The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
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claims, will be well remembered by all the
readers of both papers. 1t arose from a
purile attempt on the part of the argus 10
try and make stock out of the Independ-
ent party, and particularly some Of Placer s
Members, or supporting the bill. The whole
attempt, long, weak, slobbering. or, by
turn, abusive, was groundless, and utterly
false, as we denounced it at the time. But
when we told the argus man he was per-
.juring himself before his readers, he spite
fully retorted, "You lie." 1t became evil
dent there was lie out, and who the liar
was, we knew the people would decide, in
a great measure, according to their preju-
dces, until positive proof one way or the
other could be produced. That proof is
now handed TO us from the highest State
authority ,and it affords no US triAing satsfac
tion that it proves everything we have said
on the subject strictly true. md everything
the Argus has said on the subject false
That proof is a unanimous decision of the
Supreme Court to the effect that the actions
Of the Independents, which we defended,
were right, and the following letter from
the State Board of Examination, the
two best authorities in the State. II is
proof will stop all argument Of the matter
on our part, for it is conclusive, and sends
the lie home to rankle in the breast of the
Argus Liiputian, whence it sprang; and
while it squirms, scratches, kicks and howls
from the stab thus given it, we shall be
content TO stand back and look OH with
complacency. The letter we refer to is as
follows:
SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 4th, 1874.
Hon. w. G. NoRroN, DEAR Sill ar
directed by the Board of Examiners TO
send you the following statement in regard
to the legislation had, and proposed, rea
tive to the State Printing and the expert:
TIE State Printer presented his bills for
certain work performed by him AT
s.. These bills were submitted to the
Expert, and by him cut down to s..
They were then allowed by the Board and
sent to the Controller who refused to draw
his warran', alleging that the bills were too
high. The Board then made another ex-
animation of the accounts, and after care
filly looking into the whole matter, refused
make any material alterations in the
amount ! he State = inter then applied to
the Legislature, and the action Of the
Board was sustained Your action in i
oehalf was merely following out what the
Board had already done, and which they
believed to lie just, and from which position
they refused to recede.
As to the bill introduced to raise the
salary Of the expert to $780, from $50, it
had The sanction Of tie Board, and was III
accord with their opinion often expressed.
The position is one of great Importance to
the State. requiring peculiar qualifications
and undonbted integrity, as there IS prac-
/ cally no check on bin, nor can there be
The difference to the State. between an
honest aud intelligent administration of the
Office of Expert. and corrupt or ignorant
dollars, and, in our judgment, the services
performed entite man to salary sufficient
to live upon.
The Board had great difficulty in procur-
ing the proper man. for the reason that the
compensation will not pay an honest man TO
accept it. Very Respectfully,
ALBEIT HART,
Clerk Board of Examiners.
In regard to the salary of the Expert we
have nothing to say. The amount he
should be paid depends on the amount and
nature OF his work. And as we ar not ill.,
formed as to the amoui t Of work, we are
incompetent to say what should be h'r
salary. But as the State Board is coni-
posed of men of undoubted integrity, and
rs they know more about the Experts
duties than is possible for any others to
know, their statement, which is very rea-
sonable, should be conclusive, also, on that
point Thus are these matters set at rest,
and all the lies the Argus man told on the
Independents of the present Legislature,
60 flying home to their originator, to be
woven into his nnenviable record.
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