The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-09-21
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Strong Hold Upon The Prisoners.

The Cincincati Gazette-the paper in
dorsed as truthful by Vance's paper, said,
last Monday, editorially:
Mr.. Vance is in a corner again. lie
has been explaining to his constituents
in the Eleventh District that Cousin Joe
was imported into Washington as an
expert in book keeping" and was paid
by the Government as such. Unfortu-
nately for Mr. Vance, his own report
spoils their beautiful theory Cousin Joe
went to see the sights, and Vance drew
on the Government to pay the bills, clas-
styling bim as an expert printer The
voters of the Eleventh District will re-
tire Mr.. Vance next month.
And it had the following dispatch from
Washington City:
JOHN L. vANCE'S COUSIN JOSEPH.
Mr.. vANCE's EXCUSE WORSE THAN HIS ACTION
THE ONE FRAUD AND THE OTHER A LIE
COUSIN JOE AN EXPERT IE PRINTING,
AND NOT Az EXPERT BOOK KEEPER"
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WAsHrSGToS, Sept. II.
A private letter from the Eleventh
Ohio District says that Representative
Vance is claiming that his cousin, Joseph
Aleshire, to whom he paid 500 for serv-
| ices as an expert on printing, was real
| ly paid as an expert in bookkeeping
| Unfortunately for this excuse il is not
borne out by Mr.. Vances own report, OF
/ by the speech OF Mr.. Singleton, who sign.
ed it with him. The expert in book
keeping actually employed was Mr.. Chas.
T. Behle. The report upon the public
printing, submitted to the House by Mr.
Vance, on May II. thus states this fact
That these accounts might be submitted {,
| the Committee employed a skillfuI accounian
1 INT. Behlel to make examinations OF the state
/ ments contained in the annual reports as com
| books OF the United States Treasury. The re
suit is set forth in his testimony and elearl!
the points in question are incorrect.
The above appears over the signatur,
Of Messrs. Vance and Singleton. In tn,
speech of the latter upon the report b,
refers three times to this expert in book
keeping, and neither he nor Mr.. Vanc
once refers to expert Aleshire. either il
the report or their speeches. Mr.. Single
ton said:
The last witness who testified in relation {
the bookkeeping is Charles +. Behle, an ex
pert, who spent. many days In his efforts {
find some key which would unlock the doc
and reveal the arcana of our Government Prin
ting Ohce.
John Larcombe again appears, and admit
that there is in his hands, as financial clerk, q
ought to be, 1852 OF, exclusive OF s4,S55 % az
cumulated since 10th November, 1876, thus col
pert. who examined the books, and testified
relation to them:
Inow read from the testimony OF C. f. Behl
very skillful accountant, who. before anOtl
thorough ability TO sin and digest the mo
complicated system of book keeping. and VIII
spent days In trying TO comprehend the affai
Of this Office.
Mr. Aleshire was not examined as
witness, and if he had any knowledg
either Of printing or ook-keeping,
could only appear in the record throug
such an examination under oath.
The same letter states that Mr.. VanC
is claiming that his committee discovere
frauds amounting to half million do
lars a year in the public printing. Th
claimIhe made in his report to the Hous
was quite different from this, being onl
an expression of opinion that privat
parties could do the work half a millio
dollars cheaper. The words Of the r.
port on this subject were these:
In conclusion, your committee, after full cor
sideration of the subject Of public printing al
Of the opinion that, as now executed at n
| Government Office, this work Is costing half
million dollars annually more than tt woul
cost II done by responsible private parties uT
, der proper contract system.
And this statement was made, no
from any reliable calculations, but wa
based in turn upon the Opinions" O
private parties outside of Washingto
who would have been glad to contraC
with the Government, and make up 70
low prices by inferior work. Ii was ais
part of the general statement relied uI
on by Mr.. Vance to float his propositio
to give the printing of the Congressions
Record to a private Washignton firm.