The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-15

ANOtSAAAiS w RttC fAilhll IOuutl III
= dependent candidates, the Rsgiste
/ says;
They will not be called to accoun
for any dereictions socially, nor vii
any Of them be asked to explain tht
matter Of the deficiency of three thou.
sand dollars in the school fund while
in their hands, as most certainly will
one Of the Democratic candidates.
This manner Of handling the funds
of'a county as an officer, in such
manner that the people lose three
Thousand dollars, either through care
lessness, want of capacity or down
right corruption, will be looked after
very sharply by the people. They
want no such men as officers, nor can
they trust Q party that endorses such
acts by placing such men in nomina-
ton. One such offender on ticket
is sufficient to taint the whole; but
when there is more than one on the
| ticket whose reputation is "spotted,"
il is enough to damn the whole CON
eern. .d
So far as the Registe's insinuation
regarding "derclictions socially is
concerned, we will simply say that
if the Independent. candidates decide
to run the canvass on that issue they
will probably get tired of the sport
before they arc through with it. In
the matter Of the three thousand dol
lar deficiency referred to, we chal-
lenge the Register to show by the
records that either that or any other
amount was ever lost to the county
through either "carelessness, want of |
capacity or downright corruption, "
during the administration Of any man
now on the Democratic ticket, as
county officer. To meet the expenses
OF the trial Of Miller for killing Lilley,
and other unavoidable expenses,
through the advice Of members Of the
Board Of County Commissioners, three
thousand dollars were diverted from
the School fund and used by the
county. This money belonged to the
School fund, which, under the Old
law, accumulated from fines and for (
feitures, and fer the management of /
which there was no way prescribed by i
'he statute. The fund was lying idle G
n the Treasury, and rather than the d
county should phy interest on its h
warrants, three thousand dollars were n
appropriated as above stated. II was q
he design Of the County Board to y
'eplace the money when collected
lpon the county assessment Of the "
anne year, and Judge Haley did is
nake such order. Why was that or G,
Ter not carried out2 Simply because q.
Gmes II. Douthit, at that time Coun- I
Y Treasurer and at present indie "
candidate for Secretary Of w
tate, failed to perform his duty - W
Will the Register expose the "want Of in
lpaeity or carelessness,9 we care not
hat it may be called, OF the eminent n;
eforrner. fo,
We have made these statements of
ithout consulting the county rec
IDS, but they will bo found sub in,
true Mr.. Douthit failed
obey m order, which, his duty as
ounty Treasurer required him to nj.
'ey, and when Judge Haley went tbi
It Of Office the matter remained as wi
is to-day. The county lost moth m
&, the people lost nothing by tho Th
oui
Judge Haley's successor was Re tw,
blican. Why was the three thou lict
i'd dollars not replaced by him, COG
zero it belonged? Simply because ont
was regarded q matter OF little i'm VIII
rtance. The matter was sntisfac- me
lily explained by the outgoing Inc
ard. II is well known that in fixe
h State and county administra- sidc
rs, funds aro frequently diverted frie
m one purpose to another, in tho mei
tier Of dofraying expenses, and sho
laced again, Such would have hon
n the case in this instance had The
aos II. Douthit performed a plain a &C
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