The Lincoln County herald., 1870-02-24


alton and the failure Of his chief to secure
his vote on this county measure. II
is . matter Of record that he was q can.
didste in 1865 for his present nom.
iual position ant barely got 10. Some
inconsiderste frisnd whispers iu his ear
that his chief, whom he had labored so
hard to elect o. clerk, and had even gu.e
90 far as to dcclere If not elected, he, the
cipher, did not desire 10 DO county Jus.
tice, had betrayed him and his party, and
his confidence was so shaken in his chief
by this silent whisper that Ms soon as the
ballots in the Clerks Office we're accessi-
bio, the cipher, slyly and 10 the absence
OF the Clerk, entered bis Office and began
to ferret out the votes Of his chief, which
be found all satisfactory. New conf
dence was created by this discovery, aud
he thenccforth bound bis soul to bis chief,
without even mental reservation, with an
irrsvocable knot The next question Of
importance that came before the Court
was q subscription Of $500, 1000 10 lieu of
the 100000 to the St. Louis & Keokuk
Railroad, August 18th, 1868. The record
shows that this nominal cipher Justice
approved the record Of the Court with
the majority, and did not take q pain
In his stomach asd leave as on the for.
mer occasion, although he is reported
to have played bis part IS cipher nobly
in this transaction by neither voting yea
nor nay. The next proposition before
the Court Of any magnitude was the build.
ing Of the new court house. The record
shows that he was present when the plan
was adopted, although no member has
signed or approved it. On the 18th day
Of July, when che contract was let, this
cipher managed to be absent IS the re.
cord shows, but the next day, the 10Th,
entered his appearance, although he says
in his article he was present
On the l4sh day Of October, 1869, the
question Of transferring the railroad fund
to the court house fund came up. "This
transfer" says this cipher, II opposed on
legal grouhds." This cipher, as all ciphsrs
do, rsasons in this way II knew it ~as
illegal ss the time to make the transfer.
was opposed to it on that ground, yet
the transfer was made" Gllegally) "aud
am now glad it was, and I think nine.
ten,hs Of the taxpayers will sustain the
action of the Court in making the trans
ler." This zero is now glad the Court
committed an illegal act, approves it aud
thinks nine tenths Of the taxpayers will
do the same. The record shows this zero
approved it at the time by signing hi.
name thereon. "There's none so blind at
he that will not see." Now the taxpayer
expected this sum to be returned to then
as the Court had promised, and the reve
nue. for ordinary expenses to be reduced
have no doubt nine tenths Of the tax
payers would have approved this course
But now ask the friend who wrote tn,
article over the signature Of S. T. In
gram, if nine tenths of the Taxpayers ap
prove the action of the Court in Nvins
the court house contractors in October
1869, $4,000 before they had compiled
with their contract to entitle them to ,
dollar, and if these same taxpayers ap
prove the action Of S. T. Ingram and th'
osher Justice present December %, 1869
who advanced 81 900 out of the County
Treasury, free of interest without, secu
rity. to these contractors to speculate OF
for three or four months. Now I ave.
this appropriation is nothing more nor les
than an advanced loan FREQ of interest
The order on which the warrant for 81, ,00(
was drawn deos not pretend to show tina
the contractors wero entitled to it, bu
|
this cipher Justice and associate advanced
this sum free Of interest to the contractor
to use as they the ught ct. come nov
to review this cipher in different role
, and hold myself responsible for what
say, the record Of the County Court beiu
| my witness. He "has hardened his hear
, and stiffeued his neck" and imagiue'
, that his official course has been abos
, suspicion. now mako the charge direc
, that from May term, 1867, to January ad
; jourucd term, 1868, s. T. Ingram receive
, from the County Treasury Of LincoI
> county, for 80 days services as count
Justice $3.50, or IS 90 per day, while tn
] Law in force during that period only en-
{ titled him to $3O per day, or 800, b