, 1876-12-15

The Constitution, 1t must needs be lsountrcc
who call find 1t.
nut Kern aays in the extract ahoyc that l,o Is
Obliged 10 take from The prisoners because tho
4b,AD given to hin BY Inv Is used topay "lcgal
assistaHce AMI o'ilrc expenses" IhFs to,Mds
l Ut Chan. IS that all hfs necessary expenses
shall 10 paid by the county, and TINT at his IT,
counts f0r clcrk-l!re, stationery "alM1 other TX
rcnses shall como out Ut tho fees of tle nf}trc.
pen:e for which Afr. Kern says lie expects to my
out 81, 000dncsr not exist. Tile other cxcnsc-that
Of legal exi,enscs-s not less ta1aclous, becasise
an officer who dUcs his duty properly need ncrer
foolish to, ask the county to pay Sheriff for
tlamare tint might accrslc IL him from, mt
property. performing tho duties of his naice.
It, theIcforn, appcars that tho two objects to
SO, ,ND tio not exist, ~ far as llo !. concerned.
But, tn r,tarh ngaiilst lh'sslh1n point to be
H1ndc hy Ntr. Kern. II rnay tie well to surnoso
him a. snytns tint MI these exuGnscs-tl,c clerk.
must c,,,ne nut of tho Ices Of The onIrc, and
that nothing would he left II Tiny merc taken
out
WHAT TnH OFFICE PATS.
To be. sure the law does prnyfdo TINT iii no
case shall tho salary and expcnses exceed the
fees, hut there seems no immediate fcar That
the fees In this county will iat! To sustain
tho 1raft nlndc upon them. The last twn
enre show that. for the six months ending Dee.
Z, 1871, the balance duo the county, attcr rny!ug
ali tic expenses and tlIu SllcriFf's sBlary, waK
the surplus n wns s{.FaJV7. Thss would sccrn 10
remove Mr. Kcrn's cxr,tscs for coilarng tic
money made out of the prisoners aud to leave
M'tn III Tue ratlGr nnensanle l1s.tloil 81 maj;
~ I'm ~ M'pi tio, ,n,,wfutjv ,,i ~, IN r. Il m,
inorc, male out Of The prisoners IN utter and
direct defiance OF law, which states rs NJ, nso-
and steaI Of ali alowanse. % It &c sest,,s % a. II III.
Kern, Oh Lila own showing, hu no sort OF legal,
equitable, or moral rir6t to take from lie
County Treasury for dieting one cent morc than
ho pays out. antl vet ],c has lilo coolncss to
assert tllat he llas planned to deprive Lhc ctun-
Ment.
Mr.. Kern wps nominated as MRotormcr," on
the general principle that anything would bo
bctter tjlan XrtIcw And. now ti,at i,c il cicc,-
$S,O00 ycar-hartlly bears ont his professions.
Mr. Kern is credited with having spent eight
or ten lnng md weary years IN gettlrg into his
nly With IL after ali lei him promptly resign.
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HIS VIEWS ON Inh CURRENCY. :,
1.,,,,sar Hrr;vea l., tho ,tt,, ,,or,,,n
a ...so. To- ,'.,,, u" ..ta.t ~ ~ ua.s; -, r"a.s
AT noon ho t'ald F's'& 70 LUG no"3a o. isaue,
bankers Of the city, with whom he did business
when he was President OF the State Bank of In
i1tona lima - rowanls @ cycntnr u Tu,m1;sE e rcm,rtc, tn
a., asaa IT. .e"aa".s uas .o's . ra,,'"". I..
who now halls from London, England, md the
conversation very nnfuro,lv tnrnct1 tn thc
financial question Of The tay,-tile rctnonctiza-
ton of silver.
baa ust nasstI tbo Mouse3 W uucrIe % M Inc "I io,Ir.
1,nltst.
WMy y1cws nm the silver question are we'll
knnwi,. SONS two lno1lths agt, 1na,ie spcech
to tho bankers q Philadelphia, n which IN.
could bc successfully maintained In the country,
and TINT standard should 10 rold,i'
II nrcs,.ne yo,l have notIccl The arrival If n
AR. Crrnmsrht In New Yorks iir tI,,,,rs' I IN.
dcretaud, with the view Of Investigating tho Ill
ycr sinnfy In this country, md recommending
to Congress tho adoption hf tho bt-n,ctallic eur
rrncv, 6ascd on tic value OF gold 10 silver a.
f!,X In IL
HThc ratlo Of values In the two metals is not
constant, and / think nrycr Gun be, f,rcysn.,s to
thu discoycry Of got,l III California and Austria
jia. s!lycr was }lo currency Ut tIo country.
There was scarcely any Eolii except foreign coli,
When tic rutd lnlncs in those Countries bc,af5c
productive, there was IN increased ..c,uat Tor
Silver, and It ENHANCED il, yalup, Tlrrn was a
lnrvt. exnort dntnand for Il, anI in or,lcr to re
taifi o,tr cof,,arn II, to cn,1ntrv C,,.~rrsa wH.
ftrycl to retlure It's INTRINSIC value by tLe.aspr
ii. The natlons OF E,1ropc hayp larcciy
lcnoncttzeu silver, Gcrmnny has tiuno
replace ut great expense hcr silver currency
WIN Eoli' OlrlnF Lne phst year safelo losscs
,nn alnnrncasinn ~ siix"r Mnnrh"ssnr a,,ffnro'
heavily. md II wns on)y the large cup!tal nnu
sterllrig credit OF her lar0c manufacturers that
saveI them from r1'lt1."
49,, py yn4 an t1'i1ik Y, tat tac oehetc Will cohcuf III
wy II % 1n unt know hit NM NJ the ontnion flint
sloulI il do 80 President Urant would ycto it. u
"Would i.s passage have any effect on the
credit Of Inc countryt
.1un9uestionnpmlIy .!i's. .unamI 1"ou'a'
uVhnr, tl,e tlve.twcnties md other co,n
securities Of The United stulcs we're Issued, tic
agcnts Of the Government, Will, the cn1lkcnt OF
tho Treasury department, stated publicly by
auycsasemchts III tne t mswts!asIs oE e.1eMats T.