The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-03-13

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The virtuous indignation which
Mack exhibited on discovering /:
difference of $4,000, in the two
statements of the county fund o
this county, was really sublime, an(
soWell satisfied was he with his effor
that he scattered his papers broadcas
in this county in order to show wha
an expert he was in figures ant
excoriation. He was severe in hi
denunciation, but not particle too
severe if the Commissioners fail t.
make a showing, and we shall b.
equally as severe if they do not. Blu
here is a trifing discrepancy o
nearly double the amount in thu
several accounts of Erie county, anC
language fails US. We can do nc
better than to quote Mack. In fac
we adopt his language, we natural
ize it, we claim it as our own, anC
give it thus:
Do the taxpayers of Sandusky
Erie county know what we of Erie
Sandusky would do if our accounts
were. kept in that manner? The
Register JOURNAL would make an
investigation, and if every item and
every figure could not be satisfac.
torily verified, we would make the
courthouse too hot to hold the off
GERS, and the honest taxpayers of the
county would back US up.
Just what we mean to do if q
proper showing is not made.
But here is your field, brother
make it hot. Stir up the Court
House until it flames. Make them
see stars. Show your back bone
and by the way that reminds us OF
a little joke on our brother. A
prominent Erie county man said to
US a few weeks ago "To hear Mack
talk, you would think he had the
back bone of an elephant. But it's
only rubber, and a poor quality at
that p' Nevertheless, here's your
chance to made that Court House
too hot to hold those fellows. Here's
just the opportunity you needed.
"Sick 'em, Mack"
There's just another item we
would call your attention to, brother
beloved. If you will take the
trouble to examine the report of
your own county with half the
critical care bestowed upon that of
this county, you will discover this
fact. That not a statement of any
fund, except the County and Bridge
funds, is itemized, 1t is simply so
much money received, so much
money paid out, balance 80 much,
without single item to show where
q dollar has gone to or whatfor. Now
this may be all very right over in
Erie county, but in this county we
prefer to have accounts itemized,
and if a mistake occurs we can pick
it out. Why not itemize the &C
counts, that the people may see
what the money has gone for as well
rs to see that it is gone. We don't,
Of course, impute dishonesty to any
1ne. We don't even hint there may
be corruption over there, and we
would not even intimate that there
night be anybody to blame. But
hen, if you had an agent doing.
business for you, and he could not
give better account of what he
lid with your money, you would
eel disposed to find another to fill
lis place. We had an agent of that
lind once, who reported "You gave
ne so much; 1 expended so much;
lere's the balance" But who, when
| statement of his expenses was
Isked fol-, r,assumed a Pecksniffian air
If injured innocence, and replied:
You don't suspect my honesty, do
you ?" We never had occasion to-
Ifter that. We trust the officials of
erie county are not Of that kind.
And now, again, we don't think
We can close this article in a better
VaY than in quoting from our brother
If the Register. The language is
rood, and the reasoning so clear that
We are forced to adopt them, in sub
tanoe' as O4r O"n-no offence, you
now:
The Commissioners of Erie county
re Republican. They have sole con-
,rol ofthe county. We would not do
hem injus tice. If they can explain
heir report we shall be well pleased.
f not, we shall have done our duty
n the premisea, duty which belong
d to the Sand1sky Register, but
which, for some unaccOdntable res-
ons, it declined.
Now, we intend, on behalf of the
lonest taxpayers Of Sandusky county
o hold the officers to strict ac-
ountability until they account for
he discrepancies in their statement,
nd we would do the same if they
Vere Republican, for neither have
ny justification for misstatements
n accounts, in doing the business
f the people. We shall see to what
xtent the "back bone" of Mack will
ead him in calling for an explana-
ion from the County Commissioners
f his county.
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