The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-09-17

FIYDLAY, o., Sept. Ii, 1873.
EDS. JEFF: Having noticed in the last
two or three issues Of the JEFF. certain
articles in reference TO myself, and being
assured that l ''have the floor" to give a
reason for the infamous transaction, .
will, for the better satisfaction CT my
friends. make a statement.
It is needless TO say to my friends, that
as Probate Judge, have done my hole
duty, as I understand ii, without fear,
favor or affection; my conscience is
clear, and when duty dictates, Il bow
to none but God" | will trust the issue
to the people. WHOSE sober reason and
sound Judgment will not be changed by
your statements to the contrary or
dered an examination OF the treasury.
"a you say, and soon afterward Mr.. Pen
dleton made his report, giving his figures
as you published. with th- s'atemeut.
as oticiaily published. thar ''thc PROPER
ty, notes. vouchers and securities. emu
nIerated below, comprise all that were
found in said Treasury at said time, and
''tlIat tile exhibits hereto attached give
the true condition of said Treasury as
pl.edrS JFom ch0rges dgai5iSt the Treas
ufer on Hie hoDh.s gf tie AHditOr.H sc.
Then follows hi~ detailed statement,
after which, IL goes on 70 say, II also
found deposited with the Treasurer q
promissory note, the property of the
county, &c-, referring tn the Brown note
Oh the question being raised between
MIR. Pendieton and myself. touching said
note, lie said to mo SHAT the Treasurer
was not charged with the note on the
Auditors books. We then agreed that
it WAS not part of the Treasury, and
Therefore, had no proper place i'll the re-
port, not being IA part of the Treasurer
asseis; as sucE, its credit to him wOuld
DE /" manifest error in favor OF Afr- uu
Der, tile Treasurer. 1 ttr,-,I inquired of
Mr.. Huber, who said it was 10 part OF
the Treasury, but through courtesy he
permitted the Commissioners to deposit
it in the safe-tliat he was not responsi-
Bile for it, and would not be until paid
when it would come into his hands reg
ularly and he would be charged with it,
as in other cases The only effect, then,
Of the publication of that item, wonld
have been an increased printers bill,
and giving food for reflection to the per
sOnal enemies of Mr.. Brown. In my
best Judgment l deemed it wrong to
thrust i'll a report for publication mat
ters that did not belong there; and had
L been half as anxious TO portray the pri-
vate griefs, nisfortGnes and troubles Of
our citizens as the editors Of the JEFF.
seem to be, l might have ordered pub
lisned any other matter with equal pro
priety, i'll connection with said report.
But not being one of those who gloat
over the misfOrtuneS of my neiglbOTs,
furnished Mr.. Glessner with true copy
OF the report giving the condition of the
Treasury, and mt the same time told him
I>was not authorized by law to furnish
matter for publication at the expense Of
the people, optside of what tile law re-
quired-''Oniy this and nothing more. :"
And if slander, libel and vituperation is
to be indulged i'll because an officer darcs
to do his duty-and you seem swift to
follow that path-I shall feel content in
the consciousness of having done Tight
in what all good men acquiescc.
Yonr glarinS uniairnrSS is shown by
your glri'iing that p4,i of the law which
gives a discretion To th,. Probate Judge
iii ordering an rNaminaii:,n uf tli" Treas
ury. i;nt even If mIy construction Of
that ltw is improper, what H,at q, fax
payer lat liln:nrs county ira,rd HAT
the accounts Of iIrir Ben Huber HrIr
not right. Vino Was willing lo pay "ut
Of the Treasury sixty plllrS ia have an
investigation II; the Treasury, WHEN lie
Commissioners said tie arronufs and
funds belonging to the same were ell
right?
During Mr.. iiubcr'S six years as Treas
urcr OF Hancock county, no one had any
cause of complaint. was satisfied ;!i;at
there was no necessity for an eEanii,a-
ton the Commissioners were satisfied,
the people of the county We're satisfied,
and | used the discretion given me in
the law aa understood it, aui saved
the taxpayers sixty dollars Of needles
! know that "tInclr Ben" las tie ,nlI
iidcnce Of the people that they hrIicyc
him To b. honest that no tax payer who
was guided by correct principles. voted
against him, except upon strictly parii
san grounds, no honest man In the
county thinks to-day that the public in
terest demanded the appointment OF a
man to spring suddenly into his office,
demand the keys and count lis money.
can only pity the man that will bc mis-
led by yOnr low GINNING or petiifn%ging
lodges Your libelous statement tlat
it was an ''intGmo'fy transaction, needs
only 70 be mentioned that it may be de-.
'pised. Tie public interest thus far has
not suffered by any act OF mine. The
past, at least, IS secure; for the future
We can
"Only hope that good shall fall
At last far off, nj last 10 all,
And cF'ry winter change to spring
s. B. HUFFMAN,
Probate Judge.
THE Newark hdCOcate thinks it strange