The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-09
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Monroe County Iufrmary.


For the Spirit,
Monroe County IpHrmary.
MEssRs. EDrroRs: In your last Issue I
fine. over column of mixed up moth.
ingness, from Mr.. VIM. Read. which I
suppose, he thinks a reply to my last,
published 26th ult J. He simply says
that's true; that's not true; this is true,
and that's true; but he has not shown
you, by figures or argument, that one
charge | made is not trne. Now Mr.
R. is either too ignorant to read nv ar
ticles and understand them or he ia
knowingly misrcpresenting, as will
show in he following. Mr.. r. says, "In
his last letter he does not show that T
charged him with one cent more than he
has drawn from the treasury. He tries
hard to throw a shade over these char
ges.' Now, Mr.. r., what do you sup.
pose the people think of that sentence |?
Don't you know, AS well as every one
else who has read my articles, that I
never did deny having received sl5? 1t
was not more than was entitled to, nor
was it more than other Directors got;
and why should deny what is true! |
told the people l received nothing for
my extra visits to the Infirlhary,and Mr.
! r. still persists that | did For instance,
in his last: HE says he did rot Charge
for his visits to the Iniirmafy, but told
the other Directors to allow him what
they pleased" Mr.. Il. don't you know
that the people can read and understand !?
Don't you know they can see that l said
nothing of the kind? Don't you know
the people can see that you have mis-
construed almost every sentence have
written ? The following, think, will
satisfy the taxpayers in regard E, the
pay for extra visits:
WooDsrIELD, o., Aug. l, 10
We, the undersigned Directors, hereby
certify that Mr.. P. Schumacher's pay, as
one of the Infrmary Directors, has been
just the same as ours, 81 so per meet
ing; and for services rendered at our re-
quest, as follows: One day allowed him
for fixing iron window grating and con-
tracing tagging under the heater, and
day for buying sheep and bringing
them to the Poor House.
(Signedl SrEPaEs DoUGHERrY,
Director.
The above handed to Mr.. Jesse
Jackson to sign; he acknowledged in
presence of third party, that it con.
tanned nothing but was true, hut ht
could not sign it. Mr.. R. further says
"He says lie did not say the Infrmary
might be kept in good order for $40 pei
month For the truth OF this read his
first letter" In the name of common
sense. is the man so ignorant? will
give Mr.. r. 800 if he will convince any
sane man that l said anything of the
sort, in my first or any other letter. His
next sentence is perfectly ridiculous. Il
any man can see any sense in it'll is more
than l can. Now look at his next: 81
charged Mr.. S. with throwing away $10(
In the change of Directors, | suppose
he means Superintendent He tells US
Mr. Fisher had or I in his family, and
Mr.. Sulsberger has but 8, Ii he had
stopped here it would be true. But hea,
what he says: Mr.. Fisher received Sl0(
besides some small orders. Mr.. S. dare
not say they were any part Of his salary
think We bought of Mr.. Fisher some
potatoes, barrels and oats" II Mr.. R
will read my letter, and understand it as
it is written, and as any boy would nn
derstand it, he will sec that told the
people what the small orders we're for
Mr.. r. says: Mr.. j. jackson received
and measured the oats, and if had amy
slang to throw to throw it at him. i
the record was properly kept, it would
not be necessary to ask any one how
much oats for anything else) they re
ceived; but as it is, any taxpayer has !
right to ask that question: and Mr.. R., as
one of the Directors and Clerk of thu
Board, is Cor ought to be) in duty bound
to answer. Further: "Mr. 5. is not sat
isfed with insinuating everything his
brain can imagine, while / was one of the
Directors. but he goes back year or two
! further. He says: Let US see what yor
had for the year '6S. (has Mr.. R for
gotten that he went into that office in the
fall of '67?) Mr.. Spence.for 4 months
received S175 as salary, and $50 fol
making fence. Mr.. Fisher received fol
Is months 1868. THIS you see makes
S563.' Now Mr.. S. are you not mista
ken, or are you determined not to let the
tush be known?. / will turn to the
books again. Figures will not lie.
find for the year 1868 we paid Mr.
Spence Sl72 for 4 months and Z dsys
Mr.. Fisher for the balance of the year
Iilcluding potatoes, oats, barrels and
beans, $363. Total 8535. Now take
from thisS50, taken from Mr. Spence
salary for that year, leaves S4S5 as sal
ary for the year '6S." Now docs Mr. R
think that he can, by these figure, make
the people of this county believe that
they only paid S4S5 as salary for that
year, 1868? Now, taxpayers, look Al
the following from the journal
June I. 1868, paid J. Spence for making
fence, va
June l, 1865, paid !. Spence, salary, i2s
Aug. %, 1858, 80
Total amount paid Spence. s2ot
Aug 20, '6s. pd Fisher part salsry,s76 %
Oct, 1. Is 90
Dec. l, 100 90