Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-07-21
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
cLrARrirLp, July II, 1875.
q. n. Goodiander, Esq. Editor Repabiiean
SIN 1.-THE following article aprears in your
paper Of this date
"TmK AoDERs JusIus.--Probably, II we had
spent eight or ten years In Washinx xton at gold
salary Of GOO per annum, and expenses paid,
aud served as County Treasurer when there was
n cash balance Of $4,000 In the treasury, we
might DO persuaded to assume the role Of the dirty
bird, and assail the ring like Junius No. 2 but
lack Of refinement and scholarly attainments pre-
vent US from making display Of our ingrattude
this warm weather Yc gods, what brace Of in
ttleciual giants braisord and Junins number
fwo n The one as devoid u brains and virtue
US the other Is Of gratitude and common sense"
Although there Is scarcely a word Of truth In
the above item, either literally or constructively
except the mere fact that | have held an Office
at Washington and been County Trcasurcf--l
cannot be mistaken In assuming that / am the
person alluded 10, and that all that Is said is
meant for me. ! assume this, because am the
only person who has filled IN ofico at Washing
ton and also that Of Treasurer Of Clearheld coun-
ty, and, therefore, your remarks cannot apply to
any other individual.
Your prov ocation seems 10 have been suspicion
that am the author Of the articles that have APP
peared in the Curwensvilic Times over the sigma
ture Of "Junius, Jr." Why you shsuld suspect
me Of the authorship Of those articles, is more
than can imagine. You have known ne long
/ enough aud we'll enough 10 know that | am not,
and never was, In the habit Of wearing two faces
under one hat, or OF assuming friendship where
none was felt. OF Mr.. Brainard, editor Of the
Times, have nothing TO say, never having had
the honor Tor dishonor II that will suit you bet
| teri Of bis acquaintance, aud would not know him
II should meet him to-day, and never had any
Communication with him orally OF otherwise aud
as to the author Of "Junius, Jr.," am as ignor-
ant as you have proven yourself to be.
Davy Crocketts motto was "Be sure you are
right, then 60 ahead" Had you acted ac-
cordingly, you would not have been guilty Of this
ungcnerous and ungentlemanly assault upon the
man 10 whom, more than 10 any other, you are
indebted for whatever of good standing you have
in this community. This is certainly news to u.s.
although we have been around here for over fifteen
years. We were stupid and ungratcful enough to
suppose that, through industry and economy, and
by generally mindng our own business, we had
made our own reputation but we may be mis-
taken. If Mr.. Moore, or anybody else, Is our
architect, we thank them for the good health we
enjoy.--G. u. G,l aa.N ,fs. t...sf
Now, as to the facts embraced in your assault
/ never spent "ten," or even tho half Of eight"
years in Washington | never got 81 900 per
annum," either In gold or paper money nor was
| ever allowed single dollar for expenses while
in Washington. Here, then, are no less than
three distinct aud palpable Misrepresentation,
uttered either through malice or Ignorance, in |
about as many lines
But care nothing for these; | only complain |
Of your reference to the $4,000 of a surplus
first, because Of tho false impression you evidently
wish thereby TO convey to the people and second, |
because the regulations Of others beside myself
are inv olyed. TnH
year or two preceding my election, the County
Commissioners had levied Bounty Including |
"Relef') tax of ifty-fve mills on the dollar, or
Eve and half per cent. This, when the owners
OF unseated lands paid their taxes during my
FIRST year, yielded SUN much larger than was
required TO Lift the Bounty Bonds as they fell duo
and TO pay the aecruing interest. What was to !
be done with this surplus Should il lie idle in |
the banks Should the Treasurer be allowed to
use II for his own benefit Or, should il be ap- |
propriated to the purchasing of Bonds not then
due, thus saving TO the taxpayers whatever in 1
terest would otherwise accumulate thereon. For
instance; Bond for $500, due in 1882, had fl |
teen years to run from 1867, at SIS year but II
redeemed in 1867, S270 would be saved to the
people of the county. After much deliberation |
this policy was adopted, the Bonds having the
longest time to run being preferred, The Board
Of Commissioners then consisted Of Mr.. Conrad
Baker, Mr.. Amos Read aud Col. O. s. Wofrell--
Mr.. Henry Stone taking Mr.. Reads place the
second year md with their consent, and in obedi- |
ehce to their instructions, used the whole amount
of this surplus Il think about Ss5,OOO) in this
way, and after paying the Bonds and the coupons
as they became due, purchased all the undue
Ponds | could get hold Of until the whole amount |
was exhausted. The result was that sum faiiy /
equal 10 he combined salaries Of the Treasurer aud
missioners--iHeludingth their Cierk--wAs SAVED
TO The TAx-PAYERs OF THE COUNTY.
! might, properly enough, stop here, having
A..
charges. but your reference 10 the $50, 600 sur
plus is evidently made for the purpose Of creating
the impression that l used that money for my
individual benefit that | made money out Of ii I; |
that the Office was very lucrative, and, taken In .
connection with the "eight or ten years you
falsely allcgc spent in Washington, must have
been well, IL not oyer-paid, by the Democracy Of
Olearheld county. have never complained. As
Special Agent Of the p. o. Department, / saved
a few hundred dollars. But the only position
ever held, whether public or private, that ever
paid me anything worth baming, was that Of
County Treasurer, to which | was elected ten
years ago and IL you will examine the records,
you will find that my whoie pay for the two years
was only about 5000. II that was over-pay for
receiving and disbursing over 100000, and for
twenty two years Of the best part ofmy Ife--from
1883 to ls6O-durng most Of which period kept
up the ecounty paper by my own labor and at my own
expense, and without any pay other than very
scant living-to say nothing OF the five years from
1860 to 1865, four years OF which time you and
were partners-then am debtor to the Democracy
Of Clearfeld county, but not otherwise. |,
Ifyou, or anyone else, suspects that specula-
ted with this surplus, can only say you are mis-.
taken. The money was on deposit in the banks,
subject to checks payable at sight TO the last dol
dollar or any other sum In the shape Of interest,
after the fashion alleged 10 be so much in vogue