The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23
From Evansville Courier OF the 2Istl
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From Evansville Courier OF the 2Istl
Editors Courier:
Col. John W Foster, senior Nditor
| of the Journal. ia the issue 6f the
/ 18th inst, says: Mr.. William Ill
Walker takes a very cool 80 sam
mary method of answering expose
of his determined effort extort
money out Of the County Treasury.
VIII e County Auditor, wifhogt the
shadow Of a law authorizing it.
In this article, l refer alarticularly
to the Colonel, for seveHaf reasons:
Firstly, because he Is supl sed to be
an educated and Christie gentleman,
and a good lawyer; secondly, because
he has, although young man, male a
record;;n thirdly, foHflae reason that,
as an editor of aIeadiu< political
newspaper, Of large circulation and
influence, it is supposed his political
friends and the readers Of his paper
would prefer his publishing as nearly
the truth as his position would per-
nit; and, fOurthly, because he pro-
cured the documents and informa ion
from the county officers" and APP
pears to be the friend and champion
of the present County Auditor aud
County Board. He states In his
article that | had a sultan appeal
from the County Board-agaiust the
County for services as Auditor,
amounting to the sum Of 81 838 90,
and that ST 200 of that amount was
for . folding no and sticking
away in pigeon-holes an arm-full
of papers" 1t will be noticed that
the Colonel says, l had not a shqd0U
Of law for the change, after receiving
$50 allowed by the Board, being part
of the 81 ,S38 80 bill of items. / did
the work, and the amount charged was
the same the law specified for the kind |
of services allowed other officers, by /
the law fixing official fees, and Messrs. I
Chandler Il Hynes were the county |
attorneys, who advised the commits I
siOners upon points Of. law. The /
Board Of the County Commissioners |
considered the Jaw plain enough to /
authorize the allowance Of 800 per /
year, making 500 for seUen ue1rs' extra /
services. The decision, finally. on 4
the bill. made In the Circuit Court. by I
j udge Parrett, the same as published /
in the JOURNAL Of the 18th, which was
adverse TO extra allowances, certainly
should have settled the matter, at
least as far as this county is con
cerned, as the county Auditor, the
county mmissioners, as well
as the County Attorney, must have
been cognizaut Of that decision. Now,
however. III the face of that dec sion
Of the Circuit Court. what must be 4
thought of a County Board allowing,
and County Auditor receiving. thou
sands upon thousands of dollars for
similar charges. The Colonel appears
to pay some respect to my advice, by
partially following 1t. Now, If he had
considered my advice worth follow
ing. the JOURNAL would have pub
lished the alloWabce made by tie
County Board, at the March tern,
1868, now sitting, but such publica-
lions have been studious,y avoided by
the JOURNAL men. The JOURNAL
promises some rich nuggets, dug
up from musty rubbish Of ten years
ago." the richest nuggets may be
found nearer the surface, in the
AbditOr's records, but the Col
lnel can pass through the records
Of 1867, 1866. 1863 1864, 1868 and
1862, with indiHerence--reeords, which
sensible taxpayers would consider
more interesting, 10 a business point
If view, than those Of ten years stand
ng. remember, once upon a !
line, the Colonel made an examine
ion Of those old records, and he !
night save himself some trouble, aud
prevent modification to himself, by
producing aud publishing the result
# that investigation, made nine years
go Publish that report, Colonel
The sight Of that, by the citizens Of
,ur time, might awaken pleasant
memories. And please no longer
nutilate the record, aud strain al a
mat while you swallow a camel"
WILLIAM ii. WALKER
EVANSVILLE, March 10, 1868.
As the JOURNAL complained Of my
Dutting my last Card in the Courier, and
lot giving it the benefit Of the jour /
TALs large circulation, / earnestly !
equest that paper 10 copy the above,
nd assure them that in doing so $
hey will greatly oblige me.
w. II. w.