The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-03-15
HESS AT HOME.
A THRIFTY oFFICEHoLDER.

A THRIFTY OFFICEHOLDER.
LEAF FROM THE LIES HISTORY OF THE
HENDRICKS COUNTY sEIZER-A REPRE-
SENTATIVE REPUBLICAN,.
Under the head OF "Thst's the Way the
Money Goes" the Dsnville Indisnian let's
little light in upon dark spot in the
official life of the radical candidate for
auditor of state: I" 1t was our intention
TO have waited until some republican
paper had blown its bazoo in regard to
Msrsh Hess's honesty, and integrity" trs
giving publicity to the damning evidence
TO the contrary, but the apparent hesita-
ton of his su bsidized organs to make the
desired statement, coupled with the many
| facts in our possession which materially
affect his honor and the treasurer OF
Hendricks county, and knowing 1t to be
our duty to show what manner of man
| the republicans wished to foist upon the
people tor state auditor, we produce the
following transcripts from the record in
the county auditors office in Danville:
AN oDIoUs ORDER.
Order of the board No. 1916.
'i anSDRIcKs D COUNTY, SIS:
Board of commissioners, June term.
1868. Be It remembered that the board OF
commissioners of said county OF Hen
bricks did, at their Jpne term, 1868, make
the following order, tc-wit: "Ordered,
That William M. Hess be, aud he is
hereby, allowed one hundred dollars ($l00)
for extra services during the year ending
June IL, 1868, according to section 25 OF an
page 252, Vol. Statutes of
Indiana" I do hereby certify that the
above is true copy OF said order:
r, Witness my name and the seal
of the board at Dsnville, this 9TH
' day OF March, 1876.
N-~J K. II. HALL, Auditor.
Below is his receipt for the amount:
[CoPY.l
500 90. County Order, No. 4,Sl6.
AUDITORS OFFloE,
DANvILLE, IND, June II, 1868.
Received county order for one hundred
dollars and cents for extra services
as auditor tor the year ending June II, 1868.
(Signed) VIM. NJ. hess.
THE LAW OF THE CASE.
Now, section 25 OF the act of 1852 Il G
& H., page 252, which made it the duty OF
the board of commissioners to allow the
clerk, sheriff, and auditor an annual COM
pensation for extra services. not exceeding
one hundred dollars each, was repealed by
the act of 1856 II G. & H., page 32Sl.
The Supreme Court of Indiana, the high
est authority in the state,
has already rendered decision on
this point in the case of Fi6eld VS.. The
Board of Commissioners OF Porter county
(see 20 Ind. r., 593). As is shown above,
William NJ. Hess, then auditor OF
Hendricks county, now the repub-
lican candidate for auditor of state,
years after the repeal of the act Of 1852,
without authority of law, in 1868 claimed
and received the sum OF 500 for extra SER
vices! When the
TRUE INwARDNEss OF WIN. NJ. HESS
becomes fully known, If we mistake not,
it will be found that he wrongfully
claimed quadruple that sum from "the
good people of this good county," as in
blarneying tones he once so gracefully
and powerfully" wrote concerning the
people he so unlswfully fleeced. Thus,
whether We turn to Grants cabi.
net or q little county office, we
find the republican officials over
jealous in relieving the people of surplus
greenbacks! 1t Is ON such meat as this
our sellers feed which makes them grow
so great! snake hay while the sun
Shines" is their motto; and this principle
Is what fills our prisons with criminals!
Hess is proper component of ticket
the head of which helped a "friendo to
swindle poor ignorant widow out of her
worldly pOssessionsi The true inward
ness OF Hess is not fully probed, how
ever; the worst Is yet to come.