, 1875-07-23

REGULATION AS A FINE ART.
Tho story which Wns printed in our local
columns ycator,lay relative to tho appropri-
ation Of $1,000, first passed md aftorward
rcscindcd by tho County Commissioners, for
tho benefit Of the Humane Society, is curl
OILS illustration Of tho circuitous ways of
ollloiM peculation. Mr.. DRn1oKsox, tllo
President Of the 1Iu,nnno Society, applied for
the appropriation OF 81, 900 for worry worthy
object. 1t waa roforTetl to q committee con-
siasing of Afcssrs. CoNIY, MoCArPnEy, Jony-
BON, CAnnoLI, mud SCHMIDT, who reported
against it. hlr. DEn1oKsoN there1lpon dis
missed the nntter from Ills mind. Dnt, not
long after, 1t seems TINT man named KING
approached Nr. DEnlcrsoH with tho infor-
NATION that ho had some peculiar influence
with hlessrs. CARROLL aud MCCARTNEY, aud
that ho could got the appropriation passed IL
Mr. DEn1aKsoS would insure him {K1No)
employment BY tho Society at snlary OF
$1,000 yoar. Mr.. DEn1oKsoy declinod to
enter into my agreement Of this kind, as 1.o
happens to bo one Of those gentlemen who
will not countenauco political hummer
barga'rB for sqaandering tho peoples
money. It seems, however, TINT his roply
waa miscotistruod, or TINT K1Na determined
to trust to his own general experience in poll.
ticH, which was undoubtedly opposed to Mr..
DrllozaoN'a position. At all eyonts, s., 600
was appropriated not long after, and Mr..
K1Na came around ngain, and, it is reported,
demanded bis 81 ,000 place. 1Ir. DEn1cKsoy
said he had no places to dispose Of, and TINT,
if he had, ho would not give ono to Mr.. K1vu,
who had demonstrated Ills own unftnoss by
the previous conversation. Soon after, Mr..
DEnfoEsoN received information TINT unless
K1No received tho plnco tho appropriation
would bo recalled. NTr. DEn1oKsox still de-
clinod to DO party 10 tho transaction, aud
tho appropriation was recalled by the County
Board.
This is tho story in detail. It's real moan-
ing Is that the County Commissioners voted
away $4,000 Of tho peoples money in order
that political hummer aud wire-pullcr might
enjoy half Of it. Then, finding the aforesaid
hummer and wire-pullor was not going to re-
ceive his "swag," they deliberately reacintled
tho appropriation. We do not recall
moro glaring and "choeky" admission
TINT money is voted away by public
boards, not for the pnblic benefit, but for the
benefit of particular individuals who 1.-Two on
the public. We do not say that ali tho Coun-
ty Commissioners who voted for tho appro-
priation did 10 for the bono1t of K1sq; somo
Of thon 1nny havo done so because thoy
Thought tho cause was worthy Of tho nssist-
ance. But it is very oyidont tint there wero
enough members of tho Board influenced BY
this consideration to pass tho appropriation
in the first place, and 10 rosciud 1t after 1t
was oscertained TINT KtNa would not DO q
beneficiary. Tho Commissioners who haye
boon p!accd uuder peculiar suspicion In this
case are Mcssrs. CARROLL md McCAvTnEY,
md tho circumstances Of tho caso loavo all
who vosod for tho appropriation under moro
or less suspicion. It ia in tho interest Of tho
innocent Commissioners, therefore, that this
transaction bc explained to tho satisfaction
OF tho taxpayers
Since tho above was written, Moasrs. OAB-
ROLL and MoOAFFREr hayo mado statomonts
in reference TO tho matter, tho former nd
mitting that K1Hn lobbied harl for tho
Society, whilo Commissioner hIoOArrnEY
makos an explanation to tho effect TINT be vot-
cd for tho appropriation to ploase some Indies
who begged for 1t, aud moved to reconsider
to please Bomo constituents who wero dis
satisfied with it. We are quite willing To
give the two Commissioners the benefit OF
these explanations, only remarlring TINT they
havo not yot satisfactorily accounted for
Xmas connection with the affair.