The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-05-20


The County SUPPLEMENTARY, being
an office Of responsibility, should be
held by no ono buta competent and con-
scientious person. Any one who will
resort to low and mean tricks to effect
his election, should not he intrusted
with II. The education ofthc children
is matter of too great importance to
lie given into unworthy hands. Ofall
the county offices. this one perhaps
more than any of the others, needs the
entire confidence of the public. Any
act on the part Of tho officer that in the
least savois of dishonesty. lowers him
IN the estimation of the people, and to
the extent that it docs this. IT, destroys
his influence and nduseftincss. II there.
iere he desires his services to bc of the
greatest possible benefit to the county.
he must not only discharge his duties
in n faithiuland conscientious manner.
hut must not with impnnity permit
himself to be misrcpresented.
During the nearly three years that
have been County Superintendent. !
have done no official act that would not
bear the strictest scrutiny. In every
instance did what in my opinion seem.
cd right and best, and yet | have been.
here and there. 10y few cvil-ti.posci
ard prcjudiced persons, most 6asely
misreprescnted. All the unjust charg.
es that have been made against me.
| do not suppose have yet learned.
but those ! have any knowledge of, |
shall in this aud future communica-
tions thoroughly ventilatc.
| take this public way of vindicating
myself, bcca,isc am public servant.
aud because the people should know
whether | am honest in the discharge
of my official duties. III am dishon-
est, do not hesitate to say that | should
he removed from the Office; but, on
the other hand, il am worthy OF the
confidence that claim | am, 1t should
also he known. and I should have the
benefit of that knowledge.
During the late contest for the coun-
" Supcrintendcncy, the report was cir.
culatcd among some of the directors,
that had fixed" or put up" the Iii.
rcctors of certain districts, To raise my
salary, il should he reelected. Now
il the terms fixed" and put up" do
not mean bribcd, then do not under.
stand their meaning. Believing, how.
ever, their meaning to he ~ | take il.
the charge is u serious one, aud should
not hc passed hy unnoticcd.
When soliciting the votes Of the di-
rcctoIs to my reelection, number OF
them introduced the salary question,
and in almost every instance told me
that did not receive II fair compensa-
ton for my services that the salary
should he raised. Ny reply generally
was, that they were right. and that IL
was for them to say what it should bc.
This was the extent of my conversation
with the directors about the matter of
salary; and hence the charge, rs above
indicated is II mere fabrication and ut. |
tcrly false.
On the day OF election. when the qucs.
ton Ms to the amount of salary came up
for discussion, one Of tho directors stated
in convention that five hui,lrei dollars
WAS sufficient =; that Daniel 3. Boyer had
said that person could serve for that
sum. That Mr.. Boyer made this statement
is undoubtedly true, but that he told other
directors that the present salary is too
low and should he raised, no matter who
would be elected, is also true at any rate
II can be proved that he said so. lie also
told me personally. on several occasions.
during the past three years, that my salary
WAS too low. In the fall OF 1872, shortly
before the meeting oto r Coun,y Institute,
asked him TO prepare an address for
directors day" to which he not only
consented but also snid thai he would urge
The directors TO raise my salary that the
present sum was discredit to the county.
u MIR. Boyer can give nm explsaation Of
'hese Inconsistencies, ii is hoped he viii!