Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-10-24
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4 AhO WON p1StIOuo W tuO cicCAAOll, i
was charged through the columns of th'
Gazette, that Auditor Longley receireC
$500 for refooting the tax duplicates o
1871, and said further that dbefesoere M
mistakes Of a'.y consequence found. Tit
next week the same editor says NJ
matter if you have made these same
errors You charge Auditor Clark with
snd q k6ndred more of the same kind
as the Treasurer's books will show, and
nevsr'diseevered by you until your at
tentien was drawn to them bya Demo-
cratic Treasurer,o&c.
In other words, threeHweeks ago he
said no mistakes of any consequence
were found-one week later, he said
there were hundreds of these in the
books in question, hutciaims that they
were made bysAuditer Langley. -Four
weeks ago shes acknowledged that the
errorsdid exist, only beeauseltheir ex-
istence was so notorious that the peo-
pie would not believe aaword of his
denial, Let us. see whe is responsible
for these blundersso .tsaaFoaG $50 =
James Irwin commenced collecting
taxes on these books on the 9Th of Oc-
tober and on, the lSth of November the
Auditors abstract of the duplicatey for
1871 was forwarded to the Auditor of
State. This abstract gave the entire
amount Of taxes levied for all purposes,
apportiopsd to the seyerals.funds, and
could not be made untiIthe taxes were
all on, and the books footed. Auditor
Longley, took his Office on the 18th of
NoyemberaftHrthese books were eou1-
pleted though completed very imper-
fectly every one eknows-e How could
the present Auditor have made these
errors when the Treasurer was collect
ing taxes on this iye-y duplicate before
the present Auditor was elected-hDW "
could be have made these errors when
the entire taxes for the yea, ar,-both
December and June instailments were
on the books and they footed and the
total amount for the year sent to the
Auditor Of State before Mr.. Lougley
went into Office. The present Auditor
did charge and receive t500, not for
footing these books alone or chiefly,
but for that and also the immense
amount of collecting done. by him.
Every one who has been about the
Auditors Office knows that for months
last fall and winter and present sum-
mer the AHditorand his deputy were
engaged for hours every day in correct
ing the taxes assessed against the people
of this County, Hundreds upon hun
dreds of such corrections were made by
him as people all over the County can
testify. For ALL, this work Auditor
Lossgisy did reesigs $500. Nom iciIt the
editor Of tho Gazette please tsllits readers
that for years tie 4Atiditor of this County
has receiued $500 for Clerk hire, but that
tae present AUDITOR has received rothiqg
Of the kind. This is the .facts Be kind
enough Mr.. Editor to cover your paper
all over with s5e0. Won't you? = S
Auditor Longley is simply doing his
duty to the people of Belmont County,
thai IL what is troubling the Gazette
man. The books OF that office have
been iafd6opea ito the exam ination of
any one who Wishes to see and know
for himself, the, mismanagements and
peculation of the late Democratic OIL
Gals, You say you can't get toisee
them. Is You can arg day you ieish, out
sfou acoszx Of We icliailenge the editOrlof
the :, Gazette to vi examine those
books thoroughly, and state, the real
facts through its columns We ehal-
lenge you to probe this Bond business
to the bottom afd. tell your '1readefs
what became of the 1920 and over of
'Warnock Road and the 5000 of the
Someftofi Road funds, which the books
say were expended in redeeming bonds
and coupons, and which the books show
" We G Challenge @ @ @yoh toeexpiaiin how it
comes that with 1evies for the County
Fund. of from $4,000 to $4,000 your
party management invariably increased
the debtof this fund from 5000 to $4,000
per year while under the management
of "this Auditor (" whom you vilify sol
outrageousIy, the debt of that fund has
been reduced $4,000 in a single year On a
levy of less than s28, 600. Explain these
facts which have convicted your on.
cial doings in Belmont County before
the tribunal of the people or cease ar
raging the. auditor who has been SO
vigilant and active in unearthing the
frauds gpracticed upon the County.
7HE,aZRUEAEANIN OF GREE