Litchfield enquirer., 1872-03-28
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Last week we yentured to suggest to the Democrats who were about making nomination for sheriff that some action should be taken to secure the county treasury from the serious loss it has suf- fered during the past term of sheriff Bal dwin. In response that convention passed the following resolution:
 Resolyed That in presenting to the people of Litchfeld county the name of Geo. H. Baldwin as candidate for sher- lii, we do so in the firm belief that the on Y Democrat upon whom this County ever conferred the responsibilities of that office and who has proved himself worthy to nave been so honored, aciN egain receice P sthe support of at aclao look aeeZ to khe in- terests cf the county, and 0renot led aside 0y tne aiasaastotiag circulars of the repu6- t'can county officials.
 MT. G. M Woodruff also remarked in the convention, that, ''An insinuating cir cular had been issued by the County Treasurer just before election"
 The county treasurer has never issued circulars of any kind. The circulars re- ferred to are probably those sent out by the county commissioners when asking money of the towns on voluntary assess ment. Two of these only have. been is- sued: the first dated May 9th, 1870; the second dated June 30th, 1871. The only reference, direct or indirect, to tae sheriff or his doings in either of these circulars is to be found in the following paragraph, which IS the same in both:
 ''The Statute authorizes us to tax for repairs but not for general expenses. TilTs 1869 the County Commissioners rented the County House to the jailor for about three hundred dollars per annum. On coming into office our present Sheriff claimed the use of the county house, rent free, and on examination of the law we found that his claim could be enforced, and we were compelled to yield to it. The result of this change is to cut off all sources of income for the county except the rent of law office in the court house and of the court house yard, and cellar amounting in all to about $50 year"
 What our Democratic reformers" are pleased to call an 'sinsinuation'' turns out to be a simple statement of fact The County Commissioners must certainly off, fer some explanation for their unusual de- mands from the towns ($1300 during MT. Baldwin's three years term), and they state the facts that have made those de- mands necessary as considerably for the Sheriff as even his special apologist, MT. G. M. Woodruff, could have done. Had it been their design to make political cap ital against him would they have omitted to explain about his breaking up the $45O lease? Did they even charge him with taking over $100 yearly from the county for fuel when all former iailors had furn- ished their own fuel
 And this is a specimen of the economy that is to entitle the Democracy to power in this year of grace 1872? The man who has taken fifteen hundred dollars out of the county treasury in the last three years twill again receive the support of all who look we'll to the interests of the county p The Democratic seIectmen of the various Democratic towns in this county are eau toned against being ''led aside by the in- sinuating circulars of republican county officials" such as we have copied above Verify,
 Jim Fisk's ''body lies mouldering in the grave. But his soul is marching on'