The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-15
M. M. WAIUtu.
MORE OF THE BACK PAY.

1t was our wish and intention not
to allude again to the subject of this
article, but the following from the
Ottumwa Courier demands notice
and for that purpose we crave the
indulgence of the public. The Cour-
Ter says:
By the Saturdays evening mail we are
in receipt of Mr. Walden's paper the Citi-
zen, in which is an editorial in his de-
fence, which we shall now comment upon,
but from which we gathered the impor-
tant information that his shack pay" as was
given by himself, was $3,575.60, and that
amount he distributed among the counties
| of his district. From the Gate City we
learn thai M McCrary's "back pay" was
| $4,127,80. The excess of the latter over
the former is $55220
According to our understanding of the
new law, the allowance for mileage under
the old law, was by the provisions OF the
new bill to be taken out of the 50, 900 shack
pay" voted members if we are correct in
this, then Mr. Walden's mileage was ST.
424. 40, and the mileage of Mr.. McCrary
was $872.20. Mr. McCrary resides in Kec-
kuk Lee county, and Mr. Walden in Cen
terville, Appanoose county, the third coun-
ty west of Lee, in the same tier. The ex-
cess of pay to Mr. Walden on account of
the mileage over Mr.. McCrary's was then
$55220 for the whole Congress, or 1915.
| 10 for each session.
If the Courier had informed itself
| a little further it would have found
that Mr.. McCrary, being a member
of the 4lst Congress, was entitled to
mileage for only too sessions of the
AID while members elect to the
AID received for three sessions. Are
you enlightened ? If the Courier
desires to enter into series of math.
ematical calculations it might inter-
est itself in figuring up the amount
of money which the Courier gang
are annually filching up from the
public Treasury for services claimed
to be performed by them, including
the $4,000 for General Hedrick, with
mileage and perquisites the 81, leo
for Major Hamilton with etceteras |;
the $40 per day with mileage and
roast beef for Major Safely as Rail.
read Commissioner and Clerk in the
War Department; and Richard War.
den-well, we believe he holds no
office at this time, but like Barkis,
has "willin'" chalksd on his back.
Again the Courier in abiding to
our disposal of the back pay for the
benefit of the school fund says:
Is this fairs Is 1t sensible act, tested
| in the cruclble OF sound Judgment Ii it is
not and that it can not be, seems as plain
] as that two and two make four, what then
/ INDUCED him to dispose of it as he did
| Clearly sound discretion could not have
| induced him TO do so perhaps five mem
hers in six of those who have returned the
.Rack nav" have returned 1t to the U. s.
Treasury from whence it came. What was
the inducement with Walden, an intelii'
| gent people will decide.
The Courier desires it returned to
the "Treasury from whence it came"
How came it in the Treasury ? Did
it grow there, or did it first come
from the pockets of the people ? and
where is the harm of restoring it TO
them /? The Courier might seem at
a glance to be desperately in earnest
in behalf of our dear people but
possibly it has fears that the Treasu'
nv will fail and thereby its own sup.
piy be cut of. If SO, we can assure
| Il is in no danger. Uucle Sam ID
rich enough to support the COurie,
gang, and they are in no danger OF
losing their hold on the Treasury SO
long a. their patron, scietary Bel
KNAPP, is next to thePresident to give
leounsel and advice.