, 1876-05-13

From 1873 to 1870 tn1ec yea1s, oos4A -, ~,
Porters and messengers. - e
Salary and clerk hire. 80
ro.,, o.,,................,.........al.2ss. 81. 2ss. Il
Deduct S19,190.90 for fees paid into the State
Treasury By Harlow for two years ana ta zen
months. leaving Sc, 2,097.51 net cost OF admln1s-
tration Of the office for three years,
Add to the cost Of Rummells administration IT.
fees collected, estimated on the same OASIS Is
those receiycd by Harlow,-and they were cen"
silcrably more,-which were pocketed ny ?s
nrcfecessor, and the trl1c cost OF MS aoni1,ts-
tration would be about sG6, 76l.p. Mct average
cost per year for four years, fsumnells at'.l1Hs
tration SIG Cyl 9s' net aycEaSs cost PER 1e;tr ~
The increase in tue item Of "salarJ anu clerk
hircO under Col. Harlow's administration y
caused by the abolition OF the lee system anu
the adoption Of salaries for State officers py the
Constitution OF 1870, What formerly wcns
the State Treasury. The prohibition OF special
legislation has thrown upon the office OF Secre-
tary Of State a vast amount or clerical LABOR
formerly done in the enrolling offices Of the
ever is about as 100 is to !. The new Constit,1-
tion also requires many additional records 10 10
made, all Of which requires additional torre u
do 1t. With growth and increase o1 inc nc State,
of course the business increases also: Inc iapor
to be- performed IN the SecretaEy's office, 1t IS
safe to say, is four times as great as In Mr.. kun-
1nell's time, while the appropriations haTe been
Increased less than one-tAird.
Col. Harlow's opponents have also attemptcdto
prejudice his interests by citing Scloggs' record
is soldier fail to see anything in the latter
record which entities him to consideration on
that score over several thousand OF other goou
Illinois soldiers, who distinguished theinBelyes
IN the late War, while it may be said Tor Col.
Harlow that he has, in distributing the patron
ur: of his Office, recognized the claims OF the
soldier to a greater extent than any other state
Federal officer in this State Of WHICH nave any ~
knowledge or the six clerks in his office, JNee
law. hten soldiers, whose aggregate term
Of service amount to over eighteen years.
Every one of them entered the service IS pri-
Yates; if some were afterwards promoted TO
commissioned officers in the field It IS rathef 70
their credit than against them. Illinois soldiers
can vote for Harlow with the consciousness that
he has nut into practice the pledges made during
the War. shat, A"all other things being. equal,
the soldiers should have the preference"
The last and pettiest charge OF all, that ne mas
his father and son the pay-rolls OF MS ounce,
is false in every particular and detail Ills vie
sister, Mrs Bollyin is Assistant Librarian, ano
draws the muuifcent salary OF saw annually az
| tnched TO- that office The rule before 20. 90
| Harlow's administration was Tor tht
Secretary to pocket the salary and pay the Cleri
| Of the Library during the session Of the Legs
lature from the Office appropriations. ;.
The attempt to fix upon Col. daflo" t1e
| charge OF mismanngement or extravaganza II
official duty can result in nothing but failure
! The Republican patty hnye sins enough Il
answer for III convicted criminals and dlshones
officials, without attempting to blaeken tn
| chnr;ctcr and blast the names Of honest, faltn1u
men and officers Yours, JUSTICE