The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-05-07
rHE STATE rREAsusER CONTEST.
A Statement from Mr.. Geo. We:mer


4 Statement from Mr.. Geo. Wesmer.
To the Editor Of the Akron Beacon
Noticing the following telegraphie
news in your issue Of the 20th inst:
"Mr. Andrews, from tine Committee
on Judiciary, reported in favor OF pay
ing S265 fees of the Sergeant-at-arms
for services in subpenaing witnesses
in the Treasurer contest, on the
ground that it could not be collected
of Mr.. Weimer.
Mr.. Thompson objected to the state
ment that il could not be collected.
Mr.. Goodhue said he lived in the
same city as Mr.. Weimer and thought
the claim could be collected, but
should vote for the resolution, believ-
ing 1t would be oppressive to Mr..
Welmer to pay the claim The reso-
lutlons received, yeas q, nays IL
votes and was declared adopted"
Aiso your most courteous, impartial
and truthful editorial comment there
on, / am led to trespass still further
upon your time and space, in order
that the truth may be told.
To those who have been my pOliti-
cal and business associates and fellow
toWnsmen for many years, it is need
less for me to say that l am not q
recent convert 70 the Democratic
faith, accepting Office and honors from
the party and then refusing to pay 3
just assessment (; considering myself
immaculate in my infallibility instead
OF an accidental creature of the peo-
pie. But for over twenty years have
been known as an earnest, active and
consistent iaborer in the Democratic
vineyard, having been neither a tide
waiter or time server, ever ready to
Contribute my portion and more, both
Of time and money, for the success of
a party and its representatives, that I
have believed to be in the right in
regard to all the general issues of the
day.
Furthermore, have ReUer asked or
sought for an Office of the Democrats
or any other party, and even my
nomination for State Treasurer was
made in my absence from the Con-
vention, contrary to my wishes, and
accepted only at the earnest solicita-
tion Of those whom had supposed to
be true to the party, and, as they
alleged, for the best interests, willing
to cheerfully abide by the result.
The official announcement of the
vote indicated that I was slightly
minus quantity. had accepted the
situation, and was prepared to con-
tinue in the even tenor of my busi-
ness way, until urged to contest by
nv friends. did then enter into q
contest-honestly believing that was
right, and so induced to believe by
those who should have best known
and should have eOunseled right or
not at all. Having been thus in
weighed into an increased expenditure
of tiIne and money, i, forsooth find
myself deserted in the house of my
friends, and for what reason Not
that OF right and justice; No, but that
of expediency; the Democratic press,
with few exceptions, taking up the
cry, or remaining silent even the
Chairman of the Democratic State
COMMITTEES becoming all at once bliss
fully ignorant that any contest was
going on. And as "the last feather
that broke the camel's back" am
held forth by my dear friend Andrews,
Chairman OF the Senate Judiciary
Committee, to the Senate and the
people at large as bankrupt or worse.
This too, after having received his as
surance that all the expenses Of con-
test would be provided for and paid,
and urged to go ahead.
Let us see II such is the case. By
proper vouchers l can show that l
have thus far paid
For witnesses ........S 500 90
For travelling expenses, testimony 30 00
For taking deposition ~ "
For hotel bills and attorneys fees-....... $50 W
One item of S122.55 being to the Sen
ate Assistsnt-Sergeant-at-Arms, in
Guiding $40. .001or personal services at
$1,000 per day, he at the same draw
ing his regular per diem from the
Senate,
The very day was so chivalrously
proclaimed in the Senate, 1 paid a
draft of Reinhard & Co., Bankers, at
Columbus, for $S50.00 for expenses in
CURED. Thus showing my inability
and refusal to pay, and the only item
remaining unpaid was bill sent me
by the aforesaid Assistant-Sergean
alarms, for S263. 40, which as it also
included an item of $1,000 for person
al services, refused to pay until rec
tined, and was in correspondence with
personal friends (SenAtors) to that ef-
feet, not believing it good Democratic
principle to pay twice for simple du-
ties performed. This much for our
latter-day Democrats, justice and
courtesy. The Senator from my own
districts, though political opponent,
could but volunteer his testimony In
my behalf to the effect that he thought
this paltry claim could be collected.
AS this claim has increased SLIGO in
its transmission from Akron to Co
lumbus, it is, perhaps, well that twas
speedily allowed by the Senate as fur
ther delay might have caused a fur
ther dangerous increase.
OF the Democratic party as party
have no further favors to ask or give
(having received such ample reward
| for long and arduous labors in Its be-
half I found, however, no such par
| ty at the capital. Expedieney only
seemed to be the order of the day. To
indiUidtLdL Democrats, however, l
cannot find words to) strong to ex-
press my thanks for their earnest es-
forts and sympathies in my behalf
and a cause that all concluded to be
just and right, until expediency came
to the rescue-also to those attorneys
who, as true Democrats, and without
charge aided me with their whole en-
ergies and abilities.
In conclusion, though / have never
heretofore sought Office-nor ever
hereafter expect to- cannot refrain
from rendering to the Beacon my
most heartfelt thanks for the kind
ness and gentlemanly courtesy with
which 1 have always been treated
Though a political Opponentl through
my late contest can only recon-
mend its course as honorable and tru-
ly Democratic and appreciated by
Yours truly,
GEn WHInrER