Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-10-29

site parties, and their merits and dement's
dissected in every way. The Democratic
papers in this county do not confine them
selves TO this rule but resort to hbelllng
private citizens who may be the friends OF q |
candidate against whom they cannot say
harmful word, or point out a single act that
is disreputable or IMPROPER. This appears
TO be the case in the present campaign. |
Never were papers conducted as unscru-
piously as the two Democratic papers in
this county. When they failed to find any
thing against the Republican candidates,
and could not even invent any more lies
about them, they resorted to abuse. ma
lign and libeling private citizens who
are not connected in any way, nor involved
in the present campaign. When such
course is pursued by editors, it is to be
sadly deplored, for it brings journalism into
disrepute. Never before have we witness
ed such low and degrading course taken
by any editor of respectability. to force
fayorites into Office a course now pursued
by the two Democratic editors in this
county. Unprincipled and unscrupulous
Misrepresentation of every character has
been resorted 70 against private citizens as
well as the candidates. Such unprincipled
conduct, the sooner it is frowned down the
better for the whole community, for no one
is safe from vile attacks by such charac-
tters, no matter what their standing may
be. The example set by these Democratic
editors in this county during the present
campaign Is of degrading character, and
| if encouraged, must have q bad effect upon
any community, morally and politically.
One of their subjects of caiumny ana sland-
er is w. A. Sober, ESQ.,. private citizen
of this place who has deemed it advisable
not even to reply to the foul ISLANDERS heap
ed upon him by these traducers. Their
misrepresentation are most astonishing TO
any one acquainted with the facts. lie
has been picked out among others because
his professional advice, and counsel to the
county Commissioners has revealed some
of the most glaring frauds upon the tax
payers by Democratic officials, and has
been the means of breaking up, to certain
extent, Ring that has cost the taxpayers
thousands of dollars. In order to restore
the Ring again into power. they have
taken Mr.. Sober as target, and every one
who has any compunctions of conscience,
will blush to see such unmitigaled false
hoods coming from men who should have
at least some regard for respectabiity. AS
there may be some who are not acquainted
with the facts of Mr.. Sober's position while
counsellor TO the County Commissioners,
we give brief statement which is on re-
cord and can be seen by examining the re-
cords in the Commissioners Office.
The facts in regard to Mr.. Sober's con-
nection with the Board of Commissioners,
as their attorney, is a matter worthy OF
credit, and not a matter for condemnation.
During the two years he occupied that po-
sitiou. matters were more closely investiga-
ted in that Office than ever before, and the
result is, that thousands of dollars were
saved the county. The remuneration he
received for his services were comparative
ly small when compared with that OF pre-
vious solicitors for the county. While his
predecessors were not required, perhaps,
to render similar services, they undoubted-
ly charged equally as much, if not more
than Mr.. Sober, in proportion to the SER
vices rendered. During Mr.. Sober's in
cumbency a number of cases involving
thousands OF dollars occurred, which by
his advice and counsel, he saved the coun-
ty. We will enumerate few, viz: the
Bacher, Cake and Lenker road cases. The
first of these, Mr.. Bacher's, was tried BY
Sober,s predecessor, and damages agains!
the county awarded, amounting toS4 ,296 IS.
The Lenker case amounting TO 81, 500 was
taken up 10 the Supreme Court, and ar
gued by Mr.. Sober, and was gained for the
county. This case decided both the Bach
er and Cake cases in the Supreme Court.
The Cake claim being $40, 200 80 making
altogether Sl5,99 8S. The next service
by Mr.. Sober was the Northumberland
Bank case. That institution having refus.
ed TO pay State taxes, which the county is
by law the collecting agent for the STATE
treasury. The amount saved in this tria
was 81 900 90, and there being two Other
similar cases of the Milton Banks, which af
ter he gained the first case, came forward
aud paid theirs without trial which
amounted to about 5000 more. He also
saved the county The amount of $4,000 il
costs on Sheriff Heler's bill. BY his clost
attention to the business of the county ht
discovered that charges ha6 been made by
previous Sherifs, which the county paid
but was not entitled to pay, and 1t wa'
stricken from Sheriff Heller's bill, thus es
tablishing a precedent for the future, which
will save the county annually Thousands
dollars. Had the same coSts been allowed
10 the present Sheriff that had been giver
to Sheriffs in the past, his costs would have
reached at least 5000 more, but through
Sober,s counsel he does not receive it, mol
will any future Sheriff. Then came the
police case in which were involved about
$4,000, which was taken up to the Su
preme Court. In this case it required tht
best counsel. Mr.. Sober prepared the pa
per book, which was the largest that ha'
been printed in this county, and which oc
: cuped weeks of his time, and then ably
argued the case befofe the Supreme Court
For ali this service and his expenses Il
attend the Supreme Court, he received bul
1925, while the attorneys employed agains
him received S2.400. The next was tEi
+ Peiffer case, of which nearly every one il
familiar, involving claim Of about 81 900
In this case Mr.. Sober prepared larg'
paper book, and argued the case before th'
Supreme Court IN addition TO these
cases, he secured for the county, judgment
, against the former treasurer to the amoun
of So, ,S9S 20; the collection Of arreaFage'
of delinquent tax collectors to the amoun
of S5,642 "a the detection of short ac
, couuta on duplicates amounting TO 81 $50