Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-10-07
The HER AID.
REFORM FINANClERING.
Collecting an Old Debt.
Another "Sworn Indictment. "
La Crosse Democrat Demands
a Denial.
REFORM FINANCIERING.
Another Sworn Indictment.
Fifteen Months Significant Silence.

lowing pointed demand asking the
Governor to deny that be had been
guilty of "a direct abuse of bis Off
cial patronage for private ends. =
AS no denial has been made, jndg-
ment in the case has long since been
entered up in the minds OF the
voters. The Democrat says:
We made reference short time
ago to a scandaious story about Gov
ernor Taylor, which was published
in the Chicago Times over sigma
ture of aSchneider," and alleged to
be put in circulation upon the au-
thority of one Jenny. It did not, at
that time. call for criticism or reply.
But we think the attitude has
changed somewhat. Jenny has
made an affidavit in relation to the
natter, in which he charges sub
stantialIy that Gov. Taylor, upon
the occasion of removing him, Jenny,
from the position Of janitor and
messenger 10 the Executive office,
gave as reason for so doing that he
wanted to appoint TO the place
Young man who owed him, the
Governor, 1903, and that he did not
know any way in which he could
secure the debt except by appoint
ing the debtor to office and deduct
ing the amount of the indebtedness
from the salary of the office. This
is sworn TO by Jenny before Court
Commissioner at Hudson, and the
whole is published in the Star and
Times The charge rests entirely
upon Jenny's assertion, no other
proof is limited at or claimed.
The personal and partisan animus
Of the charge is SO manifest that
nothing more than she Governors
simple denial will be needed to
stamp it as perjury BUT 1T WILL
NOT DO TO WITHHOLD THAT
DENIAL UPON ANY ASSUME
TION OF FALSE DIGNITY. If
the charge affec ed only the private
bgsin,s- and the private character Of
III. Governor, W should say al once
that he ought not TO take any pub
lie notice of it. But it goes beyond
tn and assumes a public relation.
IL il a term. and sworn Indictment.
t.ircuustautiallq charging him with
dir,ct abuse Of his official patrons
age ior private ends, and with put
ting diagracelully low estimate
not only upon the decencies, but
also npon the duiies Of his position
SUCH A CHARGE CANNOT
SAFELY OR JUDICIOUSLY BE
IGNORED. Every public officer
should be ready and wiling to de-
fend aud explain his odiciat action,
upon all occasions and against every
assailant who owns and avows q
name
The affidavit referred 70 appeared
in the Star and Times, as follows:
A late issue of the Milwaukee
Ne,cs, under the heading "A Cali
jimmy on Gov Taylor, bad the fol
lowing:
The Chicago Times has published and the
Sentinel copied a scandalous story to the effect
that Gov. Taylor, in displacing one Jenny ian
old employ Of Gov Washburn in the execu-
tive office at Madison), put in his place some-
body who owed money to him Gov Taylor
50 that from the wages of the new employee
the old debt could be collected. This story
rests simply upon the statements of Jenny, the
sore-headcd Office holder who was removed,
and is a lie from the bottom.
1t 50 happened that Mr.. Jenny
was in this city the day the NeacS
was received here making these
charges against him, and he visited
this office and stated that the facts
were as had been given, and that he
desired, now he had been accused OF
falsehood. 20 vindicate himself, He
accordingly made the following aft
davit which explains itself:
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
ST CRoIx GeUNTY,
Jacob Jenny, being first duly sworn, dcposes
and SAYS lie was for nine years prior to
MAY last, employed in The Office of the Gov
ernor Of this State, at Madison; that he was
first so employed rs jaHitor and afterwards as
general messenger and clerks that on or about
the 25th day of April last, His Excellency,
Governor Tavlor. called deponent into his,
the Governors, Office, and said TO deponent,
in substance, that he regretted exceedingly
lHAt Il Change iuuSt DC ulduc III ttic pOStllOu
held bv deponent: that he proposed to appoint
person as deponent's successor, who was
not as tt tor the place as deponent, but the
reason for making the change was that the
person SO to be appointed owed him, the
Governor, about three hundred and eight
dollars and that he had no other chance of
collecting the debt, except to give him the
position occupied BY the dcponent, and then
deduct portion Of his wages each month,
and apply the same in palment of said indebt-
edness, and that he could in that way collect
the debt; that when the said debt was in that
way paid, deponent should again have the
place. that he, the Governor wished deponent
would fnd temporary employment about Madi-
son, as be was positive he would want depo-
nent again next Winter when the Legislature
met, that the Governor requested deponent TO
remain in the office for a time to instruct the
person 10 be appointed in the duties Of the
position that the Governor said to deponenl
he was verv sorry 10 make the change, but
could not afford to lose the money so owing
10 him
That when deponent finally left, the Gov
ernor requested him, deponent, not to make
the subject herein referred to public.
JACOB JENNY
sworn TO before me, this 18th day June 1875.
IT, G. BAKER,
GVlEt OOlH4ulSSlObtI. -. CftiN tNuuRNt " 10
There is not the slightest doubt OF
entire truth Of Mr.. Jenny's state
ments. 10 says no matter what the
Reform papers may say TO shield
the Governor, that the Governor
himself will not deny the truth OF
the statements madein the affidavit.
The Ne,oS and the ether Reform
organs which have been kept so busy
in excusing the many FLANDERS, and
seeking to divert attention from the
general incapacity of Gov. Taylor
administration, will now please let
Us know what they think about this
little performance of His Reform
Excellency.
E~ To the ertent that Congress has
conferred po,oer upon me to prevent Il,
neither Ku-Klur htdnS, Whtte