Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-07-11
For the IIerald.l

I'D. lIEhALD '--OH lOOhlllS ONcI
your paper Of the 4th inst, Inotice
an article over the signature of
"UNIoN," in which the name of
eX-Auditor, j. p. Robinson, is an
nounced as candidate for County
Auditor, subject to the decision Of
the primary elections. Now it is
not my design to object to Mr..
Robinson being a candidate; this
is his or any other sentleman's
privilege in these election times
but what design to say is, that the
writer has travelled by a singularly
circuitous route to make an an
nOuncement Of the name of a
candidate, and to cast reflections of
an unjust character upon our pres
ent worthy County Auditor, A. Nc
Candless. | would not, if | could,
detract a single thing from Mr.. Rob
inson, but admit that he was a com
petent, gentlemanly public officer
but when do this, | am unwilling
to let pass the unkind insinuation
thrown out by "UNIoN," that Mr.. |
McCandless, the present Auditor, is
not competent to discharge the du-
ties Of the office which the people,
two years ago, assigned to him,
1t matters not what the acquire
ments, or how keen and quick the
perceptions of any man may be, it |
is not to be expected that he will be
able immediately or even for months
to discharge the intricate duties of
our county Auditors office with as
much ease and alacrity as one who
has had the advantage of lifetime
experience in the office, to say no
thing about being San accountant
~ aatMe," a qualification which
UNION humorously claims for the
Now was it not rather ungenerous
n "UNIoN" to claim that Mr.. Rob
nson has been "really the acting
Auditor" since Mr.. McCandless'
election, merely because Mr.. Robin
ion was employed by the county
on account of his aclnowl-
.dged experience and acquaintance
With the business of the office ?
Take the best business talent Of our
county, and place it in almost any =
If our county offices, especially the
or Clerks, without prac- Il
ical experience, and an expert would
'e necessary for while.
The language Of "UNIoN" seems
o convey the strangeidea that there
5 but one man in Fayettc county f,
lho has the ability to acquire a v
ractical knowledge Of the routine
f duties in the county Auditors B
flee, and that man is our eX-Au- "
itor. That is an unwarraDtaed as q
and is, | should think, NJ
utting a rather low estimate upon M
le business requirements and natu- . d
ii capacity Of those who, though '
ley lay no claims Ito being "natu-
II accountants" have not been so
as to be lifetime employ 4,
IS in, or holders OF, some Of our st
lblic offices. r
! am willing to yield everything
Mr. R. that is due to a competent,
,ntlemanly public officer; but l B
n not willing to admit that we hs
we no others among the many de- be
rying men Of our county, who pc
e competent and equally deserv-
ng Of public favor and among TO
EN-, "UNIoN' will please pardon G,
, if I recognize our present coun- wi
Auditor, A. McCandless. And w,
hink the manner in which he has
nducted the business in the office,
eatly increased as it has been since up
has held it, in consequence Of so
numerous turnpike roads that th'
being made in the county, will IN!
tify me in coming to this concIu-
n; and "UNIoN," Of course, as su,
claims that Mr.. Robinson has on
ally been tie acting Audttor' qu
st Of the time, willnot deny this, sqr