Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-08-06
COMMISSIONERS AGAIN.


"FarRerS of Wood County, unite solidly on
commissioner aud come into tho convention
d5tcrmined " halr no promises, but tn nniAinate
your man, and let that man be =. W. 81.
JouN."-SH'iHei.
''' Come 10 the convention united sndly upon
st. John for commissioner, ,"-lScntjiei.
"We 30 not hesitate then IN urge the rtnnm-
tnatan Of Mr.. st. Juln because lac has iH I've face
Of injm ctions, threaiS aud yilliica ton sought To
carry out tho law, and il tried aul fun % be
a man who IA not afraid tu do hts duiy as a
commissioner. ~ .Stata,l. ..|..lr
We earnestly urge Mr.. ST. Johns reaom-
iuitiOn - lS-nGati.
Now, why this exceedingly great anxiety for
the nomination of Mr.. st. JoiIS, nni how has
ho discharged Tho duties 6f commissioner We
answer, because l,e has shown himself not only !
willing but eager to promote the interest Of Dpw-
ling Green and through that his own, by sacri.
hting tho interest Of tho taxpayers. lc was
swift to levy tax of $4,000 upon the county
in violation oClaw audin violation Of the Drt-re-
pcated pledge by the citizens of b. q. that ifthey
did not erect the public buildings, the people OF
the county should not so, until they had them
, selves veted tax FOR that purpose.
?. HO Was swi(t to direct tho auditor 10 draw
Nn order upon the county treasurer for thousands
F dollars to aid in building jail" ~ tis ktcs Of
iine'ioa and ia violation OF the above stated
pledge.
3. lie united with RussEIL in directing the
auditor 10 draw upon The treasurer for SS19 81
TO pay al,rueys' fees in the contest cases
Where dit he hud authority for dping so2 We
unhcsitadugiy affirm there was or is nome
The statute provides the manner of contest aud
how the expenses thereof shall be paid, but mo-
where is there a provision for attorncts' fees
Messrs RkED RuGgRs roiuafeercd, as any other
electors might have drne, to Lecone defendants
ia the contest case and on their own motion they
were made such. They might employ lawyers
ifthoy saw III and then il would be their duty
10 see them paid, but under no circumstance
could there rest an obligation upon tho oouuiy
70 pay them. The commissioners wers never
parties to these suits AMI whatever they have
done in them, they have done as iutcrmedders
aud volunteers. These suits were absolutely
"none oftheir business aud they had ns more
right tn make an order 10 pay the attorneys of
RsED, RnGERs aad WEpDEit than they had To
make one To pay the attorneys IT PECK aud Pow.
KRs. II was the duty of the com mi ssoners 10
att'nd strictly a0i soleiy IN the discharge Of
the duties imposed upon them and lcave the
contestors and contestees cG the county sea
cases, to fight them out to a conclusion. At
their conclusion and not till then. aud then ouly
il decided in favor Of the cpnes;ees, would the
commissioners be required Ia act in tho prem
ises. but instead Of that, we see that 81. JomS
aud RvssEL havo used all of the taicial power,
inAuebee aud public mOney they could, tn aid
One side, when they should have stood entirely
neatral while the contest MAS going ON in the
csuTts. They have b,sn foremost and most
zeIlous throughout this alteration, and in pay
ing the public mouey to the attorneys Of REKp
ana RooRR they were guilty % gross usurpa
iian Of AuthotiJ. They have shown through.
,aAi an iudeeent haste apl anxiety To do all in
s'ssir osIieial power to aid pawling Green aud
at the expcnse Of the rest of tue county. And
had Mr.. 80. JoHS's interest not been Identified
with that Of ID. q, We all feel ami know h,
weuld not have done what he has. This show,
that he was aetuatod by local and selfish inter
ests and noe by dcsire 10 ppmo,s the publ,
good OF 20 see tho matter fairly contested to 4
isgitimlte conclusion.
L.. We again see his partisan feelings mani.
'-oeNf ." NV N'A""Nei'"t ~ eA W hlahiNE =
breach in the wallis of the Jail, Ia doing this he
knew or oughtfo have knawn that he was viola
ting the law and coinmiHing criminal act. II
he did not know j. was because his Eoal for b.
a.. Shaded his peroeplions and elopdcd hi
Judgment. DOtthe presumption is, he did know
for ops II .hs reasons urged by the S,ai0si VII,
he sAbuii be rs'naniinatsd is, that he acted " i
asfies eftya.siigsl,~ thar Is III vinla,i9u ofIaw
Aol because be was ready and willing Ia volai
ihe law aud treat with O0ntsmpt the Judgment
sf the courts ion the PuEpnss af aiding B. a., h,
i'a proper Psrspn Ia the judSSu,ut Of the S.n.
Iisel to be Fe-nominated.
For atvery reason AMI the others above civ
sn, We think he has shown himself 80 aiush d
sparlisaa or faeiiOaist aal 50 utterly reek;es
in the use Il lhs pablic noaey. as y Tchdsr hia
totally unit To b. eniruItei with ths IHansga
ment and oonssnA Of the great Interests Of lh
county. iasiead Of such man, we ueed ooe
stated lsa geek, Of busjpe.s habits and O
mind sniheions % grasp aud fully eopprshea,
ihe lsfes and Diversified a0airs VI our sosaiy
snd vho it capable of dealing with lhfsc ialsi
gently aud Justly.