearance Of monkey. On turn
G his eye, the Colonel observed
e member spoken of in such close M
roximity, that he must have over Q
1ard the remark. The Colonel at a, az
nee extending his hand to the re-
hio member, said he felt that an @,
)ology was due, but was at loss sc
hether TO mdhc il TO the gentleman
', the monkey!
We find ourselves in much about
G same dilemma We have unin-
ntionally caused the Doctor and
! two friends much trouble,
d feel that we owe an apology.
It like Crockett, we cannot deter
ne whether IL is due the Doctor is
his monkeys! NJ, NJ,
One word as to the advantage ta- for
II of the Doctors financial skill /
his confederNtes. The Doctor ''"
Is us that year ago there had
some $4,000 of r. r.
nds, which it was prudent to in
st until tho bonds became due
nt he "adyised and insisted" that
c money should be invested in
3Os But the other Commission.
5, being burly fellows destitute of
skill,' loaned the money ny
6per cent, without his knowledge, ste Se
hereby the Doctor figures Il loss the
just $1,000 Is! Now the Doc ME
+ filings into their faces his fiery On VI,
Lcrrogatory; "WAs THAT GOOD Fl, irt LJ'
NCrERNGy" Sleepy "scamps /" ed
lCV deserve all the Doctor oivcs pal