The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-03-23

week. We give both sides of the story of .'corrup-
tion," &C.. and our readers can draw their con-
clusions-
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Oliver T. Jones Co. Commisso ner.
Last week, we took occasion to refer to
this gentleman, and to urge that he
should not be again selected as tie Re-
publican candidate, for the reason, THAI
he had violated solemn pledge. given
prior to his being elected Commissioner
He no doubt imagined that that was a
'.dead past" and should be forgotten;
bnt the blessed art OF transmitting pass
ing events via stamp black and rags"
has preserved that important answer
that did "supersede the necessity of ia
king a vote at that time, and we repro
duce it in all its freshness.
The Jail Question settled--Card from Com
missioner o. II. Jones.
CENrERvILLB, Aug %, 1866.
EDITOR TRLIGRAM.-In reply to your interrogatory
of the 25th instant, in which you wish know if
am willing to submit the question of building Jail
tn a vote Of the people at the fall election? Now, so
that will supercede the necessity taking VOTE and
the is ibis: That in view OF the opposition of
the county 70 the expenditure Of in that dree
what believe to be their wishes at present, and
will say that far concerned, there shall be
nothing spent n that direction until the county is out
Respectfully yours,
Arf a OLIVER JONES.
We supposed Commissioner Jones in
tended to do just as he said he would in
the above card, and for the sake of har
fho ri, hic
withdrawn, and we added the following
comment at the time, fully endorsing
him:
GAIL right Mr. Jones; but had you arrived at the
conclusion you have now come to, the 9TH of Wy
last, much ill-feeling might have been obviaed. Mr.
Baldwin could do no more than you promise to do in
the above card: therefore by his desire do take
his name from the list and substitute yours
No sooner, however, had Mr.. Jones
been elected and comfortably seated,
than he, together with his coadjutor,
Mr. Pierce, commenced taking the init
atory steps towards building the Jail,
and, to make his pledge appear less like
dodge" the aid Of the Grand Jury
was invoked in order to condemn the
old Jail as 'unsafe," unhealthy" &c,
and behind that the majority Of the
Board declared that the old structure
could only be repaired by building a new
one, and it had become an iinpossibility
to ait for the debt of the county to be
liquidated before commencing. The sop
position of the county, to the expenditure
of money in that direction" had been
mysteriously overcome by the powerful
force of circum stance!-Mr Jones acas
elected. 4 .eese .aerr
The Jail has been completed, and the
county is not yet out of debt. The build
ing is faultless in all its arrangements
it is a model structure; its cost is put
do wn at about 100000, and is regarded
as cheap at that. Admitting all this, the
question may be aske why an objection
is urged against Mr.. Jones being contin
ued in Office? For the reason that he has
deceiv ed the people who trusted him.
That, we think, is sufficient.
The splendid edifice at the county seat,
had it only cost from 'S30,00O to S40,.
O00''-the estimate of the architect
would not deface Mr.. Jones' pledge The
People Of "Old Wayne" are satisfied
with the mechanical skill on the jai |; but
they utterly condemn the word making
structure that beguiled them into voting
for Jones in go. They will not trust
him again.