Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-09-26
fl Card From B. LOrsh.
Esq.
EATON, Sept. p. 1872

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In your defense of Mr.. Nor
row, the present clerk of the
courts of this county, in the Reg
lister of this date, you have seen
fit in your excessive zeal as "an
organ" of the %incorrupt (0 ring
of Office holders and seekers Of
Eaton, to allude by inuendo, to
the undersigned, SO that I am
compelled in defense of myself to
reply briefly, to the matter in
controversy, to-wit the Clerks
overcharges in his cost bills.
You say, in substance, that Mr..
Quinn, the independent candi-
date for Clerk, hired an expert TO
examine the books of the present
Clerk, and Gull out a feW cases in
which overcharges have been
made Inadvertently and pub
lish them to the people, in order
to def, at the present Clerks e
election, and assist in the cleo.
ton of Mr.. Quinn.
I did, Sirs. at the request of
Mr. Quinn, and under his pay,ex-
anime a few cases in the Clerks
Office, commencing at page /. in
Vol. IL, of the Court Records,
and took each case as they came
page By page, without culling, and
in eUtry case that / examined in
Vol. -, I found overcharges, not
only as to record, but also over
charges for journal entries, ov-
exchanges for copies of pleading
and other overcharges not now
necessary to mention; but in my
report to NJ. Quinn l only in
Guided the overcharges as to re-
cord for the reason that in that
respect the overcharges were of
the largest amounts.
You say also, that / am doing
this to ''foist' myself upon the
people of Preble county. Great
Heaven! gentlemen, do not talk
about fossting, if .yon please,
when you cast your political eyes
on the officers of Preble county
for a few years back and con-
template the kind of material,
that has mainly filled the var Gus
places of public trust and profit
in our county, and also, the mode
aud the manner of til cir selection,
1 think you will hide your heads
in shame, when you talk of
s'foisting." For instance do you
want the public to know what
means were used a few years
back to defeat Moses Nelson for
county Treasurer? or how VIM.
Berry was most outrageously
slaughtered for the same office,
three years ago, or how it was O.
F. Brooke was beaten out of the
nomination for Congress recent
ly, or tho mode and manner of a
half dozen other good men being
beaten in convention by inferior
men if you do, and your innuen-
does, about "foisting" continue,
these things can be made public,
and further, they will be.
But in relation to the main
point of TIE present Clerks ov
exchanges, 1 have this to say, that
although former Clerks have al
so made overcharges in the mat
ter of record, yet the present
Clerk and perhaps his immedi-
ate predecessor have seen all
former clerks and gone a hun
dred percent better.
You say in the beginning of
your defense Of Morrow that if
you can be convinced that he has
knowingly charged illegal fees
that you will not only vote
against him but will use yourin-
huence against him. Now sir if
you will examine the cases dis
posed of during his term and if
you find in-ninety-nine cases out
of a hundred he has charged IL
legal fees, to a greater or less ex-
tent will you be then convinced.
II you say yes, then 1 say to you
that you will thus find the condi-
ton of affairs i'll his office.
You, and others have driven
me, in self vindication to make