The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-07-03

forts rs any of our brethren who now
taunt Us with "desertion or Look with
doubling eyes upon our course
We sincerely regret the occasion of this
discard. Oar course l. not aciuatcd by
personal prctidiccs, hut is prompted Ivy
our devotion to the true principles Of the
party, aud our earnest desire for the
triumph Of those principle in their orig.
iual purity rs handed down To- US by the
fathers. ~ these days, when our fuude.t
hopes Of party success are based upon the
official corruptiuus and cxtravaganccs Of
our Political antagonists, We think it
more than ever essential to the success
and purity Of the purity that in selecting
men to ell our public Offices, Democrats
should apply to each aspiraut thosc OLD
fashioned Democratic tests: is he
honest? l. he faithful? l. he compc-
tent aud make him Gil the measure or
cast him aside.
We apply these tests to Mr.. Miller,
who claims the party support, aud find
ing, rs We believe. that he falls tar short
Of the standard. We refuse him our sup.
port.
lie has been for six years the clerk
If the Circuit Court, and from our
knowledge of his official career during
that time We are constrained to say that
he Is unworthy Of tie support # the
Democratic party. Our belief Is founded
upon The following aud many other cir
cumstances:
1T. We charge that he has in many
instances demanded and received. or de-
mandcd greater fees than allowed him
by law hr his services. We know that
he has demanded fees which, upon heirg
tested, we're fund to nearl, double what
he was entitled to by law. In proof
of this we cite the case Of Myron Luce.
Esq, Of whom he demanded paymen,
of fee bill for about sll 90. Luce
refused to pay it and it wa, left to Judge
Saufey to say how much of it was cor
rect, aud be decided that Miller was
only entitled to abont IS 90 out of his
sll 90 fee bill.
The law especially prescribes the fees
allowed the clerk. Yet there are but
few Of Mr.. Miller's fee bills in which We
do not find charges not authorized by
Law. But let Il il article nj; hl lie tea
long we cite but one class of Gaze. that
If Judgment on plain note II, it I,
commonly called. Ia many of his fee
bill, in such cases can be iou.d these
items, "jadymem 30c. recording judy
ment 3Oc, entering inds,uss.S SOC, sat.s-
ociio" of jSdg@ed zoe"
The law saws that for entering a
judgment the clerk shall receive 30c ;
" tor entering it on Judgment book SOC,
and entering ,ati fac.iun in court or Oh
Judgment book, .Uhrn nptdc Ly t,e c'eR ,
30c There j. no law for the charge of
30 cents for Judgment" (lst itea:)
And the clerk is. Iot allowed to charge
for the hat item 4,airsiactiun unless be
renders the services, yet Miller has fie-
quently issued fee hill> cnntairing this
charge when no satisfaction Of the judg-
meri has been entered, and thus it Is
that h. co'ie-t, 81 20 phere ~ lac he !.
,niy entitled 10 90 cents. We might I'll
this sheet with similar instances. but
deem the example given sufficient for the
purPo.e.
2nd. The law prohibits clerk from
receiving money on any judgmert OF
rellevin bond in his office, without Il
power Of attorney from the owner ur hi
agent or attorney MYERS Supplement,
page go. Yet in the face Of this pro
hibiiion, We charge that. during the la>i
Two year, or more, Mr.. Miller has, in
diver, instances, vlolai,d thi, law, ald
rs clerk received money On Judgment.
and replevin 10 is in his office without
having Il power of attorney from the
iowuers of such judgments or their agents
or attorneys.
viii any friend Of Mr. Miller explain
by what authority he received the mon
ey on the rcplevin bond, last Winter, in
the case of Galloway ". Harris. and
Lon long il pis bcfre Csiovay got al + his none
lser Miller Ad revived ~
We might call mp numerou, eases un'
der this head, but rs We desire To he
brief we forbear further details, and
simply suggest that many q. your read
er., simon pHre Democrats, will. upoii
reflection, he able 10 recall similar in,
stances within their own experience with
hun rs clerk.
81. Some time la-t Winter o. @ \ J
Adams Wa couflcl in the Il colu
county Jail, charged ~ i'h horc 'tealiur.
Iii, bail wa, Gxei at $3.50, which be va,
!. unable to give. bui hi, Wifi brought 500
in money to dsprit IN lieu e III. luil,
The law say, that 'vheneycr the def nd
ant /, admitted t. hail in specified
sum he may deyo,h s1id sDm 'r.ti ~
trustee # he .i"iy .f"Sd" and he dis,
charged, Criminal Code, seciiun Sd,
and the tru-tce Of the jury fund dai
h,d aud pay the same according to the
orders of the court, and he and hi. sure
ties shill he liable therefor on biz official
bond" Criminal Cnde,ec. SO. :. :.
Mcl,ohrrts un, the tru.tep Of the jury
f,nl M o." woman very natu ally wei /