The Lincoln County herald., 1870-01-13
The Combat DeepenS.
Mr.. KNox's REPLY TO Nh. CAKE.
Troy, NO., Jauusry l0, 1870.

DOR 0t the fferol0 tnat Mt. r. ". Coke,
our placid County Clerk, has atlast broken
silence over his own signature, in an arti.
Gle Of the Sd inst, whereia hs represents
our County Court to the public Is blush.
ing maiden whose virtue has never been
approached, and himsslf as . modest
youth Who never committed . youthful
indiscretion or dallied with the gushing
charm Of his ever yielding ftail "nymph
Of the nighs"-Qhe County Court).
That Mr.. Cake did completely seduco her,
and has led her 70 course Of shame, but
too plainly appears from her own notori-
ous acts Of profigacy, extravagauce and
folly, and the several children Of sin, born
of this uuholy love, aow thrown upon>the
county for the taxpayers to maintain and
support, which shall speak Of hereafter.
Mr.. Cake, iu his article which 10 designed
to be . defence Of bis acts aud also Of
the Court, attempts to evade the main
issue, or rather draw of public attention
from the rapid increase in our county
expenditures, the enormous taxes levied
aud collected from the taxpayers Of this
county, and the silent refusal Of the
Court, heretofore, to inform the taxpayers
how their money has been spent, by his
very graceful bows In this issue before
che public have no bows to make for
the purpose Of avoiding financial ques.
tions, vital to the interest Of every tax
payer and the prosperity Of the county ;
and before proceed to dissect his article,
again challenge him to show the cause
Of the rapid increase in the expenditures
Of the county, which he has entirely ig-
nored. Mr.. Cake propouuds to me the
question: care you not cats paw in
the hands Of another person2' lanswer
his question frankly, that | am not, never
have been f,r any man, neither do I pro
pose now to take the place which he has so
long occupied and filled with such marked
distinction under the control Of the &c ntle.
man to whom he alludes and for bis infor.
nation, will further say, had I followed
the advice Of that gentlemen would
have refused to recognise the transfer and
pay the warrant Of $4,000 to Messrs.
Edwards l. Griffith, and this 81 ,429 67
collected for railroad purposes, so elabo
rately dwelt upon by Mr.. Cake in his ar
ticle, would have been 10 "my bank" to
day. Since MIR. Cake has impugned my
motive for opposing the action OF the
Court in transferring the railroad fund to
the court house fund, and attributed to
me motives Of self interest. l propose to
show the charge is without foundation,
and inquire into his motives. Mr.. Cake
knew, when hc penned his article, that
the railroad money never was 10 "my
bank" and not even in the County Treas.
\ ury, when the order of transfer was made
On the 18th day Of last October the Court
made the order Of transfer, this 81, ,429. 81
being still in the hands of the Collector,
Late in tie evening Of that day the Col
lector deposited with Messrs. HUT &
Parker to the credit Of the Treasurer the
amount above stated, and they, on the
18th day of October, 1869, paid Messrs
Edwards l. Griffith on their warrant BY
my order $1,000. Tho deposits of the
County Treasurer we're kept with these
gentlemen up to that time aud long there
after, not . dollar being kept in "my
bank" for the proof Of which I refer to
Messrs. HUT 4 Parker. What was the
object of this transfer. I ask? What ur.
gent necessity existed for itP In order
to arrive at correct answer to this qaes'
tion, i. will be necessary to 90 into a.
account of the building Of tho new cour'
house. You are aware no doubt that oul
County Court (Mr. Cake in the Chair) lei
the contract for the erection of this build
ing last summer to Messrs. Edwards 4
Griffith for s27 ,447.50, on conditions ths
when the foundation was completed
ready for the brick, the contractor
should have an estimate Of the value o'
the work done on the building, known .,
the 6rst estimate, and receive an amount
less Is per cent. Of the labor sotually per
formed, the Court reserving the Is pc,
cent. as security and indemnity for futur.
. work and materisl-there being % many
as Eve estimates to be made on the struct
uro. On the 18th day of last October
long before the foundation Of the eour'
house was completed-in fact before any
cut atone bad been laid except 90 th,
, east front wall, before the excavations
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