The daily gazette., 1879-09-19
Thosa Ealsa Tax Receipts.


signed by himself which were used at
the late city election, and it is not hon
est for the Gazette to try to create that
impression. We did however give it as
An asserted fact that rolls of receipts
were circulated around by the police
and others bearing Joseph l.. CArpen-
ter's name and stamped with the county
tax col lector's seal. These rec 'ipts were
all filled up with the blank for the name
Of the voter remaining untitled, said
blank being fillrd up with the name of
any person that could be induced to vote
on such receipt. The police were said
to have been literally supplied with
them and even boys under age are said
TO have voted upon them.-Repuducdn.
We take it for granted that the Re
publican has omitted to put the "Jr.," to
Mr.. Carpenters name by mist AXE. We
do not presume it does so as technicality
and to avoid any supposed responsibility ;
notwithstanding the charge which it
evidently made and intended to be in
ierred that Joseph L. Ca penter, Jr., had
permitted the county collectors seal to
be used, and had appended his name to
receipts in blank to be circulated, is a
very serious and dangerous one for any
one to make and publish. We are very
glad that the editor Of ths Republican
has corrected his scandalously false
charge SO far as he has in the above.
But the interest which the pubic have
In this matter and the character of one
of the most accurate, reliable and hon.
est collectors this city ever had, demands
that q still further withdrawal of this
charge shall be made. Whether the
writer intended to do so or not we do
not say; but the fact is he asserts again
in the above even more emphatically
than before that such receipts printed in
blank were put in circulation. 1t says
ave did, however, give it as an asserted
fact that rolls OF receipts were circu
lated around by the police and others
bearing Joseph l.. Carpenters name ant
stamped with the county tax collector.
al" Now, Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr.
Is the collector, and he has charge of thu
seal belonging to his Office. 1t is there
fore charge that he signed the receipt
himself or permitted his name and hi
county collectors seal to be used. Their
Is no intimation by the Republican tha
the name is forged.
Mr.. Carpenter plainly and Natly de
MED that he ever signed his name t
receipts in blank or permitted the co
lect0r's seal to be used for such purpos,
When therefore the Republican charge
that his "signature" was placed to roll
of tax receip in blank, stamped wit
his county seal, it utters what is ia s.
and most dangerous aud mischievo,
(whether malicious or not) slander upo
the collectors character. 1t is in fact
charge which no good man would max
without inquiring and first finding o
whether it WIS true or false; and tn
no collector should allow to go unct
rected. The misuse of the county t.
collectors seal is very serious often:
No honest man wonld support, count
nance Or uphold collector who wou
allow his seal to be thus used, and such
one would find it very difficult to OBJ a
the adequate security that those who
the Office are required to have before tn
can enter upon such an important a
responsible duty.
n w the receipts that thu Republic
asserts were circulated by rolls print
In blank and bearing the stamp of t
c1unty tax collector may be a porti
of the old counterfeit receipts that W,
gotten up and circulated by the Reput
cans Two or three years ago or they m
pe fresh lot from new counterfeit n
with Mr.. Carpanter's signature for,
upon them. This matter should he
qnired into, and the editor Of the Ron
"e"m made an important witness.
Six deaths and ten ne cases Of F.