The Osceola times., 1879-05-24
OscEoLA, ARKu > Nay q, 1910.

"NS'"' " w y" t~t"E INV "'"" VI
The editor Of tho Arkansas Tyayel.
er, who .chargcs myself and Others.
of doing Mr.. Trumpier gross in
justice, while we were members o.
the last Legislature and OF the com
mittcc on claims. l do not write
this as an answer 10 the charges
mado by the Arkansas Traveller
man, but SIMPLY to get the facts
before the people, that lhey may
judge for themselves us to whether
''any injustice, as complained OF, has
bcen done.
This claim of Mr.. Trumpler's was
for munitions Of war, snid TO have
been furnished the Baxter men du-
ring the Brooks-Baxter waroi 1874,
the circumstances of which are ia
miliar to all. After peace was de-
clarcd, the legislature Of 1874 was
convened by Gov. Baxter in extra
ordinary session, .psI,ss which II
board OF Commissioners were ap-
pointed to adjust all claims or dc
mands against the State for sup
Plies &c. &c. Among those who
presented their claims for adjudica.
ton was onc J. +. Trumpler. OF
Little Rock, whose demand amppnt.
cd to S7,536,30. Tho Military
Board examined this account and
allowed. Trumplcrthc sum OF So, 900
an amount FAT in excess Of the cash
value Of the goods, Trumpler's affi.
davit to tho contrary notwithstand-
ing. In acl0pdance with this award
Trumpler received $4,000 in Arkan.
sas bonds drawing interest at ten
per cent per annpm. This di salts
led Mr.. Trumpler. He evidently
thought that ho ought 10 have had
AS much as he swore to, had it been
a millop-so when the Legislature
met in 1915, nc presented his claim
again, for what amount, I am not
prepared to say, but think it was
for the same amount he now dc
mands, to-wit: s5,ss6.8g with ten
per cent interest per annum from
1874 up to date. Now Mr.. Editor,
here is Trnmpler's claiss, as pre-
scntod to the last legislature, IN his
own language: az ask you (the
lcg'slature) to allow mo the differ
cnce between what realized on
the sale Of bonds, So $4,000 and the
sum Of the value Of my goods, ST.
$500, which difference is s5,3S6, 80
and interest at 10 per cent. per an.
nun, from the 18th. day of June
1874, the date OF the allowance by
the Military Board" Now sir, sup.
pose the legislature had allowed
this claim, the State would have
paid Truppler the sum of 50, $4,000
instead Of s6,O0Q,OO, which, when
added to the difference between his
account and the amount allowed,
would foot up the enormous sum OF
Sll ,8sG,3O, together with interest
thereon from June 18th, 1874, up
to tho time 1t was presented in Feb.
ruary 1879. THIS is the Just claim
us presented by j. +. Trumpler and
advocated by the Arkansas Trav.
eler. This IS the $50 called" JUST
claim that ], US a member OF the
Legislature signed report adverse
ly to, and for which | have been
denounced asa "champion mean
man, a dishonest man. &c.
Mr.. Editor, | see 10 reason, or
good sense in paying any person
twice for the same article. Trump.
Ter was not forced to scil his bonds,
and whether he sold or gave them
away. il was Of no concern to the
State OF Arkansas, it was his
own fault that he did not realize
more on them than no did, and it ,s
just rs reasonable to pass general
relief bill, for the benefit of all per-
sons who did services for the State
in times gone by, who were com
PEELED to take state scrip tor their
services at II deprecated value, as
1t is 70 pass bill to reimburse
Trumpler for his misfortune on the
sale Of his BONDS. The State OF
Arkansas Is bound to pay those
bonds dollar for dollar, together
with accrued interest up to time OF
payment, and undertake to say
that il Trumpler could have realIz.
cd the present value Of those bonds,
(Which | am reliably informed is
sl,O4) he never wopld have offered
to return one cent of il TO the State.