Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-08-10

touching the point, is these words :
=" l did not ana could not pay cash
p" on county warrants tor TREND or
eremy when it was not in my
(" hands, and all such surmising indi-
"viduals guessing, and making in
"qulries outside as we'll as inside OF
the Office, cannot induce me TO pay
out of fund exausted." Now,
that is a clear evasion OF the issue
1t was the refusing to pay out OF a
fund not exhausted TO enemies and
payment to friends after refusal OF
encmies-tha, is complained of.
1t does MT require many words to
be spent here. The charge is explic-
it. BY the failure to deny, or to at
tempt to deny, the truth of the
| charge is confessed. Under these
| circumstances, we submit it to his
constituents if Thco Schaeifer has
, not, by hl- own confession, violated his
bond and oath of office, in that he
has discharged the duties OF his office
with favor and partially.
Last week, we asserted as follows
One of the business men of the county,
who had tried vainly to get money on coun-
~ warrants, lid not believe the stereo>
| typed reply, mo funds and made an ex
animation of the treasurers books. By
these books he ascertained, and so proved
| to the treasurer that tie treasury vaults
contained $1,000 in county funds. The
| treasurer, while he could not but acknowi>
| edged that such was TIE fact, yet refused
to pay any Of 1t out.
The reply to this is neither straight
forward nor ingenious. There Is no
denial of the facts as stated, tor there
co;id be no truthful denial. Tle
answer does not touch the case as
we put 1t. Mr.. Schaelfer makes out
Hypothetical case and tries to palm
it off as an answer to the case we
cited. The answer must be ruled
out, for It is incomplete, insincere and
irrelevant.
There is one OF the specifications
we made, last week, to which Mr..
Schaetfer does make full and explici,
reply. Here is what We SAID:
Again Another gentleman, a merchant
Of this county, and former county officer,
having warrants to the amount OF several
hundred dollars, learned of the transfer of
funds, as stated above, and presented his
warrants to the treasurer, early on Monday.
morning. and payment was refused AT
first the treasurer denied all knowledge OF
the transfer of funds but was finally CONS
PEELED TO acknow edge that he did know of
it. and that he had moi paid out any of the
money since the transfer. And still, with
hardened effrontery, he refused to pay the
warrants presented. Suffice it TO say with
out going into the details Of the converse
ton, that the teasurer-"faithful and eff
cient." the Citizen calls him-ackaowledged
that he had promised certain parties that he
tcould sGre thi: thousand dollars for them.
We do Mt care anything about the
matter of official or unofficial knowl
edge of the transfer OF the Jail fund,
as that is quite lmmaterial, though
the evidence given below is to the
point that official notice Of tue trans
fer was transmitted on Saturday.
We will give INN the benefit Of the
doubt as to whether he had seen the
transmitted papers.
1t will be noticed that Mr.. Schaet-
fer is very positive in saying that
"the statement of the treasurer
making special promise of it to
"any one, is utterly and most en-
phatically false" That is emphat-
ic enough, certainly. Mr.. w. +. John
ston, of this place, is the party we
referred to as the one to whom the
confession was made that such a
promise had been given. After re-
ceiving Mr.. Schaeffer's commumca-
ton we called Mr.. Johnston's atten-
ton to the denial and requested a
statement Of the facts Of tho transac-
ton for publication. We give be-
his reply:
1nro AM Y 1871
Editor Republican Il am in receipt of
yours Of to-day asking fof statement Of
the facts Of the transaction referred to by you
in last weeks REPUBLICAN. l do not de-
sire to mix up in this political contest, but
have no hesitancy in acquiescing in your
request.
On the 10th of January, in the forenoon,
obtained same county warrants from the
Auditor. remarking to him ct the same
time that id not suppose that could get
any money on them if l presented them for
payment lie replied by saying that the
Board turned ever 81 200 from the Jail fund
to the county fund, before adjourning, on
Saturday, and that he had sent the papers
relating to the transfer to the Treasurer,
on Saturday. And he told me besides that
my warrants were the first ones issu ed
since he had notified the Treasurer of the
transfer
On presenting the warrants at the treas.
ury, the treasurer was not in, but his dep
uty refused payment, Gaying that there
were no funds on hand, and to question
from me he replied rat they had paid out
no money from the transferred funds Just
then, Mr.. Schaeffer, the treasurer. came in,
and he responded in the came words his
deputy had used. then called his atten-
ton to the transfer Of the $1,000 Of Jail
fund, but he said that he knew nothing
about the transfer. After some further
conversation, related to him what the Au
ditor had told me. He then remembered
that he had heard something about the
transfer, but would see the Auditor and be
sure. After being gone few moments, he
returned apparently satisfied that the
transfer had been made. then renewed
my request for payment Of the warrants
held. He still declined paying them, and